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SoftBank Group (SFTBY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$26.44 +0.09 (+0.34%)
As of 05/20/2025 04:10 PM Eastern

SoftBank Group Short Interest Data

SoftBank Group (SFTBY) has a short interest of 563,900 shares. This marks a 165.87% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 724,604 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
563,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
212,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+165.87%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$14.32 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,939,990,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.02%
Today's Trading Volume
578,217 shares
Average Trading Volume
724,604 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
80%
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SFTBY Short Interest Over Time

SFTBY Days to Cover Over Time

SFTBY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

SoftBank Group Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/2025563,900 shares $14.32 million +165.9%N/A0.6 $25.39
4/15/2025212,100 shares $5.08 million -8.1%0.0%0.1 $23.96
3/31/2025230,800 shares $5.84 million +12.1%0.0%0.2 $25.29
3/15/2025205,900 shares $5.55 million -19.4%0.0%0.1 $26.94
2/28/2025255,500 shares $7.07 million -48.3%0.0%0.3 $27.67
2/15/2025493,900 shares $15.43 million -67.0%0.0%0.4 $31.25
1/31/20251,495,500 shares $45.94 million +352.5%N/A0.5 $30.72
1/15/2025330,500 shares $9.73 million +24.0%N/A0.4 $29.43
12/31/2024266,600 shares $7.68 million +195.6%N/A0.3 $28.82
12/15/202490,200 shares $2.77 million +40.7%N/A0.2 $30.74
11/30/202464,100 shares $1.92 million -92.8%N/A0.1 $29.95
11/15/2024893,600 shares $25.14 million +3,209.6%N/A0.9 $28.13
10/31/202427,000 shares $806,490.00 -94.6%N/A0 $29.87
10/15/2024495,600 shares $14.86 million +203.7%N/A0.5 $29.99
9/30/2024163,200 shares $4.82 million +57.5%N/A0.2 $29.51
9/15/2024103,600 shares $3.13 million +131.8%N/A0.1 $30.23
8/31/202444,700 shares $1.30 million -58.5%N/A0.1 $29.04
8/15/2024107,700 shares $3.05 million -57.2%N/A0.1 $28.32
7/31/2024251,500 shares $7.68 million -31.4%N/A0.2 $30.54
7/15/2024366,600 shares $13.27 million -8.0%N/A0.3 $36.20
6/30/2024398,400 shares $12.83 million +103.0%N/A0.3 $32.21
6/15/2024196,300 shares $6.23 million +46.9%N/A0.2 $31.75
5/31/2024133,600 shares $3.86 million -0.5%N/A0.1 $28.92
5/15/2024134,200 shares $3.61 million +116.5%N/A0.1 $26.87
4/30/202462,000 shares $1.53 million -74.2%N/A0.1 $24.67
4/15/2024240,300 shares $6.30 million +9.5%N/A0.4 $26.20
3/31/2024219,400 shares $6.52 million +32.3%N/A0.5 $29.71
3/15/2024165,800 shares $4.78 million -34.0%N/A0.2 $28.86
2/29/2024251,100 shares $7.44 million -62.6%N/A0.1 $29.64
2/15/2024671,700 shares $19.17 million +877.7%N/A0.3 $28.54
1/15/2024101,100 shares $2.24 million -49.3%N/A0.2 $22.20
12/31/2023199,500 shares $4.39 million -25.8%N/A0.4 $22.02
12/15/2023268,800 shares $5.69 million -2.3%N/A0.5 $21.17
11/30/2023275,100 shares $5.56 million -3.8%N/A0.7 $20.23
11/15/2023286,000 shares $5.65 million -23.5%N/A0.8 $19.76
10/31/2023373,700 shares $7.65 million -1.3%N/A0.8 $20.48
10/15/2023378,500 shares $8.06 million -0.8%N/A0.9 $21.28
9/30/2023381,600 shares $8.03 million -17.2%N/A0.7 $21.05
9/15/2023460,900 shares $10.28 million +36.0%N/A0.5 $22.30
8/31/2023339,000 shares $7.59 million +2.9%N/A0.5 $22.40
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8/15/2023329,500 shares $7.45 million +9.0%N/A0.7 $22.62
7/31/2023302,400 shares $7.69 million +0.6%N/A0.9 $25.42
7/15/2023300,700 shares $7.47 million -5.9%N/A0.7 $24.85
6/30/2023319,700 shares $7.54 million -23.8%N/A0.6 $23.57
6/15/2023419,800 shares $9.76 million +21.7%N/A0.4 $23.25
5/31/2023345,100 shares $6.79 million -5.6%N/A0.6 $19.68
5/15/2023365,600 shares $6.69 million -7.7%N/A0.7 $18.31
4/30/2023395,900 shares $7.43 million -8.5%N/A0.9 $18.77
4/15/2023432,700 shares $8.23 million -17.5%N/A0.6 $19.03
3/31/2023524,300 shares $10.30 million -39.7%N/A0.7 $19.65
3/15/2023869,200 shares $15.82 million +167.1%N/A1 $18.20
2/28/2023325,400 shares $6.59 million -3.5%N/A0.5 $20.24
2/15/2023337,300 shares $7.29 million -29.7%N/A1.6 $21.62
1/31/2023479,800 shares $11.35 million -0.4%N/A1 $23.65
1/15/2023481,800 shares $11.05 million +8.0%N/A1.2 $22.93
12/30/2022446,300 shares $9.44 million -25.5%N/A1.4 $21.16
12/15/2022599,400 shares $13.32 million -27.8%N/A1.2 $22.23
11/30/2022829,900 shares $18.22 million +20.4%N/A2.1 $21.96
11/15/2022689,500 shares $15.21 million -4.1%N/A0.6 $22.06
10/31/2022719,300 shares $15.46 million +17.9%N/A0.8 $21.50
10/15/2022610,300 shares $11.28 million +47.5%N/A0.7 $18.48
9/30/2022413,700 shares $6.97 million +20.4%N/A0.4 $16.86
9/15/2022343,500 shares $6.45 million -12.5%N/A0.5 $18.78
8/31/2022392,500 shares $7.77 million -35.5%N/A0.6 $19.79
8/15/2022608,400 shares $13.47 million -2.7%N/A0.7 $22.14
7/31/2022625,000 shares $13.04 million -4.3%N/A0.7 $20.87
7/15/2022653,200 shares $12.48 million -26.6%N/A0.8 $19.11
6/30/2022889,600 shares $17.15 million -7.5%N/A0.7 $19.28
6/15/2022962,100 shares $18.32 million +131.8%N/A0.6 $19.04
5/31/2022415,000 shares $8.58 million -7.5%N/A0.3 $20.67
5/15/2022448,800 shares $8.88 million +31.4%N/A0.4 $19.78
4/30/2022341,600 shares $7.03 million -8.2%N/A0.3 $20.57
4/15/2022372,200 shares $8.35 million -12.3%N/A0.4 $22.43
3/31/2022424,600 shares $9.47 million -59.4%N/A0.4 $22.31
3/15/20221,045,100 shares $19.22 million +92.8%N/A0.7 $18.39
2/28/2022542,100 shares $12.17 million +70.9%N/A0.4 $22.45
2/15/2022317,200 shares $7.29 million +0.2%N/A0.4 $23.00
1/31/2022316,600 shares $7.01 million -16.3%N/A0.2 $22.13
1/15/2022378,400 shares $9.20 million +3.9%N/A0.5 $24.32
12/31/2021364,200 shares $8.76 million -47.4%N/A0.3 $24.05
12/15/2021691,700 shares $17.02 million +177.5%N/A0.4 $24.60
11/30/2021249,300 shares $6.55 million -47.0%N/A0.2 $26.28
11/15/2021469,900 shares $14.38 million -29.8%N/A0.3 $30.61
10/29/2021669,400 shares $18.07 million -2.4%N/A0.6 $26.99
10/15/2021685,800 shares $19.00 million +22.5%N/A0.9 $27.70
9/30/2021559,900 shares $16.26 million +21.5%N/A1 $29.04
9/15/2021460,900 shares $13.98 million -15.2%N/A0.5 $30.33
8/31/2021543,700 shares $15.36 million +11.7%N/A0.6 $28.26
8/13/2021486,600 shares $14.77 million +4.2%N/A0.7 $30.35
7/30/2021467,200 shares $14.67 million -30.4%N/A0.6 $31.39
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7/15/2021671,400 shares $22.89 million +60.2%N/A0.6 $34.09
6/30/2021419,000 shares $14.61 million +34.1%N/A0.4 $34.87
6/15/2021312,400 shares $11.36 million -56.2%N/A0.5 $36.35
5/28/2021712,700 shares $27.20 million -40.1%N/A1.5 $38.17
5/14/20211,189,700 shares $46.02 million +25.4%N/A1.7 $38.68
4/30/2021948,900 shares $43.22 million -10.5%N/A1.9 $45.55
4/15/20211,060,500 shares $48.11 million -34.4%N/A2.4 $45.37
3/31/20211,616,100 shares $67.04 million +19.6%N/A2.7 $41.48
3/15/20211,351,400 shares $64.77 million +90.7%N/A2 $47.93
2/26/2021708,600 shares $33.84 million -19.7%N/A1.3 $47.75
2/12/2021882,400 shares $41.83 million -4.4%N/A2.4 $47.40
1/29/2021922,900 shares $37.25 million +8.5%N/A1.9 $40.37
1/15/2021760,400 shares $31.41 million -2.9%N/A0.9 $41.31
12/31/20201,014,000 shares $39.05 million +33.4%N/A1.1 $38.51
12/15/2020760,400 shares $29.58 million -2.9%N/A0.9 $38.90
11/30/2020783,400 shares $27.25 million -3.5%N/A2.7 $34.79
11/15/2020811,500 shares $25.82 million -7.2%N/A0.9 $31.82
10/30/2020874,000 shares $28.89 million +12.0%N/A1.6 $33.06
10/15/2020780,600 shares $26.38 million +1.9%N/A1.6 $33.80
9/30/2020765,800 shares $23.56 million -6.5%N/A1.6 $30.76
9/15/2020819,300 shares $24.95 million +9.3%N/A0.8 $30.45
8/31/2020749,900 shares $23.20 million +3.6%N/A1 $30.94
8/14/2020723,800 shares $21.33 million +0.7%N/A1.1 $29.47
7/31/2020719,000 shares $22.79 million -2.0%N/A1.2 $31.70
7/15/2020733,900 shares $22.02 million +2.3%N/A0.8 $30.00
6/30/2020717,500 shares $18.11 million +4.9%N/A0.9 $25.24
6/15/2020683,800 shares $16.21 million +29.2%N/A0.7 $23.70
5/29/2020529,400 shares $12.09 million -18.0%N/A0.4 $22.84

SFTBY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is SoftBank Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of SoftBank Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 563,900 shares of SFTBY short. Learn More on SoftBank Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for SoftBank Group?

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. SFTBY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on SoftBank Group's short interest ratio.

Is SoftBank Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

SoftBank Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 563,900 shares, an increase of 165.9% from the previous total of 212,100 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 SoftBank Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "telephone communication, except radio" compare to SoftBank Group: AT&T Inc. (1.35%), Verizon Communications Inc. (2.08%), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Co. (0.00%), América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.32%), Singapore Telecommunications Limited (0.00%), Telefónica, S.A. (0.09%), Advanced Info Service Public Company Limited (0.00%), Telenor ASA (0.00%), BCE Inc. (5.48%), Koninklijke KPN (0.12%),

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 SoftBank Group stock?

Short selling SFTBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SoftBank Group as its price is falling. SFTBY shares are trading up $0.09 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 SoftBank Group?

A short squeeze for SoftBank Group 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 SFTBY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is SoftBank Group'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 SFTBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (OTCMKTS:SFTBY) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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