Northern Trust (NTRS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Northern Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 2,760,000 shares of NTRS short. 1.43% of Northern Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Northern Trust'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. NTRS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Northern Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Northern Trust: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Interval Partners LP, Group One Trading LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.43% of Northern Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Northern Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,760,000 shares, an increase of 21.1% from the previous total of 2,280,000 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.

Northern Trust currently has issued a total of 195,698,000 shares. Some of Northern Trust'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. Northern Trust currently has a public float of 192,380,000 shares.

1.43% of Northern Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Northern Trust: The Bank of New York Mellon Co. (1.40%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (1.43%), State Street Co. (1.40%), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (4.20%), Ares Capital Co. (2.61%), Franklin Resources, Inc. (9.38%), SEI Investments (1.66%), Invesco Ltd. (2.37%), Main Street Capital Co. (4.30%), Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2.88%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NTRS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northern Trust as its price is falling. NTRS shares are trading down $0.82 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 Northern Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NTRS, 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 NTRS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.