MSA Safety (MSA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MSA Safety shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 299,000 shares of MSA short. 0.81% of MSA Safety's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MSA Safety'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. MSA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MSA Safety's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MSA Safety: PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Simplex Trading 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. 0.81% of MSA Safety's floating shares are currently sold short.

MSA Safety saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 299,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the previous total of 269,700 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.

MSA Safety currently has issued a total of 39,320,000 shares. Some of MSA Safety'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. MSA Safety currently has a public float of 36,900,000 shares.

0.81% of MSA Safety's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to MSA Safety: Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (2.12%), SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (5.63%), RBC Bearings Incorporated (3.91%), The Middleby Co. (4.55%), Berry Global Group, Inc. (3.41%), Atkore Inc. (16.14%), ESAB Co. (0.96%), Mueller Industries, Inc. (4.52%), Alcoa Co. (8.69%), The Timken Company (2.11%),

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 MSA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MSA Safety as its price is falling. MSA shares are trading up $2.50 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 MSA Safety 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 MSA, 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 MSA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.