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Saratoga Investment (SAR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$23.74
+0.20 (+0.85%)
(As of 05/31/2024 ET)

Saratoga Investment Short Interest Data

Current Short Interest
96,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
89,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.49%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.26 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
13,700,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.70%
Today's Trading Volume
60,517 shares
Average Trading Volume
85,569 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
71%
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SAR Short Interest Over Time

SAR Days to Cover Over Time

SAR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Saratoga Investment Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202496,200 shares $2.26 million +7.5%N/A1.5 $23.46
4/30/202489,500 shares $2.11 million -5.8%N/A1.3 $23.60
4/15/202495,000 shares $2.16 million +6.7%N/A1.3 $22.71
3/31/202489,000 shares $2.06 million +89.4%N/A0.9 $23.20
3/15/202447,000 shares $1.07 million -53.9%N/A0.5 $22.68
2/29/2024102,000 shares $2.41 million +50.7%N/A0.8 $23.61
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2/15/202467,700 shares $1.60 million -1.0%N/A0.5 $23.60
1/31/202468,400 shares $1.58 million -5.1%N/A0.5 $23.15
1/15/202472,100 shares $1.70 million +183.9%N/A0.6 $23.60
12/31/202325,400 shares $656,844.00 +7.6%0.2%0.2 $25.86
12/15/202323,600 shares $610,768.00 -71.5%0.2%0.2 $25.88
11/30/202382,900 shares $2.17 million +160.7%0.8%0.7 $26.21
11/15/202331,800 shares $815,988.00 -11.7%0.3%0.3 $25.66
10/31/202336,000 shares $845,280.00 -4.8%0.3%0.4 $23.48
10/15/202337,800 shares $900,396.00 +60.9%0.4%0.3 $23.82
9/30/202323,500 shares $603,950.00 -24.7%0.2%0.2 $25.70
9/15/202331,200 shares $801,996.00 +62.5%0.3%0.3 $25.71
8/31/202319,200 shares $494,592.00 -82.6%0.2%0.2 $25.76
8/15/2023110,600 shares $2.92 million +318.9%1.1%1.1 $26.43
7/31/202326,400 shares $709,368.00 -59.8%0.3%0.3 $26.87
7/15/202365,700 shares $1.74 million +127.3%0.7%0.8 $26.50
6/30/202328,900 shares $778,566.00 +2.5%0.3%0.5 $26.94
6/15/202328,200 shares $762,246.00 -23.2%0.3%0.5 $27.03
5/31/202336,700 shares $1.03 million +16.5%0.4%0.6 $28.10
5/15/202331,500 shares $787,500.00 +25.5%0.3%0.6 $25.00
4/30/202325,100 shares $613,444.00 +7.7%0.3%0.5 $24.44
4/15/202323,300 shares $543,123.00 +61.8%0.3%0.5 $23.31
3/31/202314,400 shares $364,032.00 -63.9%0.2%0.3 $25.28
3/15/202339,900 shares $971,565.00 -19.9%0.5%0.8 $24.35
2/28/202349,800 shares $1.37 million +22.1%0.6%1.1 $27.55
2/15/202340,800 shares $1.11 million +43.7%0.5%1 $27.30
1/31/202328,400 shares $765,380.00 -21.3%0.3%0.7 $26.95
1/15/202336,100 shares $976,505.00 -10.6%0.4%0.9 $27.05
12/30/202240,400 shares $1.03 million -16.0%0.5%1.1 $25.49
12/15/202248,100 shares $1.24 million +18.2%0.6%1.3 $25.82
11/30/202240,700 shares $1.07 million +12.7%0.5%1.1 $26.37
11/15/202236,100 shares $872,898.00 +53.0%0.4%1 $24.18
10/31/202223,600 shares $535,720.00 -29.1%0.3%0.7 $22.70
10/15/202233,300 shares $697,968.00 +4.1%0.4%1 $20.96
9/30/202232,000 shares $664,640.00 -44.5%0.4%1 $20.77
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9/15/202257,700 shares $1.47 million +37.7%0.7%1.9 $25.52
8/31/202241,900 shares $1.02 million +31.4%0.5%1.3 $24.28
8/15/202231,900 shares $783,464.00 +3.6%0.4%1.1 $24.56
7/31/202230,800 shares $725,956.00 -7.2%0.4%0.9 $23.57
7/15/202233,200 shares $772,896.00 -0.6%0.4%0.9 $23.28
6/30/202233,400 shares $800,598.00 -19.3%0.8%0.8 $23.97
6/15/202241,400 shares $1.00 million +35.7%0.9%1.1 $24.18
5/31/202230,500 shares $810,385.00 +3.4%0.3%0.9 $26.57
5/15/202229,500 shares $759,625.00 +3.5%0.3%0.8 $25.75
4/30/202228,500 shares $729,030.00 -5.0%0.3%0.9 $25.58
4/15/202230,000 shares $809,700.00 -2.0%0.3%0.8 $26.99
3/31/202230,600 shares $834,156.00 -29.0%0.3%0.7 $27.26
3/15/202243,100 shares $1.17 million +12.2%0.5%0.8 $27.17
2/28/202238,400 shares $1.05 million -8.4%0.4%0.7 $27.47
2/15/202241,900 shares $1.13 million +13.2%0.5%0.8 $27.02
1/31/202237,000 shares $1.01 million +5.1%0.4%0.7 $27.37
1/15/202235,200 shares $990,880.00 +38.0%0.4%0.6 $28.15
12/31/202125,500 shares $749,190.00 -4.9%0.3%0.5 $29.38
12/15/202126,800 shares $782,024.00 -28.5%0.3%0.6 $29.18
11/30/202137,500 shares $1.08 million -6.0%0.5%0.9 $28.90
11/15/202139,900 shares $1.14 million -30.1%0.5%0.9 $28.50
10/29/202157,100 shares $1.65 million -30.7%0.7%1.3 $28.85
10/15/202182,400 shares $2.42 million -15.4%1.0%1.9 $29.35
9/30/202197,400 shares $2.80 million +17.5%1.2%2.1 $28.74
9/15/202182,900 shares $2.33 million +5.3%1.0%1.8 $28.14
8/31/202178,700 shares $2.26 million +38.1%1.0%1.8 $28.70
8/13/202157,000 shares $1.54 million -17.0%0.7%1.4 $27.05
7/30/202168,700 shares $1.86 million -11.6%0.9%1.7 $27.06
7/15/202177,700 shares $2.13 million +25.1%1.0%1.9 $27.46
6/30/202162,100 shares $1.67 million +37.1%0.8%1.5 $26.87
6/15/202145,300 shares $1.18 million +8.9%0.6%1 $26.09
5/28/202141,600 shares $1.06 million +14.0%0.5%0.9 $25.55
5/14/202136,500 shares $897,170.00 -7.8%0.5%0.8 $24.58
4/30/202139,600 shares $1.01 million -11.8%0.5%0.8 $25.55
4/15/202144,900 shares $1.11 million -34.4%0.6%0.7 $24.66
3/31/202168,400 shares $1.73 million +59.4%0.9%1 $25.29
3/15/202142,900 shares $1.02 million -15.9%0.5%0.7 $23.68
2/26/202151,000 shares $1.17 million +7.8%0.6%0.8 $22.85
2/12/202147,300 shares $1.14 million +49.2%0.6%0.8 $24.20
1/29/202131,700 shares $678,380.00 +13.6%0.4%0.5 $21.40
1/15/202127,900 shares $626,355.00 -5.7%0.4%0.5 $22.45
12/31/202029,600 shares $623,672.00 +10.9%0.4%0.6 $21.07
12/15/202026,700 shares $553,758.00 -30.1%0.3%0.6 $20.74
11/30/202038,200 shares $855,680.00 +3.5%0.5%0.8 $22.40
11/15/202036,900 shares $728,775.00 -13.6%0.5%0.8 $19.75
10/30/202042,700 shares $767,319.00 +26.0%0.5%0.9 $17.97
10/15/202033,900 shares $676,983.00 -31.0%0.4%0.7 $19.97
9/30/202049,100 shares $824,389.00 +36.0%0.6%0.9 $16.79
9/15/202036,100 shares $616,588.00 -25.6%0.5%0.6 $17.08
8/31/202048,500 shares $831,290.00 +12.3%0.6%0.7 $17.14
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8/14/202043,200 shares $791,856.00 -13.8%0.6%0.5 $18.33
7/31/202050,100 shares $865,227.00 -39.5%0.6%0.6 $17.27
7/15/202082,800 shares $1.36 million -34.4%1.0%0.8 $16.37
6/30/2020126,200 shares $1.99 million +38.1%1.6%1.1 $15.80
6/15/202091,400 shares $1.50 million +76.1%1.1%0.7 $16.40
5/29/202051,900 shares $787,842.00 -24.0%0.6%0.3 $15.18
5/15/202068,300 shares $938,442.00 -3.8%0.8%0.4 $13.74
4/30/202071,000 shares $1.13 million -28.6%0.9%0.5 $15.92
4/15/202099,500 shares $1.38 million -32.1%1.2%0.7 $13.87
3/31/2020146,600 shares $2.00 million +13.6%1.8%1 $13.65
3/13/2020129,100 shares $1.80 million +32.0%1.6%1.3 $13.91
2/28/202097,800 shares $902,694.00 -12.3%1.2%1 $9.23
2/14/2020111,500 shares $2.51 million -2.5%1.4%1.3 $22.54
1/31/2020114,300 shares $2.99 million +362.8%1.5%1.3 $26.15
1/15/202024,700 shares $681,720.00 +11.3%0.3%0.2 $27.60
12/31/201922,200 shares $592,962.00 +55.2%0.3%0.2 $26.71
8/15/201945,100 shares $1.10 million +43.6%1.0%0.7 $24.47

SAR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Saratoga Investment's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Saratoga Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 96,200 shares of SAR short. Learn More on Saratoga Investment's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Saratoga Investment?

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. SAR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Saratoga Investment's short interest ratio.

Is Saratoga Investment's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Saratoga Investment saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 96,200 shares, an increase of 7.5% from the previous total of 89,500 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.

How does Saratoga Investment's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "investment advice" compare to Saratoga Investment: Barings BDC, Inc. (0.59%), Noah Holdings Limited (0.73%), Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. (0.74%), B. Riley Financial, Inc. (52.18%), BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. (6.60%), Abacus Life, Inc. (17.64%), Fidus Investment Co. (0.58%), AlTi Global, Inc. (2.24%), Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (0.09%), Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (1.28%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Saratoga Investment stock?

Short selling SAR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Saratoga Investment as its price is falling. SAR shares are trading up $0.20 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 Saratoga Investment?

A short squeeze for Saratoga Investment 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 SAR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Saratoga Investment'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 SAR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.



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This page (NYSE:SAR) was last updated on 5/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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