Valero Energy - VLO Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Valero Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 11,290,000 shares of VLO short. 3.06% of Valero Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Valero Energy'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. VLO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Valero Energy's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Valero Energy: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, and XR Securities 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. 3.06% of Valero Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Valero Energy saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 11,290,000 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the previous total of 9,900,000 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.

Valero Energy currently has issued a total of 371,150,000 shares. Some of Valero Energy'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. Valero Energy currently has a public float of 369,450,000 shares.

3.06% of Valero Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Valero Energy: Phillips 66 (2.14%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.65%), Suncor Energy Inc. (7.25%), Hess Co. (1.52%), BP p.l.c. (0.36%), ConocoPhillips (1.00%), Eni S.p.A. (0.04%), Occidental Petroleum Co. (5.28%), Pioneer Natural Resources (2.10%), and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.07%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VLO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Valero Energy as its price is falling. VLO 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.

A short squeeze for Valero Energy 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 VLO, 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 VLO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.