Synchrony Financial (SYF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $69.36 +0.91 (+1.33%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.46 +0.11 (+0.15%) As of 08/8/2025 07:37 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Synchrony Financial Short Interest DataSynchrony Financial (SYF) has a short interest of 13.76 million shares, representing 3.72% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.89% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 3.63 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest13,760,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest14,170,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.89%Dollar Volume Sold Short$943.94 millionShort Interest Ratio3.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares372,060,000 sharesFloat Size370,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.72%Today's Trading Volume2,890,325 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,631,697 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average80% Short Selling Synchrony Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Synchrony 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 ChartSYF Short Interest Over TimeSYF Days to Cover Over TimeSYF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Synchrony 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 7/15/202513,760,000 shares $943.94 million -2.9%3.7%3.8 $68.60 6/30/202514,170,000 shares $946.56 million -8.8%3.7%3.5 $66.80 6/15/202515,530,000 shares $928.12 million +0.4%4.1%3.6 $59.76 5/31/202515,470,000 shares $891.54 million +0.6%4.1%3.3 $57.63 5/15/202515,380,000 shares $930.03 million -10.0%4.1%3.2 $60.47 4/30/202517,080,000 shares $887.82 million -4.6%4.5%3.5 $51.98 4/15/202517,910,000 shares $850.98 million +45.1%4.6%3.5 $47.51 3/31/202512,340,000 shares $653.00 million -2.7%3.2%2.6 $52.92 3/15/202512,680,000 shares $677.33 million -12.8%3.3%3.1 $53.42 2/28/202514,540,000 shares $881.73 million +16.8%3.8%3.8 $60.64 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SYF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Synchrony Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202512,450,000 shares $811.62 million +33.3%3.2%3.5 $65.19 1/31/20259,340,000 shares $643.49 million -11.5%2.4%2.5 $68.90 1/15/202510,550,000 shares $718.67 million -2.1%2.7%3 $68.12 12/31/202410,780,000 shares $700.70 million -8.0%2.8%3 $65.00 12/15/202411,720,000 shares $797.66 million -7.6%3.0%3.2 $68.06 11/30/202412,690,000 shares $856.83 million -11.4%3.3%3.5 $67.52 11/15/202414,320,000 shares $930.51 million +33.3%3.7%4 $64.98 10/31/202410,740,000 shares $591.88 million -14.7%2.8%3.1 $55.11 10/15/202412,590,000 shares $670.92 million -4.2%3.2%3.8 $53.29 9/30/202413,140,000 shares $655.42 million -17.5%3.4%3.9 $49.88 9/15/202415,920,000 shares $750.31 million +13.7%4.1%4.4 $47.13 8/31/202414,000,000 shares $703.64 million +10.6%3.6%3.9 $50.26 8/15/202412,660,000 shares $580.97 million +11.1%3.2%3.5 $45.89 7/31/202411,400,000 shares $579.01 million -37.4%2.9%3 $50.79 7/15/202418,220,000 shares $924.12 million +6.6%4.6%4.5 $50.72 6/30/202417,100,000 shares $806.95 million +21.9%4.3%4.2 $47.19 6/15/202414,030,000 shares $584.91 million -5.3%3.5%3.4 $41.69 5/31/202414,820,000 shares $649.12 million +24.5%3.7%3.6 $43.80 5/15/202411,900,000 shares $525.27 million +3.9%3.0%2.7 $44.14 4/30/202411,450,000 shares $503.63 million -3.6%2.9%2.6 $43.99 4/15/202411,880,000 shares $480.78 million +9.1%2.9%2.7 $40.47 3/31/202410,890,000 shares $469.58 million -6.9%2.7%2.4 $43.12 3/15/202411,700,000 shares $488.88 million -6.1%2.9%2.7 $41.79 2/29/202412,460,000 shares $513.73 million -6.9%3.1%2.8 $41.23 2/15/202413,380,000 shares $533.19 million +11.7%3.3%3 $39.85 1/31/202411,980,000 shares $465.66 million +0.6%2.9%2.7 $38.87 1/15/202411,910,000 shares $437.45 million -12.8%2.9%2.6 $36.73 12/31/202313,650,000 shares $521.29 million -7.7%3.3%3.2 $38.19 12/15/202314,780,000 shares $548.63 million -15.1%3.6%3.4 $37.12 11/30/202317,400,000 shares $562.72 million +13.3%4.2%4.2 $32.34$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 11/15/202315,360,000 shares $457.11 million +2.7%3.7%4 $29.76 10/31/202314,960,000 shares $419.63 million +8.3%3.6%3.9 $28.05 10/15/202313,810,000 shares $398.69 million +3.7%3.3%3.8 $28.87 9/30/202313,320,000 shares $407.19 million -6.5%3.2%3.5 $30.57 9/15/202314,250,000 shares $463.41 million +6.7%3.4%3.9 $32.52 8/31/202313,350,000 shares $430.94 million -3.1%3.2%3.3 $32.28 8/15/202313,780,000 shares $461.49 million +7.2%3.3%2.9 $33.49 7/31/202312,850,000 shares $443.84 million -13.8%3.1%2.4 $34.54 7/15/202314,910,000 shares $520.36 million -22.8%3.6%2.6 $34.90 6/30/202319,310,000 shares $654.61 million +16.4%4.5%3.3 $33.90 6/15/202316,590,000 shares $554.60 million +1.9%3.9%2.8 $33.43 5/31/202316,280,000 shares $504.03 million +7.7%3.8%2.6 $30.96 5/15/202315,110,000 shares $422.63 million +12.9%3.6%2.5 $27.97 4/30/202313,390,000 shares $395.14 million -12.5%3.2%2.5 $29.51 4/15/202315,300,000 shares $455.94 million +11.7%3.6%2.7 $29.80 3/31/202313,700,000 shares $398.40 million -4.9%3.2%2.4 $29.08 3/15/202314,410,000 shares $416.45 million -8.5%3.3%2.6 $28.90 2/28/202315,750,000 shares $562.43 million +5.4%3.6%2.9 $35.71 2/15/202314,950,000 shares $545.82 million +18.8%3.4%2.8 $36.51 1/31/202312,590,000 shares $462.43 million -16.6%2.8%2.3 $36.73 1/15/202315,100,000 shares $505.40 million -2.0%3.4%2.7 $33.47 12/30/202215,400,000 shares $506.04 million -14.3%3.4%2.8 $32.86 12/15/202217,960,000 shares $603.28 million -0.2%4.0%3.2 $33.59 11/30/202218,000,000 shares $676.44 million +1.6%4.0%3.3 $37.58 11/15/202217,720,000 shares $636.50 million +9.6%4.0%3.4 $35.92 10/31/202216,170,000 shares $575.01 million -1.9%3.6%3.2 $35.56 10/15/202216,490,000 shares $518.12 million +10.1%3.4%3.3 $31.42 9/30/202214,980,000 shares $422.29 million -3.7%3.1%3 $28.19 9/15/202215,560,000 shares $507.26 million -0.6%3.3%3.1 $32.60 8/31/202215,660,000 shares $512.87 million +30.3%3.3%2.8 $32.75 8/15/202212,020,000 shares $429.72 million +2.2%2.5%2 $35.75 7/31/202211,760,000 shares $393.72 million +4.1%2.5%1.8 $33.48 7/15/202211,300,000 shares $354.71 million -9.5%2.3%1.6 $31.39 6/30/202212,490,000 shares $344.97 million +1.5%2.5%1.8 $27.62 6/15/202212,300,000 shares $374.78 million +1.4%2.5%1.8 $30.47 5/31/202212,130,000 shares $449.30 million -2.5%2.4%1.8 $37.04 5/15/202212,440,000 shares $417.36 million -17.8%2.5%1.7 $33.55 4/30/202215,130,000 shares $556.94 million +13.3%3.0%2.1 $36.81 4/15/202213,350,000 shares $503.30 million -10.5%2.7%1.8 $37.70 3/31/202214,920,000 shares $519.37 million -10.3%2.9%2.1 $34.81 3/15/202216,640,000 shares $601.37 million -0.6%3.2%2.5 $36.14 2/28/202216,740,000 shares $716.14 million +0.1%3.2%2.6 $42.78 2/15/202216,730,000 shares $749.34 million +24.5%3.2%2.8 $44.79 1/31/202213,440,000 shares $572.41 million -2.8%2.6%2.4 $42.59 1/15/202213,820,000 shares $672.62 million -6.9%2.5%2.7 $48.67 12/31/202114,840,000 shares $688.43 million -2.8%2.7%2.9 $46.39 12/15/202115,270,000 shares $713.41 million +5.6%2.8%3 $46.72 11/30/202114,460,000 shares $647.66 million -0.9%2.7%2.9 $44.79 11/15/202114,590,000 shares $731.40 million -2.2%2.7%3 $50.13 10/29/202114,920,000 shares $693.03 million +37.9%2.7%3 $46.45$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost Town (Ad)Jeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.Click here to get the details on this virtual monopoly. 10/15/202110,820,000 shares $542.95 million +16.5%2.0%2.2 $50.18 9/30/20219,290,000 shares $454.10 million -2.0%1.6%1.9 $48.88 9/15/20219,480,000 shares $457.32 million -16.3%1.7%1.9 $48.24 8/31/202111,330,000 shares $563.67 million +8.0%2.0%2.2 $49.75 8/13/202110,490,000 shares $543.49 million -16.9%1.9%2.1 $51.81 7/30/202112,620,000 shares $593.39 million +15.0%2.2%2.4 $47.02 7/15/202110,970,000 shares $523.49 million -1.4%1.9%1.9 $47.72 6/30/202111,130,000 shares $540.03 million -1.4%1.9%2 $48.52 6/15/202111,290,000 shares $565.06 million -4.0%2.0%1.9 $50.05 5/28/202111,760,000 shares $557.54 million +0.2%2.0%1.9 $47.41 5/14/202111,740,000 shares $531.47 million +8.3%2.0%1.8 $45.27 4/30/202110,840,000 shares $481.73 million +15.2%1.9%1.7 $44.44 4/15/20219,410,000 shares $390.52 million -27.5%1.6%1.4 $41.50 3/31/202112,970,000 shares $532.55 million -27.6%2.2%1.9 $41.06 3/15/202117,910,000 shares $764.76 million +3.8%3.1%2.8 $42.70 2/26/202117,250,000 shares $673.10 million +9.3%3.0%2.9 $39.02 2/12/202115,780,000 shares $588.28 million +46.4%2.7%2.9 $37.28 1/29/202110,780,000 shares $386.89 million -10.2%1.9%2 $35.89 1/15/202112,000,000 shares $466.92 million +22.2%2.1%2.4 $38.91 12/31/20209,820,000 shares $336.73 million -9.9%1.7%2.1 $34.29 12/15/202010,900,000 shares $347.82 million +5.4%1.9%2.4 $31.91 11/30/202010,340,000 shares $321.47 million -12.7%1.8%2.1 $31.09 11/15/202011,850,000 shares $355.74 million +0.5%2.0%2.4 $30.02 10/30/202011,790,000 shares $300.17 million -7.4%2.0%2.4 $25.46 10/15/202012,730,000 shares $364.97 million -12.2%2.2%2.5 $28.67 9/30/202014,500,000 shares $379.47 million +1.5%2.5%2.8 $26.17 9/15/202014,290,000 shares $378.54 million -9.3%2.5%2.6 $26.49 8/31/202015,750,000 shares $390.76 million -0.4%2.7%2.5 $24.81 8/14/202015,810,000 shares $394.14 million +11.0%2.7%2.2 $24.93 SYF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Synchrony Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Synchrony Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 13,760,000 shares of SYF short. 3.72% of Synchrony Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Synchrony Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Synchrony 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. SYF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Synchrony Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Synchrony Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Synchrony Financial: Garda Capital Partners LP, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Sandler Capital Management, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Garda Capital Partners LP, and 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 Synchrony 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. 3.72% of Synchrony Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Synchrony Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Synchrony Financial saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,760,000 shares, a drop of 2.9% from the previous total of 14,170,000 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 Synchrony Financial's float size? Synchrony Financial currently has issued a total of 372,060,000 shares. Some of Synchrony 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. Synchrony Financial currently has a public float of 370,350,000 shares. How does Synchrony Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.72% of Synchrony Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Synchrony Financial: Virtu Financial, Inc. (3.38%), Ally Financial Inc. (3.56%), American Express Company (1.35%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (8.57%), Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (2.97%), Capital One Financial Corporation (2.20%), Equitable Holdings, Inc. (1.57%), F.N.B. Corporation (3.78%), OneMain Holdings, Inc. (4.18%), Stifel Financial Corporation (2.21%), 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 Synchrony Financial stock? Short selling SYF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Synchrony Financial as its price is falling. SYF shares are trading up $1.03 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 Synchrony Financial? A short squeeze for Synchrony Financial 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 SYF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Synchrony 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 SYF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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