GP Strategies Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of GP Strategies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 392,500 shares of GPX short. 2.42% of GP Strategies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on GP Strategies' 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. GP Strategies currently has a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on a good short interest ratio for GP Strategies

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of GP Strategies: Citadel Advisors 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. 2.42% of GP Strategies' floating shares are currently sold short.

GP Strategies saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 392,500 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the previous total of 322,700 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.

GP Strategies currently has issued a total of 17,551,000 shares. Some of GP Strategies' 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. GP Strategies currently has a public float of 16,250,000 shares.

2.42% of GP Strategies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "human resource & employment services" compare to GP Strategies: Tradeweb Markets Inc. (1.56%), Robert Half International Inc. (2.68%), ManpowerGroup Inc. (1.91%), ASGN Incorporated (1.50%), Insperity, Inc. (2.67%), Korn Ferry (1.47%), Kforce Inc. (1.93%), TrueBlue, Inc. (1.26%), Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (1.91%), and Kelly Services, Inc. (1.19%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GPX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from GP Strategies as its price is falling. GP Strategies' stock is trading down $0.03 today. To short GP Strategies 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 GP Strategies 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 GP Strategies 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 GPX, 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 GPX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.