Astera Labs (ALAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Astera Labs shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, investors have sold 7,680,000 shares of ALAB short. 6.61% of Astera Labs' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Astera Labs' 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. ALAB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Astera Labs's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Astera Labs: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Morse Asset Management Inc, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Ameriprise Financial Inc., Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Proem Advisors LLC, Summit Securities Group LLC, Yiheng Capital Management L.P., Belvedere Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago 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. 6.61% of Astera Labs' floating shares are currently sold short.

Astera Labs saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,680,000 shares, a decrease of 4.6% from the previous total of 8,050,000 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.

Astera Labs currently has issued a total of 162,150,000 shares. Some of Astera Labs' 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. Astera Labs currently has a public float of 116,190,000 shares.

6.61% of Astera Labs' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to Astera Labs: Vertiv Holdings Co (3.84%), L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (1.33%), Nokia Oyj (1.07%), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (1.28%), GlobalFoundries Inc. (11.36%), ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (0.59%), STMicroelectronics (1.56%), Hubbell Incorporated (2.98%), Ubiquiti Inc. (6.48%), Flex Ltd. (2.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Astera Labs as its price is falling. ALAB shares are trading down $2.71 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 Astera Labs 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 ALAB, 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 ALAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.