First Data (FDC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Data shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 21,115,800 shares of FDC short. 3.85% of First Data's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Data'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. FDC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on First Data'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. 3.85% of First Data's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Data saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,115,800 shares, a drop of 10.7% from the previous total of 23,643,400 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.

First Data currently has issued a total of 943,720,000 shares. Some of First Data'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. First Data currently has a public float of 547,890,000 shares.

3.85% of First Data's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to First Data: Equifax Inc. (2.31%), Global Payments Inc. (2.94%), Verisk Analytics, Inc. (1.45%), AppLovin Co. (13.45%), Gartner, Inc. (1.36%), Symbotic Inc. (25.56%), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (0.75%), Rocket Companies, Inc. (15.38%), Veralto Co. (0.72%), FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. (1.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tableau Software Inc ($1.15 billion), Chemical Financial Co. ($274.44 million), Andeavor Logistics LP ($181.50 million), Bloom Energy Co. ($143.69 million), Barnes & Noble, Inc. ($32.60 million), and American Electric Technologies, Inc. ($394,060.00). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FDC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Data as its price is falling. 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 First Data 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 FDC, 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 FDC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2019.