Cato (CATO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.27 +0.03 (+0.93%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.22 -0.04 (-1.38%) As of 07:40 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Cato Short Interest DataCato (CATO) has a short interest of 397,600 shares, representing 2.51% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.58% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, indicating that it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 121,841 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest397,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest416,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.19 millionShort Interest Ratio4.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares20,538,000 sharesFloat Size15,810,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.51%Today's Trading Volume18,856 sharesAverage Trading Volume121,841 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average15% Short Selling Cato? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cato and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCATO Short Interest Over TimeCATO Days to Cover Over TimeCATO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Cato Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2025397,600 shares $1.19 million -4.6%2.5%4.5 $2.99 2/28/2025416,700 shares $1.29 million -2.3%2.6%3.7 $3.09 2/15/2025426,700 shares $1.47 million +6.6%2.7%2.6 $3.44 1/31/2025400,400 shares $1.35 million -18.3%2.4%2.5 $3.37 1/15/2025490,100 shares $1.74 million -7.0%2.9%2.9 $3.55 12/31/2024527,000 shares $2.06 million +26.0%3.1%3 $3.90 12/15/2024418,300 shares $1.40 million -7.1%2.5%2.6 $3.35 11/30/2024450,200 shares $1.44 million -0.8%2.7%3.3 $3.19 11/15/2024453,800 shares $2.63 million -12.1%2.7%4.3 $5.79 10/31/2024516,100 shares $3.38 million -2.8%3.1%6.5 $6.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CATO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cato and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024531,100 shares $2.89 million +17.4%3.2%7.2 $5.44 9/30/2024452,300 shares $2.26 million -2.4%2.7%6 $4.99 9/15/2024463,200 shares $2.13 million +0.2%2.8%3.8 $4.59 8/31/2024462,400 shares $2.25 million -1.9%2.8%3.5 $4.87 8/15/2024471,300 shares $2.28 million -4.1%2.8%3.4 $4.83 7/31/2024491,400 shares $2.52 million -5.3%2.9%3.4 $5.12 7/15/2024518,800 shares $2.68 million -49.6%3.1%3.4 $5.17 6/30/20241,030,000 shares $5.71 million -6.4%6.2%6.4 $5.54 6/15/20241,100,000 shares $6.01 million -19.1%6.6%8.4 $5.46 5/31/20241,360,000 shares $8.16 million +23.6%8.1%10.1 $6.00 5/15/20241,100,000 shares $5.70 million -8.3%6.6%8.6 $5.18 4/30/20241,200,000 shares $5.79 million +11.1%7.1%9.7 $4.83 4/15/20241,080,000 shares $5.36 million -14.3%6.4%9.5 $4.96 3/31/20241,260,000 shares $7.27 million +46.5%7.4%12.1 $5.77 3/15/2024860,200 shares $5.38 million +2.9%5.1%8.7 $6.25 2/29/2024836,100 shares $5.53 million -3.6%4.9%10.1 $6.62 2/15/2024866,900 shares $6.07 million -2.9%5.1%10.7 $7.00 1/31/2024892,900 shares $6.04 million -1.9%5.2%10.9 $6.77 1/15/2024909,800 shares $6.39 million -3.7%5.3%11.1 $7.02 12/31/2023944,700 shares $6.75 million -9.2%5.6%11.2 $7.14 12/15/20231,040,000 shares $7.22 million -1.9%6.1%10.3 $6.94 11/30/20231,060,000 shares $7.30 million -6.2%6.2%10.3 $6.89 11/15/20231,130,000 shares $8.27 million No Change6.7%11.1 $7.32 10/31/20231,130,000 shares $8.06 million +2.7%6.7%11.8 $7.13 10/15/20231,100,000 shares $7.98 million -9.1%6.5%11.6 $7.25 9/30/20231,210,000 shares $9.27 million +14.2%7.1%13.1 $7.66 9/15/20231,060,000 shares $7.88 million +1.0%6.2%14.2 $7.43 8/31/20231,050,000 shares $8.15 million +2.9%6.2%16.7 $7.76 8/15/20231,020,000 shares $8.05 million +1.0%6.1%15.5 $7.89 7/31/20231,010,000 shares $8.59 million -3.8%6.1%15 $8.50Crypto Genius: 12,000% in 12 months? 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But the biggest returns will not be in the stock market.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment… 7/15/20231,050,000 shares $8.58 million No Change6.3%15.4 $8.17 6/30/20231,050,000 shares $8.43 million -5.4%6.4%15 $8.03 6/15/20231,110,000 shares $8.99 million -5.9%6.7%14.4 $8.10 5/31/20231,180,000 shares $9.50 million No Change7.2%13.9 $8.05 5/15/20231,180,000 shares $9.57 million -4.8%7.1%13.4 $8.11 4/30/20231,240,000 shares $10.23 million -3.9%7.4%13.6 $8.25 4/15/20231,290,000 shares $10.98 million +7.5%7.6%14 $8.51 3/31/20231,200,000 shares $10.61 million -1.6%6.9%12.6 $8.84 3/15/20231,220,000 shares $10.80 million +8.0%6.9%10.7 $8.85 2/28/20231,130,000 shares $10.45 million +6.6%6.4%5 $9.25 2/15/20231,060,000 shares $10.10 million +5.0%6.0%4.7 $9.53 1/31/20231,010,000 shares $10.04 million No Change5.7%4.6 $9.94 1/15/20231,010,000 shares $10.38 million +1.0%5.7%4.6 $10.28 12/30/2022999,700 shares $9.33 million -17.4%6.1%4.6 $9.33 12/15/20221,210,000 shares $10.76 million +3.4%6.9%5.7 $8.89 11/30/20221,170,000 shares $12.17 million +2.6%6.6%11.4 $10.40 11/15/20221,140,000 shares $13.24 million -8.8%6.5%12.4 $11.61 10/31/20221,250,000 shares $14.89 million -0.8%7.1%13 $11.91 10/15/20221,260,000 shares $12.46 million -3.1%7.2%12.2 $9.89 9/30/20221,300,000 shares $12.40 million -4.4%7.4%12.1 $9.54 9/15/20221,360,000 shares $12.63 million +1.5%7.8%11.7 $9.29 8/31/20221,340,000 shares $14.49 million +6.4%7.7%11.1 $10.81 8/15/20221,260,000 shares $16.22 million -2.3%7.3%10.2 $12.87 7/31/20221,290,000 shares $15.93 million No Change7.5%10.4 $12.35 7/15/20221,290,000 shares $15.29 million +11.2%7.5%10.8 $11.85 6/30/20221,160,000 shares $13.47 million +1.8%6.7%9.7 $11.61 6/15/20221,140,000 shares $13.50 million +3.6%N/A9.1 $11.84 5/31/20221,100,000 shares $14.36 million -6.0%6.3%9.7 $13.05 5/15/20221,170,000 shares $16.15 million -6.4%6.6%10.5 $13.80 4/30/20221,250,000 shares $16.94 million No Change7.0%10.7 $13.55 4/15/20221,250,000 shares $18.10 million +5.9%7.0%9.8 $14.48 3/31/20221,180,000 shares $17.30 million +1.7%6.5%9.1 $14.66 3/15/20221,160,000 shares $19.26 million +4.5%6.3%9.9 $16.60 2/28/20221,110,000 shares $19.54 million +8.8%6.0%8.6 $17.60 2/15/20221,020,000 shares $17.58 million +8.7%5.5%7.8 $17.24 1/31/2022938,500 shares $15.50 million +4.3%5.1%6.8 $16.52 1/15/2022899,700 shares $15.01 million -8.0%4.9%7 $16.68 12/31/2021977,600 shares $16.78 million +10.5%5.3%7.9 $17.16 12/15/2021884,800 shares $14.40 million -2.4%4.8%7.1 $16.27 11/30/2021906,500 shares $14.91 million +12.5%4.9%8.3 $16.45 11/15/2021805,900 shares $15.64 million +3.9%4.3%7.3 $19.41 10/29/2021775,900 shares $13.68 million +5.9%4.1%7.5 $17.63 10/15/2021733,000 shares $12.50 million +4.2%3.9%7 $17.05 9/30/2021703,200 shares $11.63 million -8.5%3.7%6.6 $16.54 9/15/2021768,600 shares $12.51 million +0.6%4.1%6.7 $16.28 8/31/2021764,400 shares $13.19 million +2.5%4.0%6.5 $17.26 8/13/2021746,100 shares $12.39 million -1.9%3.9%6.3 $16.60 7/30/2021760,600 shares $12.55 million -4.8%4.0%6 $16.50 7/15/2021799,300 shares $13.01 million -2.3%4.2%6.5 $16.28 6/30/2021818,300 shares $13.80 million -8.1%4.3%6.2 $16.87Crypto Genius: 12,000% in 12 months? 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Short interest is the volume of Cato shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 397,600 shares of CATO short. 2.51% of Cato's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cato's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cato? 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. CATO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Cato's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cato? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cato: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, 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 Cato? 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. 2.51% of Cato's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cato's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cato saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 397,600 shares, a drop of 4.6% from the previous total of 416,700 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 Cato's float size? Cato currently has issued a total of 20,538,000 shares. Some of Cato'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. Cato currently has a public float of 15,810,000 shares. How does Cato's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.51% of Cato's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cato: Genesco Inc. (6.81%), Citi Trends, Inc. (7.80%), Designer Brands Inc. (22.43%), The Children's Place, Inc. (63.38%), Tilly's, Inc. (5.27%), The TJX Companies, Inc. (1.20%), Ross Stores, Inc. (1.53%), Urban Outfitters, Inc. (14.29%), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (8.18%), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (7.99%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cato stock? Short selling CATO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cato as its price is falling. 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 Cato? A short squeeze for Cato 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 CATO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cato'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 CATO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. 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