Sensient Technologies (SXT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $76.30 -0.16 (-0.21%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Sensient Technologies Short Interest DataSensient Technologies (SXT) has a short interest of 442,000 shares, representing 1.25% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.63% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 162,812 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest442,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest473,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.63%Dollar Volume Sold Short$33.33 millionShort Interest Ratio3.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares42,360,000 sharesFloat Size35,440,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.25%Today's Trading Volume152,625 sharesAverage Trading Volume162,812 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average94% Short Selling Sensient Technologies? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Sensient Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSXT Short Interest Over TimeSXT Days to Cover Over TimeSXT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide Sensient Technologies Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024442,000 shares $33.33 million -6.6%1.3%3.6 $75.41 10/15/2024473,400 shares $36.98 million -2.9%1.3%3.7 $78.11 9/30/2024487,700 shares $39.12 million -4.1%1.4%3.5 $80.22 9/15/2024508,700 shares $38.42 million +0.3%1.4%3.3 $75.53 8/31/2024507,000 shares $39.46 million +12.0%1.4%3.3 $77.84 8/15/2024452,900 shares $33.02 million -12.4%1.3%2.8 $72.91 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SXT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sensient Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024517,000 shares $40.35 million -11.1%1.5%3 $78.05 7/15/2024581,500 shares $46.13 million +9.8%1.6%3.1 $79.33 6/30/2024529,400 shares $39.28 million -5.6%1.5%2.7 $74.19 6/15/2024560,600 shares $42.27 million +2.4%1.6%2.8 $75.41 5/31/2024547,500 shares $42.51 million -6.5%1.5%2.6 $77.65 5/15/2024585,500 shares $44.05 million -17.4%1.7%2.7 $75.24 4/30/2024708,400 shares $51.88 million +20.7%2.0%2.9 $73.24 4/15/2024586,800 shares $40.53 million -4.0%1.7%2.5 $69.07 3/31/2024611,200 shares $42.29 million -29.3%1.7%3 $69.19 3/15/2024865,000 shares $59.61 million +10.5%2.4%4.4 $68.91 2/29/2024782,700 shares $52.35 million -1.3%2.2%3.6 $66.88 2/15/2024792,600 shares $51.31 million +15.1%2.2%3.2 $64.74 1/31/2024688,800 shares $42.73 million +9.5%2.0%2.9 $62.04 1/15/2024629,100 shares $39.51 million -2.6%1.8%2.5 $62.80 12/31/2023645,900 shares $42.63 million -21.3%1.8%2.4 $66.00 12/15/2023820,300 shares $53.78 million +45.8%2.3%2.9 $65.56 11/30/2023562,700 shares $32.62 million -0.7%1.6%1.4 $57.97 11/15/2023566,800 shares $34.72 million +8.2%1.6%1.5 $61.26 10/31/2023524,100 shares $29.56 million -8.7%1.3%1.5 $56.41 10/15/2023574,000 shares $30.50 million -24.2%1.4%1.6 $53.14 9/30/2023757,000 shares $44.27 million +33.6%1.8%2.2 $58.48 9/15/2023566,500 shares $36.24 million +15.5%1.4%1.8 $63.97 8/31/2023490,500 shares $30.22 million -10.1%1.2%2.6 $61.62 8/15/2023545,700 shares $31.61 million +8.7%1.3%3.3 $57.93 7/31/2023502,100 shares $32.14 million +35.6%1.2%3.4 $64.01 7/15/2023370,400 shares $25.50 million -12.0%0.9%2.6 $68.85 6/30/2023421,000 shares $29.95 million -11.7%1.0%3.2 $71.15 6/15/2023476,600 shares $35.92 million +2.0%1.1%3.6 $75.37 5/31/2023467,300 shares $33.66 million -10.6%1.1%3.3 $72.03 5/15/2023522,600 shares $38.84 million +5.1%1.3%3.6 $74.32 4/30/2023497,300 shares $37.03 million +3.7%1.2%2.9 $74.46 4/15/2023479,400 shares $36.11 million -8.9%1.2%2.7 $75.32 3/31/2023526,300 shares $40.29 million -11.8%1.3%3 $76.56 3/15/2023596,600 shares $42.34 million +1.5%1.4%3.6 $70.97Breaking News: Tesla headed to $500… (Ad)That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 2/28/2023588,100 shares $44.34 million +9.9%1.4%3.7 $75.39 2/15/2023535,200 shares $42.33 million -2.4%1.3%3.4 $79.09 1/31/2023548,200 shares $41.49 million +5.8%1.3%3.8 $75.69 1/15/2023518,400 shares $40.43 million -8.2%1.3%3.5 $77.99 12/30/2022564,500 shares $41.16 million +10.3%1.4%3.6 $72.92 12/15/2022512,000 shares $37.09 million -0.5%1.2%3.1 $72.44 11/30/2022514,500 shares $38.44 million -15.5%1.2%3.1 $74.71 11/15/2022609,100 shares $43.96 million -25.3%1.5%3.6 $72.17 10/31/2022815,100 shares $58.25 million -17.1%2.0%4.9 $71.46 10/15/2022983,500 shares $67.88 million +2.3%2.4%5.7 $69.02 9/30/2022961,900 shares $66.70 million -7.5%2.3%5.5 $69.34 9/15/20221,040,000 shares $77.34 million -2.8%2.5%5.7 $74.37 8/31/20221,070,000 shares $85.25 million -13.0%2.6%5.6 $79.67 8/15/20221,230,000 shares $109.52 million -3.2%3.0%6.1 $89.04 7/31/20221,270,000 shares $109.19 million +17.6%3.0%5.8 $85.98 7/15/20221,080,000 shares $86.78 million +4.9%2.6%4.5 $80.35 6/30/20221,030,000 shares $82.98 million -9.7%2.5%4.5 $80.56 6/15/20221,140,000 shares $87.10 million +4.6%2.7%4.8 $76.40 5/31/20221,090,000 shares $95.31 million +5.8%2.6%5 $87.44 5/15/20221,030,000 shares $86.23 million +28.6%2.5%4.5 $83.72 4/30/2022801,000 shares $67.76 million +19.2%1.9%3 $84.60 4/15/2022672,100 shares $55.41 million +1.6%1.6%2.5 $82.44 3/31/2022661,500 shares $55.53 million -6.0%1.6%2.6 $83.95 3/15/2022703,500 shares $54.70 million -17.6%1.7%2.9 $77.76 2/28/2022853,400 shares $70.09 million +17.4%2.1%3.5 $82.13 2/15/2022726,900 shares $60.40 million +15.6%1.8%3.1 $83.09 1/31/2022628,800 shares $53.28 million +29.9%1.5%3.1 $84.74 1/15/2022484,200 shares $44.55 million +8.1%1.2%2.9 $92.00 12/31/2021448,000 shares $44.83 million -8.4%1.1%2.6 $100.06 12/15/2021489,200 shares $47.83 million -5.1%1.2%2.5 $97.78 11/30/2021515,300 shares $50.13 million -13.1%1.2%2.4 $97.29 11/15/2021593,000 shares $61.07 million -24.5%1.4%2.8 $102.98 10/29/2021785,000 shares $75.05 million -8.6%1.9%3.9 $95.60 10/15/2021858,800 shares $82.63 million +9.6%2.1%4.3 $96.21 9/30/2021783,900 shares $71.40 million -8.2%1.9%3.7 $91.08 9/15/2021854,200 shares $79.70 million +19.8%2.0%4.1 $93.30 8/31/2021712,800 shares $61.91 million +4.9%1.7%3.6 $86.85 8/13/2021679,800 shares $60.41 million -14.5%1.6%3.5 $88.87 7/30/2021794,700 shares $69.28 million -2.4%1.9%3.7 $87.18 7/15/2021814,100 shares $68.17 million -7.1%1.9%3.6 $83.74 6/30/2021876,200 shares $75.84 million -13.3%2.1%4.1 $86.56 6/15/20211,010,000 shares $90.05 million +5.6%2.4%4.7 $89.16 5/28/2021956,600 shares $82.99 million -11.4%2.3%4.3 $86.75 5/14/20211,080,000 shares $91.69 million +13.6%2.6%4.6 $84.90 4/30/2021950,400 shares $79.18 million -2.7%2.3%3.9 $83.31 4/15/2021976,500 shares $77.88 million -0.9%2.3%3.7 $79.75 3/31/2021985,700 shares $76.64 million -3.4%2.4%3.7 $77.75 3/15/20211,020,000 shares $82.09 million +12.8%2.4%3.6 $80.48 2/26/2021904,600 shares $70.72 million +19.0%2.2%3.3 $78.18 2/12/2021760,300 shares $58.92 million -32.7%1.8%2.8 $77.50Breaking News: Tesla headed to $500… (Ad)That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 1/29/20211,130,000 shares $81.42 million +10.8%2.7%4 $72.05 1/15/20211,020,000 shares $77.08 million -8.9%2.4%3.5 $75.57 12/31/20201,120,000 shares $82.90 million +0.9%2.7%3.7 $74.02 12/15/20201,110,000 shares $80.03 million +29.0%2.6%3.3 $72.10 11/30/2020860,700 shares $62.49 million -16.4%2.1%2.5 $72.60 11/15/20201,030,000 shares $74.57 million -13.5%2.5%2.9 $72.40 10/30/20201,190,000 shares $77.90 million +38.1%2.8%3.5 $65.46 10/15/2020861,800 shares $55.89 million +2.8%2.1%2.7 $64.85 9/30/2020838,400 shares $48.41 million No Change2.0%2.6 $57.74 9/15/2020838,400 shares $49.07 million +7.7%2.0%2.8 $58.53 8/31/2020778,400 shares $42.98 million +3.7%1.9%2.4 $55.22 8/14/2020750,800 shares $41.05 million -0.2%1.8%2.1 $54.67 7/31/2020752,400 shares $39.28 million -27.7%1.8%1.8 $52.21 7/15/20201,040,000 shares $57.14 million +36.3%2.5%2.2 $54.94 6/30/2020763,100 shares $39.47 million +56.2%1.8%1.4 $51.72 6/15/2020488,700 shares $24.40 million -39.0%1.2%0.9 $49.92 5/29/2020801,100 shares $39.81 million -4.9%1.9%1.4 $49.69 5/15/2020842,100 shares $36.70 million -24.1%2.0%1.5 $43.58 4/30/20201,110,000 shares $53.05 million -4.3%2.6%2 $47.79 4/15/20201,160,000 shares $50.80 million +4.5%2.8%2.3 $43.79 3/31/20201,110,000 shares $49.72 million -22.1%2.6%2.7 $44.79 3/13/20201,425,700 shares $64.58 million -12.5%3.4%4.9 $45.30 2/28/20201,630,000 shares $65.67 million -24.5%3.9%5.7 $40.29 2/14/20202,160,000 shares $104.46 million -3.1%5.2%8.1 $48.36 1/31/20202,230,000 shares $116.00 million +4.7%5.3%9.6 $52.02 1/15/20202,130,000 shares $129.70 million +9.2%5.1%9.1 $60.89 12/31/20191,950,000 shares $122.62 million -3.5%4.7%7.7 $62.88 SXT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Sensient Technologies' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Sensient Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 442,000 shares of SXT short. 1.25% of Sensient Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sensient Technologies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Sensient Technologies? 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. SXT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Sensient Technologies's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Sensient Technologies? 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. 1.25% of Sensient Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Sensient Technologies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Sensient Technologies saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 442,000 shares, a decline of 6.6% from the previous total of 473,400 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 Sensient Technologies' float size? Sensient Technologies currently has issued a total of 42,361,000 shares. Some of Sensient Technologies' 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. Sensient Technologies currently has a public float of 35,440,000 shares. How does Sensient Technologies' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.25% of Sensient Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Sensient Technologies: Albemarle Co. (11.60%), Celanese Co. (5.11%), Balchem Co. (1.37%), NewMarket Co. (1.02%), H.B. Fuller (1.89%), Ashland Inc. (2.11%), Innospec Inc. (0.92%), Quaker Chemical Co. (9.61%), Minerals Technologies Inc. (1.14%), Stepan (1.64%), 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 Sensient Technologies stock? Short selling SXT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sensient Technologies as its price is falling. SXT shares are trading down $0.16 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 Sensient Technologies? A short squeeze for Sensient Technologies 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 SXT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Sensient Technologies' 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 SXT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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