Viasat (VSAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Viasat shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 23,880,000 shares of VSAT short. Learn More on Viasat'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. VSAT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Viasat's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Viasat: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC , Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Viasat saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,880,000 shares, a decrease of 2.1% from the previous total of 24,400,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Viasat: Calix, Inc. (3.80%), Extreme Networks, Inc. (3.75%), Infinera Co. (11.62%), Digi International Inc. (5.39%), Harmonic Inc. (2.16%), Bel Fuse Inc. (3.21%), ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (1.21%), Ribbon Communications Inc. (1.16%), NETGEAR, Inc. (3.59%), Aviat Networks, Inc. (6.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VSAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viasat as its price is falling. VSAT shares are trading up $0.06 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 Viasat 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 VSAT, 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 VSAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.