Ford Motor Company (F)

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Ford Short Interest

After a 2% or so gain in the previous period, the short interest in Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) increased another 9%, bringing the number of its shares short to almost 161.29 million by the middle of the month. That represented 4.2% of the total float, still down from a high of about 4.4% in mid-March. It would take about four days to cover all short positions.

Ford sales and market share have slipped recently. Its share price decreased nearly 2% in the two-week period, and a little more afterward. Ford shares have changed hands between $11.02 and $15.84 apiece in the past year. They were trading at $12.30 on Wednesday’s close, which is down more than 12% year to date.