Comcast (CMCSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Comcast shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 40,730,000 shares of CMCSA short. 1.00% of Comcast's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Comcast'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. CMCSA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Comcast's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Comcast: Wolverine Trading LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Point72 Middle East FZE, Readystate Asset Management LP, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capula Management Ltd, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Alphadyne Asset Management LP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Lido Advisors LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Barclays PLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, and IMC Chicago 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. 1.00% of Comcast's floating shares are currently sold short.

Comcast saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 40,730,000 shares, a drop of 7.7% from the previous total of 44,120,000 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.

1.00% of Comcast's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Comcast: Charter Communications, Inc. (8.26%), Netflix, Inc. (2.00%), The Walt Disney Company (1.06%), NIKE, Inc. (1.44%), Sony Group Co. (0.11%), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (2.15%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.57%), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (1.98%), Liberty Global plc (2.01%), DISH Network Co. (23.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CMCSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Comcast as its price is falling. CMCSA shares are trading up $0.15 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 Comcast 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 CMCSA, 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 CMCSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.