T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of T. Rowe Price Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 18,640,000 shares of TROW short. 8.48% of T. Rowe Price Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on T. Rowe Price Group'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. TROW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on T. Rowe Price Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of T. Rowe Price Group: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Moore Capital Management LP, Interval Partners LP, Group One Trading L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Twin Tree Management LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Simplex Trading LLC. 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. 8.48% of T. Rowe Price Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

T. Rowe Price Group saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,640,000 shares, a decrease of 1.8% from the previous total of 18,990,000 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.

T. Rowe Price Group currently has issued a total of 224,570,000 shares. Some of T. Rowe Price Group'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. T. Rowe Price Group currently has a public float of 219,700,000 shares.

8.48% of T. Rowe Price Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to T. Rowe Price Group: Nasdaq, Inc. (0.87%), Tradeweb Markets Inc. (1.47%), LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (0.92%), Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (0.78%), CME Group Inc. (1.15%), AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (1.45%), SBA Communications Co. (1.17%), Willis Towers Watson Public Limited (0.74%), CBRE Group, Inc. (2.95%), State Street Co. (1.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TROW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from T. Rowe Price Group as its price is falling. TROW shares are trading up $2.54 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 T. Rowe Price Group 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 TROW, 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 TROW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.