Seadrill Partners Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Seadrill Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of SDLPF short. 0.00% of Seadrill Partners' shares are currently sold short. View details.

0.00% of Seadrill Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "drilling oil & gas wells" compare to Seadrill Partners: Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (5.93%), Transocean Ltd. (21.38%), Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (9.69%), Nabors Industries Ltd. (22.05%), Oasis Midstream Partners LP (3.25%), Precision Drilling Co. (1.40%), Baytex Energy Corp. (2.37%), Borr Drilling Limited (1.54%), Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (0.00%), and Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (1.32%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.96 billion), Aon Plc ($3.87 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.62 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.05 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.80 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.11 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.98 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SDLPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Seadrill Partners as its price is falling. To short Seadrill Partners 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 Seadrill Partners 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 Seadrill Partners 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 SDLPF, 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 SDLPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2020.