Viking (VIK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Viking shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 584,000 shares of VIK short. 0.42% of Viking's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Viking's current short interest.

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. 0.42% of Viking's floating shares are currently sold short.

Viking saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 584,000 shares, a decrease of 64.0% from the previous total of 1,620,000 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.

Viking currently has issued a total of 431,455,000 shares. Some of Viking'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. Viking currently has a public float of 140,710,000 shares.

0.42% of Viking's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation" compare to Viking: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (0.92%), Canadian National Railway (0.37%), CSX Co. (1.17%), Mplx Lp (2.59%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.44%), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (0.36%), TFI International Inc. (0.75%), ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (3.48%), MakeMyTrip Limited (2.81%), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (5.46%),

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.

Short selling VIK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viking as its price is falling. VIK shares are trading down $0.70 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 Viking 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 VIK, 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 VIK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.