American Electric Power (AEP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Electric Power shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 20,610,000 shares of AEP short. Learn More on American Electric Power'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. AEP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on American Electric Power's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American Electric Power: Jane Street Group LLC, Zimmer Partners LP, Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Maven Securities LTD, Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, and Fulcrum Asset Management LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

American Electric Power saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,610,000 shares, a decline of 1.7% from the previous total of 20,960,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "utilities" compare to American Electric Power: Constellation Energy Co. (3.05%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.63%), National Grid plc (0.24%), Energy Transfer LP (0.81%), TC Energy Co. (1.01%), Vistra Corp. (1.98%), Exelon Co. (1.89%), Xcel Energy Inc. (1.53%), Cheniere Energy Partners (0.42%), Fortis Inc. (2.58%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AEP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Electric Power as its price is falling. AEP shares are trading down $0.05 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 American Electric Power 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 AEP, 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 AEP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.