CTRL Group (MCTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CTRL Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 119,300 shares of MCTR short. 2.95% of CTRL Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CTRL Group'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. MCTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on CTRL Group'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. 2.95% of CTRL Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

CTRL Group saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 119,300 shares, an increase of 99.5% from the previous total of 59,800 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.

CTRL Group currently has issued a total of 15,300,000 shares. Some of CTRL Group'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. CTRL Group currently has a public float of 4,050,000 shares.

2.95% of CTRL Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to CTRL Group: American Well Corporation (1.43%), XBP Global Holdings, Inc. (0.04%), PSQ Holdings, Inc. (18.41%), Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (0.93%), Mastech Digital, Inc. (0.58%), Thumzup Media Corporation (8.99%), Oriental Culture Holding LTD (0.75%), DLH Holdings Corp. (0.79%), Katapult Holdings, Inc. (3.74%), BGSF, Inc. (3.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MCTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CTRL Group as its price is falling. MCTR shares are trading down $0.07 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 CTRL Group 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 MCTR, 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 MCTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.