MediaAlpha (MAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → [FREE Ticket] 27 Crypto Experts Reveal Their #1 Picks (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free MAX Stock Alerts $17.78 -0.07 (-0.39%) (As of 05:18 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media MediaAlpha Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,080,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest855,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+26.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$21.87 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2024Outstanding Shares65,840,000 sharesFloat Size22,680,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.76%Today's Trading Volume602,700 sharesAverage Trading Volume405,029 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average149% Short Selling MediaAlpha ? 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MediaAlpha Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20241,080,000 shares $21.87 million +26.3%4.8%2.3 $20.25 4/15/2024855,400 shares $16.44 million +63.7%4.5%2.7 $19.22 3/31/2024522,700 shares $10.65 million -4.5%2.8%1.9 $20.37 3/15/2024547,400 shares $10.87 million -20.9%2.9%2.2 $19.85 2/29/2024692,300 shares $14.37 million -44.2%4.1%3 $20.75 2/15/20241,240,000 shares $19.77 million -5.3%6.4%6.1 $15.94 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MAX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MediaAlpha and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20241,310,000 shares $16.70 million +4.0%6.8%8.4 $12.75 1/15/20241,260,000 shares $13.17 million +11.5%6.5%7.7 $10.45 12/31/20231,130,000 shares $12.60 million +6.6%5.8%6.5 $11.15 12/15/20231,060,000 shares $11.66 million +14.2%5.5%6.1 $11.00 11/30/2023928,400 shares $9.40 million +19.3%4.9%5.5 $10.12 11/15/2023778,400 shares $7.46 million +17.6%4.1%5 $9.58 10/31/2023661,700 shares $6.80 million +4.8%3.5%4.2 $10.28 10/15/2023631,200 shares $5.95 million -10.3%3.3%4.2 $9.43 9/30/2023703,400 shares $5.81 million +4.7%3.7%4.4 $8.26 9/15/2023672,100 shares $5.36 million -7.3%3.5%3.1 $7.97 8/31/2023724,800 shares $6.07 million -22.8%4.0%3.3 $8.37 8/15/2023938,600 shares $8.25 million +21.5%5.2%3.5 $8.79 7/31/2023772,700 shares $7.84 million -1.6%4.2%2.5 $10.14 7/15/2023785,000 shares $7.67 million -25.2%4.1%2.1 $9.77 6/30/20231,050,000 shares $10.83 million -3.7%5.5%2.7 $10.31 6/15/20231,090,000 shares $10.46 million +20.9%4.5%3.2 $9.60 5/31/2023901,900 shares $7.95 million -7.5%3.8%2.8 $8.82 5/15/2023975,500 shares $5.47 million -5.3%4.1%3.1 $5.61 4/30/20231,030,000 shares $7.62 million +101.3%4.4%3.7 $7.40 4/15/2023511,800 shares $5.24 million -3.3%2.1%2.5 $10.23 3/31/2023529,000 shares $7.92 million -2.2%2.3%3 $14.98 3/15/2023540,800 shares $7.50 million -35.9%2.4%2.6 $13.87 2/28/2023843,800 shares $12.78 million -11.9%3.6%3.8 $15.14 2/15/2023958,100 shares $13.77 million +2.4%4.1%4.4 $14.37 1/31/2023935,600 shares $13.05 million -10.0%3.9%3.9 $13.95 1/15/20231,040,000 shares $11.70 million +14.2%4.2%3.8 $11.25 12/30/2022910,400 shares $9.06 million +3.3%3.7%3.4 $9.95 12/15/2022881,700 shares $8.47 million -11.3%3.7%3.2 $9.61 11/30/2022993,800 shares $11.80 million -37.1%4.3%3.8 $11.87 11/15/20221,580,000 shares $22.61 million -0.6%7.0%6.6 $14.31 10/31/20221,590,000 shares $17.46 million +11.2%7.2%7.6 $10.98 10/15/20221,430,000 shares $13.87 million -6.5%6.4%8.7 $9.70 9/30/20221,530,000 shares $13.39 million +33.0%6.8%10.1 $8.75 9/15/20221,150,000 shares $9.46 million +7.5%5.1%8.2 $8.23Gold Set to EXPLODE! 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In fact, some analysts predict a $7,000 price tag by 2025.Click here now to download the free Precious Metals Buying Guide! 8/31/20221,070,000 shares $8.93 million -7.0%4.8%7.1 $8.35 8/15/20221,150,000 shares $10.34 million -2.5%5.1%7.2 $8.99 7/31/20221,180,000 shares $14.54 million -4.1%5.3%5.6 $12.32 7/15/20221,230,000 shares $14.28 million -2.4%5.4%5.9 $11.61 6/30/20221,260,000 shares $12.41 million -6.0%5.6%6.1 $9.85 6/15/20221,340,000 shares $12.35 million -0.7%5.9%6 $9.22 5/31/20221,350,000 shares $13.64 million -21.1%5.9%5.9 $10.10 5/15/20221,710,000 shares $17.66 million -1.2%7.5%7 $10.33 4/30/20221,730,000 shares $25.50 million +2.4%7.5%7.7 $14.74 4/15/20221,690,000 shares $26.60 million +1.8%7.3%7.7 $15.74 3/31/20221,660,000 shares $27.47 million -4.1%7.5%7 $16.55 3/15/20221,730,000 shares $24.60 million +0.6%7.8%7.1 $14.22 2/28/20221,720,000 shares $24.70 million +17.8%7.7%7.1 $14.36 2/15/20221,460,000 shares $18.38 million +21.7%6.9%5.2 $12.59 1/31/20221,200,000 shares $17.82 million -13.0%5.6%4.1 $14.85 1/15/20221,380,000 shares $21.40 million +8.7%6.4%4.6 $15.51 12/31/20211,270,000 shares $19.61 million -8.6%5.9%4.2 $15.44 12/15/20211,390,000 shares $20.63 million -6.7%6.5%4.5 $14.84 11/30/20211,490,000 shares $22.98 million +13.7%7.0%5.1 $15.42 11/15/20211,310,000 shares $23.88 million +18.0%6.1%4.7 $18.23 10/29/20211,110,000 shares $19.46 million +16.1%5.1%4.6 $17.53 10/15/2021956,300 shares $18.48 million +11.2%4.4%4.5 $19.32 9/30/2021860,000 shares $16.06 million -2.9%4.0%4.3 $18.68 9/15/2021885,300 shares $18.18 million -5.3%4.1%4.4 $20.54 8/31/2021935,000 shares $20.74 million -5.1%4.3%4.2 $22.18 8/13/2021985,600 shares $26.47 million +0.3%4.6%4.8 $26.86 7/30/2021982,700 shares $32.82 million +0.4%4.7%4.5 $33.40 7/15/2021979,300 shares $32.04 million -1.3%4.6%4.3 $32.72 6/30/2021992,600 shares $41.79 million +8.8%4.7%3.9 $42.10 6/15/2021912,200 shares $36.66 million +18.4%4.3%3.1 $40.19 5/28/2021770,400 shares $32.60 million -8.4%3.7%1.9 $42.32 5/14/2021841,300 shares $32.36 million +3.2%4.1%2.3 $38.47 4/30/2021815,400 shares $36.83 million +16.3%4.0%2.3 $45.17 4/15/2021700,900 shares $24.35 million +49.9%3.4%2 $34.74 3/31/2021467,600 shares $16.25 million -7.3%2.6%1.5 $34.75 3/15/2021504,600 shares $30.68 million +14.0%4.1%1.7 $60.80 2/26/2021442,700 shares $22.36 million +7.9%3.6%2.7 $50.50 2/12/2021410,300 shares $23.86 million +56.8%3.4%2.3 $58.15 1/29/2021261,700 shares $13.77 million -50.5%2.1%1.2 $52.60 1/15/2021528,400 shares $20.23 million No Change4.2%1.5 $38.28 MAX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MediaAlpha's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MediaAlpha shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,080,000 shares of MAX short. 4.76% of MediaAlpha's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MediaAlpha's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MediaAlpha? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MediaAlpha's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for MediaAlpha? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.76% of MediaAlpha's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MediaAlpha's short interest increasing or decreasing? MediaAlpha saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,080,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the previous total of 855,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is MediaAlpha's float size? MediaAlpha currently has issued a total of 65,840,000 shares. Some of MediaAlpha's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. MediaAlpha currently has a public float of 22,680,000 shares. How does MediaAlpha's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.76% of MediaAlpha's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to MediaAlpha: Advantage Solutions Inc. (33.64%), Paysafe Limited (5.96%), Repay Holdings Co. (1.63%), Conduent Incorporated (0.89%), Viad Corp (1.28%), Liquidity Services, Inc. (3.91%), Accolade, Inc. (4.76%), Sezzle Inc. (2.98%), Resources Connection, Inc. (7.11%), Flywire Co. (5.51%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MediaAlpha stock? Short selling MAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MediaAlpha as its price is falling. MAX shares are trading down $0.07 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against MediaAlpha? A short squeeze for MediaAlpha occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MAX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MediaAlpha's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Advantage Solutions Short Interest Data Paysafe Short Interest Data Repay Short Interest Data Conduent Short Interest Data Viad Short Interest Data Liquidity Services Short Interest Data Accolade Short Interest Data Sezzle Short Interest Data Resources Connection Short Interest Data Flywire Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MAX) was last updated on 5/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[FREE Ticket] 27 Crypto Experts Reveal Their #1 Picks Crypto 101 MediaThis could mean the end of the U.S dollar…Colonial MetalsElon to Transform U.S. Economy? Porter & CompanyExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode May 20th?True Market InsidersWrite this ticker symbol down…StocksToTrade**Breaking News** LIttle Known Biotech Company Does $41 Million In Q1! 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