Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → This military-backed stock “owns” AI market (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free ALTG Stock Alerts $8.44 -0.19 (-2.20%) (As of 05/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Alta Equipment Group Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,670,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.73%Dollar Volume Sold Short$14.06 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares33,150,000 sharesFloat Size22,850,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.31%Today's Trading Volume256,915 sharesAverage Trading Volume456,450 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling Alta Equipment Group ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Alta Equipment Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartALTG Short Interest Over TimeALTG Days to Cover Over TimeALTG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetThere’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. But there’s one signal you should pay attention to above all others: Venture capital firms. You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… Alta Equipment Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,670,000 shares $14.06 million +3.7%7.3%5.1 $8.42 4/30/20241,610,000 shares $17.88 million -3.6%7.0%4.5 $11.11 4/15/20241,670,000 shares $19.56 million -4.0%7.4%5.1 $11.71 3/31/20241,740,000 shares $22.53 million -5.4%7.7%5.3 $12.95 3/15/20241,840,000 shares $20.31 million +4.6%8.2%5.6 $11.04 2/29/20241,760,000 shares $20.20 million -15.4%7.9%5.8 $11.48 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ALTG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Alta Equipment Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20242,080,000 shares $24.86 million -4.2%9.3%6.6 $11.95 1/31/20242,170,000 shares $23.24 million +1.4%9.8%6.3 $10.71 1/15/20242,140,000 shares $23.95 million -0.9%9.5%7.4 $11.19 12/31/20232,160,000 shares $26.72 million +20.0%9.6%7.5 $12.37 12/15/20231,800,000 shares $21.96 million +19.2%7.8%6.5 $12.20 11/30/20231,510,000 shares $14.41 million +14.4%6.6%6 $9.54 11/15/20231,320,000 shares $14.51 million +32.1%5.7%5.5 $10.99 10/31/2023999,000 shares $9.18 million +0.5%4.4%4.2 $9.19 10/15/2023993,800 shares $10.86 million +0.6%4.3%3.9 $10.93 9/30/2023987,600 shares $11.91 million +8.5%4.3%3.6 $12.06 9/15/2023910,000 shares $12.10 million -2.3%3.9%3.4 $13.30 8/31/2023931,100 shares $13.25 million -7.8%4.0%3.4 $14.23 8/15/20231,010,000 shares $14.57 million +28.4%4.3%3.7 $14.43 7/31/2023786,500 shares $12.72 million -16.6%3.4%3.2 $16.17 7/15/2023943,300 shares $15.74 million -0.3%4.0%4.5 $16.69 6/30/2023945,900 shares $16.39 million +1.9%4.1%5 $17.33 6/15/2023928,600 shares $15.50 million +0.8%4.0%4.5 $16.69 5/31/2023921,000 shares $12.53 million +0.8%4.0%3.6 $13.61 5/15/2023913,700 shares $13.96 million +9.2%3.9%3.4 $15.28 4/30/2023836,900 shares $11.83 million -4.0%3.5%3.1 $14.14 4/15/2023872,100 shares $11.88 million +48.6%3.7%3.2 $13.62 3/31/2023586,700 shares $9.30 million +22.0%2.5%2.2 $15.85 3/15/2023481,000 shares $7.76 million +125.2%2.0%2.1 $16.13 2/28/2023213,600 shares $4.02 million +71.3%0.9%1.4 $18.81 2/15/2023124,700 shares $2.27 million -34.6%0.5%0.9 $18.19 1/31/2023190,600 shares $3.23 million -25.5%0.8%1.8 $16.95 1/15/2023255,800 shares $4.06 million -2.7%1.1%3.2 $15.89 12/30/2022262,900 shares $3.47 million +44.9%1.1%3.6 $13.19 12/15/2022181,500 shares $2.28 million +12.8%0.8%2.7 $12.57 11/30/2022160,900 shares $1.94 million -10.4%0.7%2.3 $12.04 11/15/2022179,500 shares $2.25 million -20.3%0.8%2.3 $12.54 10/31/2022225,300 shares $2.76 million -18.2%1.0%2.8 $12.23 10/15/2022275,400 shares $3.02 million -6.8%1.2%3.4 $10.98 9/30/2022295,400 shares $3.25 million -7.7%1.3%3.9 $11.01The #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… Yet (Ad)There’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. 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You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… 9/15/2022320,100 shares $4.05 million +43.9%1.4%3.9 $12.64 8/31/2022222,400 shares $2.62 million -12.2%0.9%3 $11.77 8/15/2022253,200 shares $3.40 million -1.9%1.1%3.6 $13.41 7/31/2022258,100 shares $2.90 million -16.6%1.1%3.4 $11.24 7/15/2022309,400 shares $3.10 million -6.1%1.3%3.6 $10.03 6/30/2022329,500 shares $2.96 million +13.9%1.4%3.8 $8.97 6/15/2022289,400 shares $2.94 million +13.8%1.2%3.1 $10.17 5/31/2022254,300 shares $2.74 million +5.4%1.0%2.9 $10.77 5/15/2022241,300 shares $2.50 million +1.1%1.0%2.7 $10.34 4/30/2022238,700 shares $2.69 million -17.0%1.0%2.9 $11.25 4/15/2022287,600 shares $3.38 million +5.0%1.2%3.8 $11.75 3/31/2022273,900 shares $3.39 million -22.4%1.1%3.7 $12.36 3/15/2022353,100 shares $4.20 million +56.7%1.4%5.5 $11.89 2/28/2022225,300 shares $2.84 million +0.4%0.9%3.3 $12.61 2/15/2022224,400 shares $2.93 million +2.2%0.9%3.5 $13.07 1/31/2022219,600 shares $2.99 million -2.6%0.9%3 $13.63 1/15/2022225,400 shares $3.33 million +11.8%0.9%3 $14.79 12/31/2021201,600 shares $2.95 million +10.2%0.8%2.8 $14.64 12/15/2021182,900 shares $2.50 million -10.2%0.7%2.8 $13.68 11/30/2021203,600 shares $2.97 million +6.3%0.8%3.3 $14.61 11/15/2021191,500 shares $3.17 million -25.5%0.8%3.1 $16.57 10/29/2021257,100 shares $3.71 million +0.8%1.0%4.3 $14.43 10/15/2021255,000 shares $3.46 million -26.0%1.0%5 $13.57 9/30/2021344,600 shares $4.73 million -6.7%1.4%6 $13.73 9/15/2021369,300 shares $4.74 million +0.5%1.5%5.5 $12.84 8/31/2021367,400 shares $4.87 million +22.7%1.5%4.8 $13.26 8/13/2021299,400 shares $3.86 million -1.8%1.2%3.8 $12.88 7/30/2021304,900 shares $3.84 million -23.8%1.2%3.4 $12.59 7/15/2021400,100 shares $5.20 million -6.1%1.6%4.2 $12.99 6/30/2021426,100 shares $5.66 million +5.8%1.7%4 $13.29 6/15/2021402,800 shares $5.57 million +1.6%1.6%3.9 $13.82 5/28/2021396,500 shares $5.81 million -4.9%1.6%3.8 $14.66 5/14/2021417,000 shares $5.38 million +60.5%1.7%3.9 $12.90 4/30/2021259,900 shares $3.41 million -14.3%1.1%2.8 $13.12 4/15/2021303,300 shares $4.06 million -60.6%1.4%3 $13.38 3/31/2021769,300 shares $10.17 million -2.2%3.5%8.7 $13.22 3/15/2021786,900 shares $9.25 million -11.9%3.6%8.3 $11.76 2/26/2021893,500 shares $9.55 million -3.4%4.0%10.8 $10.69 2/12/2021925,100 shares $9.73 million -7.5%4.2%12 $10.52 1/29/20211,000,000 shares $9.78 million -1.0%4.5%12.5 $9.78 1/15/20211,010,000 shares $10.19 million No Change4.6%13.1 $10.09 ALTG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Alta Equipment Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Alta Equipment Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 1,670,000 shares of ALTG short. 7.31% of Alta Equipment Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alta Equipment Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Alta Equipment Group? 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. ALTG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Alta Equipment Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Alta Equipment Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alta Equipment Group: PEAK6 Investments LLC, Fifth Lane Capital LP, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Alta Equipment Group? 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. 7.31% of Alta Equipment Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Alta Equipment Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Alta Equipment Group saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,670,000 shares, an increase of 3.7% from the previous total of 1,610,000 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 Alta Equipment Group's float size? Alta Equipment Group currently has issued a total of 33,150,000 shares. Some of Alta Equipment Group'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. Alta Equipment Group currently has a public float of 22,850,000 shares. How does Alta Equipment Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.31% of Alta Equipment Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to Alta Equipment Group: MRC Global Inc. (1.18%), DXP Enterprises, Inc. (5.60%), MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (3.33%), Global Industrial (3.37%), TriMas Co. (5.15%), CECO Environmental Corp. (4.36%), The Gorman-Rupp Company (0.86%), Proto Labs, Inc. (2.17%), Energy Recovery, Inc. (4.92%), Astec Industries, Inc. (1.82%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Alta Equipment Group stock? Short selling ALTG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alta Equipment Group as its price is falling. ALTG shares are trading down $0.19 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 Alta Equipment Group? A short squeeze for Alta Equipment Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ALTG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Alta Equipment Group'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 ALTG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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