Onity Group (ONIT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Onity Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 95,400 shares of ONIT short. 1.47% of Onity Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Onity Group's 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. ONIT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Onity Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Onity Group: Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 1.47% of Onity Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Onity Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 95,400 shares, a decline of 5.2% from the previous total of 100,600 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.

Onity Group currently has issued a total of 8,010,000 shares. Some of Onity 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. Onity Group currently has a public float of 6,490,000 shares.

1.47% of Onity Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Onity Group: Bit Digital, Inc. (10.69%), LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR (2.72%), OppFi Inc. (26.93%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (8.77%), Trinity Capital Inc. (1.96%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.72%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (1.45%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.66%), Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (0.26%), Grupo Supervielle S.A. (1.81%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ONIT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Onity Group as its price is falling. ONIT shares are trading down $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 Onity 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 ONIT, 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 ONIT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.