Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $22.71 -0.51 (-2.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.88 +0.16 (+0.73%) As of 05:20 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Magnolia Oil & Gas Short Interest DataMagnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) has a short interest of 22.76 million shares. This marks a -7.10% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.8, indicating that it would take 9.8 days of the average trading volume of 2.58 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest22,760,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest24,500,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-7.10%Dollar Volume Sold Short$544.42 millionShort Interest Ratio9.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 30, 2025Outstanding Shares190,815,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted11.93%Today's Trading Volume2,258,817 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,577,665 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average88% Short Selling Magnolia Oil & Gas? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Magnolia Oil & Gas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMGY Short Interest Over TimeMGY Days to Cover Over TimeMGY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Magnolia Oil & Gas Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/30/202522,760,000 shares $544.42 million -7.1%N/A9.8 $23.92 9/15/202524,500,000 shares $579.96 million -1.9%N/A9.8 $23.67 8/31/202524,970,000 shares $623.13 million -0.4%13.2%9.7 $24.96 8/15/202525,070,000 shares $591.15 million +4.8%N/A10.1 $23.58 7/31/202523,930,000 shares $568.91 million -9.8%12.7%9.3 $23.77 7/15/202526,540,000 shares $612.81 million -6.1%N/A10.5 $23.09 6/30/202528,260,000 shares $636.13 million -1.4%14.9%10.5 $22.51 6/15/202528,650,000 shares $691.32 million +0.5%15.1%11.1 $24.13 5/31/202528,510,000 shares $612.39 million +3.1%14.7%9.5 $21.48 5/15/202527,650,000 shares $630.42 million +0.2%14.2%8.9 $22.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MGY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Magnolia Oil & Gas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202527,590,000 shares $566.42 million +1.4%N/A8.8 $20.53 4/15/202527,220,000 shares $552.13 million +0.6%14.0%9.2 $20.28 3/31/202527,070,000 shares $683.90 million -15.4%13.9%9.5 $25.26 3/15/202531,980,000 shares $744.21 million +3.9%16.5%11.9 $23.27 2/28/202530,770,000 shares $719.93 million -4.1%15.8%14.2 $23.40 2/15/202532,070,000 shares $752.01 million +9.6%16.5%16.2 $23.45 1/31/202529,260,000 shares $693.61 million -2.5%N/A16.3 $23.71 1/15/202530,010,000 shares $796.17 million +2.4%N/A16.8 $26.53 12/31/202429,300,000 shares $685.03 million -0.5%N/A16.3 $23.38 12/15/202429,440,000 shares $746.01 million -0.8%N/A14.9 $25.34 11/30/202429,670,000 shares $823.05 million -3.8%N/A15.7 $27.74 11/15/202430,840,000 shares $827.75 million +1.4%N/A16 $26.84 10/31/202430,430,000 shares $769.12 million +2.3%N/A15.8 $25.28 10/15/202429,750,000 shares $760.41 million +3.6%N/A13.9 $25.56 9/30/202428,720,000 shares $701.34 million -5.3%N/A13.1 $24.42 9/15/202430,340,000 shares $723.31 million +2.0%N/A14.9 $23.84 8/31/202429,740,000 shares $761.64 million +0.9%N/A14.7 $25.61 8/15/202429,490,000 shares $741.23 million -2.4%N/A14.2 $25.14 7/31/202430,220,000 shares $823.19 million +0.6%17.4%13 $27.24 7/15/202430,040,000 shares $814.68 million -1.6%17.3%13.6 $27.12 6/30/202430,530,000 shares $773.63 million -1.0%17.5%13.7 $25.34 6/15/202430,850,000 shares $735.46 million +0.2%17.7%12.9 $23.84 5/31/202430,790,000 shares $799.15 million -2.6%17.7%10.1 $25.96 5/15/202431,600,000 shares $811.17 million -9.2%18.1%9.4 $25.67 4/30/202434,810,000 shares $872.69 million +7.4%20.3%10.1 $25.07 4/15/202432,410,000 shares $848.82 million -1.2%18.9%9.3 $26.19 3/31/202432,800,000 shares $851.16 million +14.3%19.1%9.6 $25.95 3/15/202428,700,000 shares $685.64 million +9.7%16.7%8.7 $23.89 2/29/202426,160,000 shares $593.31 million -5.6%15.3%9.9 $22.68 2/15/202427,700,000 shares $591.95 million +15.5%16.2%11.8 $21.37 1/31/202423,990,000 shares $494.91 million +4.0%13.7%11.3 $20.63 1/15/202423,070,000 shares $470.63 million +7.3%13.2%11.2 $20.40 12/31/202321,500,000 shares $457.74 million +3.0%12.3%10.9 $21.29 12/15/202320,880,000 shares $448.92 million +6.0%12.0%10.4 $21.50 11/30/202319,700,000 shares $423.75 million +0.3%11.3%10 $21.51 11/15/202319,640,000 shares $428.15 million +7.6%11.2%10.6 $21.80 10/31/202318,250,000 shares $409.71 million +4.7%N/A10 $22.45 10/15/202317,430,000 shares $409.78 million -0.3%N/A9.3 $23.51 9/30/202317,490,000 shares $400.70 million -0.3%N/A8.7 $22.91 9/15/202317,550,000 shares $404.35 million +2.5%N/A9.1 $23.04 8/31/202317,130,000 shares $390.48 million -2.8%N/A8.5 $22.80 8/15/202317,630,000 shares $399.85 million +4.7%N/A8.2 $22.68 7/31/202316,840,000 shares $373.34 million -12.7%N/A7.7 $22.17 7/15/202319,290,000 shares $394.87 million -4.4%N/A9.3 $20.47 6/30/202320,180,000 shares $421.76 million +1.0%N/A10.8 $20.90 6/15/202319,980,000 shares $411.19 million +1.4%N/A10.7 $20.58 5/31/202319,710,000 shares $380.99 million +5.2%N/A9.6 $19.33 5/15/202318,740,000 shares $369.55 million +5.2%N/A9.3 $19.72 4/30/202317,810,000 shares $376.15 million -3.7%N/A8.8 $21.12 4/15/202318,490,000 shares $430.63 million -6.0%N/A9.1 $23.29 3/31/202319,660,000 shares $430.16 million +38.2%N/A9.6 $21.88 3/15/202314,230,000 shares $275.21 million +16.2%8.2%7.2 $19.34 2/28/202312,250,000 shares $267.66 million +13.5%7.2%7.5 $21.85 2/15/202310,790,000 shares $243.64 million -4.3%6.4%6.8 $22.58 1/31/202311,280,000 shares $266.32 million -7.9%6.7%7.4 $23.61 1/15/202312,250,000 shares $291.55 million -0.2%7.2%7.5 $23.80 12/30/202212,280,000 shares $287.97 million +2.2%7.3%7.7 $23.45 12/15/202212,020,000 shares $280.91 million +0.7%7.1%7.2 $23.37 11/30/202211,940,000 shares $311.40 million +1.7%7.1%6.8 $26.08 11/15/202211,740,000 shares $322.15 million -24.8%6.9%6.6 $27.44 10/31/202215,610,000 shares $400.86 million -4.8%9.4%9 $25.68 10/15/202216,400,000 shares $360.47 million +1.7%9.8%10.6 $21.98 9/30/202216,120,000 shares $319.34 million +6.0%9.6%10.5 $19.81 9/15/202215,210,000 shares $349.07 million -5.7%9.1%8.5 $22.95 8/31/202216,120,000 shares $384.78 million -10.2%9.6%7.9 $23.87 8/15/202217,960,000 shares $411.64 million +9.3%10.7%8.2 $22.92 7/31/202216,430,000 shares $396.46 million -0.7%9.9%7.1 $24.13 7/15/202216,550,000 shares $328.19 million -2.4%10.0%7.2 $19.83 6/30/202216,950,000 shares $355.78 million +21.8%10.2%7.3 $20.99 6/15/202213,920,000 shares $376.54 million -11.2%8.4%6.4 $27.05 5/31/202215,670,000 shares $432.65 million +0.4%9.6%7.8 $27.61 5/15/202215,610,000 shares $370.43 million +3.3%9.5%7.9 $23.73 4/30/202215,110,000 shares $351.16 million +0.9%9.4%7.6 $23.24 4/15/202214,970,000 shares $392.81 million +5.3%9.3%7.5 $26.24 3/31/202214,220,000 shares $336.30 million -9.5%8.8%7.2 $23.65 3/15/202215,710,000 shares $338.71 million -16.1%9.8%8.4 $21.56 2/28/202218,730,000 shares $418.62 million -0.3%11.9%10.6 $22.35 2/15/202218,790,000 shares $377.87 million -2.6%11.9%11.1 $20.11 1/31/202219,300,000 shares $417.46 million -5.1%12.6%11.6 $21.63 1/15/202220,340,000 shares $452.16 million +1.9%13.2%12.3 $22.23 12/31/202119,970,000 shares $376.83 million +1.9%13.0%11.5 $18.87 12/15/202119,600,000 shares $374.36 million +18.4%12.8%9.4 $19.10 11/30/202116,560,000 shares $314.14 million +2.6%10.9%8.2 $18.97 11/15/202116,140,000 shares $330.87 million -3.1%10.6%8.4 $20.50 10/29/202116,660,000 shares $347.86 million +2.0%10.9%8.9 $20.88 10/15/202116,340,000 shares $331.05 million -0.9%11.1%9 $20.26 9/30/202116,480,000 shares $293.18 million +7.2%11.3%9.4 $17.79 9/15/202115,380,000 shares $260.38 million +7.9%10.8%9.3 $16.93 8/31/202114,250,000 shares $223.44 million +3.9%10.0%8.4 $15.68 8/13/202113,710,000 shares $197.56 million +2.7%9.6%7.7 $14.41 7/30/202113,350,000 shares $186.90 million -4.8%9.3%7.4 $14.00 7/15/202114,020,000 shares $201.75 million -9.3%9.9%7.9 $14.39 6/30/202115,460,000 shares $241.64 million +1.0%10.9%9.1 $15.63 6/15/202115,310,000 shares $244.65 million +9.6%11.3%9.2 $15.98 5/28/202113,970,000 shares $180.49 million -3.9%10.3%8.7 $12.92 5/14/202114,530,000 shares $168.98 million +6.2%10.7%7.1 $11.63 4/30/202113,680,000 shares $160.06 million +3.4%10.1%6.3 $11.70 4/15/202113,230,000 shares $154.92 million +9.8%9.6%5.8 $11.71 3/31/202112,050,000 shares $140.02 million -7.9%8.9%4.8 $11.62 3/15/202113,080,000 shares $166.38 million -6.8%9.9%5.2 $12.72 2/26/202114,040,000 shares $171.15 million -5.9%11.6%5.9 $12.19 2/12/202114,920,000 shares $144.43 million -10.3%12.6%7.5 $9.68 1/29/202116,630,000 shares $147.51 million -8.5%14.0%8.1 $8.87 1/15/202118,170,000 shares $162.80 million -7.1%15.3%9.2 $8.96 12/31/202019,550,000 shares $144.87 million -3.2%16.5%11.1 $7.41 12/15/202020,200,000 shares $151.50 million -1.4%17.0%11.7 $7.50 11/30/202020,490,000 shares $143.43 million +4.5%17.2%11.1 $7.00 11/15/202019,600,000 shares $106.62 million +8.7%16.4%11.3 $5.44 10/30/202018,040,000 shares $80.28 million -5.6%15.1%11.3 $4.45 MGY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Magnolia Oil & Gas' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 22,760,000 shares of MGY short. Learn More on Magnolia Oil & Gas' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Magnolia Oil & Gas? 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. MGY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Magnolia Oil & Gas's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Magnolia Oil & Gas? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Magnolia Oil & Gas: Walleye Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Magnolia Oil & Gas' short interest increasing or decreasing? Magnolia Oil & Gas saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,760,000 shares, a decrease of 7.1% from the previous total of 24,500,000 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Magnolia Oil & Gas: APA Corporation (9.61%), Chord Energy Corporation (5.42%), Diamondback Energy, Inc. (2.77%), Devon Energy Corporation (2.72%), Matador Resources Company (8.15%), Murphy Oil Corporation (13.32%), Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (22.76%), Ovintiv Inc. (2.65%), Permian Resources Corporation (4.74%), SM Energy Company (9.06%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Magnolia Oil & Gas stock? Short selling MGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Magnolia Oil & Gas as its price is falling. MGY shares are trading down $0.52 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas? A short squeeze for Magnolia Oil & Gas 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 MGY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Magnolia Oil & Gas' 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 MGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025. 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