Burford Capital (BUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.79 +0.05 (+0.39%) (As of 01:10 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Burford Capital Short Interest DataBurford Capital (BUR) has a short interest of 4.52 million shares, representing 2.36% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.59% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.1, indicating that it would take 7.1 days of the average trading volume of 945,725 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,520,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,640,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.59%Dollar Volume Sold Short$61.61 millionShort Interest Ratio7.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares218,962,000 sharesFloat Size191,770,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.36%Today's Trading Volume315,355 sharesAverage Trading Volume945,725 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average33% Short Selling Burford Capital? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Burford Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBUR Short Interest Over TimeBUR Days to Cover Over TimeBUR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Burford Capital Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/20244,520,000 shares $61.61 million -2.6%2.4%7.1 $13.63 11/15/20244,640,000 shares $61.25 million -39.5%2.5%7.6 $13.20 10/31/20247,670,000 shares $103.62 million +26.8%4.1%13.9 $13.51 10/15/20246,050,000 shares $81.80 million +1.2%3.2%10.9 $13.52 9/30/20245,980,000 shares $79.29 million -17.5%3.2%9.1 $13.26 9/15/20247,250,000 shares $96.64 million +3.1%3.9%5.8 $13.33 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BUR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Burford Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20247,030,000 shares $94.98 million -5.5%3.7%5.4 $13.51 8/15/20247,440,000 shares $98.73 million +5.4%4.0%5.4 $13.27 7/31/20247,060,000 shares $99.69 million -11.5%3.8%4.7 $14.12 7/15/20247,980,000 shares $110.12 million +225.7%4.3%5.4 $13.80 6/30/20242,450,000 shares $31.97 million -1.6%1.3%1.5 $13.05 6/15/20242,490,000 shares $33.94 million +16.4%1.3%2.3 $13.63 5/31/20242,140,000 shares $30.92 million +39.9%1.1%2 $14.45 5/15/20241,530,000 shares $22.30 million +4.8%0.8%1.5 $14.58 4/30/20241,460,000 shares $22.34 million -4.0%0.8%1.6 $15.30 4/15/20241,520,000 shares $22.56 million +33.3%0.8%1.7 $14.84 3/31/20241,140,000 shares $18.21 million +8.6%0.6%1.5 $15.97 3/15/20241,050,000 shares $15.15 million -8.7%0.6%1.2 $14.43 2/29/20241,150,000 shares $17.40 million -14.2%0.7%1.4 $15.13 2/15/20241,340,000 shares $20.29 million -4.3%0.8%1.7 $15.15 1/31/20241,400,000 shares $21.06 million -28.9%0.8%1.8 $15.05 1/15/20241,970,000 shares $29.88 million -12.8%1.1%2.5 $15.17 12/31/20232,260,000 shares $35.26 million -6.2%1.3%3.1 $15.60 12/15/20232,410,000 shares $31.76 million -2.0%1.4%3.4 $13.18 11/30/20232,460,000 shares $34.17 million +7.9%1.4%4 $13.89 11/15/20232,280,000 shares $30.36 million -9.2%1.3%3.4 $13.32 10/31/20232,510,000 shares $31.22 million +17.8%1.4%3.8 $12.44 10/15/20232,130,000 shares $27.65 million -14.1%1.2%3.2 $12.98 9/30/20232,480,000 shares $34.72 million No Change1.4%3.6 $14.00 9/15/20232,480,000 shares $36.83 million +14.3%1.4%3.8 $14.85 8/31/20232,170,000 shares $29.90 million -0.9%1.3%3.3 $13.78 8/15/20232,190,000 shares $30.81 million +4.8%1.3%4.2 $14.07 7/31/20232,090,000 shares $28.17 million +4.0%1.2%3.9 $13.48 7/15/20232,010,000 shares $24.02 million +8.1%1.2%3.9 $11.95 6/30/20231,860,000 shares $22.64 million +42.0%1.1%3.3 $12.17 6/15/20231,310,000 shares $16.60 million -9.7%0.8%1.4 $12.67 5/31/20231,450,000 shares $19.23 million -12.7%0.9%1.5 $13.26 5/15/20231,660,000 shares $22.66 million +9.2%1.0%1.7 $13.65 4/30/20231,520,000 shares $20.25 million -27.6%0.9%1.6 $13.32 4/15/20232,100,000 shares $26.63 million +126.7%1.3%2.4 $12.68No one’s talking about these Trump trades (Ad)As you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. 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But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today 3/31/2023926,200 shares $10.24 million +25.9%0.6%1.1 $11.06 3/15/2023735,500 shares $5.64 million +5.3%0.5%1.9 $7.67 2/28/2023698,700 shares $5.69 million -0.2%0.4%2.6 $8.15 2/15/2023700,400 shares $5.86 million -26.1%0.4%3.5 $8.36 1/31/2023948,200 shares $8.66 million +40.0%0.6%5 $9.13 1/15/2023677,500 shares $6.19 million -14.9%0.4%4.2 $9.13 12/30/2022796,500 shares $6.49 million -1.1%0.5%4.3 $8.15 12/15/2022805,200 shares $6.72 million -2.8%0.5%4 $8.34 11/30/2022828,300 shares $7.63 million -15.8%0.5%4.1 $9.21 11/15/2022983,600 shares $8.69 million -17.3%0.6%4.9 $8.83 10/31/20221,190,000 shares $9.63 million -2.5%0.7%6 $8.09 10/15/20221,220,000 shares $8.77 million +39.8%0.7%6.3 $7.19 9/30/2022872,600 shares $6.54 million +6.1%0.5%4.3 $7.50 9/15/2022822,300 shares $6.78 million -2.5%0.5%4.2 $8.24 8/31/2022843,600 shares $7.88 million -4.1%0.5%4.2 $9.34 8/15/2022879,400 shares $9.07 million -5.9%0.5%4.4 $10.31 7/31/2022934,300 shares $9.96 million +3.8%0.5%3.9 $10.66 7/15/2022900,100 shares $9.20 million +4.3%0.5%3.4 $10.22 6/30/2022863,000 shares $8.71 million +4.0%0.5%3.5 $10.09 6/15/2022829,600 shares $7.68 million +0.7%0.5%3.3 $9.26 5/31/2022823,900 shares $7.28 million +0.7%0.5%3.3 $8.83 5/15/2022818,000 shares $6.27 million +2.7%0.5%2.7 $7.67 4/30/2022796,700 shares $6.74 million +18.4%0.5%3 $8.46 4/15/2022672,700 shares $6.14 million -8.8%0.4%2.4 $9.13 3/31/2022737,700 shares $6.78 million -9.2%0.4%2.8 $9.19 3/15/2022812,100 shares $7.43 million +3.7%0.5%3.3 $9.15 2/28/2022783,400 shares $7.65 million +25.6%0.4%3.5 $9.76 2/15/2022623,700 shares $5.92 million +20.6%0.4%2.9 $9.49 1/31/2022517,200 shares $4.87 million +2.8%0.3%3.1 $9.42 1/15/2022503,000 shares $5.00 million -7.4%0.3%3 $9.95 12/31/2021542,900 shares $5.73 million +7.5%0.3%3.5 $10.56 12/15/2021505,100 shares $5.05 million -28.1%0.3%3.3 $10.00 11/30/2021702,900 shares $7.32 million +6.1%0.4%4.8 $10.41 11/15/2021662,300 shares $7.50 million +55.7%0.4%4.7 $11.32 10/29/2021425,300 shares $4.47 million +5.2%0.2%2.9 $10.50 10/15/2021404,400 shares $4.40 million +54.1%0.2%3.2 $10.87 9/30/2021262,500 shares $2.88 million +34.8%0.2%2.2 $10.99 9/15/2021194,800 shares $2.13 million -35.8%0.1%1.8 $10.91 8/31/2021303,300 shares $3.64 million +6.0%0.2%2.8 $11.99 8/13/2021286,200 shares $3.34 million +30.4%0.2%3 $11.66 7/30/2021219,500 shares $2.37 million +26.1%0.1%2.4 $10.80 7/15/2021174,100 shares $1.80 million +23.6%0.1%1.5 $10.34 6/30/2021140,900 shares $1.46 million +17.1%0.1%1.1 $10.39 6/15/2021120,300 shares $1.32 million -8.0%0.1%0.8 $11.00 5/28/2021130,700 shares $1.57 million -11.2%0.1%0.8 $12.00 5/14/2021147,100 shares $1.76 million -8.9%0.1%0.8 $11.94 4/30/2021161,500 shares $2.09 million -10.9%0.1%0.8 $12.97 4/15/2021181,200 shares $1.79 million +38.0%0.1%1 $9.90 3/31/2021131,300 shares $1.12 million +10.5%0.1%0.7 $8.56 3/15/2021118,800 shares $1.03 million +15.7%0.1%0.7 $8.67No one’s talking about these Trump trades (Ad)As you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. 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Learn More on Burford Capital's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Burford Capital? 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. BUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Burford Capital's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Burford Capital? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Burford Capital: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Burford Capital? 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. 2.36% of Burford Capital's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Burford Capital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Burford Capital saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,520,000 shares, a decline of 2.6% from the previous total of 4,640,000 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 Burford Capital's float size? Burford Capital currently has issued a total of 218,962,000 shares. Some of Burford Capital'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. Burford Capital currently has a public float of 191,770,000 shares. How does Burford Capital's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.36% of Burford Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Burford Capital: Ally Financial Inc. (2.74%), UWM Holdings Co. (0.84%), Banco Santander-Chile (0.13%), Woori Financial Group Inc. (0.01%), Bancolombia S.A. (0.15%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (23.64%), Banco Macro S.A. (0.91%), Cadence Bank (2.84%), OneMain Holdings, Inc. (4.66%), Mr. Cooper Group Inc. (2.92%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Burford Capital stock? Short selling BUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Burford Capital as its price is falling. BUR 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 Burford Capital? A short squeeze for Burford Capital 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 BUR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Burford Capital'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 BUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Ally Financial Short Interest Data UWM Short Interest Data Banco Santander-Chile Short Interest Data Woori Financial Group Short Interest Data Bancolombia Short Interest Data Upstart Short Interest Data Banco Macro Short Interest Data Cadence Bank Short Interest Data OneMain Short Interest Data Mr. Cooper Group 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:BUR) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happen...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredA.I. 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