The InterGroup (INTG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The InterGroup shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 2,500 shares of INTG short. 0.39% of The InterGroup's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The InterGroup's current short interest.

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. 0.39% of The InterGroup's floating shares are currently sold short.

The InterGroup saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,500 shares, an increase of 19.0% from the previous total of 2,100 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.

The InterGroup currently has issued a total of 2,187,000 shares. Some of The InterGroup'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. The InterGroup currently has a public float of 648,500 shares.

0.39% of The InterGroup's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to The InterGroup: RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. (5.36%), Office Properties Income Trust (13.09%), Offerpad Solutions Inc. (5.90%), AMREP Co. (1.33%), La Rosa Holdings Corp. (1.16%), Ohmyhome Limited (5.27%), LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (2.18%), Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. (1.91%), American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.82%), Monroe Capital Co. (0.35%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling INTG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The InterGroup as its price is falling. INTG shares are trading down $0.50 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 The InterGroup 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 INTG, 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 INTG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024.