San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 12th, traders have sold 96,800 shares of SJT short. 0.22% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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 Juan Basin Royalty Trust currently has a short interest ratio of 1.0.

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. 0.22% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 96,800 shares, an increase of 14.2% from the previous total of 84,800 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.

San Juan Basin Royalty Trust currently has issued a total of 46,610,000 shares. Some of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust'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. San Juan Basin Royalty Trust currently has a public float of 44,190,000 shares.

0.22% of San Juan Basin Royalty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to San Juan Basin Royalty Trust: Global Partners LP (0.15%), Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (0.79%), CrossAmerica Partners LP (0.22%), Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (7.53%), REX American Resources Co. (2.89%), FutureFuel Corp. (1.80%), Oasis Midstream Partners LP (1.88%), W&T Offshore, Inc. (12.15%), Kimbell Royalty Partners, LP (1.15%), and Birchcliff Energy Ltd. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SJT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from San Juan Basin Royalty Trust as its price is falling. San Juan Basin Royalty Trust's stock is trading up $0.04 today. To short San Juan Basin Royalty Trust 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 San Juan Basin Royalty Trust 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 San Juan Basin Royalty Trust 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 SJT, 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 SJT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.