Bridger Aerospace Group (BAER) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bridger Aerospace Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 722,900 shares of BAER short. 5.72% of Bridger Aerospace Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bridger Aerospace Group'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. BAER shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Bridger Aerospace Group'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. 5.72% of Bridger Aerospace Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bridger Aerospace Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 722,900 shares, an increase of 1.7% from the previous total of 710,700 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.

Bridger Aerospace Group currently has issued a total of 53,165,000 shares. Some of Bridger Aerospace Group'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. Bridger Aerospace Group currently has a public float of 12,640,000 shares.

5.72% of Bridger Aerospace Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services, not elsewhere classified" compare to Bridger Aerospace Group: Liquidity Services, Inc. (3.40%), Riskified Ltd. (1.35%), International Money Express, Inc. (4.09%), Conduent Incorporated (1.63%), Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (0.83%), Cass Information Systems, Inc. (1.61%), Zhihu Inc. (1.36%), Resources Connection, Inc. (3.11%), Accolade, Inc. (6.03%), Paysign, Inc. (1.22%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BAER is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bridger Aerospace Group as its price is falling. BAER shares are trading down $0.43 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 Bridger Aerospace Group 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 BAER, 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 BAER, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.