3M (MMM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of 3M shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 7,120,000 shares of MMM short. 1.37% of 3M's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on 3M'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. MMM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on 3M's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of 3M: Affiance Financial LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Private Capital Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, GTS Securities LLC, Barclays PLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Apollo Management Holdings L.P., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Verition Fund Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, US Bancorp DE, IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, XR Securities LLC, and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.37% of 3M's floating shares are currently sold short.

3M saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,120,000 shares, a drop of 43.7% from the previous total of 12,650,000 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.

3M currently has issued a total of 553,360,000 shares. Some of 3M'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. 3M currently has a public float of 518,500,000 shares.

1.37% of 3M's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "multi-sector conglomerates" compare to 3M: Markel Group Inc. (1.13%), Carlisle Companies Incorporated (1.36%), Honeywell International Inc. (1.23%), Danaher Co. (0.94%), ITT Inc. (1.34%), Icahn Enterprises L.P. (1.21%), Federal Signal Co. (1.14%), IAC Inc. (2.28%), Griffon Co. (4.85%), Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (4.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MMM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from 3M as its price is falling. MMM shares are trading up $0.53 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.

A short squeeze for 3M 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 MMM, 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 MMM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.