Makita (MKTAY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Makita shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 700 shares of MKTAY short. Learn More on Makita's current short interest.

Makita saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 700 shares, a decline of 30.0% from the previous total of 1,000 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 sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Makita: AfterMaster, Inc. (0.00%), Earthworks Entertainment, Inc. (0.00%), HempAmericana, Inc (0.00%), Natuzzi S.p.A. (0.02%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MKTAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Makita as its price is falling. MKTAY shares are trading up $0.81 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 Makita 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 MKTAY, 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 MKTAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.