Century Communities Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Century Communities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 2,320,000 shares of CCS short. 7.79% of Century Communities' shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. Century Communities currently has a short interest ratio of 5.0.

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. 7.79% of Century Communities' floating shares are currently sold short.

Century Communities saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,320,000 shares, a decrease of 7.6% from the previous total of 2,510,000 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.

Century Communities currently has issued a total of 33,708,000 shares. Some of Century Communities' 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. Century Communities currently has a public float of 29,780,000 shares.

7.79% of Century Communities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "operative builders" compare to Century Communities: Toll Brothers, Inc. (5.14%), KB Home (0.00%), LGI Homes, Inc. (8.40%), Taylor Morrison Home Co. (0.00%), M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (2.95%), Meritage Homes Co. (3.90%), Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (4.92%), M/I Homes, Inc. (0.00%), Green Brick Partners, Inc. (6.58%), and Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (4.89%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CCS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Century Communities as its price is falling. Century Communities' stock is trading down $1.78 today. To short Century Communities 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 Century Communities 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 Century Communities 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 CCS, 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 CCS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.