Morgan Stanley (MS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $116.23 -1.69 (-1.43%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Morgan Stanley Short Interest DataMorgan Stanley (MS) has a short interest of 16.84 million shares, representing 1.36% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.87% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 7.06 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest16,840,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,370,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.87%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.89 billionShort Interest Ratio2.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares1,625,163,000 sharesFloat Size1,240,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.36%Today's Trading Volume5,373,345 sharesAverage Trading Volume7,062,848 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average76% Short Selling Morgan Stanley? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Morgan Stanley and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMS Short Interest Over TimeMS Days to Cover Over TimeMS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Paradigm PressMan who Predicted Trump 2016 Win: “Prepare for Election Meltdown”Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… Morgan Stanley Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/202416,840,000 shares $1.89 billion +2.9%1.4%2.9 $112.22 9/30/202416,370,000 shares $1.71 billion +7.5%1.3%2.7 $104.24 9/15/202415,230,000 shares $1.50 billion +2.5%1.2%2.4 $98.25 8/31/202414,860,000 shares $1.54 billion +2.9%1.2%2.4 $103.61 8/15/202414,440,000 shares $1.45 billion -11.9%1.2%2.3 $100.64 7/31/202416,390,000 shares $1.69 billion +26.2%1.3%2.5 $103.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Morgan Stanley and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/202412,990,000 shares $1.37 billion +29.0%1.1%2.1 $105.36 6/30/202410,070,000 shares $978.70 million -17.8%0.8%1.6 $97.19 6/15/202412,250,000 shares $1.17 billion -7.5%1.0%2 $95.50 5/31/202413,240,000 shares $1.30 billion -15.1%1.1%1.9 $97.84 5/15/202415,600,000 shares $1.57 billion +26.3%1.3%2 $100.53 4/30/202412,350,000 shares $1.12 billion -22.5%1.0%1.5 $90.83 4/15/202415,930,000 shares $1.38 billion +5.3%1.3%1.9 $86.94 3/31/202415,130,000 shares $1.42 billion -7.7%1.2%1.8 $94.16 3/15/202416,390,000 shares $1.45 billion +15.1%1.3%1.9 $88.38 2/29/202414,240,000 shares $1.23 billion -2.4%1.1%1.6 $86.04 2/15/202414,590,000 shares $1.25 billion -13.6%1.2%1.8 $85.67 1/31/202416,890,000 shares $1.47 billion -19.3%1.3%2 $87.25 1/15/202420,940,000 shares $1.88 billion -9.8%1.7%2.3 $89.70 12/31/202323,210,000 shares $2.16 billion +21.1%1.8%2.6 $93.25 12/15/202319,160,000 shares $1.75 billion +7.5%1.5%2.2 $91.37 11/30/202317,830,000 shares $1.41 billion -15.6%1.4%2.1 $79.34 11/15/202321,130,000 shares $1.68 billion +4.8%1.7%2.5 $79.68 10/31/202320,160,000 shares $1.43 billion +0.2%1.6%2.5 $70.82 10/15/202320,130,000 shares $1.57 billion -4.0%1.6%2.7 $77.79 9/30/202320,970,000 shares $1.71 billion +2.1%1.6%3 $81.67 9/15/202320,530,000 shares $1.82 billion +6.5%1.6%2.9 $88.41 8/31/202319,280,000 shares $1.64 billion +3.5%1.5%2.8 $85.15 8/15/202318,620,000 shares $1.60 billion +1.5%1.5%2.6 $86.15 7/31/202318,340,000 shares $1.68 billion +11.9%1.4%2.5 $91.56 7/15/202316,390,000 shares $1.41 billion -18.6%1.3%2.2 $85.78 6/30/202320,140,000 shares $1.72 billion -7.3%1.6%2.8 $85.40 6/15/202321,720,000 shares $1.93 billion -2.4%1.7%3.1 $89.05 5/31/202322,260,000 shares $1.82 billion +8.9%1.7%2.9 $81.76 5/15/202320,450,000 shares $1.70 billion -6.4%1.6%2.7 $82.95 4/30/202321,840,000 shares $1.96 billion +17.8%1.7%3 $89.97 4/15/202318,540,000 shares $1.61 billion +1.6%1.4%2.5 $86.71 3/31/202318,240,000 shares $1.60 billion -5.6%1.4%2.3 $87.80 3/15/202319,320,000 shares $1.65 billion +0.9%1.5%2.5 $85.39 2/28/202319,150,000 shares $1.85 billion +6.7%1.5%2.7 $96.50Ex WH Advisor Who Predicted Biden Leaving Race Makes Startling New Prediction (Ad)Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… 2/15/202317,940,000 shares $1.81 billion -3.7%1.4%2.5 $100.83 1/31/202318,620,000 shares $1.81 billion +11.8%1.4%2.6 $97.33 1/15/202316,660,000 shares $1.53 billion -6.4%1.3%2.3 $91.66 12/30/202217,800,000 shares $1.51 billion -3.3%1.4%2.6 $85.02 12/15/202218,400,000 shares $1.62 billion +20.0%1.4%2.5 $87.79 11/30/202215,340,000 shares $1.43 billion -13.3%1.2%2 $93.07 11/15/202217,700,000 shares $1.60 billion -10.2%1.4%2.3 $90.50 10/31/202219,710,000 shares $1.62 billion +9.7%1.5%2.5 $82.17 10/15/202217,970,000 shares $1.35 billion -5.5%1.4%2.3 $75.30 9/30/202219,010,000 shares $1.50 billion -17.6%1.4%2.5 $79.01 9/15/202223,060,000 shares $2.04 billion -14.6%1.7%2.9 $88.26 8/31/202227,000,000 shares $2.30 billion +22.9%2.0%3.4 $85.22 8/15/202221,970,000 shares $2.02 billion +12.0%1.6%2.9 $92.02 7/31/202219,610,000 shares $1.65 billion +24.0%1.4%2.5 $84.30 7/15/202215,810,000 shares $1.23 billion -4.6%1.2%1.9 $78.05 6/30/202216,580,000 shares $1.26 billion -7.8%1.2%2 $76.06 6/15/202217,980,000 shares $1.37 billion -16.3%1.3%2.1 $76.02 5/31/202221,490,000 shares $1.85 billion -0.5%1.6%2.4 $86.14 5/15/202221,600,000 shares $1.74 billion +7.3%1.6%2.1 $80.54 4/30/202220,140,000 shares $1.62 billion +27.6%1.5%1.9 $80.59 4/15/202215,790,000 shares $1.34 billion -5.3%1.1%1.4 $84.76 3/31/202216,680,000 shares $1.46 billion +8.4%1.2%1.4 $87.40 3/15/202215,390,000 shares $1.33 billion -22.4%1.1%1.4 $86.33 2/28/202219,830,000 shares $1.80 billion +4.9%1.4%1.8 $90.74 2/15/202218,900,000 shares $1.95 billion -0.9%1.3%1.7 $103.43 1/31/202219,080,000 shares $1.96 billion +46.4%1.4%1.9 $102.54 1/15/202213,030,000 shares $1.29 billion -5.3%0.9%1.3 $98.88 12/31/202113,760,000 shares $1.35 billion +4.2%1.0%1.6 $98.16 12/15/202113,200,000 shares $1.31 billion -4.1%0.9%1.5 $99.43 11/30/202113,760,000 shares $1.30 billion +6.0%1.0%1.5 $94.82 11/15/202112,980,000 shares $1.30 billion -5.5%0.9%1.6 $100.21 10/29/202113,740,000 shares $1.41 billion -0.8%1.0%1.7 $102.78 10/15/202113,850,000 shares $1.41 billion -10.9%1.0%1.7 $102.14 9/30/202115,540,000 shares $1.51 billion -18.3%1.1%1.8 $97.31 9/15/202119,020,000 shares $1.96 billion -8.2%1.3%2.2 $103.04 8/31/202120,720,000 shares $2.16 billion -6.8%1.4%2.4 $104.43 8/13/202122,230,000 shares $2.31 billion -12.6%1.5%2.4 $103.94 7/30/202125,430,000 shares $2.44 billion +56.4%1.8%2.7 $95.98 7/15/202116,260,000 shares $1.51 billion +33.4%1.3%1.7 $92.63 6/30/202112,190,000 shares $1.12 billion -30.6%1.0%1.2 $91.69 6/15/202117,560,000 shares $1.59 billion -7.2%1.4%1.7 $90.70 5/28/202118,930,000 shares $1.72 billion +34.8%1.5%1.9 $90.95 5/14/202114,040,000 shares $1.19 billion +6.4%1.1%1.3 $84.86 4/30/202113,190,000 shares $1.10 billion +32.8%1.1%1.2 $83.64 4/15/20219,930,000 shares $802.24 million -19.1%0.8%0.9 $80.79 3/31/202112,270,000 shares $970.43 million -22.3%1.0%1.1 $79.09 3/15/202115,800,000 shares $1.33 billion -37.9%1.3%1.4 $84.34 2/26/202125,450,000 shares $2.00 billion +6.0%2.1%2.3 $78.43 2/12/202124,000,000 shares $1.77 billion -15.0%1.9%2.2 $73.72 1/29/202128,230,000 shares $1.96 billion -5.3%2.3%2.5 $69.32Ex WH Advisor Who Predicted Biden Leaving Race Makes Startling New Prediction (Ad)Former advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… A predicted Trump would win. You won’t believe what he’s predicting now.Click here to see it because it’s a SHOCKER… 1/15/202129,810,000 shares $2.28 billion +7.6%2.4%2.6 $76.47 12/31/202027,700,000 shares $1.88 billion -0.2%2.2%2.3 $67.84 12/15/202027,760,000 shares $1.72 billion -2.4%2.2%2.1 $61.88 11/30/202028,440,000 shares $1.82 billion +23.1%N/A2.2 $63.84 11/15/202023,110,000 shares $1.31 billion +17.2%1.9%1.9 $56.61 10/30/202019,720,000 shares $948.93 million +31.7%1.7%1.7 $48.12 10/15/202014,970,000 shares $758.23 million -64.9%1.3%1.4 $50.65 9/30/202042,590,000 shares $2.06 billion +2.0%3.6%4 $48.35 9/15/202041,740,000 shares $2.10 billion -8.6%3.5%4.2 $50.39 8/31/202045,660,000 shares $2.39 billion +4.2%3.8%4.3 $52.26 8/14/202043,840,000 shares $2.29 billion -25.9%3.7%3.8 $52.30 7/31/202059,130,000 shares $2.89 billion +2.2%5.0%4.8 $48.88 7/15/202057,870,000 shares $2.97 billion -4.7%4.9%4.5 $51.35 6/30/202060,740,000 shares $2.93 billion -1.6%5.1%4.5 $48.30 6/15/202061,730,000 shares $2.93 billion -5.1%5.2%4.1 $47.40 5/29/202065,040,000 shares $2.87 billion +10.2%5.5%3.7 $44.20 5/15/202059,010,000 shares $2.20 billion +6.5%5.0%3 $37.29 4/30/202055,410,000 shares $2.18 billion +1.5%4.7%2.8 $39.43 4/15/202054,610,000 shares $2.10 billion +10.4%4.7%2.8 $38.40 3/31/202049,490,000 shares $1.88 billion -2.8%4.3%2.6 $37.97 3/13/202050,936,500 shares $2.09 billion +33.3%4.2%3.8 $41.08 2/28/202038,220,000 shares $1.06 billion +125.9%3.3%2.9 $27.81 2/14/202016,920,000 shares $668.34 million +1.8%1.5%1.6 $39.50 1/31/202016,620,000 shares $785.13 million -9.6%1.4%1.9 $47.24 1/15/202018,380,000 shares $1.03 billion +25.3%1.5%2 $55.78 12/31/201914,670,000 shares $800.25 million -14.7%1.2%1.7 $54.55 MS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Morgan Stanley's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Morgan Stanley shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 16,840,000 shares of MS short. 1.36% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Morgan Stanley? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Morgan Stanley's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Morgan Stanley? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Morgan Stanley: Caas Capital Management LP, XR Securities LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Cypress Financial Planning LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Maven Securities LTD, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Marshall Wace LLP, Bank of Montreal Can, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Perennial Investment Advisors LLC, CTC LLC, XR Securities LLC, XY Capital Ltd, National Bank of Canada FI, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Morgan Stanley? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.36% of Morgan Stanley's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Morgan Stanley's short interest increasing or decreasing? Morgan Stanley saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,840,000 shares, an increase of 2.9% from the previous total of 16,370,000 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. What is Morgan Stanley's float size? Morgan Stanley currently has issued a total of 1,625,163,000 shares. Some of Morgan Stanley's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Morgan Stanley currently has a public float of 1,240,000,000 shares. How does Morgan Stanley's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.36% of Morgan Stanley's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Morgan Stanley: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (1.52%), The Charles Schwab Co. (1.09%), Raymond James (3.94%), LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (1.52%), Stifel Financial Corp. (2.00%), Evercore Inc. (2.62%), Lazard, Inc. (3.33%), Piper Sandler Companies (2.41%), BGC Group, Inc. (2.64%), Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (2.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Morgan Stanley stock? Short selling MS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Morgan Stanley as its price is falling. MS shares are trading down $1.36 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. How does a short squeeze work against Morgan Stanley? A short squeeze for Morgan Stanley 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 MS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Morgan Stanley's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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