Prudential Financial (PRU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $105.82 -2.16 (-2.00%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Prudential Financial Short Interest DataPrudential Financial (PRU) has a short interest of 6.76 million shares, representing 1.91% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.31% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.62 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,760,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,850,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$693.64 millionShort Interest Ratio3.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares354,000,000 sharesFloat Size353,230,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.91%Today's Trading Volume1,350,899 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,619,207 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average83% Short Selling Prudential Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPRU Short Interest Over TimePRU Days to Cover Over TimePRU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Prudential Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20256,760,000 shares $693.64 million -1.3%1.9%3.5 $102.61 4/15/20256,850,000 shares $686.34 million +1.3%1.9%3.5 $100.20 3/31/20256,760,000 shares $755.54 million +11.4%1.9%3.5 $111.77 3/15/20256,070,000 shares $659.47 million -3.8%1.7%3.5 $108.64 2/28/20256,310,000 shares $726.09 million -3.1%1.8%3.8 $115.07 2/15/20256,510,000 shares $726.10 million +6.6%1.8%4.1 $111.54 1/31/20256,110,000 shares $736.40 million -3.0%1.7%3.8 $120.52 1/15/20256,300,000 shares $756.63 million +5.4%1.8%4.1 $120.10 12/31/20245,980,000 shares $708.81 million -0.8%1.7%4.2 $118.53 12/15/20246,030,000 shares $726.49 million +6.0%1.7%4.1 $120.48 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PRU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20245,690,000 shares $736.34 million -4.1%1.6%3.9 $129.41 11/15/20245,930,000 shares $755.54 million +5.0%1.7%4 $127.41 10/31/20245,650,000 shares $691.90 million -3.1%1.6%3.8 $122.46 10/15/20245,830,000 shares $733.71 million +5.4%1.6%3.8 $125.85 9/30/20245,530,000 shares $669.68 million -2.3%1.6%3.5 $121.10 9/15/20245,660,000 shares $658.03 million +6.2%1.6%3.7 $116.26 8/31/20245,330,000 shares $645.78 million +14.9%1.5%3.4 $121.16 8/15/20244,640,000 shares $526.92 million -2.7%1.3%3.1 $113.56 7/31/20244,770,000 shares $597.78 million -5.0%1.3%3.2 $125.32 7/15/20245,020,000 shares $630.21 million +4.6%1.4%3.7 $125.54 6/30/20244,800,000 shares $562.51 million +2.8%1.3%3.5 $117.19 6/15/20244,670,000 shares $528.22 million +0.2%1.3%3.4 $113.11 5/31/20244,660,000 shares $560.83 million +3.6%1.3%3.3 $120.35 5/15/20244,500,000 shares $538.25 million +0.2%1.3%3.1 $119.61 4/30/20244,490,000 shares $496.23 million -4.9%1.3%2.9 $110.52 4/15/20244,720,000 shares $511.46 million -3.5%1.3%3 $108.36 3/31/20244,890,000 shares $574.09 million -23.8%1.4%3.2 $117.40 3/15/20246,420,000 shares $724.43 million +12.4%1.8%4.2 $112.84 2/29/20245,710,000 shares $622.33 million -1.0%1.6%3.4 $108.99 2/15/20245,770,000 shares $630.72 million -5.7%1.6%3.4 $109.31 1/31/20246,120,000 shares $642.17 million -2.7%1.7%3.7 $104.93 1/15/20246,290,000 shares $649.32 million -1.9%1.8%3.9 $103.23 12/31/20236,410,000 shares $664.78 million +20.0%1.8%4 $103.71 12/15/20235,340,000 shares $554.61 million +14.6%1.5%3.3 $103.86 11/30/20234,660,000 shares $455.65 million +2.2%1.3%3.1 $97.78 11/15/20234,560,000 shares $431.47 million -3.0%1.3%3.2 $94.62 10/31/20234,700,000 shares $429.77 million +4.7%1.3%3.2 $91.44 10/15/20234,490,000 shares $421.48 million +1.6%1.2%3.2 $93.87 9/30/20234,420,000 shares $419.41 million -7.5%1.2%3 $94.89 9/15/20234,780,000 shares $471.74 million +7.2%1.3%3.2 $98.69Everyone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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Short interest is the volume of Prudential Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 6,760,000 shares of PRU short. 1.91% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prudential Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Prudential Financial? 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. PRU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Prudential Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Prudential Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prudential Financial: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Prospector Partners LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Citigroup Inc., XY Capital Ltd, Delta Accumulation LLC, HB Wealth Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Portman Square Capital LLP, Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc., Assenagon Asset Management S.A., SG Americas Securities LLC, and Total Wealth Planning & Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Prudential Financial? 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. 1.91% of Prudential Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Prudential Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Prudential Financial saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,760,000 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 6,850,000 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 Prudential Financial's float size? Prudential Financial currently has issued a total of 354,000,000 shares. Some of Prudential Financial's 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. Prudential Financial currently has a public float of 353,230,000 shares. How does Prudential Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.91% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Prudential Financial: Aflac Incorporated (1.66%), MetLife, Inc. (1.22%), Unum Group (1.88%), Primerica, Inc. (3.34%), Lincoln National Co. (3.37%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.66%), Citizens, Inc. (11.05%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.78%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.61%), Prudential plc (0.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Prudential Financial stock? Short selling PRU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prudential Financial as its price is falling. PRU shares are trading down $2.16 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 Prudential Financial? A short squeeze for Prudential Financial 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 PRU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Prudential Financial's 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 PRU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Aflac Short Squeeze MetLife Short Squeeze Unum Group Short Squeeze Primerica Short Squeeze Lincoln National Short Squeeze CNO Financial Group Short Squeeze Citizens Short Squeeze Manulife Financial Short Squeeze Sun Life Financial Short Squeeze Prudential Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:PRU) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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