NTN Buzztime (NTN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. NTN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 0.1. Learn More on NTN Buzztime's short interest ratio.

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. 7.60% of NTN Buzztime's floating shares are currently sold short.

NTN Buzztime saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 167,900 shares, an increase of 172.1% from the previous total of 61,700 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.

NTN Buzztime currently has issued a total of 2,977,000 shares. Some of NTN Buzztime'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. NTN Buzztime currently has a public float of 2,210,000 shares.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.63 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.41 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.32 billion), Baidu, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.86 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.82 billion), Bilibili Inc. Sponsored ADR ($2.34 billion), GameStop Corp. ($2.24 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.21 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.17 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NTN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NTN Buzztime as its price is falling. NTN shares are trading up $1.78 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 NTN Buzztime 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 NTN, 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 NTN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2021.