Ares Acquisition (AAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ares Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 322,500 shares of AAC short. 0.73% of Ares Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ares Acquisition'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. AAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Ares Acquisition'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. 0.73% of Ares Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ares Acquisition saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 322,500 shares, an increase of 641.4% from the previous total of 43,500 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.

Ares Acquisition currently has issued a total of 70,604,000 shares. Some of Ares Acquisition'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. Ares Acquisition currently has a public float of 44,270,000 shares.

0.73% of Ares Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ares Acquisition: Chart Industries, Inc. (11.37%), NuScale Power Co. (21.05%), Oklo Inc. (15.18%), Cactus, Inc. (5.05%), USA Compression Partners LP (3.79%), Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (11.25%), Excelerate Energy, Inc. (4.57%), Civitas Resources, Inc. (9.99%), SM Energy (9.69%), Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (13.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.82 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.90 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.28 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.72 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ares Acquisition as its price is falling. 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 Ares Acquisition 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 AAC, 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 AAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2023.