Safeguard Scientifics (SFE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Safeguard Scientifics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 187,000 shares of SFE short. 1.42% of Safeguard Scientifics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Safeguard Scientifics' 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. SFE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Safeguard Scientifics'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. 1.42% of Safeguard Scientifics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Safeguard Scientifics saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 187,000 shares, a drop of 8.9% from the previous total of 205,300 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.

Safeguard Scientifics currently has issued a total of 16,580,000 shares. Some of Safeguard Scientifics' 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. Safeguard Scientifics currently has a public float of 13,130,000 shares.

1.42% of Safeguard Scientifics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Safeguard Scientifics: BlackRock, Inc. (1.36%), The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (1.09%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (1.54%), State Street Co. (1.22%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (4.22%), Northern Trust Co. (2.23%), Ares Capital Co. (2.80%), Franklin Resources, Inc. (8.11%), SEI Investments (3.77%), Invesco Ltd. (2.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.06 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Paramount Global ($2.14 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.56 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SFE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Safeguard Scientifics 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 Safeguard Scientifics 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 SFE, 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 SFE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2023.