PPG Industries (PPG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $107.34 +1.22 (+1.15%) As of 03:21 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PPG Industries Short Interest DataPPG Industries (PPG) has a short interest of 4.35 million shares, representing 1.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.59% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 2.10 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,350,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,240,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.59%Dollar Volume Sold Short$497.25 millionShort Interest Ratio2.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares225,700,000 sharesFloat Size225,860,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.93%Today's Trading Volume742,258 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,096,537 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average35% Short Selling PPG Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for PPG Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPG Short Interest Over TimePPG Days to Cover Over TimePPG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time PPG Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20254,350,000 shares $497.25 million +2.6%1.9%2.4 $114.31 6/30/20254,240,000 shares $483.15 million +12.5%1.9%2.2 $113.95 6/15/20253,770,000 shares $400.57 million +9.3%1.7%1.8 $106.25 5/31/20253,450,000 shares $381.95 million -9.5%1.5%1.6 $110.71 5/15/20253,810,000 shares $430.53 million +10.1%1.7%1.7 $113.00 4/30/20253,460,000 shares $376.83 million -12.6%1.5%1.5 $108.91 4/15/20253,960,000 shares $394.54 million +17.5%1.8%1.7 $99.63 3/31/20253,370,000 shares $368.84 million -20.3%1.5%1.4 $109.45 3/15/20254,230,000 shares $480.75 million +7.6%1.9%2 $113.65 2/28/20253,930,000 shares $444.03 million -11.1%1.7%1.8 $112.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PPG Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20254,420,000 shares $520.44 million -1.3%2.0%2.2 $117.75 1/31/20254,480,000 shares $517.35 million -13.2%2.0%2.3 $115.48 1/15/20255,160,000 shares $606.97 million -4.6%2.2%2.8 $117.63 12/31/20245,410,000 shares $646.22 million +17.1%2.3%3.1 $119.45 12/15/20244,620,000 shares $573.67 million +48.6%2.0%2.7 $124.17 11/30/20243,110,000 shares $386.79 million -4.9%1.4%2 $124.37 11/15/20243,270,000 shares $400.66 million +46.0%1.4%2.3 $122.53 10/31/20242,240,000 shares $278.90 million +12.0%1.0%1.6 $124.51 10/15/20242,000,000 shares $259.82 million -20.6%0.9%1.4 $129.91 9/30/20242,520,000 shares $333.80 million -12.8%1.1%1.7 $132.46 9/15/20242,890,000 shares $366.97 million +1.4%1.2%1.9 $126.98 8/31/20242,850,000 shares $369.73 million -11.5%1.2%2 $129.73 8/15/20243,220,000 shares $393.07 million +25.3%1.4%2.1 $122.07 7/31/20242,570,000 shares $326.34 million +14.7%1.1%1.7 $126.98 7/15/20242,240,000 shares $293.17 million -13.9%1.0%1.5 $130.88 6/30/20242,600,000 shares $327.31 million -12.5%1.1%1.7 $125.89 6/15/20242,970,000 shares $378.14 million +20.2%1.3%1.9 $127.32 5/31/20242,470,000 shares $324.58 million -16.0%1.1%1.5 $131.41 5/15/20242,940,000 shares $396.97 million +16.7%1.3%1.8 $135.03 4/30/20242,520,000 shares $325.08 million -31.7%1.1%1.5 $129.00 4/15/20243,690,000 shares $498.22 million -11.1%1.6%2.1 $135.02 3/31/20244,150,000 shares $601.34 million +5.6%1.8%2.4 $144.90 3/15/20243,930,000 shares $541.79 million +7.7%1.7%2.3 $137.86 2/29/20243,650,000 shares $516.84 million +34.2%1.6%2.1 $141.60 2/15/20242,720,000 shares $387.33 million +11.0%1.2%1.6 $142.40 1/31/20242,450,000 shares $345.55 million +21.9%1.0%1.5 $141.04 1/15/20242,010,000 shares $292.56 million -22.1%0.9%1.2 $145.55 12/31/20232,580,000 shares $385.84 million +23.4%1.1%1.6 $149.55 12/15/20232,090,000 shares $310.74 million +6.6%0.9%1.3 $148.68 11/30/20231,960,000 shares $278.18 million +18.1%0.8%1.3 $141.93FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS! 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Short interest is the volume of PPG Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 4,350,000 shares of PPG short. 1.93% of PPG Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PPG Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for PPG Industries? 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. PPG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on PPG Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting PPG Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PPG Industries: Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Simplex Trading LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Citigroup Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for PPG Industries? 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. 1.93% of PPG Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is PPG Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? PPG Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,350,000 shares, an increase of 2.6% from the previous total of 4,240,000 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 PPG Industries' float size? PPG Industries currently has issued a total of 225,700,000 shares. Some of PPG Industries' 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. PPG Industries currently has a public float of 225,860,000 shares. How does PPG Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.93% of PPG Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PPG Industries: L.B. Foster Company (1.77%), Hawkins, Inc. (3.72%), Linde PLC (1.10%), Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (2.55%), Cabot Corporation (4.35%), Celanese Corporation (5.88%), Carpenter Technology Corporation (6.00%), Dow Inc. (4.49%), RPM International Inc. (2.00%), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (1.04%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short PPG Industries stock? Short selling PPG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PPG Industries as its price is falling. PPG shares are trading up $1.09 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 PPG Industries? A short squeeze for PPG Industries 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 PPG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is PPG Industries' 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 PPG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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