Newell Brands (NWL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Newell Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 11,570,000 shares of NWL short. 2.79% of Newell Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Newell Brands' 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. NWL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Newell Brands's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Newell Brands: Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments 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. 2.79% of Newell Brands' floating shares are currently sold short.

Newell Brands saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,570,000 shares, a decline of 34.5% from the previous total of 17,660,000 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.

Newell Brands currently has issued a total of 416,000,000 shares. Some of Newell Brands' 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. Newell Brands currently has a public float of 414,420,000 shares.

2.79% of Newell Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Newell Brands: The AZEK Company Inc. (3.97%), Latham Group, Inc. (4.61%), Karat Packaging Inc. (1.10%), Lightwave Logic, Inc. (17.44%), Deswell Industries, Inc. (0.05%), Tupperware Brands Co. (18.23%), Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. (0.24%), Forward Industries, Inc. (4.20%), AptarGroup, Inc. (0.68%), Berry Global Group, Inc. (3.80%),

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 NWL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Newell Brands as its price is falling. NWL shares are trading down $0.16 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.

A short squeeze for Newell Brands 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 NWL, 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 NWL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.