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Paramount Global (PARA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Paramount Global Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2025, Paramount Global (PARA) had a short interest of 79.98 million shares sold short, representing 13.40% of the public float. This marks a -1.04% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.8, meaning it would take 10.8 days of the average trading volume of 9.62 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
79,980,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
80,820,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.04%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.04 billion
Short Interest Ratio
10.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
674,158,000 shares
Float Size
597,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
13.40%
Today's Trading Volume
0 shares
Average Trading Volume
9,620,198 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
0%
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Paramount Global Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/202579,980,000 shares $1.04 billion -1.0%13.4%10.8 $12.96
6/30/202580,820,000 shares $1.04 billion -6.1%13.5%10.5 $12.90
6/15/202586,040,000 shares $1.02 billion +6.8%14.4%10.7 $11.89
5/31/202580,540,000 shares $980.98 million +9.4%13.5%10.3 $12.18
5/15/202573,610,000 shares $875.96 million +10.4%12.3%8.6 $11.90
4/30/202566,660,000 shares $782.59 million +0.3%11.2%7.4 $11.74
4/15/202566,450,000 shares $721.65 million +0.8%11.2%7.2 $10.86
3/31/202565,940,000 shares $788.64 million -10.7%11.1%6.9 $11.96
3/15/202573,840,000 shares $863.19 million +0.7%12.4%8.1 $11.69
2/28/202573,300,000 shares $832.69 million +2.5%12.4%7.9 $11.36
2/15/202571,500,000 shares $807.95 million +4.6%12.1%7.4 $11.30
1/31/202568,360,000 shares $743.76 million +9.3%11.6%6.7 $10.88
1/15/202562,550,000 shares $653.02 million +0.8%10.6%6.4 $10.44
12/31/202462,080,000 shares $649.36 million -5.3%10.5%6.9 $10.46
12/15/202465,520,000 shares $735.13 million -1.6%11.1%7.6 $11.22
11/30/202466,600,000 shares $722.61 million +16.5%11.3%7.7 $10.85
11/15/202457,160,000 shares $619.61 million -10.7%9.7%6.3 $10.84
10/31/202464,020,000 shares $700.38 million -0.3%10.8%7.8 $10.94
10/15/202464,240,000 shares $674.52 million +1.7%10.9%7.5 $10.50
9/30/202463,160,000 shares $670.76 million +7.7%10.7%6.9 $10.62
9/15/202458,630,000 shares $619.72 million +6.3%9.9%5.1 $10.57
8/31/202455,180,000 shares $577.73 million +2.9%9.3%4.2 $10.47
8/15/202453,620,000 shares $587.68 million +0.6%9.1%3.8 $10.96
7/31/202453,320,000 shares $608.91 million -4.2%9.0%3.7 $11.42
7/15/202455,630,000 shares $644.20 million +2.3%9.4%3.2 $11.58
6/30/202454,390,000 shares $565.11 million -15.3%9.2%2.8 $10.39
6/15/202464,180,000 shares $652.71 million -3.5%10.9%3.2 $10.17
5/31/202466,510,000 shares $792.13 million +5.5%11.3%3.2 $11.91
5/15/202463,040,000 shares $791.78 million -15.0%10.7%3 $12.56
4/30/202474,120,000 shares $844.23 million +2.2%12.5%3.4 $11.39
4/15/202472,550,000 shares $790.80 million -16.1%12.3%3.6 $10.90
3/31/202486,480,000 shares $1.02 billion -4.2%14.7%4.5 $11.77
3/15/202490,260,000 shares $1.01 billion +6.4%15.6%5.2 $11.21
2/29/202484,800,000 shares $936.19 million +3.3%14.7%4.7 $11.04
2/15/202482,100,000 shares $1.03 billion -1.4%14.2%4.8 $12.59
1/31/202483,260,000 shares $1.21 billion +4.5%14.4%5 $14.59
1/15/202479,710,000 shares $1.06 billion +12.9%13.8%5 $13.33
12/31/202370,590,000 shares $1.04 billion -11.0%12.2%4.6 $14.79
12/15/202379,350,000 shares $1.29 billion +1.9%13.8%5.3 $16.27
11/30/202377,870,000 shares $1.12 billion -8.4%13.5%5.7 $14.37
11/15/202385,020,000 shares $1.12 billion -0.2%14.8%6.7 $13.17
10/31/202385,180,000 shares $926.76 million +10.3%14.8%7 $10.88
10/15/202377,260,000 shares $919.39 million +2.2%13.4%6.9 $11.90
9/30/202375,590,000 shares $975.11 million -9.7%13.1%6.5 $12.90
9/15/202383,690,000 shares $1.18 billion +5.1%14.5%7.3 $14.06
8/31/202379,660,000 shares $1.20 billion -2.7%13.8%7 $15.09
8/15/202381,850,000 shares $1.26 billion +7.2%14.2%6.3 $15.37
7/31/202376,380,000 shares $1.22 billion -1.4%13.2%5.4 $16.03
7/15/202377,490,000 shares $1.24 billion +4.7%13.4%5 $15.96
6/30/202374,000,000 shares $1.18 billion +2.5%12.8%5 $15.91
6/15/202372,180,000 shares $1.19 billion -16.7%12.5%4.8 $16.53
5/31/202386,660,000 shares $1.32 billion -2.1%15.0%5.8 $15.21
5/15/202388,540,000 shares $1.40 billion -3.3%14.5%6.9 $15.81
4/30/202391,550,000 shares $2.14 billion -6.0%15.0%7.4 $23.33
4/15/202397,440,000 shares $2.10 billion -4.0%16.0%8.8 $21.58
3/31/2023101,490,000 shares $2.26 billion +13.1%16.7%9 $22.31
3/15/202389,720,000 shares $1.78 billion +0.1%14.8%7.9 $19.80
2/28/202389,650,000 shares $1.92 billion +8.1%15.5%7.6 $21.42
2/15/202382,940,000 shares $2.04 billion -3.6%14.3%7.1 $24.54
1/31/202386,020,000 shares $1.99 billion -2.8%14.9%7 $23.16
1/15/202388,450,000 shares $1.77 billion -0.6%15.3%7.1 $20.06
12/30/202289,010,000 shares $1.50 billion +2.5%15.4%7.3 $16.88
12/15/202286,840,000 shares $1.53 billion +12.9%15.0%7.1 $17.66
11/30/202276,890,000 shares $1.54 billion +3.2%13.3%6.3 $20.08
11/15/202274,480,000 shares $1.45 billion +5.7%12.9%6.2 $19.44
10/31/202270,450,000 shares $1.29 billion +4.0%12.2%6.5 $18.32
10/15/202267,740,000 shares $1.27 billion +3.2%11.7%6.8 $18.77
9/30/202265,660,000 shares $1.25 billion +0.2%11.3%6.6 $19.04
9/15/202265,550,000 shares $1.51 billion +15.8%11.3%6.9 $23.05
8/31/202256,610,000 shares $1.32 billion +3.8%9.8%6.2 $23.39
8/15/202254,540,000 shares $1.45 billion -0.5%9.4%6 $26.56
7/31/202254,810,000 shares $1.30 billion +3.2%9.5%5.8 $23.65
7/15/202253,120,000 shares $1.33 billion No Change9.2%5.6 $25.00

PARA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Paramount Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 79,980,000 shares of PARA short. 13.40% of Paramount Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Paramount Global'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. PARA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.8. Learn More on Paramount Global's short interest ratio.

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. 13.40% of Paramount Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Paramount Global saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 79,980,000 shares, a drop of 1.0% from the previous total of 80,820,000 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.

Paramount Global currently has issued a total of 674,158,000 shares. Some of Paramount Global'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. Paramount Global currently has a public float of 597,000,000 shares.

13.40% of Paramount Global's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Paramount Global: Fox Corporation (8.40%), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (17.87%), Telefonica Brasil S.A. (0.34%), Fox Corporation (3.38%), BCE, Inc. (1.93%), Telefonica SA (0.07%), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (3.70%), TELUS Corporation (4.17%), Rogers Communication, Inc. (2.63%), Roku, Inc. (5.81%),

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 PARA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Paramount Global as its price is falling. 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 Paramount Global 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 PARA, 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 PARA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like PARA:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:PARA) was last updated on 5/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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