MediaAlpha (MAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MediaAlpha shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,080,000 shares of MAX short. 4.76% of MediaAlpha's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MediaAlpha'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. MAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MediaAlpha'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. 4.76% of MediaAlpha's floating shares are currently sold short.

MediaAlpha saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,080,000 shares, an increase of 26.3% from the previous total of 855,400 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.

MediaAlpha currently has issued a total of 65,840,000 shares. Some of MediaAlpha'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. MediaAlpha currently has a public float of 22,680,000 shares.

4.76% of MediaAlpha's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to MediaAlpha: Advantage Solutions Inc. (33.64%), Repay Holdings Co. (1.63%), Payoneer Global Inc. (3.73%), Paysafe Limited (5.96%), Conduent Incorporated (0.89%), Viad Corp (1.28%), International Money Express, Inc. (2.19%), Accolade, Inc. (4.76%), Liquidity Services, Inc. (3.91%), WNS (Holdings) Limited (2.29%),

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 MAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MediaAlpha as its price is falling. MAX shares are trading down $0.47 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 MediaAlpha 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 MAX, 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 MAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.