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Preformed Line Products (PLPC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$421.59 +9.21 (+2.23%)
As of 09/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Preformed Line Products Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Preformed Line Products (PLPC) had a short interest of 151,247 shares sold short, representing 4.62% of the public float. This marks a -8.19% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, meaning it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 68,967 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
151,247 shares
Previous Short Interest
164,740 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.19%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$60.63 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
4,890,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.62%
Today's Trading Volume
62,038 shares
Average Trading Volume
68,967 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
90%
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Preformed Line Products 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
8/31/2026151,247 shares $60.63 million -8.2%4.6%1.92 $400.85
8/14/2026164,740 shares $76.54 million -27.8%5.0%1.32 $464.63
7/31/2026228,156 shares $81.45 million -7.0%7.0%2.25 $356.98
7/15/2026245,216 shares $84.76 million +6.6%7.5%2.73 $345.65
6/30/2026230,019 shares $94.44 million -6.6%7.0%2.2 $410.56
6/15/2026246,350 shares $93.65 million +2.7%7.5%2.42 $380.16
5/29/2026239,996 shares $88.76 million +5.6%7.3%2.61 $369.82
5/15/2026227,330 shares $78.98 million +9.3%6.9%1.99 $347.44
4/30/2026207,962 shares $69.10 million -12.5%6.3%1.21 $332.25
4/15/2026237,646 shares $74.42 million -8.3%7.3%1.24 $313.17
3/31/2026259,068 shares $70.14 million +14.1%7.9%1.57 $270.75
3/13/2026227,139 shares $59.43 million +17.3%7.0%1.37 $261.65
2/27/2026193,655 shares $49.12 million +0.7%6.0%1.84 $253.65
2/13/2026192,262 shares $53.64 million -6.0%5.9%1.6 $279.02
1/30/2026204,471 shares $51.31 million +13.2%6.3%1.8 $250.94
1/15/2026180,567 shares $44.81 million +1.5%5.6%1.69 $248.18
12/31/2025177,964 shares $36.79 million +4.1%5.5%2.05 $206.71
12/15/2025170,899 shares $39.05 million -12.7%5.3%2.24 $228.48
11/28/2025195,681 shares $44.71 million +0.1%6.0%3.06 $228.48
11/14/2025195,400 shares $40.03 million -12.9%6.1%2.15 $204.86
10/31/2025224,341 shares $47.58 million +9.9%7.0%2 $212.11
10/15/2025204,100 shares $48.94 million +27.6%6.0%2.7 $239.80
9/30/2025160,000 shares $31.38 million -4.6%4.7%1.9 $196.15
9/15/2025167,700 shares $33.60 million +0.1%4.9%1.8 $200.37
8/31/2025167,600 shares $32.02 million -4.5%4.9%1.6 $191.07
8/15/2025175,400 shares $31.19 million +4.9%5.2%1.6 $177.80
7/31/2025167,200 shares $25.80 million +30.7%5.0%1.6 $154.33
7/15/2025127,900 shares $20.60 million +19.2%3.8%1.2 $161.10
6/30/2025107,300 shares $17.15 million -13.9%3.2%1.3 $159.81
6/15/2025124,600 shares $18.86 million +20.6%3.7%2.1 $151.40
5/31/2025103,300 shares $14.85 million +3.4%3.1%2.2 $143.80
5/15/202599,900 shares $13.86 million +2.8%3.0%3.8 $138.70
4/30/202597,200 shares $13.35 million +2.5%2.9%4.2 $137.37
4/15/202594,800 shares $13.14 million -5.2%2.8%3.1 $138.62
3/31/2025100,000 shares $14.01 million +76.4%3.0%3.4 $140.09
3/15/202556,700 shares $8.18 million -5.3%1.7%2.1 $144.35
2/28/202559,900 shares $7.80 million -13.1%1.8%2.9 $130.28
2/15/202568,900 shares $9.70 million +89.3%2.2%3.4 $140.73
1/31/202536,400 shares $5.48 million +64.7%1.2%1.8 $150.44
1/15/202522,100 shares $2.77 million -3.1%0.7%1.9 $125.40
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12/31/202422,800 shares $2.91 million +53.0%0.7%2.2 $127.79
12/15/202414,900 shares $1.98 million -23.6%0.5%1.4 $132.83
11/30/202419,500 shares $2.65 million -48.0%0.6%1.9 $136.02
11/15/202437,500 shares $5.03 million -0.5%1.2%3.5 $134.03
10/31/202437,700 shares $4.64 million +11.9%1.2%3.5 $123.00
10/15/202433,700 shares $4.12 million -9.4%1.2%2.7 $122.14
9/30/202437,200 shares $4.76 million +5.1%1.3%2.4 $128.08
9/15/202435,400 shares $4.15 million -22.2%1.1%2.2 $117.29
8/31/202445,500 shares $5.46 million +2.7%1.5%2.8 $119.93
8/15/202444,300 shares $5.35 million +0.9%1.9%2.5 $120.68
7/31/202443,900 shares $6.05 million -3.9%1.9%2.4 $137.87
7/15/202445,700 shares $5.49 million +3.4%1.9%2.6 $120.22
6/30/202444,200 shares $5.50 million +25.6%1.9%2.8 $124.54
6/15/202435,200 shares $4.63 million +23.9%1.5%2.4 $131.58
5/31/202428,400 shares $3.82 million -28.1%1.2%1.7 $134.34
5/15/202439,500 shares $5.35 million +11.0%1.7%2.4 $135.33
4/30/202435,600 shares $4.31 million -6.3%1.5%2.3 $121.03
4/15/202438,000 shares $4.72 million +0.3%1.6%2.4 $124.08
3/31/202437,900 shares $4.88 million -9.6%1.6%2.3 $128.67
3/15/202441,900 shares $5.31 million +32.2%1.5%2.6 $126.67
2/29/202431,700 shares $4.36 million +43.4%1.2%1.9 $137.48
2/15/202422,100 shares $2.96 million +0.5%0.8%1.5 $133.96
1/31/202422,000 shares $2.69 million +0.9%0.9%1.5 $122.25
1/15/202421,800 shares $2.72 million -8.4%0.9%1.3 $124.99
12/31/202323,800 shares $3.19 million -0.8%1.0%1.3 $133.86
12/15/202324,000 shares $3.08 million -2.0%1.0%1.2 $128.24
11/30/202324,500 shares $3.05 million -22.2%1.0%1.1 $124.61
11/15/202331,500 shares $4.14 million +7.5%1.3%1.4 $131.50
10/31/202329,300 shares $3.97 million -13.3%1.2%1.3 $135.35
10/15/202333,800 shares $4.83 million +0.9%1.4%1.7 $143.00
9/30/202333,500 shares $5.45 million +26.9%1.4%1.9 $162.58
9/15/202326,400 shares $4.41 million -5.7%1.1%1.5 $166.88
8/31/202328,000 shares $4.75 million +28.4%1.1%1.8 $169.49
8/15/202321,800 shares $3.51 million -13.8%0.9%1.3 $161.20
7/31/202325,300 shares $4.39 million +0.8%1.0%1.6 $173.51
7/15/202325,100 shares $4.22 million -22.5%1.0%1.5 $168.30
6/30/202332,400 shares $5.06 million -10.3%1.3%2 $156.10
6/15/202336,100 shares $6.03 million +9.7%1.5%2.2 $166.98
5/31/202332,900 shares $5.06 million -5.7%1.4%2 $153.71
5/15/202334,900 shares $5.26 million +12.9%1.4%2 $150.82
4/30/202330,900 shares $3.84 million -13.0%1.3%1.8 $124.28
4/15/202335,500 shares $4.45 million +37.1%1.3%2.3 $125.35
3/31/202325,900 shares $3.32 million -6.5%1.0%1.7 $128.04
3/15/202327,700 shares $3.20 million +38.5%1.0%2.1 $115.48
2/28/202320,000 shares $1.78 million -7.8%0.7%1.7 $89.17
2/15/202321,700 shares $2.03 million +2.8%0.8%2.3 $93.62
1/31/202321,100 shares $1.86 million +9.3%0.8%2.2 $88.33
1/15/202319,300 shares $1.69 million -13.1%0.7%1.8 $87.37
12/30/202222,200 shares $1.85 million +11.0%0.8%2.1 $83.29
12/15/202220,000 shares $1.69 million +6.4%0.7%1.7 $84.68
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11/30/202218,800 shares $1.77 million -54.3%0.7%1.3 $94.34
11/15/202241,100 shares $3.49 million +1.0%1.5%2.8 $84.97
10/31/202240,700 shares $3.23 million +30.0%1.5%2.1 $79.37
10/15/202231,300 shares $2.28 million +4.7%1.1%1.6 $72.89
9/30/202229,900 shares $2.13 million +1.7%1.1%1.6 $71.15
9/15/202229,400 shares $2.27 million -6.7%1.1%1.6 $77.27
8/31/202231,500 shares $2.45 million -2.5%1.1%1.9 $77.80
8/15/202232,300 shares $2.74 million +3.9%1.2%1.8 $84.70
7/31/202231,100 shares $1.86 million -7.2%1.4%2.2 $59.80
7/15/202233,500 shares $2.03 million -7.2%1.5%2.5 $60.49
6/30/202236,100 shares $2.22 million -18.5%1.6%2.5 $61.50
6/15/202244,300 shares $2.75 million +7.8%1.9%2.8 $62.08
5/31/202241,100 shares $2.55 million -14.2%1.8%2.5 $61.99
5/15/202247,900 shares $2.86 million +14.9%2.1%3.4 $59.61
4/30/202241,700 shares $2.48 million +2.2%1.8%3.3 $59.50
4/15/202240,800 shares $2.51 million -14.5%1.8%3.4 $61.47
3/31/202247,700 shares $3.03 million +10.7%2.1%3.9 $63.42
3/15/202243,100 shares $2.63 million +30.2%1.9%3.8 $61.05
2/28/202233,100 shares $1.85 million +14.5%1.5%3.4 $55.75
2/15/202228,900 shares $1.68 million +53.7%1.3%3.2 $58.14
1/31/202218,800 shares $1.14 million +27.9%0.8%2.1 $60.64
1/15/202214,700 shares $933.16 thousand -1.3%0.7%1.8 $63.48
12/31/202114,900 shares $964.03 thousand -13.9%0.7%2 $64.70
12/15/202117,300 shares $1.01 million +22.7%0.8%2.4 $58.55
11/30/202114,100 shares $890.42 thousand -27.3%0.6%2 $63.15
11/15/202119,400 shares $1.33 million -9.4%0.9%2.9 $68.67
10/29/202121,400 shares $1.49 million +3.9%0.9%3.3 $69.40
10/15/202120,600 shares $1.36 million -1.4%0.9%2.9 $66.25
9/30/202120,900 shares $1.36 million -1.4%0.9%2.9 $65.04

PLPC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Preformed Line Products shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 151,247 shares of PLPC short. 4.62% of Preformed Line Products' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Preformed Line Products' 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. PLPC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.9. Learn More on Preformed Line Products'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. 4.62% of Preformed Line Products' floating shares are currently sold short.

Preformed Line Products saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 151,247 shares, a decrease of 8.2% from the previous total of 164,740 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.

4.62% of Preformed Line Products' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electrical components & equipment" compare to Preformed Line Products: Powell Industries, Inc. (6.36%), Enersys (6.09%), Sensata Technologies Holding N.V. (4.33%), Atkore Inc. (3.43%), Plug Power, Inc. (21.11%), SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (22.67%), Fluence Energy, Inc. (14.16%), Allient Inc. (3.61%), Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. (31.11%), American Superconductor Corporation (7.83%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PLPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Preformed Line Products as its price is falling. PLPC shares are trading up $9.21 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 Preformed Line Products 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 PLPC, 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 PLPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NASDAQ:PLPC is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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