WEIR GRP PLC/S Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WEIR GRP PLC/S shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,300 shares of WEGRY short. 0.00% of WEIR GRP PLC/S's shares are currently sold short. View details.

WEIR GRP PLC/S saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300 shares, an increase of 116.7% from the previous total of 600 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 WEIR GRP PLC/S's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to WEIR GRP PLC/S: TERNA RETE ELET/ADR (0.00%), Eurofins Scientific SE (0.00%), CARREFOUR SA/S (0.00%), CHOW TAI FOOK J/ADR (0.00%), ATLANTIA SPA/ADR (0.00%), Pernod Ricard SA (0.00%), SEGRO plc (0.00%), MONOTARO CO LTD/ADR (0.00%), Sonic Healthcare Limited (0.00%), and BRAMBLES LTD/S (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.17 billion), Aon PLC ($3.57 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.01 billion), Clorox Co ($2.91 billion), Charles Schwab Co. ($2.80 billion), Mercadolibre Inc ($2.33 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Kroger Co ($1.99 billion), Moderna Inc ($1.96 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.80 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WEGRY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WEIR GRP PLC/S as its price is falling. WEIR GRP PLC/S's stock is trading down $0.05 today. To short WEIR GRP PLC/S 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 WEIR GRP PLC/S 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 WEIR GRP PLC/S 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 WEGRY, 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 WEGRY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2020.