SL Green Realty (SLG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SL Green Realty shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 9,820,000 shares of SLG short. 15.17% of SL Green Realty's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SL Green Realty'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. SLG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 13.0. Learn More on SL Green Realty's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SL Green Realty: Millennium Management LLC, and Squarepoint Ops LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 15.17% of SL Green Realty's floating shares are currently sold short.

SL Green Realty saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,820,000 shares, a drop of 0.5% from the previous total of 9,870,000 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.

SL Green Realty currently has issued a total of 65,859,000 shares. Some of SL Green Realty'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. SL Green Realty currently has a public float of 64,740,000 shares.

15.17% of SL Green Realty's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to SL Green Realty: Boston Properties, Inc. (3.72%), Kilroy Realty Co. (5.27%), Highwoods Properties, Inc. (4.73%), Douglas Emmett, Inc. (12.50%), Equity Commonwealth (2.39%), Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (2.80%), Brandywine Realty Trust (7.84%), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (17.65%), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (2.59%), Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (1.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SLG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SL Green Realty as its price is falling. SLG shares are trading down $1.48 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 SL Green Realty 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 SLG, 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 SLG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024.