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Southern (SO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$89.71 -1.12 (-1.23%)
Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$89.54 -0.18 (-0.20%)
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Southern Short Interest Data

Southern (SO) has a short interest of 20.93 million shares. This marks a -4.69% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 4.47 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
20,930,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
21,960,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.69%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.92 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,099,055,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.90%
Today's Trading Volume
9,104,469 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,465,387 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
204%
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SO Short Interest Over Time

SO Days to Cover Over Time

SO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Southern Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202520,930,000 shares $1.92 billion -4.7%N/A4.3 $91.97
4/15/202521,960,000 shares $2.00 billion +7.6%2.0%4.3 $90.97
3/31/202520,410,000 shares $1.88 billion -6.3%1.9%3.8 $91.99
3/15/202521,790,000 shares $1.97 billion +4.7%2.0%4.4 $90.44
2/28/202520,810,000 shares $1.87 billion +11.9%1.9%4.3 $89.77
2/15/202518,600,000 shares $1.59 billion +4.0%1.7%4 $85.72
1/31/202517,880,000 shares $1.50 billion -4.9%N/A4.1 $83.91
1/15/202518,810,000 shares $1.55 billion +2.6%N/A4.3 $82.34
12/31/202418,340,000 shares $1.51 billion +0.9%N/A4.5 $82.32
12/15/202418,170,000 shares $1.51 billion -6.7%N/A4.3 $83.20
11/30/202419,480,000 shares $1.74 billion +12.5%N/A4.5 $89.13
11/15/202417,310,000 shares $1.52 billion -5.9%N/A4 $87.92
10/31/202418,390,000 shares $1.67 billion -3.4%N/A4.3 $90.99
10/15/202419,030,000 shares $1.73 billion -9.2%N/A4.4 $90.74
9/30/202420,950,000 shares $1.89 billion +18.0%N/A4.8 $90.17
9/15/202417,760,000 shares $1.59 billion +0.7%N/A4.4 $89.44
8/31/202417,640,000 shares $1.52 billion -10.8%N/A4.5 $86.40
8/15/202419,780,000 shares $1.72 billion +7.4%N/A5 $87.01
7/31/202418,420,000 shares $1.54 billion -1.2%N/A4.4 $83.52
7/15/202418,640,000 shares $1.49 billion +0.2%N/A4.4 $80.05
6/30/202418,600,000 shares $1.44 billion -22.1%N/A4.2 $77.57
6/15/202423,880,000 shares $1.88 billion +16.0%N/A5.1 $78.65
5/31/202420,580,000 shares $1.65 billion -5.6%N/A4.3 $80.16
5/15/202421,810,000 shares $1.73 billion +20.5%N/A4.6 $79.29
4/30/202418,100,000 shares $1.33 billion +16.3%N/A3.7 $73.50
4/15/202415,560,000 shares $1.06 billion -2.5%N/A3.2 $68.39
3/31/202415,960,000 shares $1.14 billion -0.4%N/A3.5 $71.74
3/15/202416,030,000 shares $1.11 billion +9.6%N/A3.6 $69.09
2/29/202414,630,000 shares $983.28 million +9.9%N/A3.1 $67.21
2/15/202413,310,000 shares $889.37 million +6.4%N/A2.9 $66.82
1/31/202412,510,000 shares $869.70 million -5.0%N/A2.8 $69.52
1/15/202413,170,000 shares $940.60 million +6.3%N/A3 $71.42
12/31/202312,390,000 shares $868.79 million -14.6%N/A2.8 $70.12
12/15/202314,510,000 shares $1.03 billion +18.9%N/A3.2 $70.86
11/30/202312,200,000 shares $865.96 million +4.1%N/A2.7 $70.98
11/15/202311,720,000 shares $805.98 million +3.7%N/A2.7 $68.77
10/31/202311,300,000 shares $760.49 million -3.8%N/A2.8 $67.30
10/15/202311,740,000 shares $781.30 million +7.7%N/A2.9 $66.55
9/30/202310,900,000 shares $705.45 million +0.6%N/A2.8 $64.72
9/15/202310,840,000 shares $770.62 million +0.3%N/A2.9 $71.09
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8/31/202310,810,000 shares $732.16 million +2.4%N/A2.9 $67.73
8/15/202310,560,000 shares $715.65 million -5.1%N/A2.6 $67.77
7/31/202311,130,000 shares $805.14 million -4.2%N/A2.7 $72.34
7/15/202311,620,000 shares $829.44 million +5.3%N/A2.8 $71.38
6/30/202311,040,000 shares $775.34 million -11.3%N/A2.7 $70.23
6/15/202312,450,000 shares $881.09 million -7.9%N/A3 $70.77
5/31/202313,520,000 shares $943.02 million -21.4%N/A3.1 $69.75
5/15/202317,200,000 shares $1.25 billion +13.9%N/A3.9 $72.42
4/30/202315,100,000 shares $1.11 billion -3.9%N/A3.5 $73.55
4/15/202315,720,000 shares $1.13 billion +0.4%N/A3.6 $71.94
3/31/202315,660,000 shares $1.09 billion +35.7%N/A3.6 $69.58
3/15/202311,540,000 shares $780.68 million +13.0%N/A2.7 $67.65
2/28/202310,210,000 shares $643.84 million +10.4%N/A2.4 $63.06
2/15/20239,250,000 shares $617.62 million -11.4%N/A2.1 $66.77
1/31/202310,440,000 shares $706.58 million -4.6%N/A2.4 $67.68
1/15/202310,940,000 shares $769.30 million -5.0%N/A2.4 $70.32
12/30/202211,520,000 shares $822.64 million +10.3%N/A2.5 $71.41
12/15/202210,440,000 shares $734.66 million +15.6%N/A2.2 $70.37
11/30/20229,030,000 shares $610.79 million +5.2%N/A2.1 $67.64
11/15/20228,580,000 shares $565.34 million -14.1%N/A2.1 $65.89
10/31/20229,990,000 shares $654.15 million -9.2%N/A2.5 $65.48
10/15/202211,000,000 shares $698.61 million +1.8%N/A2.7 $63.51
9/30/202210,810,000 shares $735.08 million -8.7%N/A2.7 $68.00
9/15/202211,840,000 shares $915.11 million -1.6%N/A3 $77.29
8/31/202212,030,000 shares $927.15 million -1.4%N/A2.8 $77.07
8/15/202212,200,000 shares $956.11 million -6.9%N/A2.7 $78.37
7/31/202213,110,000 shares $1.01 billion -11.7%N/A2.7 $76.89
7/15/202214,850,000 shares $1.07 billion +9.8%N/A3 $72.33
6/30/202213,530,000 shares $964.82 million +6.1%1.3%2.6 $71.31
6/15/202212,750,000 shares $848.77 million -4.6%1.2%2.4 $66.57
5/31/202213,360,000 shares $1.01 billion -7.3%N/A2.6 $75.66
5/15/202214,410,000 shares $1.06 billion +2.2%N/A2.5 $73.65
4/30/202214,100,000 shares $1.03 billion -11.7%N/A2.4 $73.39
4/15/202215,970,000 shares $1.21 billion +10.0%N/A2.6 $75.99
3/31/202214,520,000 shares $1.05 billion -12.5%N/A2.4 $72.51
3/15/202216,600,000 shares $1.14 billion +12.3%N/A2.9 $68.66
2/28/202214,780,000 shares $957.30 million +0.1%N/A2.5 $64.77
2/15/202214,770,000 shares $960.35 million +2.4%N/A2.6 $65.02
1/31/202214,430,000 shares $1.00 billion +26.9%N/A2.9 $69.49
1/15/202211,370,000 shares $780.66 million -0.1%N/A2.6 $68.66
12/31/202111,380,000 shares $780.44 million -13.5%N/A2.8 $68.58
12/15/202113,150,000 shares $877.76 million +26.3%N/A3.1 $66.75
11/30/202110,410,000 shares $636.05 million +0.4%N/A2.6 $61.10
11/15/202110,370,000 shares $645.01 million +1.1%N/A2.7 $62.20
10/29/202110,260,000 shares $639.40 million -2.8%N/A2.6 $62.32
10/15/202110,550,000 shares $666.02 million +4.8%N/A2.6 $63.13
9/30/202110,070,000 shares $624.04 million -15.9%N/A2.5 $61.97
9/15/202111,970,000 shares $790.14 million +4.5%N/A3 $66.01
8/31/202111,460,000 shares $753.27 million -0.9%1.1%2.9 $65.73
8/13/202111,560,000 shares $757.53 million +11.7%1.1%2.9 $65.53
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7/30/202110,350,000 shares $661.05 million -4.6%1.0%2.6 $63.87
7/15/202110,850,000 shares $679.97 million +13.3%1.0%2.8 $62.67
6/30/20219,580,000 shares $579.69 million -4.6%0.9%2.4 $60.51
6/15/202110,040,000 shares $645.77 million -7.5%1.0%2.6 $64.32
5/28/202110,850,000 shares $693.53 million -3.0%1.0%2.8 $63.92
5/14/202111,190,000 shares $735.52 million +6.2%N/A2.8 $65.73
4/30/202110,540,000 shares $686.79 million -4.5%N/A2.6 $65.16
4/15/202111,040,000 shares $705.35 million +9.9%N/A2.8 $63.89
3/31/202110,050,000 shares $618.48 million +8.9%N/A2.5 $61.54
3/15/20219,230,000 shares $552.32 million +9.5%N/A2.3 $59.84
2/26/20218,430,000 shares $486.92 million -3.6%N/A2.2 $57.76
2/12/20218,740,000 shares $535.67 million +8.2%N/A2.4 $61.29
1/29/20218,080,000 shares $477.04 million +1.0%N/A2.2 $59.04
1/15/20218,000,000 shares $472.32 million -9.0%N/A2.1 $59.04
12/31/20208,790,000 shares $532.76 million +0.8%N/A2.4 $60.61
12/15/20208,720,000 shares $520.24 million -1.5%N/A2.3 $59.66
11/30/20208,850,000 shares $536.75 million -26.3%N/A2.2 $60.65
11/15/202012,010,000 shares $767.44 million +28.9%N/A3 $63.90
10/30/20209,320,000 shares $542.52 million -5.2%N/A2.3 $58.21
10/15/20209,830,000 shares $570.14 million -0.2%N/A2.5 $58.00
9/30/20209,850,000 shares $534.07 million -8.5%N/A2.5 $54.22
9/15/202010,770,000 shares $570.92 million -3.1%N/A2.7 $53.01
8/31/202011,110,000 shares $579.72 million +16.8%N/A2.6 $52.18
8/14/20209,510,000 shares $509.36 million -9.4%N/A2.2 $53.56
7/31/202010,500,000 shares $573.41 million -12.3%N/A2.3 $54.61
7/15/202011,970,000 shares $642.55 million +0.3%N/A2.5 $53.68
6/30/202011,930,000 shares $618.57 million -0.3%N/A2.4 $51.85
6/15/202011,960,000 shares $674.78 million -11.3%N/A2.1 $56.42
5/29/202013,480,000 shares $769.30 million -1.6%N/A2.1 $57.07

SO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southern's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Southern shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 20,930,000 shares of SO short. Learn More on Southern's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Southern?

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. SO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Southern's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Southern?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Southern: Jane Street Group LLC, Zimmer Partners LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, All Terrain Financial Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, Bank of Nova Scotia, LPL Financial LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, SG Americas Securities LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Southern's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Southern saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,930,000 shares, a decrease of 4.7% from the previous total of 21,960,000 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.

How does Southern's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Southern: NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.63%), Duke Energy Co. (1.33%), Entergy Corporation (2.29%), PPL Co. (3.15%), FirstEnergy Corp. (2.65%), Eversource Energy (1.80%), Edison International (2.24%), Pinnacle West Capital Co. (3.63%), OGE Energy Corp. (2.30%), IDACORP, Inc. (2.74%),

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 Southern stock?

Short selling SO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Southern as its price is falling. SO shares are trading down $1.12 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 Southern?

A short squeeze for Southern 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 SO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Southern'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 SO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:SO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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