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 May 15th, traders have sold 26,910,000 shares of BKR short. 2.72% of Baker Hughes' shares are currently sold 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: 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., Bank of Nova Scotia, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Caas Capital Management LP, VELA Investment Management LLC, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, SG Americas Securities LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. 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. 2.72% of Baker Hughes' floating shares are currently sold short.

Baker Hughes saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 26,910,000 shares, a decline of 1.8% from the previous total of 27,400,000 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.

2.72% of Baker Hughes' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "machinery" compare to Baker Hughes: Johnson Controls International plc (1.43%), Carrier Global Co. (2.02%), Symbotic Inc. (40.92%), BWX Technologies, Inc. (2.08%), nVent Electric plc (3.99%), ESAB Co. (1.91%), SPX Technologies, Inc. (1.62%), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Co. (3.48%), ChampionX Co. (2.38%), Cactus, Inc. (5.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 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 $0.75 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 May, 15 2025.