Boeing (BA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Boeing shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 7,700,000 shares of BA short. Learn More on Boeing'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. BA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Boeing's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Boeing: Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., CTC LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Lido Advisors LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Two Sigma Securities LLC, HBK Investments L P, HAP Trading LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Eisler Capital US LLC, Group One Trading L.P., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, UBS Group AG, Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Citigroup Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Capula Management Ltd, Twin Tree Management LP, Pictet Asset Management SA, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Altshuler Shaham Ltd, Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Barclays PLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, XR Securities LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Covenant Asset Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, and Kovack Advisors Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Boeing saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,700,000 shares, a decrease of 0.6% from the previous total of 7,750,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "aerospace" compare to Boeing: Lockheed Martin Co. (0.77%), Raytheon Technologies Co. (0.62%), Northrop Grumman Co. (0.90%), General Dynamics Co. (1.14%), TransDigm Group Incorporated (2.20%), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (1.05%), AeroVironment, Inc. (3.75%), Embraer S.A. (1.22%), Eve Holding, Inc. (0.81%), Archer Aviation Inc. (10.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Boeing as its price is falling. BA shares are trading down $2.02 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 Boeing 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 BA, 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 BA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.