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Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Columbus McKinnon Short Interest Data

Columbus McKinnon (CMCO) has a short interest of 707,100 shares, representing 2.53% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.81% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.1, indicating that it would take 1.1 days of the average trading volume of 570,587 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
707,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
701,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+0.81%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$9.59 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
28,613,000 shares
Float Size
27,950,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.53%
Today's Trading Volume
45,520 shares
Average Trading Volume
570,587 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
8%
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CMCO Short Interest Over Time

CMCO Days to Cover Over Time

CMCO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Columbus McKinnon Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/2025707,100 shares $9.59 million +0.8%2.5%1.1 $13.56
3/31/2025701,400 shares $11.87 million -1.6%2.5%1.1 $16.93
3/15/2025712,800 shares $13.07 million +44.3%2.6%1.3 $18.34
2/28/2025494,000 shares $8.61 million -4.9%1.8%1 $17.43
2/15/2025519,400 shares $10.64 million -1.3%1.9%1.2 $20.48
1/31/2025526,300 shares $19.17 million +2.4%1.9%1.8 $36.42
1/15/2025513,800 shares $18.39 million +5.2%1.8%2.2 $35.80
12/31/2024488,500 shares $18.19 million +29.9%1.8%2.1 $37.24
12/15/2024376,000 shares $14.63 million -7.7%1.4%1.5 $38.90
11/30/2024407,500 shares $16.01 million +2.7%1.5%1.5 $39.29
11/15/2024396,700 shares $14.73 million -0.7%1.4%1.6 $37.14
10/31/2024399,400 shares $12.70 million -12.1%1.4%1.7 $31.81
10/15/2024454,300 shares $15.82 million +3.3%1.6%2.2 $34.82
9/30/2024440,000 shares $15.84 million +21.5%1.6%2.1 $36.00
9/15/2024362,300 shares $11.20 million +3.9%1.3%1.7 $30.90
8/31/2024348,800 shares $11.93 million +0.0%1.2%1.9 $34.21
8/15/2024348,700 shares $11.47 million +4.6%1.2%1.7 $32.89
7/31/2024333,500 shares $12.73 million +14.0%1.2%1.8 $38.16
7/15/2024292,500 shares $10.45 million -4.3%1.0%1.7 $35.72
6/30/2024305,500 shares $10.55 million -18.0%1.1%1.8 $34.54
6/15/2024372,500 shares $13.10 million +14.7%1.3%2.4 $35.16
5/31/2024324,900 shares $12.70 million +23.3%1.2%2.5 $39.10
5/15/2024263,500 shares $11.94 million +9.4%0.9%2.3 $45.30
4/30/2024240,900 shares $9.94 million -4.9%0.9%1.8 $41.27
4/15/2024253,300 shares $10.39 million +2.7%0.9%1.8 $41.01
3/31/2024246,600 shares $11.01 million -28.5%0.9%1.7 $44.63
3/15/2024344,800 shares $14.40 million -10.4%1.2%2.4 $41.75
2/29/2024384,600 shares $16.06 million +33.6%1.4%2.6 $41.77
2/15/2024287,900 shares $12.65 million +30.0%1.0%2 $43.94
1/31/2024221,500 shares $8.65 million -1.6%0.8%1.7 $39.07
1/15/2024225,000 shares $8.30 million -6.4%0.8%1.9 $36.91
12/31/2023240,300 shares $9.38 million -29.1%0.9%2.1 $39.02
12/15/2023338,800 shares $13.08 million +23.2%1.2%3.1 $38.62
11/30/2023275,000 shares $9.60 million +31.0%1.0%2.9 $34.92
11/15/2023210,000 shares $7.45 million +11.5%0.8%2.4 $35.49
10/31/2023188,300 shares $5.76 million -19.8%0.7%2.3 $30.57
10/15/2023234,800 shares $7.97 million -8.3%0.8%3.2 $33.96
9/30/2023256,000 shares $8.94 million +22.1%0.9%3.4 $34.91
9/15/2023209,600 shares $7.46 million -5.5%0.8%2.6 $35.59
8/31/2023221,800 shares $8.36 million -3.0%0.8%2.5 $37.67
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8/15/2023228,700 shares $8.44 million +11.6%0.8%2.4 $36.92
7/31/2023205,000 shares $8.68 million -4.5%0.7%2.1 $42.34
7/15/2023214,700 shares $8.89 million +3.6%0.8%2.3 $41.39
6/30/2023207,300 shares $8.43 million -19.9%0.7%2.2 $40.65
6/15/2023258,900 shares $10.74 million -8.1%0.9%2.8 $41.49
5/31/2023281,600 shares $10.27 million -6.9%1.0%3 $36.48
5/15/2023302,300 shares $10.49 million -9.8%1.1%3.4 $34.71
4/30/2023335,000 shares $11.63 million +7.9%1.2%3.7 $34.71
4/15/2023310,500 shares $11.02 million +11.2%1.1%3.2 $35.49
3/31/2023279,200 shares $10.38 million -12.2%1.0%2.7 $37.16
3/15/2023317,900 shares $11.30 million +0.3%1.1%2.9 $35.54
2/28/2023316,900 shares $11.76 million -3.5%1.1%2.9 $37.12
2/15/2023328,300 shares $12.28 million -6.2%1.2%2.9 $37.39
1/31/2023350,000 shares $12.58 million -9.4%1.3%2.8 $35.95
1/15/2023386,500 shares $14.04 million -5.2%1.4%2.6 $36.32
12/30/2022407,700 shares $13.24 million -5.9%1.5%2.6 $32.47
12/15/2022433,100 shares $13.38 million +44.3%1.5%2.8 $30.90
11/30/2022300,200 shares $9.68 million -24.2%1.1%2.1 $32.23
11/15/2022396,200 shares $12.88 million +7.8%1.4%2.9 $32.50
10/31/2022367,600 shares $10.48 million -15.9%1.3%3 $28.52
10/15/2022437,000 shares $10.95 million +1.4%1.6%4 $25.05
9/30/2022431,000 shares $11.27 million -2.7%1.6%4.8 $26.16
9/15/2022443,100 shares $12.84 million +1.2%1.6%4.7 $28.98
8/31/2022437,700 shares $13.41 million +10.6%1.6%4.2 $30.63
8/15/2022395,900 shares $13.52 million -21.1%1.4%3 $34.14
7/31/2022501,600 shares $16.60 million -11.9%1.8%3.6 $33.10
7/15/2022569,600 shares $16.36 million -3.6%2.1%3.9 $28.73
6/30/2022590,600 shares $16.76 million +4.9%2.1%4.1 $28.37
6/15/2022562,800 shares $17.28 million -8.9%2.0%3.9 $30.70
5/31/2022617,700 shares $20.85 million +18.0%2.2%4.7 $33.75
5/15/2022523,400 shares $17.43 million +3.7%1.9%4.5 $33.31
4/30/2022504,800 shares $17.90 million +1.3%1.8%4.5 $35.45
4/15/2022498,500 shares $18.91 million -2.7%1.8%4.3 $37.93
3/31/2022512,200 shares $21.72 million -8.5%1.9%4.3 $42.40
3/15/2022559,600 shares $23.50 million +12.5%2.0%5.1 $42.00
2/28/2022497,600 shares $22.71 million +5.5%1.8%4.5 $45.64
2/15/2022471,900 shares $21.11 million +33.1%1.7%4.6 $44.74
1/31/2022354,500 shares $15.34 million -2.4%1.3%3.5 $43.28
1/15/2022363,300 shares $17.99 million +43.1%N/A0 $49.53
12/31/2021253,800 shares $11.74 million -12.4%0.9%2.3 $46.26
12/15/2021289,700 shares $13.00 million +9.7%1.1%2.3 $44.89
11/30/2021264,100 shares $11.73 million -15.6%1.0%2.1 $44.42
11/15/2021313,000 shares $16.20 million -19.6%1.1%2.3 $51.75
10/29/2021389,500 shares $18.41 million -19.4%1.4%2.8 $47.27
10/15/2021483,300 shares $24.30 million -6.1%1.8%3.8 $50.27
9/30/2021514,600 shares $24.88 million +12.2%1.9%4.2 $48.35
9/15/2021458,700 shares $20.18 million +0.1%1.7%3.9 $44.00
8/31/2021458,300 shares $21.10 million +7.0%1.7%3.7 $46.05
8/13/2021428,200 shares $19.42 million +7.9%1.6%3.2 $45.36
7/30/2021396,700 shares $18.41 million -17.1%1.4%2.6 $46.40
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7/15/2021478,700 shares $21.87 million -14.7%1.7%2.5 $45.68
6/30/2021561,300 shares $27.08 million +13.9%2.0%3 $48.24
6/15/2021492,900 shares $24.33 million -3.3%1.8%2.7 $49.37
5/28/2021509,600 shares $25.84 million -6.5%N/A3 $50.70
5/14/2021545,100 shares $29.28 million +2.5%N/A3.2 $53.71
4/30/2021531,900 shares $26.39 million -10.9%N/A3.5 $49.62
4/15/2021597,000 shares $31.53 million -5.6%2.6%5.6 $52.82
3/31/2021632,300 shares $32.32 million -3.8%2.7%6 $51.12
3/15/2021657,300 shares $35.32 million -2.1%2.8%6.5 $53.73
2/26/2021671,500 shares $33.17 million +2.3%2.9%7.2 $49.40
2/12/2021656,200 shares $31.38 million +9.5%2.8%7.8 $47.82
1/29/2021599,500 shares $24.78 million -2.9%2.6%7.1 $41.34
1/15/2021617,400 shares $25.47 million -0.3%2.7%7.6 $41.25
12/31/2020619,500 shares $24.40 million +0.6%2.7%7.7 $39.38
12/15/2020615,900 shares $24.93 million -1.5%2.7%7.4 $40.48
11/30/2020625,400 shares $23.65 million -1.2%2.7%7.2 $37.81
11/15/2020632,700 shares $23.27 million +11.5%2.7%7.5 $36.78
10/30/2020567,600 shares $19.56 million +25.7%2.5%7.2 $34.46
10/15/2020451,600 shares $16.12 million +56.6%2.0%5.6 $35.70
9/30/2020288,400 shares $9.55 million -15.9%1.3%3.3 $33.10
9/15/2020343,000 shares $12.09 million +2.0%1.5%3.2 $35.24
8/31/2020336,200 shares $12.23 million +1.3%1.5%3 $36.38
8/14/2020332,000 shares $12.27 million -12.6%1.5%2.8 $36.97
7/31/2020379,800 shares $12.58 million -11.3%1.7%2.9 $33.13
7/15/2020428,400 shares $14.31 million -6.9%1.9%3 $33.41
6/30/2020460,200 shares $15.39 million +49.4%2.0%3.3 $33.45
6/15/2020308,000 shares $9.41 million -6.8%1.3%2.2 $30.56
5/29/2020330,500 shares $10.05 million -4.5%1.4%2.3 $30.41
5/15/2020345,900 shares $7.92 million -0.6%1.5%2.4 $22.90

CMCO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Columbus McKinnon's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Columbus McKinnon shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 707,100 shares of CMCO short. 2.53% of Columbus McKinnon's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Columbus McKinnon's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Columbus McKinnon?

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. CMCO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Columbus McKinnon's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Columbus McKinnon?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Columbus McKinnon: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Columbus McKinnon?

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. 2.53% of Columbus McKinnon's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Columbus McKinnon's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Columbus McKinnon saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 707,100 shares, an increase of 0.8% from the previous total of 701,400 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 Columbus McKinnon's float size?

Columbus McKinnon currently has issued a total of 28,613,000 shares. Some of Columbus McKinnon'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. Columbus McKinnon currently has a public float of 27,950,000 shares.

How does Columbus McKinnon's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.53% of Columbus McKinnon's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "industrial machinery" compare to Columbus McKinnon: Standex International Co. (1.90%), Kennametal Inc. (5.26%), Tennant (2.73%), The Gorman-Rupp Company (0.61%), TriMas Co. (8.54%), Proto Labs, Inc. (3.81%), Energy Recovery, Inc. (2.09%), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (5.89%), Graham Co. (2.54%), Omega Flex, Inc. (1.25%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Columbus McKinnon stock?

Short selling CMCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Columbus McKinnon as its price is falling. CMCO shares are trading up $0.09 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 Columbus McKinnon?

A short squeeze for Columbus McKinnon 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 CMCO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Columbus McKinnon'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 CMCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:CMCO) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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