B. Riley Financial (RILY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of B. Riley Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 12,260,000 shares of RILY short. 75.49% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on B. Riley Financial'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. RILY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of B. Riley Financial: Nomura Holdings Inc., GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Prelude Capital Management LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., HAP Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Parallel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., National Bank of Canada FI, Simplex Trading LLC, and JCSD Capital 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. 75.49% of B. Riley Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

B. Riley Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,260,000 shares, a drop of 1.0% from the previous total of 12,390,000 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.

B. Riley Financial currently has issued a total of 30,580,000 shares. Some of B. Riley Financial'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. B. Riley Financial currently has a public float of 16,240,000 shares.

75.49% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to B. Riley Financial: SunCar Technology Group Inc. (1.16%), Conduent Incorporated (0.75%), Accolade, Inc. (4.15%), The Hackett Group, Inc. (0.76%), PropertyGuru Group Limited (0.29%), LanzaTech Global, Inc. (3.52%), Bitfarms Ltd. (9.46%), The Real Brokerage Inc. (0.31%), AMTD Digital Inc. (0.80%), Bitdeer Technologies Group (8.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RILY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from B. Riley Financial as its price is falling. RILY shares are trading up $0.12 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 B. Riley Financial 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 RILY, 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 RILY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.