PG&E (PCGU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PG&E shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 14,600 shares of PCGU short. Learn More on PG&E's current short interest.

PG&E saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,600 shares, an increase of 198.0% from the previous total of 4,900 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to PG&E: NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.80%), The Southern Company (2.01%), Duke Energy Co. (1.39%), National Grid plc (0.18%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (3.94%), Vistra Corp. (1.87%), Sempra (0.98%), Exelon Co. (1.91%), Dominion Energy, Inc. (2.43%), PG&E Co. (1.39%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.88 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.50 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.47 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.37 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.59 billion), Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PCGU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PG&E as its price is falling. PCGU shares are trading down $2.00 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 PG&E 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 PCGU, 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 PCGU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2023.