MicroFinancial (MFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MicroFinancial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 7,700 shares of MFI short. 0.18% of MicroFinancial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MicroFinancial's current short interest.

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. 0.18% of MicroFinancial's floating shares are currently sold short.

MicroFinancial saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,700 shares, a decline of 70.3% from the previous total of 25,900 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.

MicroFinancial currently has issued a total of 13,250,000 shares. Some of MicroFinancial'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. MicroFinancial currently has a public float of 4,200,000 shares.

0.18% of MicroFinancial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MicroFinancial: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (1.16%), Moody's Co. (0.86%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.39%), CME Group Inc. (1.20%), MSCI Inc. (1.08%), Nasdaq, Inc. (0.72%), MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (3.06%), Arrow Financial Co. (0.74%), AGM Group Holdings Inc. (0.90%), The Glimpse Group, Inc. (4.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($6.03 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.83 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.11 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.85 billion), International Paper ($2.73 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.02 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Onsemi ($1.59 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and First Solar, Inc. ($1.53 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MicroFinancial as its price is falling. MFI shares are trading up $0.02 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 MicroFinancial 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 MFI, 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 MFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.