Sequential Brands Group (SQBG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sequential Brands Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 13th, investors have sold 98,000 shares of SQBG short. 8.91% of Sequential Brands Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sequential Brands Group's current short interest.

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. 8.91% of Sequential Brands Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sequential Brands Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 98,000 shares, an increase of 0.4% from the previous total of 97,600 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.

Sequential Brands Group currently has issued a total of 1,656,000 shares. Some of Sequential Brands Group'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. Sequential Brands Group currently has a public float of 1,100,000 shares.

8.91% of Sequential Brands Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Sequential Brands Group: Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (0.07%), Lanvin Group Holdings Limited (0.09%), Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (0.78%), G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (12.05%), Carter's, Inc. (10.39%), Under Armour, Inc. (8.78%), Columbia Sportswear (7.87%), Gildan Activewear Inc. (0.79%), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (3.72%), Anghami Inc. (3.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.67 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.87 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.80 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.03 billion), Sea Limited ($6.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.60 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.18 billion), Aon plc ($3.93 billion), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SQBG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sequential Brands Group 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.

A short squeeze for Sequential Brands Group 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 SQBG, 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 SQBG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 13 2021.