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Palantir Technologies (PLTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$136.89 -0.91 (-0.66%)
Closing price 05/11/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$136.25 -0.64 (-0.47%)
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Palantir Technologies Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Palantir Technologies (PLTR) had a short interest of 59.23 million shares sold short, representing 2.74% of the public float. This marks a 11.39% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 47.18 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
59,229,121 shares
Previous Short Interest
53,170,985 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.39%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$8.24 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
2,391,680,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.74%
Today's Trading Volume
41,114,224 shares
Average Trading Volume
47,177,240 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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Palantir Technologies 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
4/30/202659,229,121 shares $8.24 billion +11.4%2.7%1.5 $139.11
4/15/202653,170,985 shares $7.56 billion +5.1%2.4%0.96 $142.15
3/31/202650,576,677 shares $7.40 billion -3.9%2.3%1.21 $146.28
3/13/202652,613,250 shares $7.94 billion +1.1%2.5%0.96 $150.95
2/27/202652,039,795 shares $7.14 billion +1.3%2.5%1.11 $137.19
2/13/202651,368,925 shares $6.75 billion +15.1%2.5%0.7 $131.36
1/30/202644,641,497 shares $6.54 billion -5.7%2.2%1.12 $146.59
1/15/202647,362,326 shares $8.39 billion +0.7%2.3%1.24 $177.07
12/31/202547,037,170 shares $8.36 billion +2.6%2.3%1.36 $177.75
12/15/202545,832,885 shares $8.40 billion -3.4%2.2%1.35 $183.25
11/28/202547,421,769 shares $7.99 billion -7.0%2.3%0.97 $168.44
11/14/202550,998,685 shares $8.87 billion +3.5%2.5%0.69 $174.01
10/31/202549,281,252 shares $9.88 billion +1.0%2.4%1.14 $200.47
10/15/202548,790,000 shares $8.76 billion -9.5%2.4%0.8 $179.62
9/30/202553,880,000 shares $9.83 billion -1.3%N/A0.8 $182.42
9/15/202554,580,000 shares $9.34 billion +10.6%N/A0.8 $171.21
8/31/202549,340,000 shares $7.73 billion -8.6%2.3%0.7 $156.71
8/15/202553,970,000 shares $9.56 billion -1.4%N/A0.7 $177.17
7/31/202554,760,000 shares $8.67 billion +1.9%2.6%0.7 $158.35
7/15/202553,730,000 shares $7.98 billion +4.3%N/A0.6 $148.58
6/30/202551,520,000 shares $7.02 billion -3.1%2.4%0.5 $136.32
6/15/202553,180,000 shares $7.31 billion +19.1%2.5%0.5 $137.40
5/31/202544,640,000 shares $5.65 billion -20.1%2.3%0.4 $126.63
5/15/202555,840,000 shares $7.15 billion +1.6%N/A0.5 $128.12
4/30/202554,980,000 shares $6.51 billion +8.2%N/A0.5 $118.44
4/15/202550,820,000 shares $5.00 billion -2.8%N/A0.5 $98.40
3/14/202560,160,000 shares $5.19 billion -1.7%N/A0.6 $86.24
2/14/202579,980,000 shares $9.53 billion +13.3%N/A0.9 $119.16
1/31/202570,620,000 shares $5.83 billion -15.7%N/A0.8 $82.49
1/15/202583,790,000 shares $5.71 billion -14.9%N/A1.1 $68.14
11/30/202476,140,000 shares $5.11 billion -10.8%N/A1 $67.08
11/15/202485,400,000 shares $5.62 billion -0.1%N/A1.3 $65.81
10/31/202485,460,000 shares $3.55 billion -10.6%N/A1.4 $41.56
10/15/202495,590,000 shares $4.06 billion -2.1%N/A1.6 $42.44
9/30/202497,630,000 shares $3.63 billion +45.5%N/A1.6 $37.20
9/15/202467,110,000 shares $2.39 billion +24.1%N/A1.2 $35.59
8/31/202454,060,000 shares $1.70 billion -10.1%N/A1.1 $31.48
8/15/202460,160,000 shares $1.88 billion -5.2%N/A1.3 $31.22
7/31/202463,450,000 shares $1.71 billion -21.8%N/A1.4 $26.89
7/15/202481,120,000 shares $2.33 billion +1.6%N/A1.8 $28.67
6/30/202479,880,000 shares $2.02 billion +11.7%N/A1.9 $25.33
6/15/202471,530,000 shares $1.69 billion -4.8%N/A1.7 $23.57
5/31/202475,100,000 shares $1.63 billion -3.5%N/A1.7 $21.66
5/15/202477,780,000 shares $1.69 billion -1.2%N/A1.5 $21.68
4/30/202478,700,000 shares $1.73 billion +1.0%N/A1.1 $21.97
4/15/202477,920,000 shares $1.71 billion -5.4%N/A1.1 $21.92
3/31/202482,370,000 shares $1.90 billion -0.4%N/A1.2 $23.01
3/15/202482,720,000 shares $1.94 billion -14.8%N/A1.2 $23.48
2/29/202497,080,000 shares $2.43 billion -5.2%N/A1.4 $25.05
2/15/2024102,420,000 shares $2.60 billion -10.7%N/A1.5 $25.41
1/31/2024114,720,000 shares $1.85 billion +11.9%N/A1.7 $16.10
1/15/2024102,520,000 shares $1.72 billion +1.1%N/A1.8 $16.76
12/31/2023101,390,000 shares $1.74 billion -6.6%N/A1.7 $17.17
12/15/2023108,580,000 shares $1.97 billion -10.4%N/A1.8 $18.18
11/30/2023121,150,000 shares $2.43 billion -17.4%N/A2 $20.06
11/15/2023146,740,000 shares $2.93 billion -5.7%N/A2.5 $19.96
10/31/2023155,670,000 shares $2.30 billion -2.1%N/A2.7 $14.81
10/15/2023159,040,000 shares $2.76 billion -5.1%N/A2.6 $17.36
9/30/2023167,490,000 shares $2.68 billion +8.7%N/A2.7 $16.00
9/15/2023154,030,000 shares $2.36 billion -1.0%N/A2.5 $15.33
8/31/2023155,590,000 shares $2.33 billion +14.6%N/A2.3 $14.98
8/15/2023135,780,000 shares $2.09 billion +13.7%N/A1.7 $15.37
7/31/2023119,440,000 shares $2.37 billion -4.0%6.8%1.4 $19.84
7/15/2023124,360,000 shares $2.04 billion -6.2%7.0%1.6 $16.40
6/30/2023132,540,000 shares $2.03 billion -4.1%7.5%1.8 $15.32
6/15/2023138,140,000 shares $2.29 billion -6.9%7.8%2 $16.60
5/31/2023148,360,000 shares $2.18 billion -6.4%8.4%2.5 $14.70
5/15/2023158,430,000 shares $1.51 billion +28.3%9.0%3.5 $9.52
4/30/2023123,520,000 shares $957.28 million -5.0%7.1%2.9 $7.75
4/15/2023130,070,000 shares $1.15 billion -2.4%7.4%3.2 $8.81
3/31/2023133,280,000 shares $1.13 billion -4.2%7.7%3.3 $8.45
3/15/2023139,140,000 shares $1.10 billion -11.6%8.0%3.4 $7.90
2/28/2023157,350,000 shares $1.23 billion +22.2%9.1%3.8 $7.84
2/15/2023128,780,000 shares $1.30 billion +11.3%7.4%3.2 $10.11
1/31/2023115,710,000 shares $900.22 million -4.7%6.7%3.4 $7.78
1/15/2023121,350,000 shares $844.60 million -2.2%7.0%3.7 $6.96
12/30/2022124,060,000 shares $796.47 million +0.9%7.2%3.8 $6.42
12/15/2022122,900,000 shares $861.53 million -3.6%7.1%3.6 $7.01
11/30/2022127,460,000 shares $955.95 million +4.9%7.4%3.6 $7.50
11/15/2022121,490,000 shares $1.01 billion +1.6%7.0%3.4 $8.34
10/31/2022119,570,000 shares $1.05 billion +0.1%7.0%3.3 $8.79
10/15/2022119,490,000 shares $899.76 million -1.7%7.0%3.3 $7.53
9/30/2022121,530,000 shares $988.04 million -3.7%7.1%3.4 $8.13
9/15/2022126,170,000 shares $1.01 billion -3.7%7.4%3.4 $8.01
8/31/2022130,970,000 shares $1.01 billion +12.0%7.7%3.5 $7.72
8/15/2022116,940,000 shares $1.16 billion +3.0%6.8%3 $9.91
7/31/2022113,590,000 shares $1.18 billion +4.6%6.7%2.6 $10.35
7/15/2022108,640,000 shares $982.11 million +3.8%6.5%2.5 $9.04
6/30/2022104,700,000 shares $949.63 million +0.7%6.3%2.5 $9.07
6/15/2022104,000,000 shares $844.48 million -2.9%6.3%2.5 $8.12
5/31/2022107,050,000 shares $929.19 million -18.6%6.5%2.6 $8.68
5/15/2022131,530,000 shares $1.10 billion +17.6%8.0%2.7 $8.34
4/30/2022111,870,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.3%6.8%2.3 $10.40
4/15/2022110,490,000 shares $1.37 billion +5.5%6.7%2.2 $12.42
3/31/2022104,730,000 shares $1.44 billion -11.9%6.4%2 $13.73
3/15/2022118,860,000 shares $1.28 billion -3.7%7.3%2.2 $10.77
2/28/2022123,400,000 shares $1.46 billion -2.0%7.5%2.4 $11.85
2/15/2022125,870,000 shares $1.78 billion +10.3%7.8%2.5 $14.17
1/31/2022114,120,000 shares $1.56 billion +17.2%7.0%2.6 $13.71
1/15/202297,410,000 shares $1.56 billion -4.6%6.1%2.4 $16.01
12/31/2021102,090,000 shares $1.86 billion +11.8%6.4%2.8 $18.21
12/15/202191,320,000 shares $1.72 billion +6.3%5.7%2.3 $18.86
11/30/202185,920,000 shares $1.77 billion +5.2%5.4%1.9 $20.65
11/15/202181,700,000 shares $1.91 billion +30.1%5.1%1.8 $23.41
10/29/202162,800,000 shares $1.63 billion -21.7%4.1%1.3 $25.88
10/15/202180,180,000 shares $1.92 billion +10.8%5.2%1.7 $24.00
9/30/202172,390,000 shares $1.74 billion +32.9%4.7%1.6 $24.04
9/15/202154,490,000 shares $1.48 billion -11.3%3.6%1.2 $27.08
8/31/202161,410,000 shares $1.62 billion +9.0%4.0%1.5 $26.34
8/13/202156,350,000 shares $1.40 billion -3.5%3.7%1.3 $24.90
7/30/202158,400,000 shares $1.27 billion -5.8%4.0%1.2 $21.71
7/15/202161,980,000 shares $1.33 billion -9.0%4.3%1.2 $21.47
6/30/202168,130,000 shares $1.80 billion +30.3%4.7%1.2 $26.36
6/15/202152,300,000 shares $1.28 billion -23.8%3.7%0.9 $24.41
5/28/202168,640,000 shares $1.58 billion -19.5%4.9%1.2 $22.95
5/14/202185,270,000 shares $1.57 billion +37.7%6.1%1.3 $18.37

PLTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Palantir Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 59,229,121 shares of PLTR short. 2.74% of Palantir Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Palantir Technologies' 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. PLTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.5. Learn More on Palantir Technologies's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Palantir Technologies: Hsbc Holdings PLC, World Investment Advisors, PEAK6 LLC, REX Advisers LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Raymond James Financial Inc., CTC LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, Toronto Dominion Bank, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Man Group plc, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, 683 Capital Management LLC, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc., J. Goldman & Co LP, Cetera Investment Advisers, Jain Global LLC, Sender Co & Partners Inc., Symmetry Peak Management LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald L. P., Laurion Capital Management LP, Rothschild Capital Partners LLC, Osaic Holdings Inc., Private Advisor Group LLC, Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Graham Capital Management L.P., Royal Bank of Canada, ADAPT Investment Managers SA, Sculptor Capital LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Sargent Investment Group LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, K2 Principal Fund L.P., Dymon Asia Capital Singapore PTE. LTD., DeepCurrents Investment Group LLC, Barclays PLC, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Volterra Technologies LP, Marshall Wace LLP, RH Tailwind Management LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Bank of Nova Scotia, Arkadios Wealth Advisors, Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Citigroup Inc., Vontobel Holding Ltd., Wells Fargo & Company MN, Circle Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, DRW Securities LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Marex Group plc, Bank of Montreal Can, Group One Trading LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, LPL Financial LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Twin Tree Management LP. 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. 2.74% of Palantir Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Palantir Technologies saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 59,229,121 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the previous total of 53,170,985 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.

2.74% of Palantir Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Palantir Technologies: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.23%), Amazon.com, Inc. (0.93%), Alphabet Inc. (0.37%), Alphabet Inc. (0.71%), Meta Platforms, Inc. (1.33%), Microsoft Corporation (1.07%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.21%), Tesla, Inc. (2.55%), C3.ai, Inc. (43.79%), Snowflake Inc. (5.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PLTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Palantir Technologies as its price is falling. PLTR shares are trading down $0.91 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 Palantir Technologies 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 PLTR, 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 PLTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:PLTR) was last updated on 5/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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