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Middlesex Water (MSEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Middlesex Water Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Middlesex Water (MSEX) had a short interest of 771,309 shares sold short, representing 4.21% of the public float. This marks a 11.81% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, meaning it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 143,298 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
771,309 shares
Previous Short Interest
689,829 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.81%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$39.02 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
18,582,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.21%
Today's Trading Volume
45,045 shares
Average Trading Volume
143,298 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
31%
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Middlesex Water Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/2026771,309 shares $39.02 million +11.8%4.2%5.01 $50.59
3/31/2026689,829 shares $35.91 million -12.5%3.8%3.57 $52.05
3/13/2026788,151 shares $41.30 million -0.3%4.3%7.06 $52.40
2/27/2026790,556 shares $42.69 million -7.7%4.3%7.73 $54.00
2/13/2026856,610 shares $47.45 million +6.1%4.7%7.06 $55.39
1/30/2026807,359 shares $42.29 million +2.1%4.5%7.85 $52.38
1/15/2026790,569 shares $43.55 million -3.9%4.4%7.35 $55.09
12/31/2025822,640 shares $41.48 million +10.3%4.6%7.12 $50.42
12/15/2025745,826 shares $39.58 million +18.9%4.1%4.53 $53.07
11/28/2025627,049 shares $31.84 million -4.9%3.5%4.79 $50.77
11/14/2025659,602 shares $34.63 million +8.1%3.7%3.14 $52.50
10/31/2025610,209 shares $35.07 million +15.5%3.4%4.53 $57.47
10/15/2025528,500 shares $30.89 million +9.4%3.1%4 $58.45
9/30/2025483,000 shares $26.14 million -1.1%2.8%3.3 $54.12
9/15/2025488,400 shares $25.78 million -7.6%2.8%3.2 $52.79
8/31/2025528,700 shares $28.31 million +10.4%3.1%3.7 $53.54
8/15/2025479,000 shares $25.38 million +7.0%2.8%3.4 $52.98
7/31/2025447,500 shares $23.09 million -6.8%2.6%3.2 $51.60
7/15/2025480,300 shares $25.64 million +14.0%2.8%3.5 $53.38
6/30/2025421,500 shares $22.84 million -7.7%2.5%3.5 $54.18
6/15/2025456,600 shares $25.83 million -0.3%2.7%3.1 $56.58
5/31/2025457,900 shares $26.65 million -3.1%2.7%2.8 $58.21
5/15/2025472,600 shares $26.99 million -5.1%2.8%2.7 $57.10
4/30/2025497,900 shares $31.43 million -3.5%2.9%3 $63.12
4/15/2025516,000 shares $32.44 million +3.2%3.0%3.1 $62.86
3/31/2025500,200 shares $32.06 million +21.6%2.9%3 $64.10
3/15/2025411,500 shares $25.60 million +0.7%2.4%2.5 $62.21
2/28/2025408,700 shares $20.49 million -15.0%2.4%2.9 $50.13
2/15/2025480,900 shares $24.29 million +1.0%2.8%3.8 $50.50
1/31/2025476,000 shares $24.10 million -12.5%2.8%3.7 $50.64
1/15/2025544,000 shares $27.21 million -6.0%3.1%4.3 $50.02
12/31/2024578,500 shares $30.45 million -23.0%3.3%4.9 $52.63
12/15/2024751,200 shares $44.64 million -8.6%4.3%8 $59.42
11/30/2024821,500 shares $53.75 million -4.1%4.7%8.8 $65.43
11/15/2024856,300 shares $57.35 million +8.4%4.9%9.3 $66.98
10/31/2024790,000 shares $48.34 million -0.9%4.6%8.8 $61.19
10/15/2024796,900 shares $51.97 million +1.4%4.6%7.2 $65.22
9/30/2024785,600 shares $51.25 million -5.0%4.5%6.4 $65.24
9/15/2024826,900 shares $53.55 million +5.3%4.8%6.2 $64.76
8/31/2024785,600 shares $49.50 million -1.2%4.5%6.2 $63.01
8/15/2024794,800 shares $48.37 million -10.0%4.6%6 $60.86
7/31/2024883,300 shares $58.72 million +68.2%5.1%6.4 $66.48
7/15/2024525,100 shares $30.57 million +7.0%3.0%3.9 $58.22
6/30/2024490,900 shares $25.65 million +4.3%2.8%4.3 $52.26
6/15/2024470,900 shares $24.13 million +18.5%2.7%4.2 $51.25
5/31/2024397,300 shares $21.41 million -13.0%2.3%3.2 $53.88
5/15/2024456,600 shares $26.10 million +6.8%2.6%3.4 $57.17
4/30/2024427,400 shares $21.68 million -2.1%2.5%2.4 $50.72
4/15/2024436,400 shares $20.68 million -1.9%2.5%2.4 $47.39
3/31/2024444,700 shares $23.35 million -4.4%2.6%2.4 $52.50
3/15/2024465,300 shares $24.46 million +45.9%2.7%2.6 $52.57
2/29/2024318,900 shares $16.23 million -19.0%1.8%1.9 $50.89
2/15/2024393,500 shares $22.14 million -3.2%2.3%2.6 $56.26
1/31/2024406,500 shares $22.75 million +10.3%2.4%3.9 $55.97
1/15/2024368,600 shares $22.69 million -14.2%2.1%4 $61.55
12/31/2023429,700 shares $28.20 million +1.6%2.5%5.1 $65.62
12/15/2023423,100 shares $29.49 million -1.0%2.4%5.3 $69.69
11/30/2023427,400 shares $27.31 million -3.4%2.5%5.6 $63.90
11/15/2023442,500 shares $29.09 million +9.2%2.5%5.9 $65.73
10/31/2023405,100 shares $25.74 million -13.1%2.3%5.6 $63.53
10/15/2023466,400 shares $30.37 million -6.3%2.7%6.3 $65.12
9/30/2023497,600 shares $32.97 million +0.6%2.9%6.7 $66.25
9/15/2023494,700 shares $36.18 million +1.0%2.8%6.9 $73.14
8/31/2023490,000 shares $36.88 million -2.2%2.8%6 $75.26
8/15/2023501,100 shares $40.27 million -9.5%2.9%4.2 $80.36
7/31/2023553,700 shares $44.53 million +10.0%3.7%4.1 $80.42
7/15/2023503,300 shares $40.71 million -12.5%2.9%3.5 $80.89
6/30/2023575,100 shares $46.39 million -15.6%3.3%4 $80.66
6/15/2023681,000 shares $56.01 million -11.6%3.9%4.6 $82.25
5/31/2023770,100 shares $62.66 million +59.5%4.4%5.2 $81.36
5/15/2023482,900 shares $35.80 million +3.1%2.8%3.4 $74.14
4/30/2023468,300 shares $34.18 million -5.4%2.7%4.3 $72.98
4/15/2023495,000 shares $39.07 million -1.3%2.9%3 $78.93
3/31/2023501,500 shares $39.18 million -5.6%2.9%2.9 $78.12
3/15/2023531,200 shares $40.23 million +2.5%3.1%2.9 $75.73
2/28/2023518,300 shares $39.65 million -11.6%3.0%3.1 $76.50
2/15/2023586,500 shares $50.24 million -17.2%3.4%3.6 $85.66
1/31/2023708,000 shares $59.37 million -6.8%4.1%4.4 $83.86
1/15/2023759,300 shares $62.12 million +10.5%4.4%6.7 $81.81
12/30/2022687,100 shares $54.05 million +7.3%4.0%6.3 $78.67
12/15/2022640,600 shares $56.42 million +4.0%3.7%6.5 $88.08
11/30/2022615,800 shares $57.55 million -5.9%3.6%6.1 $93.45
11/15/2022654,700 shares $59.96 million -7.7%3.8%6.6 $91.58
10/31/2022708,900 shares $63.43 million +24.7%4.1%6.9 $89.47
10/15/2022568,600 shares $46.07 million -10.5%3.3%5.8 $81.02
9/30/2022635,300 shares $49.05 million -3.2%3.7%7.3 $77.20
9/15/2022656,000 shares $58.90 million +0.2%3.8%7.2 $89.78
8/31/2022654,500 shares $58.10 million -6.5%3.8%7.2 $88.77
8/15/2022699,800 shares $66.95 million +7.2%4.1%7.1 $95.67
7/31/2022652,900 shares $62.10 million -2.8%3.8%6.6 $95.11
7/15/2022671,500 shares $59.84 million -0.6%3.9%6.5 $89.11
6/30/2022675,300 shares $59.21 million -15.0%3.9%6.4 $87.68
6/15/2022794,400 shares $62.99 million -7.6%5.0%7.6 $79.29
5/31/2022860,000 shares $73.13 million -9.9%5.0%9.1 $85.03
5/15/2022954,200 shares $87.00 million +0.6%5.5%9.9 $91.18
4/30/2022948,200 shares $84.34 million -4.9%5.5%9.6 $88.95
4/15/2022997,300 shares $95.48 million -4.1%5.8%7.8 $95.74
3/31/20221,040,000 shares $109.38 million -6.3%6.1%7.8 $105.17
3/15/20221,110,000 shares $111.94 million -0.9%6.5%8.1 $100.85
2/28/20221,120,000 shares $111.99 million -6.7%6.5%7.6 $99.99
2/15/20221,200,000 shares $115.56 million +24.6%7.0%8.5 $96.30
1/31/2022963,100 shares $97.50 million +20.0%5.6%7 $101.24
1/15/2022802,800 shares $81.97 million +16.5%4.7%7.4 $102.10
12/31/2021689,400 shares $82.93 million -1.4%4.0%7 $120.30
12/15/2021699,300 shares $71.07 million +1.5%4.1%7.4 $101.63
11/30/2021688,900 shares $70.98 million -10.9%4.0%7.9 $103.04
11/15/2021772,700 shares $81.49 million +0.5%4.5%8.9 $105.46
10/29/2021768,800 shares $84.66 million +4.3%4.5%8.6 $110.12
10/15/2021736,800 shares $77.67 million +13.2%4.4%8.1 $105.42
9/30/2021650,700 shares $66.88 million -5.2%3.9%3.5 $102.78
9/15/2021686,400 shares $74.24 million -3.7%4.1%3.6 $108.16
8/31/2021713,000 shares $78.01 million -40.1%4.2%3.4 $109.41
8/13/20211,190,000 shares $129.54 million +51.3%7.1%5.1 $108.86
7/30/2021786,500 shares $80.02 million +76.2%4.7%3.4 $101.74
7/15/2021446,300 shares $40.62 million +61.8%2.7%2.1 $91.01
6/30/2021275,900 shares $22.55 million -56.2%1.6%1.9 $81.73
6/15/2021629,200 shares $54.36 million -6.2%3.8%5.6 $86.40
5/28/2021670,500 shares $57.64 million +108.8%4.0%7.4 $85.96
5/14/2021321,100 shares $25.38 million +17.7%N/A3.3 $79.03

MSEX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Middlesex Water's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Middlesex Water shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 771,309 shares of MSEX short. 4.21% of Middlesex Water's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Middlesex Water's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Middlesex Water?

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. MSEX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Middlesex Water's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Middlesex Water?

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. 4.21% of Middlesex Water's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Middlesex Water's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Middlesex Water saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 771,309 shares, an increase of 11.8% from the previous total of 689,829 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 Middlesex Water's short interest compare to its competitors?

4.21% of Middlesex Water's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Middlesex Water: Artesian Resources Corporation (1.12%), The York Water Company (2.33%), American Water Works Company, Inc. (5.12%), American States Water Company (2.03%), California Water Service Group (2.38%), Essential Utilities Inc. (1.51%), H2O America (11.47%), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (4.06%), Cadiz, Inc. (8.29%), Pure Cycle Corporation (1.62%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Middlesex Water stock?

Short selling MSEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Middlesex Water as its price is falling. MSEX shares are trading up $0.34 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 Middlesex Water?

A short squeeze for Middlesex Water 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 MSEX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Middlesex Water's 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 MSEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

What do MSEX's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like MSEX:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.



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This page (NASDAQ:MSEX) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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