Teladoc Health - TDOC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Teladoc Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 25,700,000 shares of TDOC short. Learn More on Teladoc Health'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. TDOC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Teladoc Health's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Teladoc Health: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, SHANDA ASSET MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS Ltd, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Pura Vida Investments LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Teladoc Health saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,700,000 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 25,170,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Teladoc Health: Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (17.27%), Surgery Partners, Inc. (8.05%), Haemonetics Co. (2.44%), Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (1.21%), Neogen Co. (6.15%), Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (7.84%), Premier, Inc. (2.12%), Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (8.66%), Certara, Inc. (3.94%), and BellRing Brands, Inc. (2.88%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TDOC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Teladoc Health as its price is falling. TDOC shares are trading up $1.47 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.

A short squeeze for Teladoc Health 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 TDOC, 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 TDOC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.