ESCO Technologies (ESE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of ESCO Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 263,900 shares of ESE short. 1.04% of ESCO Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ESCO Technologies' 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. ESE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on ESCO Technologies's short interest ratio.

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. 1.04% of ESCO Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

ESCO Technologies saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 263,900 shares, a drop of 0.9% from the previous total of 266,200 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.

ESCO Technologies currently has issued a total of 25,760,000 shares. Some of ESCO Technologies' 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. ESCO Technologies currently has a public float of 25,270,000 shares.

1.04% of ESCO Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to ESCO Technologies: Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (15.53%), Xerox Holdings Co. (7.41%), Brady Co. (2.75%), Kadant Inc. (2.40%), Resideo Technologies, Inc. (1.45%), Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. (3.58%), Constellium SE (2.07%), Mueller Water Products, Inc. (2.38%), Alamo Group Inc. (0.79%), EnPro Industries, Inc. (1.59%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ESCO Technologies as its price is falling. ESE shares are trading up $0.36 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 ESCO Technologies 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 ESE, 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 ESE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.