Shift4 Payments (FOUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Shift4 Payments shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 8,230,000 shares of FOUR short. 13.16% of Shift4 Payments' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Shift4 Payments' 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. FOUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Shift4 Payments's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Shift4 Payments: Wellington Management Group LLP, GTS Securities LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Meridiem Capital Partners LP, Group One Trading LLC, Game Creek Capital LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Wellington Management Group LLP. 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. 13.16% of Shift4 Payments' floating shares are currently sold short.

Shift4 Payments saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,230,000 shares, an increase of 24.7% from the previous total of 6,600,000 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.

13.16% of Shift4 Payments' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services, not elsewhere classified" compare to Shift4 Payments: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (1.00%), Global Payments Inc. (3.17%), Corpay, Inc. (2.78%), RB Global, Inc. (2.19%), Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (0.35%), Zillow Group, Inc. (6.61%), Zillow Group, Inc. (3.03%), Grab Holdings Limited (5.31%), Akamai Technologies, Inc. (4.60%), Maplebear Inc. (6.96%),

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), Strategy 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.

Short selling FOUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Shift4 Payments as its price is falling. FOUR shares are trading up $0.52 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 Shift4 Payments 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 FOUR, 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 FOUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.