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Saga Communications (SGA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$9.34 -0.03 (-0.32%)
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Saga Communications Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Saga Communications (SGA) had a short interest of 8,508 shares sold short, representing 0.17% of the public float. This marks a -20.23% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, meaning it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 14,187 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,508 shares
Previous Short Interest
10,665 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-20.23%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$86.02 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
6,360,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.17%
Today's Trading Volume
11,776 shares
Average Trading Volume
14,187 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
83%
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SGA Short Interest Over Time

SGA Days to Cover Over Time

SGA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Saga Communications Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/20268,508 shares $86.02 thousand -20.2%0.2%0.52 $10.11
4/30/202610,665 shares $120.30 thousand -15.1%0.2%1.1 $11.28
4/15/202612,568 shares $149.67 thousand +9.2%0.3%3.91 $11.91
3/31/202611,511 shares $134.68 thousand -16.9%0.2%1.21 $11.70
3/13/202613,850 shares $157.75 thousand +44.7%0.3%1.77 $11.39
2/27/20269,569 shares $112.34 thousand +12.6%0.2%0.77 $11.74
2/13/20268,496 shares $95.07 thousand +23.7%0.2%1.09 $11.19
1/30/20266,871 shares $78.19 thousand -6.3%0.1%1.58 $11.38
1/15/20267,329 shares $83.84 thousand -59.6%0.1%0.41 $11.44
12/31/202518,120 shares $207.47 thousand +68.7%0.4%1.67 $11.45
12/15/202510,739 shares $122.85 thousand +5.4%0.2%0.38 $11.44
11/28/202510,187 shares $120.16 thousand +19.2%0.2%0.99 $11.80
11/14/20258,543 shares $102.60 thousand +14.9%0.2%0.95 $12.01
10/31/20257,438 shares $91.12 thousand -38.3%0.1%1.69 $12.25
10/15/202512,100 shares $154.88 thousand +39.1%0.3%1.6 $12.80
9/30/20258,700 shares $108.23 thousand +16.0%0.2%1.2 $12.44
9/15/20257,500 shares $90.23 thousand -13.8%0.2%0.7 $12.03
8/31/20258,700 shares $104.40 thousand +13.0%0.2%0.8 $12.00
8/15/20257,700 shares $103.57 thousand +28.3%0.2%0.8 $13.45
7/31/20256,000 shares $75.60 thousand -10.5%0.1%0.7 $12.60
7/15/20256,700 shares $89.31 thousand -66.5%0.2%0.8 $13.33
6/30/202520,000 shares $260 thousand +12.4%0.4%2.4 $13.00
6/15/202517,800 shares $215.02 thousand +58.9%0.4%2.3 $12.08
5/31/202511,200 shares $136.75 thousand -32.9%0.3%1.6 $12.21
5/15/202516,700 shares $203.74 thousand +8.4%0.4%1.9 $12.20
4/30/202515,400 shares $174.79 thousand +116.9%0.3%1.5 $11.35
4/15/20257,100 shares $78.53 thousand -34.9%0.2%0.6 $11.06
3/31/202510,900 shares $135.92 thousand -13.5%0.2%0.7 $12.47
3/15/202512,600 shares $152.71 thousand +113.6%0.3%0.6 $12.12
2/28/20255,900 shares $66.38 thousand -27.2%0.1%0.2 $11.25
2/15/20258,100 shares $102.14 thousand -60.7%0.2%0.3 $12.61
1/31/202520,600 shares $256.47 thousand +237.7%0.5%0.9 $12.45
1/15/20256,100 shares $72.35 thousand -49.6%0.1%0.3 $11.86
12/31/202412,100 shares $133.46 thousand -13.6%0.3%0.5 $11.03
12/15/202414,000 shares $178.22 thousand +9.4%0.3%0.8 $12.73
11/30/202412,800 shares $161.92 thousand -7.9%0.3%0.8 $12.65
11/15/202413,900 shares $165.41 thousand -14.2%0.3%0.9 $11.90
10/31/202416,200 shares $226.96 thousand -4.7%0.4%1 $14.01
10/15/202417,000 shares $244.12 thousand -1.7%0.4%1.2 $14.36
9/30/202417,300 shares $248.43 thousand +5.5%N/A1.2 $14.36
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9/15/202416,400 shares $237.96 thousand +45.1%N/A0.9 $14.51
8/31/202411,300 shares $166.34 thousand +39.5%N/A0.7 $14.72
8/15/20248,100 shares $125.15 thousand -22.1%N/A0.5 $15.45
7/31/202410,400 shares $161.20 thousand +6.1%N/A0.6 $15.50
7/15/20249,800 shares $147.39 thousand -20.3%N/A0.6 $15.04
6/30/202412,300 shares $193.73 thousand +7.9%N/A0.8 $15.75
6/15/202411,400 shares $186.05 thousand +46.2%0.3%0.7 $16.32
5/31/20247,800 shares $138.53 thousand -12.4%0.2%0.6 $17.76
5/15/20248,900 shares $177.91 thousand -25.2%0.2%0.8 $19.99
4/30/202411,900 shares $271.20 thousand +138.0%0.3%1.1 $22.79
4/15/20245,000 shares $110.60 thousand -38.3%0.1%0.4 $22.12
3/31/20248,100 shares $180.71 thousand -6.9%0.2%0.5 $22.31
3/15/20248,700 shares $197.49 thousand -27.5%0.2%0.5 $22.70
2/29/202412,000 shares $271.44 thousand -4.0%0.3%0.5 $22.62
2/15/202412,500 shares $297.38 thousand +20.2%0.3%0.4 $23.79
1/31/202410,400 shares $245.65 thousand -14.1%0.2%0.3 $23.62
1/15/202412,100 shares $264.39 thousand No Change0.3%0.4 $21.85
12/31/202312,100 shares $269.35 thousand -52.2%0.3%0.4 $22.26
12/15/202325,300 shares $643.89 thousand +583.8%0.6%0.9 $25.45
11/30/20233,700 shares $74.52 thousand -28.9%0.1%0.2 $20.14
11/15/20235,200 shares $107.90 thousand -26.8%0.1%0.3 $20.75
10/31/20237,100 shares $137.74 thousand -32.4%0.2%0.6 $19.40
10/15/202310,500 shares $214.73 thousand +9.4%0.2%1 $20.45
9/30/20239,600 shares $206.02 thousand -53.4%0.2%1 $21.46
9/15/202320,600 shares $438.78 thousand +67.5%0.5%2.2 $21.30
8/31/202312,300 shares $262.97 thousand +83.6%0.3%1.6 $21.38
8/15/20236,700 shares $144.32 thousand +21.8%0.2%0.8 $21.54
7/31/20235,500 shares $119.02 thousand -32.9%0.1%0.4 $21.64
7/15/20238,200 shares $173.27 thousand -9.9%0.2%0.6 $21.13
6/30/20239,100 shares $194.38 thousand +1.1%0.2%0.6 $21.36
6/15/20239,000 shares $186.93 thousand +23.3%0.2%0.6 $20.77
5/31/20237,300 shares $142.35 thousand +329.4%0.2%0.5 $19.50
5/15/20231,700 shares $34.85 thousand -19.1%0.0%0.1 $20.50
4/30/20232,100 shares $46.73 thousand -43.2%0.1%0.2 $22.25
4/15/20233,700 shares $87.88 thousand No Change0.1%0.5 $23.75
3/31/20233,700 shares $82.25 thousand -55.4%0.1%0.4 $22.23
3/15/20238,300 shares $196.21 thousand +88.6%0.2%0.9 $23.64
2/28/20234,400 shares $105.60 thousand -30.2%0.1%0.4 $24.00
2/15/20236,300 shares $153.72 thousand +23.5%0.1%0.4 $24.40
1/31/20235,100 shares $128.78 thousand -15.0%0.1%0.3 $25.25
1/15/20236,000 shares $153.72 thousand No Change0.1%0.4 $25.62
12/30/20226,000 shares $141.60 thousand -58.0%0.1%0.4 $23.60
12/15/202214,300 shares $410.41 thousand +138.3%0.3%0.8 $28.70
11/30/20226,000 shares $154.50 thousand +27.7%0.1%0.4 $25.75
11/15/20224,700 shares $113.08 thousand +46.9%0.1%0.4 $24.06
10/31/20223,200 shares $73.92 thousand -5.9%0.1%0.2 $23.10
10/15/20223,400 shares $79.19 thousand -69.4%0.1%0.2 $23.29
9/30/202211,100 shares $290.27 thousand +63.2%0.3%0.9 $26.15
9/15/20226,800 shares $178.16 thousand -20.9%0.2%0.7 $26.20
8/31/20228,600 shares $239.34 thousand +207.1%0.2%0.8 $27.83
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8/15/20222,800 shares $67.26 thousand +27.3%0.1%0.3 $24.02
7/31/20222,200 shares $50.95 thousand -42.1%0.0%0.6 $23.16
7/15/20223,800 shares $88.65 thousand -28.3%0.1%0.9 $23.33
6/30/20225,300 shares $131.71 thousand +1.9%0.1%0.9 $24.85
6/15/20225,200 shares $125.16 thousand +23.8%0.1%0.9 $24.07
5/31/20224,200 shares $96.12 thousand +40.0%0.1%0.8 $22.89
5/15/20223,000 shares $67.95 thousand +36.4%0.1%0.4 $22.65
4/30/20222,200 shares $50.01 thousand +22.2%0.0%0.3 $22.73
4/15/20221,800 shares $41.00 thousand -35.7%0.0%0.2 $22.78
3/31/20222,800 shares $65.03 thousand +27.3%0.1%0.3 $23.23
3/15/20222,200 shares $49.50 thousand -4.4%0.0%0.3 $22.50
2/28/20222,300 shares $52.95 thousand -39.5%0.1%0.3 $23.02
2/15/20223,800 shares $84.51 thousand -9.5%0.1%0.5 $22.24
1/31/20224,200 shares $91.39 thousand -28.8%0.1%0.6 $21.76
1/15/20225,900 shares $139.54 thousand -3.3%0.1%0.9 $23.65
12/31/20216,100 shares $147.50 thousand +41.9%0.1%0.9 $24.18
12/15/20214,300 shares $104.15 thousand +7.5%0.1%0.7 $24.22
11/30/20214,000 shares $95.40 thousand -37.5%0.1%0.7 $23.85
11/15/20216,400 shares $172.48 thousand -22.0%0.1%1 $26.95
10/29/20218,200 shares $181.71 thousand +41.4%0.2%1 $22.16
10/15/20215,800 shares $129.05 thousand +1.8%0.1%0.5 $22.25
9/30/20215,700 shares $128.25 thousand -38.7%0.1%0.4 $22.50
9/15/20219,300 shares $205.25 thousand -13.1%0.2%0.4 $22.07
8/31/202110,700 shares $249.63 thousand +143.2%0.2%0.3 $23.33
8/13/20214,400 shares $104.72 thousand -61.1%0.1%0.1 $23.80
7/30/202111,300 shares $246.68 thousand -44.1%0.2%0.3 $21.83
7/15/202120,200 shares $449.65 thousand -15.5%0.4%0.6 $22.26
6/30/202123,900 shares $517.44 thousand -87.4%0.5%0.7 $21.65
6/15/2021189,200 shares $3.96 million +54.3%3.8%7.5 $20.91

SGA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Saga Communications shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 8,508 shares of SGA short. 0.17% of Saga Communications' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Saga Communications' 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. SGA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.5. Learn More on Saga Communications's short interest ratio.

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. 0.17% of Saga Communications' floating shares are currently sold short.

Saga Communications saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,508 shares, a decline of 20.2% from the previous total of 10,665 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.

0.17% of Saga Communications' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Saga Communications: KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (1.09%), Townsquare Media, Inc. (2.62%), BuzzFeed, Inc. (12.48%), MediaCo Holding Inc. (0.01%), Elauwit Connection, Inc. (1.18%), uCloudlink Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.08%), Fabric.AI, Inc. Common Stock (22.37%), Anghami Inc. (0.43%), Radio One, Inc. (3.38%), Core AI Holdings (0.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SGA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Saga Communications as its price is falling. SGA shares are trading down $0.03 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 Saga Communications 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 SGA, 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 SGA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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.



This page (NASDAQ:SGA) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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