Universal (UVV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Kiss of death from Joe Biden (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free UVV Stock Alerts $47.29 +0.45 (+0.96%) (As of 05/30/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Universal Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest471,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest521,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$25.28 millionShort Interest Ratio1.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares24,570,000 sharesFloat Size23,800,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.98%Today's Trading Volume229,525 sharesAverage Trading Volume173,238 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average132% Short Selling Universal ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Universal and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUVV Short Interest Over TimeUVV Days to Cover Over TimeUVV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Altimetry62 Lawmakers Are Moving Their Money in a Major Way62 Lawmakers Are Shifting Their Money into A Shocking New Trend It's not artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, or cryptocurrencies. But it could have major implications for your financial situation before the end of the year.Take these three steps to prepare... Universal Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024471,700 shares $25.28 million -9.5%2.0%1.6 $53.59 4/30/2024521,200 shares $26.81 million +92.9%2.2%1.7 $51.44 4/15/2024270,200 shares $13.36 million +17.7%1.1%0.9 $49.45 3/31/2024229,500 shares $11.87 million -75.2%1.0%0.9 $51.72 3/15/2024924,500 shares $47.11 million +26.3%3.9%3.7 $50.96 2/29/2024732,100 shares $35.12 million +58.5%3.1%3.1 $47.97 Get the Latest News and Ratings for UVV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Universal and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024462,000 shares $23.54 million +6.7%1.9%2.1 $50.96 1/31/2024433,200 shares $25.10 million -1.0%1.8%2.2 $57.95 1/15/2024437,500 shares $26.39 million -12.1%1.8%2.4 $60.32 12/31/2023497,500 shares $33.49 million +21.8%2.1%2.8 $67.32 12/15/2023408,500 shares $25.88 million +35.3%1.7%2.4 $63.36 11/30/2023302,000 shares $16.99 million +5.2%1.3%2.5 $56.26 11/15/2023287,100 shares $15.45 million +19.2%1.2%2.5 $53.82 10/31/2023240,800 shares $10.84 million -5.5%1.0%2.1 $45.00 10/15/2023254,800 shares $11.64 million +0.9%1.1%2 $45.69 9/30/2023252,600 shares $11.93 million +25.8%1.1%1.9 $47.21 9/15/2023200,800 shares $9.59 million -4.9%0.8%1.5 $47.76 8/31/2023211,100 shares $10.05 million +13.1%0.9%1.5 $47.62 8/15/2023186,600 shares $8.86 million -0.7%0.8%1.3 $47.47 7/31/2023187,900 shares $9.50 million -10.4%0.8%1.4 $50.57 7/15/2023209,700 shares $10.40 million +5.3%0.9%1.8 $49.58 6/30/2023199,200 shares $9.96 million -24.1%0.8%1.7 $49.98 6/15/2023262,400 shares $13.31 million -10.8%1.1%2.2 $50.71 5/31/2023294,100 shares $15.16 million -0.3%1.2%2.6 $51.55 5/15/2023295,100 shares $15.45 million +11.4%1.2%2.5 $52.36 4/30/2023265,000 shares $14.55 million +13.7%1.1%2.2 $54.89 4/15/2023233,000 shares $12.56 million -1.3%1.0%1.9 $53.92 3/31/2023236,000 shares $12.48 million -10.4%1.0%1.9 $52.89 3/15/2023263,300 shares $13.60 million +12.3%1.1%2.1 $51.67 2/28/2023234,400 shares $11.86 million +18.2%1.0%1.8 $50.59 2/15/2023198,300 shares $10.60 million -20.9%0.8%1.6 $53.47 1/31/2023250,600 shares $13.63 million +15.6%1.1%2 $54.37 1/15/2023216,800 shares $11.74 million -13.3%0.9%1.8 $54.15 12/30/2022249,900 shares $13.20 million -15.3%1.1%2 $52.81 12/15/2022294,900 shares $15.59 million -14.3%1.2%2.3 $52.87 11/30/2022344,100 shares $19.58 million -12.8%1.4%2.8 $56.91 11/15/2022394,500 shares $21.93 million -2.0%1.7%3.1 $55.59 10/31/2022402,600 shares $20.38 million -8.2%1.7%3 $50.61 10/15/2022438,300 shares $20.40 million +16.7%1.8%3.1 $46.54 9/30/2022375,700 shares $17.30 million -17.1%1.6%2.7 $46.04Do This Before July 30 2024 To Claim Trump’s Gift (Ad)In January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. 9/15/2022453,400 shares $22.32 million +12.8%1.9%3.1 $49.23 8/31/2022402,100 shares $20.52 million -8.6%1.7%2.7 $51.04 8/15/2022440,000 shares $23.39 million -0.5%1.8%3.1 $53.15 7/31/2022442,000 shares $24.71 million -6.3%1.9%3.1 $55.91 7/15/2022471,800 shares $25.49 million +11.7%2.0%3.5 $54.03 6/30/2022422,500 shares $25.56 million -9.9%1.8%3.1 $60.50 6/15/2022469,000 shares $26.60 million +18.6%2.0%3.7 $56.72 5/31/2022395,500 shares $25.19 million +15.0%1.7%3.1 $63.68 5/15/2022344,000 shares $20.70 million -3.7%1.4%2.7 $60.16 4/30/2022357,100 shares $20.66 million +13.3%1.5%2.7 $57.85 4/15/2022315,300 shares $18.60 million -11.5%1.3%2.3 $58.98 3/31/2022356,100 shares $20.68 million -19.5%1.5%2.5 $58.07 3/15/2022442,100 shares $24.38 million +13.8%1.8%3.3 $55.15 2/28/2022388,500 shares $21.02 million +9.7%1.6%3 $54.11 2/15/2022354,100 shares $18.90 million +8.1%1.5%2.7 $53.38 1/31/2022327,600 shares $17.83 million -4.0%1.4%2.6 $54.43 1/15/2022341,300 shares $19.51 million -0.2%1.4%2.9 $57.17 12/31/2021342,000 shares $18.78 million -5.7%1.4%3.1 $54.92 12/15/2021362,800 shares $19.26 million -0.8%1.5%3.3 $53.09 11/30/2021365,800 shares $17.04 million +8.2%1.5%3.6 $46.57 11/15/2021338,100 shares $16.82 million +10.1%1.4%3.4 $49.74 10/29/2021307,100 shares $14.43 million -3.4%1.3%2.9 $47.00 10/15/2021317,800 shares $15.64 million -16.4%1.3%3.1 $49.22 9/30/2021380,300 shares $18.38 million -4.0%1.6%3.6 $48.33 9/15/2021396,200 shares $19.39 million -16.7%1.7%3.5 $48.94 8/31/2021475,600 shares $24.07 million +6.6%2.0%4.3 $50.60 8/13/2021446,300 shares $21.93 million -2.9%1.9%3.6 $49.14 7/30/2021459,400 shares $23.96 million +14.8%1.9%3.8 $52.16 7/15/2021400,200 shares $21.67 million -1.2%1.7%3.4 $54.14 6/30/2021405,200 shares $23.08 million -0.9%1.7%3.4 $56.97 6/15/2021408,900 shares $23.26 million -8.6%1.7%3.5 $56.88 5/28/2021447,200 shares $25.06 million +8.4%1.9%3.6 $56.04 5/14/2021412,500 shares $24.53 million -15.9%1.7%3.3 $59.46 4/30/2021490,700 shares $27.83 million -2.0%2.1%3.6 $56.72 4/15/2021500,500 shares $28.90 million 0.0%2.1%3.4 $57.74 3/31/2021500,600 shares $29.69 million -6.0%2.1%3.3 $59.30 3/15/2021532,400 shares $30.65 million -9.1%2.2%3.4 $57.57 2/26/2021585,400 shares $29.83 million -6.6%2.5%3.9 $50.95 2/12/2021627,000 shares $32.79 million -9.4%2.6%4.3 $52.29 1/29/2021691,900 shares $32.98 million -1.7%2.9%4.7 $47.66 1/15/2021703,900 shares $37.04 million +6.8%2.9%5.1 $52.62 12/31/2020658,900 shares $31.81 million +19.7%2.8%4.9 $48.28 12/15/2020550,300 shares $27.61 million +3.8%2.3%4 $50.18 11/30/2020530,100 shares $24.77 million +8.7%2.2%4 $46.72 10/30/2020499,600 shares $19.77 million +4.5%2.1%3.9 $39.58 10/15/2020478,200 shares $20.13 million -16.1%2.0%3.8 $42.10 9/30/2020569,800 shares $23.86 million +4.2%N/A4.1 $41.88 9/15/2020546,800 shares $23.71 million +13.3%2.3%3.7 $43.37 8/31/2020482,600 shares $20.95 million +1.7%2.0%3 $43.41 8/14/2020474,500 shares $21.67 million -1.3%2.0%2.6 $45.67Do This Before July 30 2024 To Claim Trump’s Gift (Ad)In January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. 7/31/2020480,500 shares $20.26 million +14.3%2.0%2.4 $42.16 7/15/2020420,500 shares $17.28 million -12.7%1.8%2 $41.10 6/30/2020481,900 shares $20.24 million +6.6%2.0%2.4 $42.00 6/15/2020452,100 shares $19.30 million +57.3%1.9%2.3 $42.68 5/29/2020287,500 shares $12.67 million -0.9%1.2%1.4 $44.06 5/15/2020290,000 shares $12.00 million -35.9%1.2%1.4 $41.39 4/30/2020452,700 shares $22.20 million +18.3%1.9%2.5 $49.03 4/15/2020382,600 shares $17.42 million -15.2%1.6%2.1 $45.54 3/31/2020451,400 shares $19.96 million -14.2%1.9%2.5 $44.21 3/13/2020526,100 shares $24.55 million +2.8%2.2%3.5 $46.67 2/28/2020512,000 shares $19.75 million -7.4%2.1%3.4 $38.58 2/14/2020552,900 shares $25.71 million +19.5%2.3%3.8 $46.50 1/31/2020462,800 shares $23.24 million +11.1%1.9%2.9 $50.22 1/15/2020416,400 shares $21.24 million -7.4%1.7%2.8 $51.02 12/31/2019449,600 shares $23.65 million -10.3%1.9%3.3 $52.61 8/15/2019512,300 shares $26.24 million +11.3%2.1%3 $51.22 UVV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Universal's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Universal shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 471,700 shares of UVV short. 1.98% of Universal's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Universal's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Universal? 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. UVV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Universal's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Universal? 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. 1.98% of Universal's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Universal's short interest increasing or decreasing? Universal saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 471,700 shares, a drop of 9.5% from the previous total of 521,200 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. What is Universal's float size? Universal currently has issued a total of 24,570,000 shares. Some of Universal'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. Universal currently has a public float of 23,800,000 shares. How does Universal's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.98% of Universal's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Universal: Vector Group Ltd. (2.96%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.68%), Altria Group, Inc. (2.04%), The Andersons, Inc. (2.61%), SunOpta Inc. (5.53%), Davis Commodities Limited (24.06%), CHS Inc. (0.09%), National Beverage Corp. (8.88%), Brf S.A. (0.45%), Inter Parfums, Inc. (2.88%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Universal stock? Short selling UVV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Universal as its price is falling. UVV shares are trading up $0.45 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. How does a short squeeze work against Universal? A short squeeze for Universal 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 UVV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Universal's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including UVV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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