Ryan Specialty (RYAN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ryan Specialty shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 5,070,000 shares of RYAN short. 4.79% of Ryan Specialty's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ryan Specialty'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. RYAN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Ryan Specialty's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ryan Specialty: Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Wolverine Asset Management 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. 4.79% of Ryan Specialty's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ryan Specialty saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 5,070,000 shares, an increase of 9.5% from the previous total of 4,630,000 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.

Ryan Specialty currently has issued a total of 261,906,000 shares. Some of Ryan Specialty'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. Ryan Specialty currently has a public float of 105,920,000 shares.

4.79% of Ryan Specialty's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Ryan Specialty: Manulife Financial Co. (2.65%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (1.07%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (2.86%), Prudential plc (0.12%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (2.40%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.50%), Everest Group, Ltd. (2.69%), Aegon Ltd. (0.50%), Globe Life Inc. (1.98%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (6.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RYAN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ryan Specialty as its price is falling. RYAN shares are trading up $1.40 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 Ryan Specialty 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 RYAN, 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 RYAN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.