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New Fortress Energy (NFE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$4.04 +0.16 (+3.99%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:54 PM Eastern
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New Fortress Energy Short Interest Data

New Fortress Energy (NFE) has a short interest of 51.00 million shares, representing 28.65% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.59% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, indicating that it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 6.99 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
51,000,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
48,300,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+5.59%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$139.74 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
274,200,000 shares
Float Size
178,040,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
28.65%
Today's Trading Volume
9,558,111 shares
Average Trading Volume
6,990,931 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
137%
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NFE Short Interest Over Time

NFE Days to Cover Over Time

NFE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

New Fortress Energy Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/202551,000,000 shares $139.74 million +5.6%28.7%4.5 $2.74
5/31/202548,300,000 shares $119.30 million -7.4%27.1%4.6 $2.47
5/15/202552,160,000 shares $130.92 million +2.5%29.3%5.1 $2.51
4/30/202550,910,000 shares $276.44 million +5.5%28.6%7.2 $5.43
4/15/202548,260,000 shares $240.33 million +21.1%27.1%7.1 $4.98
3/31/202539,850,000 shares $331.15 million +2.6%22.4%6.5 $8.31
3/15/202538,830,000 shares $359.57 million +22.7%21.8%7.6 $9.26
2/28/202531,650,000 shares $316.50 million -1.9%18.7%6.3 $10.00
2/15/202532,260,000 shares $391.96 million +5.6%19.1%6.9 $12.15
1/31/202530,540,000 shares $458.10 million -14.6%19.6%6.1 $15.00
1/15/202535,740,000 shares $532.88 million +1.8%22.9%6.9 $14.91
12/31/202435,120,000 shares $531.01 million -3.3%22.5%6.7 $15.12
12/15/202436,310,000 shares $464.77 million -0.5%23.3%6 $12.80
11/30/202436,490,000 shares $389.35 million +5.2%23.4%6.4 $10.67
11/15/202434,690,000 shares $296.95 million +7.4%22.2%6.6 $8.56
10/31/202432,290,000 shares $271.56 million +8.7%24.0%6.1 $8.41
10/15/202429,710,000 shares $272.14 million +20.0%22.1%5.9 $9.16
9/30/202424,760,000 shares $225.07 million -3.9%18.4%5.1 $9.09
9/15/202425,770,000 shares $303.31 million +20.2%22.3%7.1 $11.77
8/31/202421,440,000 shares $264.14 million -2.7%18.5%6.2 $12.32
8/15/202422,040,000 shares $297.54 million +10.8%19.1%6.8 $13.50
7/31/202419,890,000 shares $392.63 million +9.7%17.2%7.2 $19.74
7/15/202418,140,000 shares $385.48 million +6.7%15.7%8 $21.25
6/30/202417,000,000 shares $373.66 million -3.7%14.7%8.9 $21.98
6/15/202417,650,000 shares $389.18 million +18.9%15.3%10 $22.05
5/31/202414,850,000 shares $376.45 million +3.9%12.8%9.3 $25.35
5/15/202414,300,000 shares $379.67 million +4.0%12.0%8.7 $26.55
4/30/202413,750,000 shares $360.25 million +3.4%13.1%9.4 $26.20
4/15/202413,300,000 shares $372.13 million -1.2%12.6%9.8 $27.98
3/31/202413,460,000 shares $411.74 million -4.3%12.8%10.1 $30.59
3/15/202414,060,000 shares $441.20 million +26.2%13.4%10.8 $31.38
2/29/202411,140,000 shares $391.57 million -4.5%10.6%9 $35.15
2/15/202411,670,000 shares $373.32 million -0.3%11.1%10.7 $31.99
1/31/202411,710,000 shares $389.12 million +0.3%11.2%9.1 $33.23
1/15/202411,680,000 shares $418.26 million -0.3%11.2%8.7 $35.81
12/31/202311,710,000 shares $441.82 million +1.6%11.2%8.6 $37.73
12/15/202311,530,000 shares $434.10 million -3.1%11.0%7.8 $37.65
11/30/202311,900,000 shares $457.91 million +2.3%11.4%7.7 $38.48
11/15/202311,630,000 shares $418.10 million -1.6%11.1%7.7 $35.95
10/31/202311,820,000 shares $358.15 million +0.8%11.3%7.8 $30.30
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10/15/202311,730,000 shares $395.65 million +4.9%11.2%8.4 $33.73
9/30/202311,180,000 shares $366.48 million +7.1%10.7%8.3 $32.78
9/15/202310,440,000 shares $328.86 million +5.5%10.0%8 $31.50
8/31/20239,900,000 shares $307.30 million +5.7%9.4%7.8 $31.04
8/15/20239,370,000 shares $261.89 million +27.3%11.7%6.7 $27.95
7/31/20237,360,000 shares $210.13 million -11.4%9.2%5.4 $28.55
7/15/20238,310,000 shares $219.13 million +1.2%11.2%6.2 $26.37
6/30/20238,210,000 shares $219.86 million -0.1%11.0%6.1 $26.78
6/15/20238,220,000 shares $247.75 million +3.8%11.1%6.3 $30.14
5/31/20237,920,000 shares $208.06 million +19.6%10.3%5.7 $26.27
5/15/20236,620,000 shares $193.11 million +12.2%8.6%4.6 $29.17
4/30/20235,900,000 shares $178.71 million -0.8%7.7%4.1 $30.29
4/15/20235,950,000 shares $181.48 million -5.6%7.7%3.9 $30.50
3/31/20236,300,000 shares $185.41 million +2.3%8.1%3.9 $29.43
3/15/20236,160,000 shares $175.62 million +25.2%7.9%3.6 $28.51
2/28/20234,920,000 shares $162.31 million -5.9%6.3%2.8 $32.99
2/15/20235,230,000 shares $209.15 million +8.1%6.7%3.4 $39.99
1/31/20234,840,000 shares $187.74 million +22.2%6.2%2.8 $38.79
1/15/20233,960,000 shares $153.81 million +4.5%5.0%2.4 $38.84
12/30/20223,790,000 shares $160.77 million -26.6%4.8%2.6 $42.42
12/15/20225,160,000 shares $231.86 million +20.0%6.6%3.7 $44.94
11/30/20224,300,000 shares $218.87 million -23.6%5.5%3.5 $50.90
11/15/20225,630,000 shares $277.62 million +13.7%7.2%4.6 $49.31
10/31/20224,950,000 shares $272.60 million -9.7%5.7%4.2 $55.07
10/15/20225,480,000 shares $235.69 million +4.0%6.3%5.1 $43.01
9/30/20225,270,000 shares $230.35 million +12.4%7.1%5.2 $43.71
9/15/20224,690,000 shares $252.70 million -12.5%6.3%4.6 $53.88
8/31/20225,360,000 shares $307.40 million -8.4%7.2%5 $57.35
8/15/20225,850,000 shares $348.54 million +17.2%7.9%5.2 $59.58
7/31/20224,990,000 shares $244.36 million +9.4%6.7%4.5 $48.97
7/15/20224,560,000 shares $181.67 million -4.6%6.1%4.1 $39.84
6/30/20224,780,000 shares $189.14 million -3.4%6.4%4 $39.57
6/15/20224,950,000 shares $207.16 million +11.7%6.6%3.4 $41.85
5/31/20224,430,000 shares $206.39 million +22.7%6.0%3.1 $46.59
5/15/20223,610,000 shares $160.79 million +3.4%4.9%2.6 $44.54
4/30/20223,490,000 shares $135.34 million -12.3%4.7%2.6 $38.78
4/15/20223,980,000 shares $176.95 million -15.0%5.4%3.2 $44.46
3/31/20224,680,000 shares $199.41 million No Change6.9%4 $42.61
3/15/20224,680,000 shares $132.30 million -18.5%6.9%5.5 $28.27
2/28/20225,740,000 shares $158.37 million +8.3%8.5%6.7 $27.59
2/15/20225,300,000 shares $129.80 million +9.3%7.8%7.1 $24.49
1/31/20224,850,000 shares $106.51 million -8.1%8.0%6.3 $21.96
1/15/20225,280,000 shares $127.20 million +14.0%8.7%6.5 $24.09
12/31/20214,630,000 shares $111.77 million -8.9%7.6%5.3 $24.14
12/15/20215,080,000 shares $113.59 million +10.2%8.3%5.1 $22.36
11/30/20214,610,000 shares $114.74 million +1.1%7.6%5.3 $24.89
11/15/20214,560,000 shares $123.58 million -6.9%7.5%5.4 $27.10
10/29/20214,900,000 shares $147 million +3.2%8.0%6 $30.00
10/15/20214,750,000 shares $163.40 million +9.7%7.8%6.2 $34.40
9/30/20214,330,000 shares $120.16 million -13.4%7.1%6.3 $27.75
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9/15/20215,000,000 shares $142.30 million +0.6%8.2%9 $28.46
8/31/20214,970,000 shares $145.97 million -5.2%8.2%8.5 $29.37
8/13/20215,240,000 shares $147.19 million +1.2%8.6%8.8 $28.09
7/30/20215,180,000 shares $157.01 million +16.4%8.5%8.8 $30.31
7/15/20214,450,000 shares $140.53 million +7.8%7.3%7.8 $31.58
6/30/20214,130,000 shares $156.44 million +25.9%6.8%7.5 $37.88
6/15/20213,280,000 shares $134.15 million +3.1%5.4%6.1 $40.90
5/28/20213,180,000 shares $133.88 million +2.3%5.2%6 $42.10
5/14/20213,110,000 shares $119.52 million +6.5%N/A6 $38.43
4/30/20212,920,000 shares $127.02 million +10.2%N/A5.7 $43.50
4/15/20212,650,000 shares $125.08 million -8.3%N/A5.1 $47.20
3/31/20212,890,000 shares $125.22 million +43.8%N/A5.1 $43.33
3/15/20212,010,000 shares $86.83 million -13.4%N/A3.7 $43.20
2/26/20212,320,000 shares $113.96 million -2.9%N/A4.4 $49.12
2/12/20212,390,000 shares $124.04 million +12.7%N/A4.6 $51.90
1/29/20212,120,000 shares $94.76 million +17.1%N/A4.1 $44.70
1/15/20211,810,000 shares $97.98 million -26.1%N/A3.3 $54.13
12/31/20202,450,000 shares $133.70 million +27.6%N/A5.1 $54.57
12/15/20201,920,000 shares $102.99 million +6.1%N/A3.9 $53.64
11/30/20201,810,000 shares $83.22 million +0.6%N/A3 $45.98
11/15/20201,800,000 shares $62.57 million -2.2%N/A3.1 $34.76
10/30/20201,840,000 shares $70.75 million +10.2%N/A3.2 $38.45
10/15/20201,670,000 shares $85.54 million -36.3%N/A3.2 $51.22
9/30/20202,620,000 shares $115.31 million +142.6%N/A5.3 $44.01
9/15/20201,080,000 shares $33.91 million -5.3%N/A2.4 $31.40
8/31/20201,140,000 shares $30.52 million +4.6%9.2%4.3 $26.77
8/14/20201,090,000 shares $29.46 million +11.5%8.7%5.5 $27.03
7/31/2020977,400 shares $21.11 million -8.7%N/A5.6 $21.60
7/15/20201,070,000 shares $19.26 million +8.6%25.7%8 $18.00

NFE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is New Fortress Energy's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of New Fortress Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 51,000,000 shares of NFE short. 28.65% of New Fortress Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on New Fortress Energy's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for New Fortress Energy?

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. NFE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on New Fortress Energy's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting New Fortress Energy?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of New Fortress Energy: Jane Street Group LLC, 140 Summer Partners LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Sculptor Capital LP, HAP Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Torno Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., LPL Financial 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 New Fortress Energy?

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. 28.65% of New Fortress Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is New Fortress Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing?

New Fortress Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,000,000 shares, an increase of 5.6% from the previous total of 48,300,000 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 New Fortress Energy's float size?

New Fortress Energy currently has issued a total of 274,200,000 shares. Some of New Fortress Energy'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. New Fortress Energy currently has a public float of 178,040,000 shares.

How does New Fortress Energy's short interest compare to its competitors?

28.65% of New Fortress Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "utilities" compare to New Fortress Energy: Excelerate Energy, Inc. (6.41%), TransAlta Corporation (3.55%), NorthWestern Corporation (2.62%), Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (11.90%), ReNew Energy Global PLC (1.78%), Kenon Holdings Ltd. (0.11%), Centuri Holdings, Inc. (5.69%), Central Puerto S.A. Sponsored ADR (0.36%), Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. (26.44%), Empresa Distribuidora Y Comercializadora Norte S.A. (Edenor) (0.19%),

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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short New Fortress Energy stock?

Short selling NFE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from New Fortress Energy as its price is falling. NFE shares are trading up $0.16 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 New Fortress Energy?

A short squeeze for New Fortress Energy 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 NFE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is New Fortress Energy'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 NFE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:NFE) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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