Lowest-Rated Stocks NYSE:PLTR Palantir Technologies - PLTR Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Palantir Technologies Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $8.99 +0.79 (+9.63%) (As of 02/2/2023 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$8.47▼$9.2150-Day Range$6.00▼$8.9952-Week Range$5.84▼$14.86Volume71.30 million shsAverage Volume33.10 million shsMarket Capitalization$18.70 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$9.77 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Palantir Technologies Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume121,350,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume124,060,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$844.60 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover3.7Last Record DateJanuary 15, 2023Outstanding Shares2,080,140,000 sharesFloat Size1,730,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.01%Today's Trading Volume71,297,953 sharesAverage Trading Volume33,104,742 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average115.37% Short Selling Palantir Technologies ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Palantir Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatPLTR Short Interest Over TimePLTR Days to Cover Over TimePLTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/2023121,350,000 shares $844.60 million -2.2%7.0%3.7 $6.96 12/30/2022124,060,000 shares $796.47 million +0.9%7.2%3.8 $6.42 12/15/2022122,900,000 shares $861.53 million -3.6%7.1%3.6 $7.01 11/30/2022127,460,000 shares $955.95 million +4.9%7.4%3.6 $7.50 11/15/2022121,490,000 shares $1.01 billion +1.6%7.0%3.4 $8.34 10/31/2022119,570,000 shares $1.05 billion +0.1%7.0%3.3 $8.79 10/15/2022119,490,000 shares $899.76 million -1.7%7.0%3.3 $7.53 9/30/2022121,530,000 shares $988.04 million -3.7%7.1%3.4 $8.13 9/15/2022126,170,000 shares $1.01 billion -3.7%7.4%3.4 $8.01 8/31/2022130,970,000 shares $1.01 billion +12.0%7.7%3.5 $7.72 8/15/2022116,940,000 shares $1.16 billion +3.0%6.8%3 $9.91 7/31/2022113,590,000 shares $1.18 billion +4.6%6.7%2.6 $10.35 7/15/2022108,640,000 shares $982.11 million +3.8%6.5%2.5 $9.04 6/30/2022104,700,000 shares $949.63 million +0.7%6.3%2.5 $9.07 6/15/2022104,000,000 shares $844.48 million -2.9%6.3%2.5 $8.12 5/31/2022107,050,000 shares $929.19 million -18.6%6.5%2.6 $8.68 5/15/2022131,530,000 shares $1.10 billion +17.6%8.0%2.7 $8.34 4/30/2022111,870,000 shares $1.16 billion +1.3%6.8%2.3 $10.40 4/15/2022110,490,000 shares $1.37 billion +5.5%6.7%2.2 $12.42 3/31/2022104,730,000 shares $1.44 billion -11.9%6.4%2 $13.73 3/15/2022118,860,000 shares $1.28 billion -3.7%7.3%2.2 $10.77 2/28/2022123,400,000 shares $1.46 billion -2.0%7.5%2.4 $11.85 2/15/2022125,870,000 shares $1.78 billion +10.3%7.8%2.5 $14.17 1/31/2022114,120,000 shares $1.56 billion +17.2%7.0%2.6 $13.71 1/15/202297,410,000 shares $1.56 billion -4.6%6.1%2.4 $16.01 12/31/2021102,090,000 shares $1.86 billion +11.8%6.4%2.8 $18.21 12/15/202191,320,000 shares $1.72 billion +6.3%5.7%2.3 $18.86 11/30/202185,920,000 shares $1.77 billion +5.2%5.4%1.9 $20.65 11/15/202181,700,000 shares $1.91 billion +30.1%5.1%1.8 $23.41 10/29/202162,800,000 shares $1.63 billion -21.7%4.1%1.3 $25.88 10/15/202180,180,000 shares $1.92 billion +10.8%5.2%1.7 $24.00 9/30/202172,390,000 shares $1.74 billion +32.9%4.7%1.6 $24.04 9/15/202154,490,000 shares $1.48 billion -11.3%3.6%1.2 $27.08 8/31/202161,410,000 shares $1.62 billion +9.0%4.0%1.5 $26.34 8/13/202156,350,000 shares $1.40 billion -3.5%3.7%1.3 $24.90 7/30/202158,400,000 shares $1.27 billion -5.8%4.0%1.2 $21.71 7/15/202161,980,000 shares $1.33 billion -9.0%4.3%1.2 $21.47 6/30/202168,130,000 shares $1.80 billion +30.3%4.7%1.2 $26.36 6/15/202152,300,000 shares $1.28 billion -23.8%3.7%0.9 $24.41 5/28/202168,640,000 shares $1.58 billion -19.5%4.9%1.2 $22.95 PLTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Palantir Technologies' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Palantir Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 121,350,000 shares of PLTR short. 7.01% of Palantir Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Palantir Technologies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Palantir Technologies? 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. PLTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Palantir Technologies's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Palantir Technologies? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Palantir Technologies: SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., FNY Investment Advisers LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Pathstone Family Office LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Caas Capital Management LP, Capital Fund Management S.A., Citadel Advisors LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, UBS Group AG, Group One Trading L.P., and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Palantir Technologies? 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. 7.01% of Palantir Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Palantir Technologies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Palantir Technologies saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 121,350,000 shares, a drop of 2.2% from the previous total of 124,060,000 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. What is Palantir Technologies' float size? Palantir Technologies currently has issued a total of 2,080,140,000 shares. Some of Palantir Technologies' 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. Palantir Technologies currently has a public float of 1,730,000,000 shares. How does Palantir Technologies' short interest compare to its competitors? 7.01% of Palantir Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Palantir Technologies: DocuSign, Inc. (6.00%), Black Knight, Inc. (1.76%), UiPath Inc. (9.08%), Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. (4.61%), Confluent, Inc. (10.09%), Elastic (6.27%), SPS Commerce, Inc. (1.75%), Block, Inc. (4.71%), Omnicom Group Inc. (4.84%), and FactSet Research Systems Inc. (1.07%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Palantir Technologies stock? Short selling PLTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Palantir Technologies as its price is falling. PLTR shares are trading up $0.79 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 Palantir Technologies? A short squeeze for Palantir Technologies 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 PLTR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Palantir Technologies' 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 PLTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:PLTR) was last updated on 2/3/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. 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