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Applied Materials (AMAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 05/5/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Applied Materials Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Applied Materials (AMAT) had a short interest of 13.59 million shares sold short, representing 1.72% of the public float. This marks a 4.40% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, meaning it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 5.70 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
13,594,148 shares
Previous Short Interest
13,021,648 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
4.40%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.36 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
793,610,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.72%
Today's Trading Volume
6,296,053 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,698,419 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
110%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/202613,594,148 shares $5.36 billion +4.4%1.7%2.61 $394.26
3/31/202613,021,648 shares $4.45 billion -4.8%1.6%1.83 $341.79
3/13/202613,683,911 shares $4.67 billion +1.5%1.7%2.11 $341.53
2/27/202613,477,213 shares $5.02 billion -8.3%1.7%1.85 $372.30
2/13/202614,696,995 shares $5.22 billion +7.0%1.9%1.54 $354.91
1/30/202613,733,468 shares $4.43 billion -14.6%1.7%1.75 $322.32
1/15/202616,088,927 shares $5.13 billion +15.2%2.0%2.1 $319.08
12/31/202513,964,508 shares $3.59 billion -21.3%1.8%2.3 $256.99
12/15/202517,743,721 shares $4.64 billion -6.5%2.2%2.76 $261.27
11/28/202518,983,233 shares $4.78 billion +28.1%2.4%2.26 $252.03
11/14/202514,815,531 shares $3.35 billion -13.4%1.9%1.76 $226.01
10/31/202517,115,618 shares $3.99 billion -7.6%2.2%2.65 $233.10
10/15/202518,530,000 shares $4.22 billion -5.8%2.3%2.2 $227.58
9/30/202519,680,000 shares $4.03 billion -1.3%2.5%2.5 $204.73
9/15/202519,930,000 shares $3.41 billion -11.2%2.5%2.6 $170.93
8/31/202522,430,000 shares $3.61 billion +37.3%2.8%3.1 $160.76
8/15/202516,340,000 shares $2.64 billion +6.6%2.1%2.3 $161.76
7/31/202515,330,000 shares $2.76 billion +0.8%1.9%2.2 $180.06
7/15/202515,210,000 shares $3.03 billion -1.5%1.9%2.2 $199.29
6/30/202515,440,000 shares $2.83 billion -6.9%1.9%2 $183.07
6/15/202516,590,000 shares $2.83 billion -0.4%2.1%2.1 $170.59
5/31/202516,650,000 shares $2.58 billion -5.4%2.1%2.1 $155.11
5/15/202517,600,000 shares $3.08 billion +6.5%2.2%2.2 $174.75
4/30/202516,530,000 shares $2.49 billion -1.4%2.0%2.1 $150.71
4/15/202516,770,000 shares $2.44 billion -4.1%2.1%2.1 $145.45
3/31/202517,490,000 shares $2.54 billion -13.9%2.2%2.3 $145.12
3/15/202520,310,000 shares $3.16 billion +5.0%2.5%3 $155.66
2/28/202519,350,000 shares $3.06 billion +3.6%2.4%2.8 $158.07
2/15/202518,670,000 shares $3.16 billion -7.0%2.3%2.8 $169.20
1/31/202520,080,000 shares $3.62 billion +3.8%2.5%3 $180.35
1/15/202519,350,000 shares $3.45 billion +4.7%2.4%2.9 $178.32
12/31/202418,480,000 shares $3.01 billion +4.7%2.3%2.8 $162.63
12/15/202417,650,000 shares $2.99 billion +2.9%2.2%2.7 $169.35
11/30/202417,150,000 shares $3.00 billion +1.5%2.1%2.6 $174.71
11/15/202416,900,000 shares $2.85 billion +1.1%2.1%2.5 $168.88
10/31/202416,710,000 shares $3.03 billion +6.6%2.0%2.6 $181.58
10/15/202415,680,000 shares $3.00 billion -3.6%1.9%2.3 $191.02
9/30/202416,260,000 shares $3.29 billion -2.2%2.0%2.4 $202.05
9/15/202416,620,000 shares $3.13 billion +9.4%2.0%2.5 $188.47
8/31/202415,190,000 shares $3.00 billion +17.7%1.9%2.3 $197.26
8/15/202412,910,000 shares $2.73 billion +4.7%1.6%2.1 $211.83
7/31/202412,330,000 shares $2.62 billion -21.6%1.5%2.1 $212.20
7/15/202415,730,000 shares $3.86 billion +0.7%1.9%3.1 $245.55
6/30/202415,620,000 shares $3.69 billion -1.2%1.9%3.1 $235.99
6/15/202415,810,000 shares $3.75 billion +1.4%1.9%3.2 $237.03
5/31/202415,590,000 shares $3.35 billion +32.2%1.9%3.2 $215.08
5/15/202411,790,000 shares $2.56 billion -4.4%1.4%2.3 $217.49
4/30/202412,330,000 shares $2.45 billion -1.3%1.5%2.1 $198.65
4/15/202412,490,000 shares $2.57 billion +0.3%1.5%2 $205.68
3/31/202412,450,000 shares $2.57 billion -3.7%1.5%2 $206.23
3/15/202412,930,000 shares $2.57 billion -2.4%1.6%2 $198.65
2/29/202413,250,000 shares $2.67 billion +7.6%1.6%2.1 $201.62
2/15/202412,310,000 shares $2.31 billion -26.6%1.5%2 $187.66
1/31/202416,780,000 shares $2.76 billion -22.6%2.0%2.8 $164.30
1/15/202421,690,000 shares $3.28 billion -3.8%2.6%3.8 $151.25
12/31/202322,550,000 shares $3.65 billion +1.3%2.7%4 $162.07
12/15/202322,270,000 shares $3.61 billion +9.1%2.7%4 $161.95
11/30/202320,420,000 shares $3.06 billion -6.4%2.5%3.5 $149.78
11/15/202321,810,000 shares $3.39 billion -0.5%2.6%3.9 $155.37
10/31/202321,910,000 shares $2.90 billion -2.1%2.6%4 $132.35
10/15/202322,390,000 shares $3.16 billion +0.2%2.7%4.1 $141.14
9/30/202322,340,000 shares $3.09 billion +12.2%2.7%4 $138.45
9/15/202319,910,000 shares $2.75 billion +2.1%2.4%3.5 $138.25
8/31/202319,500,000 shares $2.98 billion +1.2%2.3%3.5 $152.76
8/15/202319,270,000 shares $2.70 billion -6.7%2.3%3.2 $140.08
7/31/202320,650,000 shares $3.13 billion +24.3%2.5%3.5 $151.59
7/15/202316,610,000 shares $2.37 billion +26.3%2.0%2.8 $142.74
6/30/202313,150,000 shares $1.90 billion -8.3%1.6%2.3 $144.54
6/15/202314,340,000 shares $2.01 billion +11.2%1.7%2.4 $140.11
5/31/202312,900,000 shares $1.72 billion +17.0%1.5%2.1 $133.30
5/15/202311,030,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.4%1.3%1.8 $121.11
4/30/202310,370,000 shares $1.17 billion -14.9%1.2%1.7 $113.03
4/15/202312,180,000 shares $1.38 billion -20.2%1.5%1.9 $112.90
3/31/202315,260,000 shares $1.87 billion +0.8%1.8%2.4 $122.83
3/15/202315,140,000 shares $1.79 billion +24.1%1.8%2.3 $118.48
2/28/202312,200,000 shares $1.42 billion +18.5%1.5%2 $116.15
2/15/202310,300,000 shares $1.23 billion -1.1%1.2%1.7 $119.46
1/31/202310,410,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.5%1.2%1.5 $111.49
1/15/202310,260,000 shares $1.13 billion -10.9%1.2%1.4 $109.97
12/30/202211,520,000 shares $1.12 billion -21.5%1.4%1.4 $97.38
12/15/202214,680,000 shares $1.53 billion +6.9%1.8%1.8 $104.56
11/30/202213,730,000 shares $1.50 billion -19.6%1.6%1.7 $109.60
11/15/202217,070,000 shares $1.89 billion +15.7%2.0%2 $110.46
10/31/202214,760,000 shares $1.30 billion +15.7%1.7%1.8 $88.29
10/15/202212,760,000 shares $954.70 million +15.7%1.5%1.6 $74.82
9/30/202211,030,000 shares $903.69 million +11.5%1.3%1.6 $81.93
9/15/20229,890,000 shares $879.42 million -5.5%1.2%1.4 $88.92
8/31/202210,470,000 shares $984.91 million -3.1%1.2%1.4 $94.07
8/15/202210,800,000 shares $1.19 billion -6.3%1.3%1.5 $109.78
7/31/202211,530,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.1%1.3%1.5 $105.98
7/15/202211,290,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.8%1.3%1.4 $94.47
6/30/202210,470,000 shares $952.56 million -5.9%1.2%1.3 $90.98
6/15/202211,130,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.9%1.3%1.3 $97.42
5/31/202211,950,000 shares $1.40 billion -5.8%1.4%1.5 $117.29
5/15/202212,680,000 shares $1.42 billion +1.6%1.4%1.6 $111.86
4/30/202212,480,000 shares $1.38 billion +56.4%1.4%1.6 $110.35
4/15/20227,980,000 shares $904.61 million -16.4%0.9%0.9 $113.36
3/31/20229,540,000 shares $1.26 billion -4.6%1.1%1.1 $131.80
3/15/202210,000,000 shares $1.24 billion -7.1%1.1%1.2 $124.41
2/28/202210,760,000 shares $1.44 billion -1.3%1.2%1.3 $134.20
2/15/202210,900,000 shares $1.52 billion -5.6%1.2%1.3 $139.84
1/31/202211,550,000 shares $1.60 billion +3.9%1.3%1.4 $138.18
1/15/202211,120,000 shares $1.86 billion -5.0%1.3%1.5 $167.00
12/31/202111,710,000 shares $1.84 billion +13.1%1.3%1.7 $157.36
12/15/202110,350,000 shares $1.59 billion -14.1%1.2%1.4 $153.66
11/30/202112,050,000 shares $1.77 billion -1.5%1.3%1.6 $147.19
11/15/202112,230,000 shares $1.91 billion +5.3%1.4%1.8 $156.27
10/29/202111,620,000 shares $1.59 billion -11.9%1.3%1.6 $136.65
10/15/202113,190,000 shares $1.74 billion +15.1%1.5%1.9 $131.59
9/30/202111,460,000 shares $1.48 billion -2.5%1.3%1.6 $128.73
9/15/202111,750,000 shares $1.66 billion -2.1%1.3%1.7 $141.23
8/31/202112,000,000 shares $1.62 billion -22.9%1.3%1.8 $135.13
8/13/202115,560,000 shares $2.02 billion +21.1%1.7%2.2 $129.90
7/30/202112,850,000 shares $1.80 billion -0.2%1.4%1.6 $139.93
7/15/202112,870,000 shares $1.71 billion +4.7%1.4%1.6 $133.20
6/30/202112,290,000 shares $1.75 billion +3.8%1.4%1.4 $142.40
6/15/202111,840,000 shares $1.64 billion -4.4%1.3%1.2 $138.64
5/28/202112,390,000 shares $1.71 billion -7.1%1.4%1.2 $138.13
5/14/202113,330,000 shares $1.60 billion +9.4%1.5%1.2 $119.92

AMAT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Applied Materials' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Applied Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 13,594,148 shares of AMAT short. 1.72% of Applied Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Applied Materials' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Applied Materials?

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. AMAT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.6. Learn More on Applied Materials's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Applied Materials?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Applied Materials: Galaxy Digital Capital Management GP LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, PEAK6 LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Galaxy Group Investments LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Saba Capital Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Ionic Capital Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Jain Global LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., Laurion Capital Management LP, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Barclays PLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Jane Street Group LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Marex Group plc, XY Capital Ltd, Group One Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Parallel Advisors LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., and Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Applied Materials?

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. 1.72% of Applied Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Applied Materials' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Applied Materials saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,594,148 shares, an increase of 4.4% from the previous total of 13,021,648 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.

How does Applied Materials' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.72% of Applied Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Applied Materials: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.20%), Broadcom Inc. (1.18%), Alphabet Inc. (0.73%), Intel Corporation (2.89%), KLA Corporation (29.92%), Lam Research Corporation (2.09%), Micron Technology, Inc. (3.23%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.22%), Arista Networks, Inc. (1.42%), Entegris, Inc. (6.69%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Applied Materials stock?

Short selling AMAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied Materials as its price is falling. AMAT shares are trading up $19.44 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 Applied Materials?

A short squeeze for Applied Materials 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 AMAT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Applied Materials' 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 AMAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

What do AMAT's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like AMAT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.



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This page (NASDAQ:AMAT) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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