United Parcel Service Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Parcel Service shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 7,700,000 shares of UPS short. 0.00% of United Parcel Service'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. United Parcel Service currently has a short interest ratio of 2.0.

United Parcel Service saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,700,000 shares, a drop of 10.7% from the previous total of 8,620,000 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.

0.00% of United Parcel Service's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "air freight & logistics" compare to United Parcel Service: FedEx Co. (1.59%), Expeditors International of Washington (2.01%), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (10.14%), XPO Logistics, Inc. (6.28%), Hub Group, Inc. (1.78%), Forward Air Co. (1.74%), Air Transport Services Group Inc. (2.73%), Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (9.84%), Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (3.90%), and Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (3.41%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.12 billion), Aon PLC ($3.76 billion), Clorox Co ($3.07 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.89 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.49 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Datadog ($2.29 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Kroger Co ($2.20 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.88 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. United Parcel Service's stock is trading up $2.78 today. To short United Parcel Service 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 United Parcel Service 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 appreciates 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 September, 30 2020.