Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.01 +0.48 (+5.04%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.02 +0.02 (+0.15%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Warner Bros. Discovery Short Interest DataWarner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has a short interest of 106.61 million shares, representing 4.78% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 17.40% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, indicating that it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 34.44 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest106,610,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest90,810,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+17.40%Dollar Volume Sold Short$974.42 millionShort Interest Ratio2.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares2,454,764,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.78%Today's Trading Volume71,394,241 sharesAverage Trading Volume34,442,789 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average207% Short Selling Warner Bros. Discovery? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Warner Bros. Discovery and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWBD Short Interest Over TimeWBD Days to Cover Over TimeWBD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Warner Bros. Discovery Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2025106,610,000 shares $974.42 million +17.4%4.8%2.5 $9.14 4/30/202590,810,000 shares $787.32 million -2.1%4.1%2.1 $8.67 4/15/202592,790,000 shares $765.52 million +7.6%4.1%2.3 $8.25 3/31/202586,220,000 shares $925.14 million +23.7%3.9%2.3 $10.73 3/15/202569,730,000 shares $710.55 million +8.9%3.1%2.1 $10.19 2/28/202564,050,000 shares $734.01 million -4.9%2.9%2 $11.46 2/15/202567,350,000 shares $696.40 million -5.7%3.0%2.3 $10.34 1/31/202571,380,000 shares $745.21 million -7.5%3.2%2.4 $10.44 1/15/202577,150,000 shares $755.30 million -3.6%3.5%2.6 $9.79 12/31/202480,050,000 shares $846.13 million -15.5%3.6%2.7 $10.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WBD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Warner Bros. Discovery and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/202494,760,000 shares $1.14 billion 0.0%4.3%3.2 $12.07 11/30/202494,790,000 shares $993.40 million -9.5%4.3%3.2 $10.48 11/15/2024104,750,000 shares $965.80 million +5.2%4.7%3.4 $9.22 10/31/202499,610,000 shares $809.83 million -5.1%4.5%3.3 $8.13 10/15/2024104,960,000 shares $797.70 million +5.8%4.7%3.4 $7.60 9/30/202499,240,000 shares $818.73 million -2.5%4.5%3.1 $8.25 9/15/2024101,750,000 shares $863.86 million -11.0%4.6%3.1 $8.49 8/31/2024114,380,000 shares $896.74 million -17.6%5.2%3.7 $7.84 8/15/2024138,800,000 shares $1.00 billion +20.7%6.3%4.5 $7.24 7/31/2024114,980,000 shares $994.58 million -13.6%5.2%3.7 $8.65 7/15/2024133,020,000 shares $987.01 million +3.3%6.0%4.5 $7.42 6/30/2024128,730,000 shares $957.75 million +7.6%5.8%4.4 $7.44 6/15/2024119,692,400 shares $866.57 million +1.0%5.4%4.1 $7.24 5/31/2024118,520,000 shares $976.60 million +4.9%5.3%4 $8.24 5/15/2024112,960,000 shares $926.27 million +6.3%5.1%3.6 $8.20 4/30/2024106,230,000 shares $781.85 million -6.6%4.8%3.4 $7.36 4/15/2024113,730,000 shares $950.78 million +2.8%5.1%4 $8.36 3/31/2024110,630,000 shares $965.80 million +9.1%5.0%4.1 $8.73 3/15/2024101,450,000 shares $866.38 million +7.2%4.6%3.9 $8.54 2/29/202494,610,000 shares $831.62 million +13.3%4.3%3.7 $8.79 2/15/202483,520,000 shares $846.89 million +1.0%3.8%3.5 $10.14 1/31/202482,690,000 shares $828.55 million -4.1%3.7%3.6 $10.02 1/15/202486,210,000 shares $918.14 million +1.6%3.9%3.8 $10.65 12/31/202384,840,000 shares $965.48 million -1.7%N/A0 $11.38 12/15/202386,290,000 shares $1.06 billion -4.9%3.9%3.8 $12.26 11/30/202390,750,000 shares $948.34 million -12.7%4.1%4.2 $10.45 11/15/2023103,900,000 shares $1.10 billion +1.8%4.7%4.9 $10.56 10/31/2023102,050,000 shares $1.01 billion +11.6%4.6%5.1 $9.94 10/15/202391,420,000 shares $948.03 million -4.7%4.1%5 $10.37 9/30/202395,900,000 shares $1.04 billion -1.7%4.3%5 $10.86The Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result. 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And I've zeroed in on 6 robotics stocks at the center of it all.Here's how to get access to all 4 reports now 9/15/202397,530,000 shares $1.15 billion +6.2%4.4%5.2 $11.84 8/31/202391,880,000 shares $1.21 billion +7.0%4.2%4.4 $13.14 8/15/202385,880,000 shares $1.15 billion -5.9%3.9%4.1 $13.42 7/31/202391,250,000 shares $1.19 billion +7.4%4.1%4.1 $13.07 7/15/202384,990,000 shares $1.05 billion -9.2%3.8%3.9 $12.40 6/30/202393,590,000 shares $1.17 billion +12.0%4.2%4.3 $12.54 6/15/202383,570,000 shares $1.10 billion -9.2%3.8%3.8 $13.13 5/31/202392,030,000 shares $1.04 billion +14.5%4.2%4.7 $11.28 5/15/202380,410,000 shares $1.03 billion +29.2%3.6%4.4 $12.81 4/30/202362,240,000 shares $847.09 million -9.2%2.8%3.4 $13.61 4/15/202368,540,000 shares $944.48 million -2.0%3.1%3.7 $13.78 3/31/202369,940,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.9%3.2%3.6 $15.10 3/15/202368,610,000 shares $931.04 million +1.5%3.1%3.2 $13.57 2/28/202367,630,000 shares $1.06 billion +3.4%3.1%2.6 $15.62 2/15/202365,380,000 shares $1.00 billion -16.0%3.0%2.5 $15.35 1/31/202377,860,000 shares $1.15 billion -17.6%3.5%2.8 $14.82 1/15/202394,480,000 shares $1.24 billion -16.3%4.3%3.2 $13.14 12/30/2022112,940,000 shares $1.07 billion +7.4%5.1%3.9 $9.48 12/15/2022105,180,000 shares $1.05 billion +3.5%4.8%3.8 $10.00 11/30/2022101,610,000 shares $1.16 billion +7.4%4.6%4.2 $11.40 11/15/202294,570,000 shares $1.07 billion +1.7%4.3%3.9 $11.33 10/31/202292,980,000 shares $1.21 billion +12.6%4.2%3.7 $13.00 10/15/202282,560,000 shares $1.03 billion +14.2%3.7%3.4 $12.43 9/30/202272,310,000 shares $831.57 million +4.8%3.3%3 $11.50 9/15/202269,030,000 shares $909.13 million +22.4%3.1%2.8 $13.17 8/31/202256,390,000 shares $746.60 million -7.0%2.6%2.3 $13.24 8/15/202260,650,000 shares $795.73 million +1.7%2.7%2.6 $13.12 7/31/202259,650,000 shares $894.75 million -2.3%2.7%2.7 $15.00 7/15/202261,060,000 shares $852.40 million No Change2.8%2.9 $13.96 WBD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Warner Bros. Discovery's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Warner Bros. Discovery shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 106,610,000 shares of WBD short. 4.78% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Warner Bros. Discovery? 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. WBD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Warner Bros. Discovery? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Warner Bros. Discovery: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Oribel Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Warner Bros. Discovery? 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. 4.78% of Warner Bros. Discovery's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest increasing or decreasing? Warner Bros. Discovery saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 106,610,000 shares, an increase of 17.4% from the previous total of 90,810,000 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. How does Warner Bros. Discovery's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.78% of Warner Bros. Discovery's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "communication" compare to Warner Bros. Discovery: América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.34%), Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (0.15%), Telefónica, S.A. (0.11%), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (3.12%), Vodafone Group Public Limited (0.61%), TELUS Co. (2.15%), Fox Co. (7.61%), Formula One Group (2.62%), Fox Co. (3.52%), BCE Inc. (5.94%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Warner Bros. Discovery stock? Short selling WBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Warner Bros. Discovery as its price is falling. WBD shares are trading up $0.47 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 Warner Bros. Discovery? A short squeeze for Warner Bros. Discovery 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 WBD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Warner Bros. Discovery'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 WBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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