American Airlines Group (AAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Airlines Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 51,720,000 shares of AAL short. Learn More on American Airlines Group's current short interest.

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. AAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on American Airlines Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Airlines Group: BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, Nomura Holdings Inc., HBK Investments L P, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, III Capital Management, EMG Holdings L.P., Bank of Nova Scotia, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Weiss Asset Management LP, Highbridge Capital Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, NINE MASTS CAPITAL Ltd, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

American Airlines Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,720,000 shares, an increase of 27.5% from the previous total of 40,560,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to American Airlines Group: Alaska Air Group, Inc. (4.97%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (1.77%), SkyWest, Inc. (5.05%), Azul S.A. (1.10%), JetBlue Airways Co. (14.59%), Allegiant Travel (5.36%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (6.67%), Southwest Airlines Co. (3.24%), Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (9.91%), Spirit Airlines, Inc. (25.44%),

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 AAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Airlines Group as its price is falling. AAL shares are trading up $0.07 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.

A short squeeze for American Airlines 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 AAL, 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 AAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.