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Gen Digital (GEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$27.83 +0.38 (+1.38%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Gen Digital Short Interest Data

Gen Digital (GEN) has a short interest of 11.05 million shares, representing 1.98% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.30% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 4.10 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
11,050,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
11,920,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.30%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$340.89 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
616,205,000 shares
Float Size
558,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.98%
Today's Trading Volume
13,620,764 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,102,721 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
332%
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GEN Short Interest Over Time

GEN Days to Cover Over Time

GEN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Gen Digital Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/202411,050,000 shares $340.89 million -7.3%2.0%3.4 $30.85
11/15/202411,920,000 shares $352.59 million -18.5%2.1%3.7 $29.58
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
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
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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 $22.59
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
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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 $21.45
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 November 30th, investors have sold 11,050,000 shares of GEN short. 1.98% 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 3.0. 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. 1.98% of Gen Digital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Gen Digital's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Gen Digital saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 11,050,000 shares, a decline of 7.3% from the previous total of 11,920,000 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 616,205,000 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 558,000,000 shares.

How does Gen Digital's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.98% of Gen Digital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Gen Digital: Atlassian Co. (1.12%), The Trade Desk, Inc. (1.98%), NetEase, Inc. (0.71%), Snowflake Inc. (4.13%), Datadog, Inc. (4.72%), Electronic Arts Inc. (2.68%), Cloudflare, Inc. (2.41%), HubSpot, Inc. (1.89%), Roblox Co. (5.26%), Veeva Systems Inc. (1.21%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 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 $0.38 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 November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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