Kinder Morgan (KMI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Kinder Morgan shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 43,110,000 shares of KMI short. 2.23% of Kinder Morgan's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kinder Morgan's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. KMI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Kinder Morgan's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kinder Morgan: Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, IMC Chicago LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.23% of Kinder Morgan's floating shares are currently sold short.

Kinder Morgan saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,110,000 shares, a decline of 2.7% from the previous total of 44,290,000 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.

Kinder Morgan currently has issued a total of 2,219,390,000 shares. Some of Kinder Morgan's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Kinder Morgan currently has a public float of 1,930,000,000 shares.

2.23% of Kinder Morgan's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Kinder Morgan: The Williams Companies, Inc. (2.12%), Targa Resources Corp. (1.83%), TC Energy Co. (5.06%), Energy Transfer LP (1.08%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.07%), Western Midstream Partners, LP (3.32%), Mplx Lp (2.93%), Cenovus Energy Inc. (2.52%), Cheniere Energy, Inc. (1.06%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KMI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kinder Morgan as its price is falling. KMI shares are trading up $0.18 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 Kinder Morgan occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KMI, 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 KMI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.