AutoNation (AN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $164.85 +0.02 (+0.01%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AutoNation Short Interest DataAutoNation (AN) has a short interest of 2.38 million shares, representing 9.36% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.6, indicating that it would take 5.6 days of the average trading volume of 555,753 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,380,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,160,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+10.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$370.02 millionShort Interest Ratio5.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares39,650,000 sharesFloat Size25,420,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.36%Today's Trading Volume439,629 sharesAverage Trading Volume555,753 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average79% Short Selling AutoNation? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for AutoNation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartAN Short Interest Over TimeAN Days to Cover Over TimeAN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. AutoNation Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/20242,380,000 shares $370.02 million +10.2%9.4%5.6 $155.47 10/15/20242,160,000 shares $359.47 million -19.4%8.5%5.6 $166.42 9/30/20242,680,000 shares $479.26 million +5.1%9.5%7.2 $178.83 9/15/20242,550,000 shares $425.75 million -0.8%10.0%6.6 $166.96 8/31/20242,570,000 shares $457.41 million -1.9%10.0%6.7 $177.98 8/15/20242,620,000 shares $455.41 million -2.2%10.2%6.8 $173.82 Get the Latest News and Ratings for AN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for AutoNation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20242,680,000 shares $511.13 million -2.6%10.5%6.7 $190.72 7/15/20242,750,000 shares $478.28 million -4.5%10.6%6.5 $173.92 6/30/20242,880,000 shares $459.01 million -3.0%11.1%6.7 $159.38 6/15/20242,970,000 shares $486.99 million +0.7%11.5%6.9 $163.97 5/31/20242,950,000 shares $502.33 million -1.7%11.4%6.7 $170.28 5/15/20243,000,000 shares $511.26 million -7.1%11.4%6.6 $170.42 4/30/20243,230,000 shares $520.45 million +10.6%12.3%6.4 $161.13 4/15/20242,920,000 shares $444.89 million -2.3%10.7%6.3 $152.36 3/31/20242,990,000 shares $495.08 million -2.6%11.0%6.8 $165.58 3/15/20243,070,000 shares $488.77 million -2.9%11.4%7.2 $159.21 2/29/20243,160,000 shares $473.40 million -9.5%11.6%7.8 $149.81 2/15/20243,490,000 shares $502.49 million +1.8%12.8%8.4 $143.98 1/31/20243,430,000 shares $479.03 million +0.3%12.3%8.8 $139.66 1/15/20243,420,000 shares $464.20 million +3.6%12.5%7.7 $135.73 12/31/20233,300,000 shares $495.59 million -11.5%12.1%7.2 $150.18 12/15/20233,730,000 shares $550.81 million -2.1%13.7%7.6 $147.67 11/30/20233,810,000 shares $515.38 million -1.3%14.0%7.4 $135.27 11/15/20233,860,000 shares $542.04 million +5.5%14.2%7.5 $140.43 10/31/20233,660,000 shares $476.09 million +1.1%13.2%6.7 $130.08 10/15/20233,620,000 shares $489.10 million -2.2%12.6%6.7 $135.11 9/30/20233,700,000 shares $560.18 million -11.9%12.9%6 $151.40 9/15/20234,200,000 shares $640.71 million +2.7%14.6%6.8 $152.55 8/31/20234,090,000 shares $642.46 million +4.3%14.2%6.3 $157.08 8/15/20233,920,000 shares $614.03 million +4.0%13.6%5.9 $156.64 7/31/20233,770,000 shares $606.71 million +3.3%12.9%5.9 $160.93 7/15/20233,650,000 shares $642.66 million -17.1%13.6%5.6 $176.07 6/30/20234,400,000 shares $724.28 million -13.7%16.0%7.2 $164.61 6/15/20235,100,000 shares $772.60 million -8.9%18.5%8.4 $151.49 5/31/20235,600,000 shares $733.26 million -1.4%20.4%8.7 $130.94 5/15/20235,680,000 shares $756.58 million No Change20.7%8.3 $133.20 4/30/20235,680,000 shares $748.06 million -8.5%20.4%7.4 $131.70 4/15/20236,210,000 shares $837.73 million -5.5%22.3%8 $134.90 3/31/20236,570,000 shares $882.75 million +11.7%23.0%8.4 $134.36 3/15/20235,880,000 shares $738.00 million +1.9%20.9%7.1 $125.51Trump said you could learn something from this man (Ad)Early Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. 2/28/20235,770,000 shares $787.66 million -14.5%20.5%7 $136.51 2/15/20236,750,000 shares $948.31 million -4.9%21.9%8.3 $140.49 1/31/20237,100,000 shares $899.71 million +2.3%23.2%9.1 $126.72 1/15/20236,940,000 shares $766.94 million +1.6%17.8%8.1 $110.51 12/30/20226,830,000 shares $732.86 million +4.1%9.9%7.4 $107.30 12/15/20226,560,000 shares $750.53 million +3.8%9.5%6.5 $114.41 11/30/20226,320,000 shares $783.11 million -3.5%19.5%6.3 $123.91 11/15/20226,550,000 shares $790.52 million -5.8%20.2%6.6 $120.69 10/31/20226,950,000 shares $738.85 million +9.8%21.4%7.1 $106.31 10/15/20226,330,000 shares $641.48 million +8.6%17.3%7 $101.34 9/30/20225,830,000 shares $593.90 million -1.9%16.2%6.8 $101.87 9/15/20225,940,000 shares $657.68 million +5.0%16.6%8 $110.72 8/31/20225,660,000 shares $705.24 million +3.1%15.9%8 $124.60 8/15/20225,490,000 shares $678.12 million -4.5%15.4%7.8 $123.52 7/31/20225,750,000 shares $682.76 million -17.4%15.9%7.6 $118.74 7/15/20226,960,000 shares $796.64 million -0.7%18.6%8.2 $114.46 6/30/20227,010,000 shares $783.44 million +1.9%18.7%8 $111.76 6/15/20226,880,000 shares $780.19 million +5.2%18.5%7.4 $113.40 5/31/20226,540,000 shares $781.92 million +11.6%17.7%7.3 $119.56 5/15/20225,860,000 shares $724.76 million -0.5%16.0%6.1 $123.68 4/30/20225,890,000 shares $682.71 million -6.1%N/A6.2 $115.91 4/15/20226,270,000 shares $636.15 million +12.2%16.1%6.6 $101.46 3/31/20225,590,000 shares $556.65 million -4.4%14.3%6.4 $99.58 3/15/20225,850,000 shares $674.15 million -4.3%15.1%7.1 $115.24 2/28/20226,110,000 shares $700.57 million +6.3%15.2%6.6 $114.66 2/15/20225,750,000 shares $626.06 million +9.5%14.3%6.5 $108.88 1/31/20225,250,000 shares $572.25 million +4.4%12.3%6 $109.00 1/15/20225,030,000 shares $552.80 million +3.5%11.8%5.6 $109.90 12/31/20214,860,000 shares $567.89 million +5.2%11.4%5.3 $116.85 12/15/20214,620,000 shares $536.84 million -1.3%11.8%4.7 $116.20 11/30/20214,680,000 shares $579.62 million -10.3%11.9%4.5 $123.85 11/15/20215,220,000 shares $673.48 million -1.1%13.3%4.9 $129.02 10/29/20215,280,000 shares $639.51 million +18.1%12.8%4.7 $121.12 10/15/20214,470,000 shares $521.69 million -11.8%11.0%3.8 $116.71 9/30/20215,070,000 shares $617.32 million -18.5%11.6%4.1 $121.76 9/15/20216,220,000 shares $687.25 million +7.6%14.2%5.2 $110.49 8/31/20215,780,000 shares $630.54 million +14.9%13.2%5.4 $109.09 8/13/20215,030,000 shares $582.52 million +26.7%11.5%4.7 $115.81 7/30/20213,970,000 shares $481.68 million -17.6%8.5%4 $121.33 7/15/20214,820,000 shares $498.34 million +10.8%10.3%5.1 $103.39 6/30/20214,350,000 shares $412.42 million +11.8%8.3%5.2 $94.81 6/15/20213,890,000 shares $365.74 million +45.2%7.4%5 $94.02 5/28/20212,680,000 shares $273.71 million +13.1%5.1%3.4 $102.13 5/14/20212,370,000 shares $244.73 million -1.3%4.5%2.8 $103.26 4/30/20212,400,000 shares $247.90 million +5.3%4.5%2.9 $103.29 4/15/20212,280,000 shares $217.67 million -23.2%4.3%3 $95.47 3/31/20212,970,000 shares $281.59 million +16.5%5.5%4 $94.81 3/15/20212,550,000 shares $227.05 million -16.4%4.8%3.4 $89.04 2/26/20213,050,000 shares $230.61 million -7.3%4.2%4.4 $75.61 2/12/20213,290,000 shares $257.28 million -2.7%4.5%5.1 $78.20Trump said you could learn something from this man (Ad)Early Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. 1/29/20213,380,000 shares $244.27 million +5.6%4.4%5.2 $72.27 1/15/20213,200,000 shares $242.85 million +4.9%4.1%4.7 $75.89 12/31/20203,050,000 shares $212.71 million -5.3%3.9%4 $69.74 12/15/20203,220,000 shares $211.84 million +7.0%4.2%4.1 $65.79 11/30/20203,010,000 shares $189.63 million -2.9%3.9%4 $63.00 11/15/20203,100,000 shares $188.88 million -5.2%4.0%4.1 $60.93 10/30/20203,270,000 shares $186.39 million -10.2%4.2%4.3 $57.00 10/15/20203,640,000 shares $220.91 million -5.5%4.7%4.5 $60.69 9/30/20203,850,000 shares $203.78 million -0.8%5.0%4.7 $52.93 9/15/20203,880,000 shares $218.44 million +0.8%5.1%4.7 $56.30 8/31/20203,850,000 shares $218.91 million -0.5%5.0%4.5 $56.86 8/14/20203,870,000 shares $220.67 million -1.3%5.0%4.2 $57.02 7/31/20203,920,000 shares $201.25 million -25.3%5.1%4.1 $51.34 7/15/20205,250,000 shares $228.64 million -4.0%6.8%5.5 $43.55 6/30/20205,470,000 shares $206.05 million -6.5%7.1%6 $37.67 6/15/20205,850,000 shares $231.48 million +2.5%7.6%5.7 $39.57 5/29/20205,710,000 shares $236.57 million -8.8%7.4%5.1 $41.43 5/15/20206,260,000 shares $220.16 million -2.5%8.1%5.7 $35.17 4/30/20206,420,000 shares $239.08 million +11.9%8.1%5.8 $37.24 4/15/20205,740,000 shares $175.13 million -11.7%7.3%5.4 $30.51 3/31/20206,500,000 shares $218.60 million +14.2%8.2%6.4 $33.63 3/13/20205,692,100 shares $191.54 million +7.6%7.2%8.2 $33.65 2/28/20205,290,000 shares $142.88 million -4.3%6.7%7.7 $27.01 2/14/20205,530,000 shares $225.96 million -11.8%7.0%8.8 $40.86 1/31/20206,270,000 shares $274.06 million -14.3%8.0%11.3 $43.71 1/15/20207,320,000 shares $340.31 million +5.3%9.3%14.2 $46.49 12/31/20196,950,000 shares $308.23 million +5.5%8.9%14.5 $44.35 AN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is AutoNation's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of AutoNation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 2,380,000 shares of AN short. 9.36% of AutoNation's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on AutoNation's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for AutoNation? 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. AN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on AutoNation's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting AutoNation? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of AutoNation: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for AutoNation? 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. 9.36% of AutoNation's floating shares are currently sold short. Is AutoNation's short interest increasing or decreasing? AutoNation saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,380,000 shares, an increase of 10.2% from the previous total of 2,160,000 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 AutoNation's float size? AutoNation currently has issued a total of 39,650,000 shares. Some of AutoNation'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. AutoNation currently has a public float of 25,420,000 shares. How does AutoNation's short interest compare to its competitors? 9.36% of AutoNation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to AutoNation: CarMax, Inc. (10.04%), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (6.50%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (9.80%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (13.76%), Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (11.74%), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (17.93%), Sonic Automotive, Inc. (11.11%), Monro, Inc. (12.24%), America's Car-Mart, Inc. (13.68%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.63%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short AutoNation stock? Short selling AN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AutoNation as its price is falling. AN shares are trading up $0.02 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 AutoNation? A short squeeze for AutoNation 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 AN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is AutoNation'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 AN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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