Salesforce (CRM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Salesforce shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 9,650,000 shares of CRM short. Learn More on Salesforce'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. CRM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Salesforce's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Salesforce: Venturi Wealth Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Citadel Advisors LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Royal Bank of Canada, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co. Inc., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Mendel Money Management, IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Warberg Asset Management LLC, CTC LLC, a16z Perennial Management L.P., XR Securities LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Salesforce saw a decline in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,650,000 shares, a decline of 9.3% from the previous total of 10,640,000 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 "computer and technology" compare to Salesforce: Adobe Inc. (1.28%), Intuit Inc. (1.25%), Synopsys, Inc. (2.26%), Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1.02%), Oracle Co. (0.81%), ServiceNow, Inc. (1.44%), Shopify Inc. (1.41%), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (2.42%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.03%), Cisco Systems, Inc. (1.16%),

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 CRM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Salesforce as its price is falling. CRM shares are trading up $2.82 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 Salesforce 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 CRM, 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 CRM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.