Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Frontier Communications Parent shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 28,990,000 shares of FYBR short. 16.35% of Frontier Communications Parent's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Frontier Communications Parent'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. FYBR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 18.0. Learn More on Frontier Communications Parent's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Frontier Communications Parent: UBS Group AG, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 16.35% of Frontier Communications Parent's floating shares are currently sold short.

Frontier Communications Parent saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 28,990,000 shares, an increase of 1.7% from the previous total of 28,510,000 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.

Frontier Communications Parent currently has issued a total of 248,540,000 shares. Some of Frontier Communications Parent'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. Frontier Communications Parent currently has a public float of 177,280,000 shares.

16.35% of Frontier Communications Parent's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Frontier Communications Parent: PLDT Inc. (0.32%), KT Co. (0.54%), Novanta Inc. (4.49%), Littelfuse, Inc. (1.35%), HashiCorp, Inc. (6.14%), Tenable Holdings, Inc. (3.95%), Badger Meter, Inc. (3.88%), Freshworks Inc. (7.23%), Fabrinet (4.30%), ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (3.50%),

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 FYBR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Frontier Communications Parent as its price is falling. FYBR shares are trading up $0.31 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 Frontier Communications Parent 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 FYBR, 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 FYBR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.