Elementis Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Elementis shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 1,000 shares of ELMTY short.

0.00% of Elementis' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to Elementis: Glanbia plc (0.00%), Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (0.00%), Pigeon Co. (0.00%), Marui Group Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Amada Co., Ltd. (0.00%), POLA Orbis Holdings Inc. (0.00%), Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (0.00%), China Everbright Environment Group Limited (0.00%), OC Oerlikon Co. AG (0.00%), and William Hill plc (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ELMTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Elementis as its price is falling. Elementis' stock is trading up $1.10 today. To short Elementis 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 Elementis 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 Elementis 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 ELMTY, 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 ELMTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.