Generac - GNRC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Generac shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 6,510,000 shares of GNRC short. 10.36% of Generac's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Generac'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. GNRC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Generac's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Generac: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Cetera Investment Advisers, Group One Trading L.P., Twin Tree Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Asset Management Corp IL ADV. 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. 10.36% of Generac's floating shares are currently sold short.

Generac saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,510,000 shares, an increase of 2.7% from the previous total of 6,340,000 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.

Generac currently has issued a total of 63,831,000 shares. Some of Generac'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. Generac currently has a public float of 62,850,000 shares.

10.36% of Generac's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Generac: Fair Isaac Co. (2.88%), GoDaddy Inc. (1.99%), Western Digital Co. (2.21%), Amdocs Limited (1.69%), ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (0.39%), Unity Software Inc. (16.79%), Dynatrace, Inc. (4.21%), NICE Ltd. (2.99%), Teradyne, Inc. (2.55%), and Zendesk, Inc. (7.59%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.91 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.53 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.26 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.01 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.84 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.81 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.66 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.64 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.50 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GNRC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Generac as its price is falling. GNRC shares are trading up $3.99 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 Generac 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 GNRC, 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 GNRC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2022.