Meta Platforms (META) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Meta Platforms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 27,030,000 shares of META short. 1.24% of Meta Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Meta Platforms' 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. META shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Meta Platforms's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Meta Platforms: Caas Capital Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Francis Financial Inc., Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, IMC Chicago LLC, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Traynor Capital Management Inc., Capital CS Group LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Clear Street LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Royal Bank of Canada, Symmetry Peak Management LLC, MGO One Seven LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Morgens Waterfall Vintiadis & Co. Inc., Teilinger Capital Ltd., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., Bank of Nova Scotia, Evoke Wealth LLC, Avestar Capital LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, AMG National Trust Bank, AAF Wealth Management LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Gladius Capital Management LP, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., CTC LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, XR Securities LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd, and SpiderRock Advisors 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. 1.24% of Meta Platforms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Meta Platforms saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,030,000 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 26,850,000 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.

1.24% of Meta Platforms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Meta Platforms: Alphabet Inc. (0.47%), Alphabet Inc. (0.30%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (0.43%), Broadcom Inc. (1.26%), NVIDIA Co. (1.16%), ASML Holding (0.25%), Oracle Co. (0.82%), Alibaba Group Holding Limited (1.69%), Uber Technologies, Inc. (2.51%), Booking Holdings Inc. (2.24%),

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 META is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meta Platforms as its price is falling. META shares are trading up $1.91 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 Meta Platforms 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 META, 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 META, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.