John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of John Wiley & Sons shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 1,050,000 shares of WLY short. 2.49% of John Wiley & Sons' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on John Wiley & Sons' 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. WLY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on John Wiley & Sons's short interest ratio.

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. 2.49% of John Wiley & Sons' floating shares are currently sold short.

John Wiley & Sons currently has issued a total of 54,280,000 shares. Some of John Wiley & Sons' 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. John Wiley & Sons currently has a public float of 42,230,000 shares.

2.49% of John Wiley & Sons' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to John Wiley & Sons: Pearson plc (0.11%), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (0.04%), WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (16.77%), Gannett Co., Inc. (12.71%), DallasNews Co. (2.71%), VS MEDIA Holdings Limited (0.12%), News Co. (4.04%), Scholastic Co. (3.27%), Aramark (2.21%), Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (1.61%),

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 WLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from John Wiley & Sons as its price is falling. WLY shares are trading down $0.30 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 John Wiley & Sons 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 WLY, 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 WLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.