Cardinal Health (CAH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $120.34 +2.01 (+1.70%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Cardinal Health Short Interest DataCardinal Health (CAH) has a short interest of 5.50 million shares, representing 2.28% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -26.37% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 2.11 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,500,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,470,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-26.37%Dollar Volume Sold Short$596.86 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares242,010,000 sharesFloat Size241,320,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.28%Today's Trading Volume1,708,039 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,112,726 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average81% Short Selling Cardinal Health? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cardinal Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCAH Short Interest Over TimeCAH Days to Cover Over TimeCAH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO Cardinal Health Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/20245,500,000 shares $596.86 million -26.4%2.3%2.8 $108.52 10/15/20247,470,000 shares $836.79 million -4.0%3.1%4 $112.02 9/30/20247,780,000 shares $859.85 million -6.8%3.2%4.1 $110.52 9/15/20248,350,000 shares $944.97 million -12.9%3.5%4.3 $113.17 8/31/20249,590,000 shares $1.08 billion +42.9%4.0%4.8 $112.72 8/15/20246,710,000 shares $724.01 million -7.2%2.8%3.4 $107.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CAH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cardinal Health and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20247,230,000 shares $728.93 million +6.5%3.0%3.7 $100.82 7/15/20246,790,000 shares $636.49 million +11.0%2.8%3.2 $93.74 6/30/20246,120,000 shares $601.72 million -17.6%2.5%3 $98.32 6/15/20247,430,000 shares $744.49 million +8.2%3.1%3.8 $100.20 5/31/20246,870,000 shares $681.98 million -14.7%2.8%3.4 $99.27 5/15/20248,050,000 shares $781.74 million -5.3%3.3%3.6 $97.11 4/30/20248,500,000 shares $875.76 million -2.4%3.5%3.7 $103.03 4/15/20248,710,000 shares $932.23 million -3.7%3.6%3.7 $107.03 3/31/20249,040,000 shares $1.01 billion +5.0%3.7%3.9 $111.90 3/15/20248,610,000 shares $951.75 million -19.2%3.6%3.7 $110.54 2/29/202410,650,000 shares $1.19 billion +36.9%4.4%4.6 $111.91 2/15/20247,780,000 shares $816.36 million +13.7%3.2%3.6 $104.93 1/31/20246,840,000 shares $746.86 million +7.9%2.8%3.1 $109.19 1/15/20246,340,000 shares $670.71 million -7.9%2.6%3 $105.79 12/31/20236,880,000 shares $693.50 million -7.0%2.8%3.3 $100.80 12/15/20237,400,000 shares $743.63 million -7.6%3.0%3.5 $100.49 11/30/20238,010,000 shares $857.71 million -2.4%3.3%4 $107.08 11/15/20238,210,000 shares $835.78 million +18.5%3.4%3.9 $101.80 10/31/20236,930,000 shares $630.63 million +3.3%2.8%3.1 $91.00 10/15/20236,710,000 shares $625.51 million -9.3%2.7%3.1 $93.22 9/30/20237,400,000 shares $642.47 million -9.1%3.0%3.5 $86.82 9/15/20238,140,000 shares $714.12 million -23.8%3.3%3.8 $87.73 8/31/202310,680,000 shares $932.68 million +107.0%4.3%4.6 $87.33 8/15/20235,160,000 shares $467.13 million -10.6%2.1%2.2 $90.53 7/31/20235,770,000 shares $527.78 million -18.9%2.3%2.6 $91.47 7/15/20237,110,000 shares $662.23 million -12.0%2.8%3.2 $93.14 6/30/20238,080,000 shares $764.13 million -9.9%3.2%3.6 $94.57 6/15/20238,970,000 shares $799.77 million +52.8%3.5%3.9 $89.16 5/31/20235,870,000 shares $483.22 million +4.1%2.3%2.6 $82.32 5/15/20235,640,000 shares $481.20 million +13.3%2.2%2.6 $85.32 4/30/20234,980,000 shares $408.86 million -10.3%2.0%2.2 $82.10 4/15/20235,550,000 shares $447.50 million +27.3%2.2%2.2 $80.63 3/31/20234,360,000 shares $329.18 million +5.8%1.7%1.7 $75.50 3/15/20234,120,000 shares $287.66 million -16.9%1.6%1.6 $69.82New Year, New Opportunity! 2 AI Stocks Under $10 Ready to Soar (Ad)As we step into 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks continue to dominate headlines, and now is the perfect moment to position yourself for the coming year’s potential. 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These stocks are flying under the radar, but it’s only a matter of time before they gain mainstream attention.👉 Click here to access your FREE report now! 1/29/20214,040,000 shares $224.50 million +14.8%1.4%1.9 $55.57 1/15/20213,520,000 shares $194.97 million +16.6%1.2%1.7 $55.39 12/31/20203,020,000 shares $161.54 million -36.7%1.0%1.5 $53.49 12/15/20204,770,000 shares $255.43 million +3.0%1.6%2.3 $53.55 11/30/20204,630,000 shares $249.00 million +13.2%1.6%2 $53.78 11/15/20204,090,000 shares $234.89 million -10.1%1.4%1.8 $57.43 10/30/20204,550,000 shares $207.53 million +27.1%1.6%2.1 $45.61 10/15/20203,580,000 shares $173.16 million -3.0%1.2%1.6 $48.37 9/30/20203,690,000 shares $173.25 million -6.6%1.3%1.6 $46.95 9/15/20203,950,000 shares $183.87 million -13.0%1.4%1.7 $46.55 8/31/20204,540,000 shares $230.45 million +6.8%1.6%2 $50.76 8/14/20204,250,000 shares $228.14 million -1.6%1.5%1.9 $53.68 7/31/20204,320,000 shares $235.96 million -15.3%1.5%1.8 $54.62 7/15/20205,100,000 shares $265.66 million +8.5%1.8%2.1 $52.09 6/30/20204,700,000 shares $245.29 million +14.1%1.6%1.9 $52.19 6/15/20204,120,000 shares $220.26 million +11.1%1.4%1.6 $53.46 5/29/20203,710,000 shares $202.90 million -7.3%1.3%1.3 $54.69 5/15/20204,000,000 shares $195.80 million +1.5%1.4%1.3 $48.95 4/30/20203,940,000 shares $194.95 million -10.5%1.4%1.3 $49.48 4/15/20204,400,000 shares $220.31 million +21.2%1.5%1.4 $50.07 3/31/20203,630,000 shares $182.66 million -32.9%1.3%1.1 $50.32 3/13/20205,407,900 shares $272.72 million -11.9%1.9%2 $50.43 2/28/20206,140,000 shares $251.74 million -14.7%2.1%2.2 $41.00 2/14/20207,200,000 shares $357.91 million -21.9%2.5%2.8 $49.71 1/31/20209,220,000 shares $507.19 million -23.8%3.2%3.5 $55.01 1/15/202012,100,000 shares $718.86 million -9.0%4.2%4.9 $59.41 12/31/201913,300,000 shares $715.81 million -1.1%4.6%5.4 $53.82 CAH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cardinal Health's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cardinal Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 5,500,000 shares of CAH short. 2.28% of Cardinal Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cardinal Health's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cardinal Health? 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. CAH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Cardinal Health's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cardinal Health? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cardinal Health: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., Financial Advocates Investment Management, Portman Square Capital LLP, 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 Cardinal Health? 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. 2.28% of Cardinal Health's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cardinal Health's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cardinal Health saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,500,000 shares, a decline of 26.4% from the previous total of 7,470,000 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 Cardinal Health's float size? Cardinal Health currently has issued a total of 242,010,000 shares. Some of Cardinal Health'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. Cardinal Health currently has a public float of 241,320,000 shares. How does Cardinal Health's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.28% of Cardinal Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cardinal Health: McKesson Co. (1.61%), Cencora, Inc. (5.65%), Henry Schein, Inc. (5.53%), Patterson Companies, Inc. (4.32%), Owens & Minor, Inc. (5.92%), PetIQ, Inc. (3.70%), Herbalife Ltd. (13.35%), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (3.21%), Cosmos Health Inc. (1.96%), HWH International Inc. (1.72%), 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 Cardinal Health stock? Short selling CAH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cardinal Health as its price is falling. CAH shares are trading up $2.01 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 Cardinal Health? A short squeeze for Cardinal Health 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 CAH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cardinal Health'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 CAH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies McKesson Short Interest Data Cencora Short Interest Data Henry Schein Short Interest Data Patterson Companies Short Interest Data Owens & Minor Short Interest Data PetIQ Short Interest Data Herbalife Short Interest Data Nu Skin Enterprises Short Interest Data Cosmos Health Short Interest Data HWH International 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:CAH) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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