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Unitil (UTL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$59.27 +0.52 (+0.89%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Unitil Short Interest Data

Unitil (UTL) has a short interest of 189,100 shares. This marks a -3.32% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 66,458 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
189,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
195,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.32%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$10.95 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
16,190,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.17%
Today's Trading Volume
54,077 shares
Average Trading Volume
66,458 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
81%
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UTL Short Interest Over Time

UTL Days to Cover Over Time

UTL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Unitil Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024189,100 shares $10.95 million -3.3%N/A3.1 $57.89
10/15/2024195,600 shares $11.58 million +29.2%N/A3.3 $59.22
9/30/2024151,400 shares $9.17 million -14.5%N/A2.4 $60.58
9/15/2024177,000 shares $10.84 million -10.8%N/A2.5 $61.22
8/31/2024198,400 shares $11.96 million +4.8%N/A3 $60.30
8/15/2024189,400 shares $11.06 million -8.5%N/A2.9 $58.37
7/31/2024207,000 shares $12.68 million +32.4%N/A3.3 $61.28
7/15/2024156,300 shares $8.56 million +24.1%N/A2.6 $54.79
6/30/2024126,000 shares $6.53 million +1.3%N/A2.2 $51.79
6/15/2024124,400 shares $6.15 million +39.9%N/A2.5 $49.40
5/31/202488,900 shares $4.76 million -3.6%N/A1.8 $53.49
5/15/202492,200 shares $5.01 million -3.4%N/A1.8 $54.38
4/30/202495,400 shares $4.86 million -3.7%N/A1.8 $50.94
4/15/202499,100 shares $4.85 million -16.9%N/A1.9 $48.93
3/31/2024119,300 shares $6.25 million -32.9%N/A2.3 $52.35
3/15/2024177,800 shares $9.07 million +22.4%N/A3.5 $50.99
2/29/2024145,300 shares $7.40 million +14.9%N/A2.5 $50.92
2/15/2024126,500 shares $6.43 million +27.7%N/A2.2 $50.86
1/31/202499,100 shares $4.71 million -29.9%N/A1.8 $47.52
1/15/2024141,400 shares $7.02 million -4.9%1.1%2.6 $49.65
12/31/2023148,600 shares $7.81 million -21.4%N/A2.6 $52.57
12/15/2023189,000 shares $9.56 million +2.8%N/A3.2 $50.59
11/30/2023183,800 shares $8.89 million +61.7%N/A3.2 $48.35
11/15/2023113,700 shares $5.59 million +50.8%N/A1.9 $49.20
10/31/202375,400 shares $3.44 million -29.3%N/A1.3 $45.67
10/15/2023106,600 shares $4.84 million -15.5%N/A1.8 $45.44
9/30/2023126,200 shares $5.39 million +4.6%N/A2.2 $42.71
9/15/2023120,600 shares $5.66 million -38.3%N/A2.2 $46.93
8/31/2023195,500 shares $9.54 million +4.1%N/A3.4 $48.82
8/15/2023187,800 shares $9.11 million -6.8%N/A3.3 $48.51
7/31/2023201,500 shares $10.46 million -13.7%N/A3.3 $51.90
7/15/2023233,500 shares $12.08 million +3.5%N/A3.4 $51.75
6/30/2023225,600 shares $11.43 million -10.4%N/A3.1 $50.65
6/15/2023251,800 shares $13.37 million +2.4%N/A3.2 $53.11
5/31/2023246,000 shares $12.96 million -3.6%N/A2.9 $52.69
5/15/2023255,200 shares $14.47 million +25.7%N/A2.8 $56.71
4/30/2023203,100 shares $11.29 million -21.1%N/A2.2 $55.59
4/15/2023257,300 shares $14.90 million +80.6%N/A2.9 $57.91
3/31/2023142,500 shares $8.13 million -21.1%N/A1.7 $57.04
3/15/2023180,600 shares $9.86 million -18.3%N/A2.4 $54.61
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2/28/2023221,000 shares $12.00 million +20.6%N/A2.9 $54.32
2/15/2023183,200 shares $9.91 million +6.0%N/A2.5 $54.11
1/31/2023172,800 shares $9.01 million +10.8%N/A2.6 $52.17
1/15/2023156,000 shares $8.31 million -4.5%N/A2.4 $53.24
12/30/2022163,400 shares $8.39 million +2.8%N/A2.4 $51.36
12/15/2022159,000 shares $8.05 million -9.9%N/A2.2 $50.64
11/30/2022176,400 shares $9.67 million -7.8%N/A2.8 $54.82
11/15/2022191,400 shares $9.97 million -9.9%N/A3.1 $52.11
10/31/2022212,400 shares $11.20 million -18.9%N/A3.2 $52.71
10/15/2022262,000 shares $12.36 million +2.8%N/A3.8 $47.18
9/30/2022255,000 shares $11.84 million +9.5%N/A3.8 $46.45
9/15/2022232,900 shares $11.50 million -7.9%N/A3.4 $49.39
8/31/2022252,900 shares $13.17 million -5.8%N/A3.8 $52.09
8/15/2022268,500 shares $15.24 million +2.5%N/A3.7 $56.75
7/31/2022262,000 shares $14.35 million -3.0%1.8%3.6 $54.77
7/15/2022270,000 shares $16.16 million +0.5%1.9%3.7 $59.85
6/30/2022268,800 shares $15.78 million +5.9%1.9%3.6 $58.72
6/15/2022253,900 shares $13.11 million +6.6%1.8%3.3 $51.65
5/31/2022238,100 shares $13.76 million +14.6%N/A3.2 $57.81
5/15/2022207,700 shares $11.12 million +0.9%N/A2.8 $53.52
4/30/2022205,800 shares $10.50 million -3.5%N/A2.9 $51.00
4/15/2022213,200 shares $10.89 million +2.1%N/A3.1 $51.09
3/31/2022208,900 shares $10.42 million -17.2%N/A3.2 $49.88
3/15/2022252,300 shares $12.61 million +21.5%N/A4.3 $49.97
2/28/2022207,700 shares $10.49 million +3.3%N/A3.5 $50.49
2/15/2022201,100 shares $9.57 million +26.4%N/A3.4 $47.61
1/31/2022159,100 shares $7.47 million +17.9%N/A2.7 $46.94
1/15/2022135,000 shares $6.29 million -24.0%N/A2.5 $46.56
12/31/2021177,700 shares $8.17 million +3.1%N/A3.1 $45.99
12/15/2021172,400 shares $7.85 million -1.8%N/A2.8 $45.52
11/30/2021175,500 shares $7.27 million +6.4%N/A2.8 $41.44
11/15/2021164,900 shares $6.98 million -15.7%N/A2.7 $42.35
10/29/2021195,500 shares $8.16 million +7.2%N/A3.1 $41.75
10/15/2021182,400 shares $8.01 million -22.6%N/A2.5 $43.92
9/30/2021235,500 shares $10.07 million +4.3%N/A3.4 $42.78
9/15/2021225,800 shares $10.79 million +2.7%N/A3.2 $47.77
8/31/2021219,900 shares $10.91 million +16.1%N/A3 $49.60
8/13/2021189,400 shares $9.37 million -46.5%N/A2.3 $49.49
7/30/2021353,800 shares $18.72 million +5.1%N/A4 $52.92
7/15/2021336,800 shares $17.94 million -2.9%2.3%2.1 $53.27
6/30/2021346,900 shares $18.38 million -14.4%2.4%2.2 $52.97
6/15/2021405,100 shares $23.20 million -29.1%2.8%2.6 $57.26
5/28/2021571,000 shares $31.32 million -11.8%3.9%3.7 $54.85
5/14/2021647,700 shares $35.86 million +134.9%4.4%4.4 $55.36
4/30/2021275,700 shares $15.95 million +30.2%1.9%2 $57.86
4/15/2021211,700 shares $10.46 million -8.0%1.4%3.7 $49.39
3/31/2021230,000 shares $10.47 million -12.1%1.6%3.8 $45.53
3/15/2021261,600 shares $12.86 million -7.5%1.8%3.9 $49.16
2/26/2021282,900 shares $12.07 million +10.1%1.9%4 $42.66
2/12/2021257,000 shares $10.92 million +0.4%1.7%3.2 $42.48
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1/29/2021256,000 shares $10.45 million +7.3%1.7%2.7 $40.81
1/15/2021238,500 shares $10.39 million -2.9%1.6%2.4 $43.55
12/31/2020245,700 shares $10.66 million +52.7%1.7%2.5 $43.37
12/15/2020160,900 shares $6.85 million -4.8%1.1%1.7 $42.56
11/30/2020169,000 shares $6.87 million +56.3%1.2%1.8 $40.66
10/30/2020125,000 shares $4.48 million -20.7%0.9%1.7 $35.84
10/15/2020157,700 shares $6.35 million -22.9%1.1%2.5 $40.28
9/30/2020204,600 shares $7.91 million +20.5%1.4%3.4 $38.64
9/15/2020169,800 shares $6.56 million +17.9%1.2%2.6 $38.66
8/31/2020144,000 shares $6.08 million -8.5%1.0%2.1 $42.20
8/14/2020157,300 shares $6.37 million +4.2%1.1%2.5 $40.48
7/31/2020151,000 shares $6.52 million +4.1%1.0%2.3 $43.15
7/15/2020145,000 shares $6.60 million -19.4%1.0%2.1 $45.54
6/30/2020179,900 shares $8.06 million +37.4%1.2%2.6 $44.83
6/15/2020130,900 shares $6.30 million +3.5%0.9%1.9 $48.16
5/29/2020126,500 shares $6.15 million -10.4%0.9%1.7 $48.60
5/15/2020141,100 shares $6.33 million -26.2%1.0%1.8 $44.87
4/30/2020191,200 shares $10.51 million +10.9%1.3%2.5 $54.99
4/15/2020172,400 shares $9.44 million +2.9%1.2%2.4 $54.75
3/31/2020167,600 shares $8.77 million -16.9%1.1%2.3 $52.32
3/13/2020201,600 shares $11.64 million +35.9%1.4%3.2 $57.72
2/28/2020148,300 shares $6.18 million +29.6%1.0%2.3 $41.68
2/14/2020114,400 shares $6.95 million +36.0%0.8%1.9 $60.74
1/31/202084,100 shares $5.25 million +1.6%0.6%1.4 $62.48
1/15/202082,800 shares $5.25 million +26.8%0.6%1.5 $63.40
12/31/201965,300 shares $4.18 million -36.2%0.5%1.2 $64.05

UTL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Unitil's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Unitil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 189,100 shares of UTL short. Learn More on Unitil's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Unitil?

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. UTL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Unitil's short interest ratio.

Is Unitil's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Unitil saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 189,100 shares, a drop of 3.3% from the previous total of 195,600 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.

How does Unitil's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Unitil: MGE Energy, Inc. (4.74%), ALLETE, Inc. (1.42%), Otter Tail Co. (10.47%), Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (4.89%), Array Technologies, Inc. (19.51%), NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.57%), The Southern Company (1.68%), Duke Energy Co. (1.22%), Edison International (1.47%), Entergy Corporation (1.84%),

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 Unitil stock?

Short selling UTL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Unitil as its price is falling. UTL shares are trading up $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.

How does a short squeeze work against Unitil?

A short squeeze for Unitil 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 UTL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Unitil'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 UTL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:UTL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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