Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Macquarie Infrastructure shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 8,980,000 shares of MIC short. 10.49% of Macquarie Infrastructure's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Macquarie Infrastructure'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. MIC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Macquarie Infrastructure'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. 10.49% of Macquarie Infrastructure's floating shares are currently sold short.

Macquarie Infrastructure saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,980,000 shares, an increase of 8.6% from the previous total of 8,270,000 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.

Macquarie Infrastructure currently has issued a total of 88,985,000 shares. Some of Macquarie Infrastructure'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. Macquarie Infrastructure currently has a public float of 85,580,000 shares.

10.49% of Macquarie Infrastructure's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "multi-sector conglomerates" compare to Macquarie Infrastructure: National Presto Industries, Inc. (1.43%), LSB Industries, Inc. (2.49%), Scully Royalty Ltd. (0.03%), Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (0.03%), Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. (2.85%), Great Elm Group, Inc. (0.03%), INNOVATE Corp. (6.94%), Fundamental Global Inc. (0.04%), La Rosa Holdings Corp. (0.08%), Alpine 4 Holdings, Inc. (4.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.48 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.23 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.86 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.34 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), HP Inc. ($1.83 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.63 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.45 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.42 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MIC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Macquarie Infrastructure as its price is falling. 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 Macquarie Infrastructure 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 MIC, 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 MIC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2022.