MediaAlpha (MAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.71 -0.50 (-4.46%) (As of 05:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MediaAlpha Short Interest DataMediaAlpha (MAX) has a short interest of 1.66 million shares, representing 5.25% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.92% decrease 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 577,975 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,660,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,710,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$20.97 millionShort Interest Ratio2.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares66,660,000 sharesFloat Size31,640,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.25%Today's Trading Volume302,815 sharesAverage Trading Volume577,975 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average52% Short Selling MediaAlpha? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MediaAlpha and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMAX Short Interest Over TimeMAX Days to Cover Over TimeMAX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Insiders ExposedNo one’s talking about these Trump tradesAs you likely know, the “Trump bump” launched stocks to record highs after he secured his second reelection bid. Now, Trump and his team are coming to gut government regulation – and it’s going to create some incredible market opportunities. But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today MediaAlpha Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/20241,660,000 shares $20.97 million -2.9%5.3%2.9 $12.63 11/15/20241,710,000 shares $20.08 million -26.3%5.4%3.1 $11.74 10/31/20242,320,000 shares $39.74 million -10.1%7.3%3.9 $17.13 10/15/20242,580,000 shares $49.67 million +4.0%8.3%4.4 $19.25 9/30/20242,480,000 shares $44.91 million +14.8%7.9%3.9 $18.11 9/15/20242,160,000 shares $37.84 million +7.5%6.9%2.7 $17.52 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MAX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MediaAlpha and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/20242,010,000 shares $35.78 million -3.4%6.4%2.4 $17.80 8/15/20242,080,000 shares $35.96 million -8.4%7.0%2.4 $17.29 7/31/20242,270,000 shares $33.30 million -8.5%7.7%2.5 $14.67 7/15/20242,480,000 shares $33.85 million -13.0%8.9%3 $13.65 6/30/20242,850,000 shares $37.53 million -1.7%10.2%3.6 $13.17 6/15/20242,900,000 shares $48.31 million +42.9%10.4%4.1 $16.66 5/31/20242,030,000 shares $36.07 million +95.2%7.8%3.6 $17.77 5/15/20241,040,000 shares $19.34 million -3.7%4.0%2 $18.60 4/30/20241,080,000 shares $21.87 million +26.3%4.8%2.3 $20.25 4/15/2024855,400 shares $16.44 million +63.7%4.5%2.7 $19.22 3/31/2024522,700 shares $10.65 million -4.5%2.8%1.9 $20.37 3/15/2024547,400 shares $10.87 million -20.9%2.9%2.2 $19.85 2/29/2024692,300 shares $14.37 million -44.2%4.1%3 $20.75 2/15/20241,240,000 shares $19.77 million -5.3%6.4%6.1 $15.94 1/31/20241,310,000 shares $16.70 million +4.0%6.8%8.4 $12.75 1/15/20241,260,000 shares $13.17 million +11.5%6.5%7.7 $10.45 12/31/20231,130,000 shares $12.60 million +6.6%5.8%6.5 $11.15 12/15/20231,060,000 shares $11.66 million +14.2%5.5%6.1 $11.00 11/30/2023928,400 shares $9.40 million +19.3%4.9%5.5 $10.12 11/15/2023778,400 shares $7.46 million +17.6%4.1%5 $9.58 10/31/2023661,700 shares $6.80 million +4.8%3.5%4.2 $10.28 10/15/2023631,200 shares $5.95 million -10.3%3.3%4.2 $9.43 9/30/2023703,400 shares $5.81 million +4.7%3.7%4.4 $8.26 9/15/2023672,100 shares $5.36 million -7.3%3.5%3.1 $7.97 8/31/2023724,800 shares $6.07 million -22.8%4.0%3.3 $8.37 8/15/2023938,600 shares $8.25 million +21.5%5.2%3.5 $8.79 7/31/2023772,700 shares $7.84 million -1.6%4.2%2.5 $10.14 7/15/2023785,000 shares $7.67 million -25.2%4.1%2.1 $9.77 6/30/20231,050,000 shares $10.83 million -3.7%5.5%2.7 $10.31 6/15/20231,090,000 shares $10.46 million +20.9%4.5%3.2 $9.60 5/31/2023901,900 shares $7.95 million -7.5%3.8%2.8 $8.82 5/15/2023975,500 shares $5.47 million -5.3%4.1%3.1 $5.61 4/30/20231,030,000 shares $7.62 million +101.3%4.4%3.7 $7.40 4/15/2023511,800 shares $5.24 million -3.3%2.1%2.5 $10.23Crypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$? 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Because believe it or not… The 2024 crypto bull run is one you DON’T want to miss.Click Here to get the full details about Crypto’s Hidden Gem 3/31/2023529,000 shares $7.92 million -2.2%2.3%3 $14.98 3/15/2023540,800 shares $7.50 million -35.9%2.4%2.6 $13.87 2/28/2023843,800 shares $12.78 million -11.9%3.6%3.8 $15.14 2/15/2023958,100 shares $13.77 million +2.4%4.1%4.4 $14.37 1/31/2023935,600 shares $13.05 million -10.0%3.9%3.9 $13.95 1/15/20231,040,000 shares $11.70 million +14.2%4.2%3.8 $11.25 12/30/2022910,400 shares $9.06 million +3.3%3.7%3.4 $9.95 12/15/2022881,700 shares $8.47 million -11.3%3.7%3.2 $9.61 11/30/2022993,800 shares $11.80 million -37.1%4.3%3.8 $11.87 11/15/20221,580,000 shares $22.61 million -0.6%7.0%6.6 $14.31 10/31/20221,590,000 shares $17.46 million +11.2%7.2%7.6 $10.98 10/15/20221,430,000 shares $13.87 million -6.5%6.4%8.7 $9.70 9/30/20221,530,000 shares $13.39 million +33.0%6.8%10.1 $8.75 9/15/20221,150,000 shares $9.46 million +7.5%5.1%8.2 $8.23 8/31/20221,070,000 shares $8.93 million -7.0%4.8%7.1 $8.35 8/15/20221,150,000 shares $10.34 million -2.5%5.1%7.2 $8.99 7/31/20221,180,000 shares $14.54 million -4.1%5.3%5.6 $12.32 7/15/20221,230,000 shares $14.28 million -2.4%5.4%5.9 $11.61 6/30/20221,260,000 shares $12.41 million -6.0%5.6%6.1 $9.85 6/15/20221,340,000 shares $12.35 million -0.7%5.9%6 $9.22 5/31/20221,350,000 shares $13.64 million -21.1%5.9%5.9 $10.10 5/15/20221,710,000 shares $17.66 million -1.2%7.5%7 $10.33 4/30/20221,730,000 shares $25.50 million +2.4%7.5%7.7 $14.74 4/15/20221,690,000 shares $26.60 million +1.8%7.3%7.7 $15.74 3/31/20221,660,000 shares $27.47 million -4.1%7.5%7 $16.55 3/15/20221,730,000 shares $24.60 million +0.6%7.8%7.1 $14.22 2/28/20221,720,000 shares $24.70 million +17.8%7.7%7.1 $14.36 2/15/20221,460,000 shares $18.38 million +21.7%6.9%5.2 $12.59 1/31/20221,200,000 shares $17.82 million -13.0%5.6%4.1 $14.85 1/15/20221,380,000 shares $21.40 million +8.7%6.4%4.6 $15.51 12/31/20211,270,000 shares $19.61 million -8.6%5.9%4.2 $15.44 12/15/20211,390,000 shares $20.63 million -6.7%6.5%4.5 $14.84 11/30/20211,490,000 shares $22.98 million +13.7%7.0%5.1 $15.42 11/15/20211,310,000 shares $23.88 million +18.0%6.1%4.7 $18.23 10/29/20211,110,000 shares $19.46 million +16.1%5.1%4.6 $17.53 10/15/2021956,300 shares $18.48 million +11.2%4.4%4.5 $19.32 9/30/2021860,000 shares $16.06 million -2.9%4.0%4.3 $18.68 9/15/2021885,300 shares $18.18 million -5.3%4.1%4.4 $20.54 8/31/2021935,000 shares $20.74 million -5.1%4.3%4.2 $22.18 8/13/2021985,600 shares $26.47 million +0.3%4.6%4.8 $26.86 7/30/2021982,700 shares $32.82 million +0.4%4.7%4.5 $33.40 7/15/2021979,300 shares $32.04 million -1.3%4.6%4.3 $32.72 6/30/2021992,600 shares $41.79 million +8.8%4.7%3.9 $42.10 6/15/2021912,200 shares $36.66 million +18.4%4.3%3.1 $40.19 5/28/2021770,400 shares $32.60 million -8.4%3.7%1.9 $42.32 5/14/2021841,300 shares $32.36 million +3.2%4.1%2.3 $38.47 4/30/2021815,400 shares $36.83 million +16.3%4.0%2.3 $45.17 4/15/2021700,900 shares $24.35 million +49.9%3.4%2 $34.74 3/31/2021467,600 shares $16.25 million -7.3%2.6%1.5 $34.75 3/15/2021504,600 shares $30.68 million +14.0%4.1%1.7 $60.80Crypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$? (Ad)You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. That’s because there’s a better way to take advantage of this new bull market… One market expert calls it Crypto’s Hidden Gem And it’s a new way that has given folks like you and me the chance to see bigger and faster moves than the traditional way of buying Bitcoin… That means if you’ve stayed away from Bitcoin and crypto because it's confusing or seems risky… This is a much safer and better approach to ride this years’ crypto bull run. Because believe it or not… The 2024 crypto bull run is one you DON’T want to miss.Click Here to get the full details about Crypto’s Hidden Gem 2/26/2021442,700 shares $22.36 million +7.9%3.6%2.7 $50.50 2/12/2021410,300 shares $23.86 million +56.8%3.4%2.3 $58.15 1/29/2021261,700 shares $13.77 million -50.5%2.1%1.2 $52.60 1/15/2021528,400 shares $20.23 million No Change4.2%1.5 $38.28 MAX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MediaAlpha's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MediaAlpha shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 1,660,000 shares of MAX short. 5.25% of MediaAlpha's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MediaAlpha's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MediaAlpha? 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. MAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on MediaAlpha's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting MediaAlpha? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of MediaAlpha: Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for MediaAlpha? 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. 5.25% of MediaAlpha's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MediaAlpha's short interest increasing or decreasing? MediaAlpha saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,660,000 shares, a decline of 2.9% from the previous total of 1,710,000 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 MediaAlpha's float size? MediaAlpha currently has issued a total of 66,660,000 shares. Some of MediaAlpha'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. MediaAlpha currently has a public float of 31,640,000 shares. How does MediaAlpha's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.25% of MediaAlpha's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to MediaAlpha: Playtika Holding Corp. (5.33%), StoneCo Ltd. (5.92%), Flywire Co. (3.13%), Criteo S.A. (5.53%), NeoGenomics, Inc. (2.87%), WNS (Holdings) Limited (6.29%), EVERTEC, Inc. (3.93%), PagSeguro Digital Ltd. (6.37%), Applied Digital Co. (26.65%), JOYY Inc. (3.20%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MediaAlpha stock? Short selling MAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MediaAlpha 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 MediaAlpha? A short squeeze for MediaAlpha 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 MAX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MediaAlpha'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 MAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Playtika Short Interest Data StoneCo Short Interest Data Flywire Short Interest Data Criteo Short Interest Data NeoGenomics Short Interest Data WNS Short Interest Data EVERTEC Short Interest Data PagSeguro Digital Short Interest Data Applied Digital Short Interest Data JOYY Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MAX) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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