Atlantis Plastics (ATPL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Atlantis Plastics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 18,600 shares of ATPL short. Learn More on Atlantis Plastics' current short interest.

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. ATPL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 31.0. Learn More on Atlantis Plastics's short interest ratio.

Atlantis Plastics saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,600 shares, a decrease of 2.6% from the previous total of 19,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Atlantis Plastics: The AZEK Company Inc. (4.09%), Newell Brands Inc. (5.70%), Latham Group, Inc. (11.17%), Karat Packaging Inc. (1.12%), Core Molding Technologies, Inc. (2.83%), Lightwave Logic, Inc. (15.76%), Deswell Industries, Inc. (0.06%), Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. (0.89%), Forward Industries, Inc. (4.86%), American Biltrite Inc. (0.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATPL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Atlantis Plastics as its price is falling. ATPL shares are trading down $0.00 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 Atlantis Plastics 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 ATPL, 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 ATPL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.