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Powell Industries (POWL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$261.82 -50.26 (-16.10%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Powell Industries Short Interest Data

Powell Industries (POWL) has a short interest of 1.70 million shares, representing 18.20% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.03% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 455,543 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,700,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,650,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.03%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$433.47 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
11,990,000 shares
Float Size
9,340,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
18.20%
Today's Trading Volume
1,338,754 shares
Average Trading Volume
455,543 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
294%
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POWL Short Interest Over Time

POWL Days to Cover Over Time

POWL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Powell Industries Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/20241,700,000 shares $433.47 million +3.0%18.2%4.3 $254.98
10/15/20241,650,000 shares $436.51 million +5.8%17.7%3.9 $264.55
9/30/20241,560,000 shares $346.30 million -3.1%16.8%3.6 $221.99
9/15/20241,610,000 shares $270.95 million +7.3%17.4%3.9 $168.30
8/31/20241,500,000 shares $251.16 million -9.6%16.2%3.7 $167.44
8/15/20241,660,000 shares $277.22 million -1.8%17.9%4.2 $167.00
7/31/20241,690,000 shares $310.33 million +7.6%18.3%4.3 $183.63
7/15/20241,570,000 shares $226.91 million -7.7%17.0%4.2 $144.53
6/30/20241,700,000 shares $243.78 million +7.6%18.4%5 $143.40
6/15/20241,580,000 shares $261.44 million -0.6%17.1%4.8 $165.47
5/31/20241,590,000 shares $285.98 million -15.0%17.1%4.4 $179.86
5/15/20241,870,000 shares $312.78 million +29.0%20.0%5 $167.26
4/30/20241,450,000 shares $207.35 million +3.6%15.6%4 $143.00
4/15/20241,400,000 shares $177.11 million +20.7%15.0%3.9 $126.51
3/31/20241,160,000 shares $165.07 million +36.4%12.5%3.4 $142.30
3/15/2024850,200 shares $136.76 million +63.8%9.1%2.6 $160.86
2/29/2024519,100 shares $96.16 million -18.7%5.6%1.8 $185.24
2/15/2024638,700 shares $99.63 million +8.8%6.9%2.6 $155.99
1/31/2024587,300 shares $69.61 million +43.7%6.4%2.8 $118.53
1/15/2024408,600 shares $33.15 million +6.1%4.4%2.7 $81.14
12/31/2023385,000 shares $34.03 million -14.8%4.2%2.6 $88.40
12/15/2023452,100 shares $40.81 million +52.7%4.9%3.1 $90.27
11/30/2023296,100 shares $24.62 million +2.3%3.3%2.6 $83.16
11/15/2023289,500 shares $24.41 million +1.6%3.2%2.7 $84.31
10/31/2023285,000 shares $21.85 million +19.5%3.2%2.5 $76.65
10/15/2023238,500 shares $19.21 million -10.8%2.6%1.8 $80.55
9/30/2023267,500 shares $22.18 million +9.6%3.0%2.1 $82.90
9/15/2023244,000 shares $19.32 million -1.2%2.7%2.1 $79.17
8/31/2023247,000 shares $20.74 million +29.1%2.7%2.1 $83.97
8/15/2023191,400 shares $15.73 million +3.0%2.1%1.8 $82.21
7/31/2023185,900 shares $11.30 million +8.0%2.0%1.7 $60.78
7/15/2023172,200 shares $10.37 million +11.6%1.9%1.9 $60.22
6/30/2023154,300 shares $9.35 million -17.5%1.7%1.9 $60.59
6/15/2023187,100 shares $10.76 million -10.0%2.0%2.3 $57.50
5/31/2023207,800 shares $11.95 million +1.0%2.3%2.7 $57.50
5/15/2023205,700 shares $11.79 million +3.8%2.2%2.7 $57.34
4/30/2023198,100 shares $7.94 million -26.3%2.2%2.7 $40.06
4/15/2023268,800 shares $11.11 million +5.4%2.9%3.5 $41.35
3/31/2023255,100 shares $10.86 million -10.6%2.8%3.2 $42.59
3/15/2023285,300 shares $11.66 million +7.4%3.1%3.3 $40.88
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2/28/2023265,700 shares $11.78 million +13.8%2.9%2.7 $44.35
2/15/2023233,400 shares $10.18 million -12.6%2.6%2.5 $43.60
1/31/2023267,100 shares $10.60 million +4.8%3.0%3.2 $39.70
1/15/2023254,800 shares $9.94 million +6.3%2.8%3.6 $39.01
12/30/2022239,800 shares $8.44 million +30.2%2.7%3.8 $35.18
12/15/2022184,200 shares $6.70 million +42.9%2.1%3.2 $36.40
11/30/2022128,900 shares $3.39 million -13.9%1.4%3.4 $26.32
11/15/2022149,700 shares $3.83 million -10.4%1.7%5.2 $25.57
10/31/2022167,100 shares $4.12 million -15.0%1.9%5.8 $24.67
10/15/2022196,500 shares $4.16 million +9.0%2.2%7.2 $21.18
9/30/2022180,300 shares $3.80 million -5.8%2.0%6.9 $21.08
9/15/2022191,400 shares $4.46 million -4.2%2.1%6.7 $23.32
8/31/2022199,700 shares $4.92 million -19.7%2.2%6.2 $24.66
8/15/2022248,700 shares $6.83 million +18.2%2.8%6.7 $27.45
7/31/2022210,500 shares $5.04 million -1.4%2.2%4.4 $23.96
7/15/2022213,400 shares $4.84 million -5.9%2.2%3.9 $22.66
6/30/2022226,800 shares $5.30 million -19.8%2.4%3.6 $23.37
6/15/2022282,800 shares $7.10 million -3.4%3.0%4 $25.12
5/31/2022292,800 shares $7.87 million -22.9%3.3%4.1 $26.88
5/15/2022379,600 shares $9.65 million -5.5%4.2%4.9 $25.43
4/30/2022401,700 shares $7.75 million +12.2%4.5%4.9 $19.30
4/15/2022358,000 shares $6.98 million +9.8%4.0%4.6 $19.50
3/31/2022326,000 shares $6.33 million +8.6%3.6%4.4 $19.42
3/15/2022300,300 shares $6.24 million +11.4%3.3%4.8 $20.78
2/28/2022269,700 shares $5.70 million +15.0%3.0%4.2 $21.14
2/15/2022234,500 shares $5.47 million +12.6%2.6%4 $23.33
1/31/2022208,200 shares $6.22 million +7.8%2.3%4 $29.86
1/15/2022193,100 shares $5.53 million -9.6%2.1%4.5 $28.64
12/31/2021213,600 shares $6.30 million -14.0%2.4%5.3 $29.49
12/15/2021248,500 shares $7.27 million -2.6%2.8%5.6 $29.27
11/30/2021255,100 shares $6.23 million -0.9%2.9%4.8 $24.42
11/15/2021257,400 shares $7.09 million -11.2%2.9%5 $27.56
10/29/2021289,700 shares $7.49 million -0.2%3.2%5.4 $25.86
10/15/2021290,200 shares $7.77 million +7.7%3.2%5.5 $26.76
9/30/2021269,400 shares $6.62 million +22.6%3.0%4.9 $24.57
9/15/2021219,700 shares $5.41 million +6.0%2.5%4 $24.62
8/31/2021207,300 shares $5.24 million +0.9%2.3%4.9 $25.30
8/13/2021205,500 shares $5.57 million -4.2%2.3%4.8 $27.12
7/30/2021214,600 shares $6.24 million -16.9%2.4%5 $29.09
7/15/2021258,300 shares $7.48 million +4.9%2.9%5.9 $28.96
6/30/2021246,300 shares $7.62 million -12.5%2.7%6.2 $30.95
6/15/2021281,400 shares $9.71 million -0.1%3.1%6.5 $34.49
5/28/2021281,800 shares $9.68 million +2.1%3.1%5.9 $34.36
5/14/2021276,100 shares $10.06 million -14.8%3.1%5.2 $36.44
4/30/2021324,000 shares $11.49 million +0.3%3.6%5.7 $35.46
4/15/2021323,200 shares $11.34 million +4.2%3.6%5.3 $35.09
3/31/2021310,100 shares $10.25 million +9.3%3.5%4.9 $33.05
3/15/2021283,700 shares $10.25 million +7.8%3.2%4.2 $36.12
2/26/2021263,300 shares $8.38 million +37.3%2.9%3.8 $31.82
2/12/2021191,800 shares $5.64 million -31.6%2.1%2.6 $29.43
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1/29/2021280,200 shares $8.23 million +2.9%3.1%3.8 $29.37
1/15/2021272,300 shares $9.09 million -17.8%3.0%4.1 $33.39
12/31/2020331,400 shares $9.84 million +6.2%3.7%5.2 $29.68
12/15/2020312,100 shares $9.16 million -22.3%3.5%4.9 $29.34
11/30/2020401,900 shares $11.06 million +136.0%4.6%7.2 $27.52
11/15/2020170,300 shares $4.48 million -44.8%1.9%3.2 $26.31
10/30/2020308,300 shares $7.40 million +64.8%3.5%5.7 $24.01
10/15/2020187,100 shares $4.81 million -3.3%2.1%3.4 $25.70
9/30/2020193,500 shares $4.67 million +3.1%2.2%3.4 $24.13
9/15/2020187,600 shares $4.71 million -9.9%2.1%3.2 $25.11
8/31/2020208,100 shares $5.62 million +0.8%2.4%3.6 $26.99
8/14/2020206,500 shares $5.83 million -17.6%2.3%3.3 $28.24
7/31/2020250,600 shares $6.65 million -5.7%2.8%4.1 $26.55
7/15/2020265,600 shares $7.15 million -4.3%3.0%4.1 $26.91
6/30/2020277,500 shares $7.53 million +4.6%3.1%4.3 $27.15
6/15/2020265,400 shares $7.03 million +12.4%3.0%3.9 $26.50
5/29/2020236,200 shares $6.44 million +7.7%2.7%3.3 $27.26
5/15/2020219,400 shares $5.28 million +7.7%2.5%3 $24.08
4/30/2020203,700 shares $5.17 million -6.8%2.3%2.8 $25.37
4/15/2020218,600 shares $4.76 million +11.8%2.5%2.8 $21.79
3/31/2020195,600 shares $4.43 million +22.6%2.2%2.3 $22.66
3/13/2020159,600 shares $3.84 million -16.1%1.8%2.5 $24.05
2/28/2020190,200 shares $3.74 million +23.6%2.2%2.1 $19.66
2/14/2020153,900 shares $4.24 million -49.5%1.7%1.6 $27.53
1/31/2020304,900 shares $10.50 million +11.9%3.5%3.3 $34.44
1/15/2020272,500 shares $10.17 million +5.6%3.1%3.5 $37.33
12/31/2019258,000 shares $11.51 million +9.7%2.9%3.6 $44.62

POWL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Powell Industries' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Powell Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 1,700,000 shares of POWL short. 18.20% of Powell Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Powell Industries' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Powell Industries?

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. POWL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Powell Industries's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Powell Industries?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Powell Industries: First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Powell Industries?

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. 18.20% of Powell Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Powell Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Powell Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,700,000 shares, an increase of 3.0% from the previous total of 1,650,000 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 Powell Industries' float size?

Powell Industries currently has issued a total of 11,988,000 shares. Some of Powell Industries' 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. Powell Industries currently has a public float of 9,340,000 shares.

How does Powell Industries' short interest compare to its competitors?

18.20% of Powell Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Powell Industries: Schneider National, Inc. (8.62%), Generac Holdings Inc. (4.10%), Acuity Brands, Inc. (2.83%), Enphase Energy, Inc. (12.17%), Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (1.21%), Belden Inc. (2.41%), EnerSys (2.46%), Brady Co. (0.80%), Vicor Co. (7.40%), American Superconductor Co. (6.94%),

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 Powell Industries stock?

Short selling POWL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Powell Industries as its price is falling. POWL shares are trading down $50.26 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 Powell Industries?

A short squeeze for Powell Industries 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 POWL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Powell Industries' 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 POWL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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