Johnson Matthey - JMPLY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Johnson Matthey shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 1,900 shares of JMPLY short. Learn More on Johnson Matthey's current short interest.

Johnson Matthey saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,900 shares, a drop of 40.6% from the previous total of 3,200 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 "chemicals & allied products" compare to Johnson Matthey: The Chemours Company (3.07%), Balchem Co. (0.79%), Livent Co. (15.65%), Huntsman Co. (3.36%), Ashland Inc. (1.83%), Univar Solutions Inc. (2.09%), Resonac Holdings Co. (0.00%), Kuraray Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Ingevity Co. (2.57%), and Olin Co. (2.04%).

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 JMPLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Johnson Matthey as its price is falling. JMPLY shares are trading up $0.56 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 Johnson Matthey 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 JMPLY, 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 JMPLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.