OPENLANE (KAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of OPENLANE shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 3,910,000 shares of KAR short. 3.70% of OPENLANE's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on OPENLANE'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. KAR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on OPENLANE'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. 3.70% of OPENLANE's floating shares are currently sold short.

OPENLANE currently has issued a total of 108,050,000 shares. Some of OPENLANE'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. OPENLANE currently has a public float of 105,660,000 shares.

3.70% of OPENLANE's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "auto/tires/trucks" compare to OPENLANE: Dana Incorporated (4.07%), PHINIA Inc. (2.49%), Fox Factory Holding Corp. (4.99%), Gentherm Incorporated (3.32%), XPEL, Inc. (8.37%), LiveWire Group, Inc. (7.68%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (7.49%), Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (2.97%), CarGurus, Inc. (8.65%), Blue Bird Co. (3.81%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from OPENLANE as its price is falling. KAR shares are trading down $0.06 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 OPENLANE 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 KAR, 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 KAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.