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Cintas (CTAS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$204.43 -1.50 (-0.73%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$204.21 -0.22 (-0.11%)
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Cintas Short Interest Data

Cintas (CTAS) has a short interest of 4.22 million shares. This marks a -8.86% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.72 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,220,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,630,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.86%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$846.41 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
403,540,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.05%
Today's Trading Volume
2,302,558 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,724,269 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
134%
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CTAS Short Interest Over Time

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Cintas Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/20254,220,000 shares $846.41 million -8.9%N/A2.2 $200.57
1/15/20254,630,000 shares $906.09 million -11.6%N/A2.6 $195.70
12/31/20245,240,000 shares $957.35 million -11.8%N/A3 $182.70
12/15/20245,940,000 shares $1.25 billion +7.8%N/A3.6 $211.22
11/30/20245,510,000 shares $1.24 billion -17.1%N/A3.9 $225.79
11/15/20246,650,000 shares $1.43 billion +7.6%N/A4.9 $215.20
10/31/20246,180,000 shares $1.27 billion +3.9%N/A4.6 $205.81
10/15/20245,950,000 shares $1.25 billion -3.9%N/A4.3 $210.70
9/30/20246,190,000 shares $1.27 billion -18.0%N/A4 $205.88
9/15/20247,550,000 shares $1.57 billion +428.0%N/A4.6 $207.77
8/31/20241,430,000 shares $287.83 million -5.3%1.7%3.5 $201.28
8/15/20241,510,000 shares $1.16 billion +11.9%1.8%3.6 $767.74
7/31/20241,350,000 shares $1.03 billion -7.5%1.6%3.3 $763.94
7/15/20241,460,000 shares $1.04 billion -15.6%1.7%3.6 $714.85
6/30/20241,730,000 shares $1.21 billion +6.8%2.0%4.5 $700.26
6/15/20241,620,000 shares $1.13 billion +0.6%1.9%4.3 $695.69
5/31/20241,610,000 shares $1.09 billion +11.0%1.9%4.3 $677.97
5/15/20241,450,000 shares $1.00 billion +9.0%1.7%4 $692.40
4/30/20241,330,000 shares $875.59 million -2.9%1.5%3.6 $658.34
4/15/20241,370,000 shares $910.67 million -5.5%1.6%3.8 $664.72
3/31/20241,450,000 shares $996.19 million -9.4%1.7%4.2 $687.03
3/15/20241,600,000 shares $1.00 billion +13.5%1.9%4.9 $627.38
2/29/20241,410,000 shares $886.34 million +4.4%1.6%4 $628.61
2/15/20241,350,000 shares $838.38 million -0.7%1.6%3.9 $621.02
1/31/20241,360,000 shares $822.22 million -4.9%1.6%3.9 $604.57
1/15/20241,430,000 shares $847.99 million +1.4%1.7%4 $593.00
12/31/20231,410,000 shares $849.75 million -5.4%1.6%3.8 $602.66
12/15/20231,490,000 shares $832.48 million +15.5%1.7%3.7 $558.71
11/30/20231,290,000 shares $713.69 million -0.8%1.5%3.4 $553.25
11/15/20231,300,000 shares $711.41 million +16.1%1.5%3.5 $547.24
10/31/20231,120,000 shares $567.97 million -11.1%1.3%3 $507.12
10/15/20231,260,000 shares $645.91 million +4.1%1.5%3.4 $512.63
9/30/20231,210,000 shares $582.02 million +8.0%1.4%2.9 $481.01
9/15/20231,120,000 shares $576.89 million -0.9%1.3%2.8 $515.08
8/31/20231,130,000 shares $569.71 million +13.7%1.3%2.9 $504.17
8/15/2023993,800 shares $485.63 million -16.5%1.2%2.5 $488.66
7/31/20231,190,000 shares $597.43 million -0.8%1.4%2.9 $502.04
7/15/20231,200,000 shares $595.63 million +2.6%1.4%3 $496.36
6/30/20231,170,000 shares $581.58 million +0.9%1.4%3.4 $497.08
6/15/20231,160,000 shares $571.16 million +4.5%1.3%3.3 $492.38
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5/31/20231,110,000 shares $524.08 million -9.0%1.3%3.2 $472.14
5/15/20231,220,000 shares $572.25 million +10.9%1.4%3.6 $469.06
4/30/20231,100,000 shares $501.35 million -10.6%1.3%3.3 $455.77
4/15/20231,230,000 shares $564.09 million -6.8%1.4%3.6 $458.61
3/31/20231,320,000 shares $610.74 million +7.3%1.5%3.8 $462.68
3/15/20231,230,000 shares $531.78 million +0.8%1.4%3.6 $432.34
2/28/20231,220,000 shares $534.93 million +9.9%1.4%3.5 $438.47
2/15/20231,110,000 shares $493.54 million +5.7%1.3%3.1 $444.63
1/31/20231,050,000 shares $465.93 million -3.7%1.2%2.8 $443.74
1/15/20231,090,000 shares $489.32 million -15.5%1.3%2.8 $448.92
12/30/20221,290,000 shares $582.59 million -10.4%1.5%3.3 $451.62
12/15/20221,440,000 shares $640.09 million +26.3%1.7%3.4 $444.51
11/30/20221,140,000 shares $526.43 million -9.5%1.3%2.7 $461.78
11/15/20221,260,000 shares $560.46 million +8.6%1.5%2.9 $444.81
10/31/20221,160,000 shares $495.96 million +1.8%1.4%2.7 $427.55
10/15/20221,140,000 shares $434.75 million -5.0%1.3%2.8 $381.36
9/30/20221,200,000 shares $465.83 million -0.8%1.4%2.8 $388.19
9/15/20221,210,000 shares $482.27 million +25.1%1.4%2.9 $398.57
8/31/2022967,000 shares $393.41 million -5.2%1.1%2.2 $406.84
8/15/20221,020,000 shares $447.81 million -12.8%1.2%2.2 $439.03
7/31/20221,170,000 shares $497.82 million -0.9%1.4%2.4 $425.49
7/15/20221,180,000 shares $458.17 million +28.2%1.4%2.3 $388.28
6/30/2022920,300 shares $343.76 million -21.3%1.1%1.8 $373.53
6/15/20221,170,000 shares $415.16 million +7.3%1.3%2.3 $354.84
5/31/20221,090,000 shares $434.18 million +11.8%1.3%2.2 $398.33
5/15/2022975,100 shares $366.61 million +6.2%1.1%1.9 $375.97
4/30/2022918,200 shares $364.76 million +28.0%1.1%1.9 $397.26
4/15/2022717,400 shares $296.77 million -23.2%0.8%1.4 $413.67
3/31/2022933,800 shares $397.23 million -15.1%1.1%1.7 $425.39
3/15/20221,100,000 shares $420.32 million -9.1%1.2%2 $382.11
2/28/20221,210,000 shares $454.14 million +53.6%1.4%2.2 $375.32
2/15/2022787,600 shares $297.52 million -14.3%0.9%1.4 $377.75
1/31/2022918,700 shares $359.70 million -8.1%1.0%1.8 $391.53
1/15/20221,000,000 shares $397.45 million -8.3%1.1%2.2 $397.45
12/31/20211,090,000 shares $483.06 million +0.9%1.2%2.6 $443.17
12/15/20211,080,000 shares $494.33 million +11.3%1.2%2.8 $457.71
11/30/2021970,600 shares $409.78 million -5.8%1.1%2.6 $422.19
11/15/20211,030,000 shares $452.09 million +4.6%1.2%3.1 $438.92
10/29/2021985,200 shares $426.69 million -2.5%1.1%2.8 $433.10
10/15/20211,010,000 shares $420.19 million -1.9%1.2%2.7 $416.03
9/30/20211,030,000 shares $392.08 million -22.0%1.2%2.4 $380.66
9/15/20211,320,000 shares $526.36 million +13.8%1.5%3.1 $398.76
8/31/20211,160,000 shares $459.09 million +10.5%1.3%2.8 $395.77
8/13/20211,050,000 shares $408.88 million -7.9%1.2%2.5 $389.41
7/30/20211,140,000 shares $449.37 million -9.5%1.3%2.6 $394.18
7/15/20211,260,000 shares $465.13 million -1.6%1.4%2.9 $369.15
6/30/20211,280,000 shares $488.96 million +23.1%1.4%3.3 $382.00
6/15/20211,040,000 shares $372.11 million +5.0%1.2%2.8 $357.80
5/28/2021990,100 shares $350.04 million +11.4%1.1%2.6 $353.54
5/14/2021888,500 shares $313.83 million +11.3%1.0%2.2 $353.21
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4/30/2021798,300 shares $280.25 million -6.9%0.9%2 $351.06
4/15/2021857,200 shares $300.09 million -6.7%1.0%2 $350.08
3/31/2021918,900 shares $309.95 million -6.1%1.0%2 $337.31
3/15/2021978,800 shares $350.69 million +6.7%1.1%2 $358.29
2/26/2021917,300 shares $300.92 million -10.9%1.0%1.9 $328.05
2/12/20211,030,000 shares $351.29 million +9.4%1.2%2.3 $341.06
1/29/2021941,500 shares $305.44 million +10.4%1.1%2.1 $324.42
1/15/2021852,800 shares $278.98 million +4.5%1.0%1.9 $327.14
12/31/2020815,900 shares $285.75 million -7.7%0.9%1.9 $350.23
12/15/2020883,500 shares $306.80 million -1.7%1.0%2.1 $347.26
11/30/2020898,900 shares $324.58 million -2.5%1.0%2.1 $361.09
11/15/2020922,000 shares $328.23 million +1.1%1.0%2.1 $356.00
10/30/2020912,200 shares $291.83 million -18.6%1.0%2.1 $319.92
10/15/20201,120,000 shares $393.33 million -12.5%1.3%2.5 $351.19
9/30/20201,280,000 shares $426.02 million -14.1%1.4%2.8 $332.83
9/15/20201,490,000 shares $488.97 million -8.6%1.7%3.1 $328.17
8/31/20201,630,000 shares $543.18 million -3.6%1.9%3.4 $333.24
8/14/20201,690,000 shares $534.78 million +1.2%1.9%3.1 $316.44
7/31/20201,670,000 shares $504.12 million -15.2%1.9%2.5 $301.87
7/15/20201,970,000 shares $532.49 million -7.9%2.2%2.8 $270.30
6/30/20202,140,000 shares $570.01 million +4.9%2.4%2.9 $266.36
6/15/20202,040,000 shares $543.05 million +14.6%2.3%2.3 $266.20
5/29/20201,780,000 shares $441.37 million -16.4%2.0%1.7 $247.96
5/15/20202,130,000 shares $484.40 million +9.8%2.4%2 $227.42
4/30/20201,940,000 shares $430.35 million +4.9%2.2%2 $221.83
4/15/20201,850,000 shares $346.08 million +10.1%2.1%2 $187.07
3/31/20201,680,000 shares $336.30 million -30.2%1.9%2 $200.18
3/13/20202,406,500 shares $478.27 million +0.7%2.8%2.8 $198.74
2/28/20202,390,000 shares $375.37 million -5.9%2.7%4.3 $157.06

CTAS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cintas' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Cintas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 4,220,000 shares of CTAS short. Learn More on Cintas' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Cintas?

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. CTAS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Cintas's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Cintas?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cintas: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Covestor Ltd, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Monaco Asset Management SAM, Delta Accumulation LLC, Highland Peak Capital LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Genus Capital Management Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Cintas' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Cintas saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,220,000 shares, a drop of 8.9% from the previous total of 4,630,000 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.

How does Cintas' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cintas: Copart, Inc. (1.10%), Iron Mountain Incorporated (2.74%), UniFirst Co. (1.13%), McGrath RentCorp (2.20%), OPENLANE, Inc. (4.32%), Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (3.89%), Ralph Lauren Co. (4.92%), VF Corporation (5.90%), Kontoor Brands, Inc. (5.61%), PVH Corp. (5.24%),

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. ($5.21 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.

What does it mean to sell short Cintas stock?

Short selling CTAS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cintas as its price is falling. CTAS shares are trading down $1.50 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 Cintas?

A short squeeze for Cintas 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 CTAS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Cintas' 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 CTAS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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