Central Japan Railway (CJPRY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Central Japan Railway shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 62,400 shares of CJPRY short. Learn More on Central Japan Railway's current short interest.

Central Japan Railway saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 62,400 shares, an increase of 45.1% from the previous total of 43,000 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 "transportation" compare to Central Japan Railway: A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (0.00%), Swire Pacific Limited (0.00%), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (0.00%), Keppel Ltd. (0.00%), Orient Overseas (International) Limited (0.00%), Air China Limited (0.00%), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Co. (1.08%), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (3.11%), Southwest Airlines Co. (2.69%), Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (3.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CJPRY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Central Japan Railway as its price is falling. CJPRY shares are trading up $0.01 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 Central Japan Railway 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 CJPRY, 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 CJPRY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.