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Metals Acquisition (MTAL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$10.85 +0.18 (+1.69%)
(As of 01:10 PM ET)

Metals Acquisition Short Interest Data

Metals Acquisition (MTAL) has a short interest of 1.89 million shares, representing 3.98% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.70% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.3, indicating that it would take 6.3 days of the average trading volume of 245,670 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,890,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,070,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.70%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$24.00 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
74,073,000 shares
Float Size
47,470,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.98%
Today's Trading Volume
73,825 shares
Average Trading Volume
245,670 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
30%
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MTAL Short Interest Over Time

MTAL Days to Cover Over Time

MTAL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Metals Acquisition Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/20241,890,000 shares $24.00 million -8.7%4.0%6.3 $12.70
11/15/20242,070,000 shares $24.12 million -1.9%4.4%6.7 $11.65
10/31/20242,110,000 shares $25.28 million -7.1%4.5%7.5 $11.98
10/15/20242,270,000 shares $28.58 million +17.6%4.8%8.6 $12.59
9/30/20241,930,000 shares $26.73 million +17.0%3.9%7.5 $13.85
9/15/20241,650,000 shares $18.51 million -7.3%3.3%4.6 $11.22
8/31/20241,780,000 shares $19.99 million -2.2%3.6%5.3 $11.23
8/15/20241,820,000 shares $21.40 million -3.2%3.6%5.2 $11.76
7/31/20241,880,000 shares $24.25 million No Change3.8%5.2 $12.90
7/15/20241,880,000 shares $26.58 million +282.3%3.8%4.2 $14.14
6/30/2024491,800 shares $6.73 million +22.1%1.0%1.2 $13.69
6/15/2024402,900 shares $5.65 million +14.1%0.9%1.4 $14.03
5/31/2024353,100 shares $5.24 million -53.0%0.8%1.3 $14.85
5/15/2024751,400 shares $10.74 million +952.4%1.7%3.6 $14.29
4/30/202471,400 shares $958,188.00 +13.9%0.2%0.4 $13.42
4/15/202462,700 shares $849,585.00 -5.3%0.1%0.8 $13.55
3/31/202466,200 shares $850,670.00 +13.4%0.2%1.7 $12.85
3/15/202458,400 shares $764,456.00 -33.0%0.2%2 $13.09
2/29/202487,200 shares $1.04 million -15.7%0.4%6 $11.87
2/15/2024103,400 shares $1.26 million -44.9%0.5%7.4 $12.20
1/31/2024187,800 shares $2.44 million -9.0%1.3%13.9 $13.00
1/15/2024206,400 shares $2.31 million +1.6%1.4%18.8 $11.20
12/31/2023203,200 shares $2.51 million +2.4%1.4%19.6 $12.36
12/15/2023198,500 shares $2.14 million -1.1%1.4%20.5 $10.78
11/30/2023200,700 shares $1.99 million -2.8%2.6%21.6 $9.90
11/15/2023206,400 shares $2.02 million -4.4%2.7%17.8 $9.78
10/31/2023215,900 shares $2.36 million -7.1%2.4%18.8 $10.91
10/15/2023232,500 shares $2.66 million +0.9%2.6%17.7 $11.46
9/30/2023230,400 shares $2.76 million +5.2%4.6%13.1 $11.98
9/15/2023219,100 shares $2.63 million +139.2%2.9%8.9 $12.00
8/31/202391,600 shares $1.06 million +23.1%1.2%2.5 $11.60
8/15/202374,400 shares $829,560.00 -6.5%1.0%1.3 $11.15
7/31/202379,600 shares $822,268.00 +92.3%1.0%1.2 $10.33
7/15/202341,400 shares $434,700.00 +115.6%0.4%0.6 $10.50
6/30/202319,200 shares $197,760.00 +15.7%0.1%0.2 $10.30
6/15/202316,600 shares $174,134.00 +315.0%0.1%0.1 $10.49
5/31/20234,000 shares $40,600.00 No Change0.0%0 $10.15
5/15/20234,000 shares $41,160.00 -33.3%0.0%0 $10.29
4/30/20236,000 shares $61,620.00 +3.5%0.0%0.1 $10.27
4/15/20235,800 shares $59,334.00 +1.8%0.0%0 $10.23
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3/31/20235,700 shares $58,254.00 +21.3%0.0%0 $10.22
3/15/20234,700 shares $47,846.00 -52.0%0.0%0.1 $10.18
2/28/20239,800 shares $99,372.00 -34.2%0.0%0.2 $10.14
2/15/202314,900 shares $151,184.34 +18.3%0.1%0.2 $10.15
1/31/202312,600 shares $127,386.00 +50.0%0.1%0.2 $10.11
1/15/20238,400 shares $84,336.00 -2.3%0.0%0.2 $10.04
12/30/20228,600 shares $86,043.00 -5.5%0.0%0.2 $10.01
12/15/20229,100 shares $90,545.00 -2.2%0.0%0.2 $9.95
11/30/20229,300 shares $92,256.00 -15.5%0.0%0.2 $9.92
11/15/202211,000 shares $109,120.00 +14.6%0.1%0.4 $9.92
10/31/20229,600 shares $94,560.00 +7.9%0.0%0.3 $9.85
10/15/20228,900 shares $87,220.00 -11.0%0.0%0.4 $9.80
9/30/202210,000 shares $97,900.00 -9.9%0.0%0.6 $9.79
9/15/202211,100 shares $108,724.50 +15.6%0.1%0.5 $9.80
8/31/20229,600 shares $93,811.20 -4.0%0.0%0.3 $9.77
8/15/202210,000 shares $98,000.00 +8.7%0.0%0.2 $9.80
7/31/20229,200 shares $89,976.00 -1.1%0.0%0.1 $9.78
7/15/20229,300 shares $90,861.00 -7.0%0.0%0.1 $9.77
6/30/202210,000 shares $97,900.00 -26.5%0.1%0.1 $9.79
6/15/202213,600 shares $133,184.80 -29.5%0.1%0.2 $9.79
5/31/202219,300 shares $191,456.00 +22.9%0.1%0.1 $9.92
5/15/202215,700 shares $153,075.00 -43.7%0.1%0.1 $9.75
4/30/202227,900 shares $278,442.00 -7.9%0.1%0.3 $9.98
4/15/202230,300 shares $302,394.00 -42.3%0.1%0.3 $9.98
3/31/202252,500 shares $522,900.00 +1,246.2%0.2%0.5 $9.96
3/15/20223,900 shares $37,596.00 -50.6%0.0%0 $9.64
2/28/20227,900 shares $76,156.00 -10.2%0.0%0.2 $9.64
2/15/20228,800 shares $84,656.00 +633.3%0.0%0.2 $9.62
1/31/20221,200 shares $11,568.00 -83.6%N/A0 $9.64
1/15/20227,300 shares $0.00 +192.0%N/A0.1 $0.00
12/31/20212,500 shares $24,225.00 No ChangeN/A0 $9.69

MTAL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Metals Acquisition's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Metals Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 1,890,000 shares of MTAL short. 3.98% of Metals Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Metals Acquisition's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Metals Acquisition?

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. MTAL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Metals Acquisition's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Metals Acquisition?

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. 3.98% of Metals Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Metals Acquisition's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Metals Acquisition saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,890,000 shares, a decline of 8.7% from the previous total of 2,070,000 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 Metals Acquisition's float size?

Metals Acquisition currently has issued a total of 74,073,000 shares. Some of Metals Acquisition'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. Metals Acquisition currently has a public float of 47,470,000 shares.

How does Metals Acquisition's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.98% of Metals Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Metals Acquisition: Hudbay Minerals Inc. (1.23%), MP Materials Corp. (16.82%), Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (19.43%), Ero Copper Corp. (2.54%), Sigma Lithium Co. (18.26%), Lithium Americas Corp. (14.10%), enCore Energy Corp. (4.39%), Critical Metals Corp. (1.18%), Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (8.45%), TMC the metals company Inc. (6.89%),

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 Metals Acquisition stock?

Short selling MTAL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Metals Acquisition as its price is falling. MTAL shares are trading down $0.13 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 Metals Acquisition?

A short squeeze for Metals Acquisition 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 MTAL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Metals Acquisition'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 MTAL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NYSE:MTAL) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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