SLR Senior Investment (SUNS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SLR Senior Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 38,700 shares of SUNS short. 0.28% of SLR Senior Investment's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SLR Senior Investment'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. SUNS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on SLR Senior Investment'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. 0.28% of SLR Senior Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

SLR Senior Investment saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 38,700 shares, a drop of 10.0% from the previous total of 43,000 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.

SLR Senior Investment currently has issued a total of 16,049,000 shares. Some of SLR Senior Investment'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. SLR Senior Investment currently has a public float of 13,690,000 shares.

0.28% of SLR Senior Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to SLR Senior Investment: GoHealth, Inc. (2.85%), Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc. (1.03%), Sprott Focus Trust, Inc. (0.02%), BayCom Corp (0.54%), Waterstone Financial, Inc. (1.06%), NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (0.76%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund II, Inc. (0.02%), PCB Bancorp (0.50%), Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (1.53%), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II, Inc. (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($6.96 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.13 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.41 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.01 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.85 billion), HP Inc. ($1.84 billion), Avis Budget Group, Inc. ($1.68 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.66 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SUNS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SLR Senior Investment 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 SLR Senior Investment 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 SUNS, 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 SUNS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2022.