Booking (BKNG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Booking shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 744,700 shares of BKNG short. 2.20% of Booking's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Booking's current short interest.

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. BKNG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Booking's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Booking: Nomura Holdings Inc., HBK Investments L P, Readystate Asset Management LP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Verition Fund Management LLC, Alpine Investment Management Ltd, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Sona Asset Management US LLC, Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., CTC LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.20% of Booking's floating shares are currently sold short.

Booking saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 744,700 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 742,400 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.

Booking currently has issued a total of 34,170,000 shares. Some of Booking'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. Booking currently has a public float of 33,880,000 shares.

2.20% of Booking's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Booking: Lowe's Companies, Inc. (1.38%), The TJX Companies, Inc. (1.09%), Starbucks Co. (1.43%), CVS Health Co. (1.80%), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (2.78%), Target Co. (1.53%), PDD Holdings Inc. (1.85%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.47%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.21%), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKNG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Booking as its price is falling. BKNG shares are trading down $17.05 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.

A short squeeze for Booking 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 BKNG, 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 BKNG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.