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Cumulus Media (CMLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.15 +0.01 (+3.45%)
As of 05/21/2025 03:36 PM Eastern

Cumulus Media Short Interest Data

Cumulus 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 Interest
130,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
258,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-49.67%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$30,362.64
Short Interest Ratio
0.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
17,230,000 shares
Float Size
13,940,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.93%
Today's Trading Volume
109,356 shares
Average Trading Volume
162,792 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
67%
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CMLS Short Interest Over Time

CMLS Days to Cover Over Time

CMLS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Cumulus Media Short Interest History

Report 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
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 $4.45
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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 $12.80
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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.




This page (NASDAQ:CMLS) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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