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Alto Ingredients (ALTO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$1.85 +0.04 (+2.21%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Alto Ingredients Short Interest Data

Alto Ingredients (ALTO) has a short interest of 530,000 shares, representing 0.73% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.45% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 648,874 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
530,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
585,300 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.45%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$826,800.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
76,650,000 shares
Float Size
72,720,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.73%
Today's Trading Volume
1,224,591 shares
Average Trading Volume
648,874 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
189%
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ALTO Short Interest Over Time

ALTO Days to Cover Over Time

ALTO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Alto Ingredients Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/2024530,000 shares $826,800.00 -9.5%0.7%0.6 $1.56
12/15/2024585,300 shares $854,538.00 -19.8%0.8%0.7 $1.46
11/30/2024729,600 shares $1.06 million -25.1%1.0%0.9 $1.45
11/15/2024973,400 shares $1.33 million +27.0%1.3%1.3 $1.37
10/31/2024766,300 shares $1.36 million -13.6%1.1%1.2 $1.78
10/15/2024886,700 shares $1.53 million +76.2%1.2%1.9 $1.73
9/30/2024503,300 shares $810,313.00 -39.3%0.7%1.1 $1.61
9/15/2024829,200 shares $1.28 million -3.7%1.1%1.7 $1.54
8/31/2024861,000 shares $1.19 million -25.1%1.2%1.9 $1.38
8/15/20241,150,000 shares $1.64 million +26.5%1.6%2.7 $1.43
7/31/2024909,400 shares $1.45 million +11.1%1.3%2.1 $1.59
7/15/2024818,800 shares $1.31 million -9.1%1.1%1.9 $1.60
6/30/2024901,000 shares $1.30 million -3.4%1.2%2.1 $1.45
6/15/2024933,000 shares $1.25 million -0.8%1.3%2 $1.34
5/31/2024940,800 shares $1.43 million -15.2%1.3%1.9 $1.52
5/15/20241,110,000 shares $1.98 million -14.6%1.5%2.1 $1.78
4/30/20241,300,000 shares $2.46 million +25.0%1.8%2.3 $1.89
4/15/20241,040,000 shares $2.11 million -20.6%1.5%1.8 $2.03
3/31/20241,310,000 shares $2.86 million -14.4%1.9%1.9 $2.18
3/15/20241,530,000 shares $3.03 million +22.4%2.2%2.1 $1.98
2/29/20241,250,000 shares $2.75 million -10.7%1.8%1.6 $2.20
2/15/20241,400,000 shares $3.08 million -13.6%2.0%1.7 $2.20
1/31/20241,620,000 shares $2.98 million -3.6%2.3%1.3 $1.84
1/15/20241,680,000 shares $3.66 million -5.6%2.4%1.2 $2.18
12/31/20231,780,000 shares $4.73 million -9.2%2.5%1.3 $2.66
12/15/20231,960,000 shares $5.53 million -1.0%2.8%1.4 $2.82
11/30/20231,980,000 shares $4.83 million -3.4%2.8%1.5 $2.44
11/15/20232,050,000 shares $4.92 million -8.1%2.9%1.6 $2.40
10/31/20232,230,000 shares $9.28 million -7.1%3.1%1.8 $4.16
10/15/20232,400,000 shares $9.89 million +6.7%3.4%2.5 $4.12
9/30/20232,250,000 shares $9.95 million +11.9%3.2%2.1 $4.42
9/15/20232,010,000 shares $8.82 million +3.6%2.8%1.6 $4.39
8/31/20231,940,000 shares $7.00 million +14.8%2.7%1.3 $3.61
8/15/20231,690,000 shares $6.44 million -9.1%2.4%1.1 $3.81
7/31/20231,860,000 shares $7.48 million -3.6%2.6%1 $4.02
7/15/20231,930,000 shares $6.68 million +25.3%2.7%1.2 $3.46
6/30/20231,540,000 shares $4.45 million -58.4%2.2%1 $2.89
6/15/20233,700,000 shares $9.32 million +1.9%5.2%2.6 $2.52
5/31/20233,630,000 shares $7.30 million +14.9%5.1%2.8 $2.01
5/15/20233,160,000 shares $6.57 million +7.1%4.4%2.5 $2.08
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4/30/20232,950,000 shares $3.86 million +5.4%4.2%2.9 $1.31
4/15/20232,800,000 shares $3.56 million +10.2%4.0%3 $1.27
3/31/20232,540,000 shares $3.81 million +14.4%3.6%2.7 $1.50
3/15/20232,220,000 shares $4.11 million -1.3%3.1%2.5 $1.85
2/28/20232,250,000 shares $6.57 million -0.4%3.2%2.9 $2.92
2/15/20232,260,000 shares $7.14 million -13.4%3.2%2.9 $3.16
1/31/20232,610,000 shares $8.85 million +3.6%3.7%2.9 $3.39
1/15/20232,520,000 shares $8.14 million -8.4%3.5%2.9 $3.23
12/30/20222,750,000 shares $7.92 million +7.0%3.8%3 $2.88
12/15/20222,570,000 shares $6.96 million +22.4%3.6%2.7 $2.71
11/30/20222,100,000 shares $7.33 million -6.7%3.0%1.5 $3.49
11/15/20222,250,000 shares $8.87 million -17.6%3.2%1.5 $3.94
10/31/20222,730,000 shares $11.27 million -17.3%3.9%1.8 $4.13
10/15/20223,300,000 shares $12.41 million -4.1%4.7%2.1 $3.76
9/30/20223,440,000 shares $12.52 million -54.0%4.9%2.2 $3.64
9/15/20227,480,000 shares $28.57 million -12.3%10.6%4.3 $3.82
8/31/20228,530,000 shares $36.85 million -9.5%12.1%5.3 $4.32
8/15/20229,430,000 shares $44.98 million +3.1%13.4%6.1 $4.77
7/31/20229,150,000 shares $39.35 million +0.4%13.0%5.3 $4.30
7/15/20229,110,000 shares $35.16 million -0.2%12.9%5 $3.86
6/30/20229,130,000 shares $33.87 million +25.2%13.0%4.5 $3.71
6/15/20227,290,000 shares $35.28 million +2.7%10.3%3.3 $4.84
5/31/20227,100,000 shares $31.60 million -26.0%10.1%3.1 $4.45
5/15/20229,600,000 shares $46.66 million -7.9%13.6%3.9 $4.86
4/30/202210,420,000 shares $60.12 million +18.5%14.8%4.3 $5.77
4/15/20228,790,000 shares $62.23 million +8.3%12.5%3.6 $7.08
3/31/20228,120,000 shares $55.38 million -25.4%11.6%3.5 $6.82
3/15/202210,890,000 shares $59.57 million +17.1%15.5%5.3 $5.47
2/28/20229,300,000 shares $54.22 million -2.8%13.4%5.3 $5.83
2/15/20229,570,000 shares $55.98 million +7.1%13.8%5.8 $5.85
1/31/20228,940,000 shares $46.31 million -2.1%12.9%5.2 $5.18
1/15/20229,130,000 shares $47.20 million +4.9%13.2%5.3 $5.17
12/31/20218,700,000 shares $41.85 million -9.8%12.6%5.4 $4.81
12/15/20219,650,000 shares $46.80 million +4.1%13.9%5.8 $4.85
11/30/20219,270,000 shares $48.30 million -4.5%13.4%5.4 $5.21
11/15/20219,710,000 shares $52.73 million -7.2%14.0%5.6 $5.43
10/29/202110,460,000 shares $55.65 million -0.8%15.1%5.7 $5.32
10/15/202110,540,000 shares $58.81 million -2.7%15.2%5.6 $5.58
9/30/202110,830,000 shares $53.50 million +0.5%15.6%5.4 $4.94
9/15/202110,780,000 shares $52.39 million -0.2%15.6%4.6 $4.86
8/31/202110,800,000 shares $54.97 million -15.6%15.6%4.2 $5.09
8/13/202112,800,000 shares $61.82 million No Change18.5%4.8 $4.83

ALTO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alto Ingredients' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Alto Ingredients shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 530,000 shares of ALTO short. 0.73% of Alto Ingredients' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alto Ingredients' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Alto Ingredients?

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. ALTO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Alto Ingredients's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Alto Ingredients?

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. 0.73% of Alto Ingredients' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Alto Ingredients' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Alto Ingredients saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 530,000 shares, a decrease of 9.4% from the previous total of 585,300 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 Alto Ingredients' float size?

Alto Ingredients currently has issued a total of 76,650,000 shares. Some of Alto Ingredients' 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. Alto Ingredients currently has a public float of 72,720,000 shares.

How does Alto Ingredients' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.73% of Alto Ingredients' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chemicals" compare to Alto Ingredients: ASP Isotopes Inc. (14.55%), Luxfer Holdings PLC (0.58%), LanzaTech Global, Inc. (5.95%), Arq, Inc. (2.59%), Origin Materials, Inc. (4.59%), Trinseo PLC (2.78%), Aemetis, Inc. (11.92%), Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (3.40%), Zentek Ltd. (0.46%), Cibus, Inc. (12.11%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Alto Ingredients stock?

Short selling ALTO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alto Ingredients as its price is falling. ALTO shares are trading up $0.04 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 Alto Ingredients?

A short squeeze for Alto Ingredients 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 ALTO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Alto Ingredients' 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 ALTO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:ALTO) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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