Northwest Natural (NWN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $43.15 -0.63 (-1.44%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Northwest Natural Short Interest DataNorthwest Natural (NWN) has a short interest of 743,300 shares, representing 1.87% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.92% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 245,381 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest743,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest825,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$31.50 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares40,309,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.87%Today's Trading Volume290,505 sharesAverage Trading Volume245,381 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Northwest Natural? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Northwest Natural and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNWN Short Interest Over TimeNWN Days to Cover Over TimeNWN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Northwest Natural Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/2025743,300 shares $31.50 million -9.9%1.9%2.8 $42.38 3/31/2025825,200 shares $35.20 million +15.1%2.1%3.6 $42.66 3/15/2025717,100 shares $29.99 million +2.8%1.8%3.2 $41.83 2/28/2025697,900 shares $28.50 million -9.7%1.8%3.2 $40.83 2/15/2025773,000 shares $31.45 million -13.5%1.9%3.8 $40.68 1/31/2025893,700 shares $35.70 million +14.9%N/A4.2 $39.95 1/15/2025777,800 shares $30.60 million +3.8%N/A3.6 $39.34 12/31/2024749,300 shares $29.64 million -1.3%N/A3.5 $39.56 12/15/2024758,800 shares $31.73 million +11.6%N/A3.3 $41.81 11/30/2024679,700 shares $29.78 million -10.3%N/A3 $43.82 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NWN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Northwest Natural and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/2024758,100 shares $31.20 million -16.7%N/A3.2 $41.15 10/31/2024909,800 shares $35.42 million +48.4%N/A3.9 $38.93 10/15/2024613,000 shares $24.84 million -11.2%N/A2.5 $40.52 9/30/2024689,900 shares $28.16 million +20.1%N/A2.7 $40.82 9/15/2024574,400 shares $23.17 million -9.2%N/A2.3 $40.33 8/31/2024632,500 shares $25.44 million +5.2%N/A2.5 $40.22 8/15/2024601,000 shares $23.22 million -19.8%N/A2.4 $38.63 7/31/2024748,900 shares $29.96 million +19.2%N/A3 $40.01 7/15/2024628,200 shares $23.82 million +0.8%N/A2.5 $37.92 6/30/2024623,400 shares $22.51 million +10.6%N/A2.5 $36.11 6/15/2024563,500 shares $19.96 million +15.6%N/A2.2 $35.42 5/31/2024487,300 shares $18.23 million -5.4%N/A1.9 $37.40 5/15/2024515,000 shares $19.65 million -46.8%N/A1.8 $38.16 4/30/2024968,500 shares $36.94 million +38.2%N/A2.6 $38.14 4/15/2024700,800 shares $25.04 million -16.2%N/A1.9 $35.73 3/31/2024836,300 shares $31.13 million -12.8%N/A2.3 $37.22 3/15/2024959,500 shares $34.90 million -18.7%N/A2.7 $36.37 2/29/20241,180,000 shares $43.35 million +118.1%N/A3.4 $36.74 2/15/2024541,100 shares $19.51 million -36.9%N/A1.6 $36.06 1/31/2024857,200 shares $31.57 million +88.4%N/A3.4 $36.83 1/15/2024455,000 shares $17.49 million +7.0%N/A1.9 $38.43 12/31/2023425,400 shares $16.57 million -5.7%N/A1.8 $38.94 12/15/2023451,000 shares $17.36 million +8.2%N/A1.9 $38.49 11/30/2023416,700 shares $15.26 million -13.0%N/A1.8 $36.62 11/15/2023479,100 shares $17.90 million -38.2%N/A2.1 $37.36 10/31/2023775,500 shares $28.48 million +48.5%N/A3.7 $36.72 10/15/2023522,100 shares $20.45 million -14.1%N/A2.6 $39.17 9/30/2023608,000 shares $23.20 million -0.2%N/A3 $38.16 9/15/2023609,000 shares $25.12 million -0.1%N/A3.1 $41.24 8/31/2023609,800 shares $23.93 million +12.7%N/A3.3 $39.25The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? (Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 8/15/2023541,000 shares $21.70 million -18.2%N/A2.9 $40.11 7/31/2023661,400 shares $28.41 million +94.9%N/A3.7 $42.95 7/15/2023339,300 shares $14.69 million -8.0%N/A2 $43.30 6/30/2023368,800 shares $15.88 million +16.2%N/A2.3 $43.05 6/15/2023317,300 shares $13.50 million -4.8%N/A2 $42.54 5/31/2023333,200 shares $14.20 million -15.4%N/A2.1 $42.63 5/15/2023394,000 shares $17.73 million -37.5%N/A2.4 $45.00 4/30/2023630,100 shares $29.59 million +70.4%N/A3.8 $46.96 4/15/2023369,700 shares $17.39 million -18.0%N/A2.1 $47.05 3/31/2023450,700 shares $21.44 million -2.8%N/A2.4 $47.56 3/15/2023463,700 shares $22.30 million -12.7%N/A2.4 $48.09 2/28/2023530,900 shares $25.66 million +10.2%N/A2.7 $48.34 2/15/2023481,900 shares $23.42 million -57.4%N/A2.5 $48.59 1/31/20231,130,000 shares $56.66 million +136.0%N/A5.6 $50.14 1/15/2023478,800 shares $23.74 million +18.7%N/A2.6 $49.58 12/30/2022403,400 shares $19.20 million +0.2%N/A2.1 $47.59 12/15/2022402,800 shares $18.90 million -13.0%N/A1.9 $46.91 11/30/2022463,200 shares $23.21 million -11.7%N/A2.4 $50.11 11/15/2022524,500 shares $25.13 million -57.4%N/A2.7 $47.91 10/31/20221,230,000 shares $59.15 million +64.7%N/A6.3 $48.09 10/15/2022746,900 shares $33.84 million +14.7%N/A3.9 $45.31 9/30/2022651,200 shares $28.25 million +18.6%N/A3.4 $43.38 9/15/2022549,200 shares $26.32 million +1.8%N/A2.8 $47.93 8/31/2022539,300 shares $25.68 million -23.3%N/A2.4 $47.61 8/15/2022703,200 shares $37.35 million -30.4%N/A3 $53.11 7/31/20221,010,000 shares $54.21 million +23.9%N/A4 $53.67 7/15/2022815,500 shares $44.08 million -13.4%N/A3 $54.05 6/30/2022941,500 shares $49.99 million +23.8%N/A3.3 $53.10 6/15/2022760,400 shares $38.64 million -0.1%2.7%2.3 $50.81 5/31/2022761,300 shares $41.33 million -16.4%N/A2.5 $54.29 5/15/2022910,700 shares $46.11 million +44.8%N/A2.9 $50.63 4/30/2022629,100 shares $30.09 million +16.0%N/A2.2 $47.83 4/15/2022542,400 shares $27.05 million -11.9%N/A1.9 $49.88 3/31/2022615,900 shares $31.85 million -3.2%N/A2.4 $51.72 3/15/2022636,200 shares $33.78 million -25.9%2.1%3.2 $53.10 2/28/2022858,800 shares $44.67 million +3.0%2.8%4.4 $52.01 2/15/2022834,100 shares $38.73 million -26.2%2.8%4.7 $46.43 1/31/20221,130,000 shares $53.49 million +48.2%3.7%6.4 $47.34 1/15/2022762,700 shares $38.00 million +11.4%2.5%4.3 $49.82 12/31/2021684,500 shares $33.39 million -12.8%2.3%4.1 $48.78 12/15/2021785,100 shares $37.40 million +10.6%2.6%4.8 $47.64 11/30/2021709,700 shares $30.60 million -1.0%2.3%4.8 $43.12 11/15/2021716,800 shares $33.60 million -24.0%2.4%5.2 $46.87 10/29/2021943,100 shares $42.52 million +25.9%3.1%7.6 $45.09 10/15/2021748,900 shares $35.50 million +16.1%2.5%6.6 $47.40 9/30/2021644,800 shares $29.65 million +9.8%2.1%5.8 $45.99 9/15/2021587,400 shares $28.28 million -3.8%1.9%4.9 $48.15 8/31/2021610,600 shares $31.42 million +1.3%2.0%5.2 $51.45 8/13/2021603,000 shares $32.28 million -5.5%2.0%5 $53.53 7/30/2021637,800 shares $33.35 million +9.5%2.1%4.8 $52.29The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? (Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 7/15/2021582,600 shares $30.84 million +2.7%1.9%4.1 $52.94 6/30/2021567,100 shares $29.78 million -10.3%1.9%3.8 $52.52 6/15/2021632,000 shares $34.94 million -6.3%2.1%3.5 $55.29 5/28/2021674,800 shares $35.68 million -6.7%2.2%3 $52.88 5/14/2021723,000 shares $39.79 million -19.1%2.4%2.9 $55.04 4/30/2021893,200 shares $48.11 million -0.1%3.0%3.3 $53.86 4/15/2021894,000 shares $48.90 million -4.3%3.0%2.5 $54.70 3/31/2021933,700 shares $50.13 million -22.2%3.1%2.4 $53.69 3/15/20211,200,000 shares $63.86 million +0.8%4.0%2.9 $53.22 2/26/20211,190,000 shares $58.06 million -2.5%4.0%3.4 $48.79 2/12/20211,220,000 shares $57.73 million -50.6%4.1%3.7 $47.32 1/29/20212,470,000 shares $109.10 million +36.5%8.2%7.8 $44.17 1/15/20211,810,000 shares $80.36 million +10.4%6.0%6.9 $44.40 12/31/20201,640,000 shares $74.88 million +29.1%5.4%7.8 $45.66 12/15/20201,270,000 shares $63.74 million +4.1%4.2%6.5 $50.19 11/30/20201,220,000 shares $60.44 million +8.0%4.1%6.4 $49.54 11/15/20201,130,000 shares $55.54 million -25.7%3.8%5.9 $49.15 10/30/20201,520,000 shares $67.97 million +18.8%5.0%8 $44.72 10/15/20201,280,000 shares $59.47 million -5.2%4.3%7.2 $46.46 9/30/20201,350,000 shares $61.28 million +15.4%4.5%7.5 $45.39 9/15/20201,170,000 shares $53.15 million -2.5%3.9%6.6 $45.43 8/31/20201,200,000 shares $61.33 million No Change4.0%7.4 $51.11 8/14/20201,200,000 shares $64.20 million -13.7%4.0%7.4 $53.50 7/31/20201,390,000 shares $74.35 million +8.6%4.6%7.9 $53.49 7/15/20201,280,000 shares $66.97 million +0.8%4.3%6.8 $52.32 6/30/20201,270,000 shares $69.85 million +4.1%4.2%6.7 $55.00 6/15/20201,220,000 shares $69.70 million -1.6%4.1%6.1 $57.13 5/29/20201,240,000 shares $79.55 million -13.3%4.1%5.4 $64.15 5/15/20201,430,000 shares $84.70 million -2.7%4.8%5.6 $59.23 4/30/20201,470,000 shares $97.52 million +6.5%4.9%5.9 $66.34 NWN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Northwest Natural's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Northwest Natural shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 743,300 shares of NWN short. 1.87% of Northwest Natural's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Northwest Natural's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Northwest Natural? 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. NWN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Northwest Natural's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Northwest Natural? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Northwest Natural: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Northwest Natural? 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. 1.87% of Northwest Natural's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Northwest Natural's short interest increasing or decreasing? Northwest Natural saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 743,300 shares, a drop of 9.9% from the previous total of 825,200 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 Northwest Natural's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.87% of Northwest Natural's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Northwest Natural: UGI Co. (5.68%), Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (1.79%), New Jersey Resources Co. (2.52%), Chesapeake Utilities Co. (2.01%), ONEOK, Inc. (1.98%), Atmos Energy Co. (3.03%), National Fuel Gas (3.57%), ONE Gas, Inc. (4.99%), Spire Inc. (2.63%), Ultrapar Participações S.A. (0.57%), 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 ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Northwest Natural stock? Short selling NWN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northwest Natural as its price is falling. NWN shares are trading down $0.63 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 Northwest Natural? A short squeeze for Northwest Natural 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 NWN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Northwest Natural'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 NWN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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