NCS Multistage (NCSM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of NCS Multistage shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,000 shares of NCSM short. 0.14% of NCS Multistage's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NCS Multistage's current short interest.

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. 0.14% of NCS Multistage's floating shares are currently sold short.

NCS Multistage saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 900 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.

NCS Multistage currently has issued a total of 2,500,000 shares. Some of NCS Multistage'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. NCS Multistage currently has a public float of 717,700 shares.

0.14% of NCS Multistage's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to NCS Multistage: Nine Energy Service, Inc. (13.90%), KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (13.16%), Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (0.65%), Dawson Geophysical (0.03%), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (8.36%), Permianville Royalty Trust (0.14%), PermRock Royalty Trust (0.32%), Complete Solaria, Inc. (1.74%), Lightbridge Co. (0.72%), Vast Renewables Limited (0.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NCSM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NCS Multistage as its price is falling. NCSM shares are trading down $0.20 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 NCS Multistage 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 NCSM, 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 NCSM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.