Banco Santander (SAN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Banco Santander shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 10,270,000 shares of SAN short. 0.06% of Banco Santander's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Banco Santander'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. SAN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Banco Santander's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Banco Santander: SAL Trading LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Group One Trading L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Simplex Trading 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. 0.06% of Banco Santander's floating shares are currently sold short.

Banco Santander saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,270,000 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the previous total of 9,480,000 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.

0.06% of Banco Santander's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Banco Santander: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.05%), Bank of Montreal (1.68%), ING Groep (0.11%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (0.05%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (1.20%), Lloyds Banking Group plc (0.05%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.42%), Barclays PLC (0.23%), NatWest Group plc (0.06%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SAN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Banco Santander 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 Banco Santander 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 SAN, 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 SAN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.