Procter & Gamble - PG Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Procter & Gamble shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 11,970,000 shares of PG short. 0.51% of Procter & Gamble's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Procter & Gamble's 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. PG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Procter & Gamble's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Procter & Gamble: Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, XR Securities LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Maven Securities LTD, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Saba Capital Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Paloma Partners Management Co, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Laurion Capital Management LP, Lido Advisors LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Citadel Advisors LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Verition Fund Management LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Delta Accumulation LLC, Kovack Advisors Inc., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Credit Agricole S A, Twin Tree Management LP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, Group One Trading L.P., BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, IMC Chicago LLC, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, and Barclays PLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.51% of Procter & Gamble's floating shares are currently sold short.

Procter & Gamble saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,970,000 shares, a decrease of 16.4% from the previous total of 14,320,000 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.

0.51% of Procter & Gamble's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Procter & Gamble: Unilever PLC (0.17%), The Coca-Cola Company (0.73%), PepsiCo, Inc. (0.71%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.46%), Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (1.28%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.16%), Diageo plc (0.14%), The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (1.63%), Mondelez International, Inc. (0.87%), and British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.60%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Procter & Gamble as its price is falling. PG shares are trading up $0.81 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 Procter & Gamble 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 PG, 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 PG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.