Marrone Bio Innovations (MBII) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Marrone Bio Innovations shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 1,810,000 shares of MBII short. 1.93% of Marrone Bio Innovations' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Marrone Bio Innovations' 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. MBII shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Marrone Bio Innovations'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. 1.93% of Marrone Bio Innovations' floating shares are currently sold short.

Marrone Bio Innovations saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,810,000 shares, a decrease of 49.9% from the previous total of 3,610,000 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.

Marrone Bio Innovations currently has issued a total of 182,378,000 shares. Some of Marrone Bio Innovations' 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. Marrone Bio Innovations currently has a public float of 93,770,000 shares.

1.93% of Marrone Bio Innovations' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Marrone Bio Innovations: Lithium Americas Corp. (16.60%), Lsb Industries Inc. (2.97%), i-80 Gold Corp. (6.60%), Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (3.61%), McEwen Mining Inc. (10.22%), Valhi, Inc. (2.07%), Intrepid Potash, Inc (3.37%), enCore Energy Corp. (7.84%), Clearwater Paper Corporation (3.29%), Dakota Gold Corp. (2.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.48 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.23 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($2.86 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.34 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), HP Inc. ($1.83 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.63 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.45 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.42 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MBII is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Marrone Bio Innovations 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 Marrone Bio Innovations 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 MBII, 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 MBII, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2022.