Ceridian HCM (CDAY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$60.50

-0.20 (-0.33%)

(As of 10/8/2024 ET)

Ceridian HCM Short Interest Data

Ceridian HCM (CDAY) has a short interest of 8.16 million shares, representing 5.41% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.54% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.0, indicating that it would take 6.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.31 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 8,160,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 9,330,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -12.54%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $532.93 million
Short Interest Ratio: 6.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: January 15, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 156,127,000 shares
Float Size: 150,870,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 5.41%
Today's Trading Volume: 917,737 shares
Average Trading Volume: 1,312,424 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 70%

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Ceridian HCM Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
1/15/2024	8,160,000 shares	$532.93 million	-12.5%	5.4%	6	$65.31
12/31/2023	9,330,000 shares	$626.23 million	+4.7%	6.2%	7.1	$67.12
12/15/2023	8,910,000 shares	$609.35 million	-9.9%	5.9%	6.6	$68.39
11/30/2023	9,890,000 shares	$681.42 million	-13.3%	6.6%	7.5	$68.90
11/15/2023	11,400,000 shares	$789.68 million	-4.0%	7.6%	9.3	$69.27
10/31/2023	11,870,000 shares	$760.04 million	+6.0%	8.0%	9.8	$64.03
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10/15/2023	11,200,000 shares	$813.57 million	-1.2%	7.5%	9.1	$72.64
9/30/2023	11,330,000 shares	$768.74 million	+4.3%	7.6%	9.1	$67.85
9/15/2023	10,860,000 shares	$794.41 million	+2.6%	7.3%	9	$73.15
8/31/2023	10,590,000 shares	$767.99 million	+1.6%	7.1%	8.7	$72.52
8/15/2023	10,420,000 shares	$763.99 million	+17.1%	7.0%	7.8	$73.32
7/31/2023	8,900,000 shares	$630.21 million	-13.8%	6.0%	6.2	$70.81
7/15/2023	10,320,000 shares	$700.73 million	-4.1%	6.9%	7.2	$67.90
6/30/2023	10,760,000 shares	$720.60 million	+1.3%	7.2%	7.7	$66.97
6/15/2023	10,620,000 shares	$720.04 million	-9.3%	7.1%	7.8	$67.80
5/31/2023	11,710,000 shares	$724.26 million	+2.4%	7.9%	8.5	$61.85
5/15/2023	11,440,000 shares	$682.97 million	+6.7%	7.7%	8.9	$59.70
4/30/2023	10,720,000 shares	$680.51 million	+3.5%	7.2%	7.9	$63.48
4/15/2023	10,360,000 shares	$700.85 million	+5.6%	7.1%	8.9	$67.65
3/31/2023	9,810,000 shares	$718.29 million	+4.6%	6.7%	8.3	$73.22
3/15/2023	9,380,000 shares	$644.12 million	-3.6%	6.4%	8.2	$68.67
2/28/2023	9,730,000 shares	$709.61 million	-6.6%	6.7%	7.4	$72.93
2/15/2023	10,420,000 shares	$806.72 million	-16.3%	7.2%	7.8	$77.42
1/31/2023	12,450,000 shares	$899.89 million	-2.4%	8.5%	7.9	$72.28
1/15/2023	12,750,000 shares	$862.16 million	+1.4%	8.8%	7.9	$67.62
12/30/2022	12,580,000 shares	$807.01 million	-15.3%	8.6%	7.8	$64.15
12/15/2022	14,850,000 shares	$974.46 million	+16.0%	10.2%	8.9	$65.62
11/30/2022	12,800,000 shares	$876.03 million	+30.1%	8.8%	8.4	$68.44
11/15/2022	9,840,000 shares	$715.17 million	-4.5%	6.8%	6.5	$72.68
10/31/2022	10,300,000 shares	$681.76 million	+2.0%	7.1%	7.7	$66.19
10/15/2022	10,100,000 shares	$523.69 million	+4.1%	7.0%	8.4	$51.85
9/30/2022	9,700,000 shares	$542.04 million	+4.8%	6.7%	7.8	$55.88
9/15/2022	9,260,000 shares	$557.54 million	+11.2%	6.4%	7.2	$60.21
8/31/2022	8,330,000 shares	$496.80 million	+1.6%	5.7%	6	$59.64
8/15/2022	8,200,000 shares	$575.23 million	-9.6%	5.7%	5.3	$70.15
7/31/2022	9,070,000 shares	$496.76 million	-4.7%	6.4%	5.1	$54.77
7/15/2022	9,520,000 shares	$473.62 million	+1.7%	6.7%	5.2	$49.75
6/30/2022	9,360,000 shares	$440.67 million	-1.7%	6.6%	5.1	$47.08
6/15/2022	9,520,000 shares	$449.44 million	+0.3%	6.7%	5.1	$47.21
5/31/2022	9,490,000 shares	$534.29 million	-16.8%	6.7%	5.3	$56.30
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5/15/2022	11,400,000 shares	$642.96 million	-4.6%	8.0%	6.2	$56.40
4/30/2022	11,950,000 shares	$670.75 million	+14.1%	8.5%	6.6	$56.13
4/15/2022	10,470,000 shares	$634.80 million	-10.6%	7.5%	5.8	$60.63
3/31/2022	11,710,000 shares	$800.50 million	-2.3%	8.4%	6.4	$68.36
3/15/2022	11,980,000 shares	$740.60 million	-5.7%	8.6%	7.2	$61.82
2/28/2022	12,700,000 shares	$925.96 million	+2.6%	9.1%	7.9	$72.91
2/15/2022	12,380,000 shares	$887.65 million	+25.4%	8.9%	8.2	$71.70
1/31/2022	9,870,000 shares	$748.34 million	+11.8%	7.1%	7.7	$75.82
1/15/2022	8,830,000 shares	$731.39 million	+15.7%	6.4%	8.1	$82.83
12/31/2021	7,630,000 shares	$797.03 million	+7.0%	5.5%	7.6	$104.46
12/15/2021	7,130,000 shares	$738.03 million	+1.6%	5.2%	7.2	$103.51
11/30/2021	7,020,000 shares	$767.99 million	+4.6%	5.1%	4.9	$109.40
11/15/2021	6,710,000 shares	$807.55 million	+3.4%	4.9%	4.9	$120.35
10/29/2021	6,490,000 shares	$812.87 million	-6.9%	4.8%	4.7	$125.25
10/15/2021	6,970,000 shares	$853.27 million	-5.6%	5.1%	5.3	$122.42
9/30/2021	7,380,000 shares	$831.14 million	-13.8%	5.4%	5.7	$112.62
9/15/2021	8,560,000 shares	$921.14 million	-3.2%	6.3%	6.7	$107.61
8/31/2021	8,840,000 shares	$993.17 million	+1.5%	6.5%	11.2	$112.35
8/13/2021	8,710,000 shares	$926.57 million	No Change	N/A	11.1	$106.38
7/15/2021	9,210,000 shares	$878.63 million	+1.8%	6.9%	11	$95.40
6/30/2021	9,050,000 shares	$868.08 million	-0.3%	6.8%	10.7	$95.92
6/15/2021	9,080,000 shares	$767.62 million	+2.6%	6.8%	10.4	$84.54
5/28/2021	8,850,000 shares	$791.72 million	+4.5%	6.6%	9.9	$89.46
5/14/2021	8,470,000 shares	$720.80 million	+4.7%	6.4%	8.5	$85.10
4/30/2021	8,090,000 shares	$785.86 million	-3.6%	6.1%	7.2	$97.14
4/15/2021	8,390,000 shares	$769.78 million	-1.8%	6.4%	7.8	$91.75
3/31/2021	8,540,000 shares	$699.51 million	+6.4%	6.5%	8.1	$81.91
3/15/2021	8,030,000 shares	$699.81 million	+26.9%	6.1%	7.5	$87.15
2/26/2021	6,330,000 shares	$549.32 million	+14.3%	4.8%	6	$86.78
2/12/2021	5,540,000 shares	$530.57 million	+6.5%	4.2%	5.1	$95.77
1/29/2021	5,200,000 shares	$497.33 million	-2.6%	3.9%	5	$95.64
1/15/2021	5,340,000 shares	$538.81 million	+4.3%	4.1%	5.2	$100.90
12/31/2020	5,120,000 shares	$539.65 million	-3.0%	3.9%	5	$105.40
12/15/2020	5,280,000 shares	$521.40 million	+1.7%	4.0%	4.8	$98.75
11/30/2020	5,190,000 shares	$515.83 million	-29.9%	3.9%	4.4	$99.39
11/15/2020	7,400,000 shares	$709.36 million	-7.5%	5.6%	6	$95.86
10/30/2020	8,000,000 shares	$705.84 million	No Change	6.2%	6.3	$88.23
10/15/2020	8,000,000 shares	$715.60 million	-12.1%	6.2%	5.8	$89.45
9/30/2020	9,100,000 shares	$752.12 million	+3.8%	7.0%	6.3	$82.65
9/15/2020	8,770,000 shares	$673.54 million	+15.1%	6.8%	5.8	$76.80
8/31/2020	7,620,000 shares	$605.94 million	-6.4%	5.9%	4.9	$79.52
8/14/2020	8,140,000 shares	$592.92 million	-8.2%	6.7%	5.4	$72.84
7/31/2020	8,870,000 shares	$694.43 million	-2.7%	7.3%	5.8	$78.29
7/15/2020	9,120,000 shares	$724.22 million	-3.9%	8.1%	6.3	$79.41
6/30/2020	9,490,000 shares	$742.88 million	+22.0%	8.4%	6.5	$78.28
6/15/2020	7,780,000 shares	$564.91 million	-21.3%	6.9%	5.5	$72.61
5/29/2020	9,890,000 shares	$681.12 million	-7.6%	8.6%	6.9	$68.87
5/15/2020	10,700,000 shares	$659.33 million	-8.1%	9.3%	7.5	$61.62
4/30/2020	11,640,000 shares	$686.41 million	-13.1%	10.6%	7.7	$58.97
4/15/2020	13,390,000 shares	$702.98 million	+19.1%	12.4%	8.8	$52.50
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3/31/2020	11,240,000 shares	$580.21 million	+2.5%	10.4%	7.6	$51.62
3/13/2020	10,967,300 shares	$591.14 million	+14.6%	10.8%	9.3	$53.90
2/28/2020	9,570,000 shares	$447.11 million	+18.0%	8.3%	8.1	$46.72
2/14/2020	8,110,000 shares	$509.55 million	-2.9%	7.9%	7.7	$62.83
1/31/2020	8,350,000 shares	$616.56 million	+18.1%	8.5%	7.1	$73.84
1/15/2020	7,070,000 shares	$484.51 million	-9.8%	7.2%	4.9	$68.53
12/31/2019	7,840,000 shares	$561.19 million	+0.5%	8.0%	5.4	$71.58

CDAY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ceridian HCM's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Ceridian HCM shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 8,160,000 shares of CDAY short. 5.41% of Ceridian HCM's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ceridian HCM's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Ceridian HCM?: 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. CDAY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Ceridian HCM's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Ceridian HCM?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ceridian HCM: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Ceridian HCM?: 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. 5.41% of Ceridian HCM's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Ceridian HCM's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Ceridian HCM saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,160,000 shares, a decrease of 12.5% from the previous total of 9,330,000 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.
What is Ceridian HCM's float size?: Ceridian HCM currently has issued a total of 156,127,000 shares. Some of Ceridian HCM'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. Ceridian HCM currently has a public float of 150,870,000 shares.

How does Ceridian HCM's short interest compare to its competitors?: 5.41% of Ceridian HCM's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Ceridian HCM: MicroStrategy Incorporated (14.58%), Veeva Systems Inc. (1.31%), ANSYS, Inc. (1.87%), Cloudflare, Inc. (2.88%), HubSpot, Inc. (1.77%), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (4.10%), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (1.51%), Roblox Co. (4.44%), Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (3.81%), PTC Inc. (2.38%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.10 billion), General Motors ($3.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.31 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.75 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.10 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.03 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Ceridian HCM stock?: Short selling CDAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ceridian HCM as its price is falling. CDAY shares are trading down $0.20 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.
How does a short squeeze work against Ceridian HCM?: A short squeeze for Ceridian HCM 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 CDAY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Ceridian HCM's short interest reported?: Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CDAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024.