MTU Aero Engines Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MTU Aero Engines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 100 shares of MTUAY short. Learn More on MTU Aero Engines' current short interest.

MTU Aero Engines saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decline of 94.1% from the previous total of 1,700 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.

0.00% of MTU Aero Engines' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "aerospace" compare to MTU Aero Engines: L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (1.13%), TransDigm Group Incorporated (3.74%), BAE Systems plc (0.00%), Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (1.54%), HEICO Co. (3.36%), Textron Inc. (1.98%), Leidos Holdings, Inc. (1.55%), CAE Inc. (0.44%), Meggitt PLC (0.00%), and Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (1.54%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MTUAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MTU Aero Engines as its price is falling. MTU Aero Engines' stock is trading up $0.16 today. To short MTU Aero Engines 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 MTU Aero Engines 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 MTU Aero Engines 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 MTUAY, 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 MTUAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.