Dollar General (DG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → You won't believe what Citigroup just did to it's depositors (From American Alternative) (Ad) Free DG Stock Alerts $142.27 -2.96 (-2.04%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Dollar General Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest6,050,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,420,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+11.62%Dollar Volume Sold Short$853.35 millionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares219,670,000 sharesFloat Size219,020,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.76%Today's Trading Volume3,482,448 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,304,014 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average151% Short Selling Dollar General ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Dollar General and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDG Short Interest Over TimeDG Days to Cover Over TimeDG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsHe Is Giving Away BitcoinAnd my special guest is willing to give you $10 in Bitcoin (BTC) if you take it seriously. Right now is a very important time to pay attention to what we are doing and what is happening. If you wait... it will be too late. This week we are holding several workshops and if you attend and pay attention my special guest is going to send you $10 in Bitcoin.>> Register right here Dollar General Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20246,050,000 shares $853.35 million +11.6%2.8%2.6 $141.05 4/30/20245,420,000 shares $754.41 million -21.0%2.5%2.4 $139.19 4/15/20246,860,000 shares $992.57 million +8.5%3.1%3 $144.69 3/31/20246,320,000 shares $986.30 million +0.3%2.9%2.7 $156.06 3/15/20246,300,000 shares $957.29 million +29.9%2.9%2.6 $151.95 2/29/20244,850,000 shares $704.75 million -9.5%2.2%1.9 $145.31 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Dollar General and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20245,360,000 shares $724.03 million -19.8%2.5%2 $135.08 1/31/20246,680,000 shares $882.43 million -1.0%3.1%2.5 $132.10 1/15/20246,750,000 shares $908.82 million -1.2%3.1%2.4 $134.64 12/31/20236,830,000 shares $928.54 million +3.5%3.1%2.1 $135.95 12/15/20236,600,000 shares $857.87 million +11.9%3.0%1.9 $129.98 11/30/20235,900,000 shares $774.02 million -0.2%2.7%1.5 $131.19 11/15/20235,910,000 shares $726.87 million +9.2%2.7%1.4 $122.99 10/31/20235,410,000 shares $644.01 million +16.6%2.5%1.3 $119.04 10/15/20234,640,000 shares $515.78 million -5.9%2.1%1.1 $111.16 9/30/20234,930,000 shares $521.59 million +6.7%2.3%1.4 $105.80 9/15/20234,620,000 shares $534.86 million +0.4%2.1%1.4 $115.77 8/31/20234,600,000 shares $637.10 million +10.8%2.1%1.4 $138.50 8/15/20234,150,000 shares $674.58 million -3.7%1.9%1.3 $162.55 7/31/20234,310,000 shares $727.79 million +5.4%2.0%1.4 $168.86 7/15/20234,090,000 shares $667.32 million +3.5%1.9%1.4 $163.16 6/30/20233,950,000 shares $670.63 million +1.5%1.8%1.4 $169.78 6/15/20233,890,000 shares $636.72 million -20.8%1.8%1.4 $163.68 5/31/20234,910,000 shares $987.35 million -9.4%2.3%2 $201.09 5/15/20235,420,000 shares $1.18 billion +9.9%2.5%2.9 $218.04 4/30/20234,930,000 shares $1.09 billion +5.1%2.3%2.7 $221.46 4/15/20234,690,000 shares $1.00 billion +5.2%2.2%2.4 $213.23 3/31/20234,460,000 shares $938.65 million -5.9%2.0%2.2 $210.46 3/15/20234,740,000 shares $1.04 billion +1.7%2.1%2.3 $218.56 2/28/20234,660,000 shares $1.01 billion +16.8%2.1%2.3 $216.30 2/15/20233,990,000 shares $926.28 million +12.1%1.8%1.9 $232.15 1/31/20233,560,000 shares $831.62 million +11.3%1.6%1.8 $233.60 1/15/20233,200,000 shares $747.26 million -8.3%1.4%1.6 $233.52 12/30/20223,490,000 shares $859.41 million +14.8%1.6%1.8 $246.25 12/15/20223,040,000 shares $750.52 million -14.6%1.4%1.6 $246.88 11/30/20223,560,000 shares $910.22 million -4.3%1.6%1.9 $255.68 11/15/20223,720,000 shares $957.01 million -6.3%1.7%2.2 $257.26 10/31/20223,970,000 shares $1.01 billion +7.6%1.8%2.3 $255.05 10/15/20223,690,000 shares $873.05 million -0.8%1.6%2.2 $236.60 9/30/20223,720,000 shares $892.28 million -12.3%1.7%2.3 $239.86Obama’s Forever Term [exposed] (Ad)Over a decade ago, I tried to warn you... 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Start streaming it now at no cost here 9/15/20224,240,000 shares $1.02 billion +12.5%1.9%2.6 $240.85 8/31/20223,770,000 shares $895.07 million -10.5%1.7%2.3 $237.42 8/15/20224,210,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.0%1.9%2.4 $252.94 7/31/20224,170,000 shares $1.04 billion +1.7%1.8%2.1 $248.43 7/15/20224,100,000 shares $1.00 billion -2.8%1.8%2 $244.14 6/30/20224,220,000 shares $1.04 billion -4.5%1.9%2 $245.44 6/15/20224,420,000 shares $1.03 billion +0.7%2.0%2.1 $232.25 5/31/20224,390,000 shares $967.29 million -16.2%1.9%2 $220.34 5/15/20225,240,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.0%2.3%2.5 $232.33 4/30/20225,140,000 shares $1.22 billion -25.6%2.3%2.6 $237.53 4/15/20226,910,000 shares $1.72 billion +28.2%3.0%3.3 $248.77 3/31/20225,390,000 shares $1.20 billion -25.9%2.4%2.4 $222.63 3/15/20227,270,000 shares $1.56 billion -5.1%3.2%3.4 $214.25 2/28/20227,660,000 shares $1.52 billion -7.8%3.3%3.7 $198.34 2/15/20228,310,000 shares $1.65 billion +22.8%3.6%4 $199.15 1/31/20226,770,000 shares $1.41 billion -9.7%2.9%3.4 $208.48 1/15/20227,500,000 shares $1.63 billion -5.7%3.3%4.2 $217.08 12/31/20217,950,000 shares $1.87 billion -1.0%3.4%4.9 $235.83 12/15/20218,030,000 shares $1.82 billion +21.9%3.5%5.3 $226.12 11/30/20216,590,000 shares $1.46 billion +6.3%2.9%4.6 $221.30 11/15/20216,200,000 shares $1.41 billion +9.5%2.7%4.4 $227.00 10/29/20215,660,000 shares $1.25 billion +19.9%2.4%4 $221.52 10/15/20214,720,000 shares $1.00 billion +7.5%2.0%3.4 $212.80 9/30/20214,390,000 shares $931.29 million +0.7%1.9%3.1 $212.14 9/15/20214,360,000 shares $945.99 million +13.0%1.9%3 $216.97 8/31/20213,860,000 shares $860.43 million +13.9%1.7%2.5 $222.91 8/13/20213,390,000 shares $802.62 million +1.8%1.4%2.1 $236.76 7/30/20213,330,000 shares $774.69 million -0.9%1.4%2 $232.64 7/15/20213,360,000 shares $745.75 million -2.9%1.4%1.9 $221.95 6/30/20213,460,000 shares $748.71 million -29.2%1.5%1.9 $216.39 6/15/20214,890,000 shares $1.04 billion +26.4%2.1%2.5 $212.12 5/28/20213,870,000 shares $785.46 million +19.8%1.6%1.7 $202.96 5/14/20213,230,000 shares $664.60 million +15.4%1.4%1.3 $205.76 4/30/20212,800,000 shares $601.64 million -9.7%1.2%1.2 $214.87 4/15/20213,100,000 shares $662.01 million +2.0%1.3%1.1 $213.55 3/31/20213,040,000 shares $613.32 million -15.8%1.3%1.1 $201.75 3/15/20213,610,000 shares $692.98 million +24.5%1.5%1.4 $191.96 2/26/20212,900,000 shares $547.17 million -15.7%1.2%1.3 $188.68 2/12/20213,440,000 shares $688.14 million +7.8%1.4%1.6 $200.04 1/29/20213,190,000 shares $634.97 million +13.9%1.3%1.5 $199.05 1/15/20212,800,000 shares $597.07 million +26.7%1.2%1.6 $213.24 12/31/20202,210,000 shares $463.95 million -10.2%0.9%1.3 $209.93 12/15/20202,460,000 shares $506.51 million +4.7%1.0%1.5 $205.90 11/30/20202,350,000 shares $512.32 million -16.7%1.0%1.4 $218.01 11/15/20202,820,000 shares $603.20 million +16.1%1.1%1.6 $213.90 10/30/20202,430,000 shares $512.07 million -5.1%1.0%1.4 $210.73 10/15/20202,560,000 shares $563.46 million +22.5%1.0%1.5 $220.10 9/30/20202,090,000 shares $438.11 million -12.9%0.8%1.2 $209.62 9/15/20202,400,000 shares $486.89 million +37.1%1.0%1.2 $202.87 8/31/20201,750,000 shares $353.29 million -32.4%0.7%0.9 $201.88Obama’s Forever Term [exposed] (Ad)Over a decade ago, I tried to warn you... 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Start streaming it now at no cost here 8/14/20202,590,000 shares $514.24 million -12.8%1.0%1.2 $198.55 7/31/20202,970,000 shares $565.49 million +9.6%1.2%1.3 $190.40 7/15/20202,710,000 shares $513.36 million +22.1%1.1%1.2 $189.43 6/30/20202,220,000 shares $422.93 million -20.7%0.9%0.9 $190.51 6/15/20202,800,000 shares $526.01 million +9.8%1.1%1.1 $187.86 5/29/20202,550,000 shares $488.35 million -23.0%1.0%0.9 $191.51 5/15/20203,310,000 shares $602.49 million +8.5%1.3%1.2 $182.02 4/30/20203,050,000 shares $534.67 million -19.3%1.2%1.1 $175.30 4/15/20203,780,000 shares $665.70 million +26.0%1.5%1.5 $176.11 3/31/20203,000,000 shares $527.94 million -15.6%1.2%1.2 $175.98 3/13/20203,556,100 shares $601.83 million -25.9%1.4%1.9 $169.24 2/28/20204,800,000 shares $671.38 million +28.7%1.9%2.6 $139.87 2/14/20203,730,000 shares $620.11 million +0.3%1.5%1.9 $166.25 1/31/20203,720,000 shares $605.13 million -11.0%1.5%2 $162.67 1/15/20204,180,000 shares $651.87 million +10.9%1.7%2.2 $155.95 12/31/20193,770,000 shares $581.86 million +10.2%1.5%2 $154.34 8/15/20193,696,000 shares $514.56 million -1.4%1.4%2.1 $139.22 DG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Dollar General's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Dollar General shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 6,050,000 shares of DG short. 2.76% of Dollar General's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Dollar General's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Dollar General? 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. DG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Dollar General's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Dollar General? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Dollar General: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XY Capital Ltd, Caas Capital Management LP, and Nomura Holdings Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Dollar General? 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. 2.76% of Dollar General's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Dollar General's short interest increasing or decreasing? Dollar General saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,050,000 shares, an increase of 11.6% from the previous total of 5,420,000 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. What is Dollar General's float size? Dollar General currently has issued a total of 219,670,000 shares. Some of Dollar General'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. Dollar General currently has a public float of 219,020,000 shares. How does Dollar General's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.76% of Dollar General's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Dollar General: Dollar Tree, Inc. (2.55%), Target Co. (1.47%), Tractor Supply (7.14%), eBay Inc. (3.16%), Fastenal (2.25%), The Kroger Co. (2.30%), Yum! Brands, Inc. (3.14%), Carvana Co. (11.82%), Deckers Outdoor Co. (3.61%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (3.68%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Dollar General stock? Short selling DG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dollar General as its price is falling. DG shares are trading down $2.96 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 Dollar General? A short squeeze for Dollar General 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 DG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Dollar General'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 DG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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