MediaAlpha (MAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.73 -0.02 (-0.16%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MediaAlpha Short Interest DataMediaAlpha (MAX) has a short interest of 2.32 million shares, representing 7.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -10.08% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, indicating that it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 580,113 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,320,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,580,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-10.08%Dollar Volume Sold Short$39.74 millionShort Interest Ratio3.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares66,660,000 sharesFloat Size31,610,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.34%Today's Trading Volume372,428 sharesAverage Trading Volume580,113 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average64% 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 Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend: “Sell this tech stock NOW”Something very strange is happening to U.S. stocks following President Trump's victory... And this could spell disaster for some of America's favorite tech companies. You can watch for it for free, right here. 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 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 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 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. 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 $10.23 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 $13.87Let’s be blunt (Ad)Let me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. But once you’ve cracked this code… It could be the breakthrough you need to start targeting $100-$150 a day in the stock market (starting with just $1,000)! Check out the $100 Challenge now 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 $60.80 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 $58.15Let’s be blunt (Ad)Let me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. But once you’ve cracked this code… It could be the breakthrough you need to start targeting $100-$150 a day in the stock market (starting with just $1,000)! Check out the $100 Challenge now 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 October 31st, investors have sold 2,320,000 shares of MAX short. 7.34% 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 4.0. 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. 7.34% of MediaAlpha's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MediaAlpha's short interest increasing or decreasing? MediaAlpha saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,320,000 shares, a decline of 10.1% from the previous total of 2,580,000 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 31,610,000 shares. How does MediaAlpha's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.34% 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: Autohome Inc. (1.28%), Playtika Holding Corp. (7.71%), DLocal Limited (21.38%), Life360, Inc. (0.86%), RingCentral, Inc. (6.42%), Five9, Inc. (11.40%), StoneCo Ltd. (4.99%), Flywire Co. (5.22%), Sezzle Inc. (5.47%), WNS (Holdings) Limited (7.22%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 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. MAX shares are trading down $0.02 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 MediaAlpha? A short squeeze for MediaAlpha 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 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 October, 31 2024. 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