United Utilities Group Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Utilities Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 28th, investors have sold 1,100 shares of UUGRY short.

United Utilities Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,100 shares, a decline of 96.5% from the previous total of 31,000 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.

0.00% of United Utilities Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electric & other services combined" compare to United Utilities Group: Xcel Energy Inc. (1.07%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (0.93%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (1.04%), E.On Se (0.00%), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (2.05%), Ameren Co. (1.27%), PG&E Co. (5.78%), CMS Energy Co. (1.16%), Alliant Energy Co. (1.82%), and Evergy, Inc. (0.73%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($25.04 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Square, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UUGRY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Utilities Group as its price is falling. United Utilities Group's stock is trading down $0.13 today. To short United Utilities Group 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 United Utilities Group 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 United Utilities Group 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 UUGRY, 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 UUGRY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.