Alfa Laval AB (publ) Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alfa Laval AB (publ) shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 12th, traders have sold 5,200 shares of ALFVY short.

Alfa Laval AB (publ) saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 5,200 shares, an increase of 15.6% from the previous total of 4,500 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.

0.00% of Alfa Laval AB (publ)'s shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified" compare to Alfa Laval AB (publ): ASM International NV (0.00%), Wärtsilä Oyj Abp (0.00%), Brooks Automation, Inc. (0.00%), GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (0.00%), IHI Co. (0.00%), Bodycote plc (0.00%), ACM Research, Inc. (7.12%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (2.73%), Veeco Instruments Inc. (8.99%), and Energy Recovery, Inc. (6.05%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALFVY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alfa Laval AB (publ) as its price is falling. Alfa Laval AB (publ)'s stock is trading down $0.37 today. To short Alfa Laval AB (publ) 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 Alfa Laval AB (publ) 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 Alfa Laval AB (publ) 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 ALFVY, 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 ALFVY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.