Moody's (MCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $490.09 +1.66 (+0.34%) As of 03:24 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Moody's Short Interest DataMoody's (MCO) has a short interest of 2.30 million shares, representing 1.28% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.49% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 780,586 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,300,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,120,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+8.49%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.17 billionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares179,000,000 sharesFloat Size179,200,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.28%Today's Trading Volume433,578 sharesAverage Trading Volume780,586 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling Moody's? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Moody's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMCO Short Interest Over TimeMCO Days to Cover Over TimeMCO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Moody's Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/20252,300,000 shares $1.17 billion +8.5%1.3%3.1 $508.70 8/31/20252,120,000 shares $1.08 billion +3.4%1.2%3.1 $509.79 8/15/20252,050,000 shares $1.06 billion +25.0%1.1%3 $516.57 7/31/20251,640,000 shares $845.55 million -18.4%0.9%2.4 $515.58 7/15/20252,010,000 shares $996.26 million -6.1%1.1%2.9 $495.65 6/30/20252,140,000 shares $1.07 billion -18.6%1.2%2.9 $502.16 6/15/20252,630,000 shares $1.24 billion +1.9%1.5%3.4 $471.57 5/31/20252,580,000 shares $1.24 billion -15.4%1.4%3.1 $479.19 5/15/20253,050,000 shares $1.49 billion +0.3%1.7%3.4 $488.42 4/30/20253,040,000 shares $1.38 billion -3.8%1.7%3.1 $453.24 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MCO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Moody's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20253,160,000 shares $1.37 billion +6.4%1.8%3.3 $434.23 3/31/20252,970,000 shares $1.38 billion -2.6%1.7%3.2 $465.82 3/15/20253,050,000 shares $1.36 billion +11.3%1.7%3.8 $446.67 2/28/20252,740,000 shares $1.38 billion +43.5%1.5%3.7 $503.63 2/15/20251,910,000 shares $998.48 million +18.6%1.1%2.8 $522.76 1/31/20251,610,000 shares $804.18 million -13.9%0.9%2.5 $499.49 1/15/20251,870,000 shares $882.06 million +19.9%1.0%3 $471.69 12/31/20241,560,000 shares $738.46 million +5.4%0.9%2.4 $473.37 12/15/20241,480,000 shares $723.75 million -8.6%0.8%2.1 $489.02 11/30/20241,620,000 shares $809.97 million +11.7%0.9%2.2 $499.98 11/15/20241,450,000 shares $686.37 million -20.8%0.8%1.9 $473.36 10/31/20241,830,000 shares $830.89 million +3.4%1.0%2.5 $454.04 10/15/20241,770,000 shares $862.31 million +14.2%1.0%2.3 $487.18 9/30/20241,550,000 shares $735.61 million -8.8%0.9%1.9 $474.59 9/15/20241,700,000 shares $810.83 million +9.7%0.9%2.2 $476.96 8/31/20241,550,000 shares $756.00 million -0.6%0.9%2.1 $487.74 8/15/20241,560,000 shares $728.71 million +11.4%0.9%2.1 $467.12 7/31/20241,400,000 shares $639.07 million -20.0%0.8%1.9 $456.48 7/15/20241,750,000 shares $781.73 million -6.9%1.0%2.4 $446.70 6/30/20241,880,000 shares $791.35 million -3.6%1.0%2.7 $420.93 6/15/20241,950,000 shares $795.83 million +5.4%1.1%2.8 $408.12 5/31/20241,850,000 shares $734.43 million +19.4%1.0%2.6 $396.99 5/15/20241,550,000 shares $635.41 million +22.1%0.9%2.2 $409.94 4/30/20241,270,000 shares $470.33 million No Change0.7%1.6 $370.34 4/15/20241,270,000 shares $474.40 million -11.2%0.7%1.8 $373.54 3/31/20241,430,000 shares $562.03 million +13.5%0.8%2 $393.03 3/15/20241,260,000 shares $484.04 million +15.6%0.7%1.8 $384.16 2/29/20241,090,000 shares $413.57 million -6.8%0.6%1.5 $379.42 2/15/20241,170,000 shares $436.57 million -17.6%0.6%1.5 $373.14 1/31/20241,420,000 shares $556.70 million -12.9%0.8%1.9 $392.04 1/15/20241,630,000 shares $619.06 million -4.1%0.9%2 $379.79 12/31/20231,700,000 shares $663.95 million -9.6%0.9%2.1 $390.56 12/15/20231,880,000 shares $731.00 million No Change1.0%2.3 $388.83 11/30/20231,880,000 shares $686.12 million -17.5%1.0%2.4 $364.96 11/15/20232,280,000 shares $799.60 million +27.4%1.3%3.2 $350.70 10/31/20231,790,000 shares $551.32 million +6.6%1.0%2.8 $308.00 10/15/20231,680,000 shares $533.23 million +10.5%0.9%2.7 $317.40 9/30/20231,520,000 shares $480.58 million +2.0%0.8%2.3 $316.17 9/15/20231,490,000 shares $508.84 million +6.4%0.8%2.3 $341.50 8/31/20231,400,000 shares $471.52 million -3.5%0.8%2 $336.80 8/15/20231,450,000 shares $482.47 million -8.8%0.8%1.9 $332.74 7/31/20231,590,000 shares $560.87 million +8.9%0.9%2 $352.75 7/15/20231,460,000 shares $515.60 million -13.1%0.8%1.9 $353.15 6/30/20231,680,000 shares $584.10 million -18.8%0.9%2.3 $347.68 6/15/20232,070,000 shares $721.00 million -16.2%1.1%2.8 $348.31 5/31/20232,470,000 shares $782.69 million -2.4%1.4%3.2 $316.88 5/15/20232,530,000 shares $787.03 million -0.8%1.4%3.4 $311.08 4/30/20232,550,000 shares $798.46 million +0.8%1.4%3.5 $313.12 4/15/20232,530,000 shares $764.87 million +4.6%1.4%3.2 $302.32 3/31/20232,420,000 shares $740.57 million +3.4%1.3%2.8 $306.02 3/15/20232,340,000 shares $685.13 million -1.3%1.3%2.8 $292.79 2/28/20232,370,000 shares $687.66 million +0.4%1.3%3 $290.15 2/15/20232,360,000 shares $732.69 million -14.2%1.3%3 $310.46 1/31/20232,750,000 shares $887.56 million -18.4%1.5%3.3 $322.75 1/15/20233,370,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.8%1.8%4 $314.53 12/30/20223,540,000 shares $986.31 million -0.6%1.9%4.6 $278.62 12/15/20223,560,000 shares $1.02 billion +3.5%2.0%4.4 $286.86 11/30/20223,440,000 shares $1.03 billion -6.0%1.9%4.2 $298.27 11/15/20223,660,000 shares $1.09 billion +7.3%2.0%4.6 $298.74 10/31/20223,410,000 shares $903.21 million +11.4%1.9%4.7 $264.87 10/15/20223,060,000 shares $719.87 million +7.8%1.7%4.1 $235.25 9/30/20222,840,000 shares $690.43 million -1.7%1.6%3.9 $243.11 9/15/20222,890,000 shares $815.88 million +5.9%1.6%4.1 $282.31 8/31/20222,730,000 shares $776.74 million -6.5%1.5%3.7 $284.52 8/15/20222,920,000 shares $941.12 million -9.3%1.6%3.5 $322.30 7/31/20223,220,000 shares $999.01 million +3.2%1.8%3.4 $310.25 7/15/20223,120,000 shares $878.62 million -1.3%1.7%3 $281.61 6/30/20223,160,000 shares $859.43 million -13.7%1.7%3.1 $271.97 6/15/20223,660,000 shares $960.02 million +11.6%2.0%3.6 $262.30 5/31/20223,280,000 shares $989.15 million -4.4%1.8%3.2 $301.57 5/15/20223,430,000 shares $991.13 million +14.3%1.9%3.3 $288.96 4/30/20223,000,000 shares $949.44 million -7.7%1.6%2.8 $316.48 4/15/20223,250,000 shares $1.07 billion +2.2%1.8%3.2 $328.40 3/31/20223,180,000 shares $1.07 billion +0.3%1.7%3.2 $337.41 3/15/20223,170,000 shares $972.27 million +6.4%1.7%3.4 $306.71 2/28/20222,980,000 shares $959.65 million +9.6%1.6%3.4 $322.03 2/15/20222,720,000 shares $897.11 million -3.9%1.5%3.3 $329.82 1/31/20222,830,000 shares $970.69 million +25.2%1.5%3.9 $343.00 1/15/20222,260,000 shares $799.02 million +6.1%1.2%3.4 $353.55 12/31/20212,130,000 shares $831.94 million +10.9%1.2%3.6 $390.58 12/15/20211,920,000 shares $763.64 million -7.3%1.0%3.2 $397.73 11/30/20212,070,000 shares $808.62 million -5.9%1.1%3.5 $390.64 11/15/20212,200,000 shares $859.72 million +25.7%1.2%4.2 $390.78 10/29/20211,750,000 shares $707.26 million -13.8%0.9%3.4 $404.15 10/15/20212,030,000 shares $753.50 million -10.2%1.1%4 $371.18 9/30/20212,260,000 shares $802.55 million -0.4%1.2%4.3 $355.11 9/15/20212,270,000 shares $862.17 million +6.6%1.2%4.3 $379.81 8/31/20212,130,000 shares $811.04 million +9.2%1.2%3.9 $380.77 8/13/20211,950,000 shares $742.27 million -4.9%1.1%3.4 $380.65 7/30/20212,050,000 shares $770.80 million +1.5%1.1%3.4 $376.00 7/15/20212,020,000 shares $757.00 million -14.0%1.1%3.2 $374.75 6/30/20212,350,000 shares $851.57 million +16.9%1.3%3.5 $362.37 6/15/20212,010,000 shares $705.33 million +17.5%1.1%2.9 $350.91 5/28/20211,710,000 shares $573.45 million +0.6%0.9%2.4 $335.35 5/14/20211,700,000 shares $559.03 million +7.6%0.9%2.2 $328.84 4/30/20211,580,000 shares $521.32 million No Change0.9%2 $329.95 4/15/20211,580,000 shares $497.97 million -24.8%0.9%2 $315.17 3/31/20212,100,000 shares $624.81 million -14.3%1.1%2.7 $297.53 3/15/20212,450,000 shares $714.52 million +11.9%1.3%3 $291.64 2/26/20212,190,000 shares $607.27 million +14.1%1.2%2.7 $277.29 2/12/20211,920,000 shares $535.03 million -11.5%1.0%2.4 $278.66 1/29/20212,170,000 shares $586.05 million -11.8%1.2%2.8 $270.07 1/15/20212,460,000 shares $669.51 million -2.8%1.3%3 $272.16 12/31/20202,530,000 shares $722.34 million -0.4%1.4%3.3 $285.51 12/15/20202,540,000 shares $697.53 million +5.0%1.4%3.5 $274.62 11/30/20202,420,000 shares $670.87 million +4.8%1.3%3.4 $277.22 11/15/20202,310,000 shares $636.20 million +42.6%1.2%3.5 $275.41 10/30/20201,620,000 shares $426.06 million -16.9%0.9%2.5 $263.00 10/15/20201,950,000 shares $565.71 million +0.5%1.0%3.2 $290.11 MCO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Moody's' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Moody's shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 2,300,000 shares of MCO short. 1.28% of Moody's' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Moody's' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Moody's? 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. MCO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Moody's's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Moody's? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Moody's: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Oribel Capital Management LP, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Moody's? 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. 1.28% of Moody's' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Moody's' short interest increasing or decreasing? Moody's saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,300,000 shares, an increase of 8.5% from the previous total of 2,120,000 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. What is Moody's' float size? Moody's currently has issued a total of 179,000,000 shares. Some of Moody'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. Moody's currently has a public float of 179,200,000 shares. How does Moody's' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.28% of Moody's' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Moody's: Nasdaq, Inc. (1.01%), SEI Investments Company (2.07%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (5.47%), BlackRock (1.48%), Brookfield Corporation (1.51%), MSCI Inc (1.79%), S&P Global Inc. (1.09%), Synchrony Financial (4.12%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.69%), CME Group Inc. (1.29%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Moody's stock? Short selling MCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Moody's as its price is falling. MCO shares are trading up $1.66 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. How does a short squeeze work against Moody's? A short squeeze for Moody's occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MCO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Moody's' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. 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