Baker Hughes (BKR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Baker Hughes shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 25,590,000 shares of BKR short. Learn More on Baker Hughes' 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. BKR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Baker Hughes's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Baker Hughes: VELA Investment Management LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Maven Securities LTD, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., and Bank of Nova Scotia. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Baker Hughes saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,590,000 shares, an increase of 5.3% from the previous total of 24,310,000 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 compare to Baker Hughes: Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.68%), Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (9.14%), TechnipFMC plc (2.16%), Halliburton Company (4.19%), Liberty Energy Inc. (6.41%), Matador Resources Company (7.82%), NOV Inc. (8.03%), Oceaneering International, Inc. (3.85%), Schlumberger Limited (4.72%), Cactus, Inc. (3.71%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BKR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Baker Hughes as its price is falling. BKR shares are trading up $0.06 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 Baker Hughes 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 BKR, 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 BKR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.