The Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Goldman Sachs Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 5,860,000 shares of GS short. 1.83% of The Goldman Sachs Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Goldman Sachs Group'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. GS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on The Goldman Sachs Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of The Goldman Sachs Group: Walleye Trading LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Interval Partners LP, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Traynor Capital Management Inc., Nomura Holdings Inc., and Readystate Asset Management LP. 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. 1.83% of The Goldman Sachs Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

The Goldman Sachs Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,860,000 shares, an increase of 16.7% from the previous total of 5,020,000 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.

The Goldman Sachs Group currently has issued a total of 322,460,000 shares. Some of The Goldman Sachs Group'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. The Goldman Sachs Group currently has a public float of 320,820,000 shares.

1.83% of The Goldman Sachs Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to The Goldman Sachs Group: The Charles Schwab Co. (0.96%), Morgan Stanley (0.99%), BlackRock, Inc. (1.11%), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (0.70%), Royal Bank of Canada (2.13%), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (0.07%), HSBC Holdings plc (0.25%), The Progressive Co. (0.75%), American Express (1.02%), Citigroup Inc. (1.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Goldman Sachs Group as its price is falling. GS shares are trading up $3.20 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 The Goldman Sachs Group 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 GS, 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 GS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.