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Consolidated Communications (CNSL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Consolidated Communications Short Interest Data

Consolidated Communications (CNSL) has a short interest of 4.42 million shares, representing 5.80% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.76% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.0, indicating that it would take 6.0 days of the average trading volume of 744,095 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,420,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,140,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+6.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$20.77 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
118,470,000 shares
Float Size
76,250,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.80%
Today's Trading Volume
0 shares
Average Trading Volume
744,095 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
0%
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CNSL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Consolidated Communications Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/15/20244,420,000 shares $20.77 million +6.8%5.8%6 $4.70
11/30/20244,140,000 shares $19.33 million +4.8%5.4%9.1 $4.67
11/15/20243,950,000 shares $18.29 million -0.8%5.2%10.9 $4.63
10/31/20243,980,000 shares $18.45 million No Change5.2%12.4 $4.64
10/15/20243,980,000 shares $18.43 million +8.2%5.2%10.2 $4.63
9/30/20243,680,000 shares $17.08 million -14.2%4.8%8 $4.64
9/15/20244,290,000 shares $19.82 million -8.5%5.6%8.8 $4.62
8/31/20244,690,000 shares $21.43 million +8.6%6.2%9.6 $4.57
8/15/20244,320,000 shares $19.74 million -9.8%5.7%8.5 $4.57
7/31/20244,790,000 shares $22.03 million +6.7%6.3%9.3 $4.60
7/15/20244,490,000 shares $19.94 million +6.7%5.9%8.6 $4.44
6/30/20244,210,000 shares $18.52 million +0.7%5.5%8 $4.40
6/15/20244,180,000 shares $18.22 million +11.8%5.5%8.2 $4.36
5/31/20243,740,000 shares $16.46 million No Change4.9%7.6 $4.40
5/15/20243,740,000 shares $16.19 million -2.1%4.9%7.7 $4.33
4/30/20243,820,000 shares $16.50 million +3.8%5.1%6.8 $4.32
4/15/20243,680,000 shares $15.75 million +11.9%4.9%5.3 $4.28
3/31/20243,290,000 shares $14.21 million +9.7%4.5%4.5 $4.32
3/15/20243,000,000 shares $12.93 million +8.7%4.1%4 $4.31
2/29/20242,760,000 shares $11.90 million +30.8%3.7%3.5 $4.31
2/15/20242,110,000 shares $9.18 million +39.7%2.9%2.6 $4.35
1/31/20241,510,000 shares $6.55 million +7.1%2.1%1.9 $4.34
1/15/20241,410,000 shares $6.43 million +2.2%1.9%1.9 $4.56
12/31/20231,380,000 shares $6.00 million -17.4%1.9%1.9 $4.35
12/15/20231,670,000 shares $7.36 million -13.5%2.3%2.5 $4.41
11/30/20231,930,000 shares $8.30 million +7.2%2.6%3.1 $4.30
11/15/20231,800,000 shares $7.56 million -8.6%2.4%2.9 $4.20
10/31/20231,970,000 shares $8.21 million -14.7%2.6%3.5 $4.17
10/15/20232,310,000 shares $8.15 million -0.4%3.1%4.5 $3.53
9/30/20232,320,000 shares $7.93 million +10.5%3.2%5.2 $3.42
9/15/20232,100,000 shares $7.37 million -9.9%2.9%4.8 $3.51
8/31/20232,330,000 shares $9.20 million +11.5%3.2%5.3 $3.95
8/15/20232,090,000 shares $7.94 million -2.3%2.9%4.7 $3.80
7/31/20232,140,000 shares $7.66 million +10.9%2.9%4.8 $3.58
7/15/20231,930,000 shares $7.41 million -3.0%2.6%4 $3.84
6/30/20231,990,000 shares $7.62 million -13.5%2.7%3.1 $3.83
6/15/20232,300,000 shares $8.46 million -4.2%3.1%3.5 $3.68
5/31/20232,400,000 shares $8.76 million +0.8%3.3%3.3 $3.65
5/15/20232,380,000 shares $8.73 million -5.2%3.3%2.9 $3.67
4/30/20232,510,000 shares $9.71 million -2.3%3.4%3.1 $3.87
4/15/20232,570,000 shares $9.59 million -14.3%3.6%3.4 $3.73
3/31/20233,000,000 shares $7.74 million +26.6%4.2%5.8 $2.58
3/15/20232,370,000 shares $6.00 million +41.1%3.3%4.7 $2.53
2/28/20231,680,000 shares $5.09 million +1.2%2.3%3.8 $3.03
2/15/20231,660,000 shares $7.29 million -5.1%2.3%4.9 $4.39
1/31/20231,750,000 shares $7.61 million +2.9%2.4%5.3 $4.35
1/15/20231,700,000 shares $7.65 million -9.6%2.4%5.1 $4.50
12/30/20221,880,000 shares $6.73 million -10.9%2.6%5.5 $3.58
12/15/20222,110,000 shares $8.52 million +5.0%2.9%6.3 $4.04
11/30/20222,010,000 shares $9.29 million +5.2%2.8%6.5 $4.62
11/15/20221,910,000 shares $9.51 million -23.9%2.6%6.2 $4.98
10/31/20222,510,000 shares $12.98 million +2.5%3.5%8.3 $5.17
10/15/20222,450,000 shares $10.31 million +11.4%3.4%7.6 $4.21
9/30/20222,200,000 shares $9.15 million +4.3%3.0%6.7 $4.16
9/15/20222,110,000 shares $11.54 million +0.5%2.9%6.2 $5.47
8/31/20222,100,000 shares $12.05 million +14.1%2.9%4.9 $5.74
8/15/20221,840,000 shares $12.73 million -34.5%2.5%3.5 $6.92
7/31/20222,810,000 shares $18.55 million +41.2%4.1%5.1 $6.60
7/15/20221,990,000 shares $13.07 million -12.0%2.9%3.6 $6.57
6/30/20222,260,000 shares $15.82 million -18.4%3.3%4 $7.00
6/15/20222,770,000 shares $19.97 million +0.7%4.0%4.9 $7.21
5/31/20222,750,000 shares $18.21 million +14.6%3.8%5.5 $6.62
5/15/20222,400,000 shares $14.62 million +4.8%3.4%5.1 $6.09
4/30/20222,290,000 shares $13.63 million +5.1%3.2%5.1 $5.95
4/15/20222,180,000 shares $13.89 million -2.7%3.0%4.9 $6.37
3/31/20222,240,000 shares $13.22 million -4.3%3.4%5.3 $5.90
3/15/20222,340,000 shares $12.61 million +48.1%3.6%5.9 $5.39
2/28/20221,580,000 shares $11.25 million -9.2%2.8%3.9 $7.12
2/15/20221,740,000 shares $12.53 million +1.2%3.0%5.3 $7.20
1/31/20221,720,000 shares $12.37 million -16.1%3.0%5.3 $7.19
1/15/20222,050,000 shares $14.68 million +0.5%3.6%6.2 $7.16
12/31/20212,040,000 shares $15.26 million +1.0%3.6%6.2 $7.48
12/15/20212,020,000 shares $15.84 million +4.7%3.5%5.8 $7.84
11/30/20211,930,000 shares $14.51 million +2.7%N/A6 $7.52
11/15/20211,880,000 shares $16.62 million -6.0%N/A5.6 $8.84
10/29/20212,000,000 shares $14.80 million -1.5%2.8%5.6 $7.40
10/15/20212,030,000 shares $19.20 million -3.8%2.8%5.5 $9.46
9/30/20212,110,000 shares $19.39 million -13.2%2.9%5.8 $9.19
9/15/20212,430,000 shares $21.46 million +5.7%3.4%6.3 $8.83
8/31/20212,300,000 shares $21.32 million +7.5%3.2%5.7 $9.27
8/13/20212,140,000 shares $19.26 million -8.6%3.0%4.9 $9.00
7/30/20212,340,000 shares $17.99 million -11.4%3.2%5.2 $7.69
7/15/20212,640,000 shares $22.70 million -14.0%3.6%5.6 $8.60
6/30/20213,070,000 shares $26.99 million -17.7%4.3%6.4 $8.79
6/15/20213,730,000 shares $32.60 million -9.3%5.2%7.5 $8.74
5/28/20214,110,000 shares $38.47 million No Change5.7%8 $9.36
5/14/20214,110,000 shares $35.39 million -6.0%5.8%7.7 $8.61
4/30/20214,370,000 shares $31.33 million -7.2%6.1%8.1 $7.17
4/15/20214,710,000 shares $30.43 million +1.7%6.6%9.1 $6.46
3/31/20214,630,000 shares $32.13 million -2.1%6.5%9 $6.94
3/15/20214,730,000 shares $33.68 million +2.2%6.6%9.3 $7.12
2/26/20214,630,000 shares $24.49 million +7.9%6.5%9.8 $5.29
2/12/20214,290,000 shares $24.24 million -3.4%6.0%10.2 $5.65
1/29/20214,440,000 shares $26.68 million +3.0%6.2%10.6 $6.01
1/15/20214,310,000 shares $24.27 million -0.5%6.0%10.2 $5.63
12/31/20204,330,000 shares $21.04 million +5.6%6.0%10.4 $4.86
12/15/20204,100,000 shares $20.58 million -3.1%5.7%9.8 $5.02
11/30/20204,230,000 shares $23.81 million -6.0%5.9%9.5 $5.63
11/15/20204,500,000 shares $23.76 million -10.4%6.3%10 $5.28
10/30/20205,020,000 shares $24.80 million -12.5%7.1%11.5 $4.94
10/15/20205,740,000 shares $33.21 million -4.3%8.8%12.2 $5.79
9/30/20206,000,000 shares $34.14 million -13.3%8.4%13.1 $5.69
9/15/20206,920,000 shares $46.57 million -3.8%9.7%14.7 $6.73

CNSL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Consolidated Communications' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Consolidated Communications shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 4,420,000 shares of CNSL short. 5.80% of Consolidated Communications' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Consolidated Communications' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Consolidated Communications?

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. CNSL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Consolidated Communications's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Consolidated Communications?

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. 5.80% of Consolidated Communications' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Consolidated Communications' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Consolidated Communications saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,420,000 shares, an increase of 6.8% from the previous total of 4,140,000 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.

What is Consolidated Communications' float size?

Consolidated Communications currently has issued a total of 118,470,000 shares. Some of Consolidated Communications' 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. Consolidated Communications currently has a public float of 76,250,000 shares.

How does Consolidated Communications' short interest compare to its competitors?

5.80% of Consolidated Communications' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Consolidated Communications: IDT Corporation (2.14%), ATN International, Inc. (1.22%), AT&T Inc. (1.25%), Verizon Communications Inc. (2.13%), Lumen Technologies, Inc. (6.56%), Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (4.75%), Centuri Holdings, Inc. (3.68%), H2O America (1.60%), Northwest Natural Gas Company (1.89%), Grupo Televisa S.A. (0.45%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper Company ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), lululemon athletica inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Consolidated Communications stock?

Short selling CNSL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Consolidated Communications as its price is falling. 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 Consolidated Communications?

A short squeeze for Consolidated Communications occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CNSL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Consolidated Communications' 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 CNSL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:CNSL) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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