Gen Digital (GEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $29.44 +0.20 (+0.68%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Gen Digital Short Interest DataGen Digital (GEN) has a short interest of 14.63 million shares, representing 2.62% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.79% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 3.53 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest14,630,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest17,170,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-14.79%Dollar Volume Sold Short$425.88 millionShort Interest Ratio4.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares616,210,000 sharesFloat Size558,030,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.62%Today's Trading Volume3,456,979 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,528,283 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average98% Short Selling Gen Digital? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Gen Digital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGEN Short Interest Over TimeGEN Days to Cover Over TimeGEN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. 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Gen Digital Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/202414,630,000 shares $425.88 million -14.8%2.6%4.6 $29.11 10/15/202417,170,000 shares $482.65 million -7.5%3.1%5.7 $28.11 9/30/202418,570,000 shares $509.38 million -11.6%3.3%6.1 $27.43 9/15/202421,000,000 shares $556.29 million +16.9%3.8%6.3 $26.49 8/31/202417,970,000 shares $475.49 million +3.5%3.2%4.8 $26.46 8/15/202417,370,000 shares $432.17 million +10.0%3.1%4 $24.88 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GEN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Gen Digital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202415,790,000 shares $410.38 million -11.4%2.8%3.1 $25.99 7/15/202417,830,000 shares $452.17 million -20.3%3.1%3.4 $25.36 6/30/202422,380,000 shares $559.05 million +35.1%3.9%4.2 $24.98 6/15/202416,560,000 shares $403.90 million -10.2%2.9%3.2 $24.39 5/31/202418,440,000 shares $457.87 million -7.6%3.3%3.9 $24.83 5/15/202419,950,000 shares $499.75 million +5.6%3.5%4.7 $25.05 4/30/202418,890,000 shares $380.44 million +10.9%3.3%4.7 $20.14 4/15/202417,040,000 shares $351.02 million +3.8%2.9%3.9 $20.60 3/31/202416,420,000 shares $367.81 million +9.5%2.8%3.8 $22.40 3/15/202414,990,000 shares $318.69 million +8.2%2.6%3.5 $21.26 2/29/202413,850,000 shares $297.64 million +2.2%2.4%3.3 $21.49 2/15/202413,550,000 shares $289.83 million +31.8%2.3%3 $21.39 1/31/202410,280,000 shares $241.37 million +26.9%1.8%2.2 $23.48 1/15/20248,100,000 shares $187.03 million +7.6%1.4%2 $23.09 12/31/20237,530,000 shares $171.83 million -4.4%1.3%1.9 $22.82 12/15/20237,880,000 shares $182.66 million -14.7%1.4%1.9 $23.18 11/30/20239,240,000 shares $204.02 million -15.2%1.6%2.2 $22.08 11/15/202310,890,000 shares $215.19 million -7.9%1.9%2.9 $19.76 10/31/202311,820,000 shares $196.92 million -6.9%2.0%3.4 $16.66 10/15/202312,700,000 shares $217.42 million +1.8%2.2%3.7 $17.12 9/30/202312,480,000 shares $220.65 million -15.8%2.2%3.7 $17.68 9/15/202314,820,000 shares $282.17 million -5.7%2.6%4.4 $19.04 8/31/202315,710,000 shares $318.13 million -3.9%2.7%4.5 $20.25 8/15/202316,350,000 shares $339.92 million -4.4%2.8%4.2 $20.79 7/31/202317,110,000 shares $332.79 million -8.5%3.0%3.9 $19.45 7/15/202318,700,000 shares $355.49 million +2.5%3.2%4.5 $19.01 6/30/202318,250,000 shares $338.54 million -5.9%3.1%4.2 $18.55 6/15/202319,400,000 shares $365.69 million +0.3%3.3%4.4 $18.85 5/31/202319,340,000 shares $339.22 million +13.7%3.3%3.9 $17.54 5/15/202317,010,000 shares $279.13 million No Change2.9%3.6 $16.41 10/15/202215,400,000 shares $320.01 million -1.7%N/A2.8 $20.78 9/30/202215,670,000 shares $315.59 million -28.4%N/A2.7 $20.14 9/15/202221,880,000 shares $472.17 million +27.1%N/A3.8 $21.58 8/31/202217,210,000 shares $388.77 million -4.6%3.0%2.8 $22.59Breaking News: Tesla headed to $500… (Ad)That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 8/15/202218,030,000 shares $433.44 million +0.4%3.2%2.8 $24.04 7/31/202217,960,000 shares $440.56 million -23.0%3.2%2.6 $24.53 7/15/202223,320,000 shares $548.49 million +9.0%4.0%3.6 $23.52 6/30/202221,390,000 shares $469.72 million -1.2%3.7%3.5 $21.96 6/15/202221,640,000 shares $476.08 million -8.5%3.8%3.7 $22.00 5/31/202223,660,000 shares $575.88 million -8.1%4.1%3.8 $24.34 5/15/202225,750,000 shares $616.71 million -9.8%4.5%4.4 $23.95 4/30/202228,540,000 shares $714.64 million -6.0%4.9%4.8 $25.04 4/15/202230,370,000 shares $809.06 million -10.5%5.3%5.3 $26.64 3/31/202233,940,000 shares $900.09 million -4.9%5.9%5.9 $26.52 3/15/202235,680,000 shares $1.07 billion +5.1%6.2%6.5 $30.11 2/28/202233,940,000 shares $983.58 million -5.3%5.9%7.5 $28.98 2/15/202235,840,000 shares $1.04 billion +34.5%6.2%8.1 $29.15 1/31/202226,650,000 shares $693.17 million +2.3%4.6%5.9 $26.01 1/15/202226,060,000 shares $700.49 million +10.1%4.5%6.7 $26.88 12/31/202123,680,000 shares $615.21 million +7.1%4.1%6.3 $25.98 12/15/202122,120,000 shares $549.02 million +7.6%3.8%6 $24.82 11/30/202120,560,000 shares $510.92 million +0.5%3.6%5.5 $24.85 11/15/202120,460,000 shares $514.57 million -6.0%3.5%5.5 $25.15 10/29/202121,760,000 shares $553.79 million +4.2%3.8%5.8 $25.45 10/15/202120,890,000 shares $528.52 million +0.2%3.6%5.5 $25.30 9/30/202120,850,000 shares $527.51 million +3.0%3.6%4.9 $25.30 9/15/202120,250,000 shares $531.56 million -3.0%3.6%4.4 $26.25 8/31/202120,870,000 shares $554.31 million +11.7%3.6%4.3 $26.56 8/13/202118,690,000 shares $491.36 million +2.7%3.2%3.7 $26.29 7/30/202118,200,000 shares $451.72 million -1.8%3.2%3.3 $24.82 7/15/202118,540,000 shares $479.44 million +10.1%3.2%3.3 $25.86 6/30/202116,840,000 shares $458.38 million -12.8%2.9%3.1 $27.22 6/15/202119,300,000 shares $540.40 million +2.4%3.4%3.6 $28.00 5/28/202118,850,000 shares $521.39 million +1.7%3.3%3.7 $27.66 5/14/202118,530,000 shares $470.11 million +9.8%3.2%3.3 $25.37 4/30/202116,880,000 shares $371.36 million +5.8%2.9%3.3 $22.00 4/15/202115,950,000 shares $337.02 million +2.2%2.8%3.1 $21.13 3/31/202115,610,000 shares $329.37 million -2.9%2.7%2.9 $21.10 3/15/202116,070,000 shares $345.18 million -14.5%2.8%2.8 $21.48 2/26/202118,800,000 shares $380.32 million -10.7%3.3%3.1 $20.23 2/12/202121,040,000 shares $447.84 million +7.1%3.7%3.4 $21.29 1/29/202119,640,000 shares $418.33 million -8.0%3.4%3 $21.30 1/15/202121,350,000 shares $434.26 million -0.1%3.7%3.4 $20.34 12/31/202021,360,000 shares $443.22 million -18.2%3.7%3.6 $20.75 12/15/202026,110,000 shares $518.81 million +58.5%4.5%4.4 $19.87 11/30/202016,470,000 shares $298.27 million -13.3%2.8%2.6 $18.11 11/15/202019,000,000 shares $376.20 million +7.3%3.3%3.2 $19.80 10/30/202017,700,000 shares $364.80 million -38.2%3.0%3.1 $20.61 10/15/202028,640,000 shares $617.76 million +0.4%4.9%5 $21.57 9/30/202028,530,000 shares $594.57 million +27.4%4.9%4.9 $20.84 9/15/202022,390,000 shares $475.34 million +33.2%3.8%3.7 $21.23 8/31/202016,810,000 shares $395.37 million +0.4%2.9%2.9 $23.52 8/14/202016,740,000 shares $383.68 million -2.5%2.9%2.6 $22.92 7/31/202017,170,000 shares $368.30 million -8.0%2.9%2.7 $21.45Breaking News: Tesla headed to $500… (Ad)That headline hit late last night…and the rally has begun Which is why we want to urge you to go ahead and download Lance’s e-Book now outlining his bullish case for Tesla. So to claim your free digital copy today, simply follow this link and enter your email address. 7/15/202018,670,000 shares $376.57 million -8.1%3.2%2.9 $20.17 6/30/202020,320,000 shares $394.82 million -27.3%3.5%3.1 $19.43 6/15/202027,960,000 shares $555.01 million +5.4%4.8%4.1 $19.85 5/29/202026,540,000 shares $555.75 million +0.4%4.6%3.6 $20.94 5/15/202026,440,000 shares $529.46 million -17.2%4.5%3.5 $20.03 4/30/202031,940,000 shares $679.36 million +42.2%5.4%3.9 $21.27 4/15/202022,460,000 shares $442.46 million +1.4%3.8%2.5 $19.70 3/31/202022,160,000 shares $464.47 million -24.4%3.7%2.2 $20.96 3/13/202029,306,700 shares $567.67 million -9.0%4.9%3.5 $19.37 2/28/202032,190,000 shares $533.71 million +4.6%5.4%3.2 $16.58 2/14/202030,770,000 shares $552.01 million +14.9%5.2%3.2 $17.94 1/31/202026,780,000 shares $516.85 million -5.1%4.4%3 $19.30 1/15/202028,210,000 shares $581.69 million +9.9%4.6%3.6 $20.62 12/31/201925,670,000 shares $720.56 million No Change4.2%3.8 $28.07 GEN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Gen Digital's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Gen Digital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 14,630,000 shares of GEN short. 2.62% of Gen Digital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Gen Digital's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Gen Digital? 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. GEN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Gen Digital's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Gen Digital? 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. 2.62% of Gen Digital's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Gen Digital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Gen Digital saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,630,000 shares, a decrease of 14.8% from the previous total of 17,170,000 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 Gen Digital's float size? Gen Digital currently has issued a total of 616,210,000 shares. Some of Gen Digital'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. Gen Digital currently has a public float of 558,030,000 shares. How does Gen Digital's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.62% of Gen Digital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Gen Digital: Guidewire Software, Inc. (2.26%), Leidos Holdings, Inc. (1.13%), CACI International Inc (1.01%), Elastic (3.52%), SentinelOne, Inc. (4.52%), Equifax Inc. (2.00%), Qualys, Inc. (10.11%), Tenable Holdings, Inc. (3.56%), Atlassian Co. (1.27%), The Trade Desk, Inc. (2.37%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Gen Digital stock? Short selling GEN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gen Digital as its price is falling. GEN shares are trading up $0.20 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. How does a short squeeze work against Gen Digital? A short squeeze for Gen Digital 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 GEN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Gen Digital'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 GEN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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