Enlight Renewable Energy (ENLT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Enlight Renewable Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 603,200 shares of ENLT short. 0.53% of Enlight Renewable Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Enlight Renewable Energy'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. ENLT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 15.0. Learn More on Enlight Renewable Energy'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. 0.53% of Enlight Renewable Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Enlight Renewable Energy saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 603,200 shares, a drop of 3.6% from the previous total of 625,600 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.

Enlight Renewable Energy currently has issued a total of 115,580,000 shares. Some of Enlight Renewable Energy'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. Enlight Renewable Energy currently has a public float of 113,870,000 shares.

0.53% of Enlight Renewable Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Enlight Renewable Energy: ReNew Energy Global Plc (3.68%), Central Puerto S.A. (0.46%), Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc (4.24%), NextEra Energy Partners, LP (5.64%), Altus Power, Inc. (10.57%), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (4.90%), Brookfield Renewable Co. (3.35%), Clearway Energy, Inc. (3.17%), Vermilion Energy Inc. (4.96%), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (13.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ENLT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Enlight Renewable Energy as its price is falling. ENLT shares are trading down $0.04 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 Enlight Renewable Energy 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 ENLT, 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 ENLT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.