MP Materials (MP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $19.50 -0.48 (-2.40%) (As of 11/8/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MP Materials Short Interest DataMP Materials (MP) has a short interest of 26.69 million shares, representing 21.84% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.87% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.1, indicating that it would take 8.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.16 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest26,690,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest25,210,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+5.87%Dollar Volume Sold Short$472.95 millionShort Interest Ratio8.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares165,380,000 sharesFloat Size122,200,000 sharesShort Percent of Float21.84%Today's Trading Volume3,124,994 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,157,992 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average145% Short Selling MP Materials? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MP Materials and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMP Short Interest Over TimeMP Days to Cover Over TimeMP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad TradingTips5 stocks that can double in 2024You still have time to access the 5 Stocks that Can Double in 2024 report for free.Download your free report today! MP Materials Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/202426,690,000 shares $472.95 million +5.9%21.8%8.1 $17.72 9/30/202425,210,000 shares $444.96 million -3.9%20.6%7.6 $17.65 9/15/202426,230,000 shares $361.97 million -7.2%21.5%8 $13.80 8/31/202428,270,000 shares $364.68 million +3.0%23.1%9.7 $12.90 8/15/202427,460,000 shares $339.41 million +8.2%22.5%9.6 $12.36 7/31/202425,390,000 shares $343.78 million -8.0%20.7%8.2 $13.54 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MP Materials and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/202427,610,000 shares $422.43 million -1.9%22.5%9.3 $15.30 6/30/202428,150,000 shares $358.35 million +0.7%23.0%8.3 $12.73 6/15/202427,960,000 shares $381.37 million -0.2%22.8%8.2 $13.64 5/31/202428,010,000 shares $454.46 million -1.4%22.3%8 $16.23 5/15/202428,400,000 shares $509.07 million -0.3%22.6%7 $17.93 4/30/202428,480,000 shares $455.96 million -8.1%22.9%7.4 $16.01 4/15/202430,980,000 shares $511.48 million +9.3%23.1%8.2 $16.51 3/31/202428,340,000 shares $405.26 million +2.2%21.2%7.7 $14.30 3/15/202427,740,000 shares $385.59 million +65.9%19.4%8.1 $13.90 2/29/202416,720,000 shares $254.31 million -5.1%11.7%5.1 $15.21 2/15/202417,620,000 shares $291.26 million +12.4%12.4%6.4 $16.53 1/31/202415,680,000 shares $248.06 million +6.5%11.0%5.7 $15.82 1/15/202414,720,000 shares $261.87 million -4.0%10.3%5.3 $17.79 12/31/202315,330,000 shares $304.30 million -3.8%10.7%5.6 $19.85 12/15/202315,930,000 shares $288.81 million +5.2%11.1%5.8 $18.13 11/30/202315,140,000 shares $240.12 million -1.9%10.6%5.6 $15.86 11/15/202315,430,000 shares $253.98 million +2.1%10.8%5.8 $16.46 10/31/202315,110,000 shares $247.80 million -1.5%10.6%5.8 $16.40 10/15/202315,340,000 shares $259.71 million -2.9%10.7%5.8 $16.93 9/30/202315,790,000 shares $301.59 million +12.5%11.0%5.9 $19.10 9/15/202314,030,000 shares $316.94 million +4.9%9.8%4.9 $22.59 8/31/202313,370,000 shares $279.97 million +7.5%9.3%4.6 $20.94 8/15/202312,440,000 shares $271.38 million -9.6%8.7%4.1 $21.82 7/31/202313,760,000 shares $328.04 million -3.4%9.6%4.6 $23.84 7/15/202314,250,000 shares $350.98 million +32.1%10.0%4.8 $24.63 6/30/202310,790,000 shares $246.88 million -2.4%7.5%3.7 $22.88 6/15/202311,060,000 shares $258.09 million +1.8%7.7%4.1 $23.34 5/31/202310,860,000 shares $225.13 million -9.2%7.6%4.4 $20.73 5/15/202311,960,000 shares $260.85 million -12.1%8.3%4.9 $21.81 4/30/202313,610,000 shares $294.93 million +9.6%9.4%5.7 $21.67 4/15/202312,420,000 shares $347.76 million +1.4%8.6%5.7 $28.00 3/31/202312,250,000 shares $345.33 million +21.4%8.4%6 $28.19 3/15/202310,090,000 shares $279.80 million -11.5%7.0%4.6 $27.73 2/28/202311,400,000 shares $399 million -3.8%7.9%5.2 $35.00Trump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money! 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But here's the kicker: while Trump's focused on making America stronger, the Washington elite is ready to fight back…Get ahead of the game with 3 proven strategies to protect your retirement from Washington's next mov 2/15/202311,850,000 shares $407.76 million -2.8%8.2%6.1 $34.41 1/31/202312,190,000 shares $396.30 million -6.4%8.4%6.3 $32.51 1/15/202313,020,000 shares $384.48 million +4.7%9.0%6.5 $29.53 12/30/202212,440,000 shares $302.04 million +8.9%9.2%6.2 $24.28 12/15/202211,420,000 shares $334.26 million -1.0%8.5%5.8 $29.27 11/30/202211,530,000 shares $383.37 million -6.3%8.6%6.2 $33.25 11/15/202212,300,000 shares $434.93 million +2.2%9.1%6.5 $35.36 10/31/202212,040,000 shares $361.68 million -1.8%8.9%6.1 $30.04 10/15/202212,260,000 shares $334.09 million -5.0%9.1%5.4 $27.25 9/30/202212,900,000 shares $352.17 million -0.9%9.6%5.4 $27.30 9/15/202213,010,000 shares $417.23 million +14.5%9.7%5 $32.07 8/31/202211,360,000 shares $397.49 million -10.0%8.4%4.4 $34.99 8/15/202212,620,000 shares $469.59 million -5.9%9.4%4.7 $37.21 7/31/202213,410,000 shares $450.17 million +16.8%10.3%4.7 $33.57 7/15/202211,480,000 shares $330.16 million +10.7%8.8%4 $28.76 6/30/202210,370,000 shares $332.67 million -13.2%8.0%3.8 $32.08 6/15/202211,950,000 shares $425.06 million -6.1%9.2%4.1 $35.57 5/31/202212,730,000 shares $501.94 million +4.5%9.8%4.5 $39.43 5/15/202212,180,000 shares $432.15 million +6.8%9.4%4 $35.48 4/30/202211,400,000 shares $433.66 million +4.2%8.8%3.8 $38.04 4/15/202210,940,000 shares $536.83 million +0.2%8.4%3.5 $49.07 3/31/202210,920,000 shares $626.15 million +14.8%8.4%3.6 $57.34 3/15/20229,510,000 shares $395.05 million -17.3%7.3%3.4 $41.54 2/28/202211,500,000 shares $524.63 million +3.0%8.9%4.2 $45.62 2/15/202211,170,000 shares $482.99 million +18.7%8.6%4.4 $43.24 1/31/20229,410,000 shares $375.84 million -0.1%7.3%3.5 $39.94 1/15/20229,420,000 shares $441.14 million +6.9%7.3%3.5 $46.83 12/31/20218,810,000 shares $400.15 million -17.2%6.8%3.5 $45.42 12/15/202110,640,000 shares $452.94 million +3.0%8.2%4.2 $42.57 11/30/202110,330,000 shares $453.90 million -9.5%8.0%4.1 $43.94 11/15/202111,410,000 shares $496.22 million -10.9%9.5%4.6 $43.49 10/29/202112,810,000 shares $433.62 million -0.7%11.0%5 $33.85 10/15/202112,900,000 shares $438.34 million +2.5%11.1%5.4 $33.98 9/30/202112,590,000 shares $405.78 million -8.1%10.9%5.4 $32.23 9/15/202113,700,000 shares $481.69 million -8.4%11.8%5.4 $35.16 8/31/202114,960,000 shares $502.21 million -1.1%13.0%5.9 $33.57 8/13/202115,130,000 shares $556.03 million -2.2%13.1%5.1 $36.75 7/30/202115,470,000 shares $581.98 million +4.0%13.4%4.9 $37.62 7/15/202114,880,000 shares $512.76 million -8.5%12.9%4.4 $34.46 6/30/202116,260,000 shares $599.34 million +40.8%14.4%4.3 $36.86 6/15/202111,550,000 shares $367.17 million -24.3%10.3%2.5 $31.79 5/28/202115,250,000 shares $428.22 million -0.9%13.3%3 $28.08 5/14/202115,390,000 shares $378.75 million +5.9%14.0%2.8 $24.61 4/30/202114,540,000 shares $461.50 million +10.3%13.3%2.4 $31.74 4/15/202113,180,000 shares $456.29 million -2.2%12.1%2.2 $34.62 3/31/202113,480,000 shares $462.50 million +81.4%13.1%2.3 $34.31 3/15/20217,430,000 shares $314.14 million +25.5%6.7%1.3 $42.28 2/26/20215,920,000 shares $269.06 million +24.1%5.6%1.2 $45.45 2/12/20214,770,000 shares $174.30 million +13.0%4.5%1 $36.54 1/29/20214,220,000 shares $127.78 million -22.7%3.8%1.1 $30.28Trump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money! 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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. MP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on MP Materials's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting MP Materials? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MP Materials: Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, Portman Square Capital LLP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, III Capital Management, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, and Hsbc Holdings PLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for MP 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. 21.84% of MP Materials' floating shares are currently sold short. Is MP Materials' short interest increasing or decreasing? MP Materials saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,690,000 shares, an increase of 5.9% from the previous total of 25,210,000 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 MP Materials' float size? MP Materials currently has issued a total of 165,380,000 shares. Some of MP 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. MP Materials currently has a public float of 122,200,000 shares. How does MP Materials' short interest compare to its competitors? 21.84% of MP Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MP Materials: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (2.36%), Summit Materials, Inc. (2.24%), Knife River Co. (2.08%), NexGen Energy Ltd. (9.73%), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (1.40%), Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (15.28%), Ero Copper Corp. (2.61%), Sigma Lithium Co. (18.97%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.07%), Lithium Americas Corp. (13.97%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MP Materials stock? Short selling MP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MP Materials as its price is falling. MP shares are trading down $0.48 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 MP Materials? A short squeeze for MP Materials 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 MP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MP 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 MP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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