Willis Towers Watson Public (WLTW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Willis Towers Watson Public shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 3,780,000 shares of WLTW short. 3.09% of Willis Towers Watson Public's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Willis Towers Watson Public'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. WLTW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Willis Towers Watson Public'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. 3.09% of Willis Towers Watson Public's floating shares are currently sold short.

Willis Towers Watson Public saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,780,000 shares, a drop of 4.8% from the previous total of 3,970,000 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.

Willis Towers Watson Public currently has issued a total of 124,606,000 shares. Some of Willis Towers Watson Public'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. Willis Towers Watson Public currently has a public float of 122,290,000 shares.

3.09% of Willis Towers Watson Public's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Willis Towers Watson Public: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (1.01%), Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (1.39%), Aon plc (2.09%), Brown & Brown, Inc. (2.00%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (1.21%), Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (5.16%), Erie Indemnity (5.53%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.76%), CorVel Co. (3.34%), Enact Holdings, Inc. (7.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($10.20 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($9.27 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($8.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.91 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.82 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.47 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.06 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.27 billion), and Datadog, Inc. ($2.24 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WLTW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Willis Towers Watson Public 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 Willis Towers Watson Public 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 WLTW, 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 WLTW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2021.