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Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$49.54 -1.05 (-2.08%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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Northwest Natural Gas Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Northwest Natural Gas (NWN) had a short interest of 2.09 million shares sold short, representing 4.99% of the public float. This marks a 27.79% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.0, meaning it would take 10.0 days of the average trading volume of 216,197 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,086,970 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,633,152 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
27.79%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$101.83 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
42,090,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.99%
Today's Trading Volume
523,244 shares
Average Trading Volume
216,197 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
242%
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Northwest Natural Gas Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20262,086,970 shares $101.83 million +27.8%5.0%9.98 $48.80
7/15/20261,633,152 shares $82.37 million +2.2%3.9%7.49 $50.44
6/30/20261,597,399 shares $78.53 million +7.2%3.8%3.84 $49.16
6/15/20261,490,204 shares $73.95 million +6.5%3.6%6.21 $49.62
5/29/20261,399,783 shares $67.98 million +16.5%3.3%4.79 $48.56
5/15/20261,201,326 shares $58.17 million -14.1%2.9%4.13 $48.43
4/30/20261,398,403 shares $73.96 million +23.3%3.3%7.84 $52.89
4/15/20261,134,473 shares $61.73 million +6.5%2.7%5.1 $54.41
3/31/20261,065,355 shares $56.75 million -1.4%2.5%2.77 $53.27
3/13/20261,080,129 shares $56.76 million +1.3%2.6%3.19 $52.55
2/27/20261,066,357 shares $56.63 million -7.1%2.6%3.3 $53.11
2/13/20261,147,670 shares $57.83 million -7.6%2.7%5.05 $50.39
1/30/20261,241,640 shares $57.82 million +4.8%3.0%3.39 $46.57
1/15/20261,185,296 shares $55.69 million -0.4%2.9%4.56 $46.99
12/31/20251,190,321 shares $55.70 million -4.4%2.9%3.94 $46.79
12/15/20251,245,494 shares $58.37 million +16.3%3.0%4.67 $46.87
11/28/20251,070,789 shares $50.18 million -0.2%2.6%4.05 $46.87
11/14/20251,073,332 shares $51.54 million -19.1%2.7%4.13 $48.02
10/31/20251,327,001 shares $60.53 million +60.1%3.3%5.29 $45.61
10/15/2025828,900 shares $37.51 million +16.8%2.1%3.4 $45.25
9/30/2025709,500 shares $31.88 million -9.4%N/A2.9 $44.93
9/15/2025783,500 shares $32.80 million +3.8%N/A2.8 $41.86
8/31/2025755,200 shares $31.34 million -18.2%1.9%2.6 $41.50
8/15/2025923,400 shares $37.33 million -34.0%N/A3.1 $40.43
7/31/20251,400,000 shares $55.85 million +54.5%3.5%4.7 $39.89
7/15/2025906,300 shares $37.77 million +4.1%N/A2.8 $41.68
6/30/2025870,700 shares $34.51 million +2.3%2.2%2.6 $39.64
6/15/2025850,900 shares $33.78 million -4.2%2.1%2.6 $39.70
5/31/2025887,900 shares $36.37 million -20.7%2.2%3 $40.96
5/15/20251,120,000 shares $45.60 million -20.6%2.8%3.7 $40.71
4/30/20251,410,000 shares $60.84 million +89.7%N/A5.1 $43.15
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
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11/30/2024679,700 shares $29.78 million -10.3%N/A3 $43.82
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 $39.25
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
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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

NWN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Northwest Natural Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 2,086,970 shares of NWN short. 4.99% of Northwest Natural Gas' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Northwest Natural Gas' 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. NWN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Northwest Natural Gas's short interest ratio.

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. 4.99% of Northwest Natural Gas' floating shares are currently sold short.

Northwest Natural Gas saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,086,970 shares, an increase of 27.8% from the previous total of 1,633,152 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.

4.99% of Northwest Natural Gas' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to Northwest Natural Gas: Alliant Energy Corporation (10.54%), Atmos Energy Corporation (2.02%), Avista Corporation (5.27%), Black Hills Corporation (12.21%), Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (4.46%), NewJersey Resources Corporation (3.64%), ONE Gas, Inc. (5.49%), Portland General Electric Company (5.34%), Spire Inc. (4.39%), Unitil Corporation (3.78%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NWN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northwest Natural Gas as its price is falling. NWN shares are trading down $1.05 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 Northwest Natural Gas occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates 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.

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 July, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like NWN:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:NWN is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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