Alcentra Capital (ABDC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alcentra Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 8,900 shares of ABDC short. 0.07% of Alcentra Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alcentra Capital's current short interest.

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. 0.07% of Alcentra Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Alcentra Capital saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,900 shares, a drop of 48.6% from the previous total of 17,300 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.

Alcentra Capital currently has issued a total of 12,876,000 shares. Some of Alcentra Capital'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. Alcentra Capital currently has a public float of 12,750,000 shares.

0.07% of Alcentra Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Alcentra Capital: Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (0.09%), Great Elm Capital Corp. (0.11%), ArrowMark Financial Corp. (0.08%), Monroe Capital Co. (0.34%), Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (2.56%), U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (0.11%), Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc. (0.41%), Saratoga Investment Corp. (0.70%), Value Line, Inc. (0.95%), Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (1.07%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($17.72 billion), Netflix, Inc. ($7.24 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.67 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.34 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.53 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.07 billion), Carvana Co. ($1.86 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.86 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ABDC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alcentra Capital as its price is falling. 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.

A short squeeze for Alcentra Capital 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 ABDC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ABDC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2020.