United Parcel Service (UPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Parcel Service shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 13,810,000 shares of UPS short. Learn More on United Parcel Service'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. UPS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on United Parcel Service's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of United Parcel Service: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ancora Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Lavaca Capital LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Group One Trading L.P., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, UBS Group AG, HighTower Advisors LLC, Citigroup Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Capula Management Ltd, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Optimum Investment Advisors, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

United Parcel Service saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,810,000 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the previous total of 12,960,000 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 "transportation" compare to United Parcel Service: Union Pacific Co. (0.71%), Canadian National Railway (0.97%), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (1.66%), CSX Co. (0.93%), FedEx Co. (1.65%), Norfolk Southern Co. (1.21%), ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (2.90%), TFI International Inc. (1.00%), BEST Inc. (0.48%), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (5.26%),

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 UPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Parcel Service as its price is falling. UPS shares are trading up $0.34 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 United Parcel Service 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 UPS, 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 UPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.