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Ascena Retail Short % of float

What is the Short % of float of Ascena Retail?

The Short % of float of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. is 33.77%

What is the definition of Short % of float?



Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.

= short interest / float shares

Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

Short % of float of companies in the Consumer Discretionary sector on NASDAQ compared to Ascena Retail

What does Ascena Retail do?

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. engages in the retail of apparel for women, and tween girls. It operates through the following segments: Premium Fashion, Value Fashion, Plus Fashion, and Kids Fashion. The Premium Fashion segment consists of products under Ann Taylor and LOFT brands. The Value Fashion segment includes the Dressbarn brands. The Plus Fashion segment covers the products under Lane Bryant and Catherines brands. The Kids Fashion segment comprises of products under Justice brand. The company was founded by Elliot S. Jaffe and Roslyn S. Jaffe in 1962 and is headquartered in Mahwah, NJ.

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