NYSE:Y Alleghany - Y Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Alleghany Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$847.79▼$847.7950-Day Range$839.37▼$847.7952-Week Range$585.10▼$862.87VolumeN/AAverage Volume112,712 shsMarket Capitalization$11.41 billionP/E Ratio32.99Dividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Alleghany Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume499,100 sharesPrevious Short Volume476,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$418.93 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover6.8Last Record DateSeptember 30, 2022Outstanding Shares13,455,000 sharesFloat Size12,990,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.84%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume112,712 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average-100.00% Short Selling Alleghany ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Alleghany and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatY Short Interest Over TimeY Days to Cover Over TimeY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Alleghany (NYSE:Y) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/2022499,100 shares $418.93 million +4.7%3.8%6.8 $839.37 9/15/2022476,700 shares $401.62 million +4.1%3.7%6.5 $842.50 8/31/2022458,100 shares $385.34 million -4.8%3.5%5.4 $841.18 8/15/2022481,200 shares $404.04 million +0.7%3.7%5.3 $839.65 7/31/2022477,900 shares $400.23 million -4.4%3.7%4.1 $837.48 7/15/2022500,000 shares $417.69 million +1.3%N/A3.7 $835.38 6/30/2022493,500 shares $411.13 million -2.7%N/A3.4 $833.10 6/15/2022507,300 shares $421.77 million +19.5%N/A3.2 $831.41 5/31/2022424,600 shares $354.02 million -9.3%3.3%2.5 $833.78 5/15/2022468,200 shares $391.88 million +28.0%3.6%2.8 $837.00 4/30/2022365,700 shares $305.91 million +30.6%2.8%2.4 $836.50 4/15/2022280,100 shares $236.82 million +27.6%2.2%2.1 $845.49 3/31/2022219,500 shares $185.92 million +33.7%1.7%1.9 $847.00 3/15/2022164,200 shares $110.38 million +24.6%1.3%1.8 $672.20 2/28/2022131,800 shares $87.24 million -2.9%1.0%2 $661.92 2/15/2022135,700 shares $93.52 million -1.0%1.0%2.1 $689.19 1/31/2022137,000 shares $90.97 million +5.3%1.0%2.1 $664.00 1/15/2022130,100 shares $89.05 million +9.8%1.0%2.1 $684.46 12/31/2021118,500 shares $79.11 million -13.5%0.9%2 $667.59 12/15/2021137,000 shares $92.03 million +4.3%1.0%2.3 $671.77 11/30/2021131,400 shares $85.00 million -15.1%1.0%2.3 $646.88 11/15/2021154,800 shares $107.39 million +2.3%1.2%2.6 $693.76 10/29/2021151,300 shares $98.55 million -2.1%1.1%2.6 $651.38 10/15/2021154,500 shares $102.27 million -7.2%1.2%2.8 $661.92 9/30/2021166,400 shares $103.90 million +2.3%1.2%3.1 $624.41 9/15/2021162,700 shares $101.83 million +9.9%1.2%2.9 $625.90 8/31/2021148,000 shares $100.15 million +9.6%1.1%2.6 $676.69 8/13/2021135,000 shares $92.56 million -3.3%1.0%2.4 $685.61 7/30/2021139,600 shares $92.57 million +5.4%1.0%2.3 $663.10 7/15/2021132,500 shares $88.90 million -9.3%1.0%2.1 $670.97 6/30/2021146,000 shares $97.39 million -4.6%1.1%2.1 $667.07 6/15/2021153,000 shares $107.99 million -1.8%1.1%2.2 $705.80 5/28/2021155,800 shares $111.64 million -9.7%1.2%2.4 $716.57 5/14/2021172,600 shares $123.31 million +27.5%1.3%2.6 $714.45 4/30/2021135,400 shares $92.07 million -3.7%1.0%2 $680.00 4/15/2021140,600 shares $93.92 million -14.8%1.0%2.2 $668.00 3/31/2021165,000 shares $106.07 million +17.1%1.2%2.6 $642.86 3/15/2021140,900 shares $91.01 million +4.3%1.0%2.2 $645.93 2/26/2021135,100 shares $87.59 million +7.9%1.0%2.2 $648.34 2/12/2021125,200 shares $76.37 million +5.9%0.9%1.8 $610.00 Y Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Alleghany's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Alleghany shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 499,100 shares of Y short. 3.84% of Alleghany's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alleghany's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Alleghany? 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. Y shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Alleghany's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Alleghany? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alleghany: Millennium Management LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Group One Trading L.P., Simplex Trading LLC, Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Alleghany? 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. 3.84% of Alleghany's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Alleghany's short interest increasing or decreasing? Alleghany saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 499,100 shares, an increase of 4.7% from the previous total of 476,700 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 Alleghany's float size? Alleghany currently has issued a total of 13,455,000 shares. Some of Alleghany'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. Alleghany currently has a public float of 12,990,000 shares. How does Alleghany's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.84% of Alleghany's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" compare to Alleghany: Everest Re Group, Ltd. (2.36%), RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (2.56%), Enstar Group Limited (1.07%), CNA Financial Co. (1.79%), American Financial Group, Inc. (1.07%), Loews Co. (0.85%), W. R. Berkley Co. (1.04%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (3.52%), Markel Co. (1.04%), and RLI Corp. (3.02%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.66 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.53 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.86 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.69 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($1.35 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Alleghany stock? Short selling Y is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alleghany as its price is falling. 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 Alleghany? A short squeeze for Alleghany 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 Y, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Alleghany'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 Y, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2022. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:Y) was last updated on 3/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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