CBRE Group (CBRE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CBRE Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 5,300,000 shares of CBRE short. 1.75% of CBRE Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CBRE Group'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. CBRE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on CBRE Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CBRE Group: PEAK6 Investments LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Genus Capital Management Inc.. 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. 1.75% of CBRE Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

CBRE Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,300,000 shares, a decrease of 3.8% from the previous total of 5,510,000 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.

CBRE Group currently has issued a total of 306,950,000 shares. Some of CBRE 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. CBRE Group currently has a public float of 303,050,000 shares.

1.75% of CBRE Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to CBRE Group: Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.07%), FirstService Co. (0.51%), Blue Owl Capital Inc. (3.75%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (0.65%), Raymond James (2.04%), AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (1.03%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (5.20%), VICI Properties Inc. (1.92%), Prudential plc (0.01%), Tradeweb Markets Inc. (0.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CBRE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CBRE Group as its price is falling. CBRE shares are trading up $0.97 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 CBRE 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 CBRE, 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 CBRE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.