AleAnna Inc. (NASDAQ:ANNA) Short Interest Up 382.9% in March

AleAnna Inc. (NASDAQ:ANNA) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 151,286 shares, a growth of 382.9% from the February 26th total of 31,326 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 900,217 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 900,217 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

AleAnna Stock Performance

NASDAQ ANNA opened at $7.68 on Wednesday. AleAnna has a 1-year low of $2.31 and a 1-year high of $18.30. The company has a market capitalization of $511.87 million, a P/E ratio of 192.00 and a beta of -0.02. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $3.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.00 and a quick ratio of 2.00.

Key AleAnna News

Here are the key news stories impacting AleAnna this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical energy shock lifted demand expectations and sparked a large rally in ANNA, with coverage noting an 87% move in recent sessions that helped trigger today’s follow-through. AleAnna (ANNA) Stock Rockets 87% on Middle East Energy Crisis
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamental-interest angle: analysts/coverage point to an Italian gas opportunity for AleAnna and emphasize the stock’s tiny float, which can magnify supply/demand-driven price moves. AleAnna: Italy’s Gas Opportunity Meets A Tiny Float
• Positive Sentiment: Short-interest increased materially mid‑March (reported ~151,286 shares on Mar 13, up ~383% vs Feb 26) — still a small % of shares (~0.4%) but low days-to-cover (~0.2) which can create squeeze potential during heavy buying.
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reporting is inconsistent across data snapshots (several later prints show 0 shares/NaN), suggesting reporting lags or data errors; interpret short-squeeze risk cautiously.
• Negative Sentiment: After the big rally, investors engaged in profit-taking when reports surfaced that President Trump signaled a pause on Iran strikes, triggering a premarket pullback and heightened intra‑day volatility. Why Is AleAnna Stock Falling Monday?
• Negative Sentiment: High short-term risk: tiny float plus huge volume means price can reverse quickly — several outlets noted a premarket slip following the prior session’s surge. ANNA stock slips premarket after 87% rally in previous session

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of AleAnna in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat, AleAnna has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder C John Wilder sold 82,260 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.17, for a total transaction of $343,024.20. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 30,152,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $125,737,759.80. This represents a 0.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 325,784 shares of company stock valued at $1,224,557 over the last three months. 42.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of AleAnna

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Carlson Capital L.P. raised its stake in shares of AleAnna by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Carlson Capital L.P. now owns 92,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,000 after buying an additional 6,000 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new stake in AleAnna in the 1st quarter valued at about $94,000. Finally, Keel Point LLC acquired a new stake in AleAnna in the 2nd quarter valued at about $79,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 38.10% of the company’s stock.

About AleAnna

AleAnna, Inc engages in oil and gas exploration and production activities. It focuses on Italy’s natural gas reserves and developing renewable energy solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.