Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NPNYY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 400 shares of NPNYY short. Learn More on Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha's current short interest.

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, a decrease of 97.8% from the previous total of 17,800 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 "transportation" compare to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha: Keppel Ltd. (0.00%), Orient Overseas (International) Limited (0.00%), Air China Limited (0.00%), Central Japan Railway (0.00%), A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (0.00%), Swire Pacific Limited (0.00%), TFI International Inc. (0.65%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (6.67%), XPO, Inc. (4.43%), ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (3.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NPNYY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 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 Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 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 NPNYY, 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 NPNYY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.