Ovintiv (OVV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $41.90 +1.37 (+3.37%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$41.86 -0.03 (-0.08%) As of 06/13/2025 08:00 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Ovintiv Short Interest DataOvintiv (OVV) has a short interest of 8.08 million shares, representing 3.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -16.27% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 3.39 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,080,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest9,650,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.27%Dollar Volume Sold Short$289.26 millionShort Interest Ratio1.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares259,815,000 sharesFloat Size258,530,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.13%Today's Trading Volume4,425,386 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,388,635 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average131% Short Selling Ovintiv? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Ovintiv and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOVV Short Interest Over TimeOVV Days to Cover Over TimeOVV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ovintiv Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20258,080,000 shares $289.26 million -16.3%3.1%1.9 $35.80 5/15/20259,650,000 shares $363.13 million +8.2%3.7%2.4 $37.63 4/30/20258,920,000 shares $299.27 million +4.2%3.5%2.3 $33.55 4/15/20258,560,000 shares $275.25 million -0.4%3.3%2.4 $32.16 3/31/20258,590,000 shares $368.81 million -14.4%3.3%2.4 $42.94 3/15/202510,030,000 shares $406.20 million +41.1%3.9%3.1 $40.50 2/28/20257,110,000 shares $309.07 million +2.9%2.7%2.5 $43.47 2/15/20256,910,000 shares $305.10 million +26.8%2.7%2.6 $44.15 1/31/20255,450,000 shares $230.26 million +9.9%2.1%1.9 $42.25 1/15/20254,960,000 shares $226.77 million +7.6%1.9%1.8 $45.72 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OVV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ovintiv and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/20244,610,000 shares $186.71 million +12.2%1.8%1.7 $40.50 12/15/20244,110,000 shares $166.50 million -3.8%1.6%1.3 $40.51 11/30/20244,270,000 shares $193.94 million -0.2%1.7%1.3 $45.42 11/15/20244,280,000 shares $187.46 million -1.8%1.7%1.3 $43.80 10/31/20244,360,000 shares $170.89 million -9.4%1.7%1.4 $39.20 10/15/20244,810,000 shares $197.50 million -31.4%1.8%1.5 $41.06 9/30/20247,010,000 shares $268.52 million +51.1%2.7%2.1 $38.31 9/15/20244,640,000 shares $180.08 million -22.9%1.8%1.5 $38.81 8/31/20246,020,000 shares $257.84 million +12.1%2.3%2 $42.83 8/15/20245,370,000 shares $235.42 million +62.7%2.1%1.8 $43.84 7/31/20243,300,000 shares $153.38 million -8.3%1.3%1.1 $46.48 7/15/20243,600,000 shares $176.00 million -24.8%1.4%1.3 $48.89 6/30/20244,790,000 shares $224.51 million -30.8%1.8%1.6 $46.87 6/15/20246,920,000 shares $317.01 million -0.4%2.6%2.3 $45.81 5/31/20246,950,000 shares $359.11 million +73.3%2.6%2.4 $51.67 5/15/20244,010,000 shares $200.42 million -13.4%1.6%1.3 $49.98 4/30/20244,630,000 shares $237.61 million -9.0%1.8%1.5 $51.32 4/15/20245,090,000 shares $267.63 million +1.4%2.0%1.6 $52.58 3/31/20245,020,000 shares $260.54 million +5.9%2.0%1.6 $51.90 3/15/20244,740,000 shares $239.18 million -3.3%1.9%1.5 $50.46 2/29/20244,900,000 shares $242.06 million -6.0%1.9%1.7 $49.40 2/15/20245,210,000 shares $229.92 million +8.5%2.0%1.9 $44.13 1/31/20244,800,000 shares $203.62 million -9.9%1.9%1.7 $42.42 1/15/20245,330,000 shares $221.62 million -5.3%2.2%1.9 $41.58 12/31/20235,630,000 shares $247.27 million -13.8%2.3%2 $43.92 12/15/20236,530,000 shares $282.42 million +16.6%2.6%2.3 $43.25 11/30/20235,600,000 shares $248.33 million -29.8%2.3%1.8 $44.35 11/15/20237,980,000 shares $362.33 million +7.8%3.4%2.7 $45.41 10/31/20237,400,000 shares $355.13 million -19.8%3.1%2.6 $47.99 10/15/20239,230,000 shares $460.02 million +5.4%4.1%3.1 $49.84Utah’s New Oil Find (Ad)The Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle of the Utah's Black Desert. 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Google, Buffett, and a even tech billionaires like Gates, Bezos, and Zuckerberg are grabbing a stake.Find out why this could be the most lucrative "underground" energy story in America 9/30/20238,760,000 shares $416.71 million -20.4%4.2%2.8 $47.57 9/15/202311,000,000 shares $520.41 million -11.1%5.3%3.5 $47.31 8/31/202312,370,000 shares $580.90 million -8.6%6.0%3.3 $46.96 8/15/202313,530,000 shares $642.54 million +7.7%6.5%3.5 $47.49 7/31/202312,560,000 shares $579.14 million -10.7%5.3%3.1 $46.11 7/15/202314,060,000 shares $537.80 million -4.1%5.9%3.6 $38.25 6/30/202314,660,000 shares $558.84 million +61.6%6.1%3.8 $38.12 6/15/20239,070,000 shares $340.53 million +31.8%3.8%2.2 $37.55 5/31/20236,880,000 shares $227.52 million -11.1%2.8%2 $33.07 5/15/20237,740,000 shares $258.83 million +1.7%3.2%2.2 $33.44 4/30/20237,610,000 shares $274.57 million -7.9%3.1%2.2 $36.08 4/15/20238,260,000 shares $318.42 million +21.3%3.4%2.3 $38.55 3/31/20236,810,000 shares $245.70 million -3.8%2.8%1.9 $36.08 3/15/20237,080,000 shares $236.12 million +31.4%2.9%2.1 $33.35 2/28/20235,390,000 shares $230.53 million -5.8%2.2%1.7 $42.77 2/15/20235,720,000 shares $271.47 million -27.6%2.3%1.8 $47.46 1/31/20237,900,000 shares $388.92 million -11.0%3.2%2.3 $49.23 1/15/20238,880,000 shares $446.49 million +0.9%3.6%2.5 $50.28 12/30/20228,800,000 shares $446.25 million -0.5%3.6%2.5 $50.71 12/15/20228,840,000 shares $452.96 million +17.1%3.6%2.3 $51.24 11/30/20227,550,000 shares $420.99 million +20.2%3.1%1.9 $55.76 11/15/20226,280,000 shares $367.25 million +10.0%2.5%1.7 $58.48 10/31/20225,710,000 shares $289.21 million -15.9%2.3%1.6 $50.65 10/15/20226,790,000 shares $338.28 million +6.9%2.7%1.9 $49.82 9/30/20226,350,000 shares $292.10 million -0.3%2.5%1.8 $46.00 9/15/20226,370,000 shares $326.91 million +21.8%2.5%1.5 $51.32 8/31/20225,230,000 shares $277.92 million -5.6%2.1%1.1 $53.14 8/15/20225,540,000 shares $273.45 million +2.6%2.2%1.2 $49.36 7/31/20225,400,000 shares $275.89 million -3.2%2.1%1 $51.09 7/15/20225,580,000 shares $229.90 million -20.6%2.2%1 $41.20 6/30/20227,030,000 shares $310.66 million -27.2%2.7%1.3 $44.19 6/15/20229,660,000 shares $521.74 million +2.9%3.8%1.8 $54.01 5/31/20229,390,000 shares $525.75 million +12.1%3.7%2 $55.99 5/15/20228,380,000 shares $378.36 million +6.8%3.3%1.7 $45.15 4/30/20227,850,000 shares $401.84 million +37.5%3.1%1.8 $51.19 4/15/20225,710,000 shares $303.66 million -3.2%2.2%1.4 $53.18 3/31/20225,900,000 shares $319.01 million -10.5%2.3%1.4 $54.07 3/15/20226,590,000 shares $284.16 million -17.3%2.6%1.7 $43.12 2/28/20227,970,000 shares $365.42 million +14.0%3.1%2.2 $45.85 2/15/20226,990,000 shares $282.96 million +13.5%2.7%2.1 $40.48 1/31/20226,160,000 shares $239.01 million -7.1%2.4%2 $38.80 1/15/20226,630,000 shares $274.02 million +7.5%2.6%2.2 $41.33 12/31/20216,170,000 shares $207.93 million +1.8%2.4%2.2 $33.70 12/15/20216,060,000 shares $194.04 million -3.5%2.3%1.9 $32.02 11/30/20216,280,000 shares $218.29 million +23.4%2.4%1.9 $34.76 11/15/20215,090,000 shares $182.78 million -25.4%2.0%1.6 $35.91 10/29/20216,820,000 shares $255.89 million -12.0%2.7%2.3 $37.52 10/15/20217,750,000 shares $304.11 million -4.1%3.0%2.5 $39.24 9/30/20218,080,000 shares $265.67 million +12.9%3.2%2.6 $32.88 9/15/20217,160,000 shares $214.08 million -8.6%2.8%2.6 $29.90Utah’s New Oil Find (Ad)The Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle of the Utah's Black Desert. 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Google, Buffett, and a even tech billionaires like Gates, Bezos, and Zuckerberg are grabbing a stake.Find out why this could be the most lucrative "underground" energy story in America 8/31/20217,830,000 shares $213.45 million -0.5%3.1%3 $27.26 8/13/20217,870,000 shares $190.93 million No Change3.1%3 $24.26 7/15/20217,420,000 shares $205.53 million +3.2%2.9%3 $27.70 6/30/20217,190,000 shares $226.27 million -16.2%2.8%3 $31.47 6/15/20218,580,000 shares $270.87 million +9.9%3.4%3.5 $31.57 5/28/20217,810,000 shares $207.98 million -16.7%3.1%3 $26.63 5/14/20219,370,000 shares $233.97 million -2.7%3.7%3.5 $24.97 4/30/20219,630,000 shares $240.27 million +7.6%3.8%3.3 $24.95 4/15/20218,950,000 shares $219.01 million -7.6%3.5%3 $24.47 3/31/20219,690,000 shares $234.21 million +23.8%3.8%3 $24.17 3/15/20217,830,000 shares $219.16 million -25.7%3.1%2.3 $27.99 2/26/202110,540,000 shares $240.31 million -13.1%4.2%2.9 $22.80 2/12/202112,130,000 shares $249.27 million -15.8%4.8%3.2 $20.55 1/29/202114,400,000 shares $237.31 million -16.8%5.7%3.6 $16.48 1/15/202117,310,000 shares $308.81 million No Change6.8%4.1 $17.84 OVV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Ovintiv's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Ovintiv shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 8,080,000 shares of OVV short. 3.13% of Ovintiv's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ovintiv's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ovintiv? 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. OVV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Ovintiv's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Ovintiv? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Ovintiv: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Wellington Management Group LLP, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, and Wellington Management Group LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Ovintiv? 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. 3.13% of Ovintiv's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Ovintiv's short interest increasing or decreasing? Ovintiv saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,080,000 shares, a decrease of 16.3% from the previous total of 9,650,000 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. What is Ovintiv's float size? Ovintiv currently has issued a total of 259,815,000 shares. Some of Ovintiv'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. Ovintiv currently has a public float of 258,530,000 shares. How does Ovintiv's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.13% of Ovintiv's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Ovintiv: Woodside Energy Group Ltd (0.13%), Cenovus Energy Inc. (1.45%), Pembina Pipeline Co. (1.11%), Coterra Energy Inc. (3.57%), Ecopetrol S.A. (0.76%), YPF Sociedad Anónima (1.66%), Antero Resources Co. (4.48%), Viper Energy, Inc. (3.47%), Permian Resources Co. (7.80%), Hess Midstream LP (2.60%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ovintiv stock? Short selling OVV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ovintiv as its price is falling. OVV shares are trading up $1.37 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 Ovintiv? A short squeeze for Ovintiv 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 OVV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ovintiv'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 OVV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. 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