Marathon Petroleum - MPC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Marathon Petroleum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 11,770,000 shares of MPC short. 2.65% of Marathon Petroleum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Marathon Petroleum'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. MPC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Marathon Petroleum's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Marathon Petroleum: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Natixis, Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Nomura Holdings Inc., Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Cetera Investment Advisers, Marshall Wace LLP, Natixis, Twin Tree Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, and XR Securities 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. 2.65% of Marathon Petroleum's floating shares are currently sold short.

Marathon Petroleum saw a decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 11,770,000 shares, a decline of 4.3% from the previous total of 12,300,000 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.

Marathon Petroleum currently has issued a total of 441,630,000 shares. Some of Marathon Petroleum'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. Marathon Petroleum currently has a public float of 444,580,000 shares.

2.65% of Marathon Petroleum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Marathon Petroleum: Valero Energy Co. (3.06%), Phillips 66 (2.14%), Suncor Energy Inc. (7.25%), Hess Co. (1.52%), BP p.l.c. (0.36%), ConocoPhillips (1.00%), Canadian Natural Resources Limited (2.50%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.07%), Occidental Petroleum Co. (5.28%), and EOG Resources, Inc. (1.06%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Marathon Petroleum as its price is falling. MPC shares are trading down $0.83 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 Marathon Petroleum 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 MPC, 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 MPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.