Universal (UVV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$51.84

-0.61 (-1.16%)

(As of 12:07 PM ET)

Universal Short Interest Data

Universal (UVV) has a short interest of 389,100 shares, representing 1.64% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.91% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 209,228 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 389,100 shares
Previous Short Interest: 422,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -7.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $21.13 million
Short Interest Ratio: 2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: August 31, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 24,652,000 shares
Float Size: 23,780,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.64%
Today's Trading Volume: 48,852 shares
Average Trading Volume: 209,228 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 23%

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Universal Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
8/31/2024	389,100 shares	$21.13 million	-7.9%	1.6%	2.6	$54.30
8/15/2024	422,500 shares	$22.26 million	-1.3%	1.8%	2.4	$52.69
7/31/2024	428,100 shares	$22.89 million	+3.4%	1.8%	2.4	$53.46
7/15/2024	414,000 shares	$20.19 million	-12.8%	1.7%	2	$48.77
6/30/2024	474,500 shares	$22.87 million	-11.4%	2.0%	2.2	$48.19
6/15/2024	535,300 shares	$24.86 million	+4.4%	2.3%	2.4	$46.44
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5/31/2024	512,800 shares	$24.58 million	+8.7%	2.2%	1.8	$47.94
5/15/2024	471,700 shares	$25.28 million	-9.5%	2.0%	1.6	$53.59
4/30/2024	521,200 shares	$26.81 million	+92.9%	2.2%	1.7	$51.44
4/15/2024	270,200 shares	$13.36 million	+17.7%	1.1%	0.9	$49.45
3/31/2024	229,500 shares	$11.87 million	-75.2%	1.0%	0.9	$51.72
3/15/2024	924,500 shares	$47.11 million	+26.3%	3.9%	3.7	$50.96
2/29/2024	732,100 shares	$35.12 million	+58.5%	3.1%	3.1	$47.97
2/15/2024	462,000 shares	$23.54 million	+6.7%	1.9%	2.1	$50.96
1/31/2024	433,200 shares	$25.10 million	-1.0%	1.8%	2.2	$57.95
1/15/2024	437,500 shares	$26.39 million	-12.1%	1.8%	2.4	$60.32
12/31/2023	497,500 shares	$33.49 million	+21.8%	2.1%	2.8	$67.32
12/15/2023	408,500 shares	$25.88 million	+35.3%	1.7%	2.4	$63.36
11/30/2023	302,000 shares	$16.99 million	+5.2%	1.3%	2.5	$56.26
11/15/2023	287,100 shares	$15.45 million	+19.2%	1.2%	2.5	$53.82
10/31/2023	240,800 shares	$10.84 million	-5.5%	1.0%	2.1	$45.00
10/15/2023	254,800 shares	$11.64 million	+0.9%	1.1%	2	$45.69
9/30/2023	252,600 shares	$11.93 million	+25.8%	1.1%	1.9	$47.21
9/15/2023	200,800 shares	$9.59 million	-4.9%	0.8%	1.5	$47.76
8/31/2023	211,100 shares	$10.05 million	+13.1%	0.9%	1.5	$47.62
8/15/2023	186,600 shares	$8.86 million	-0.7%	0.8%	1.3	$47.47
7/31/2023	187,900 shares	$9.50 million	-10.4%	0.8%	1.4	$50.57
7/15/2023	209,700 shares	$10.40 million	+5.3%	0.9%	1.8	$49.58
6/30/2023	199,200 shares	$9.96 million	-24.1%	0.8%	1.7	$49.98
6/15/2023	262,400 shares	$13.31 million	-10.8%	1.1%	2.2	$50.71
5/31/2023	294,100 shares	$15.16 million	-0.3%	1.2%	2.6	$51.55
5/15/2023	295,100 shares	$15.45 million	+11.4%	1.2%	2.5	$52.36
4/30/2023	265,000 shares	$14.55 million	+13.7%	1.1%	2.2	$54.89
4/15/2023	233,000 shares	$12.56 million	-1.3%	1.0%	1.9	$53.92
3/31/2023	236,000 shares	$12.48 million	-10.4%	1.0%	1.9	$52.89
3/15/2023	263,300 shares	$13.60 million	+12.3%	1.1%	2.1	$51.67
2/28/2023	234,400 shares	$11.86 million	+18.2%	1.0%	1.8	$50.59
2/15/2023	198,300 shares	$10.60 million	-20.9%	0.8%	1.6	$53.47
1/31/2023	250,600 shares	$13.63 million	+15.6%	1.1%	2	$54.37
1/15/2023	216,800 shares	$11.74 million	-13.3%	0.9%	1.8	$54.15
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12/30/2022	249,900 shares	$13.20 million	-15.3%	1.1%	2	$52.81
12/15/2022	294,900 shares	$15.59 million	-14.3%	1.2%	2.3	$52.87
11/30/2022	344,100 shares	$19.58 million	-12.8%	1.4%	2.8	$56.91
11/15/2022	394,500 shares	$21.93 million	-2.0%	1.7%	3.1	$55.59
10/31/2022	402,600 shares	$20.38 million	-8.2%	1.7%	3	$50.61
10/15/2022	438,300 shares	$20.40 million	+16.7%	1.8%	3.1	$46.54
9/30/2022	375,700 shares	$17.30 million	-17.1%	1.6%	2.7	$46.04
9/15/2022	453,400 shares	$22.32 million	+12.8%	1.9%	3.1	$49.23
8/31/2022	402,100 shares	$20.52 million	-8.6%	1.7%	2.7	$51.04
8/15/2022	440,000 shares	$23.39 million	-0.5%	1.8%	3.1	$53.15
7/31/2022	442,000 shares	$24.71 million	-6.3%	1.9%	3.1	$55.91
7/15/2022	471,800 shares	$25.49 million	+11.7%	2.0%	3.5	$54.03
6/30/2022	422,500 shares	$25.56 million	-9.9%	1.8%	3.1	$60.50
6/15/2022	469,000 shares	$26.60 million	+18.6%	2.0%	3.7	$56.72
5/31/2022	395,500 shares	$25.19 million	+15.0%	1.7%	3.1	$63.68
5/15/2022	344,000 shares	$20.70 million	-3.7%	1.4%	2.7	$60.16
4/30/2022	357,100 shares	$20.66 million	+13.3%	1.5%	2.7	$57.85
4/15/2022	315,300 shares	$18.60 million	-11.5%	1.3%	2.3	$58.98
3/31/2022	356,100 shares	$20.68 million	-19.5%	1.5%	2.5	$58.07
3/15/2022	442,100 shares	$24.38 million	+13.8%	1.8%	3.3	$55.15
2/28/2022	388,500 shares	$21.02 million	+9.7%	1.6%	3	$54.11
2/15/2022	354,100 shares	$18.90 million	+8.1%	1.5%	2.7	$53.38
1/31/2022	327,600 shares	$17.83 million	-4.0%	1.4%	2.6	$54.43
1/15/2022	341,300 shares	$19.51 million	-0.2%	1.4%	2.9	$57.17
12/31/2021	342,000 shares	$18.78 million	-5.7%	1.4%	3.1	$54.92
12/15/2021	362,800 shares	$19.26 million	-0.8%	1.5%	3.3	$53.09
11/30/2021	365,800 shares	$17.04 million	+8.2%	1.5%	3.6	$46.57
11/15/2021	338,100 shares	$16.82 million	+10.1%	1.4%	3.4	$49.74
10/29/2021	307,100 shares	$14.43 million	-3.4%	1.3%	2.9	$47.00
10/15/2021	317,800 shares	$15.64 million	-16.4%	1.3%	3.1	$49.22
9/30/2021	380,300 shares	$18.38 million	-4.0%	1.6%	3.6	$48.33
9/15/2021	396,200 shares	$19.39 million	-16.7%	1.7%	3.5	$48.94
8/31/2021	475,600 shares	$24.07 million	+6.6%	2.0%	4.3	$50.60
8/13/2021	446,300 shares	$21.93 million	-2.9%	1.9%	3.6	$49.14
7/30/2021	459,400 shares	$23.96 million	+14.8%	1.9%	3.8	$52.16
7/15/2021	400,200 shares	$21.67 million	-1.2%	1.7%	3.4	$54.14
6/30/2021	405,200 shares	$23.08 million	-0.9%	1.7%	3.4	$56.97
6/15/2021	408,900 shares	$23.26 million	-8.6%	1.7%	3.5	$56.88
5/28/2021	447,200 shares	$25.06 million	+8.4%	1.9%	3.6	$56.04
5/14/2021	412,500 shares	$24.53 million	-15.9%	1.7%	3.3	$59.46
4/30/2021	490,700 shares	$27.83 million	-2.0%	2.1%	3.6	$56.72
4/15/2021	500,500 shares	$28.90 million	0.0%	2.1%	3.4	$57.74
3/31/2021	500,600 shares	$29.69 million	-6.0%	2.1%	3.3	$59.30
3/15/2021	532,400 shares	$30.65 million	-9.1%	2.2%	3.4	$57.57
2/26/2021	585,400 shares	$29.83 million	-6.6%	2.5%	3.9	$50.95
2/12/2021	627,000 shares	$32.79 million	-9.4%	2.6%	4.3	$52.29
1/29/2021	691,900 shares	$32.98 million	-1.7%	2.9%	4.7	$47.66
1/15/2021	703,900 shares	$37.04 million	+6.8%	2.9%	5.1	$52.62
12/31/2020	658,900 shares	$31.81 million	+19.7%	2.8%	4.9	$48.28
12/15/2020	550,300 shares	$27.61 million	+3.8%	2.3%	4	$50.18
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11/30/2020	530,100 shares	$24.77 million	+8.7%	2.2%	4	$46.72
10/30/2020	499,600 shares	$19.77 million	+4.5%	2.1%	3.9	$39.58
10/15/2020	478,200 shares	$20.13 million	-16.1%	2.0%	3.8	$42.10
9/30/2020	569,800 shares	$23.86 million	+4.2%	N/A	4.1	$41.88
9/15/2020	546,800 shares	$23.71 million	+13.3%	2.3%	3.7	$43.37
8/31/2020	482,600 shares	$20.95 million	+1.7%	2.0%	3	$43.41
8/14/2020	474,500 shares	$21.67 million	-1.3%	2.0%	2.6	$45.67
7/31/2020	480,500 shares	$20.26 million	+14.3%	2.0%	2.4	$42.16
7/15/2020	420,500 shares	$17.28 million	-12.7%	1.8%	2	$41.10
6/30/2020	481,900 shares	$20.24 million	+6.6%	2.0%	2.4	$42.00
6/15/2020	452,100 shares	$19.30 million	+57.3%	1.9%	2.3	$42.68
5/29/2020	287,500 shares	$12.67 million	-0.9%	1.2%	1.4	$44.06
5/15/2020	290,000 shares	$12.00 million	-35.9%	1.2%	1.4	$41.39
4/30/2020	452,700 shares	$22.20 million	+18.3%	1.9%	2.5	$49.03
4/15/2020	382,600 shares	$17.42 million	-15.2%	1.6%	2.1	$45.54
3/31/2020	451,400 shares	$19.96 million	-14.2%	1.9%	2.5	$44.21
3/13/2020	526,100 shares	$24.55 million	+2.8%	2.2%	3.5	$46.67
2/28/2020	512,000 shares	$19.75 million	-7.4%	2.1%	3.4	$38.58
2/14/2020	552,900 shares	$25.71 million	+19.5%	2.3%	3.8	$46.50
1/31/2020	462,800 shares	$23.24 million	+11.1%	1.9%	2.9	$50.22
1/15/2020	416,400 shares	$21.24 million	-7.4%	1.7%	2.8	$51.02
12/31/2019	449,600 shares	$23.65 million	-10.3%	1.9%	3.3	$52.61

UVV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Universal's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Universal shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 389,100 shares of UVV short. 1.64% of Universal's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Universal's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Universal?: 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. UVV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Universal's short interest ratio.
What is a good short interest percentage for Universal?: 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. 1.64% of Universal's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Universal's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Universal saw a drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 389,100 shares, a drop of 7.9% from the previous total of 422,500 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.
What is Universal's float size?: Universal currently has issued a total of 24,652,000 shares. Some of Universal'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. Universal currently has a public float of 23,780,000 shares.

How does Universal's short interest compare to its competitors?: 1.64% of Universal's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Universal: Vector Group Ltd. (3.68%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.66%), Altria Group, Inc. (1.54%), The Andersons, Inc. (2.61%), SunOpta Inc. (4.55%), Davis Commodities Limited (3.52%), CHS Inc. (0.02%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (1.71%), Brf S.A. (0.18%), Lancaster Colony Co. (3.60%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Universal stock?: Short selling UVV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Universal as its price is falling. UVV shares are trading down $0.61 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.
How does a short squeeze work against Universal?: A short squeeze for Universal 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 UVV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Universal's short interest reported?: Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including UVV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024.