Carriage Services (CSV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Carriage Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 321,200 shares of CSV short. 2.48% of Carriage Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Carriage Services' 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. CSV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Carriage Services's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Carriage Services: Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 2.48% of Carriage Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Carriage Services saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 321,200 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the previous total of 284,200 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.

Carriage Services currently has issued a total of 15,650,000 shares. Some of Carriage Services' 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. Carriage Services currently has a public float of 12,970,000 shares.

2.48% of Carriage Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Carriage Services: Hillenbrand, Inc. (3.14%), Matthews International Co. (4.10%), WW International, Inc. (20.50%), H&R Block, Inc. (9.69%), Yelp Inc. (5.67%), European Wax Center, Inc. (8.25%), Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (1.38%), Wag! Group Co. (9.17%), Verb Technology Company, Inc. (17.47%), XWELL, Inc. (1.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CSV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Carriage Services as its price is falling. CSV shares are trading down $0.35 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 Carriage Services 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 CSV, 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 CSV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.