SJW Group (SJW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SJW Group Short Interest DataSJW Group (SJW) has a short interest of 570,000 shares, representing 1.75% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.71% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 232,963 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest570,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest488,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+16.71%Dollar Volume Sold Short$31.49 millionShort Interest Ratio1.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares34,183,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.75%Today's Trading Volume198,473 sharesAverage Trading Volume232,963 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling SJW Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for SJW Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSJW Short Interest Over TimeSJW Days to Cover Over TimeSJW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time SJW Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/2025570,000 shares $31.49 million +16.7%1.7%1.9 $55.24 3/31/2025488,400 shares $26.71 million -6.7%1.5%1.8 $54.69 3/15/2025523,300 shares $28.31 million +16.2%1.6%1.8 $54.09 2/28/2025450,200 shares $23.71 million +30.9%1.4%1.6 $52.67 2/15/2025343,900 shares $18.01 million -44.8%1.1%1.2 $52.36 1/31/2025623,300 shares $31.31 million -11.5%N/A2.4 $50.23 1/15/2025704,500 shares $32.79 million +22.5%N/A2.8 $46.55 12/31/2024575,200 shares $28.31 million +24.2%N/A2.4 $49.22 12/15/2024463,100 shares $25.16 million -14.8%N/A2.1 $54.33 11/30/2024543,300 shares $30.27 million -28.2%N/A2.7 $55.72 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SJW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for SJW Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/2024756,700 shares $41.47 million -14.7%N/A3.9 $54.80 10/31/2024887,500 shares $49.42 million +15.6%N/A4.7 $55.69 10/15/2024767,500 shares $45.47 million +14.2%N/A4 $59.24 9/30/2024672,200 shares $39.04 million -2.6%N/A3.8 $58.08 9/15/2024690,100 shares $41.16 million -2.3%N/A3.7 $59.64 8/31/2024706,000 shares $41.65 million +11.4%N/A3.6 $58.99 8/15/2024633,800 shares $37.41 million +22.2%N/A3.2 $59.03 7/31/2024518,500 shares $31.43 million -7.3%N/A2.6 $60.62 7/15/2024559,400 shares $32.09 million +25.5%N/A2.9 $57.36 6/30/2024445,800 shares $24.17 million -17.3%N/A2.4 $54.22 6/15/2024538,800 shares $28.01 million +4.4%N/A2.9 $51.99 5/31/2024516,200 shares $28.25 million -4.6%N/A2.8 $54.72 5/15/2024541,300 shares $31.86 million -5.1%N/A2.8 $58.86 4/30/2024570,600 shares $30.98 million -15.7%N/A3 $54.29 4/15/2024676,600 shares $35.71 million -4.2%N/A3.7 $52.78 3/31/2024706,200 shares $39.96 million +18.6%N/A3.9 $56.59 3/15/2024595,600 shares $33.98 million +4.8%N/A3.5 $57.06 2/29/2024568,400 shares $31.28 million +8.4%N/A3.3 $55.03 2/15/2024524,400 shares $31.72 million +34.6%N/A3.3 $60.48 1/31/2024389,700 shares $23.18 million -16.1%N/A2.6 $59.48 1/15/2024464,300 shares $29.63 million -3.7%2.0%3.3 $63.82 12/31/2023481,900 shares $31.49 million -17.1%N/A3.6 $65.35 12/15/2023581,500 shares $38.91 million +7.4%N/A4.2 $66.91 11/30/2023541,300 shares $35.53 million -1.2%N/A4.2 $65.64 11/15/2023547,600 shares $35.62 million +3.5%N/A4.2 $65.04 10/31/2023529,100 shares $33.06 million -13.5%N/A4 $62.48 10/15/2023611,500 shares $36.14 million -4.2%N/A3.4 $59.10 9/30/2023638,100 shares $38.36 million +1.7%N/A3.3 $60.11 9/15/2023627,400 shares $40.70 million -6.9%N/A3 $64.87 8/31/2023674,200 shares $44.30 million -4.0%N/A3 $65.71Trump’s 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million +25.2%6.2%3.2 $76.37 1/31/20231,190,000 shares $92.12 million -7.8%4.5%2.6 $77.41 1/15/20231,290,000 shares $103.43 million -16.8%4.8%3.5 $80.18 12/30/20221,550,000 shares $125.84 million +311.3%5.8%4.4 $81.19 12/15/2022376,900 shares $29.24 million +23.1%1.4%1.2 $77.57 11/30/2022306,100 shares $22.86 million -9.7%1.1%1.7 $74.69 11/15/2022338,800 shares $24.49 million -27.5%1.3%2.5 $72.29 10/31/2022467,300 shares $33.03 million -4.8%1.8%3.5 $70.68 10/15/2022490,600 shares $30.52 million +21.1%1.8%3.9 $62.20 9/30/2022405,000 shares $23.33 million -10.1%1.5%3.6 $57.60 9/15/2022450,600 shares $29.54 million +18.4%1.7%4.3 $65.55 8/31/2022380,600 shares $24.47 million -2.2%1.4%4 $64.30 8/15/2022389,200 shares $26.48 million -10.9%1.5%3.6 $68.03 7/31/2022436,900 shares $28.69 million -1.8%1.6%3.7 $65.66 7/15/2022444,900 shares $28.26 million +28.1%1.9%3.6 $63.52 6/30/2022347,300 shares $21.67 million -21.6%1.5%2.7 $62.41 6/15/2022443,100 shares $25.36 million +6.9%1.9%3.5 $57.24 5/31/2022414,500 shares $25.64 million +22.9%1.6%3.2 $61.85 5/15/2022337,300 shares $20.45 million +15.0%1.3%2.8 $60.64 4/30/2022293,300 shares $17.30 million +16.4%1.1%2.5 $59.00 4/15/2022251,900 shares $16.08 million -6.5%0.9%2.2 $63.83 3/31/2022269,400 shares $18.74 million -20.0%1.0%2.5 $69.58 3/15/2022336,600 shares $22.59 million +22.2%1.2%3.1 $67.10 2/28/2022275,500 shares $17.97 million -33.0%1.0%2.5 $65.22 2/15/2022411,000 shares $26.41 million +56.9%1.5%3.7 $64.25 1/31/2022261,900 shares $18.03 million +33.9%1.0%2.4 $68.86 1/15/2022195,600 shares $13.34 million -23.9%0.7%1.8 $68.18 12/31/2021257,000 shares $18.81 million -16.2%0.9%2.4 $73.20 12/15/2021306,700 shares $21.59 million +21.6%1.1%2.9 $70.39 11/30/2021252,300 shares $16.99 million -6.8%0.9%2.7 $67.35 11/15/2021270,700 shares $19.14 million -9.0%1.0%3.1 $70.72 10/29/2021297,600 shares $19.62 million -2.0%1.1%3.7 $65.92 10/15/2021303,600 shares $20.62 million -7.1%1.1%4.2 $67.92 9/30/2021326,700 shares $21.58 million +2.7%1.2%4.6 $66.06 9/15/2021318,100 shares $21.13 million +7.9%1.2%3.9 $66.42 8/31/2021294,700 shares $20.43 million +7.8%1.1%3.7 $69.33 8/13/2021273,300 shares $18.77 million -5.6%1.0%3.5 $68.67 7/30/2021289,400 shares $19.95 million -1.2%1.1%3.6 $68.93Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 7/15/2021292,900 shares $19.43 million +5.3%1.1%3.5 $66.34 6/30/2021278,300 shares $17.62 million -9.6%1.0%3.3 $63.30 6/15/2021307,700 shares $20.41 million -2.3%1.1%3.8 $66.33 5/28/2021315,000 shares $20.30 million +7.6%1.2%3.2 $64.45 5/14/2021292,800 shares $18.40 million +6.4%1.1%2.6 $62.85 4/30/2021275,300 shares $17.86 million -8.6%1.0%2.4 $64.88 4/15/2021301,100 shares $20.12 million -21.7%1.2%2.7 $66.81 3/31/2021384,600 shares $24.04 million +20.0%1.5%3.4 $62.50 3/15/2021320,600 shares $19.16 million -11.4%1.2%2.9 $59.77 2/26/2021361,700 shares $22.91 million +9.9%1.4%4.1 $63.35 2/12/2021329,000 shares $23.13 million +0.2%1.3%4.4 $70.30 1/29/2021328,300 shares $21.62 million +4.0%1.3%4.3 $65.86 1/15/2021315,700 shares $21.33 million -6.0%1.2%4.3 $67.56 12/31/2020335,800 shares $23.10 million +31.9%1.3%4.7 $68.78 12/15/2020254,600 shares $17.31 million -2.2%1.0%3.4 $67.99 11/30/2020260,200 shares $17.41 million +8.5%1.0%3.3 $66.90 11/15/2020239,800 shares $15.87 million -17.5%0.9%2.9 $66.17 10/30/2020290,500 shares $17.90 million -6.3%1.1%3.3 $61.63 10/15/2020310,100 shares $21.70 million -15.6%1.2%3.5 $69.98 9/30/2020367,500 shares $25.72 million +7.1%1.4%4 $69.98 9/15/2020343,200 shares $24.02 million +0.9%1.3%3.4 $69.98 8/31/2020340,000 shares $23.79 million -32.4%1.3%3.2 $69.98 8/14/2020502,800 shares $35.19 million -0.3%1.9%4.5 $69.98 7/31/2020504,500 shares $35.30 million -5.0%1.9%4 $69.98 7/15/2020531,000 shares $37.16 million +2.6%2.0%3.8 $69.98 6/30/2020517,400 shares $36.21 million +33.4%2.0%3.5 $69.98 6/15/2020387,800 shares $24.35 million +30.3%1.5%2.7 $62.78 SJW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is SJW Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of SJW Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 570,000 shares of SJW short. 1.75% of SJW Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SJW Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for SJW Group? 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. SJW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on SJW Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting SJW Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SJW Group: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for SJW Group? 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. 1.75% of SJW Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is SJW Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? SJW Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 570,000 shares, an increase of 16.7% from the previous total of 488,400 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 SJW Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.75% of SJW Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SJW Group: American States Water (1.25%), California Water Service Group (1.16%), Middlesex Water (2.76%), The York Water Company (1.19%), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (3.25%), Artesian Resources Co. (0.70%), Cadiz Inc. (9.43%), American Water Works Company, Inc. (2.32%), Global Water Resources, Inc. (0.86%), Pure Cycle Co. (0.97%), 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 ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short SJW Group stock? Short selling SJW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SJW Group as its price is falling. 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 SJW Group? A short squeeze for SJW Group 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 SJW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is SJW Group'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 SJW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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