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 covered or closed out. As of December 15th, traders have sold 49,230,000 shares of PCG 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 3.0. 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: Citigroup Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Kingdon Capital Management L.L.C., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, HAP Trading LLC, Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, Portman Square Capital LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PG&E saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 49,230,000 shares, a decrease of 6.1% from the previous total of 52,440,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to PG&E: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (2.05%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (1.83%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (1.67%), Ameren Co. (1.35%), CMS Energy Co. (4.60%), Exelon Co. (1.00%), Xcel Energy Inc. (1.13%), Duke Energy Co. (1.31%), Alliant Energy Co. (2.34%), Sempra (2.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.67 billion), General Motors ($4.33 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.12 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.12 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.94 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.71 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.32 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.04 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 down $0.04 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 December, 15 2023.