Och-Ziff Capital Management Group (OZM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 797,800 shares of OZM short. 4.19% of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Och-Ziff Capital Management Group'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. OZM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Och-Ziff Capital Management Group's short interest ratio.

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. 4.19% of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 797,800 shares, a drop of 4.5% from the previous total of 835,800 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.

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group currently has issued a total of 49,927,000 shares. Some of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group'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. Och-Ziff Capital Management Group currently has a public float of 19,040,000 shares.

4.19% of Och-Ziff Capital Management Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Och-Ziff Capital Management Group: Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (0.93%), GCM Grosvenor Inc. (4.65%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.65%), BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (5.64%), Noah Holdings Limited (0.54%), Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (2.78%), Abacus Life, Inc. (24.16%), Fidus Investment Co. (0.82%), Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (0.30%), AlTi Global, Inc. (2.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Fred's, Inc. ($1.14 million), and Hemispherx BioPharma, Inc ($217,080.00). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OZM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Och-Ziff Capital Management Group 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 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group 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 OZM, 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 OZM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2019.