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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$51.42 -0.50 (-0.96%)
Closing price 04/25/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Synchrony Financial Short Interest Data

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has a short interest of 17.91 million shares, representing 4.63% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 45.14% increase 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 3.95 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
17,910,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,340,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+45.14%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$850.98 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
388,750,000 shares
Float Size
386,940,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.63%
Today's Trading Volume
5,001,803 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,952,245 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
127%
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Synchrony Financial Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
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
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
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
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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
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
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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
7/31/202014,250,000 shares $315.35 million -14.8%2.5%1.9 $22.13
7/15/202016,730,000 shares $395.50 million -7.6%2.9%2 $23.64
6/30/202018,110,000 shares $401.32 million +28.4%3.1%2 $22.16
6/15/202014,100,000 shares $335.16 million -3.8%2.4%1.4 $23.77
5/29/202014,660,000 shares $298.62 million -3.7%2.5%1.4 $20.37
5/15/202015,220,000 shares $251.74 million -5.2%2.6%1.4 $16.54
4/30/202016,050,000 shares $317.63 million +16.1%2.8%1.5 $19.79

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 April 15th, investors have sold 17,910,000 shares of SYF short. 4.63% 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: IMC Chicago LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC , Millennium Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Raymond James Financial Inc., ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, Summit Securities Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Raymond James Financial Inc., Genus Capital Management Inc., and IMC Chicago 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. 4.63% of Synchrony Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Synchrony Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Synchrony Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,910,000 shares, an increase of 45.1% from the previous total of 12,340,000 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 388,750,000 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 386,940,000 shares.

How does Synchrony Financial's short interest compare to its competitors?

4.63% of Synchrony Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Synchrony Financial: Bank of Montreal (1.87%), ING Groep (0.13%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (1.67%), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (0.06%), The Bank of Nova Scotia (2.44%), Lloyds Banking Group plc (0.10%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (2.38%), Barclays PLC (0.44%), Nu Holdings Ltd. (4.15%), iShares Bitcoin Trust (0.38%),

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 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 down $0.50 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 April, 15 2025.



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