Cinemark (CNK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Cinemark shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 20,640,000 shares of CNK short. 19.52% of Cinemark's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cinemark's current short interest.

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. CNK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Cinemark's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cinemark: GTS Securities LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, HBK Investments L P, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 19.52% of Cinemark's floating shares are currently sold short.

Cinemark saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 20,640,000 shares, an increase of 8.1% from the previous total of 19,100,000 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.

Cinemark currently has issued a total of 117,919,000 shares. Some of Cinemark'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. Cinemark currently has a public float of 105,750,000 shares.

19.52% of Cinemark's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Cinemark: Reading International, Inc. (0.65%), The Walt Disney Company (1.24%), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (8.91%), News Co. (1.45%), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (11.29%), The Marcus Co. (3.09%), Ralph Lauren Co. (5.84%), Pool Co. (8.31%), Liberty Broadband Co. (3.19%), GameStop Corp. (12.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cinemark as its price is falling. CNK shares are trading down $0.09 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.

A short squeeze for Cinemark occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CNK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CNK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.