Methode Electronics (MEI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.33 -0.19 (-2.53%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.38 +0.05 (+0.75%) As of 05/21/2025 07:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Methode Electronics Short Interest DataMethode Electronics (MEI) has a short interest of 1.47 million shares, representing 4.44% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.08% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 491,394 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,470,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,440,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.08%Dollar Volume Sold Short$9.22 millionShort Interest Ratio3.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares35,691,000 sharesFloat Size33,090,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.44%Today's Trading Volume198,766 sharesAverage Trading Volume491,394 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average40% Short Selling Methode Electronics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Methode Electronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMEI Short Interest Over TimeMEI Days to Cover Over TimeMEI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Methode Electronics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20251,470,000 shares $9.22 million +2.1%4.4%3.5 $6.27 4/15/20251,440,000 shares $8.20 million -28.4%4.4%3.4 $5.70 3/31/20252,010,000 shares $12.85 million +3.6%6.1%4.6 $6.40 3/15/20251,940,000 shares $12.52 million +6.6%5.9%4.6 $6.45 2/28/20251,820,000 shares $19.92 million +6.4%5.5%4.2 $10.95 2/15/20251,710,000 shares $17.69 million +3.6%5.2%4.3 $10.35 1/31/20251,650,000 shares $18.65 million +28.9%5.0%4 $11.31 1/15/20251,280,000 shares $15.56 million -27.3%3.9%3 $12.16 12/31/20241,760,000 shares $20.75 million +6.0%5.3%4 $11.79 12/15/20241,660,000 shares $21.70 million +7.8%5.0%3.9 $13.07 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MEI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Methode Electronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20241,540,000 shares $16.82 million -5.5%4.7%3.5 $10.92 11/15/20241,630,000 shares $15.16 million No Change5.0%4 $9.30 10/31/20241,630,000 shares $14.19 million +21.6%5.0%4.3 $8.71 10/15/20241,340,000 shares $14.73 million +6.4%4.1%3.4 $11.00 9/30/20241,260,000 shares $15.07 million -28.4%3.9%2.4 $11.96 9/15/20241,760,000 shares $18.60 million -12.4%5.4%3.2 $10.57 8/31/20242,010,000 shares $20.94 million -14.1%6.1%2.8 $10.42 8/15/20242,340,000 shares $25.16 million +6.9%7.1%3.2 $10.75 7/31/20242,190,000 shares $27.73 million +19.0%6.6%3 $12.66 7/15/20241,840,000 shares $25.13 million +8.9%5.6%2.5 $13.66 6/30/20241,690,000 shares $17.49 million -20.3%5.1%2.7 $10.35 6/15/20242,120,000 shares $20.14 million -9.0%6.4%3.2 $9.50 5/31/20242,330,000 shares $27.45 million +6.9%7.0%3.8 $11.78 5/15/20242,180,000 shares $26.85 million -1.4%6.6%3.6 $12.32 4/30/20242,210,000 shares $26.96 million -2.2%6.7%3.7 $12.20 4/15/20242,260,000 shares $28.39 million +32.2%6.8%4 $12.56 3/31/20241,710,000 shares $20.83 million +46.2%5.2%3.3 $12.18 3/15/20241,170,000 shares $14.65 million +10.4%3.5%2.4 $12.52 2/29/20241,060,000 shares $22.56 million +1.9%3.2%2.9 $21.28 2/15/20241,040,000 shares $22.86 million -13.3%3.1%3.4 $21.98 1/31/20241,200,000 shares $24.92 million +54.4%3.6%4.1 $20.77 1/15/2024777,000 shares $15.92 million -16.9%2.3%2.5 $20.49 12/31/2023935,000 shares $21.25 million -20.8%2.8%2.9 $22.73 12/15/20231,180,000 shares $26.27 million +22.3%3.5%3.3 $22.27 11/30/2023964,900 shares $22.90 million +3.2%2.9%2.8 $23.73 11/15/2023934,700 shares $22.47 million +29.5%2.8%2.8 $24.04 10/31/2023721,900 shares $16.52 million -30.6%2.1%2.1 $22.88 10/15/20231,040,000 shares $25.86 million +48.9%3.1%3.2 $24.87 9/30/2023698,600 shares $15.96 million +17.5%2.1%2.2 $22.85 9/15/2023594,500 shares $13.38 million +13.5%1.7%2 $22.50Collect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividend (Ad)Tesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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So is this opportunity.Protect your IRA—Trump’s warning was real 7/30/2021560,000 shares $26.78 million -0.6%1.5%3.5 $47.83 7/15/2021563,100 shares $26.16 million +7.3%1.6%3.2 $46.46 6/30/2021524,600 shares $25.82 million -4.0%1.5%2.7 $49.21 6/15/2021546,400 shares $26.73 million -4.3%1.5%2.8 $48.92 5/28/2021571,200 shares $27.63 million -22.7%1.6%2.8 $48.38 5/14/2021738,700 shares $34.05 million +26.3%2.1%3.4 $46.10 4/30/2021585,100 shares $26.62 million +14.0%1.6%2.6 $45.50 4/15/2021513,100 shares $23.06 million +10.8%1.4%2.4 $44.95 3/31/2021463,200 shares $19.47 million -11.8%1.3%2.3 $42.04 3/15/2021525,000 shares $24.24 million +3.3%1.5%2.6 $46.17 2/26/2021508,300 shares $19.92 million +16.2%1.4%2.6 $39.19 2/12/2021437,400 shares $17.43 million -21.4%1.3%2.3 $39.85 1/29/2021556,300 shares $21.26 million +2.8%1.6%3 $38.22 1/15/2021541,300 shares $22.47 million -8.2%1.6%2.8 $41.52 12/31/2020589,700 shares $22.57 million +48.4%1.7%3 $38.27 12/15/2020397,400 shares $14.67 million +18.3%1.1%1.8 $36.92 11/30/2020335,900 shares $12.00 million -27.5%1.0%1.5 $35.73 11/15/2020463,500 shares $16.72 million +3.6%1.3%2.1 $36.08 10/30/2020447,200 shares $13.52 million -8.5%1.3%2.1 $30.23 10/15/2020488,900 shares $14.61 million -0.5%1.4%2.2 $29.89 9/30/2020491,400 shares $14.00 million -14.8%1.4%2.2 $28.50 9/15/2020576,700 shares $16.25 million -22.2%1.6%2.3 $28.17 8/31/2020741,300 shares $20.99 million +4.3%2.0%3.2 $28.31 8/14/2020710,600 shares $22.48 million +14.3%2.0%3.1 $31.63 7/31/2020621,800 shares $17.53 million +7.1%1.7%2.5 $28.20 7/15/2020580,600 shares $16.72 million -10.3%1.6%2.4 $28.79 6/30/2020647,400 shares $20.25 million -5.3%1.8%2.7 $31.28 6/15/2020683,400 shares $22.51 million +25.8%1.9%3 $32.94 5/29/2020543,300 shares $17.03 million -6.9%1.5%2.2 $31.35 MEI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Methode Electronics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Methode Electronics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,470,000 shares of MEI short. 4.44% of Methode Electronics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Methode Electronics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Methode Electronics? 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. MEI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Methode Electronics's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Methode Electronics? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Methode Electronics: PEAK6 LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Methode Electronics? 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. 4.44% of Methode Electronics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Methode Electronics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Methode Electronics saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,470,000 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 1,440,000 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 Methode Electronics' float size? Methode Electronics currently has issued a total of 35,691,000 shares. Some of Methode Electronics' 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. Methode Electronics currently has a public float of 33,090,000 shares. How does Methode Electronics' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.44% of Methode Electronics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Methode Electronics: Park Aerospace Corp. (1.41%), Neonode Inc. (5.22%), Key Tronic Co. (0.10%), Jabil Inc. (3.79%), Trimble Inc. (1.92%), Fabrinet (4.32%), Sanmina Co. (2.98%), Plexus Corp. (2.22%), TTM Technologies, Inc. (2.63%), Mercury Systems, Inc. (6.53%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Methode Electronics stock? Short selling MEI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Methode Electronics as its price is falling. MEI shares are trading down $0.19 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 Methode Electronics? A short squeeze for Methode Electronics 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 MEI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Methode Electronics' 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 MEI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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