IMI (IMIAY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of IMI shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 200 shares of IMIAY short. Learn More on IMI's current short interest.

IMI saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decline of 50.0% from the previous total of 400 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 compare to IMI: Zebra Technologies Co. (1.40%), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Co. (4.27%), Gates Industrial Corp PLC (3.36%), Enerflex Ltd. (1.23%), Graham Co. (2.54%), Twin Disc, Incorporated (1.28%), Greenland Technologies Holding Co. (3.39%), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (2.28%), Ingersoll Rand Inc. (2.40%), Alfa Laval Corporate AB (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Co. ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IMIAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IMI as its price is falling. 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 IMI 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 IMIAY, 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 IMIAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.