Petrofac (POFCY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Petrofac shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 13,900 shares of POFCY short. Learn More on Petrofac's current short interest.

Petrofac saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,900 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the previous total of 14,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Petrofac: Bonterra Energy Corp. (0.12%), Capricorn Energy PLC (0.00%), Nine Energy Service, Inc. (13.90%), FTC Solar, Inc. (18.15%), Stabilis Solutions, Inc. (0.30%), North European Oil Royalty Trust (0.64%), Tigo Energy, Inc. (0.31%), Western Energy Services Corp. (0.00%), Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (0.04%), Via Renewables, Inc. (1.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling POFCY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Petrofac as its price is falling. POFCY shares are trading up $0.00 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.

A short squeeze for Petrofac occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of POFCY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including POFCY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.