Prudential Financial (PRU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → The #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… Yet (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free PRU Stock Alerts $117.73 -1.63 (-1.37%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Prudential Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest4,500,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,490,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$538.25 millionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares359,000,000 sharesFloat Size358,310,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.26%Today's Trading Volume969,583 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,420,452 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPRU Short Interest Over TimePRU Days to Cover Over TimePRU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad True Market Insiders4 Cryptos BETTER than BitcoinFormer Wall Street Insider and Professional Money Manager Reveals 4 Cryptos BETTER Than BitcoinClick For My #1 FREE Crypto for 2024 Prudential Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20244,500,000 shares $538.25 million +0.2%1.3%3.1 $119.61 4/30/20244,490,000 shares $496.23 million -4.9%1.3%2.9 $110.52 4/15/20244,720,000 shares $511.46 million -3.5%1.3%3 $108.36 3/31/20244,890,000 shares $574.09 million -23.8%1.4%3.2 $117.40 3/15/20246,420,000 shares $724.43 million +12.4%1.8%4.2 $112.84 2/29/20245,710,000 shares $622.33 million -1.0%1.6%3.4 $108.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PRU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20245,770,000 shares $630.72 million -5.7%1.6%3.4 $109.31 1/31/20246,120,000 shares $642.17 million -2.7%1.7%3.7 $104.93 1/15/20246,290,000 shares $649.32 million -1.9%1.8%3.9 $103.23 12/31/20236,410,000 shares $664.78 million +20.0%1.8%4 $103.71 12/15/20235,340,000 shares $554.61 million +14.6%1.5%3.3 $103.86 11/30/20234,660,000 shares $455.65 million +2.2%1.3%3.1 $97.78 11/15/20234,560,000 shares $431.47 million -3.0%1.3%3.2 $94.62 10/31/20234,700,000 shares $429.77 million +4.7%1.3%3.2 $91.44 10/15/20234,490,000 shares $421.48 million +1.6%1.2%3.2 $93.87 9/30/20234,420,000 shares $419.41 million -7.5%1.2%3 $94.89 9/15/20234,780,000 shares $471.74 million +7.2%1.3%3.2 $98.69 8/31/20234,460,000 shares $422.23 million -10.4%1.2%2.7 $94.67 8/15/20234,980,000 shares $464.53 million -7.3%1.4%2.8 $93.28 7/31/20235,370,000 shares $518.15 million -14.8%1.5%2.8 $96.49 7/15/20236,300,000 shares $576.77 million -7.6%1.7%3 $91.55 6/30/20236,820,000 shares $601.66 million +1.3%1.9%3.2 $88.22 6/15/20236,730,000 shares $584.03 million +6.5%1.9%2.9 $86.78 5/31/20236,320,000 shares $497.32 million -3.7%1.7%2.3 $78.69 5/15/20236,560,000 shares $520.86 million -7.7%1.8%2.5 $79.40 4/30/20237,110,000 shares $618.57 million -12.7%2.0%2.7 $87.00 4/15/20238,140,000 shares $696.62 million -1.0%2.2%3.4 $85.58 3/31/20238,220,000 shares $680.12 million +3.1%2.3%3.5 $82.74 3/15/20237,970,000 shares $638.88 million +9.5%2.2%3.6 $80.16 2/28/20237,280,000 shares $728 million -2.3%2.0%4.5 $100.00 2/15/20237,450,000 shares $774.50 million -1.8%2.0%4.7 $103.96 1/31/20237,590,000 shares $796.49 million -6.2%2.1%4.6 $104.94 1/15/20238,090,000 shares $817.09 million -0.6%2.2%4.7 $101.00 12/30/20228,140,000 shares $809.60 million +7.4%2.2%4.6 $99.46 12/15/20227,580,000 shares $756.11 million +6.9%2.1%4.1 $99.75 11/30/20227,090,000 shares $765.93 million -10.1%1.9%3.7 $108.03 11/15/20227,890,000 shares $851.41 million +12.1%2.2%4.2 $107.91 10/31/20227,040,000 shares $740.54 million -17.7%1.9%3.8 $105.19 10/15/20228,550,000 shares $809.43 million -21.9%2.3%4.8 $94.67 9/30/202210,940,000 shares $938.43 million +28.7%2.9%6.3 $85.78The #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… Yet (Ad)There’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. 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Short interest is the volume of Prudential Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 4,500,000 shares of PRU short. 1.26% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prudential Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Prudential Financial? 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. PRU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Prudential Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Prudential Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prudential Financial: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., and Portman Square Capital LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Prudential Financial? 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. 1.26% of Prudential Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Prudential Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Prudential Financial saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,500,000 shares, an increase of 0.2% from the previous total of 4,490,000 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 Prudential Financial's float size? Prudential Financial currently has issued a total of 359,000,000 shares. Some of Prudential Financial'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. Prudential Financial currently has a public float of 358,310,000 shares. How does Prudential Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.26% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Prudential Financial: MetLife, Inc. (1.29%), Aflac Incorporated (2.89%), Unum Group (2.20%), Primerica, Inc. (2.13%), Lincoln National Co. (2.13%), American Equity Investment Life Holding (2.12%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (1.92%), National Western Life Group, Inc. (2.15%), Citizens, Inc. (9.52%), Manulife Financial Co. (2.04%), 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 Prudential Financial stock? Short selling PRU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prudential Financial as its price is falling. PRU shares are trading down $1.63 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 Prudential Financial? A short squeeze for Prudential Financial 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 PRU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Prudential Financial'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 PRU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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