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Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$98.59 -1.16 (-1.16%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)
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Mesa Laboratories Short Interest Data

Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) has a short interest of 150,200 shares. This marks a -10.91% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 40,266 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
150,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
168,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-10.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$17.13 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
5,430,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.77%
Today's Trading Volume
30,071 shares
Average Trading Volume
40,266 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
75%
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Mesa Laboratories 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
10/31/2024150,200 shares $17.13 million -10.9%N/A4.6 $114.04
10/15/2024168,600 shares $22.08 million +11.7%N/A5.2 $130.95
9/30/2024151,000 shares $19.61 million -7.0%N/A4.6 $129.86
9/15/2024162,300 shares $20.40 million -26.5%N/A4 $125.71
8/31/2024220,900 shares $29.53 million +16.6%N/A5.3 $133.69
8/15/2024189,400 shares $24.42 million +4.8%N/A4.4 $128.92
7/31/2024180,800 shares $20.71 million -4.0%N/A4.2 $114.52
7/15/2024188,300 shares $19.36 million -6.4%N/A4.4 $102.80
6/30/2024201,200 shares $17.46 million +4.8%N/A4.8 $86.77
6/15/2024192,000 shares $17.59 million -1.1%N/A4.9 $91.60
5/31/2024194,200 shares $18.58 million +8.6%N/A5.2 $95.70
5/15/2024178,800 shares $21.21 million +19.1%N/A5.1 $118.60
4/30/2024150,100 shares $15.92 million -3.8%N/A3.6 $106.08
4/15/2024156,000 shares $16.29 million -18.3%N/A3.5 $104.45
3/31/2024191,000 shares $20.96 million -2.7%N/A3.9 $109.73
3/15/2024196,300 shares $19.84 million -17.2%N/A3.7 $101.08
2/29/2024237,200 shares $25.90 million +3.9%N/A4 $109.19
2/15/2024228,200 shares $23.79 million +2.2%N/A3.8 $104.27
1/31/2024223,200 shares $20.45 million +3.5%N/A3.8 $91.62
1/15/2024215,600 shares $20.69 million -4.9%N/A3.9 $95.96
12/31/2023226,800 shares $23.76 million -1.5%N/A4.3 $104.77
12/15/2023230,200 shares $25.41 million -21.9%N/A4.7 $110.37
11/30/2023294,600 shares $25.15 million +0.2%N/A6.8 $85.37
11/15/2023293,900 shares $27.56 million -0.7%N/A7.3 $93.77
10/31/2023295,900 shares $27.76 million +5.5%N/A7.9 $93.83
10/15/2023280,500 shares $28.46 million -15.1%N/A7.9 $101.45
9/30/2023330,400 shares $34.72 million -7.1%N/A9.3 $105.07
9/15/2023355,700 shares $43.72 million -1.8%N/A10.5 $122.91
8/31/2023362,300 shares $51.94 million +5.1%N/A9.6 $143.36
8/15/2023344,800 shares $48.25 million -0.7%N/A7.9 $139.93
7/31/2023347,200 shares $44.67 million -2.7%N/A7.5 $128.66
7/15/2023356,700 shares $43.65 million -8.7%N/A7.6 $122.36
6/30/2023390,500 shares $50.18 million -4.9%N/A8.1 $128.50
6/15/2023410,700 shares $55.22 million -4.8%N/A8.4 $134.45
5/31/2023431,500 shares $55.87 million -3.3%N/A9.2 $129.49
5/15/2023446,300 shares $70.52 million -4.3%8.7%10.1 $158.01
4/30/2023466,400 shares $77.66 million +3.8%9.1%10.1 $166.51
4/15/2023449,300 shares $74.05 million +2.5%8.8%8.3 $164.82
3/31/2023438,200 shares $76.57 million -3.1%8.5%7.6 $174.73
3/15/2023452,100 shares $75.89 million -3.8%8.8%7 $167.87
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2/28/2023469,900 shares $82.95 million +7.5%9.2%6.4 $176.52
2/15/2023437,100 shares $77.70 million +2.7%8.5%5.7 $177.76
1/31/2023425,600 shares $82.80 million -2.1%8.3%5.2 $194.54
1/15/2023434,900 shares $82.85 million +9.5%8.5%5.5 $190.51
12/30/2022397,300 shares $66.04 million -3.8%7.8%5.2 $166.21
12/15/2022413,000 shares $68.76 million +6.6%8.1%5.6 $166.49
11/30/2022387,600 shares $65.57 million +3.7%7.6%5.5 $169.17
11/15/2022373,900 shares $70.61 million +17.5%7.3%5.4 $188.84
10/31/2022318,300 shares $42.08 million +7.9%6.2%4.9 $132.21
10/15/2022295,100 shares $37.33 million +0.6%5.8%5 $126.51
9/30/2022293,400 shares $41.32 million -13.3%5.8%5.3 $140.83
9/15/2022338,500 shares $53.82 million -10.1%6.7%6.4 $159.00
8/31/2022376,400 shares $64.31 million -7.3%7.4%7.7 $170.86
8/15/2022405,900 shares $81.04 million -11.2%8.0%9.8 $199.66
7/31/2022456,900 shares $97.43 million +0.8%9.0%12.2 $213.25
7/15/2022453,300 shares $89.98 million +2.5%9.0%12.1 $198.51
6/30/2022442,200 shares $90.18 million -1.1%8.8%12 $203.94
6/15/2022447,000 shares $82.95 million +22.5%8.8%13.1 $185.57
5/31/2022364,900 shares $76.36 million -0.4%7.2%12.7 $209.25
5/15/2022366,300 shares $79.85 million -1.0%7.2%13.7 $217.98
4/30/2022369,800 shares $79.00 million +2.2%7.3%13.9 $213.63
4/15/2022361,800 shares $90.45 million +6.9%7.2%14.2 $250.00
3/31/2022338,400 shares $86.25 million +5.4%6.7%13.9 $254.88
3/15/2022321,100 shares $80.72 million +6.0%6.4%14.5 $251.40
2/28/2022302,900 shares $77.34 million +1.0%6.0%12.4 $255.33
2/15/2022300,000 shares $77.34 million +2.1%6.0%12 $257.81
1/31/2022293,900 shares $83.56 million -2.0%5.8%10 $284.33
1/15/2022300,000 shares $88.85 million +1.0%6.0%10.6 $296.15
12/31/2021296,900 shares $97.41 million +2.2%5.9%9.3 $328.09
12/15/2021290,600 shares $94.60 million +0.9%5.8%8.6 $325.55
11/30/2021288,000 shares $88.93 million +50.9%5.7%7.5 $308.79
11/15/2021190,800 shares $58.53 million -2.5%3.8%5 $306.74
10/29/2021195,700 shares $59.83 million +9.0%3.9%5.8 $305.70
10/15/2021179,600 shares $55.63 million +3.9%3.6%5.6 $309.73
9/30/2021172,800 shares $52.25 million -4.7%3.5%6.6 $302.36
9/15/2021181,300 shares $53.84 million +8.1%3.6%6.4 $296.94
8/31/2021167,700 shares $44.76 million +0.1%3.4%7.5 $266.92
8/13/2021167,600 shares $46.71 million +9.0%3.4%7.4 $278.69
7/30/2021153,700 shares $45.27 million -11.5%3.1%6.8 $294.51
7/15/2021173,700 shares $48.48 million -7.4%3.5%7.6 $279.10
6/30/2021187,600 shares $50.87 million -7.4%3.8%7.4 $271.17
6/15/2021202,500 shares $53.32 million -8.2%4.1%8.1 $263.30
5/28/2021220,600 shares $54.28 million +3.7%4.5%8.4 $246.06
5/14/2021212,800 shares $52.63 million +5.9%N/A8.4 $247.30
4/30/2021201,000 shares $50.25 million -7.3%N/A7.3 $250.02
4/15/2021216,900 shares $55.81 million -23.0%N/A7.6 $257.33
3/31/2021281,700 shares $69.36 million -3.2%N/A10.3 $246.23
3/15/2021291,100 shares $77.52 million -3.8%N/A11.2 $266.29
2/26/2021302,700 shares $83.55 million +1.0%N/A12.2 $276.01
2/12/2021299,800 shares $85.05 million -5.4%N/A11.7 $283.69
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1/29/2021316,900 shares $89.68 million -1.9%N/A12.4 $283.00
1/15/2021322,900 shares $95.90 million +1.5%N/A12.5 $297.01
12/31/2020318,100 shares $89.66 million -0.3%N/A12.3 $281.85
12/15/2020319,000 shares $88.54 million -8.6%N/A11.6 $277.56
11/30/2020349,100 shares $95.87 million +0.5%N/A11.3 $274.62
11/15/2020347,400 shares $97.45 million +0.6%N/A11.3 $280.51
10/30/2020345,200 shares $91.92 million -3.1%N/A11.2 $266.29
10/15/2020356,100 shares $98.60 million -1.6%N/A11.1 $276.89
9/30/2020361,700 shares $92.15 million +3.6%N/A10.4 $254.76
9/15/2020349,000 shares $86.02 million -3.2%N/A9.3 $246.48
8/31/2020360,600 shares $88.68 million +3.4%N/A8.5 $245.92
8/14/2020348,600 shares $84.47 million -2.0%N/A7.8 $242.31
7/31/2020355,600 shares $84.26 million -2.4%N/A8 $236.94
7/15/2020364,300 shares $79.16 million -5.2%N/A8.1 $217.30
6/30/2020384,300 shares $81.54 million -12.6%N/A8.8 $212.19
6/15/2020439,800 shares $99.71 million -17.0%N/A10 $226.72
5/29/2020529,700 shares $139.97 million +4.8%N/A13.8 $264.25
5/15/2020505,600 shares $120.31 million -2.5%N/A12.9 $237.96
4/30/2020518,400 shares $125.88 million +0.1%N/A12.6 $242.83
4/15/2020518,000 shares $109.33 million -5.8%N/A12.5 $211.07
3/31/2020549,800 shares $126.07 million -8.8%N/A12.4 $229.30
3/13/2020602,500 shares $135.79 million -2.5%N/A15.3 $225.37
2/28/2020617,700 shares $117.79 million +4.5%N/A15.2 $190.69
2/14/2020591,100 shares $139.82 million +10.0%N/A15.4 $236.55
1/31/2020537,200 shares $137.99 million -0.4%N/A14.4 $256.87
1/15/2020539,600 shares $134.30 million -2.2%N/A15 $248.89
12/31/2019551,800 shares $146.23 million -1.4%N/A15.7 $265.00

MLAB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mesa Laboratories' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Mesa Laboratories shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 150,200 shares of MLAB short. Learn More on Mesa Laboratories' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Mesa Laboratories?

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. MLAB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Mesa Laboratories's short interest ratio.

Is Mesa Laboratories' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Mesa Laboratories saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 150,200 shares, a decline of 10.9% from the previous total of 168,600 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 Mesa Laboratories' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Mesa Laboratories: Daktronics, Inc. (7.17%), FARO Technologies, Inc. (5.95%), Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (1.30%), Coherent Corp. (3.58%), Cognex Co. (1.60%), Badger Meter, Inc. (3.39%), Itron, Inc. (6.97%), OSI Systems, Inc. (12.03%), Hurco Companies, Inc. (0.40%), ClearSign Technologies Co. (0.53%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short Mesa Laboratories stock?

Short selling MLAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mesa Laboratories as its price is falling. MLAB shares are trading down $1.16 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 Mesa Laboratories?

A short squeeze for Mesa Laboratories 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 MLAB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Mesa Laboratories' 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 MLAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.



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This page (NASDAQ:MLAB) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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