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Seagate Technology (STX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$87.96 -0.83 (-0.93%)
Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$87.88 -0.08 (-0.10%)
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Seagate Technology Short Interest Data

Seagate Technology (STX) has a short interest of 18.73 million shares, representing 8.91% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.48% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.7, indicating that it would take 5.7 days of the average trading volume of 2.59 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
18,730,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,080,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+16.48%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.91 billion
Short Interest Ratio
5.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
211,707,000 shares
Float Size
210,270,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.91%
Today's Trading Volume
3,153,974 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,594,059 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
122%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/202518,730,000 shares $1.91 billion +16.5%8.9%5.7 $101.91
2/15/202516,080,000 shares $1.63 billion +19.0%7.7%5.4 $101.47
1/31/202513,510,000 shares $1.30 billion +11.7%6.4%4.7 $96.36
1/15/202512,100,000 shares $1.14 billion -2.7%5.8%4.2 $94.34
12/31/202412,440,000 shares $1.07 billion -4.8%5.9%5 $86.31
12/15/202413,060,000 shares $1.25 billion +12.4%6.2%5.4 $95.75
11/30/202411,620,000 shares $1.18 billion +0.7%5.5%5.2 $101.33
11/15/202411,540,000 shares $1.12 billion -0.6%5.5%5.3 $96.79
10/31/202411,610,000 shares $1.17 billion +6.4%5.5%5.5 $100.37
10/15/202410,910,000 shares $1.22 billion -2.0%5.2%4.8 $111.79
9/30/202411,130,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.8%5.3%4.7 $109.53
9/15/202410,830,000 shares $1.11 billion -5.7%5.2%4.7 $102.13
8/31/202411,480,000 shares $1.14 billion -2.1%5.5%4.8 $99.55
8/15/202411,730,000 shares $1.17 billion +5.8%5.6%4.8 $99.61
7/31/202411,090,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.0%5.3%4.4 $102.17
7/15/202410,980,000 shares $1.20 billion +1.6%5.3%4.4 $108.94
6/30/202410,810,000 shares $1.12 billion -7.3%5.2%4.5 $103.27
6/15/202411,655,000 shares $1.21 billion +2.4%5.6%4.4 $103.86
5/31/202411,380,000 shares $1.06 billion +4.4%5.5%4.1 $93.24
5/15/202410,900,000 shares $1.08 billion +7.7%5.2%3.8 $98.72
4/30/202410,120,000 shares $869.41 million -0.7%4.9%3.7 $85.91
4/15/202410,190,000 shares $854.74 million +15.8%4.9%3.4 $83.88
3/31/20248,800,000 shares $818.84 million -6.5%4.2%3.2 $93.05
3/15/20249,410,000 shares $809.35 million -5.4%4.5%3.6 $86.01
2/29/20249,950,000 shares $925.85 million -0.9%4.8%4 $93.05
2/15/202410,040,000 shares $885.13 million +2.5%4.8%4.5 $88.16
1/31/20249,800,000 shares $839.66 million -10.5%4.7%4.4 $85.68
1/15/202410,950,000 shares $906.44 million -4.8%5.3%4.7 $82.78
12/31/202311,500,000 shares $981.76 million -9.9%5.5%4.9 $85.37
12/15/202312,760,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.3%6.1%5.4 $84.28
11/30/202313,620,000 shares $1.08 billion -14.5%6.6%5.3 $79.10
11/15/202315,920,000 shares $1.19 billion +4.7%7.7%5.7 $74.55
10/31/202315,200,000 shares $1.04 billion +0.9%7.3%5.4 $68.25
10/15/202315,070,000 shares $1.03 billion +2.4%7.3%5.3 $68.43
9/30/202314,720,000 shares $970.78 million -8.6%7.1%5.5 $65.95
9/15/202316,110,000 shares $1.03 billion +10.0%7.8%6.2 $63.75
8/31/202314,650,000 shares $1.04 billion -0.2%7.1%5.7 $70.79
8/15/202314,680,000 shares $961.54 million +19.3%7.1%6.4 $65.50
7/31/202312,310,000 shares $781.69 million +26.9%6.0%5.3 $63.50
7/15/20239,700,000 shares $597.23 million +7.0%4.7%4.3 $61.57
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6/30/20239,070,000 shares $561.16 million +3.7%4.4%4 $61.87
6/15/20238,750,000 shares $578.73 million -12.5%4.3%3.7 $66.14
5/31/202310,000,000 shares $601 million +5.5%4.9%4.1 $60.10
5/15/20239,480,000 shares $578.85 million +8.7%4.6%4.1 $61.06
4/30/20238,720,000 shares $512.47 million -14.8%4.2%3.8 $58.77
4/15/202310,230,000 shares $654.31 million -12.7%5.0%3.9 $63.96
3/31/202311,720,000 shares $774.93 million +19.7%5.7%4.7 $66.12
3/15/20239,790,000 shares $585.93 million +6.2%4.8%3.9 $59.85
2/28/20239,220,000 shares $595.24 million -13.5%4.5%3.6 $64.56
2/15/202310,660,000 shares $767.20 million +15.4%5.2%4.2 $71.97
1/31/20239,240,000 shares $626.29 million -7.8%4.5%3.6 $67.78
1/15/202310,020,000 shares $573.75 million -0.7%4.9%3.7 $57.26
12/30/202210,090,000 shares $530.83 million -5.4%4.9%3.9 $52.61
12/15/202210,660,000 shares $558.26 million +13.0%5.2%3.9 $52.37
11/30/20229,430,000 shares $499.51 million -5.9%4.6%3.5 $52.97
11/15/202210,020,000 shares $558.41 million -10.4%4.9%3.7 $55.73
10/31/202211,180,000 shares $555.20 million -1.8%5.5%4.3 $49.66
10/15/202211,390,000 shares $587.84 million -5.6%5.5%5 $51.61
9/30/202212,070,000 shares $642.49 million +1.7%5.9%5.2 $53.23
9/15/202211,870,000 shares $742.82 million -0.9%5.7%5.8 $62.58
8/31/202211,980,000 shares $802.18 million -1.6%5.8%5.9 $66.96
8/15/202212,170,000 shares $1.00 billion +0.5%5.9%6.4 $82.20
7/31/202212,110,000 shares $968.56 million -7.5%5.7%6.2 $79.98
7/15/202213,090,000 shares $1.02 billion +12.6%6.1%6.4 $77.58
6/30/202211,630,000 shares $830.85 million +10.8%5.4%6.2 $71.44
6/15/202210,500,000 shares $800.52 million +12.7%4.9%5.6 $76.24
5/31/20229,320,000 shares $789.12 million +11.6%4.4%4.9 $84.67
5/15/20228,350,000 shares $673.93 million +10.7%3.9%4.2 $80.71
4/30/20227,540,000 shares $618.58 million +29.8%3.5%3.9 $82.04
4/15/20225,810,000 shares $472.99 million +5.8%2.7%2.7 $81.41
3/31/20225,490,000 shares $493.55 million -15.2%2.5%2.6 $89.90
3/15/20226,470,000 shares $573.31 million -6.0%3.0%3 $88.61
2/28/20226,880,000 shares $709.74 million +3.3%3.2%3.2 $103.16
2/15/20226,660,000 shares $732.07 million -14.1%3.1%3.1 $109.92
1/31/20227,750,000 shares $830.41 million -18.2%3.6%3.3 $107.15
1/15/20229,470,000 shares $1.03 billion -8.4%4.3%4.3 $109.20
12/31/202110,340,000 shares $1.17 billion +3.7%N/A4.5 $112.98
12/15/20219,970,000 shares $1.04 billion -11.6%4.5%4.2 $104.53
11/30/202111,280,000 shares $1.16 billion -8.0%5.1%4.5 $102.67
11/15/202112,260,000 shares $1.30 billion +3.6%5.5%5 $105.66
10/29/202111,840,000 shares $1.05 billion +1.5%5.3%5.4 $89.07
10/15/202111,660,000 shares $956.00 million +3.4%5.2%5.4 $81.99
9/30/202111,280,000 shares $930.83 million +8.5%5.0%5.3 $82.52
9/15/202110,400,000 shares $877.24 million +3.5%4.6%5.1 $84.35
8/31/202110,050,000 shares $880.28 million +7.1%4.5%4.7 $87.59
8/13/20219,380,000 shares $847.39 million +0.1%4.1%4.6 $90.34
7/30/20219,370,000 shares $823.62 million +21.4%4.1%3.6 $87.90
7/15/20217,720,000 shares $665.08 million -5.5%3.4%2.5 $86.15
6/30/20218,170,000 shares $718.39 million -0.2%3.6%2.6 $87.93
6/15/20218,190,000 shares $769.37 million -5.7%3.6%2.5 $93.94
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5/28/20218,680,000 shares $831.11 million -19.1%3.8%2.6 $95.75
5/14/202110,730,000 shares $934.90 million -23.2%4.7%2.9 $87.13
4/30/202113,970,000 shares $1.35 billion -2.9%6.1%4.2 $96.83
4/15/202114,390,000 shares $1.16 billion +4.0%6.3%4.1 $80.28
3/31/202113,840,000 shares $1.05 billion -13.6%6.0%3.8 $75.70
3/15/202116,010,000 shares $1.23 billion +1.5%7.0%4.3 $76.78
2/26/202115,780,000 shares $1.15 billion -2.6%6.9%4.4 $72.85
2/12/202116,200,000 shares $1.17 billion -14.2%6.9%4.7 $72.46
1/29/202118,890,000 shares $1.26 billion -4.1%8.0%5.4 $66.65
1/15/202119,700,000 shares $1.18 billion +16.0%7.7%5.4 $59.96
12/31/202016,980,000 shares $1.03 billion -9.1%6.7%5.7 $60.60
12/15/202018,670,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.8%7.3%6.5 $64.64
11/30/202019,020,000 shares $1.11 billion +4.7%7.4%6.4 $58.48
11/15/202018,160,000 shares $993.53 million +7.3%7.1%6.2 $54.71
10/30/202016,930,000 shares $806.88 million -10.3%6.6%5.9 $47.66
10/15/202018,870,000 shares $963.12 million -3.4%7.4%6 $51.04
9/30/202019,530,000 shares $962.24 million +27.6%7.7%6.2 $49.27
9/15/202015,310,000 shares $724.78 million -8.4%6.0%4.8 $47.34
8/31/202016,720,000 shares $802.39 million -2.2%6.6%4.9 $47.99
8/14/202017,100,000 shares $770.70 million -1.6%6.7%5.2 $45.07
7/31/202017,370,000 shares $785.47 million +6.6%6.8%5.4 $45.22
7/15/202016,290,000 shares $785.83 million -4.5%6.4%5.6 $48.24
6/30/202017,060,000 shares $814.79 million +16.2%6.7%6.1 $47.76
6/15/202014,680,000 shares $744.86 million +10.5%5.8%5.1 $50.74
5/29/202013,290,000 shares $704.90 million +2.6%5.2%4.6 $53.04
5/15/202012,950,000 shares $618.62 million +13.5%5.1%4.2 $47.77
4/30/202011,410,000 shares $569.93 million -1.6%4.5%3.6 $49.95
4/15/202011,600,000 shares $582.67 million -11.0%4.5%3.5 $50.23
3/31/202013,040,000 shares $634.14 million -10.5%5.0%4.1 $48.63

STX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Seagate Technology's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Seagate Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 18,730,000 shares of STX short. 8.91% of Seagate Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Seagate Technology's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Seagate Technology?

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. STX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Seagate Technology's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Seagate Technology?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Seagate Technology: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Genus Capital Management Inc., CenterStar Asset Management LLC, 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 Seagate Technology?

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. 8.91% of Seagate Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Seagate Technology's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Seagate Technology saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 18,730,000 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the previous total of 16,080,000 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 Seagate Technology's float size?

Seagate Technology currently has issued a total of 211,707,000 shares. Some of Seagate Technology'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. Seagate Technology currently has a public float of 210,270,000 shares.

How does Seagate Technology's short interest compare to its competitors?

8.91% of Seagate Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Seagate Technology: Dell Technologies Inc. (3.33%), HP Inc. (2.96%), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (21.34%), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2.29%), Pure Storage, Inc. (2.99%), Logitech International S.A. (3.28%), PAR Technology Co. (11.76%), Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (1.99%), NCR Voyix Co. (13.32%), A10 Networks, Inc. (2.75%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Seagate Technology stock?

Short selling STX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Seagate Technology as its price is falling. STX shares are trading down $0.83 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 Seagate Technology?

A short squeeze for Seagate Technology 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 STX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Seagate Technology'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 STX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.



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