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Methode Electronics (MEI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Methode Electronics Short Interest Data

Methode Electronics (MEI) has a short interest of 1.39 million shares, representing 4.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.11% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 407,900 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,390,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,420,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.11%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$10.74 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
35,210,000 shares
Float Size
33,680,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.13%
Today's Trading Volume
236,771 shares
Average Trading Volume
407,900 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
58%
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MEI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Methode Electronics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/20251,390,000 shares $10.74 million -2.1%4.1%3 $7.73
8/15/20251,420,000 shares $9.46 million -13.9%4.2%3.4 $6.66
7/31/20251,650,000 shares $10.81 million +13.8%5.1%4.4 $6.55
7/15/20251,450,000 shares $9.37 million -11.0%4.4%3.9 $6.46
6/30/20251,630,000 shares $15.55 million +49.5%5.0%5 $9.54
6/15/20251,090,000 shares $9.64 million +3.8%3.3%3.5 $8.84
5/31/20251,050,000 shares $8.38 million -26.1%3.2%2.8 $7.98
5/15/20251,420,000 shares $10.69 million -3.4%4.3%3.4 $7.53
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
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 $22.50
8/31/2023523,900 shares $16.89 million -3.4%1.5%1.7 $32.24
8/15/2023542,200 shares $17.11 million +42.1%1.6%1.9 $31.55
7/31/2023381,500 shares $12.83 million -22.3%1.1%1.4 $33.64
7/15/2023491,000 shares $16.34 million -28.4%1.4%1.9 $33.27
6/30/2023685,300 shares $22.96 million -37.1%2.0%2.9 $33.51
6/15/20231,090,000 shares $41.63 million -14.8%3.2%4.9 $38.19
5/31/20231,280,000 shares $55.07 million -0.8%3.8%7.3 $43.02
5/15/20231,290,000 shares $52.68 million -0.8%3.8%7.8 $40.84
4/30/20231,300,000 shares $53.29 million -0.8%3.9%7.9 $40.99
4/15/20231,310,000 shares $56.15 million +12.0%3.8%7.8 $42.86
3/31/20231,170,000 shares $51.34 million +24.5%3.4%7.2 $43.88
3/15/2023939,500 shares $38.87 million +56.2%2.7%6.5 $41.37
2/28/2023601,400 shares $29.31 million +1.6%1.8%4.6 $48.73
2/15/2023591,700 shares $29.44 million +2.2%1.7%4.6 $49.76
1/31/2023579,100 shares $27.65 million +12.2%1.7%4.3 $47.74
1/15/2023516,300 shares $24.25 million +5.4%1.5%3.9 $46.97
12/30/2022489,900 shares $21.74 million +2.5%1.4%3.5 $44.37
12/15/2022477,800 shares $21.32 million -19.3%1.4%3.2 $44.62
11/30/2022592,200 shares $27.05 million -7.3%1.7%4.1 $45.68
11/15/2022638,800 shares $29.30 million -12.7%1.8%4.6 $45.87
10/31/2022731,900 shares $30.18 million -14.8%2.1%5.5 $41.23
10/15/2022859,300 shares $30.75 million +12.5%2.5%6.2 $35.78
9/30/2022763,700 shares $28.37 million -7.7%2.2%5.4 $37.15
9/15/2022827,700 shares $31.44 million +8.5%2.4%5.2 $37.98
8/31/2022762,600 shares $30.85 million -2.7%2.2%4.4 $40.46
8/15/2022783,700 shares $33.81 million -13.0%2.2%4.4 $43.14
7/31/2022901,100 shares $37.16 million -1.2%2.5%4.9 $41.24
7/15/2022912,300 shares $32.21 million +7.8%2.5%4.7 $35.31
6/30/2022846,300 shares $31.35 million -20.9%2.3%4.1 $37.04
6/15/20221,070,000 shares $42.34 million -6.1%3.0%5.2 $39.57
5/31/20221,140,000 shares $51.36 million -5.0%3.2%5.7 $45.05
5/15/20221,200,000 shares $53.42 million -6.3%3.4%5.9 $44.52
4/30/20221,280,000 shares $57.10 million -11.7%3.6%6.2 $44.61
4/15/20221,450,000 shares $64.84 million +46.7%4.1%6.8 $44.72
3/31/2022988,300 shares $42.74 million -1.2%2.8%4.6 $43.25
3/15/20221,000,000 shares $41.90 million +5.3%2.8%5.1 $41.90
2/28/2022949,700 shares $43.34 million -7.8%2.7%5 $45.64
2/15/20221,030,000 shares $48.08 million +28.3%2.9%5.4 $46.68
1/31/2022802,600 shares $35.34 million -6.5%2.3%4.3 $44.03
1/15/2022858,700 shares $42.08 million +0.6%2.4%4.6 $49.01
12/31/2021853,800 shares $41.98 million +0.5%2.4%5 $49.17
12/15/2021849,800 shares $37.94 million +31.1%2.4%4.8 $44.65
11/30/2021648,300 shares $28.83 million -1.9%1.8%3.6 $44.47
11/15/2021660,600 shares $31.42 million -21.2%1.8%3.4 $47.56
10/29/2021838,100 shares $35.26 million -0.3%2.3%4.5 $42.07
10/15/2021840,700 shares $35.59 million -0.2%2.3%4.6 $42.33
9/30/2021842,400 shares $35.42 million -4.8%2.3%4.7 $42.05
9/15/2021884,500 shares $37.85 million +42.2%2.4%4.8 $42.79
8/31/2021622,000 shares $28.97 million +6.9%1.7%3.6 $46.57
8/13/2021581,900 shares $28.44 million +3.9%1.6%3.9 $48.88
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

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 closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 1,390,000 shares of MEI short. 4.13% 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 3.0. 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: Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Walleye Trading 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. 4.13% of Methode Electronics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Methode Electronics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Methode Electronics saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,390,000 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the previous total of 1,420,000 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 35,210,000 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 33,680,000 shares.

How does Methode Electronics' short interest compare to its competitors?

4.13% of Methode Electronics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Methode Electronics: Neonode Inc. (11.91%), Park Aerospace Corp. (2.41%), Key Tronic Corporation (0.24%), Jabil, Inc. (4.06%), Trimble Inc. (2.32%), Fabrinet (5.15%), Sanmina Corporation (4.86%), TTM Technologies, Inc. (3.69%), Mercury Systems Inc (7.99%), Plexus Corp. (2.52%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 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 $0.05 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 August, 31 2025.




This page (NYSE:MEI) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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