Capital Southwest - CSWC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capital Southwest shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 338,300 shares of CSWC short. Learn More on Capital Southwest'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. CSWC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Capital Southwest's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Capital Southwest: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Group One Trading L.P., Simplex Trading LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capital Southwest saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 338,300 shares, an increase of 39.5% from the previous total of 242,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Capital Southwest: Gladstone Investment Co. (4.72%), Stellus Capital Investment Co. (0.96%), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (2.50%), TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (6.59%), Portman Ridge Finance Co. (0.78%), New Mountain Finance Co. (2.53%), Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (1.36%), Broadmark Realty Capital Inc. (2.56%), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (0.38%), and Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (4.41%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CSWC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital Southwest as its price is falling. CSWC shares are trading up $0.28 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 Capital Southwest 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 CSWC, 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 CSWC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.