Texas Instruments - TXN Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Texas Instruments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 19,520,000 shares of TXN short. 2.15% of Texas Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Texas Instruments' 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. TXN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Texas Instruments's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Texas Instruments: SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Maven Securities LTD, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Laurion Capital Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., CI Investments Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Wolverine Trading LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Timelo Investment Management Inc., and Group One Trading L.P.. 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. 2.15% of Texas Instruments' floating shares are currently sold short.

Texas Instruments saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,520,000 shares, a decrease of 4.7% from the previous total of 20,480,000 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.

Texas Instruments currently has issued a total of 907,570,000 shares. Some of Texas Instruments' 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. Texas Instruments currently has a public float of 906,270,000 shares.

2.15% of Texas Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "semiconductors & related devices" compare to Texas Instruments: Intel Co. (1.54%), Analog Devices, Inc. (1.10%), Broadcom Inc. (1.37%), Micron Technology, Inc. (2.72%), Microchip Technology Incorporated (2.47%), NVIDIA Co. (1.53%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (1.93%), Applied Materials, Inc. (1.22%), NXP Semiconductors (2.23%), and STMicroelectronics (0.60%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TXN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Texas Instruments as its price is falling. TXN shares are trading down $1.29 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 Texas Instruments 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 TXN, 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 TXN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.