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Applied Materials (AMAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$215.08
-1.46 (-0.67%)
(As of 05/31/2024 ET)

Applied Materials Short Interest Data

Current Short Interest
11,790,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,330,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.38%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.56 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
827,970,000 shares
Float Size
824,990,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.43%
Today's Trading Volume
13,548,694 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,373,177 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
310%
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AMAT Short Interest Over Time

AMAT Days to Cover Over Time

AMAT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Applied Materials Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/202411,790,000 shares $2.56 billion -4.4%1.4%2.3 $217.49
4/30/202412,330,000 shares $2.45 billion -1.3%1.5%2.1 $198.65
4/15/202412,490,000 shares $2.57 billion +0.3%1.5%2 $205.68
3/31/202412,450,000 shares $2.57 billion -3.7%1.5%2 $206.23
3/15/202412,930,000 shares $2.57 billion -2.4%1.6%2 $198.65
2/29/202413,250,000 shares $2.67 billion +7.6%1.6%2.1 $201.62
2/15/202412,310,000 shares $2.31 billion -26.6%1.5%2 $187.66
1/31/202416,780,000 shares $2.76 billion -22.6%2.0%2.8 $164.30
1/15/202421,690,000 shares $3.28 billion -3.8%2.6%3.8 $151.25
12/31/202322,550,000 shares $3.65 billion +1.3%2.7%4 $162.07
12/15/202322,270,000 shares $3.61 billion +9.1%2.7%4 $161.95
11/30/202320,420,000 shares $3.06 billion -6.4%2.5%3.5 $149.78
11/15/202321,810,000 shares $3.39 billion -0.5%2.6%3.9 $155.37
10/31/202321,910,000 shares $2.90 billion -2.1%2.6%4 $132.35
10/15/202322,390,000 shares $3.16 billion +0.2%2.7%4.1 $141.14
9/30/202322,340,000 shares $3.09 billion +12.2%2.7%4 $138.45
9/15/202319,910,000 shares $2.75 billion +2.1%2.4%3.5 $138.25
8/31/202319,500,000 shares $2.98 billion +1.2%2.3%3.5 $152.76
8/15/202319,270,000 shares $2.70 billion -6.7%2.3%3.2 $140.08
7/31/202320,650,000 shares $3.13 billion +24.3%2.5%3.5 $151.59
7/15/202316,610,000 shares $2.37 billion +26.3%2.0%2.8 $142.74
6/30/202313,150,000 shares $1.90 billion -8.3%1.6%2.3 $144.54
6/15/202314,340,000 shares $2.01 billion +11.2%1.7%2.4 $140.11
5/31/202312,900,000 shares $1.72 billion +17.0%1.5%2.1 $133.30
5/15/202311,030,000 shares $1.34 billion +6.4%1.3%1.8 $121.11
4/30/202310,370,000 shares $1.17 billion -14.9%1.2%1.7 $113.03
4/15/202312,180,000 shares $1.38 billion -20.2%1.5%1.9 $112.90
3/31/202315,260,000 shares $1.87 billion +0.8%1.8%2.4 $122.83
3/15/202315,140,000 shares $1.79 billion +24.1%1.8%2.3 $118.48
2/28/202312,200,000 shares $1.42 billion +18.5%1.5%2 $116.15
2/15/202310,300,000 shares $1.23 billion -1.1%1.2%1.7 $119.46
1/31/202310,410,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.5%1.2%1.5 $111.49
1/15/202310,260,000 shares $1.13 billion -10.9%1.2%1.4 $109.97
12/30/202211,520,000 shares $1.12 billion -21.5%1.4%1.4 $97.38
12/15/202214,680,000 shares $1.53 billion +6.9%1.8%1.8 $104.56
11/30/202213,730,000 shares $1.50 billion -19.6%1.6%1.7 $109.60
11/15/202217,070,000 shares $1.89 billion +15.7%2.0%2 $110.46
10/31/202214,760,000 shares $1.30 billion +15.7%1.7%1.8 $88.29
10/15/202212,760,000 shares $954.70 million +15.7%1.5%1.6 $74.82
9/30/202211,030,000 shares $903.69 million +11.5%1.3%1.6 $81.93
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9/15/20229,890,000 shares $879.42 million -5.5%1.2%1.4 $88.92
8/31/202210,470,000 shares $984.91 million -3.1%1.2%1.4 $94.07
8/15/202210,800,000 shares $1.19 billion -6.3%1.3%1.5 $109.78
7/31/202211,530,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.1%1.3%1.5 $105.98
7/15/202211,290,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.8%1.3%1.4 $94.47
6/30/202210,470,000 shares $952.56 million -5.9%1.2%1.3 $90.98
6/15/202211,130,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.9%1.3%1.3 $97.42
5/31/202211,950,000 shares $1.40 billion -5.8%1.4%1.5 $117.29
5/15/202212,680,000 shares $1.42 billion +1.6%1.4%1.6 $111.86
4/30/202212,480,000 shares $1.38 billion +56.4%1.4%1.6 $110.35
4/15/20227,980,000 shares $904.61 million -16.4%0.9%0.9 $113.36
3/31/20229,540,000 shares $1.26 billion -4.6%1.1%1.1 $131.80
3/15/202210,000,000 shares $1.24 billion -7.1%1.1%1.2 $124.41
2/28/202210,760,000 shares $1.44 billion -1.3%1.2%1.3 $134.20
2/15/202210,900,000 shares $1.52 billion -5.6%1.2%1.3 $139.84
1/31/202211,550,000 shares $1.60 billion +3.9%1.3%1.4 $138.18
1/15/202211,120,000 shares $1.86 billion -5.0%1.3%1.5 $167.00
12/31/202111,710,000 shares $1.84 billion +13.1%1.3%1.7 $157.36
12/15/202110,350,000 shares $1.59 billion -14.1%1.2%1.4 $153.66
11/30/202112,050,000 shares $1.77 billion -1.5%1.3%1.6 $147.19
11/15/202112,230,000 shares $1.91 billion +5.3%1.4%1.8 $156.27
10/29/202111,620,000 shares $1.59 billion -11.9%1.3%1.6 $136.65
10/15/202113,190,000 shares $1.74 billion +15.1%1.5%1.9 $131.59
9/30/202111,460,000 shares $1.48 billion -2.5%1.3%1.6 $128.73
9/15/202111,750,000 shares $1.66 billion -2.1%1.3%1.7 $141.23
8/31/202112,000,000 shares $1.62 billion -22.9%1.3%1.8 $135.13
8/13/202115,560,000 shares $2.02 billion +21.1%1.7%2.2 $129.90
7/30/202112,850,000 shares $1.80 billion -0.2%1.4%1.6 $139.93
7/15/202112,870,000 shares $1.71 billion +4.7%1.4%1.6 $133.20
6/30/202112,290,000 shares $1.75 billion +3.8%1.4%1.4 $142.40
6/15/202111,840,000 shares $1.64 billion -4.4%1.3%1.2 $138.64
5/28/202112,390,000 shares $1.71 billion -7.1%1.4%1.2 $138.13
5/14/202113,330,000 shares $1.60 billion +9.4%1.5%1.2 $119.92
4/30/202112,180,000 shares $1.65 billion +12.5%1.3%1.2 $135.39
4/15/202110,830,000 shares $1.45 billion -8.9%1.2%1.1 $134.14
3/31/202111,890,000 shares $1.51 billion +13.5%1.3%1.2 $126.76
3/15/202110,480,000 shares $1.20 billion -8.9%1.2%1.2 $114.29
2/26/202111,500,000 shares $1.31 billion +19.5%1.3%1.5 $113.93
2/12/20219,620,000 shares $1.09 billion -4.6%1.1%1.3 $113.00
1/29/202110,080,000 shares $1.02 billion -19.3%1.1%1.4 $101.15
1/15/202112,490,000 shares $1.32 billion +17.9%1.4%1.7 $105.80
12/31/202010,590,000 shares $921.12 million -8.4%1.2%1.5 $86.98
12/15/202011,560,000 shares $1.02 billion -10.3%1.3%1.7 $88.50
11/30/202012,880,000 shares $1.06 billion +8.8%1.4%1.7 $82.66
11/15/202011,840,000 shares $862.07 million -15.6%1.3%1.4 $72.81
10/30/202014,030,000 shares $834.79 million +5.5%1.5%1.7 $59.50
10/15/202013,300,000 shares $850.93 million -8.7%1.5%1.7 $63.98
9/30/202014,560,000 shares $865.59 million -12.3%1.6%1.9 $59.45
9/15/202016,600,000 shares $949.52 million +7.0%1.8%2.1 $57.20
8/31/202015,510,000 shares $955.42 million -3.7%1.7%2 $61.60
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8/14/202016,110,000 shares $1.09 billion -6.2%1.8%2.3 $67.62
7/31/202017,170,000 shares $1.10 billion -2.0%1.9%2.3 $64.33
7/15/202017,520,000 shares $1.09 billion -4.5%1.9%2.2 $62.10
6/30/202018,340,000 shares $1.11 billion -17.0%2.0%2.2 $60.45
6/15/202022,100,000 shares $1.26 billion -6.4%2.4%2.4 $57.05
5/29/202023,600,000 shares $1.33 billion +7.7%2.6%2.3 $56.17
5/15/202021,920,000 shares $1.14 billion -1.7%2.4%2 $52.04
4/30/202022,290,000 shares $1.11 billion +25.2%2.4%2.1 $49.67
4/15/202017,800,000 shares $896.59 million -5.2%2.0%1.7 $50.37
3/31/202018,770,000 shares $971.16 million 0.0%2.1%1.9 $51.74
3/13/202018,777,300 shares $931.17 million +14.4%2.1%1.8 $49.59
2/28/202016,420,000 shares $659.59 million +7.9%1.8%2.1 $40.17
2/14/202015,220,000 shares $854.91 million +8.5%1.7%2 $56.17
1/31/202014,030,000 shares $839.13 million -21.7%1.5%2 $59.81
1/15/202017,920,000 shares $1.15 billion -8.3%2.0%2.5 $64.45
12/31/201919,550,000 shares $1.21 billion -0.5%2.1%2.8 $62.00
8/15/201919,165,400 shares $874.13 million +9.2%2.0%2 $45.61

AMAT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Applied Materials' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Applied Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 11,790,000 shares of AMAT short. 1.43% of Applied Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Applied Materials' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Applied Materials?

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. AMAT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Applied Materials's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Applied Materials?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Applied Materials: Walleye Trading LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Berkley W R Corp, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Mission Wealth Management LP, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, and Nomura Holdings Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Applied Materials?

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. 1.43% of Applied Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Applied Materials' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Applied Materials saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,790,000 shares, a drop of 4.4% from the previous total of 12,330,000 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.

What is Applied Materials' float size?

Applied Materials currently has issued a total of 827,970,000 shares. Some of Applied Materials' 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. Applied Materials currently has a public float of 824,990,000 shares.

How does Applied Materials' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.43% of Applied Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Applied Materials: Lam Research Co. (1.81%), KLA Co. (1.78%), Entegris, Inc. (2.87%), Onto Innovation Inc. (3.66%), MKS Instruments, Inc. (3.94%), Amkor Technology, Inc. (4.30%), FormFactor, Inc. (2.69%), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (6.88%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (5.98%), Veeco Instruments Inc. (11.51%),

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 Applied Materials stock?

Short selling AMAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied Materials as its price is falling. AMAT shares are trading down $1.46 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 Applied Materials?

A short squeeze for Applied Materials 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 AMAT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Applied Materials' 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 AMAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.



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This page (NASDAQ:AMAT) was last updated on 6/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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