Maxim Integrated Products Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Maxim Integrated Products shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 12,280,000 shares of MXIM short. 4.61% of Maxim Integrated Products' shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. Maxim Integrated Products currently has a short interest ratio of 6.0.

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. 4.61% of Maxim Integrated Products' floating shares are currently sold short.

Maxim Integrated Products saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,280,000 shares, a decline of 13.5% from the previous total of 14,190,000 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.

Maxim Integrated Products currently has issued a total of 268,041,000 shares. Some of Maxim Integrated Products' 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. Maxim Integrated Products currently has a public float of 266,160,000 shares.

4.61% of Maxim Integrated Products' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "semiconductors" compare to Maxim Integrated Products: NVIDIA Co. (1.04%), Intel Co. (1.40%), Broadcom Inc. (0.00%), Texas Instruments Incorporated (1.55%), Micron Technology, Inc. (0.00%), Analog Devices, Inc. (9.95%), Microchip Technology Incorporated (0.00%), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (0.00%), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (2.27%), and Xilinx, Inc. (4.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MXIM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Maxim Integrated Products as its price is falling. Maxim Integrated Products' stock is trading down $0.23 today. To short Maxim Integrated Products 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 Maxim Integrated Products 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 Maxim Integrated Products 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 MXIM, 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 MXIM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.