United Maritime (USEA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Maritime shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 469,700 shares of USEA short. 6.46% of United Maritime's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United Maritime'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. USEA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on United Maritime's short interest ratio.

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. 6.46% of United Maritime's floating shares are currently sold short.

United Maritime saw a decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 469,700 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the previous total of 496,900 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.

United Maritime currently has issued a total of 8,844,000 shares. Some of United Maritime'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. United Maritime currently has a public float of 7,270,000 shares.

6.46% of United Maritime's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation" compare to United Maritime: Shengfeng Development Limited (0.97%), Pyxis Tankers Inc. (1.23%), EuroDry Ltd. (0.02%), Globus Maritime Limited (7.46%), Castor Maritime Inc. (0.72%), ModivCare Inc. (21.15%), Performance Shipping Inc. (5.71%), Globavend Holdings Limited (2.88%), Jayud Global Logistics Limited (5.92%), Jet.AI Inc. (12.68%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling USEA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Maritime as its price is falling. USEA shares are trading up $0.07 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 United Maritime 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 USEA, 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 USEA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.