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Meta Platforms (META) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$584.82 +1.65 (+0.28%)
(As of 11/12/2024 ET)

Meta Platforms Short Interest Data

Meta Platforms (META) has a short interest of 30.50 million shares, representing 1.40% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.43% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 15.09 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
30,500,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
31,260,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.43%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$17.31 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
2,524,490,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.40%
Today's Trading Volume
16,271,977 shares
Average Trading Volume
15,090,865 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
108%
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META Short Interest Over Time

META Days to Cover Over Time

META Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Meta Platforms Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202430,500,000 shares $17.31 billion -2.4%1.4%2.6 $567.58
10/15/202431,260,000 shares $18.33 billion -3.7%1.4%2.5 $586.27
9/30/202432,460,000 shares $18.58 billion +0.7%1.5%2.3 $572.44
9/15/202432,250,000 shares $16.92 billion -3.0%1.5%2.3 $524.62
8/31/202433,250,000 shares $17.33 billion +5.2%1.5%2.4 $521.31
8/15/202431,600,000 shares $16.98 billion +13.4%1.5%2.3 $537.33
7/31/202427,860,000 shares $13.23 billion -6.7%1.3%2 $474.83
7/15/202429,860,000 shares $14.82 billion -1.9%1.4%2 $496.16
6/30/202430,430,000 shares $15.34 billion +4.3%1.4%2.1 $504.22
6/15/202429,170,000 shares $14.71 billion +4.6%1.3%2 $504.16
5/31/202427,900,000 shares $13.02 billion -6.1%1.3%1.9 $466.83
5/15/202429,720,000 shares $14.31 billion +5.1%1.4%1.9 $481.54
4/30/202428,270,000 shares $12.16 billion +4.6%1.3%1.6 $430.17
4/15/202427,030,000 shares $13.52 billion +0.7%1.2%1.5 $500.23
3/31/202426,850,000 shares $13.04 billion -10.3%1.2%1.5 $485.58
3/15/202429,920,000 shares $14.48 billion +7.9%1.4%1.7 $484.10
2/29/202427,730,000 shares $13.59 billion -7.2%1.3%1.5 $490.13
2/15/202429,870,000 shares $14.46 billion +7.1%1.4%1.6 $484.03
1/31/202427,890,000 shares $10.88 billion +3.6%1.3%1.5 $390.14
1/15/202426,920,000 shares $10.08 billion -1.9%1.2%1.5 $374.49
12/31/202327,450,000 shares $9.72 billion -3.4%1.2%1.5 $353.96
12/15/202328,410,000 shares $9.52 billion -0.2%1.3%1.5 $334.92
11/30/202328,460,000 shares $9.31 billion -9.9%1.3%1.5 $327.15
11/15/202331,600,000 shares $10.51 billion -0.5%1.4%1.6 $332.71
10/31/202331,770,000 shares $9.57 billion -1.7%1.4%1.5 $301.27
10/15/202332,310,000 shares $10.17 billion +5.4%1.5%1.6 $314.69
9/30/202330,650,000 shares $9.20 billion -2.6%1.4%1.4 $300.21
9/15/202331,460,000 shares $9.45 billion +3.8%1.4%1.4 $300.31
8/31/202330,310,000 shares $8.97 billion +16.2%1.4%1.3 $295.89
8/15/202326,080,000 shares $7.87 billion +2.4%1.2%1.1 $301.95
7/31/202325,480,000 shares $8.12 billion -12.1%1.2%1 $318.60
7/15/202328,990,000 shares $8.95 billion +10.4%1.3%1.2 $308.87
6/30/202326,270,000 shares $7.54 billion -5.8%1.2%1.1 $286.98
6/15/202327,890,000 shares $7.86 billion +0.4%1.3%1.2 $281.83
5/31/202327,790,000 shares $7.36 billion +1.1%1.3%1.1 $264.72
5/15/202327,500,000 shares $6.57 billion +1.3%1.3%1.1 $238.86
4/30/202327,160,000 shares $6.53 billion -3.5%1.2%1 $240.32
4/15/202328,150,000 shares $6.23 billion -2.4%1.3%0.9 $221.49
3/31/202328,850,000 shares $6.11 billion +0.6%1.3%0.9 $211.94
3/15/202328,680,000 shares $5.67 billion +4.5%1.3%0.9 $197.75
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2/28/202327,450,000 shares $4.80 billion -10.3%1.2%0.8 $174.94
2/15/202330,590,000 shares $5.42 billion +14.1%1.4%1 $177.16
1/31/202326,810,000 shares $3.99 billion -7.3%1.2%0.7 $148.97
1/15/202328,910,000 shares $3.96 billion -1.3%1.3%0.7 $136.98
12/30/202229,290,000 shares $3.52 billion -13.2%1.3%0.7 $120.34
12/15/202233,750,000 shares $3.92 billion -2.5%1.5%0.7 $116.15
11/30/202234,600,000 shares $4.09 billion -16.7%1.6%0.8 $118.10
11/15/202241,520,000 shares $4.86 billion +17.5%1.9%0.9 $117.08
10/31/202235,330,000 shares $3.29 billion +36.6%1.6%0.9 $93.16
10/15/202225,870,000 shares $3.28 billion +0.9%1.1%0.9 $126.76
9/30/202225,640,000 shares $3.48 billion -13.8%1.1%0.9 $135.68
9/15/202229,750,000 shares $4.45 billion +14.4%1.3%1.1 $149.55
8/31/202226,000,000 shares $4.24 billion -9.6%1.2%0.9 $162.93
8/15/202228,760,000 shares $5.20 billion +17.8%1.3%1 $180.89
7/31/202224,420,000 shares $3.89 billion -8.9%1.1%0.8 $159.10
7/15/202226,810,000 shares $4.42 billion No Change1.2%0.8 $164.70
5/15/202229,280,000 shares $5.82 billion -2.8%1.3%0.9 $198.62
4/30/202230,110,000 shares $6.04 billion +9.1%1.3%0.8 $200.47
4/15/202227,610,000 shares $5.80 billion -8.5%1.2%0.7 $210.18
3/31/202230,170,000 shares $6.71 billion -9.2%N/A0.8 $222.36
3/15/202233,220,000 shares $6.38 billion +6.4%1.4%1 $192.03
2/28/202231,210,000 shares $6.59 billion -1.9%1.4%1 $211.03
2/15/202231,820,000 shares $7.03 billion +29.7%1.4%1 $221.00
1/31/202224,540,000 shares $7.69 billion +1.8%1.1%0.9 $313.26
1/15/202224,110,000 shares $8.00 billion -8.8%N/A1.1 $331.90
12/31/202126,430,000 shares $8.89 billion -5.4%1.1%1.2 $336.35
12/15/202127,950,000 shares $9.55 billion +10.7%1.2%1.2 $341.66
11/30/202125,260,000 shares $8.20 billion +7.1%1.1%1.1 $324.46
11/15/202123,590,000 shares $8.20 billion -8.9%1.0%1.1 $347.56
10/29/202125,900,000 shares $8.38 billion +8.3%1.1%1.3 $323.57
10/15/202123,910,000 shares $7.77 billion -7.5%N/A1.4 $324.76
9/30/202125,840,000 shares $8.77 billion -5.3%1.1%1.7 $339.39
9/15/202127,290,000 shares $10.20 billion -0.9%1.2%2 $373.92
8/31/202127,550,000 shares $10.45 billion -5.5%1.2%2 $379.38
8/13/202129,160,000 shares $10.59 billion +2.7%N/A2.1 $363.18
7/30/202128,390,000 shares $10.12 billion -0.6%1.2%1.8 $356.30
7/15/202128,560,000 shares $9.84 billion +3.4%1.2%1.7 $344.46
6/30/202127,610,000 shares $9.60 billion +4.4%1.2%1.6 $347.71
6/15/202126,450,000 shares $8.91 billion -2.7%1.1%1.5 $336.75
5/28/202127,170,000 shares $8.93 billion -6.8%1.1%1.5 $328.73
5/14/202129,150,000 shares $8.90 billion +9.0%1.2%1.4 $305.26
4/30/202126,740,000 shares $8.81 billion -12.6%1.1%1.3 $329.51
4/15/202130,600,000 shares $9.27 billion +4.3%1.3%1.6 $302.82
3/31/202129,350,000 shares $8.45 billion +5.1%1.2%1.4 $288.00
3/15/202127,930,000 shares $7.50 billion +11.6%1.2%1.4 $268.40
2/26/202125,020,000 shares $6.37 billion +9.4%1.1%1.3 $254.69
2/12/202122,870,000 shares $6.18 billion -1.8%1.0%1.2 $270.39
1/29/202123,280,000 shares $6.17 billion +16.2%1.0%1.3 $265.00
1/15/202120,030,000 shares $4.92 billion -14.5%0.8%1 $245.64
12/31/202023,420,000 shares $6.37 billion +0.8%1.0%1.3 $271.87
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12/15/202023,230,000 shares $6.37 billion -1.2%1.0%1.2 $274.19
11/30/202023,510,000 shares $6.53 billion -9.4%1.0%1.2 $277.81
11/15/202025,940,000 shares $7.18 billion +19.5%1.1%1.2 $276.95
10/30/202021,710,000 shares $6.10 billion +2.5%0.9%1 $280.83
10/15/202021,190,000 shares $5.76 billion -4.5%0.9%0.9 $271.82
9/30/202022,190,000 shares $5.81 billion -0.9%0.9%0.9 $261.90
9/15/202022,390,000 shares $6.10 billion -11.3%0.9%0.8 $272.42
8/31/202025,240,000 shares $7.40 billion +8.1%1.1%1 $293.20
8/14/202023,340,000 shares $6.10 billion -10.3%1.0%0.9 $261.24
7/31/202026,010,000 shares $6.60 billion -2.5%1.1%1 $253.67
7/15/202026,670,000 shares $6.41 billion -11.5%1.1%1.1 $240.28
6/30/202030,150,000 shares $6.85 billion +8.8%1.3%1.2 $227.07
6/15/202027,700,000 shares $6.44 billion -7.9%1.2%1.1 $232.50
5/29/202030,060,000 shares $6.77 billion +0.3%1.3%1.1 $225.09
5/15/202029,980,000 shares $6.32 billion +13.1%1.3%1.1 $210.88
4/30/202026,520,000 shares $5.42 billion -12.9%1.1%1.1 $204.35
4/15/202030,460,000 shares $5.39 billion -2.3%1.3%1.3 $176.97
3/31/202031,160,000 shares $5.92 billion +3.3%1.3%1.4 $190.07
3/13/202030,175,000 shares $5.29 billion +14.8%1.3%1.3 $175.19
2/28/202026,290,000 shares $3.89 billion -2.6%1.1%1.6 $148.10
2/14/202026,980,000 shares $4.81 billion +1.2%1.1%1.8 $178.19
1/31/202026,670,000 shares $5.26 billion +3.0%1.1%1.9 $197.20
1/15/202025,890,000 shares $5.36 billion -3.5%1.1%1.9 $207.19
12/31/201926,820,000 shares $5.85 billion -10.4%1.1%2 $217.95

META Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Meta Platforms' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Meta Platforms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 30,500,000 shares of META short. 1.40% of Meta Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Meta Platforms' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Meta Platforms?

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. META shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Meta Platforms's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Meta Platforms?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Meta Platforms: Periscope Capital Inc., Citigroup Inc., LPL Financial LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, AMG National Trust Bank, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Francis Financial Inc., XY Capital Ltd, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., VELA Investment Management LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, XR Securities LLC, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA , New Harbor Financial Group LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Millennium Management LLC, and D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Meta Platforms?

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. 1.40% of Meta Platforms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Meta Platforms' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Meta Platforms saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 30,500,000 shares, a decline of 2.4% from the previous total of 31,260,000 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.

How does Meta Platforms' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.40% of Meta Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Meta Platforms: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (2.62%), Booking Holdings Inc. (2.41%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.36%), MercadoLibre, Inc. (1.28%), Airbnb, Inc. (2.30%), Equinix, Inc. (1.39%), JD.com, Inc. (2.51%), Atlassian Co. (1.27%), Sea Limited (2.60%), CoStar Group, Inc. (2.91%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Meta Platforms stock?

Short selling META is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meta Platforms as its price is falling. META shares are trading up $1.65 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Meta Platforms?

A short squeeze for Meta Platforms 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 META, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Meta Platforms' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including META, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:META) was last updated on 11/13/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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