Edwards Lifesciences Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Edwards Lifesciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 5,420,000 shares of EW short.

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. Edwards Lifesciences currently has a short interest ratio of 2.0.

Edwards Lifesciences saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,420,000 shares, a decrease of 3.0% from the previous total of 5,590,000 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.

0.00% of Edwards Lifesciences' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "health care equipment" compare to Edwards Lifesciences: Abbott Laboratories (0.00%), Medtronic plc (0.00%), Stryker Co. (1.00%), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (0.00%), Becton, Dickinson and Company (0.00%), Boston Scientific Co. (0.00%), IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (1.01%), Baxter International Inc. (1.96%), DexCom, Inc. (0.00%), and ResMed Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.64 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.59 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.47 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.95 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.18 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Bilibili Inc. ($2.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Edwards Lifesciences as its price is falling. Edwards Lifesciences' stock is trading up $1.83 today. To short Edwards Lifesciences 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 Edwards Lifesciences 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 Edwards Lifesciences 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 EW, 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 EW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.