New Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $52.23 -1.70 (-3.16%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.36 +0.13 (+0.26%) As of 07:06 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends New Oriental Education & Technology Group Short Interest DataNew Oriental Education & Technology Group (EDU) has a short interest of 9.18 million shares, representing 5.78% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 20.31% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, indicating that it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 2.26 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,180,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,630,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+20.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$449.02 millionShort Interest Ratio4.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares169,697,000 sharesFloat Size158,710,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.78%Today's Trading Volume1,891,613 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,262,797 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average84% Short Selling New Oriental Education & Technology Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEDU Short Interest Over TimeEDU Days to Cover Over TimeEDU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time New Oriental Education & Technology Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20259,180,000 shares $449.02 million +20.3%5.8%4.9 $48.91 1/15/20257,630,000 shares $448.42 million -9.4%4.8%4.1 $58.77 12/31/20248,420,000 shares $540.40 million +24.2%5.3%5.5 $64.18 12/15/20246,780,000 shares $413.78 million +19.2%4.3%3.5 $61.03 11/30/20245,690,000 shares $331.84 million -7.2%3.6%2.8 $58.32 11/15/20246,130,000 shares $342.67 million -0.8%3.9%3 $55.90 10/31/20246,180,000 shares $387.05 million +0.7%3.9%3.1 $62.63 10/15/20246,140,000 shares $427.53 million No Change3.8%2.6 $69.63 9/30/20246,140,000 shares $465.66 million +4.4%3.8%2.7 $75.84 9/15/20245,880,000 shares $350.86 million +3.7%3.6%3 $59.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EDU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for New Oriental Education & Technology Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20245,670,000 shares $348.59 million +5.0%3.5%3 $61.48 8/15/20245,400,000 shares $376.54 million -3.9%3.3%3.1 $69.73 7/31/20245,620,000 shares $353.10 million +2.2%3.4%3.1 $62.83 7/15/20245,500,000 shares $408.32 million -20.5%3.3%3.2 $74.24 6/30/20246,920,000 shares $537.89 million +8.3%4.2%4 $77.73 6/15/20246,390,000 shares $480.40 million +3.9%3.9%3.7 $75.18 5/31/20246,150,000 shares $492.18 million +12.2%3.7%3.7 $80.03 5/15/20245,480,000 shares $478.18 million +1.9%3.3%3.2 $87.26 4/30/20245,380,000 shares $414.80 million +17.5%3.3%3 $77.10 4/15/20244,580,000 shares $391.73 million +7.0%2.8%2.6 $85.53 3/31/20244,280,000 shares $371.59 million -8.9%2.6%2.6 $86.82 3/15/20244,700,000 shares $432.26 million -11.0%2.8%2.7 $91.97 2/29/20245,280,000 shares $493.84 million +0.8%3.2%2.7 $93.53 2/15/20245,240,000 shares $477.00 million +6.1%3.2%2.7 $91.03 1/31/20244,940,000 shares $378.70 million +4.4%3.0%2.6 $76.66 1/15/20244,730,000 shares $367.52 million +0.6%2.9%2.6 $77.70 12/31/20234,700,000 shares $344.42 million +3.5%2.8%2.8 $73.28 12/15/20234,540,000 shares $326.97 million +6.8%2.7%2.8 $72.02 11/30/20234,250,000 shares $346.04 million +1.9%2.6%3.1 $81.42 11/15/20234,170,000 shares $282.56 million +11.2%2.5%3.1 $67.76 10/31/20233,750,000 shares $245.59 million +2.7%2.3%2.7 $65.49 10/15/20233,650,000 shares $227.65 million -9.4%2.2%2.4 $62.37 9/30/20234,030,000 shares $235.96 million +15.5%2.4%2.6 $58.55 9/15/20233,490,000 shares $199.77 million +21.6%2.1%2.2 $57.24 8/31/20232,870,000 shares $155.67 million -35.5%1.7%1.8 $54.24 8/15/20234,450,000 shares $226.51 million -7.3%2.6%2.6 $50.90 7/31/20234,800,000 shares $269.42 million -9.8%2.8%2.8 $56.13 7/15/20235,320,000 shares $242.86 million -7.5%3.2%3.3 $45.65 6/30/20235,750,000 shares $227.13 million +12.1%3.4%3.4 $39.50 6/15/20235,130,000 shares $215.51 million +11.3%3.1%3 $42.01Important: case study on TGT (Ad)Please take a look at THIS case study on Target (TGT) You’ll see exactly how the tool works to trade long and short, even when the markets seem to be predicting the exact opposite. 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Short interest is the volume of New Oriental Education & Technology Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 9,180,000 shares of EDU short. 5.78% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on New Oriental Education & Technology Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for New Oriental Education & Technology Group? 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. EDU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on New Oriental Education & Technology Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting New Oriental Education & Technology Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of New Oriental Education & Technology Group: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for New Oriental Education & Technology Group? 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. 5.78% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is New Oriental Education & Technology Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? New Oriental Education & Technology Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,180,000 shares, an increase of 20.3% from the previous total of 7,630,000 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 New Oriental Education & Technology Group's float size? New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has issued a total of 169,697,000 shares. Some of New Oriental Education & Technology Group'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. New Oriental Education & Technology Group currently has a public float of 158,710,000 shares. How does New Oriental Education & Technology Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.78% of New Oriental Education & Technology Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to New Oriental Education & Technology Group: Service Co. International (5.17%), TAL Education Group (9.94%), Graham Holdings (1.21%), Laureate Education, Inc. (1.75%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (13.85%), Mister Car Wash, Inc. (10.72%), Perdoceo Education Co. (8.99%), Afya Limited (10.66%), Udemy, Inc. (8.17%), Youdao, Inc. (0.90%), 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short New Oriental Education & Technology Group stock? Short selling EDU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from New Oriental Education & Technology Group as its price is falling. EDU shares are trading down $1.55 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 New Oriental Education & Technology Group? A short squeeze for New Oriental Education & Technology Group 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 EDU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is New Oriental Education & Technology Group'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 EDU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Service Co. 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