Northrop Grumman (NOC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Northrop Grumman shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 2,380,000 shares of NOC short. 1.67% of Northrop Grumman's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Northrop Grumman'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. NOC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Northrop Grumman's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Northrop Grumman: LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Volterra Technologies LP, Rokos Capital Management LLP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Capula Management Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Delta Accumulation LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Twin Tree Management LP, and IMC Chicago 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. 1.67% of Northrop Grumman's floating shares are currently sold short.

Northrop Grumman saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,380,000 shares, a drop of 10.9% from the previous total of 2,670,000 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.

Northrop Grumman currently has issued a total of 143,180,000 shares. Some of Northrop Grumman'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. Northrop Grumman currently has a public float of 142,870,000 shares.

1.67% of Northrop Grumman's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Northrop Grumman: The Boeing Company (2.27%), General Dynamics Corporation (0.76%), Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (3.60%), Leidos Holdings, Inc. (2.16%), L3Harris Technologies Inc (1.47%), Lockheed Martin Corporation (1.36%), RTX Corporation (1.06%), Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (1.71%), Textron Inc. (2.72%), GE Aerospace (1.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NOC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northrop Grumman as its price is falling. NOC shares are trading up $1.16 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 Northrop Grumman 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 NOC, 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 NOC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.