Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Navios Maritime Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 220,600 shares of NNA short. Learn More on Navios Maritime Acquisition's current short interest.

Navios Maritime Acquisition saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 220,600 shares, a drop of 51.5% from the previous total of 454,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Navios Maritime Acquisition: Azul S.A. (5.01%), Proficient Auto Logistics, Inc. (12.15%), Freightcar America, Inc. (1.76%), flyExclusive, Inc. (3.53%), Diana Shipping inc. (0.87%), SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (4.38%), Dynagas LNG Partners LP (0.23%), Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (5.53%), Surf Air Mobility Inc. (15.92%), Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (0.16%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.35 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.68 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.48 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($3.73 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.10 billion), Zoom Communications, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Match Group Inc. ($2.83 billion), and DoorDash, Inc. ($2.54 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NNA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Navios Maritime Acquisition 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 Navios Maritime Acquisition 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 NNA, 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 NNA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2021.