PG&E (PCG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PG&E shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 31,260,000 shares of PCG short. 1.59% of PG&E's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PG&E'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. PCG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on PG&E's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PG&E: PEAK6 Investments LLC, BlackRock Inc., Mint Tower Capital Management B.V., Citigroup Inc., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Portman Square Capital LLP, National Bank of Canada FI, Cutler Group LLC CA, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Skaana Management L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, and HAP Trading 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. 1.59% of PG&E's floating shares are currently sold short.

PG&E saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,260,000 shares, a decline of 27.7% from the previous total of 43,220,000 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.

PG&E currently has issued a total of 2,568,990,000 shares. Some of PG&E'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. PG&E currently has a public float of 1,960,000,000 shares.

1.59% of PG&E's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to PG&E: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (1.87%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (1.35%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (1.17%), Ameren Co. (1.29%), CMS Energy Co. (2.45%), Exelon Co. (1.56%), Xcel Energy Inc. (1.05%), Duke Energy Co. (1.07%), Alliant Energy Co. (1.81%), Sempra (0.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.88 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.50 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.47 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.37 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.59 billion), Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PCG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PG&E as its price is falling. PCG shares are trading up $0.02 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 PG&E 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 PCG, 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 PCG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2023.