Mammoth Energy Services (TUSK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Mammoth Energy Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 296,300 shares of TUSK short. 0.65% of Mammoth Energy Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mammoth Energy Services' 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. TUSK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Mammoth Energy Services's short interest ratio.

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. 0.65% of Mammoth Energy Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Mammoth Energy Services saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 296,300 shares, a drop of 16.3% from the previous total of 353,900 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.

Mammoth Energy Services currently has issued a total of 48,008,000 shares. Some of Mammoth Energy Services' 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. Mammoth Energy Services currently has a public float of 45,640,000 shares.

0.65% of Mammoth Energy Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Mammoth Energy Services: Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (1.50%), KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (13.16%), Nine Energy Service, Inc. (13.90%), Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (1.78%), NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (0.14%), Gevo, Inc. (14.19%), Aemetis, Inc. (12.91%), Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. (12.95%), Drilling Tools International Co. (4.48%), PrimeEnergy Resources Co. (0.46%),

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 TUSK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mammoth Energy Services as its price is falling. TUSK shares are trading up $0.31 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 Mammoth Energy Services 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 TUSK, 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 TUSK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.