Prudential Financial (PRU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Better than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free PRU Stock Alerts $110.50 -0.68 (-0.61%) (As of 04/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Prudential Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume4,720,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume4,890,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.48%Dollar Volume Sold Short$511.46 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover3.0Last Record DateApril 15, 2024Outstanding Shares359,000,000 sharesFloat Size358,310,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.32%Today's Trading Volume1,110,106 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,226,730 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average90% Short Selling Prudential Financial ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatPRU Short Interest Over TimePRU Days to Cover Over TimePRU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the MarketsBetter than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.Get the name of the stock here >>> Prudential Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20244,720,000 shares $511.46 million -3.5%1.3%3 $108.36 3/31/20244,890,000 shares $574.09 million -23.8%1.4%3.2 $117.40 3/15/20246,420,000 shares $724.43 million +12.4%1.8%4.2 $112.84 2/29/20245,710,000 shares $622.33 million -1.0%1.6%3.4 $108.99 2/15/20245,770,000 shares $630.72 million -5.7%1.6%3.4 $109.31 1/31/20246,120,000 shares $642.17 million -2.7%1.7%3.7 $104.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PRU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20246,290,000 shares $649.32 million -1.9%1.8%3.9 $103.23 12/31/20236,410,000 shares $664.78 million +20.0%1.8%4 $103.71 12/15/20235,340,000 shares $554.61 million +14.6%1.5%3.3 $103.86 11/30/20234,660,000 shares $455.65 million +2.2%1.3%3.1 $97.78 11/15/20234,560,000 shares $431.47 million -3.0%1.3%3.2 $94.62 10/31/20234,700,000 shares $429.77 million +4.7%1.3%3.2 $91.44 10/15/20234,490,000 shares $421.48 million +1.6%1.2%3.2 $93.87 9/30/20234,420,000 shares $419.41 million -7.5%1.2%3 $94.89 9/15/20234,780,000 shares $471.74 million +7.2%1.3%3.2 $98.69 8/31/20234,460,000 shares $422.23 million -10.4%1.2%2.7 $94.67 8/15/20234,980,000 shares $464.53 million -7.3%1.4%2.8 $93.28 7/31/20235,370,000 shares $518.15 million -14.8%1.5%2.8 $96.49 7/15/20236,300,000 shares $576.77 million -7.6%1.7%3 $91.55 6/30/20236,820,000 shares $601.66 million +1.3%1.9%3.2 $88.22 6/15/20236,730,000 shares $584.03 million +6.5%1.9%2.9 $86.78 5/31/20236,320,000 shares $497.32 million -3.7%1.7%2.3 $78.69 5/15/20236,560,000 shares $520.86 million -7.7%1.8%2.5 $79.40 4/30/20237,110,000 shares $618.57 million -12.7%2.0%2.7 $87.00 4/15/20238,140,000 shares $696.62 million -1.0%2.2%3.4 $85.58 3/31/20238,220,000 shares $680.12 million +3.1%2.3%3.5 $82.74 3/15/20237,970,000 shares $638.88 million +9.5%2.2%3.6 $80.16 2/28/20237,280,000 shares $728 million -2.3%2.0%4.5 $100.00 2/15/20237,450,000 shares $774.50 million -1.8%2.0%4.7 $103.96 1/31/20237,590,000 shares $796.49 million -6.2%2.1%4.6 $104.94 1/15/20238,090,000 shares $817.09 million -0.6%2.2%4.7 $101.00 12/30/20228,140,000 shares $809.60 million +7.4%2.2%4.6 $99.46 12/15/20227,580,000 shares $756.11 million +6.9%2.1%4.1 $99.75 11/30/20227,090,000 shares $765.93 million -10.1%1.9%3.7 $108.03 11/15/20227,890,000 shares $851.41 million +12.1%2.2%4.2 $107.91 10/31/20227,040,000 shares $740.54 million -17.7%1.9%3.8 $105.19 10/15/20228,550,000 shares $809.43 million -21.9%2.3%4.8 $94.67 9/30/202210,940,000 shares $938.43 million +28.7%2.9%6.3 $85.78 9/15/20228,500,000 shares $786.59 million +4.7%2.3%5 $92.54 8/31/20228,120,000 shares $777.49 million -8.3%2.2%4.9 $95.75Better than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential (Ad)4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.Get the name of the stock here >>> PRU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Prudential Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Prudential Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,720,000 shares of PRU short. 1.32% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prudential Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Prudential Financial? 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. PRU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Prudential Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Prudential Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prudential Financial: Caas Capital Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Portman Square Capital LLP, Caas Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, UBS Group AG, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Prudential Financial? 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. 1.32% of Prudential Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Prudential Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Prudential Financial saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,720,000 shares, a decrease of 3.5% from the previous total of 4,890,000 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. What is Prudential Financial's float size? Prudential Financial currently has issued a total of 359,000,000 shares. Some of Prudential Financial'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. Prudential Financial currently has a public float of 358,310,000 shares. How does Prudential Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.32% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Prudential Financial: MetLife, Inc. (1.23%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.57%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.58%), Prudential plc (0.02%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (10.27%), Aegon Ltd. (0.15%), Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (0.58%), Lloyds Banking Group plc (0.06%), Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (0.83%), Ares Management Co. (1.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Prudential Financial stock? Short selling PRU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prudential Financial as its price is falling. PRU shares are trading down $0.68 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. How does a short squeeze work against Prudential Financial? A short squeeze for Prudential Financial 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 PRU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Prudential Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PRU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: MetLife Short Squeeze Manulife Financial Short Squeeze Sun Life Financial Short Squeeze Prudential Short Squeeze Corebridge Financial Short Squeeze Aegon Short Squeeze Reinsurance Group of America Short Squeeze Lloyds Banking Group Short Squeeze Ameriprise Financial Short Squeeze Ares Management Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:PRU) was last updated on 4/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersConflict In Israel Sends Gold Soaring ???? 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