Alight (ALIT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.82 -0.11 (-1.52%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.85 +0.02 (+0.37%) As of 02/21/2025 07:01 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Alight Short Interest DataAlight (ALIT) has a short interest of 31.69 million shares, representing 7.02% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.31% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.2, indicating that it would take 5.2 days of the average trading volume of 5.87 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest31,690,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest32,110,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$216.89 millionShort Interest Ratio5.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares543,024,000 sharesFloat Size451,290,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.02%Today's Trading Volume8,631,965 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,873,105 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average147% Short Selling Alight? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Alight and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartALIT Short Interest Over TimeALIT Days to Cover Over TimeALIT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Alight Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202531,690,000 shares $216.89 million -1.3%7.0%5.2 $6.84 1/15/202532,110,000 shares $218.03 million -3.1%7.1%5.8 $6.79 12/31/202433,120,000 shares $229.19 million +0.7%7.3%6.2 $6.92 12/15/202432,890,000 shares $235.49 million -1.9%7.3%6.5 $7.16 11/30/202433,510,000 shares $268.08 million +0.3%7.4%6.7 $8.00 11/15/202433,400,000 shares $258.18 million -9.1%7.6%6.7 $7.73 10/31/202436,740,000 shares $254.61 million -2.9%8.4%9 $6.93 10/15/202437,820,000 shares $276.09 million -5.8%8.6%8.6 $7.30 9/30/202440,140,000 shares $297.24 million +10.6%9.2%8.1 $7.41 9/15/202436,300,000 shares $262.45 million -4.1%8.3%6.9 $7.23 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ALIT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Alight and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202437,850,000 shares $282.36 million +8.2%8.6%7.4 $7.46 8/15/202434,990,000 shares $243.71 million -4.6%8.0%7.1 $6.97 7/31/202436,660,000 shares $277.88 million +2.0%8.3%5.9 $7.58 7/15/202435,930,000 shares $264.27 million +6.9%8.1%6.2 $7.36 6/30/202433,620,000 shares $248.12 million +17.6%7.6%6.4 $7.38 6/15/202428,600,000 shares $205.63 million -0.1%6.4%5.5 $7.19 5/31/202428,640,000 shares $221.96 million +36.6%6.4%5.1 $7.75 5/15/202420,970,000 shares $160.53 million +6.3%4.7%3.7 $7.66 4/30/202419,720,000 shares $177.87 million -0.1%4.6%3.3 $9.02 4/15/202419,730,000 shares $179.74 million -5.0%4.7%3.1 $9.11 3/31/202420,770,000 shares $204.58 million +2.1%5.1%2.9 $9.85 3/15/202420,340,000 shares $176.35 million -5.4%5.0%2.8 $8.67 2/29/202421,500,000 shares $193.82 million +0.2%5.2%3.1 $9.02 2/15/202421,450,000 shares $206.03 million +9.8%5.7%3.2 $9.61 1/31/202419,530,000 shares $173.82 million +8.4%5.3%3.6 $8.90 1/15/202418,010,000 shares $150.74 million -2.2%4.9%3.7 $8.37 12/31/202318,410,000 shares $157.04 million -3.8%5.2%4.9 $8.53 12/15/202319,140,000 shares $157.43 million -4.4%5.5%5.1 $8.23 11/30/202320,010,000 shares $153.18 million -10.8%5.6%5.8 $7.66 11/15/202322,420,000 shares $166.69 million +5.5%6.3%6.5 $7.44 10/31/202321,260,000 shares $141.06 million -7.8%5.9%6 $6.64 10/15/202323,050,000 shares $154.90 million -6.5%6.5%6.7 $6.72 9/30/202324,660,000 shares $174.84 million -2.7%6.9%7.5 $7.09 9/15/202325,340,000 shares $192.46 million +15.0%7.1%9.5 $7.60 8/31/202322,040,000 shares $168.39 million -3.0%6.2%8.5 $7.64 8/15/202322,710,000 shares $189.86 million +18.4%6.4%9.2 $8.36 7/31/202319,180,000 shares $187.48 million +4.2%5.6%8 $9.78 7/15/202318,410,000 shares $178.02 million +1.1%5.4%8.1 $9.67 6/30/202318,210,000 shares $168.44 million -4.9%5.3%7.8 $9.25 6/15/202319,150,000 shares $175.03 million -3.8%5.6%7.6 $9.14Elon’s “New Gold” (Ad)MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest breakthrough in artificial intelligence… but in human technology. It’s so valuable that some are referring to it as the “new gold”.I reveal all of the details here. 5/31/202319,900,000 shares $168.35 million +2.7%5.9%6.9 $8.46 5/15/202319,380,000 shares $163.57 million +13.2%5.8%5.1 $8.44 4/30/202317,120,000 shares $0.00 +2.8%4.9%4.7 $0.00 4/15/202316,650,000 shares $152.01 million -11.8%5.3%4.7 $9.13 3/31/202318,880,000 shares $173.88 million +10.3%6.1%5.2 $9.21 3/15/202317,120,000 shares $149.29 million -12.0%5.5%5.3 $8.72 2/28/202319,460,000 shares $186.82 million +8.0%6.3%6.4 $9.60 2/15/202318,020,000 shares $173.35 million +16.5%6.9%7.9 $9.62 1/31/202315,470,000 shares $145.26 million +4.7%5.9%6.3 $9.39 1/15/202314,770,000 shares $131.90 million -0.8%5.6%5.9 $8.93 12/30/202214,890,000 shares $124.48 million -3.8%5.7%6.2 $8.36 12/15/202215,480,000 shares $127.56 million +4.7%6.7%6.3 $8.24 11/30/202214,780,000 shares $127.55 million -0.9%6.4%6.7 $8.63 11/15/202214,920,000 shares $130.70 million +4.6%6.4%6.8 $8.76 10/31/202214,260,000 shares $118.22 million -13.2%6.3%7.5 $8.29 10/15/202216,420,000 shares $123.64 million +0.2%7.2%8.8 $7.53 9/30/202216,380,000 shares $120.07 million +9.2%7.2%9 $7.33 9/15/202215,000,000 shares $116.85 million +2.5%6.6%5.6 $7.79 8/31/202214,630,000 shares $115.28 million -4.8%6.4%5.2 $7.88 8/15/202215,360,000 shares $133.63 million -11.3%6.7%4.6 $8.70 7/31/202217,320,000 shares $130.59 million +3.2%7.6%4.3 $7.54 7/15/202216,790,000 shares $118.87 million +16.9%7.4%4.1 $7.08 6/30/202214,360,000 shares $96.93 million +86.0%6.3%3.4 $6.75 6/15/20227,720,000 shares $55.89 million -3.4%3.4%1.8 $7.24 5/31/20227,990,000 shares $65.20 million +11.6%3.5%2.3 $8.16 5/15/20227,160,000 shares $57.85 million +5.1%3.1%2.2 $8.08 4/30/20226,810,000 shares $58.50 million +5.3%3.0%2.5 $8.59 4/15/20226,470,000 shares $59.78 million +8.6%2.8%2.5 $9.24 3/31/20225,960,000 shares $59.30 million -11.3%2.6%2.1 $9.95 3/15/20226,720,000 shares $58.33 million -14.2%3.0%2.5 $8.68 2/28/20227,830,000 shares $81.75 million +4.1%3.5%2.9 $10.44 2/15/20227,520,000 shares $83.02 million -6.5%3.3%2.8 $11.04 1/31/20228,040,000 shares $77.67 million +1.8%3.7%3 $9.66 1/15/20227,900,000 shares $75.37 million -2.4%3.6%3.1 $9.54 12/31/20218,090,000 shares $87.45 million -28.4%3.7%3.5 $10.81 12/15/202111,300,000 shares $118.09 million +7.4%5.2%5 $10.45 11/30/202110,520,000 shares $109.41 million -14.3%4.7%3.4 $10.40 11/15/202112,280,000 shares $135.08 million +16.4%5.5%3.4 $11.00 10/29/202110,550,000 shares $114.78 million -14.4%4.1%2.5 $10.88 10/15/202112,330,000 shares $141.18 million +15.7%4.8%2.8 $11.45 9/30/202110,660,000 shares $122.38 million +28.4%4.1%2.4 $11.48 9/15/20218,300,000 shares $103.75 million -38.5%3.2%1.8 $12.50 8/31/202113,490,000 shares $148.26 million -53.2%5.1%3.7 $10.99 8/13/202128,810,000 shares $321.23 million No Change10.8%12.8 $11.15 ALIT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Alight's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Alight shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 31,690,000 shares of ALIT short. 7.02% of Alight's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alight's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Alight? 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. ALIT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Alight's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Alight? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alight: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Alight? 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. 7.02% of Alight's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Alight's short interest increasing or decreasing? Alight saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,690,000 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 32,110,000 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. What is Alight's float size? Alight currently has issued a total of 543,024,000 shares. Some of Alight'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. Alight currently has a public float of 451,290,000 shares. How does Alight's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.02% of Alight's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Alight: Maplebear Inc. (9.92%), Rentokil Initial plc (0.62%), Allegion plc (2.58%), Medpace Holdings, Inc. (4.43%), UL Solutions Inc. (2.49%), WPP plc (0.17%), HealthEquity, Inc. (5.08%), Globant S.A. (4.62%), Stantec Inc. (0.60%), Bilibili Inc. (4.87%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Alight stock? Short selling ALIT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alight as its price is falling. ALIT shares are trading down $0.11 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. How does a short squeeze work against Alight? A short squeeze for Alight 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 ALIT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Alight's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ALIT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Maplebear Short Interest Data Rentokil Initial Short Interest Data Allegion Short Interest Data Medpace Short Interest Data UL Solutions Short Interest Data WPP Short Interest Data HealthEquity Short Interest Data Globant Short Interest Data Stantec Short Interest Data Bilibili Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:ALIT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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