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Seagate Technology (STX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$154.43 -1.30 (-0.83%)
Closing price 08/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Seagate Technology Short Interest Data

Seagate Technology (STX) has a short interest of 18.08 million shares, representing 8.54% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.52% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 3.79 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
18,080,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
18,740,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.52%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.84 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
212,677,000 shares
Float Size
211,660,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.54%
Today's Trading Volume
1,431,459 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,787,578 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
38%
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Seagate Technology Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/202518,080,000 shares $2.84 billion -3.5%8.5%4.3 $157.01
7/15/202518,740,000 shares $2.79 billion +1.5%8.9%4.4 $149.05
6/30/202518,470,000 shares $2.67 billion +4.4%8.8%4.1 $144.33
6/15/202517,700,000 shares $2.25 billion +9.0%8.4%4 $127.27
5/31/202516,240,000 shares $1.91 billion -8.0%7.7%3.8 $117.80
5/15/202517,660,000 shares $1.90 billion -6.4%8.4%4.1 $107.43
4/30/202518,860,000 shares $1.72 billion +9.8%9.0%4.9 $91.03
4/15/202517,180,000 shares $1.24 billion -7.9%8.2%4.7 $72.00
3/31/202518,650,000 shares $1.58 billion -0.7%8.9%5 $84.95
3/15/202518,780,000 shares $1.65 billion +0.3%8.9%5.9 $87.90
2/28/202518,730,000 shares $1.91 billion +16.5%8.9%5.7 $101.91
2/15/202516,080,000 shares $1.63 billion +19.0%7.7%5.4 $101.47
1/31/202513,510,000 shares $1.30 billion +11.7%6.4%4.7 $96.36
1/15/202512,100,000 shares $1.14 billion -2.7%5.8%4.2 $94.34
12/31/202412,440,000 shares $1.07 billion -4.8%5.9%5 $86.31
12/15/202413,060,000 shares $1.25 billion +12.4%6.2%5.4 $95.75
11/30/202411,620,000 shares $1.18 billion +0.7%5.5%5.2 $101.33
11/15/202411,540,000 shares $1.12 billion -0.6%5.5%5.3 $96.79
10/31/202411,610,000 shares $1.17 billion +6.4%5.5%5.5 $100.37
10/15/202410,910,000 shares $1.22 billion -2.0%5.2%4.8 $111.79
9/30/202411,130,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.8%5.3%4.7 $109.53
9/15/202410,830,000 shares $1.11 billion -5.7%5.2%4.7 $102.13
8/31/202411,480,000 shares $1.14 billion -2.1%5.5%4.8 $99.55
8/15/202411,730,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.8%5.6%4.8 $99.61
7/31/202411,090,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.0%5.3%4.4 $102.17
7/15/202410,980,000 shares $1.20 billion +1.6%5.3%4.4 $108.94
6/30/202410,810,000 shares $1.12 billion -7.3%5.2%4.5 $103.27
6/15/202411,655,000 shares $1.21 billion +2.4%5.6%4.4 $103.86
5/31/202411,380,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.4%5.5%4.1 $93.24
5/15/202410,900,000 shares $1.08 billion +7.7%5.2%3.8 $98.72
4/30/202410,120,000 shares $869.41 million -0.7%4.9%3.7 $85.91
4/15/202410,190,000 shares $854.74 million +15.8%4.9%3.4 $83.88
3/31/20248,800,000 shares $818.84 million -6.5%4.2%3.2 $93.05
3/15/20249,410,000 shares $809.35 million -5.4%4.5%3.6 $86.01
2/29/20249,950,000 shares $925.85 million -0.9%4.8%4 $93.05
2/15/202410,040,000 shares $885.13 million +2.5%4.8%4.5 $88.16
1/31/20249,800,000 shares $839.66 million -10.5%4.7%4.4 $85.68
1/15/202410,950,000 shares $906.44 million -4.8%5.3%4.7 $82.78
12/31/202311,500,000 shares $981.76 million -9.9%5.5%4.9 $85.37
12/15/202312,760,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.3%6.1%5.4 $84.28
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11/30/202313,620,000 shares $1.08 billion -14.5%6.6%5.3 $79.10
11/15/202315,920,000 shares $1.19 billion +4.7%7.7%5.7 $74.55
10/31/202315,200,000 shares $1.04 billion +0.9%7.3%5.4 $68.25
10/15/202315,070,000 shares $1.03 billion +2.4%7.3%5.3 $68.43
9/30/202314,720,000 shares $970.78 million -8.6%7.1%5.5 $65.95
9/15/202316,110,000 shares $1.03 billion +10.0%7.8%6.2 $63.75
8/31/202314,650,000 shares $1.04 billion -0.2%7.1%5.7 $70.79
8/15/202314,680,000 shares $961.54 million +19.3%7.1%6.4 $65.50
7/31/202312,310,000 shares $781.69 million +26.9%6.0%5.3 $63.50
7/15/20239,700,000 shares $597.23 million +7.0%4.7%4.3 $61.57
6/30/20239,070,000 shares $561.16 million +3.7%4.4%4 $61.87
6/15/20238,750,000 shares $578.73 million -12.5%4.3%3.7 $66.14
5/31/202310,000,000 shares $601 million +5.5%4.9%4.1 $60.10
5/15/20239,480,000 shares $578.85 million +8.7%4.6%4.1 $61.06
4/30/20238,720,000 shares $512.47 million -14.8%4.2%3.8 $58.77
4/15/202310,230,000 shares $654.31 million -12.7%5.0%3.9 $63.96
3/31/202311,720,000 shares $774.93 million +19.7%5.7%4.7 $66.12
3/15/20239,790,000 shares $585.93 million +6.2%4.8%3.9 $59.85
2/28/20239,220,000 shares $595.24 million -13.5%4.5%3.6 $64.56
2/15/202310,660,000 shares $767.20 million +15.4%5.2%4.2 $71.97
1/31/20239,240,000 shares $626.29 million -7.8%4.5%3.6 $67.78
1/15/202310,020,000 shares $573.75 million -0.7%4.9%3.7 $57.26
12/30/202210,090,000 shares $530.83 million -5.4%4.9%3.9 $52.61
12/15/202210,660,000 shares $558.26 million +13.0%5.2%3.9 $52.37
11/30/20229,430,000 shares $499.51 million -5.9%4.6%3.5 $52.97
11/15/202210,020,000 shares $558.41 million -10.4%4.9%3.7 $55.73
10/31/202211,180,000 shares $555.20 million -1.8%5.5%4.3 $49.66
10/15/202211,390,000 shares $587.84 million -5.6%5.5%5 $51.61
9/30/202212,070,000 shares $642.49 million +1.7%5.9%5.2 $53.23
9/15/202211,870,000 shares $742.82 million -0.9%5.7%5.8 $62.58
8/31/202211,980,000 shares $802.18 million -1.6%5.8%5.9 $66.96
8/15/202212,170,000 shares $1.00 billion +0.5%5.9%6.4 $82.20
7/31/202212,110,000 shares $968.56 million -7.5%5.7%6.2 $79.98
7/15/202213,090,000 shares $1.02 billion +12.6%6.1%6.4 $77.58
6/30/202211,630,000 shares $830.85 million +10.8%5.4%6.2 $71.44
6/15/202210,500,000 shares $800.52 million +12.7%4.9%5.6 $76.24
5/31/20229,320,000 shares $789.12 million +11.6%4.4%4.9 $84.67
5/15/20228,350,000 shares $673.93 million +10.7%3.9%4.2 $80.71
4/30/20227,540,000 shares $618.58 million +29.8%3.5%3.9 $82.04
4/15/20225,810,000 shares $472.99 million +5.8%2.7%2.7 $81.41
3/31/20225,490,000 shares $493.55 million -15.2%2.5%2.6 $89.90
3/15/20226,470,000 shares $573.31 million -6.0%3.0%3 $88.61
2/28/20226,880,000 shares $709.74 million +3.3%3.2%3.2 $103.16
2/15/20226,660,000 shares $732.07 million -14.1%3.1%3.1 $109.92
1/31/20227,750,000 shares $830.41 million -18.2%3.6%3.3 $107.15
1/15/20229,470,000 shares $1.03 billion -8.4%4.3%4.3 $109.20
12/31/202110,340,000 shares $1.17 billion +3.7%N/A4.5 $112.98
12/15/20219,970,000 shares $1.04 billion -11.6%4.5%4.2 $104.53
11/30/202111,280,000 shares $1.16 billion -8.0%5.1%4.5 $102.67
11/15/202112,260,000 shares $1.30 billion +3.6%5.5%5 $105.66
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10/29/202111,840,000 shares $1.05 billion +1.5%5.3%5.4 $89.07
10/15/202111,660,000 shares $956.00 million +3.4%5.2%5.4 $81.99
9/30/202111,280,000 shares $930.83 million +8.5%5.0%5.3 $82.52
9/15/202110,400,000 shares $877.24 million +3.5%4.6%5.1 $84.35
8/31/202110,050,000 shares $880.28 million +7.1%4.5%4.7 $87.59
8/13/20219,380,000 shares $847.39 million +0.1%4.1%4.6 $90.34
7/30/20219,370,000 shares $823.62 million +21.4%4.1%3.6 $87.90
7/15/20217,720,000 shares $665.08 million -5.5%3.4%2.5 $86.15
6/30/20218,170,000 shares $718.39 million -0.2%3.6%2.6 $87.93
6/15/20218,190,000 shares $769.37 million -5.7%3.6%2.5 $93.94
5/28/20218,680,000 shares $831.11 million -19.1%3.8%2.6 $95.75
5/14/202110,730,000 shares $934.90 million -23.2%4.7%2.9 $87.13
4/30/202113,970,000 shares $1.35 billion -2.9%6.1%4.2 $96.83
4/15/202114,390,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.0%6.3%4.1 $80.28
3/31/202113,840,000 shares $1.05 billion -13.6%6.0%3.8 $75.70
3/15/202116,010,000 shares $1.23 billion +1.5%7.0%4.3 $76.78
2/26/202115,780,000 shares $1.15 billion -2.6%6.9%4.4 $72.85
2/12/202116,200,000 shares $1.17 billion -14.2%6.9%4.7 $72.46
1/29/202118,890,000 shares $1.26 billion -4.1%8.0%5.4 $66.65
1/15/202119,700,000 shares $1.18 billion +16.0%7.7%5.4 $59.96
12/31/202016,980,000 shares $1.03 billion -9.1%6.7%5.7 $60.60
12/15/202018,670,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.8%7.3%6.5 $64.64
11/30/202019,020,000 shares $1.11 billion +4.7%7.4%6.4 $58.48
11/15/202018,160,000 shares $993.53 million +7.3%7.1%6.2 $54.71
10/30/202016,930,000 shares $806.88 million -10.3%6.6%5.9 $47.66
10/15/202018,870,000 shares $963.12 million -3.4%7.4%6 $51.04
9/30/202019,530,000 shares $962.24 million +27.6%7.7%6.2 $49.27
9/15/202015,310,000 shares $724.78 million -8.4%6.0%4.8 $47.34
8/31/202016,720,000 shares $802.39 million -2.2%6.6%4.9 $47.99

STX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Seagate Technology's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Seagate Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 18,080,000 shares of STX short. 8.54% of Seagate Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Seagate Technology's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Seagate Technology?

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. STX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Seagate Technology's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Seagate Technology?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Seagate Technology: Sculptor Capital LP, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Bank of Nova Scotia, Marshall Wace LLP, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Garda Capital Partners LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Twin Tree Management LP, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Lifelong Wealth Advisors Inc., Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Seagate Technology?

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. 8.54% of Seagate Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Seagate Technology's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Seagate Technology saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,080,000 shares, a decline of 3.5% from the previous total of 18,740,000 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 Seagate Technology's float size?

Seagate Technology currently has issued a total of 212,677,000 shares. Some of Seagate Technology'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. Seagate Technology currently has a public float of 211,660,000 shares.

How does Seagate Technology's short interest compare to its competitors?

8.54% of Seagate Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Seagate Technology: Western Digital Corporation (9.46%), Dell Technologies Inc. (3.09%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (3.89%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (17.92%), HP Inc. (2.89%), Pure Storage, Inc. (3.51%), Logitech International S.A. (2.29%), NCR Atleos Corporation (4.27%), Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (2.48%), PAR Technology Corporation (13.46%),

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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Seagate Technology stock?

Short selling STX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Seagate Technology as its price is falling. STX shares are trading down $1.30 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 Seagate Technology?

A short squeeze for Seagate Technology 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 STX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Seagate Technology'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 STX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.



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