Gulfport Energy (GPOR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Gulfport Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 31,250,000 shares of GPOR short. 22.03% of Gulfport Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Gulfport Energy'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. GPOR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Gulfport Energy's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Gulfport Energy: Walleye Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management 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. 22.03% of Gulfport Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Gulfport Energy saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,250,000 shares, a decrease of 18.3% from the previous total of 38,230,000 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.

Gulfport Energy currently has issued a total of 17,730,000 shares. Some of Gulfport Energy'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. Gulfport Energy currently has a public float of 141,880,000 shares.

22.03% of Gulfport Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to Gulfport Energy: Range Resources Co. (6.43%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (25.19%), Matador Resources (8.33%), SM Energy (9.69%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (9.94%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.51%), VAALCO Energy, Inc. (4.41%), Berry Co. (3.46%), W&T Offshore, Inc. (21.69%), PHX Minerals Inc. (0.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Netflix, Inc. ($7.24 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.67 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.34 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.53 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.07 billion), Carvana Co. ($1.86 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.86 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.75 billion), Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Tiffany & Co. ($1.73 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GPOR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gulfport Energy as its price is falling. GPOR shares are trading up $5.64 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 Gulfport Energy 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 GPOR, 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 GPOR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2020.