Capgemini (CGEMY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capgemini shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 13,900 shares of CGEMY short. Learn More on Capgemini's current short interest.

Capgemini saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,900 shares, a decrease of 54.4% from the previous total of 30,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Capgemini: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Co. (1.38%), Spotify Technology S.A. (2.53%), Gartner, Inc. (3.04%), Global Payments Inc. (1.45%), Equifax Inc. (3.52%), Palantir Technologies Inc. (9.00%), Verisk Analytics, Inc. (6.30%), Nu Holdings Ltd. (4.42%), Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (1.57%), Aptiv PLC (2.58%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CGEMY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capgemini as its price is falling. CGEMY shares are trading down $0.13 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 Capgemini 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 CGEMY, 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 CGEMY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.