SunPower (SPWRW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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. SPWRW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.2. Learn More on SunPower's short interest ratio.

SunPower saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 47,173 shares, a drop of 15.2% from the previous total of 55,609 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to SunPower: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (0.52%), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2.23%), ARM Holdings PLC Sponsored ADR (1.53%), Vertiv Holdings Co. (3.12%), Lumentum Holdings Inc. (12.18%), ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. (0.47%), Nokia Corporation (1.16%), NXP Semiconductors N.V. (2.64%), L3Harris Technologies Inc (1.11%), STMicroelectronics N.V. (1.21%),

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 SPWRW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SunPower as its price is falling. SPWRW shares are trading up $0.02 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 SunPower 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 SPWRW, 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 SPWRW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.