MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of MidCap Financial Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 321,800 shares of MFIC short. Learn More on MidCap Financial Investment'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. MFIC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on MidCap Financial Investment's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MidCap Financial Investment: Crawford Fund Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MidCap Financial Investment saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 321,800 shares, a decline of 21.1% from the previous total of 407,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to MidCap Financial Investment: DNP Select Income Fund Inc. (0.03%), Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.56%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.23%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.03%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.61%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.08%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.01%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.96%), Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (0.40%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.56%),

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 MFIC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MidCap Financial Investment as its price is falling. MFIC shares are trading down $0.06 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 MidCap Financial Investment 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 MFIC, 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 MFIC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.