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CNA Financial (CNA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$49.56 -0.26 (-0.52%)
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CNA Financial Short Interest Data

CNA Financial (CNA) has a short interest of 900,200 shares, representing 0.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 31.45% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 273,183 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
900,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
684,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+31.45%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$44.10 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
270,840,000 shares
Float Size
269,450,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.33%
Today's Trading Volume
61,515 shares
Average Trading Volume
273,183 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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CNA Short Interest Over Time

CNA Days to Cover Over Time

CNA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

CNA Financial Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/15/2024900,200 shares $44.10 million +31.5%0.3%2.9 $48.99
10/31/2024684,800 shares $32.82 million +34.8%0.3%2.2 $47.92
10/15/2024507,900 shares $25.18 million -40.2%0.2%1.6 $49.57
9/30/2024848,700 shares $41.53 million -29.3%0.3%2.6 $48.93
9/15/20241,200,000 shares $60.28 million +10.1%0.5%3.5 $50.23
8/31/20241,090,000 shares $56.59 million -4.4%0.4%3.8 $51.92
8/15/20241,140,000 shares $55.59 million -21.9%0.4%3.5 $48.76
7/31/20241,460,000 shares $71.77 million +10.6%0.5%4.5 $49.16
7/15/20241,320,000 shares $62.59 million +18.9%0.5%4.4 $47.42
6/30/20241,110,000 shares $51.14 million -11.2%0.4%3.9 $46.07
6/15/20241,250,000 shares $54.16 million -3.1%0.5%5.3 $43.33
5/31/20241,290,000 shares $59.28 million +79.3%0.5%5.4 $45.95
5/15/2024719,300 shares $32.07 million +13.2%0.3%3.8 $44.58
4/30/2024635,300 shares $27.94 million +37.3%0.2%3 $43.98
4/15/2024462,700 shares $19.99 million -26.3%0.2%2.1 $43.21
3/31/2024627,900 shares $28.52 million -3.7%0.2%2.8 $45.42
3/15/2024652,200 shares $28.89 million +10.1%0.2%2.9 $44.30
2/29/2024592,300 shares $26.01 million -19.1%0.2%2.6 $43.92
2/15/2024732,300 shares $34.56 million +90.8%0.3%3.3 $47.19
1/31/2024383,800 shares $16.92 million +12.7%0.1%1.9 $44.08
1/15/2024340,700 shares $14.38 million +29.0%0.1%1.9 $42.22
12/31/2023264,100 shares $11.17 million +12.5%0.1%1.5 $42.31
12/15/2023234,700 shares $9.68 million -1.0%0.1%1.5 $41.23
11/30/2023237,100 shares $9.99 million +7.4%0.1%1.7 $42.13
11/15/2023220,700 shares $8.66 million -22.3%0.1%1.6 $39.22
10/31/2023284,000 shares $11.48 million +11.6%0.1%2.2 $40.41
10/15/2023254,400 shares $10.24 million +12.7%0.1%1.2 $40.24
9/30/2023225,800 shares $8.89 million +6.0%0.1%1.1 $39.35
9/15/2023213,100 shares $8.34 million -6.8%0.1%1 $39.13
8/31/2023228,600 shares $8.99 million -12.2%0.1%1 $39.35
8/15/2023260,400 shares $10.39 million -25.1%0.1%1.1 $39.90
7/31/2023347,700 shares $13.61 million -21.8%1.7%1.4 $39.15
7/15/2023444,600 shares $16.78 million +16.3%1.8%2.6 $37.75
6/30/2023382,400 shares $14.77 million +4.5%1.5%2.2 $38.62
6/15/2023365,900 shares $13.99 million -21.0%1.4%2.1 $38.24
5/31/2023463,400 shares $17.09 million -5.0%1.8%2.6 $36.87
5/15/2023487,800 shares $19.39 million +68.0%1.9%2.6 $39.74
4/30/2023290,400 shares $11.30 million +6.6%1.1%1.4 $38.91
4/15/2023272,400 shares $10.68 million -29.6%1.1%1.3 $39.22
3/31/2023387,000 shares $15.10 million -44.3%1.5%1.9 $39.03
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3/15/2023694,900 shares $25.78 million -20.7%2.7%3.4 $37.10
2/28/2023876,000 shares $38.35 million +17.8%3.4%4.6 $43.78
2/15/2023743,500 shares $33.46 million +21.6%2.9%4.1 $45.01
1/31/2023611,300 shares $26.63 million -22.4%2.4%3.7 $43.56
1/15/2023787,300 shares $34.05 million -2.8%3.1%4.5 $43.25
12/30/2022809,700 shares $34.23 million -6.7%3.2%4.4 $42.28
12/15/2022867,800 shares $35.48 million +18.9%3.4%3.5 $40.88
11/30/2022730,000 shares $31.08 million +52.0%2.8%2.6 $42.58
11/15/2022480,200 shares $19.82 million +26.6%1.9%1.6 $41.28
10/31/2022379,200 shares $15.81 million -26.1%1.5%1.3 $41.70
10/15/2022513,000 shares $19.95 million +10.1%2.0%1.7 $38.88
9/30/2022466,000 shares $17.20 million -32.4%1.8%1.6 $36.90
9/15/2022689,800 shares $26.42 million +26.7%2.7%2.9 $38.30
8/31/2022544,600 shares $20.95 million +6.7%2.1%3 $38.46
8/15/2022510,500 shares $21.35 million +59.8%1.9%3 $41.83
7/31/2022319,400 shares $13.55 million +8.6%1.2%2 $42.42
7/15/2022294,200 shares $12.40 million -14.5%1.1%2 $42.15
6/30/2022344,200 shares $15.45 million +16.2%1.3%2.3 $44.90
6/15/2022296,300 shares $12.81 million -3.9%0.1%2.1 $43.23
5/31/2022308,400 shares $14.14 million -0.3%1.2%2 $45.84
5/15/2022309,400 shares $13.66 million +8.1%1.2%1.8 $44.14
4/30/2022286,300 shares $13.58 million -21.2%1.1%1.5 $47.44
4/15/2022363,200 shares $17.70 million -11.2%1.4%2 $48.73
3/31/2022409,000 shares $19.89 million +40.7%1.5%2.3 $48.62
3/15/2022290,600 shares $13.57 million -22.4%1.1%1.7 $46.68
2/28/2022374,400 shares $17.11 million -2.7%1.4%2.4 $45.70
2/15/2022384,600 shares $18.77 million +8.4%1.4%2.7 $48.80
1/31/2022354,700 shares $16.28 million +3.1%1.3%2.9 $45.91
1/15/2022344,000 shares $16.17 million -1.0%1.3%2.9 $47.02
12/31/2021347,600 shares $15.32 million -24.8%1.3%2.9 $44.08
12/15/2021462,500 shares $20.43 million +40.2%1.7%3.8 $44.17
11/30/2021329,900 shares $13.74 million -11.0%1.2%2.2 $41.64
11/15/2021370,800 shares $16.73 million -12.7%1.4%2.3 $45.11
10/29/2021424,500 shares $19.04 million -8.0%1.6%2.6 $44.86
10/15/2021461,400 shares $20.92 million +6.0%1.7%2.9 $45.35
9/30/2021435,100 shares $18.26 million +20.6%1.6%2.5 $41.96
9/15/2021360,800 shares $15.71 million +1.5%1.4%2 $43.53
8/31/2021355,600 shares $15.77 million +8.7%1.3%2.3 $44.35
8/13/2021327,200 shares $14.27 million -11.5%1.2%2.1 $43.61
7/30/2021369,600 shares $16.27 million -11.5%1.4%2.3 $44.01
7/15/2021417,500 shares $18.72 million -25.0%1.5%2.5 $44.83
6/30/2021557,000 shares $25.34 million +8.4%2.1%3.3 $45.49
6/15/2021513,900 shares $24.55 million +19.6%1.9%3 $47.77
5/28/2021429,700 shares $20.54 million -0.2%1.6%2.3 $47.81
5/14/2021430,600 shares $20.43 million -26.0%1.6%2 $47.45
4/30/2021581,800 shares $27.50 million -9.6%2.2%2.5 $47.26
4/15/2021643,500 shares $29.97 million -1.1%2.4%2.7 $46.58
3/31/2021650,500 shares $29.88 million +9.5%2.4%2.8 $45.94
3/15/2021594,200 shares $27.50 million -7.7%2.2%2.4 $46.28
2/26/2021643,700 shares $27.82 million +28.2%2.4%2.6 $43.22
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2/12/2021502,200 shares $22.01 million -7.9%1.9%2 $43.82
1/29/2021545,500 shares $21.46 million -18.3%2.0%2.4 $39.34
1/15/2021667,800 shares $26.80 million -5.6%2.5%2.8 $40.13
12/31/2020707,300 shares $27.19 million +2.3%0.3%2.9 $38.44
12/15/2020691,700 shares $25.86 million +22.5%0.3%2.6 $37.39
11/30/2020564,900 shares $19.83 million +7.0%0.2%2.3 $35.10
11/15/2020528,200 shares $18.41 million -11.8%0.2%2.1 $34.85
10/30/2020599,100 shares $17.52 million -15.6%0.2%2.4 $29.25
10/15/2020709,400 shares $21.28 million -18.9%0.3%2.9 $30.00
9/30/2020874,300 shares $26.22 million +37.5%0.3%3.5 $29.99
9/15/2020636,100 shares $19.72 million -15.6%0.2%2.4 $31.00
8/31/2020753,900 shares $24.25 million -14.8%0.3%2.9 $32.17
8/14/2020884,800 shares $29.87 million -4.4%0.3%3.1 $33.76
7/31/2020925,800 shares $30.83 million +8.4%0.3%2.9 $33.30
7/15/2020854,200 shares $28.44 million -35.8%0.3%2.6 $33.30
6/30/20201,330,000 shares $42.40 million +15.7%0.5%3.9 $31.88
6/15/20201,150,000 shares $36.83 million -2.5%0.4%3.1 $32.03
5/29/20201,180,000 shares $36.75 million +13.5%0.4%3.1 $31.14
5/15/20201,040,000 shares $27.24 million +22.7%0.4%2.7 $26.19
4/30/2020847,300 shares $27.74 million -13.4%0.3%2.4 $32.74
4/15/2020978,200 shares $30.67 million -24.2%0.4%3 $31.35
3/31/20201,290,000 shares $38.45 million +20.5%0.5%4.3 $29.81
3/13/20201,070,700 shares $36.13 million +7.1%0.4%4.5 $33.74
2/28/20201,000,000 shares $27.19 million +12.5%0.4%4.2 $27.19
2/14/2020889,000 shares $36.54 million -6.1%0.3%4.3 $41.10
1/31/2020947,000 shares $41.99 million -0.1%0.4%4.7 $44.34
1/15/2020948,300 shares $48.10 million -2.2%0.4%4.3 $50.72
12/31/2019969,100 shares $43.37 million +20.3%0.4%4.6 $44.75

CNA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is CNA Financial's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of CNA Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 900,200 shares of CNA short. 0.33% of CNA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CNA Financial's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for CNA Financial?

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. CNA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on CNA Financial's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for CNA Financial?

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. 0.33% of CNA Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is CNA Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing?

CNA Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 900,200 shares, an increase of 31.5% from the previous total of 684,800 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 CNA Financial's float size?

CNA Financial currently has issued a total of 270,840,000 shares. Some of CNA Financial'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. CNA Financial currently has a public float of 269,450,000 shares.

How does CNA Financial's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.33% of CNA Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CNA Financial: Arch Capital Group Ltd. (1.63%), Cincinnati Financial Co. (1.16%), W. R. Berkley Co. (1.19%), Markel Group Inc. (1.13%), Erie Indemnity (3.64%), Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (0.87%), Old Republic International Co. (1.09%), RLI Corp. (1.18%), AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (1.45%), First American Financial Co. (1.32%),

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. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short CNA Financial stock?

Short selling CNA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CNA Financial as its price is falling. CNA shares are trading down $0.26 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 CNA Financial?

A short squeeze for CNA Financial 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 CNA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is CNA Financial'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 CNA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024.




This page (NYSE:CNA) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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