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Portland General Electric (POR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Portland General Electric Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Portland General Electric (POR) had a short interest of 5.05 million shares sold short, representing 4.39% of the public float. This marks a -7.97% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, meaning it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.27 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,049,113 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,486,537 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.97%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$252.68 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
115,730,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.39%
Today's Trading Volume
244,913 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,269,022 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
19%
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Portland General Electric Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/20265,049,113 shares $252.68 million -8.0%4.4%3.62 $50.05
5/15/20265,486,537 shares $259.18 million +10.6%4.8%4.31 $47.24
4/30/20264,961,308 shares $257.72 million +9.8%4.3%3.97 $51.95
4/15/20264,517,881 shares $237.12 million -3.6%3.9%4.24 $52.49
3/31/20264,687,274 shares $247.04 million +31.9%4.1%3.4 $52.70
3/13/20263,552,694 shares $190.27 million +22.8%3.1%2.53 $53.56
2/27/20262,893,929 shares $156.10 million -30.3%2.5%1.19 $53.94
2/13/20264,153,933 shares $224.47 million -9.8%3.6%3.61 $54.04
1/30/20264,605,312 shares $231.30 million +6.2%4.1%5.47 $50.23
1/15/20264,337,975 shares $213.71 million +7.7%3.9%5.21 $49.27
12/31/20254,026,278 shares $193.50 million -36.5%3.6%3.78 $48.06
12/15/20256,344,706 shares $312.94 million +11.9%5.7%5.43 $49.32
11/28/20255,669,031 shares $288.10 million +12.2%5.1%4.91 $50.82
11/14/20255,054,489 shares $249.79 million -3.4%4.6%3.24 $49.42
10/31/20255,234,715 shares $239.45 million -7.2%4.8%4.07 $45.74
10/15/20255,640,000 shares $246.82 million +2.6%5.2%5 $43.76
9/30/20255,500,000 shares $242.22 million +11.1%N/A4.6 $44.04
9/15/20254,950,000 shares $209.78 million +9.0%N/A4 $42.38
8/31/20254,540,000 shares $194.15 million +32.0%4.2%3.7 $42.77
8/15/20253,440,000 shares $145.86 million -2.3%N/A2.8 $42.40
7/31/20253,520,000 shares $144.71 million -15.4%3.2%2.9 $41.11
7/15/20254,160,000 shares $168.25 million -6.1%N/A3.6 $40.45
6/30/20254,430,000 shares $179.99 million +6.8%4.1%4 $40.63
6/15/20254,150,000 shares $169.83 million -3.7%3.8%3.8 $40.92
5/31/20254,310,000 shares $182.66 million -16.5%4.0%4 $42.38
5/15/20255,160,000 shares $217.80 million +16.2%4.7%4.6 $42.21
4/30/20254,440,000 shares $187.06 million -0.9%N/A3.8 $42.13
4/15/20254,480,000 shares $193.49 million +1.8%4.1%3.8 $43.19
3/31/20254,400,000 shares $196.34 million No Change4.0%3.6 $44.62
3/15/20254,400,000 shares $197.71 million +17.0%4.0%3.7 $44.94
2/28/20253,760,000 shares $168.62 million +8.4%3.5%3.2 $44.85
2/15/20253,470,000 shares $144.41 million +10.9%3.2%3.2 $41.62
1/31/20253,130,000 shares $128.75 million -6.3%N/A3 $41.14
1/15/20253,340,000 shares $137.81 million +5.0%N/A3.1 $41.26
12/31/20243,180,000 shares $138.71 million +1.9%N/A3.1 $43.62
12/15/20243,120,000 shares $138.78 million +0.3%N/A3.2 $44.48
11/30/20243,110,000 shares $149.03 million -21.9%N/A3.3 $47.92
11/15/20243,980,000 shares $185.69 million +7.3%N/A4.3 $46.66
10/31/20243,710,000 shares $175.93 million +3.9%N/A4.1 $47.42
10/15/20243,570,000 shares $172.29 million +8.8%N/A4 $48.26
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9/30/20243,280,000 shares $157.11 million -25.1%N/A3.5 $47.90
9/15/20244,380,000 shares $212.82 million No ChangeN/A4.6 $48.59
8/31/20244,380,000 shares $210.72 million -5.8%N/A4.9 $48.11
8/15/20244,650,000 shares $215.48 million -4.3%N/A5 $46.34
7/31/20244,860,000 shares $230.32 million -12.8%N/A5.1 $47.39
7/15/20245,570,000 shares $251.54 million +19.8%N/A5.7 $45.16
6/30/20244,650,000 shares $201.07 million +16.8%N/A4.9 $43.24
6/15/20243,980,000 shares $169.83 million -7.9%N/A4.3 $42.67
5/31/20244,320,000 shares $192.50 million +11.3%N/A4.5 $44.56
5/15/20243,880,000 shares $173.16 million -33.1%N/A4.1 $44.63
4/30/20245,800,000 shares $250.73 million +14.2%N/A6 $43.23
4/15/20245,080,000 shares $207.90 million -0.4%N/A5.4 $40.93
3/31/20245,100,000 shares $214.20 million +4.1%N/A5.3 $42.00
3/15/20244,900,000 shares $201.34 million -10.1%N/A5.1 $41.09
2/29/20245,450,000 shares $218.93 million +19.5%N/A5.5 $40.17
2/15/20244,560,000 shares $186.05 million -14.0%N/A4.6 $40.80
1/31/20245,300,000 shares $216.93 million No ChangeN/A5.4 $40.93
1/15/20245,300,000 shares $224.30 million +7.1%N/A5.2 $42.32
12/31/20234,950,000 shares $214.53 million +21.9%N/A4.8 $43.34
12/15/20234,060,000 shares $174.74 million +33.6%N/A3.8 $43.04
11/30/20233,040,000 shares $124.76 million -10.1%N/A2.9 $41.04
11/15/20233,380,000 shares $139.71 million -0.3%N/A3.2 $41.34
10/31/20233,390,000 shares $135.67 million -11.7%N/A3.1 $40.02
10/15/20233,840,000 shares $159.97 million -15.0%N/A3.8 $41.66
9/30/20234,520,000 shares $182.97 million +24.5%N/A4.7 $40.48
9/15/20233,630,000 shares $161.28 million -10.8%N/A3.9 $44.43
8/31/20234,070,000 shares $178.55 million +11.2%N/A4.5 $43.87
8/15/20233,660,000 shares $162.49 million -0.3%N/A4.2 $44.40
7/31/20233,670,000 shares $175.02 million -6.9%N/A4.4 $47.69
7/15/20233,940,000 shares $187.15 million -49.2%N/A4.6 $47.50
6/30/20237,760,000 shares $363.48 million +2.4%N/A9.2 $46.84
6/15/20237,580,000 shares $370.36 million -12.1%N/A9.4 $48.86
5/31/20238,620,000 shares $420.14 million +7.1%N/A11.5 $48.74
5/15/20238,050,000 shares $408.30 million +1.8%N/A10.7 $50.72
4/30/20237,910,000 shares $400.40 million +0.3%N/A10.6 $50.62
4/15/20237,890,000 shares $390.48 million +15.5%8.9%10 $49.49
3/31/20236,830,000 shares $333.92 million +4.9%7.7%8.6 $48.89
3/15/20236,510,000 shares $313.52 million -33.6%7.3%8.3 $48.16
2/28/20239,800,000 shares $468.44 million +3.2%11.0%13.1 $47.80
2/15/20239,500,000 shares $447.26 million +1.3%10.7%12.6 $47.08
1/31/20239,380,000 shares $446.30 million +9.8%10.6%12.3 $47.58
1/15/20238,540,000 shares $412.14 million -0.8%9.6%10.1 $48.26
12/30/20228,610,000 shares $421.89 million +2.7%9.7%10.4 $49.00
12/15/20228,380,000 shares $404.17 million +2.1%9.4%9.6 $48.23
11/30/20228,210,000 shares $404.18 million -0.4%9.3%9.5 $49.23
11/15/20228,240,000 shares $381.76 million +6.9%9.3%9.7 $46.33
10/31/20227,710,000 shares $346.49 million +119.0%8.7%9.2 $44.94
10/15/20223,520,000 shares $149.14 million +33.3%4.0%4.5 $42.37
9/30/20222,640,000 shares $114.73 million -10.8%3.0%3.4 $43.46
9/15/20222,960,000 shares $148.09 million +5.0%3.3%2.7 $50.03
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8/31/20222,820,000 shares $145.71 million +3.7%3.2%2.5 $51.67
8/15/20222,720,000 shares $149.68 million +8.8%3.1%2.4 $55.03
7/31/20222,500,000 shares $128.35 million -11.7%2.8%2.1 $51.34
7/15/20222,830,000 shares $140.06 million -33.3%3.2%2.4 $49.49
6/30/20224,240,000 shares $204.92 million +157.0%4.8%3.7 $48.33
6/15/20221,650,000 shares $76.44 million -1.8%1.9%1.9 $46.33
5/31/20221,680,000 shares $82.74 million +9.1%1.9%2.3 $49.25
5/15/20221,540,000 shares $72.36 million +0.7%1.7%2.1 $46.99
4/30/20221,530,000 shares $72.41 million +33.0%1.7%2.3 $47.33
4/15/20221,150,000 shares $62.53 million -12.9%1.3%2 $54.37
3/31/20221,320,000 shares $72.80 million -4.4%1.5%2.5 $55.15
3/15/20221,380,000 shares $75.13 million +21.1%1.6%2.7 $54.44
2/28/20221,140,000 shares $57.88 million -2.6%1.3%2.2 $50.77
2/15/20221,170,000 shares $58.86 million +22.3%1.3%2.5 $50.31
1/31/2022956,400 shares $50.25 million +39.0%1.1%2.2 $52.54
1/15/2022688,100 shares $36.61 million -22.7%0.8%1.4 $53.20
12/31/2021890,400 shares $47.12 million -15.2%1.0%1.8 $52.92
12/15/20211,050,000 shares $54.39 million +12.7%1.2%2.1 $51.80
11/30/2021932,100 shares $45.37 million -8.6%1.1%1.9 $48.67
11/15/20211,020,000 shares $50.93 million -34.2%1.2%2.1 $49.93
10/29/20211,550,000 shares $76.43 million +49.0%1.7%3 $49.31
10/15/20211,040,000 shares $50.25 million +14.7%1.2%2.2 $48.32
9/30/2021907,000 shares $42.62 million -5.7%1.0%1.9 $46.99
9/15/2021961,900 shares $48.34 million -31.8%1.1%1.8 $50.25
8/31/20211,410,000 shares $72.40 million -1.4%1.6%2.7 $51.35
8/13/20211,430,000 shares $72.43 million +10.9%1.6%2.7 $50.65
7/30/20211,290,000 shares $63.08 million +20.6%1.5%2.3 $48.90
7/15/20211,070,000 shares $50.79 million +32.6%1.2%2 $47.47
6/30/2021807,200 shares $37.20 million -19.3%0.9%1.6 $46.08

POR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Portland General Electric shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 29th, investors have sold 5,049,113 shares of POR short. 4.39% of Portland General Electric's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Portland General Electric'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. POR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.6. Learn More on Portland General Electric's short interest ratio.

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. 4.39% of Portland General Electric's floating shares are currently sold short.

Portland General Electric saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 5,049,113 shares, a decrease of 8.0% from the previous total of 5,486,537 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.

4.39% of Portland General Electric's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Portland General Electric: Evergy Inc. (6.49%), Alliant Energy Corporation (9.36%), Ameren Corporation (3.50%), Avista Corporation (3.22%), CMS Energy Corporation (4.92%), DTE Energy Company (2.92%), IDACORP, Inc. (6.56%), OGE Energy Corporation (5.16%), Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (7.46%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (4.82%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling POR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Portland General Electric as its price is falling. POR shares are trading down $0.36 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 Portland General Electric 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 POR, 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 POR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like POR:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:POR) was last updated on 6/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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