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Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.44 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Playa Hotels & Resorts Short Interest Data

Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA) has a short interest of 2.46 million shares, representing 2.80% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -71.76% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 2.01 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,460,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,710,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-71.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$33.01 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
123,013,000 shares
Float Size
87,760,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.80%
Today's Trading Volume
380,703 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,005,541 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
19%
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PLYA Short Interest Over Time

PLYA Days to Cover Over Time

PLYA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Playa Hotels & Resorts Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20252,460,000 shares $33.01 million -71.8%2.8%0.5 $13.42
4/15/20258,710,000 shares $116.89 million +10.0%9.6%1.8 $13.42
3/31/20257,920,000 shares $105.57 million -50.0%8.7%1.7 $13.33
3/15/202515,850,000 shares $210.96 million +7.8%17.4%3.9 $13.31
2/28/202514,700,000 shares $196.25 million +6.1%16.2%4.9 $13.35
2/15/202513,860,000 shares $185.03 million +351.5%15.2%5.3 $13.35
1/31/20253,070,000 shares $37.64 million -27.8%3.6%1.3 $12.26
1/15/20254,250,000 shares $52.74 million +4.2%4.9%3.5 $12.41
12/31/20244,080,000 shares $51.61 million -27.0%4.8%3.5 $12.65
12/15/20245,590,000 shares $56.57 million +26.8%6.6%4.9 $10.12
11/30/20244,410,000 shares $43.17 million -24.1%5.1%4.1 $9.79
11/15/20245,810,000 shares $55.14 million -4.8%6.7%5.8 $9.49
10/31/20246,100,000 shares $51.85 million +16.6%7.0%6.1 $8.50
10/15/20245,230,000 shares $43.98 million +30.8%5.6%5.6 $8.41
9/30/20244,000,000 shares $31 million +5.0%4.3%4.7 $7.75
9/15/20243,810,000 shares $29.60 million +19.1%4.1%5 $7.77
8/31/20243,200,000 shares $25.22 million -3.0%3.4%4.6 $7.88
8/15/20243,300,000 shares $24.49 million -14.5%3.5%4.9 $7.42
7/31/20243,860,000 shares $32.71 million -8.3%4.1%5.8 $8.48
7/15/20244,210,000 shares $36.04 million +6.1%4.4%7.3 $8.56
6/30/20243,970,000 shares $33.31 million -7.9%4.1%6.5 $8.39
6/15/20244,310,000 shares $35.95 million +8.6%4.5%6.6 $8.34
5/31/20243,970,000 shares $33.82 million +14.4%4.1%5.6 $8.52
5/15/20243,470,000 shares $29.60 million +11.9%3.5%4.9 $8.53
4/30/20243,100,000 shares $27.90 million +13.1%3.2%4.8 $9.00
4/15/20242,740,000 shares $25.24 million -6.8%2.7%4.3 $9.21
3/31/20242,940,000 shares $28.52 million -4.6%2.9%4.5 $9.70
3/15/20243,080,000 shares $28.92 million -3.5%3.0%5.3 $9.39
2/29/20243,190,000 shares $29.32 million +6.3%3.1%5.9 $9.19
2/15/20243,000,000 shares $26.49 million +3.1%2.9%5.6 $8.83
1/31/20242,910,000 shares $24.15 million -2.4%2.8%4.9 $8.30
1/15/20242,980,000 shares $24.50 million -0.3%2.9%4.8 $8.22
12/31/20232,990,000 shares $25.86 million -15.3%2.9%4.8 $8.65
12/15/20233,530,000 shares $28.24 million -12.6%3.4%5.4 $8.00
11/30/20234,040,000 shares $30.50 million -11.4%3.8%5.6 $7.55
11/15/20234,560,000 shares $35.20 million +5.6%4.3%5.5 $7.72
10/31/20234,320,000 shares $31.23 million +7.7%4.1%4.3 $7.23
10/15/20234,010,000 shares $27.95 million +4.2%3.6%3.3 $6.97
9/30/20233,850,000 shares $27.87 million -4.5%3.4%2.9 $7.24
9/15/20234,030,000 shares $30.06 million +11.3%3.6%2.6 $7.46
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8/31/20233,620,000 shares $27.01 million -5.2%3.2%2.4 $7.46
8/15/20233,820,000 shares $27.62 million +7.9%3.4%2.6 $7.23
7/31/20233,540,000 shares $28.89 million +11.0%3.1%2.6 $8.16
7/15/20233,190,000 shares $26.41 million -24.8%2.7%2.7 $8.28
6/30/20234,240,000 shares $34.51 million +17.5%3.3%3.8 $8.14
6/15/20233,610,000 shares $32.67 million -28.2%2.8%3.2 $9.05
5/31/20235,030,000 shares $44.72 million +2.7%4.4%4.3 $8.89
5/15/20234,900,000 shares $44.00 million -8.9%4.2%3.3 $8.98
4/30/20235,380,000 shares $50.09 million +3.5%4.1%3.6 $9.31
4/15/20235,200,000 shares $48.83 million -25.8%3.8%3.6 $9.39
3/31/20237,010,000 shares $67.30 million +24.5%5.1%4.6 $9.60
3/15/20235,630,000 shares $48.64 million +20.8%4.1%3.7 $8.64
2/28/20234,660,000 shares $41.57 million -1.5%3.4%3.2 $8.92
2/15/20234,730,000 shares $37.51 million -18.0%3.5%3.3 $7.93
1/31/20235,770,000 shares $43.74 million -28.5%4.1%4.3 $7.58
1/15/20238,070,000 shares $55.76 million +35.2%5.7%6.1 $6.91
12/30/20225,970,000 shares $38.98 million +11.4%4.2%4.3 $6.53
12/15/20225,360,000 shares $32.48 million -1.3%4.2%4 $6.06
11/30/20225,430,000 shares $33.39 million +18.6%4.2%4.1 $6.15
11/15/20224,580,000 shares $27.66 million +7.8%3.6%3.4 $6.04
10/31/20224,250,000 shares $26.22 million -7.6%3.3%3.3 $6.17
10/15/20224,600,000 shares $25.81 million -12.2%3.5%3.6 $5.61
9/30/20225,240,000 shares $30.50 million -8.7%4.0%4.3 $5.82
9/15/20225,740,000 shares $35.88 million +23.7%4.4%4.9 $6.25
8/31/20224,640,000 shares $30.44 million +77.1%3.5%4 $6.56
8/15/20222,620,000 shares $19.36 million -1.9%2.0%1.9 $7.39
7/31/20222,670,000 shares $18.32 million -25.2%2.0%1.7 $6.86
7/15/20223,570,000 shares $22.92 million +1.4%2.7%2.2 $6.42
6/30/20223,520,000 shares $24.18 million -11.6%2.7%2.1 $6.87
6/15/20223,980,000 shares $30.33 million +33.1%3.0%2.6 $7.62
5/31/20222,990,000 shares $25.83 million -0.3%2.3%1.9 $8.64
5/15/20223,000,000 shares $26.43 million +4.2%2.3%2.1 $8.81
4/30/20222,880,000 shares $27.19 million +53.2%2.2%2 $9.44
4/15/20221,880,000 shares $15.68 million +3.3%1.4%1.4 $8.34
3/31/20221,820,000 shares $15.74 million -9.9%1.4%1.3 $8.65
3/15/20222,020,000 shares $17.17 million +15.4%1.5%1.5 $8.50
2/28/20221,750,000 shares $16.54 million +2.3%1.3%1.4 $9.45
2/15/20221,710,000 shares $14.84 million -27.2%1.4%1.4 $8.68
1/31/20222,350,000 shares $17.93 million +23.0%1.8%1.8 $7.63
1/15/20221,910,000 shares $14.34 million +46.9%1.5%1.7 $7.51
12/31/20211,300,000 shares $10.37 million -21.7%1.0%1.3 $7.98
12/15/20211,660,000 shares $11.85 million -25.9%1.3%1.5 $7.14
11/30/20212,240,000 shares $15.95 million -26.3%1.7%2.1 $7.12
11/15/20213,040,000 shares $24.05 million -54.4%2.3%3.2 $7.91
10/29/20216,660,000 shares $56.68 million +11.0%5.1%7.6 $8.51
10/15/20216,000,000 shares $50.88 million +8.3%4.6%7.1 $8.48
9/30/20215,540,000 shares $45.93 million +3.4%4.2%5.9 $8.29
9/15/20215,360,000 shares $39.77 million -26.1%4.1%5.7 $7.42
8/31/20217,250,000 shares $53.00 million -7.3%5.5%7 $7.31
8/13/20217,820,000 shares $52.16 million -2.7%5.9%7.2 $6.67
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7/30/20218,040,000 shares $53.79 million -2.2%6.4%6.9 $6.69
7/15/20218,220,000 shares $55.57 million +4.7%6.4%6.7 $6.76
6/30/20217,850,000 shares $58.33 million +7.8%6.1%6.1 $7.43
6/15/20217,280,000 shares $56.20 million +3.6%5.7%5.7 $7.72
5/28/20217,030,000 shares $51.39 million -6.5%5.5%5.4 $7.31
5/14/20217,520,000 shares $54.22 million +7.0%6.0%5.5 $7.21
4/30/20217,030,000 shares $52.80 million +3.1%5.7%4.5 $7.51
4/15/20216,820,000 shares $50.30 million -5.4%5.3%4.3 $7.38
3/31/20217,210,000 shares $51.98 million +13.0%5.8%3.7 $7.21
3/15/20216,380,000 shares $48.11 million +3.4%5.2%3.3 $7.54
2/26/20216,170,000 shares $42.02 million +10.0%5.0%3.2 $6.81
2/12/20215,610,000 shares $35.57 million -28.6%4.6%2.5 $6.34
1/29/20217,860,000 shares $42.21 million +13.9%7.5%3.7 $5.37
1/15/20216,900,000 shares $42.09 million -1.4%6.0%3.4 $6.10
12/31/20207,000,000 shares $40.25 million +71.6%7.7%3.8 $5.75
12/15/20204,080,000 shares $20.16 million -39.7%5.3%2.7 $4.94
11/30/20206,770,000 shares $35.47 million +278.2%8.7%4.8 $5.24
11/15/20201,790,000 shares $7.84 million -13.9%2.3%1.4 $4.38
10/30/20202,080,000 shares $8.11 million -21.2%2.5%3 $3.90
10/15/20202,640,000 shares $10.03 million -25.4%3.2%4.1 $3.80
9/30/20203,540,000 shares $14.83 million +14.2%4.3%5.4 $4.19
9/15/20203,100,000 shares $14.11 million -0.3%3.7%5.2 $4.55
8/31/20203,110,000 shares $13.12 million -2.5%3.7%4.3 $4.22
8/14/20203,190,000 shares $12.28 million -9.9%3.8%2.8 $3.85
7/31/20203,540,000 shares $12.85 million -9.9%4.2%2.8 $3.63
7/15/20203,930,000 shares $13.76 million -1.0%4.6%2.9 $3.50
6/30/20203,970,000 shares $14.49 million +5.9%4.8%2.8 $3.65
6/15/20203,750,000 shares $13.76 million +1.9%4.5%2.4 $3.67
5/29/20203,680,000 shares $9.60 million +23.5%4.4%2.5 $2.61

PLYA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Playa Hotels & Resorts' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Playa Hotels & Resorts shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 2,460,000 shares of PLYA short. 2.80% of Playa Hotels & Resorts' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Playa Hotels & Resorts' current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Playa Hotels & Resorts?

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. 2.80% of Playa Hotels & Resorts' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Playa Hotels & Resorts' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Playa Hotels & Resorts saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,460,000 shares, a drop of 71.8% from the previous total of 8,710,000 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.

What is Playa Hotels & Resorts' float size?

Playa Hotels & Resorts currently has issued a total of 123,013,000 shares. Some of Playa Hotels & Resorts' 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. Playa Hotels & Resorts currently has a public float of 87,760,000 shares.

How does Playa Hotels & Resorts' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.80% of Playa Hotels & Resorts' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Playa Hotels & Resorts: Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (5.85%), Shake Shack Inc. (11.02%), Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited (4.49%), Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (11.05%), Travel + Leisure Co. (3.82%), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (13.16%), Sweetgreen, Inc. (17.54%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (1.52%), Super Hi International Holding Ltd. (0.01%), Soho House & Co Inc. (5.38%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Playa Hotels & Resorts stock?

Short selling PLYA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Playa Hotels & Resorts as its price is falling. 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 Playa Hotels & Resorts?

A short squeeze for Playa Hotels & Resorts 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 PLYA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Playa Hotels & Resorts' 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 PLYA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:PLYA) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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