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Green Plains (GPRE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$4.65 +0.06 (+1.31%)
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Green Plains Short Interest Data

Green Plains (GPRE) has a short interest of 9.29 million shares, representing 14.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4.74% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, indicating that it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.42 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,290,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,870,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+4.74%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$39.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
65,399,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
14.83%
Today's Trading Volume
1,138,442 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,422,619 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
80%
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GPRE Short Interest Over Time

GPRE Days to Cover Over Time

GPRE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Green Plains Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/20259,290,000 shares $39.20 million +4.7%14.8%4.9 $4.22
5/15/20258,870,000 shares $44.79 million +7.0%14.2%4.4 $5.05
4/30/20258,290,000 shares $29.68 million +9.2%N/A3.8 $3.58
4/15/20257,590,000 shares $27.48 million -0.7%12.1%3.5 $3.62
3/31/20257,640,000 shares $37.05 million -10.3%12.2%3.6 $4.85
3/15/20258,520,000 shares $43.96 million +3.0%13.6%4.2 $5.16
2/28/20258,270,000 shares $48.54 million +8.4%13.2%4.9 $5.87
2/15/20257,630,000 shares $50.89 million +25.3%12.2%5.1 $6.67
1/31/20256,090,000 shares $54.38 million -4.8%N/A4.4 $8.93
1/15/20256,400,000 shares $61.76 million -1.4%N/A5 $9.65
12/31/20246,490,000 shares $61.53 million -4.3%N/A5.5 $9.48
12/15/20246,780,000 shares $72.61 million +0.6%N/A6.3 $10.71
11/30/20246,740,000 shares $72.79 million +4.7%N/A6.4 $10.80
11/15/20246,440,000 shares $70.26 million +2.2%N/A6.1 $10.91
10/31/20246,300,000 shares $77.05 million +2.4%N/A6.1 $12.23
10/15/20246,150,000 shares $71.96 million -5.4%N/A6.5 $11.70
9/30/20246,500,000 shares $88.01 million -8.2%N/A6.9 $13.54
9/15/20247,080,000 shares $89.07 million +4.1%N/A7.2 $12.58
8/31/20246,800,000 shares $96.36 million +4.5%N/A6.7 $14.17
8/15/20246,510,000 shares $90.16 million +9.8%N/A6.4 $13.85
7/31/20245,930,000 shares $105.14 million -4.1%N/A5.7 $17.73
7/15/20246,180,000 shares $99.68 million -0.6%N/A5.9 $16.13
6/30/20246,220,000 shares $98.65 million -15.0%N/A5.4 $15.86
6/15/20247,320,000 shares $110.68 million No ChangeN/A6.3 $15.12
5/31/20247,320,000 shares $125.68 million +7.7%N/A6.4 $17.17
5/15/20246,800,000 shares $129.34 million +5.8%N/A6.2 $19.02
4/30/20246,430,000 shares $132.91 million -4.3%N/A5.4 $20.67
4/15/20246,720,000 shares $140.65 million +10.2%N/A5.8 $20.93
3/31/20246,100,000 shares $141.03 million -1.9%N/A5.1 $23.12
3/15/20246,220,000 shares $126.02 million +7.6%N/A5.4 $20.26
2/29/20245,780,000 shares $123.11 million +2.9%N/A4.6 $21.30
2/15/20245,620,000 shares $133.70 million -0.4%N/A4.4 $23.79
1/31/20245,640,000 shares $116.92 million -7.4%N/A4.3 $20.73
1/15/20246,090,000 shares $132.21 million -7.5%N/A4.9 $21.71
12/31/20236,580,000 shares $165.95 million -9.1%N/A5.6 $25.22
12/15/20237,240,000 shares $188.96 million -5.5%N/A6.2 $26.10
11/30/20237,660,000 shares $190.58 million +6.2%N/A6.9 $24.88
11/15/20237,210,000 shares $188.83 million +9.6%N/A6.7 $26.19
10/31/20236,580,000 shares $193.32 million -3.5%N/A6.8 $29.38
10/15/20236,820,000 shares $176.43 million -1.0%N/A7.5 $25.87
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9/30/20236,890,000 shares $207.39 million +0.4%N/A8.3 $30.10
9/15/20236,860,000 shares $231.87 million -6.8%N/A8.7 $33.80
8/31/20237,360,000 shares $228.45 million -10.0%N/A10.1 $31.04
8/15/20238,180,000 shares $260.53 million +10.5%N/A11 $31.85
7/31/20237,400,000 shares $262.77 million +4.1%N/A9 $35.51
7/15/20237,110,000 shares $230.15 million +5.5%N/A8.8 $32.37
6/30/20236,740,000 shares $217.30 million +8.7%N/A8.2 $32.24
6/15/20236,200,000 shares $204.04 million -4.0%N/A7.5 $32.91
5/31/20236,460,000 shares $187.34 million +9.5%N/A7.2 $29.00
5/15/20235,900,000 shares $183.02 million -14.5%N/A6.7 $31.02
4/30/20236,900,000 shares $235.77 million +3.5%N/A7.7 $34.17
4/15/20236,670,000 shares $215.77 million -11.3%N/A7.6 $32.35
3/31/20237,520,000 shares $233.04 million -9.9%N/A8.6 $30.99
3/15/20238,350,000 shares $263.03 million -0.5%N/A9.9 $31.50
2/28/20238,390,000 shares $290.88 million +3.7%N/A10 $34.67
2/15/20238,090,000 shares $297.39 million +2.2%N/A9.7 $36.76
1/31/20237,920,000 shares $275.38 million -3.8%N/A9.1 $34.77
1/15/20238,230,000 shares $267.72 million -7.8%N/A9.2 $32.53
12/30/20228,930,000 shares $272.37 million +0.5%N/A9.5 $30.50
12/15/20228,890,000 shares $277.37 million +5.0%N/A9 $31.20
11/30/20228,470,000 shares $292.72 million -1.6%N/A8.2 $34.56
11/15/20228,610,000 shares $314.35 million -4.0%N/A8.6 $36.51
10/31/20228,970,000 shares $259.14 million +3.9%N/A8.8 $28.89
10/15/20228,630,000 shares $238.79 million -1.8%N/A8.6 $27.67
9/30/20228,790,000 shares $255.53 million +4.3%N/A9.2 $29.07
9/15/20228,430,000 shares $276.84 million +4.9%N/A8.6 $32.84
8/31/20228,040,000 shares $294.51 million -5.4%N/A8.4 $36.63
8/15/20228,500,000 shares $329.29 million +3.5%N/A8.6 $38.74
7/31/20228,210,000 shares $295.72 million +0.6%23.0%8 $36.02
7/15/20228,160,000 shares $241.94 million -12.1%22.9%7.5 $29.65
6/30/20229,280,000 shares $252.14 million -2.1%26.0%8 $27.17
6/15/20229,480,000 shares $317.01 million +2.4%26.6%8.2 $33.44
5/31/20229,260,000 shares $301.69 million +0.5%N/A8.2 $32.58
5/15/20229,210,000 shares $292.97 million -11.5%N/A7.8 $31.81
4/30/202210,410,000 shares $292.21 million +6.3%N/A8.6 $28.07
4/15/20229,790,000 shares $305.45 million +3.1%N/A8.4 $31.20
3/31/20229,500,000 shares $294.60 million -2.9%N/A8.6 $31.01
3/15/20229,780,000 shares $279.41 million +5.5%N/A9.7 $28.57
2/28/20229,270,000 shares $303.50 million +0.9%N/A9.3 $32.74
2/15/20229,190,000 shares $267.34 million +0.9%N/A9.8 $29.09
1/31/20229,110,000 shares $278.22 million +6.4%N/A10.9 $30.54
1/15/20228,560,000 shares $277.34 million -0.4%N/A10.2 $32.40
12/31/20218,590,000 shares $298.59 million -0.6%N/A10.5 $34.76
12/15/20218,640,000 shares $304.21 million -5.5%N/A10.2 $35.21
11/30/20219,140,000 shares $353.26 million +6.4%N/A9.9 $38.65
11/15/20218,590,000 shares $339.56 million -5.0%N/A9.1 $39.53
10/29/20219,040,000 shares $343.07 million -7.5%N/A9 $37.95
10/15/20219,770,000 shares $338.43 million No ChangeN/A8.9 $34.64
9/30/20219,770,000 shares $318.99 million -3.0%N/A8.7 $32.65
9/15/202110,070,000 shares $349.53 million +1.1%N/A8.9 $34.71
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8/31/20219,960,000 shares $349.60 million -1.8%N/A9.1 $35.10
8/13/202110,140,000 shares $370.72 million +6.5%N/A9.4 $36.56
7/30/20219,520,000 shares $336.63 million -3.1%N/A8.7 $35.36
7/15/20219,820,000 shares $322.39 million +4.9%23.1%9.6 $32.83
6/30/20219,360,000 shares $314.68 million +3.2%22.0%8.8 $33.62
6/15/20219,070,000 shares $300.58 million +5.3%21.4%8.2 $33.14
5/28/20218,610,000 shares $274.57 million -15.3%20.3%8.2 $31.89
5/14/202110,170,000 shares $260.96 million +5.7%N/A8.1 $25.66
4/30/20219,620,000 shares $281.96 million +8.5%N/A7.7 $29.31
4/15/20218,870,000 shares $233.37 million +1.8%N/A7.6 $26.31
3/31/20218,710,000 shares $225.68 million +3.7%N/A7.7 $25.91
3/15/20218,400,000 shares $232.68 million +15.5%N/A7.9 $27.70
2/26/20217,270,000 shares $176.08 million +2.3%21.7%7.3 $24.22
2/12/20217,110,000 shares $179.03 million +3.8%21.2%9.6 $25.18
1/29/20216,850,000 shares $136.11 million +2.1%20.4%10.3 $19.87
1/15/20216,710,000 shares $123.67 million +8.9%20.0%11.3 $18.43
12/31/20206,160,000 shares $82.79 million +10.4%18.3%11.3 $13.44
12/15/20205,580,000 shares $76.22 million -1.2%16.6%13.1 $13.66
11/30/20205,650,000 shares $90.34 million -0.2%16.8%13.1 $15.99
11/15/20205,660,000 shares $91.52 million -6.0%16.8%12.7 $16.17
10/30/20206,020,000 shares $92.95 million +0.7%17.9%12.9 $15.44
10/15/20205,980,000 shares $99.81 million +1.2%17.8%11.9 $16.69
9/30/20205,910,000 shares $91.49 million -3.3%17.7%11.2 $15.48
9/15/20206,110,000 shares $91.59 million -12.5%18.3%10.7 $14.99
8/31/20206,980,000 shares $93.39 million +0.4%20.9%10.8 $13.38
8/14/20206,950,000 shares $117.04 million +6.9%20.8%10.1 $16.84
7/31/20206,500,000 shares $84.05 million -1.7%19.4%8.8 $12.93
7/15/20206,610,000 shares $77.27 million +1.5%19.9%9.2 $11.69
6/30/20206,510,000 shares $66.50 million +3.0%19.6%8.9 $10.22
6/15/20206,320,000 shares $59.66 million +4.0%19.0%8.4 $9.44

GPRE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Green Plains' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Green Plains shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 9,290,000 shares of GPRE short. 14.83% of Green Plains' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Green Plains' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Green Plains?

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. GPRE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Green Plains's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Green Plains?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Green Plains: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Caption Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Green Plains?

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. 14.83% of Green Plains' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Green Plains' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Green Plains saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,290,000 shares, an increase of 4.7% from the previous total of 8,870,000 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.

How does Green Plains' short interest compare to its competitors?

14.83% of Green Plains' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Green Plains: REX American Resources Co. (4.28%), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (6.88%), Gevo, Inc. (13.20%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.94%), Phillips 66 (1.66%), Valero Energy Co. (4.20%), CVR Energy, Inc. (13.68%), PBF Energy Inc. (23.01%), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (14.49%), Westlake Chemical Partners LP (0.51%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Green Plains stock?

Short selling GPRE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Green Plains as its price is falling. GPRE shares are trading up $0.07 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 Green Plains?

A short squeeze for Green Plains 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 GPRE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Green Plains' 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 GPRE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:GPRE) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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