Paramount Global (PARA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Paramount Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 83,690,000 shares of PARA short. 14.52% of Paramount Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Paramount Global'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. PARA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Paramount Global's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Paramount Global: Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Sandler Capital Management, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, HAP Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., CTC LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Cutler Group LLC CA, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 14.52% of Paramount Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Paramount Global saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,690,000 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the previous total of 79,660,000 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.

Paramount Global currently has issued a total of 651,100,000 shares. Some of Paramount Global'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. Paramount Global currently has a public float of 576,410,000 shares.

14.52% of Paramount Global's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Paramount Global: ViacomCBS Inc. (0.00%), Paramount Global (5.78%), Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (7.47%), TEGNA Inc. (2.61%), Fox Co. (1.61%), Fox Co. (6.48%), WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (5.08%), Churchill Downs Incorporated (2.60%), Liberty Global plc (4.59%), Mattel, Inc. (1.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PARA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Paramount Global as its price is falling. PARA shares are trading down $0.31 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 Paramount Global 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 PARA, 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 PARA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.