Fairfax Financial - FRFHF Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fairfax Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 56,300 shares of FRFHF short. Learn More on Fairfax Financial's 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. FRFHF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Fairfax Financial's short interest ratio.

Fairfax Financial saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 56,300 shares, an increase of 30.9% 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 industry of "fire, marine, & casualty insurance" compare to Fairfax Financial: W. R. Berkley Co. (1.08%), Markel Co. (0.58%), MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (0.01%), Cincinnati Financial Co. (2.17%), Everest Re Group, Ltd. (1.42%), Loews Co. (0.75%), The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.02%), CNA Financial Co. (3.42%), American Financial Group, Inc. (1.28%), and Arch Capital Group Ltd. (1.55%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FRFHF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fairfax Financial as its price is falling. FRFHF shares are trading up $11.71 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 Fairfax Financial 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 FRFHF, 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 FRFHF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.