Alaska Power & Telephone (APTL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alaska Power & Telephone shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of APTL short. 0.01% of Alaska Power & Telephone's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alaska Power & Telephone's current short interest.

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. 0.01% of Alaska Power & Telephone's floating shares are currently sold short.

0.01% of Alaska Power & Telephone's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Alaska Power & Telephone: China BAK Battery, Inc. (1.51%), Babcock (2.66%), NaaS Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR (12.39%), Sse Plc (0.02%), NuScale Power Corporation (20.87%), Xunlei Limited (1.22%), Kopin Corporation (2.71%), KULR Technology Group, Inc. (16.92%), Netlist, Inc. (3.56%), Asure Software Inc (3.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APTL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alaska Power & Telephone 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.

A short squeeze for Alaska Power & Telephone 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 APTL, 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 APTL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.