UTL Short Volume
Unitil Corporation (UTL) operates in the Utilities sector, specifically the Diversified Utilities industry, with a market capitalization near $916.5M, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 565 people, carrying a beta of 0.33 to the broader market. Unitil Corporation, a public utility holding company, engages in the distribution of electricity and natural gas. Led by Thomas Meissner Jr., public since 1985-03-07.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-05-15
- Short Volume
- 23.4K
- Total Volume
- 38.3K
- Short %
- 61.08%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 50.21%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for Unitil Corporation.
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Frequently asked UTL short volume questions
- What is the daily UTL short volume?
- As of May 15, 2026, Unitil Corporation (UTL) short volume is 23.4K shares against 38.3K total reported volume, or 61.08% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is UTL short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does UTL short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.