American Coastal Insurance (ACIC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Coastal Insurance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 646,400 shares of ACIC short. 2.69% of American Coastal Insurance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Coastal Insurance'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. ACIC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on American Coastal Insurance'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. 2.69% of American Coastal Insurance's floating shares are currently sold short.

American Coastal Insurance saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 646,400 shares, a decline of 10.6% from the previous total of 722,700 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.

American Coastal Insurance currently has issued a total of 48,350,000 shares. Some of American Coastal Insurance'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. American Coastal Insurance currently has a public float of 24,010,000 shares.

2.69% of American Coastal Insurance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to American Coastal Insurance: Root, Inc. (12.76%), Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (2.23%), Clover Health Investments, Corp. (10.89%), Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (4.58%), International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (1.41%), Tiptree Financial Inc. (0.92%), Hippo Holdings Inc. (5.45%), Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (9.59%), Waterdrop Inc. Unsponsored ADR (7.13%), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (5.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ACIC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Coastal Insurance as its price is falling. ACIC shares are trading down $0.14 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 American Coastal Insurance 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 ACIC, 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 ACIC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.