Allianz (AZSEY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Allianz shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 71,400 shares of AZSEY short. Learn More on Allianz's current short interest.

Allianz saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 71,400 shares, a decline of 15.2% from the previous total of 84,200 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 in the sector of "finance" compare to Allianz: The Toronto-Dominion Bank (1.03%), Chubb Limited (0.64%), China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (0.74%), Allianz SE (0.00%), BlackRock, Inc. (1.15%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.78%), Blackstone Inc. (2.82%), Citigroup Inc. (1.36%), AXA SA (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($14.83 billion), Netflix, Inc. ($7.72 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($4.69 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.67 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.40 billion), Centene Co. ($3.26 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($2.22 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AZSEY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Allianz 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 Allianz 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 AZSEY, 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 AZSEY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2019.