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Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.08 +0.01 (+0.11%)
Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Permian Basin Royalty Trust Short Interest Data

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) has a short interest of 288,300 shares, representing 0.69% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.09% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 126,090 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
288,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
282,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.09%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.82 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
46,609,000 shares
Float Size
41,950,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.69%
Today's Trading Volume
98,468 shares
Average Trading Volume
126,090 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
78%
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PBT Short Interest Over Time

PBT Days to Cover Over Time

PBT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Permian Basin Royalty Trust Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/2025288,300 shares $2.82 million +2.1%0.7%2.7 $9.79
4/15/2025282,400 shares $2.68 million +2.2%0.7%2.5 $9.49
3/31/2025276,400 shares $2.73 million +10.8%0.7%2.3 $9.89
3/15/2025249,500 shares $2.55 million +9.9%0.6%1.8 $10.21
2/28/2025227,000 shares $2.40 million +3.6%0.5%1.5 $10.57
2/15/2025219,100 shares $2.41 million -1.0%0.5%1.4 $11.00
1/31/2025221,200 shares $2.40 million -1.2%0.5%1.3 $10.86
1/15/2025223,800 shares $2.73 million -12.0%0.5%1.3 $12.21
12/31/2024254,400 shares $2.82 million +11.4%0.6%1.5 $11.08
12/15/2024228,400 shares $2.84 million +4.6%0.5%1.5 $12.44
11/30/2024218,400 shares $2.95 million -5.3%0.5%1.5 $13.52
11/15/2024230,600 shares $2.97 million +10.2%0.6%1.7 $12.86
10/31/2024209,300 shares $2.26 million +29.0%0.5%1.8 $10.79
10/15/2024162,200 shares $1.92 million -20.7%0.4%1.4 $11.82
9/30/2024204,400 shares $2.43 million +7.2%0.5%1.9 $11.88
9/15/2024190,600 shares $2.17 million +10.2%0.5%1.9 $11.39
8/31/2024172,900 shares $1.93 million -28.0%0.4%1.6 $11.15
8/15/2024240,100 shares $2.77 million +12.7%0.6%2.2 $11.52
7/31/2024213,100 shares $2.42 million +10.5%0.5%1.8 $11.34
7/15/2024192,900 shares $2.29 million -8.3%0.5%1.6 $11.89
6/30/2024210,400 shares $2.37 million +8.6%0.5%1.7 $11.26
6/15/2024193,800 shares $2.24 million -11.6%0.5%1.4 $11.55
5/31/2024219,200 shares $2.67 million +13.2%0.5%1.7 $12.17
5/15/2024193,600 shares $2.52 million +18.9%0.5%1.4 $13.04
4/30/2024162,900 shares $1.87 million +10.4%0.4%1.2 $11.51
4/15/2024147,500 shares $1.77 million -19.8%0.4%1 $11.97
3/31/2024183,800 shares $2.22 million -15.0%0.4%1.3 $12.10
3/15/2024216,200 shares $2.79 million +15.9%0.5%1.4 $12.89
2/29/2024186,500 shares $2.53 million +6.2%0.4%1.2 $13.59
2/15/2024175,700 shares $2.42 million -9.5%0.4%1.2 $13.80
1/31/2024194,200 shares $2.78 million +30.7%0.5%1.2 $14.32
1/15/2024148,600 shares $2.11 million +1.0%0.4%1 $14.17
12/31/2023147,200 shares $2.05 million +13.5%0.4%1.1 $13.96
12/15/2023129,700 shares $2.00 million +3.7%0.3%1 $15.44
11/30/2023125,100 shares $2.11 million -25.5%0.3%1.1 $16.85
11/15/2023167,900 shares $3.04 million -3.8%0.4%1.4 $18.11
10/31/2023174,500 shares $3.46 million -10.6%0.4%1.5 $19.85
10/15/2023195,200 shares $4.11 million -1.4%0.5%1.7 $21.04
9/30/2023198,000 shares $4.21 million +15.0%0.5%1.6 $21.25
9/15/2023172,200 shares $3.65 million -6.9%0.4%1.4 $21.21
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8/31/2023184,900 shares $3.81 million +5.8%0.4%1.5 $20.61
8/15/2023174,700 shares $4.03 million -16.0%0.4%1.5 $23.05
7/31/2023207,900 shares $5.02 million -15.6%0.5%1.9 $24.15
7/15/2023246,300 shares $6.04 million -4.3%0.6%2 $24.53
6/30/2023257,400 shares $6.44 million -11.8%0.6%1.9 $25.02
6/15/2023291,700 shares $7.18 million +7.4%0.7%1.9 $24.61
5/31/2023271,500 shares $6.70 million -0.5%0.7%1.7 $24.66
5/15/2023272,800 shares $6.59 million +9.4%0.7%1.7 $24.17
4/30/2023249,300 shares $5.97 million +4.2%0.6%1.5 $23.94
4/15/2023239,200 shares $6.01 million +8.6%0.6%1.4 $25.13
3/31/2023220,300 shares $5.38 million +2.2%0.5%1.3 $24.40
3/15/2023215,500 shares $4.65 million -8.0%0.5%1.1 $21.56
2/28/2023234,200 shares $5.85 million -10.3%0.6%1.1 $24.98
2/15/2023261,200 shares $6.46 million +3.1%N/A1.1 $24.75
1/31/2023253,400 shares $5.97 million -25.8%N/A0.9 $23.54
1/15/2023341,300 shares $8.26 million -44.0%N/A1.1 $24.21
12/30/2022609,300 shares $15.35 million +8.4%N/A2.1 $25.20
12/15/2022562,000 shares $12.63 million +55.9%N/A2.1 $22.48
11/30/2022360,600 shares $7.34 million +6.4%N/A1.4 $20.36
11/15/2022338,900 shares $7.42 million -8.3%N/A1.3 $21.89
10/31/2022369,600 shares $7.64 million +48.4%N/A1.5 $20.68
10/15/2022249,100 shares $4.40 million +19.0%N/A1.1 $17.65
9/30/2022209,400 shares $3.42 million -6.1%N/A0.9 $16.33
9/15/2022223,100 shares $3.84 million +13.3%N/A0.9 $17.21
8/31/2022196,900 shares $3.44 million -19.7%N/A0.7 $17.49
8/15/2022245,100 shares $4.38 million -1.5%N/A0.8 $17.87
7/31/2022248,800 shares $4.98 million +12.5%N/A0.8 $20.00
7/15/2022221,200 shares $3.28 million -6.5%N/A0.7 $14.85
6/30/2022236,500 shares $3.91 million +19.5%N/A0.8 $16.55
6/15/2022197,900 shares $4.06 million No ChangeN/A0.7 $20.51
5/31/2022197,900 shares $3.48 million -8.8%0.5%0.7 $17.59
5/15/2022217,000 shares $2.85 million +13.4%0.5%0.8 $13.14
4/30/2022191,300 shares $2.51 million -6.7%0.5%0.7 $13.12
4/15/2022205,100 shares $2.64 million +1.6%0.5%0.7 $12.87
3/31/2022201,800 shares $2.52 million -9.3%0.5%0.7 $12.51
3/15/2022222,400 shares $2.63 million -2.5%0.5%0.8 $11.82
2/28/2022228,200 shares $3.06 million +18.4%0.5%0.9 $13.39
2/15/2022192,800 shares $2.62 million -5.1%0.5%0.8 $13.57
1/31/2022203,200 shares $2.57 million -40.2%0.5%1 $12.64
1/15/2022339,900 shares $4.46 million +77.8%0.8%1.8 $13.12
12/31/2021191,200 shares $1.93 million -0.9%0.5%1 $10.10
12/15/2021193,000 shares $1.70 million -10.2%0.5%1.2 $8.81
11/30/2021215,000 shares $1.95 million -0.9%0.5%1.4 $9.08
11/15/2021217,000 shares $1.82 million -14.5%0.5%1.5 $8.41
10/29/2021253,800 shares $2.05 million +50.6%0.6%2 $8.06
10/15/2021168,500 shares $1.05 million -5.7%0.4%1.4 $6.22
9/30/2021178,600 shares $1.02 million -18.0%0.4%2.1 $5.73
9/15/2021217,700 shares $1.15 million -16.3%0.5%2.4 $5.29
8/31/2021260,000 shares $1.36 million +7.1%0.6%2.4 $5.23
8/13/2021242,800 shares $1.29 million +6.6%0.6%2.1 $5.32
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7/30/2021227,700 shares $1.23 million +9.0%0.5%1.9 $5.40
7/15/2021208,900 shares $1.07 million +13.2%0.5%1.7 $5.14
6/30/2021184,600 shares $1.04 million +10.4%0.4%1.6 $5.62
6/15/2021167,200 shares $861,080.00 -4.4%0.4%1.5 $5.15
5/28/2021174,800 shares $749,892.00 -5.1%0.4%1.7 $4.29
5/14/2021184,100 shares $741,923.00 +11.9%0.4%1.7 $4.03
4/30/2021164,600 shares $630,418.00 +5.5%0.4%1.4 $3.83
4/15/2021156,100 shares $622,839.00 -29.0%0.4%1.3 $3.99
3/31/2021219,900 shares $908,187.00 +42.2%0.5%1.8 $4.13
3/15/2021154,600 shares $726,620.00 +0.4%0.4%1.2 $4.70
2/26/2021154,000 shares $637,560.00 -2.0%0.4%1.2 $4.14
2/12/2021157,100 shares $617,403.00 -2.4%0.4%1.2 $3.93
1/29/2021160,900 shares $550,278.00 -10.2%0.4%1.2 $3.42
1/15/2021179,200 shares $630,784.00 -33.0%0.4%1.5 $3.52
12/31/2020267,300 shares $906,147.00 -16.9%0.6%2.3 $3.39
12/15/2020321,700 shares $1.07 million +1.3%0.7%3 $3.34
11/30/2020317,600 shares $914,688.00 +12.5%0.7%3.1 $2.88
11/15/2020282,200 shares $702,678.00 -2.3%0.7%2.8 $2.49
10/30/2020288,900 shares $632,691.00 -6.1%0.7%3.1 $2.19
10/15/2020307,700 shares $738,480.00 -4.4%0.7%3.4 $2.40
9/30/2020321,900 shares $798,312.00 +4.0%0.7%3.6 $2.48
9/15/2020309,600 shares $832,824.00 -9.7%0.7%3.3 $2.69
8/31/2020343,000 shares $1.03 million +15.7%0.8%3.4 $3.00
8/14/2020296,400 shares $954,408.00 -10.1%0.7%3 $3.22
7/31/2020329,600 shares $1.13 million -8.1%0.8%3.1 $3.42
7/15/2020358,700 shares $1.25 million -2.7%0.8%3.3 $3.49
6/30/2020368,700 shares $1.22 million +27.1%0.9%3 $3.30
6/15/2020290,200 shares $1.05 million -10.9%0.7%2.2 $3.61
5/29/2020325,600 shares $1.19 million -0.2%0.8%1.9 $3.67

PBT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Permian Basin Royalty Trust's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Permian Basin Royalty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 288,300 shares of PBT short. 0.69% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Permian Basin Royalty Trust's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Permian Basin Royalty Trust?

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. PBT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Permian Basin Royalty Trust's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Permian Basin Royalty Trust?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Permian Basin Royalty Trust: Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Permian Basin Royalty Trust?

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. 0.69% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Permian Basin Royalty Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 288,300 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 282,400 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 Permian Basin Royalty Trust's float size?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust currently has issued a total of 46,609,000 shares. Some of Permian Basin Royalty Trust'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. Permian Basin Royalty Trust currently has a public float of 41,950,000 shares.

How does Permian Basin Royalty Trust's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.69% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Permian Basin Royalty Trust: UP Fintech Holding Limited (2.98%), Global Net Lease, Inc. (2.90%), DigitalBridge Group, Inc. (7.17%), Veris Residential, Inc. (3.42%), Elme Communities (2.46%), Navient Co. (8.62%), WisdomTree, Inc. (12.21%), Sila Realty Trust, Inc. (4.26%), Ladder Capital Corp (1.30%), Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (2.28%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Permian Basin Royalty Trust stock?

Short selling PBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Permian Basin Royalty Trust as its price is falling. PBT shares are trading up $0.01 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 Permian Basin Royalty Trust?

A short squeeze for Permian Basin Royalty Trust 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 PBT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Permian Basin Royalty Trust'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 PBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:PBT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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