Texas Instruments (TXN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Texas Instruments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 17,760,000 shares of TXN short. 1.96% of Texas Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Texas Instruments' 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. TXN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Texas Instruments's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Texas Instruments: Caas Capital Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, Paloma Partners Management Co, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Caas Capital Management LP, Citadel Advisors LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Capital Fund Management S.A., Optiver Holding B.V., Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Mendel Money Management, US Bancorp DE, IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Mission Wealth Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.96% of Texas Instruments' floating shares are currently sold short.

Texas Instruments saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,760,000 shares, a drop of 5.2% from the previous total of 18,740,000 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.

Texas Instruments currently has issued a total of 910,480,000 shares. Some of Texas Instruments' 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. Texas Instruments currently has a public float of 908,000,000 shares.

1.96% of Texas Instruments' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "computer and technology" compare to Texas Instruments: Intel Co. (1.80%), Micron Technology, Inc. (2.21%), Analog Devices, Inc. (1.72%), Microchip Technology Incorporated (4.57%), STMicroelectronics (0.99%), Broadcom Inc. (1.26%), Applied Materials, Inc. (1.51%), NXP Semiconductors (1.75%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.00%), ServiceNow, Inc. (1.26%),

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 TXN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Texas Instruments as its price is falling. TXN shares are trading up $2.23 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 Texas Instruments occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of TXN, 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 TXN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.