Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Jacobs Engineering Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 29th, investors have sold 2,500,000 shares of JEC short. 1.89% of Jacobs Engineering Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Jacobs Engineering Group'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. JEC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Jacobs Engineering Group'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. 1.89% of Jacobs Engineering Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Jacobs Engineering Group saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,500,000 shares, a drop of 15.3% from the previous total of 2,950,000 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.

Jacobs Engineering Group currently has issued a total of 133,249,000 shares. Some of Jacobs Engineering Group'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. Jacobs Engineering Group currently has a public float of 132,130,000 shares.

1.89% of Jacobs Engineering Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Jacobs Engineering Group: KBR, Inc. (1.36%), Fluor Co. (3.89%), Rollins, Inc. (2.51%), Lennox International Inc. (3.27%), Watsco, Inc. (10.61%), EMCOR Group, Inc. (0.87%), PulteGroup, Inc. (2.22%), Masco Co. (2.46%), James Hardie Industries plc (0.01%), Weyerhaeuser (0.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Slack Technologies, Inc. ($887.06 million), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($441.98 million), Spark Therapeutics Inc ($386.00 million), Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. ($169.28 million), Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($153.59 million), CEL-SCI Co. ($51.42 million), Presidio Inc ($39.72 million), Vitamin Shoppe Inc ($22.16 million), Anavex Life Sciences Corp. ($14.63 million), and Affimed ($11.43 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JEC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Jacobs Engineering Group as its price is falling. JEC shares are trading up $0.20 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 Jacobs Engineering Group 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 JEC, 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 JEC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 29 2019.