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New York Times Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, New York Times (NYT) had a short interest of 8.19 million shares sold short, representing 5.18% of the public float. This marks a -15.89% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, meaning it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 2.19 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
8,186,033 shares
Previous Short Interest
9,732,285 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-15.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$663.89 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
161,240,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.18%
Today's Trading Volume
4,897,724 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,191,553 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
223%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20268,186,033 shares $663.89 million -15.9%5.2%4.22 $81.10
3/31/20269,732,285 shares $814.84 million +2.9%6.2%4.34 $83.73
3/13/20269,460,838 shares $750.21 million -3.0%6.0%3.88 $79.30
2/27/20269,754,937 shares $778.06 million +0.7%6.1%4.06 $79.76
2/13/20269,683,104 shares $706.89 million +19.6%6.1%2.31 $73.00
1/30/20268,098,155 shares $593.68 million +7.8%5.1%5.88 $73.31
1/15/20267,510,858 shares $536.73 million +1.5%4.7%5.13 $71.46
12/31/20257,400,359 shares $514.32 million -6.7%4.6%4.09 $69.50
12/15/20257,933,498 shares $535.95 million -4.4%5.0%4.3 $67.56
11/28/20258,297,683 shares $535.20 million -18.3%5.2%4.94 $64.50
11/14/202510,161,754 shares $649.76 million +7.9%6.4%3.83 $63.94
10/31/20259,419,128 shares $537.27 million -10.9%5.9%7.1 $57.04
10/15/202510,570,000 shares $579.35 million +4.3%6.6%6.3 $54.81
9/30/202510,130,000 shares $581.77 million -6.1%6.4%5.7 $57.43
9/15/202510,790,000 shares $639.49 million +4.6%6.8%5.9 $59.27
8/31/202510,320,000 shares $617.84 million -1.7%6.5%5.8 $59.87
8/15/202510,500,000 shares $631.16 million -6.4%6.6%5.9 $60.11
7/31/202511,220,000 shares $582.48 million +19.1%7.0%6.4 $51.91
7/15/20259,420,000 shares $512.17 million +3.1%5.9%5.9 $54.37
6/30/20259,140,000 shares $511.75 million +9.7%5.7%5.8 $55.99
6/15/20258,330,000 shares $462.98 million -4.7%5.2%5.3 $55.58
5/31/20258,740,000 shares $499.40 million +1.3%5.5%5.3 $57.14
5/15/20258,630,000 shares $479.48 million +7.3%5.4%4.8 $55.56
4/30/20258,040,000 shares $418.32 million +5.2%5.0%4.3 $52.03
4/15/20257,640,000 shares $372.40 million +7.2%4.8%4 $48.74
3/31/20257,130,000 shares $353.90 million -4.0%4.5%3.8 $49.64
3/15/20257,430,000 shares $363.44 million +7.2%4.7%4.2 $48.92
2/28/20256,930,000 shares $332.98 million +9.1%4.3%4.1 $48.05
2/15/20256,350,000 shares $315.82 million -8.4%4.0%3.9 $49.74
1/31/20256,930,000 shares $376.02 million -7.2%4.3%4.5 $54.26
1/15/20257,470,000 shares $390.01 million +2.5%4.7%5.5 $52.21
12/31/20247,290,000 shares $379.44 million +10.8%4.6%5.9 $52.05
12/15/20246,580,000 shares $362.36 million +0.6%4.1%5.5 $55.07
11/30/20246,540,000 shares $354.86 million +25.3%4.1%5.9 $54.26
11/15/20245,220,000 shares $273.84 million +26.7%3.3%5.1 $52.46
10/31/20244,120,000 shares $230.10 million +3.3%2.6%4.6 $55.85
10/15/20243,990,000 shares $220.97 million -1.5%2.5%4.7 $55.38
9/30/20244,050,000 shares $225.50 million -8.6%2.5%4.3 $55.68
9/15/20244,430,000 shares $237.18 million +5.7%2.8%4.5 $53.54
8/31/20244,190,000 shares $230.16 million +4.8%2.6%4.2 $54.93
8/15/20244,000,000 shares $218.60 million -0.3%2.5%3.9 $54.65
7/31/20244,010,000 shares $214.90 million -15.9%2.5%3.5 $53.59
7/15/20244,770,000 shares $255.58 million -9.8%3.0%4.3 $53.58
6/30/20245,290,000 shares $270.90 million +0.6%3.3%5 $51.21
6/15/20245,260,000 shares $261.37 million -4.2%3.3%4.9 $49.69
5/31/20245,490,000 shares $281.09 million -2.8%3.4%4.9 $51.20
5/15/20245,650,000 shares $270.92 million +10.6%3.5%4.7 $47.95
4/30/20245,110,000 shares $219.99 million +20.2%3.2%4 $43.05
4/15/20244,250,000 shares $179.39 million -16.8%2.7%3.4 $42.21
3/31/20245,110,000 shares $220.85 million +0.8%3.2%3.9 $43.22
3/15/20245,070,000 shares $221.10 million +5.2%3.2%3.8 $43.61
2/29/20244,820,000 shares $213.43 million +8.6%3.0%3.5 $44.28
2/15/20244,440,000 shares $197.49 million -7.7%2.8%3.4 $44.48
1/31/20244,810,000 shares $233.57 million -11.9%3.0%3.6 $48.56
1/15/20245,460,000 shares $268.36 million -6.7%3.4%4.3 $49.15
12/31/20235,850,000 shares $286.59 million -5.3%3.7%4.7 $48.99
12/15/20236,180,000 shares $281.81 million -10.0%3.9%5.1 $45.60
11/30/20236,870,000 shares $322.62 million -1.7%4.3%6 $46.96
11/15/20236,990,000 shares $310.01 million +6.9%4.4%6.3 $44.35
10/31/20236,540,000 shares $263.63 million +18.5%4.1%5.3 $40.31
10/15/20235,520,000 shares $235.37 million -7.9%3.5%4.6 $42.64
9/30/20235,990,000 shares $246.79 million +0.2%3.8%5.3 $41.20
9/15/20235,980,000 shares $253.73 million +1.4%3.7%5.5 $42.43
8/31/20235,900,000 shares $261.22 million -0.3%3.7%5.6 $44.28
8/15/20235,920,000 shares $254.32 million -23.1%3.7%5.5 $42.96
7/31/20237,700,000 shares $313.85 million -6.6%4.8%7.3 $40.76
7/15/20238,240,000 shares $341.96 million +8.9%5.2%8.6 $41.50
6/30/20237,570,000 shares $298.11 million +14.9%4.7%8.1 $39.38
6/15/20236,590,000 shares $246.27 million -0.9%4.1%6.9 $37.37
5/31/20236,650,000 shares $235.68 million +22.9%4.2%6.8 $35.44
5/15/20235,410,000 shares $198.22 million +11.1%3.4%5.4 $36.64
4/30/20234,870,000 shares $193.58 million -2.6%3.0%4.8 $39.75
4/15/20235,000,000 shares $199.40 million -3.9%3.1%4.9 $39.88
3/31/20235,200,000 shares $202.18 million +7.2%3.2%5 $38.88
3/15/20234,850,000 shares $177.12 million -4.0%3.0%4.8 $36.52
2/28/20235,050,000 shares $194.43 million -3.3%3.1%5 $38.50
2/15/20235,220,000 shares $208.07 million +1.8%3.2%5.3 $39.86
1/31/20235,130,000 shares $178.73 million +33.9%3.2%5 $34.84
1/15/20233,830,000 shares $130.60 million -3.8%2.4%3.4 $34.10
12/30/20223,980,000 shares $129.19 million -2.5%2.5%3.4 $32.46
12/15/20224,080,000 shares $136.52 million -15.0%2.5%3.2 $33.46
11/30/20224,800,000 shares $175.92 million -9.3%3.0%3.7 $36.65
11/15/20225,290,000 shares $192.93 million -18.0%3.3%4.1 $36.47
10/31/20226,450,000 shares $186.79 million +0.5%4.0%4.2 $28.96
10/15/20226,420,000 shares $188.62 million -1.2%4.0%4.3 $29.38
9/30/20226,500,000 shares $186.88 million +16.3%4.0%4.5 $28.75
9/15/20225,590,000 shares $172.68 million +1.1%3.5%4 $30.89
8/31/20225,530,000 shares $168.61 million -23.7%3.4%3.6 $30.49
8/15/20227,250,000 shares $241.28 million +0.8%4.5%4.6 $33.28
7/31/20227,190,000 shares $229.72 million -0.8%4.4%4.9 $31.95
7/15/20227,250,000 shares $214.75 million -9.8%4.5%5 $29.62
6/30/20228,040,000 shares $224.32 million +5.7%5.0%5.7 $27.90
6/15/20227,610,000 shares $228.60 million -9.3%4.7%5.4 $30.04
5/31/20228,390,000 shares $289.37 million -10.5%5.2%6.7 $34.49
5/15/20229,370,000 shares $314.27 million -5.1%5.8%6.7 $33.54
4/30/20229,870,000 shares $378.22 million +4.9%6.1%7.4 $38.32
4/15/20229,410,000 shares $413.10 million +1.7%5.8%7.3 $43.90
3/31/20229,250,000 shares $424.02 million -7.8%5.7%6.4 $45.84
3/15/202210,030,000 shares $438.91 million -8.7%6.2%7 $43.76
2/28/202210,980,000 shares $483.01 million +0.6%6.7%8 $43.99
2/15/202210,920,000 shares $471.09 million -0.6%6.7%8.4 $43.14
1/31/202210,980,000 shares $439.53 million +6.6%6.7%8.6 $40.03
1/15/202210,300,000 shares $443.31 million +7.6%6.3%8.1 $43.04
12/31/20219,570,000 shares $462.23 million +1.6%5.8%7.9 $48.30
12/15/20219,420,000 shares $422.58 million +4.2%5.8%8.1 $44.86
11/30/20219,040,000 shares $429.40 million -0.1%5.5%6.8 $47.50
11/15/20219,050,000 shares $436.93 million -7.6%5.5%6.6 $48.28
10/29/20219,790,000 shares $534.44 million -18.1%6.0%7.2 $54.59
10/15/202111,950,000 shares $634.78 million -7.3%7.3%8.5 $53.12
9/30/202112,890,000 shares $635.09 million -10.3%7.9%9.5 $49.27
9/15/202114,370,000 shares $711.89 million -6.2%8.8%10.1 $49.54
8/31/202115,320,000 shares $777.95 million -8.8%9.3%11.3 $50.78
8/13/202116,790,000 shares $804.41 million +1.0%10.2%12.2 $47.91
7/30/202116,630,000 shares $728.06 million +8.3%10.1%11.1 $43.78
7/15/202115,350,000 shares $657.13 million -6.1%9.4%9.1 $42.81
6/30/202116,340,000 shares $711.61 million -12.2%10.0%9.3 $43.55
6/15/202118,620,000 shares $774.03 million +0.5%11.4%10 $41.57
5/28/202118,520,000 shares $793.03 million -3.1%11.3%10 $42.82
5/14/202119,110,000 shares $810.84 million +28.4%11.7%10.3 $42.43

NYT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is New York Times' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of New York Times shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 8,186,033 shares of NYT short. 5.18% of New York Times' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on New York Times' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for New York Times?

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. NYT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.2. Learn More on New York Times's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting New York Times?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of New York Times: Caption Management LLC, J. Goldman & Co LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for New York Times?

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. 5.18% of New York Times' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is New York Times' short interest increasing or decreasing?

New York Times saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,186,033 shares, a decline of 15.9% from the previous total of 9,732,285 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.

How does New York Times' short interest compare to its competitors?

5.18% of New York Times' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to New York Times: Morningstar, Inc. (6.18%), Scholastic Corporation (15.47%), Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (13.70%), Shutterstock, Inc. (7.44%), Value Line, Inc. (0.10%), MarketWise, Inc. (0.19%), Ambev S.A. (1.02%), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (1.47%), Diageo plc (0.70%), Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc (4.60%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short New York Times stock?

Short selling NYT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from New York Times as its price is falling. NYT shares are trading up $6.43 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 New York Times?

A short squeeze for New York Times 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 NYT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is New York Times' 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 NYT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

What do NYT's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like NYT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.



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This page (NYSE:NYT) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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