NYSE:MLM Martin Marietta Materials - MLM Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $351.24 +5.14 (+1.49%) (As of 03/29/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$347.38▼$351.3350-Day Range$320.60▼$382.8052-Week Range$284.99▼$406.85Volume311,824 shsAverage Volume407,275 shsMarket Capitalization$21.81 billionP/E Ratio25.31Dividend Yield0.75%Price Target$404.50 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Martin Marietta Materials Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume770,100 sharesPrevious Short Volume867,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.25%Dollar Volume Sold Short$250.44 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover2.0Last Record DateMarch 15, 2023Outstanding Shares62,100,000 sharesFloat Size61,670,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.25%Today's Trading Volume311,824 sharesAverage Trading Volume407,275 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average-23.44% Short Selling Martin Marietta Materials ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Martin Marietta Materials and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatMLM Short Interest Over TimeMLM Days to Cover Over TimeMLM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE:MLM) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2023770,100 shares $250.44 million -11.3%1.3%2 $325.21 2/28/2023867,700 shares $312.26 million -23.2%1.4%2.4 $359.87 2/15/20231,130,000 shares $432.56 million -19.3%1.8%3.1 $382.80 1/31/20231,400,000 shares $503.50 million -3.5%2.3%4.1 $359.64 1/15/20231,450,000 shares $515.29 million +3.6%2.4%4 $355.37 12/30/20221,400,000 shares $473.16 million +6.1%2.3%3.9 $337.97 12/15/20221,320,000 shares $464.71 million +7.3%2.1%3.4 $352.05 11/30/20221,230,000 shares $450.77 million -6.1%2.0%3.2 $366.48 11/15/20221,310,000 shares $463.94 million +2.3%2.1%3.4 $354.15 10/31/20221,280,000 shares $430.05 million -11.7%2.1%3.3 $335.98 10/15/20221,450,000 shares $433.30 million No Change2.3%3.6 $298.83 9/30/20221,450,000 shares $467.03 million +8.2%2.3%3.7 $322.09 9/15/20221,340,000 shares $452.17 million +21.8%2.2%3.4 $337.44 8/31/20221,100,000 shares $382.48 million -6.8%1.8%2.6 $347.71 8/15/20221,180,000 shares $435.13 million -11.3%1.9%2.7 $368.75 7/31/20221,330,000 shares $468.27 million -20.8%2.2%2.8 $352.08 7/15/20221,680,000 shares $529.13 million +27.3%2.7%3.5 $314.96 6/30/20221,320,000 shares $395.00 million +10.0%2.1%2.8 $299.24 6/15/20221,200,000 shares $382.14 million -24.1%1.9%2.6 $318.45 5/31/20221,580,000 shares $536.22 million +2.6%2.6%3.7 $339.38 5/15/20221,540,000 shares $512.57 million +30.5%2.5%3.5 $332.84 4/30/20221,180,000 shares $417.98 million +10.3%1.9%2.6 $354.22 4/15/20221,070,000 shares $390.36 million -14.4%1.7%2.2 $364.82 3/31/20221,250,000 shares $481.11 million +28.6%2.0%2.6 $384.89 3/15/2022972,000 shares $369.82 million -10.8%1.6%2.1 $380.47 2/28/20221,090,000 shares $413.55 million +46.1%1.8%2.4 $379.40 2/15/2022746,000 shares $287.22 million +7.9%1.2%1.7 $385.01 1/31/2022691,700 shares $269.15 million +29.2%1.1%1.8 $389.12 1/15/2022535,300 shares $215.53 million -19.7%0.9%1.5 $402.63 12/31/2021666,500 shares $293.61 million -5.3%1.1%2.2 $440.52 12/15/2021703,800 shares $310.19 million -0.5%1.1%2.1 $440.74 11/30/2021707,400 shares $285.44 million +21.9%1.1%2.1 $403.51 11/15/2021580,300 shares $242.93 million -4.0%0.9%1.8 $418.63 10/29/2021604,300 shares $237.39 million +8.0%1.0%1.8 $392.84 10/15/2021559,600 shares $204.68 million +4.2%0.9%1.8 $365.77 9/30/2021536,900 shares $183.45 million +8.1%0.9%1.7 $341.68 9/15/2021496,600 shares $179.42 million -32.3%0.8%1.6 $361.29 8/31/2021733,600 shares $279.69 million +15.5%1.2%2.3 $381.25 8/13/2021635,100 shares $244.79 million +15.6%1.0%1.8 $385.44 7/30/2021549,500 shares $199.63 million -8.7%0.9%1.5 $363.30 MLM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Martin Marietta Materials' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Martin Marietta Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 770,100 shares of MLM short. 1.25% of Martin Marietta Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Martin Marietta Materials' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Martin Marietta Materials? 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. MLM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Martin Marietta Materials's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Martin Marietta Materials? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Martin Marietta Materials: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Twin Tree Management LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., HighTower Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Martin Marietta Materials? 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. 1.25% of Martin Marietta Materials' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Martin Marietta Materials' short interest increasing or decreasing? Martin Marietta Materials saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 770,100 shares, a decrease of 11.2% from the previous total of 867,700 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 Martin Marietta Materials' float size? Martin Marietta Materials currently has issued a total of 62,100,000 shares. Some of Martin Marietta Materials' 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. Martin Marietta Materials currently has a public float of 61,670,000 shares. How does Martin Marietta Materials' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.25% of Martin Marietta Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Martin Marietta Materials: Vulcan Materials (0.97%), Weyerhaeuser (1.47%), Quanta Services, Inc. (2.58%), Rollins, Inc. (3.96%), NVR, Inc. (2.05%), Howmet Aerospace Inc. (1.26%), United Rentals, Inc. (4.51%), Lennar Co. (3.56%), PulteGroup, Inc. (3.68%), and Watsco, Inc. (9.25%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Martin Marietta Materials stock? Short selling MLM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Martin Marietta Materials as its price is falling. MLM shares are trading up $5.14 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 Martin Marietta Materials? A short squeeze for Martin Marietta Materials 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 MLM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Martin Marietta Materials' 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 MLM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MLM) was last updated on 3/30/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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