Diversey (DSEY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Diversey shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 12,190,000 shares of DSEY short. 16.04% of Diversey's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Diversey'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. DSEY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Diversey's short interest ratio.

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. 16.04% of Diversey's floating shares are currently sold short.

Diversey saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,190,000 shares, an increase of 31.2% from the previous total of 9,290,000 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.

Diversey currently has issued a total of 324,580,000 shares. Some of Diversey'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. Diversey currently has a public float of 75,990,000 shares.

16.04% of Diversey's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Diversey: Tennant (2.76%), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (5.13%), Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (3.52%), Urban Outfitters, Inc. (6.68%), Super Group Limited (0.80%), M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (4.00%), National Presto Industries, Inc. (1.97%), NACCO Industries, Inc. (0.33%), Solo Brands, Inc. (16.67%), Tupperware Brands Co. (25.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.80 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.69 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.95 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.78 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.29 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.02 billion), and Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DSEY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Diversey 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.

A short squeeze for Diversey 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 DSEY, 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 DSEY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2023.