Platinum Group Metals (PLG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.70 +0.11 (+6.60%) As of 09:56 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Platinum Group Metals Short Interest DataPlatinum Group Metals (PLG) has a short interest of 2.68 million shares. This marks a 30.10% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 563,020 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,680,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,060,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+30.10%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.97 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares105,212,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted2.55%Today's Trading Volume238,962 sharesAverage Trading Volume563,020 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average42% Short Selling Platinum Group Metals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Platinum Group Metals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPLG Short Interest Over TimePLG Days to Cover Over TimePLG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Platinum Group Metals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20252,680,000 shares $2.97 million +30.1%N/A3.7 $1.11 4/30/20252,060,000 shares $2.47 million -14.5%N/A3.5 $1.20 4/15/20252,410,000 shares $3.13 million +23.6%N/A4.2 $1.30 3/14/20252,300,000 shares $2.94 million +23.7%N/A4.9 $1.28 2/14/20251,630,000 shares $2.25 million -2.4%N/A3.5 $1.38 1/31/20251,670,000 shares $2.17 million +1.2%N/A3.4 $1.30 1/15/20251,650,000 shares $2.15 million -0.6%N/A2.6 $1.30 5/15/20231,500,000 shares $0.00 +0.7%N/A6.3 $0.00 4/30/20231,490,000 shares $0.00 -4.5%N/A6 $0.00 4/15/20231,560,000 shares $2.62 million -3.1%N/A5.7 $1.68 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PLG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Platinum Group Metals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/20231,610,000 shares $0.00 -5.3%N/A6 $0.00 3/15/20231,700,000 shares $0.00 -5.0%N/A6 $0.00 2/28/20231,790,000 shares $0.00 -1.7%N/A5.9 $0.00 2/15/20231,820,000 shares $0.00 -4.2%N/A5.7 $0.00 1/31/20231,900,000 shares $0.00 +2.2%N/A4.9 $0.00 1/15/20231,860,000 shares $0.00 -3.1%2.5%4.8 $0.00 12/30/20221,920,000 shares $3.34 million -4.5%2.6%5.3 $1.74 12/15/20222,010,000 shares $0.00 -7.4%2.7%5.7 $0.00 11/30/20222,170,000 shares $0.00 -4.4%2.9%6 $0.00 11/15/20222,270,000 shares $0.00 +4.1%3.1%6.5 $0.00 10/31/20222,180,000 shares $3.36 million +1.4%3.0%6.6 $1.54 10/15/20222,150,000 shares $0.00 -0.9%2.9%7.3 $0.00 9/30/20222,170,000 shares $3.54 million -3.1%2.9%6.8 $1.63 9/15/20222,240,000 shares $0.00 +1.4%3.0%6.9 $0.00 8/31/20222,210,000 shares $3.29 million No Change3.0%6.2 $1.49 8/15/20222,210,000 shares $0.00 -3.9%3.0%4.3 $0.00 7/31/20222,300,000 shares $0.00 +0.4%3.1%3.9 $0.00 7/15/20222,290,000 shares $0.00 +12.3%3.1%3.5 $0.00 6/30/20222,040,000 shares $0.00 +7.4%2.8%2.7 $0.00 6/15/20221,900,000 shares $0.00 -3.6%N/A2.3 $0.00 5/31/20221,970,000 shares $3.47 million +21.6%2.7%2.1 $1.76 5/15/20221,620,000 shares $0.00 +6.6%2.2%1.4 $0.00 4/30/20221,520,000 shares $0.00 +1.3%2.1%1.4 $0.00 4/15/20221,500,000 shares $0.00 +5.6%2.1%1.4 $0.00 3/31/20221,420,000 shares $0.00 -16.5%2.1%1.3 $0.00 3/15/20221,700,000 shares $0.00 -9.1%2.5%1.6 $0.00 2/28/20221,870,000 shares $0.00 +2.8%2.9%1.9 $0.00 2/15/20221,820,000 shares $0.00 +11.0%2.9%2.1 $0.00 1/31/20221,640,000 shares $0.00 +3.1%2.8%1.8 $0.00 1/15/20221,590,000 shares $0.00 +10.4%2.8%1.7 $0.00Dalio heeds Buffett’s warning… [$319 million stake in gold] (Ad)Dalio bought a gold ETF… I don’t recommend that for the average retail investor. 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Get Garrett’s Top Four gold picks now — before the world’s greatest investor pulls the trigger. 12/31/20211,440,000 shares $0.00 No Change2.6%1.6 $0.00 12/15/20211,440,000 shares $0.00 +9.9%2.6%1.5 $0.00 11/30/20211,310,000 shares $0.00 +5.7%2.5%1.3 $0.00 11/15/20211,240,000 shares $0.00 +22.8%2.3%1.2 $0.00 10/29/20211,010,000 shares $2.32 million +30.0%1.9%1.2 $2.30 10/15/2021777,200 shares $0.00 +58.8%1.5%1 $0.00 9/30/2021489,300 shares $0.00 +5.3%0.9%0.6 $0.00 9/15/2021464,500 shares $0.00 -2.0%0.9%0.7 $0.00 8/31/2021474,000 shares $0.00 -25.8%0.9%0.8 $0.00 8/13/2021639,200 shares $0.00 +8.2%1.2%1.2 $0.00 7/30/2021590,800 shares $0.00 +30.4%1.1%1 $0.00 7/15/2021453,000 shares $0.00 -11.8%0.9%0.6 $0.00 6/30/2021513,600 shares $0.00 +16.2%1.0%0.7 $0.00 6/15/2021442,100 shares $0.00 -15.1%0.8%0.6 $0.00 5/28/2021520,500 shares $0.00 +2.0%1.0%0.7 $0.00 5/14/2021510,300 shares $0.00 +2.6%1.0%0.6 $0.00 4/30/2021497,500 shares $0.00 +43.3%1.0%0.5 $0.00 4/15/2021347,100 shares $1.73 million +0.5%0.7%0.3 $4.99 3/31/2021345,300 shares $1.80 million -15.9%0.7%0.3 $5.21 3/15/2021410,500 shares $1.64 million -11.6%0.8%0.2 $4.00 2/26/2021464,300 shares $1.74 million -11.5%0.9%0.2 $3.74 2/12/2021524,400 shares $2.00 million +42.4%1.0%0.2 $3.81 1/29/2021368,400 shares $1.64 million -31.8%0.8%0.1 $4.44 1/15/2021540,000 shares $2.53 million +21.4%1.1%0.2 $4.69 12/31/2020445,000 shares $2.10 million -35.6%0.9%0.2 $4.73 12/15/2020690,500 shares $3.40 million +66.3%1.5%0.3 $4.93 11/30/2020415,300 shares $992,567.00 +7.0%0.9%0.3 $2.39 11/15/2020388,100 shares $706,342.00 -1.8%0.9%0.5 $1.82 10/30/2020395,200 shares $723,216.00 +9.2%0.9%0.8 $1.83 10/15/2020361,800 shares $691,038.00 -19.6%0.8%0.6 $1.91 9/30/2020450,000 shares $945,000.00 +20.1%1.1%0.7 $2.10 9/15/2020374,800 shares $787,080.00 -6.2%0.9%1 $2.10 8/31/2020399,500 shares $834,955.00 -9.2%0.9%1 $2.09 8/14/2020439,800 shares $1.07 million -17.0%1.0%1.2 $2.44 7/31/2020530,100 shares $1.19 million +22.7%1.3%1.3 $2.24 7/15/2020432,000 shares $933,120.00 -1.2%1.0%1.4 $2.16 6/30/2020437,400 shares $927,288.00 -6.2%1.0%1.7 $2.12 6/15/2020466,200 shares $657,342.00 -0.8%1.1%1.7 $1.41 PLG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Platinum Group Metals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Platinum Group Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 2,680,000 shares of PLG short. Learn More on Platinum Group Metals' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Platinum Group Metals? 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. PLG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Platinum Group Metals's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Platinum Group Metals? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Platinum Group Metals: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Platinum Group Metals' short interest increasing or decreasing? Platinum Group Metals saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,680,000 shares, an increase of 30.1% from the previous total of 2,060,000 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. How does Platinum Group Metals' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Platinum Group Metals: New Found Gold Corp. (4.45%), Osisko Development Corp. (0.51%), i-80 Gold Corp. (22.00%), Vox Royalty Corp. (0.10%), Vista Gold Corp. (0.15%), U.S. GoldMining Inc. (3.63%), Gold Resource Co. (2.15%), Hycroft Mining Holding Co. (6.68%), Austin Gold Corp. (0.24%), China Natural Resources, Inc. (0.68%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Platinum Group Metals stock? Short selling PLG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Platinum Group Metals as its price is falling. PLG shares are trading up $0.11 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 Platinum Group Metals? A short squeeze for Platinum Group Metals 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 PLG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Platinum Group Metals' 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 PLG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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