Middlesex Water (MSEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $65.99 -0.39 (-0.59%) (As of 11/14/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Middlesex Water Short Interest DataMiddlesex Water (MSEX) has a short interest of 790,000 shares, representing 4.55% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.87% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.8, indicating that it would take 8.8 days of the average trading volume of 133,541 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest790,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest796,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.87%Dollar Volume Sold Short$48.34 millionShort Interest Ratio8.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares17,855,000 sharesFloat Size17,380,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.55%Today's Trading Volume83,977 sharesAverage Trading Volume133,541 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average63% Short Selling Middlesex Water? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Middlesex Water and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMSEX Short Interest Over TimeMSEX Days to Cover Over TimeMSEX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaMusk Says ‘Dollar Will Be Worth Nothing…’Cash In On the Pro-Crypto America 27 experts reveal their top picks for 2025 Click here to reserve your seat at the Crypto Community Summit. Middlesex Water Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024790,000 shares $48.34 million -0.9%4.6%8.8 $61.19 10/15/2024796,900 shares $51.97 million +1.4%4.6%7.2 $65.22 9/30/2024785,600 shares $51.25 million -5.0%4.5%6.4 $65.24 9/15/2024826,900 shares $53.55 million +5.3%4.8%6.2 $64.76 8/31/2024785,600 shares $49.50 million -1.2%4.5%6.2 $63.01 8/15/2024794,800 shares $48.37 million -10.0%4.6%6 $60.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MSEX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Middlesex Water and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024883,300 shares $58.72 million +68.2%5.1%6.4 $66.48 7/15/2024525,100 shares $30.57 million +7.0%3.0%3.9 $58.22 6/30/2024490,900 shares $25.65 million +4.3%2.8%4.3 $52.26 6/15/2024470,900 shares $24.13 million +18.5%2.7%4.2 $51.25 5/31/2024397,300 shares $21.41 million -13.0%2.3%3.2 $53.88 5/15/2024456,600 shares $26.10 million +6.8%2.6%3.4 $57.17 4/30/2024427,400 shares $21.68 million -2.1%2.5%2.4 $50.72 4/15/2024436,400 shares $20.68 million -1.9%2.5%2.4 $47.39 3/31/2024444,700 shares $23.35 million -4.4%2.6%2.4 $52.50 3/15/2024465,300 shares $24.46 million +45.9%2.7%2.6 $52.57 2/29/2024318,900 shares $16.23 million -19.0%1.8%1.9 $50.89 2/15/2024393,500 shares $22.14 million -3.2%2.3%2.6 $56.26 1/31/2024406,500 shares $22.75 million +10.3%2.4%3.9 $55.97 1/15/2024368,600 shares $22.69 million -14.2%2.1%4 $61.55 12/31/2023429,700 shares $28.20 million +1.6%2.5%5.1 $65.62 12/15/2023423,100 shares $29.49 million -1.0%2.4%5.3 $69.69 11/30/2023427,400 shares $27.31 million -3.4%2.5%5.6 $63.90 11/15/2023442,500 shares $29.09 million +9.2%2.5%5.9 $65.73 10/31/2023405,100 shares $25.74 million -13.1%2.3%5.6 $63.53 10/15/2023466,400 shares $30.37 million -6.3%2.7%6.3 $65.12 9/30/2023497,600 shares $32.97 million +0.6%2.9%6.7 $66.25 9/15/2023494,700 shares $36.18 million +1.0%2.8%6.9 $73.14 8/31/2023490,000 shares $36.88 million -2.2%2.8%6 $75.26 8/15/2023501,100 shares $40.27 million -9.5%2.9%4.2 $80.36 7/31/2023553,700 shares $44.53 million +10.0%3.7%4.1 $80.42 7/15/2023503,300 shares $40.71 million -12.5%2.9%3.5 $80.89 6/30/2023575,100 shares $46.39 million -15.6%3.3%4 $80.66 6/15/2023681,000 shares $56.01 million -11.6%3.9%4.6 $82.25 5/31/2023770,100 shares $62.66 million +59.5%4.4%5.2 $81.36 5/15/2023482,900 shares $35.80 million +3.1%2.8%3.4 $74.14 4/30/2023468,300 shares $34.18 million -5.4%2.7%4.3 $72.98 4/15/2023495,000 shares $39.07 million -1.3%2.9%3 $78.93 3/31/2023501,500 shares $39.18 million -5.6%2.9%2.9 $78.12 3/15/2023531,200 shares $40.23 million +2.5%3.1%2.9 $75.73Musk Says ‘Dollar Will Be Worth Nothing…’ (Ad)Cash In On the Pro-Crypto America 27 experts reveal their top picks for 2025 Click here to reserve your seat at the Crypto Community Summit. 2/28/2023518,300 shares $39.65 million -11.6%3.0%3.1 $76.50 2/15/2023586,500 shares $50.24 million -17.2%3.4%3.6 $85.66 1/31/2023708,000 shares $59.37 million -6.8%4.1%4.4 $83.86 1/15/2023759,300 shares $62.12 million +10.5%4.4%6.7 $81.81 12/30/2022687,100 shares $54.05 million +7.3%4.0%6.3 $78.67 12/15/2022640,600 shares $56.42 million +4.0%3.7%6.5 $88.08 11/30/2022615,800 shares $57.55 million -5.9%3.6%6.1 $93.45 11/15/2022654,700 shares $59.96 million -7.7%3.8%6.6 $91.58 10/31/2022708,900 shares $63.43 million +24.7%4.1%6.9 $89.47 10/15/2022568,600 shares $46.07 million -10.5%3.3%5.8 $81.02 9/30/2022635,300 shares $49.05 million -3.2%3.7%7.3 $77.20 9/15/2022656,000 shares $58.90 million +0.2%3.8%7.2 $89.78 8/31/2022654,500 shares $58.10 million -6.5%3.8%7.2 $88.77 8/15/2022699,800 shares $66.95 million +7.2%4.1%7.1 $95.67 7/31/2022652,900 shares $62.10 million -2.8%3.8%6.6 $95.11 7/15/2022671,500 shares $59.84 million -0.6%3.9%6.5 $89.11 6/30/2022675,300 shares $59.21 million -15.0%3.9%6.4 $87.68 6/15/2022794,400 shares $62.99 million -7.6%5.0%7.6 $79.29 5/31/2022860,000 shares $73.13 million -9.9%5.0%9.1 $85.03 5/15/2022954,200 shares $87.00 million +0.6%5.5%9.9 $91.18 4/30/2022948,200 shares $84.34 million -4.9%5.5%9.6 $88.95 4/15/2022997,300 shares $95.48 million -4.1%5.8%7.8 $95.74 3/31/20221,040,000 shares $109.38 million -6.3%6.1%7.8 $105.17 3/15/20221,110,000 shares $111.94 million -0.9%6.5%8.1 $100.85 2/28/20221,120,000 shares $111.99 million -6.7%6.5%7.6 $99.99 2/15/20221,200,000 shares $115.56 million +24.6%7.0%8.5 $96.30 1/31/2022963,100 shares $97.50 million +20.0%5.6%7 $101.24 1/15/2022802,800 shares $81.97 million +16.5%4.7%7.4 $102.10 12/31/2021689,400 shares $82.93 million -1.4%4.0%7 $120.30 12/15/2021699,300 shares $71.07 million +1.5%4.1%7.4 $101.63 11/30/2021688,900 shares $70.98 million -10.9%4.0%7.9 $103.04 11/15/2021772,700 shares $81.49 million +0.5%4.5%8.9 $105.46 10/29/2021768,800 shares $84.66 million +4.3%4.5%8.6 $110.12 10/15/2021736,800 shares $77.67 million +13.2%4.4%8.1 $105.42 9/30/2021650,700 shares $66.88 million -5.2%3.9%3.5 $102.78 9/15/2021686,400 shares $74.24 million -3.7%4.1%3.6 $108.16 8/31/2021713,000 shares $78.01 million -40.1%4.2%3.4 $109.41 8/13/20211,190,000 shares $129.54 million +51.3%7.1%5.1 $108.86 7/30/2021786,500 shares $80.02 million +76.2%4.7%3.4 $101.74 7/15/2021446,300 shares $40.62 million +61.8%2.7%2.1 $91.01 6/30/2021275,900 shares $22.55 million -56.2%1.6%1.9 $81.73 6/15/2021629,200 shares $54.36 million -6.2%3.8%5.6 $86.40 5/28/2021670,500 shares $57.64 million +108.8%4.0%7.4 $85.96 5/14/2021321,100 shares $25.38 million +17.7%N/A3.3 $79.03 4/30/2021272,900 shares $22.28 million +3.3%N/A2.6 $81.64 4/15/2021264,300 shares $21.51 million +2.9%N/A1.9 $81.39 3/31/2021256,800 shares $20.09 million -0.8%N/A1.8 $78.24 3/15/2021258,900 shares $20.20 million -5.5%N/A1.9 $78.01 2/26/2021273,900 shares $18.49 million -46.2%N/A2.2 $67.52 2/12/2021509,200 shares $41.48 million -17.2%N/A4.5 $81.47Musk Says ‘Dollar Will Be Worth Nothing…’ (Ad)Cash In On the Pro-Crypto America 27 experts reveal their top picks for 2025 Click here to reserve your seat at the Crypto Community Summit. 1/29/2021615,000 shares $48.31 million +192.6%N/A7.6 $78.55 1/15/2021210,200 shares $14.77 million -5.5%N/A2.9 $70.29 12/31/2020222,500 shares $16.00 million +8.7%N/A5.5 $71.92 12/15/2020204,700 shares $15.05 million -4.9%N/A5.3 $73.53 11/30/2020215,300 shares $14.98 million +1.3%N/A5.3 $69.60 11/15/2020212,600 shares $15.11 million -3.1%N/A5.3 $71.06 10/30/2020219,500 shares $14.56 million -5.2%N/A5.8 $66.32 10/15/2020231,600 shares $14.97 million -7.9%N/A6.1 $64.65 9/30/2020251,500 shares $15.63 million +11.6%N/A6.2 $62.15 9/15/2020225,400 shares $14.54 million -2.4%N/A4.6 $64.52 8/31/2020230,900 shares $14.81 million -15.0%N/A4.5 $64.13 8/14/2020271,500 shares $18.31 million -7.5%N/A5 $67.43 7/31/2020293,400 shares $18.80 million -1.9%N/A4.9 $64.06 7/15/2020299,100 shares $18.86 million -3.5%N/A4.4 $63.06 6/30/2020309,800 shares $20.81 million +17.0%N/A4.5 $67.18 6/15/2020264,800 shares $18.68 million -4.9%N/A3.8 $70.56 5/29/2020278,400 shares $18.36 million -3.5%N/A3.6 $65.94 5/15/2020288,400 shares $17.37 million -0.6%N/A3.6 $60.22 4/30/2020290,200 shares $17.50 million -4.1%N/A3.9 $60.30 4/15/2020302,500 shares $17.85 million -7.2%N/A4.3 $59.00 3/31/2020326,000 shares $19.27 million -25.2%N/A4.6 $59.10 3/13/2020435,700 shares $27.42 million -11.7%N/A6 $62.94 2/28/2020493,200 shares $27.07 million +1.4%N/A7.9 $54.88 2/14/2020486,400 shares $31.65 million -1.8%N/A7.8 $65.08 1/31/2020495,400 shares $32.46 million +5.4%N/A7.2 $65.53 1/15/2020470,200 shares $31.84 million +8.9%N/A6.7 $67.71 12/31/2019431,700 shares $28.44 million -3.8%N/A6.4 $65.89 11/15/2019434,900 shares $26.87 million +8.1%2.7%6.9 $61.79 MSEX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Middlesex Water's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Middlesex Water shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 790,000 shares of MSEX short. 4.55% of Middlesex Water's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Middlesex Water's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Middlesex Water? 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. MSEX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Middlesex Water's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Middlesex Water? 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. 4.55% of Middlesex Water's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Middlesex Water's short interest increasing or decreasing? Middlesex Water saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 790,000 shares, a drop of 0.9% from the previous total of 796,900 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. What is Middlesex Water's float size? Middlesex Water currently has issued a total of 17,855,000 shares. Some of Middlesex Water'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. Middlesex Water currently has a public float of 17,380,000 shares. How does Middlesex Water's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.55% of Middlesex Water's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Middlesex Water: American States Water (1.14%), California Water Service Group (0.69%), SJW Group (2.71%), The York Water Company (0.83%), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (4.60%), Artesian Resources Co. (0.95%), Cadiz Inc. (7.44%), American Water Works Company, Inc. (1.89%), Global Water Resources, Inc. (0.76%), Pure Cycle Co. (1.32%), 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 Middlesex Water stock? Short selling MSEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Middlesex Water as its price is falling. MSEX shares are trading down $0.39 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 Middlesex Water? A short squeeze for Middlesex Water 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 MSEX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Middlesex Water's 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 MSEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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