Garrison Capital (GARS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Garrison Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 18,000 shares of GARS short. Learn More on Garrison Capital's current short interest.

Garrison Capital saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,000 shares, a drop of 29.7% from the previous total of 25,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Garrison Capital: Clipper Realty Inc. (0.58%), MoneyHero Limited (5.91%), Silver Spike Investment Corp. (0.26%), Finance of America Companies Inc. (4.39%), Territorial Bancorp Inc. (0.60%), The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. (0.03%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.26%), Logan Ridge Finance Co. (0.16%), The European Equity Fund, Inc. (0.00%), The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc. (0.16%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.12 billion), Aon plc ($3.90 billion), The Clorox Company ($3.00 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.81 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.31 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.05 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($1.94 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GARS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Garrison Capital 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 Garrison Capital 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 GARS, 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 GARS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2020.