Enstar Group (ESGRP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Enstar Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 8,700 shares of ESGRP short. Learn More on Enstar Group's current short interest.

Enstar Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,700 shares, a drop of 55.2% from the previous total of 19,400 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Enstar Group: Reliance Global Group, Inc. (1.95%), Chubb Limited (0.95%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.33%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.41%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (1.21%), Prudential plc (0.08%), Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. (5.16%), Everest Group, Ltd. (2.38%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.40%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.76%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESGRP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Enstar Group as its price is falling. ESGRP shares are trading up $0.17 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 Enstar Group 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 ESGRP, 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 ESGRP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.