OTCMKTS:IMBBY Imperial Brands - IMBBY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Imperial Brands PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $23.40 -0.04 (-0.17%) (As of 03/28/2023 04:18 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$23.34▼$23.5550-Day Range$22.79▼$25.6152-Week Range$20.23▼$26.05Volume96,868 shsAverage Volume181,818 shsMarket Capitalization$21.73 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield10.00%Price TargetN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort Interest Imperial Brands Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume169,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume374,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-54.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.89 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover0.7Last Record DateMarch 15, 2023Outstanding Shares928,770,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.02%Today's Trading Volume96,868 sharesAverage Trading Volume181,818 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average-46.72% Short Selling Imperial Brands ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Imperial Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatIMBBY Short Interest Over TimeIMBBY Days to Cover Over TimeIMBBY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Imperial Brands (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2023169,000 shares $3.89 million -54.9%N/A0.7 $22.99 2/28/2023374,900 shares $9.10 million -21.5%N/A2 $24.27 2/15/2023477,800 shares $11.99 million +1,503.4%N/A0.7 $25.10 1/31/202329,800 shares $747,682.00 +1,555.6%N/A0.2 $25.09 1/15/20231,800 shares $45,000.00 -18.2%N/A0 $25.00 12/30/20222,200 shares $55,000.00 -87.0%N/A0 $25.00 12/15/202216,900 shares $423,007.00 +604.2%N/A0.1 $25.03 11/30/20222,400 shares $61,596.00 -69.6%N/A0 $25.67 11/15/20227,900 shares $191,259.00 +259.1%N/A0 $24.21 10/31/20222,200 shares $53,856.00 -93.7%N/A0 $24.48 10/15/202234,700 shares $789,772.00 -57.9%N/A0.1 $22.76 9/30/202282,400 shares $1.72 million -26.6%N/A0.3 $20.82 9/15/2022112,300 shares $2.50 million +130.6%N/A0.6 $22.27 8/31/202248,700 shares $1.09 million -29.4%N/A0.1 $22.30 8/15/202269,000 shares $1.60 million +369.4%N/A0.2 $23.18 7/31/202214,700 shares $323,253.00 +5.8%N/A0.1 $21.99 7/15/202213,900 shares $306,217.00 -46.5%N/A0.1 $22.03 6/30/202226,000 shares $583,960.00 +95.5%N/A0.1 $22.46 6/15/202213,300 shares $297,255.00 -59.2%N/A0.1 $22.35 5/31/202232,600 shares $741,976.00 -36.3%N/A0.1 $22.76 5/15/202251,200 shares $1.09 million -37.0%N/A0.2 $21.25 4/30/202281,300 shares $1.72 million +32.2%N/A0.3 $21.11 4/15/202261,500 shares $1.36 million +20.8%N/A0.2 $22.08 3/31/202250,900 shares $1.09 million -65.5%N/A0.2 $21.47 3/15/2022147,500 shares $3.05 million -18.4%N/A0.4 $20.68 2/28/2022180,800 shares $4.03 million +8.8%N/A0.3 $22.31 2/15/2022166,200 shares $4.13 million +860.7%N/A0.5 $24.83 1/31/202217,300 shares $415,200.00 -33.2%N/A0.1 $24.00 1/15/202225,900 shares $616,161.00 +1,750.0%N/A0.1 $23.79 12/31/20211,400 shares $30,805.60 -88.0%N/A0 $22.00 12/15/202111,700 shares $247,279.50 -92.8%N/A0 $21.14 11/30/2021163,500 shares $3.39 million -57.9%N/A0.6 $20.75 11/15/2021388,100 shares $8.44 million -2.5%N/A2 $21.75 10/29/2021398,200 shares $8.54 million +8.2%N/A2.9 $21.44 10/15/2021367,900 shares $8.10 million +13.7%N/A1.4 $22.01 9/30/2021323,500 shares $6.88 million -6.6%N/A0.7 $21.28 9/15/2021346,200 shares $7.58 million -4.7%N/A1.1 $21.89 8/31/2021363,100 shares $7.83 million +4.8%N/A2 $21.57 8/13/2021346,500 shares $7.80 million -6.3%N/A1 $22.51 7/30/2021369,900 shares $7.96 million -7.5%N/A0.6 $21.51 IMBBY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Imperial Brands' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Imperial Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 169,000 shares of IMBBY short. Learn More on Imperial Brands' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Imperial Brands? 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. IMBBY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Imperial Brands's short interest ratio. Is Imperial Brands' short interest increasing or decreasing? Imperial Brands saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 169,000 shares, a drop of 54.9% from the previous total of 374,900 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. How does Imperial Brands' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Imperial Brands: Kellogg (3.13%), Davide Campari-Milano (0.36%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (1.47%), Hormel Foods Co. (3.16%), Carlsberg A/S (0.00%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (1.45%), Tyson Foods, Inc. (2.18%), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (2.86%), Associated British Foods plc (0.01%), and The Clorox Company (4.89%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Imperial Brands stock? Short selling IMBBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Imperial Brands as its price is falling. IMBBY shares are trading down $0.04 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. How does a short squeeze work against Imperial Brands? A short squeeze for Imperial Brands 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 IMBBY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Imperial Brands' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including IMBBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) was last updated on 3/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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