Cumulus Media (CMLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.15 +0.01 (+3.45%) As of 05/21/2025 03:36 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Cumulus Media Short Interest DataCumulus Media (CMLS) has a short interest of 130,200 shares, representing 0.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -49.67% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 162,792 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest130,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest258,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-49.67%Dollar Volume Sold Short$30,362.64Short Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares17,230,000 sharesFloat Size13,940,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.93%Today's Trading Volume109,356 sharesAverage Trading Volume162,792 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average67% Short Selling Cumulus Media? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cumulus Media and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCMLS Short Interest Over TimeCMLS Days to Cover Over TimeCMLS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Cumulus Media Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/2025130,200 shares $30,362.64 -49.7%0.9%0.3 $0.23 4/15/2025258,700 shares $73,289.71 +110.5%2.0%0.7 $0.28 3/31/2025122,900 shares $54,076.00 -22.7%1.0%0.5 $0.44 3/15/2025158,900 shares $73,268.79 +58.9%1.3%1.7 $0.46 2/28/2025100,000 shares $72,000.00 +11.5%0.8%2.1 $0.72 2/15/202589,700 shares $76,702.47 -3.2%0.7%1.9 $0.86 1/31/202592,700 shares $84,357.00 +2.2%0.7%1.7 $0.91 1/15/202590,700 shares $75,462.40 -14.4%0.7%1.5 $0.83 12/31/2024106,000 shares $71,020.00 -12.8%0.8%1.7 $0.67 12/15/2024121,500 shares $94,770.00 -27.9%0.9%2.2 $0.78 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CMLS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cumulus Media and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024168,400 shares $130,846.80 -3.0%1.3%3.1 $0.78 11/15/2024173,600 shares $123,256.00 +16.0%1.3%3.4 $0.71 10/31/2024149,700 shares $175,149.00 -1.4%1.1%3.3 $1.17 10/15/2024151,800 shares $195,822.00 -25.3%1.1%3.8 $1.29 9/30/2024203,100 shares $266,061.00 +1.8%1.5%5.6 $1.31 9/15/2024199,500 shares $305,235.00 -5.8%1.5%6.2 $1.53 8/31/2024211,700 shares $351,422.00 -2.6%1.6%6.8 $1.66 8/15/2024217,300 shares $338,988.00 +15.8%1.6%6.3 $1.56 7/31/2024187,600 shares $375,200.00 -14.0%1.4%5.1 $2.00 7/15/2024218,100 shares $438,381.00 -9.6%1.7%5.7 $2.01 6/30/2024241,300 shares $492,252.00 -7.2%1.8%6.2 $2.04 6/15/2024260,000 shares $504,400.00 -24.0%2.0%5.3 $1.94 5/31/2024342,100 shares $797,093.00 -12.0%2.6%5.8 $2.33 5/15/2024388,600 shares $1.10 million -0.3%3.0%5.8 $2.84 4/30/2024389,700 shares $1.02 million +0.3%3.0%5.3 $2.63 4/15/2024388,400 shares $1.13 million +32.2%2.9%5.2 $2.91 3/31/2024293,900 shares $1.06 million +19.9%2.5%4 $3.59 3/15/2024245,200 shares $894,980.00 +52.4%2.1%3.6 $3.65 2/29/2024160,900 shares $601,766.00 -31.7%1.4%2.7 $3.74 2/15/2024235,600 shares $954,180.00 +74.4%2.0%4.5 $4.05 1/31/2024135,100 shares $621,460.00 +25.1%1.1%3.1 $4.60 1/15/2024108,000 shares $532,440.00 -4.1%0.8%2.1 $4.93 12/31/2023112,600 shares $599,032.00 +23.2%0.8%2.2 $5.32 12/15/202391,400 shares $464,312.00 -31.7%0.7%1.7 $5.08 11/30/2023133,900 shares $652,093.00 -25.2%1.0%2.3 $4.87 11/15/2023179,100 shares $899,082.00 -20.5%1.4%3.1 $5.02 10/31/2023225,300 shares $1.02 million +14.9%1.7%3.5 $4.51 10/15/2023196,100 shares $1.03 million -23.0%1.5%2.6 $5.23 9/30/2023254,600 shares $1.30 million -8.5%1.9%3.2 $5.09 9/15/2023278,300 shares $1.24 million +24.9%2.1%2.9 $4.45Trump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker” (Ad)Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans a chance at true financial independence in the months ahead.” We recently sat down with Rickards to capture all the key details on tape. For the moment, you can watch this interview free of charge – just click here. 8/31/2023222,900 shares $1.03 million -27.1%1.7%1.6 $4.64 8/15/2023305,800 shares $1.45 million -3.4%2.3%1.9 $4.75 7/31/2023316,500 shares $2.01 million -2.9%2.3%1.7 $6.34 7/15/2023326,000 shares $1.51 million -30.6%2.1%1.7 $4.62 6/30/2023469,900 shares $1.93 million -60.2%3.0%2.3 $4.10 6/15/20231,180,000 shares $3.71 million +32.9%7.5%5.5 $3.14 5/31/2023888,100 shares $2.86 million -8.7%5.6%4.8 $3.22 5/15/2023972,200 shares $3.17 million -10.0%6.2%4.9 $3.26 4/30/20231,080,000 shares $3.80 million +21.3%6.8%5.5 $3.52 4/15/2023890,500 shares $3.23 million -5.5%5.5%4.9 $3.63 3/31/2023942,700 shares $3.48 million +40.6%5.9%5.3 $3.69 3/15/2023670,500 shares $2.76 million +56.2%4.2%3.8 $4.12 2/28/2023429,200 shares $2.33 million +36.1%2.6%2.8 $5.42 2/15/2023315,400 shares $2.01 million -1.5%1.9%2.5 $6.38 1/31/2023320,100 shares $2.14 million +12.5%1.9%2.6 $6.70 1/15/2023284,500 shares $1.92 million +31.8%1.7%2.4 $6.75 12/30/2022215,800 shares $1.34 million +40.5%1.3%1.8 $6.21 12/15/2022153,600 shares $1.07 million +14.6%0.9%1.6 $6.98 11/30/2022134,000 shares $980,880.00 -32.7%0.8%1.4 $7.32 11/15/2022199,100 shares $1.50 million -29.6%1.2%1.9 $7.53 10/31/2022282,800 shares $2.08 million -34.3%1.7%3 $7.37 10/15/2022430,100 shares $3.03 million -4.7%2.5%4.8 $7.05 9/30/2022451,100 shares $3.17 million -0.5%2.6%4.7 $7.03 9/15/2022453,300 shares $4.23 million -0.8%2.6%3.2 $9.34 8/31/2022457,000 shares $4.26 million -5.4%2.6%2.7 $9.32 8/15/2022482,900 shares $4.56 million -0.9%2.8%2.3 $9.44 7/31/2022487,300 shares $3.87 million -3.5%2.7%1.9 $7.94 7/15/2022504,900 shares $3.38 million +22.7%2.8%1.8 $6.70 6/30/2022411,500 shares $3.18 million +147.0%2.3%1.4 $7.73 6/15/2022166,600 shares $1.49 million -7.6%0.9%0.6 $8.95 5/31/2022180,200 shares $2.17 million +123.9%1.0%0.9 $12.05 5/15/202280,500 shares $1.03 million +45.3%0.5%0.5 $12.82 4/30/202255,400 shares $762,858.00 -50.8%0.3%0.5 $13.77 4/15/2022112,600 shares $1.60 million +4.5%0.6%1.7 $14.21 3/31/2022107,800 shares $1.07 million -11.4%0.6%3.1 $9.95 3/15/2022121,600 shares $1.22 million +9.7%0.7%3.2 $10.05 2/28/2022110,900 shares $1.27 million +24.9%0.6%3.2 $11.46 2/15/202288,800 shares $983,904.00 +0.7%0.5%2.4 $11.08 1/31/202288,200 shares $904,050.00 +2.0%0.5%2.5 $10.25 1/15/202286,500 shares $948,905.00 +4.5%N/A0 $10.97 12/31/202182,800 shares $931,500.00 -17.1%0.5%2.3 $11.25 12/15/202199,900 shares $1.15 million +4.9%0.6%2.7 $11.54 11/30/202195,200 shares $1.16 million -1.7%0.6%2.5 $12.17 11/15/202196,800 shares $1.25 million -0.7%0.6%2.8 $12.93 10/29/202197,500 shares $1.21 million -3.3%0.6%2.6 $12.42 10/15/2021100,800 shares $1.28 million -1.8%0.6%2.7 $12.71 9/30/2021102,600 shares $1.26 million +5.0%0.6%2.7 $12.25 9/15/202197,700 shares $988,724.00 +0.2%0.6%1.8 $10.12 8/31/202197,500 shares $1.15 million -5.2%0.6%1.6 $11.81 8/13/2021102,800 shares $1.32 million -8.5%0.6%1.5 $12.80Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 7/30/2021112,400 shares $1.33 million -19.3%0.7%1.5 $11.79 7/15/2021139,200 shares $1.87 million -25.6%0.8%1.8 $13.41 6/30/2021187,100 shares $2.74 million -2.4%1.1%2.4 $14.65 6/15/2021191,700 shares $2.12 million -23.8%1.1%2.6 $11.04 5/28/2021251,600 shares $2.76 million -3.0%1.5%3.3 $10.98 5/14/2021259,300 shares $2.55 million +7.2%N/A3.1 $9.84 4/30/2021241,900 shares $2.32 million -13.1%N/A2.2 $9.61 4/15/2021278,200 shares $2.56 million -10.0%N/A2.3 $9.19 3/31/2021309,000 shares $2.91 million -16.9%N/A2.4 $9.41 3/15/2021372,000 shares $4.08 million -4.6%N/A2.9 $10.97 2/26/2021389,900 shares $3.87 million -15.5%N/A3.1 $9.92 2/12/2021461,300 shares $4.77 million -27.6%N/A3.8 $10.35 1/29/2021637,200 shares $5.64 million -3.9%N/A5.9 $8.85 1/15/2021663,000 shares $6.32 million +0.2%N/A7.3 $9.53 12/31/2020661,600 shares $5.76 million -2.2%N/A8.1 $8.71 12/15/2020676,200 shares $5.98 million +7.7%N/A8.4 $8.85 11/30/2020627,900 shares $5.31 million -2.3%N/A7.9 $8.46 11/15/2020642,800 shares $4.15 million -7.5%N/A7.7 $6.46 10/30/2020694,700 shares $3.74 million +1.6%N/A7.1 $5.38 10/15/2020683,800 shares $3.46 million -7.8%N/A5.1 $5.06 9/30/2020741,800 shares $3.98 million +6.6%N/A4.6 $5.37 9/15/2020696,100 shares $3.62 million -1.1%N/A2.8 $5.20 8/31/2020703,600 shares $3.50 million -11.9%N/A2.5 $4.97 8/14/2020798,400 shares $4.51 million +8.1%N/A2.4 $5.65 7/31/2020738,300 shares $2.90 million +0.2%N/A2.2 $3.93 7/15/2020736,500 shares $3.03 million -15.0%N/A2.4 $4.12 6/30/2020866,700 shares $3.69 million +5.5%N/A2.9 $4.26 6/15/2020821,300 shares $4.73 million -4.7%N/A3.5 $5.76 5/29/2020862,000 shares $4.46 million -3.4%N/A4.3 $5.17 CMLS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cumulus Media's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cumulus Media shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 130,200 shares of CMLS short. 0.93% of Cumulus Media's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cumulus Media's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting Cumulus Media? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cumulus Media: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cumulus Media? 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. 0.93% of Cumulus Media's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cumulus Media's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cumulus Media saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 130,200 shares, a drop of 49.7% from the previous total of 258,700 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 Cumulus Media's float size? Cumulus Media currently has issued a total of 17,230,000 shares. Some of Cumulus Media'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. Cumulus Media currently has a public float of 13,940,000 shares. How does Cumulus Media's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.93% of Cumulus Media's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Cumulus Media: Mynaric AG (0.33%), Ayro, Inc. (7.54%), Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited (0.87%), Siyata Mobile Inc. (3.87%), T-Mobile US, Inc. (2.60%), Spotify Technology S.A. (5.05%), América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.32%), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (0.15%), Telefónica, S.A. (0.09%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (3.23%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cumulus Media stock? Short selling CMLS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cumulus Media as its price is falling. CMLS shares are trading up $0.01 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 Cumulus Media? A short squeeze for Cumulus Media 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 CMLS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cumulus Media'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 CMLS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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