MDU Resources Group (MDU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.34 -0.11 (-0.57%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MDU Resources Group Short Interest DataMDU Resources Group (MDU) has a short interest of 5.31 million shares, representing 2.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 18.26% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.47 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,310,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,490,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+18.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$95.69 millionShort Interest Ratio1.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares203,890,000 sharesFloat Size198,280,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.68%Today's Trading Volume10,281,779 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,468,781 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average700% Short Selling MDU Resources Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for MDU Resources Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMDU Short Interest Over TimeMDU Days to Cover Over TimeMDU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time MDU Resources Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20245,310,000 shares $95.69 million +18.3%2.7%1.8 $18.02 12/15/20244,490,000 shares $84.64 million -3.0%2.3%1.6 $18.85 11/30/20244,630,000 shares $92.79 million -6.8%2.3%1.6 $20.04 11/15/20244,970,000 shares $91.15 million -11.3%2.5%1.8 $18.34 10/31/20245,600,000 shares $161.59 million +1.5%2.8%2.3 $28.86 10/15/20245,520,000 shares $160.08 million +44.5%2.8%2.8 $29.00 9/30/20243,820,000 shares $104.63 million +11.1%1.9%3.3 $27.39 9/15/20243,440,000 shares $94.29 million +12.1%1.7%3.1 $27.41 8/31/20243,070,000 shares $78.87 million +19.9%1.6%2.9 $25.69 8/15/20242,560,000 shares $62.22 million -5.9%1.3%2.3 $24.31 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MDU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for MDU Resources Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20242,720,000 shares $73.32 million -3.6%1.4%2.4 $26.96 7/15/20242,820,000 shares $71.90 million -4.1%1.4%2.4 $25.50 6/30/20242,940,000 shares $73.79 million +31.8%1.5%2.6 $25.10 6/15/20242,230,000 shares $54.59 million +2.8%1.1%1.7 $24.48 5/31/20242,170,000 shares $54.77 million -2.3%1.1%1.6 $25.24 5/15/20242,220,000 shares $56.13 million -21.0%1.1%1.7 $25.29 4/30/20242,810,000 shares $69.39 million -0.7%1.4%2.1 $24.70 4/15/20242,830,000 shares $67.44 million +2.2%1.4%2.1 $23.83 3/31/20242,770,000 shares $69.80 million +14.5%1.4%2.1 $25.20 3/15/20242,420,000 shares $54.39 million +13.1%1.3%2.1 $22.48 2/29/20242,140,000 shares $46.40 million -10.8%1.1%1.9 $21.68 2/15/20242,400,000 shares $50.03 million +29.7%1.2%2.2 $20.85 1/31/20241,850,000 shares $36.09 million +8.8%1.0%1.8 $19.51 1/15/20241,700,000 shares $33.13 million +6.9%0.9%1.5 $19.49 12/31/20231,590,000 shares $31.48 million -27.1%0.8%1.4 $19.80 12/15/20232,180,000 shares $42.71 million +31.3%1.1%1.9 $19.59 11/30/20231,660,000 shares $31.77 million -14.0%0.9%1.4 $19.14 11/15/20231,930,000 shares $36.14 million +2.7%1.0%1.4 $18.73 10/31/20231,880,000 shares $35.00 million +5.0%1.0%1.3 $18.62 10/15/20231,790,000 shares $34.06 million -17.9%0.9%1.1 $19.03 9/30/20232,180,000 shares $42.68 million +4.3%1.1%1.2 $19.58 9/15/20232,090,000 shares $42.08 million -35.1%1.1%1.1 $20.14 8/31/20233,220,000 shares $65.56 million -0.9%1.7%1.7 $20.36 8/15/20233,250,000 shares $67.67 million -16.7%1.7%1.7 $20.82 7/31/20233,900,000 shares $86.27 million +13.4%2.0%2.1 $22.12 7/15/20233,440,000 shares $73.75 million +24.6%1.8%2.2 $21.44 6/30/20232,760,000 shares $57.81 million +30.8%1.4%1.9 $20.95 6/15/20232,110,000 shares $43.54 million -27.2%1.1%1.6 $20.64 5/31/20232,900,000 shares $84.62 million -8.2%1.5%2.3 $29.18 5/15/20233,160,000 shares $92.59 million +100.0%1.6%3.1 $29.30Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 4/30/20231,580,000 shares $46.17 million +12.1%0.8%1.6 $29.22 4/15/20231,410,000 shares $42.14 million -10.2%0.7%1.5 $29.89 3/31/20231,570,000 shares $47.85 million -21.1%0.8%1.7 $30.48 3/15/20231,990,000 shares $58.65 million -45.8%1.0%2.3 $29.47 2/28/20233,670,000 shares $116.89 million +13.6%1.9%4.5 $31.85 2/15/20233,230,000 shares $100.74 million +10.6%1.7%4.3 $31.19 1/31/20232,920,000 shares $90.26 million -9.0%1.5%3.9 $30.91 1/15/20233,210,000 shares $99.22 million -0.3%1.7%3.9 $30.91 12/30/20223,220,000 shares $97.69 million +12.2%1.7%3.8 $30.34 12/15/20222,870,000 shares $86.24 million +19.1%1.5%3 $30.05 11/30/20222,410,000 shares $75.89 million -18.9%1.2%2.5 $31.49 11/15/20222,970,000 shares $89.25 million -27.6%1.5%3.1 $30.05 10/31/20224,100,000 shares $116.77 million +20.2%2.1%4 $28.48 10/15/20223,410,000 shares $94.05 million +3.0%1.8%3.1 $27.58 9/30/20223,310,000 shares $90.53 million +0.6%1.7%3 $27.35 9/15/20223,290,000 shares $97.75 million +16.3%1.7%2.8 $29.71 8/31/20222,830,000 shares $85.32 million -30.1%1.5%2.2 $30.15 8/15/20224,050,000 shares $128.87 million +1.0%2.2%3 $31.82 7/31/20224,010,000 shares $114.57 million +2.6%2.2%2.8 $28.57 7/15/20223,910,000 shares $105.06 million -2.0%2.1%2.6 $26.87 6/30/20223,990,000 shares $107.69 million +30.0%2.1%2.5 $26.99 6/15/20223,070,000 shares $80.00 million -0.7%1.7%1.9 $26.06 5/31/20223,090,000 shares $84.60 million -20.4%1.6%1.9 $27.38 5/15/20223,880,000 shares $100.38 million +55.2%2.0%2.1 $25.87 4/30/20222,500,000 shares $64.40 million +14.2%1.3%1.4 $25.76 4/15/20222,190,000 shares $59.50 million +13.5%1.1%1.3 $27.17 3/31/20221,930,000 shares $51.43 million -17.2%1.0%1.2 $26.65 3/15/20222,330,000 shares $60.00 million -3.3%1.2%1.7 $25.75 2/28/20222,410,000 shares $64.52 million -25.2%1.2%1.8 $26.77 2/15/20223,220,000 shares $88.00 million -9.6%1.7%3 $27.33 1/31/20223,560,000 shares $104.56 million +43.6%1.8%3.8 $29.37 1/15/20222,480,000 shares $75.54 million +15.4%1.3%2.8 $30.46 12/31/20212,150,000 shares $66.31 million -0.5%1.1%2.6 $30.84 12/15/20212,160,000 shares $64.20 million +57.7%1.1%2.7 $29.72 11/30/20211,370,000 shares $37.31 million -8.1%0.7%1.7 $27.23 11/15/20211,490,000 shares $43.48 million -30.4%0.8%2 $29.18 10/29/20212,140,000 shares $65.76 million +0.9%1.1%2.8 $30.73 10/15/20212,120,000 shares $65.64 million -1.4%1.1%2.6 $30.96 9/30/20212,150,000 shares $63.79 million +13.2%1.1%2.5 $29.67 9/15/20211,900,000 shares $59.07 million +25.0%1.0%2 $31.09 8/31/20211,520,000 shares $48.90 million -33.0%0.8%1.6 $32.17 8/13/20212,270,000 shares $74.86 million -4.6%1.2%2.4 $32.98 7/30/20212,380,000 shares $75.49 million -9.2%1.2%2.5 $31.72 7/15/20212,620,000 shares $81.85 million +11.5%1.4%2.8 $31.24 6/30/20212,350,000 shares $73.65 million +9.3%1.2%2.5 $31.34 6/15/20212,150,000 shares $70.58 million +7.0%1.1%2.1 $32.83 5/28/20212,010,000 shares $67.66 million -2.9%1.1%2 $33.66 5/14/20212,070,000 shares $70.75 million -17.2%1.1%1.9 $34.18 4/30/20212,500,000 shares $83.70 million +15.7%1.3%2.2 $33.48 4/15/20212,160,000 shares $69.72 million +4.9%1.1%1.9 $32.28Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 3/31/20212,060,000 shares $65.05 million -11.6%1.1%1.8 $31.58 3/15/20212,330,000 shares $73.33 million +18.9%1.2%2.1 $31.47 2/26/20211,960,000 shares $55.90 million +8.9%1.0%2 $28.52 2/12/20211,800,000 shares $49.23 million -15.5%0.9%1.9 $27.35 1/29/20212,130,000 shares $57.23 million -14.5%1.1%2.1 $26.87 1/15/20212,490,000 shares $69.30 million +20.3%1.3%2.4 $27.83 12/31/20202,070,000 shares $53.61 million +31.9%1.1%2 $25.90 12/15/20201,570,000 shares $39.99 million -15.6%0.8%1.5 $25.47 11/30/20201,860,000 shares $47.43 million -13.9%1.0%1.6 $25.50 11/15/20202,160,000 shares $53.68 million -22.6%1.1%1.9 $24.85 10/30/20202,790,000 shares $65.09 million +39.5%1.5%2.4 $23.33 10/15/20202,000,000 shares $46.10 million +3.6%1.0%1.7 $23.05 9/30/20201,930,000 shares $43.43 million -7.2%1.0%1.7 $22.50 9/15/20202,080,000 shares $49.48 million +8.3%1.1%1.8 $23.79 8/31/20201,920,000 shares $45.35 million +11.6%1.0%1.8 $23.62 8/14/20201,720,000 shares $39.59 million +9.6%0.9%1.5 $23.02 7/31/20201,570,000 shares $32.94 million -10.3%0.8%1.2 $20.98 7/15/20201,750,000 shares $37.36 million -15.5%0.9%1.4 $21.35 6/30/20202,070,000 shares $45.68 million +47.9%1.1%1.6 $22.07 6/15/20201,400,000 shares $29.54 million -27.8%0.7%1 $21.10 5/29/20201,940,000 shares $42.87 million +6.0%1.0%1.2 $22.10 5/15/20201,830,000 shares $36.34 million +28.0%1.0%1.1 $19.86 4/30/20201,430,000 shares $33.86 million -16.4%0.8%0.9 $23.68 4/15/20201,710,000 shares $40.34 million -10.9%0.9%1 $23.59 3/31/20201,920,000 shares $42.76 million +5.3%1.0%1.1 $22.27 3/13/20201,823,100 shares $44.99 million +6.0%N/A1.3 $24.68 2/28/20201,720,000 shares $30.31 million -35.8%0.9%1.2 $17.62 2/14/20202,680,000 shares $75.90 million +12.6%1.4%2.1 $28.32 1/31/20202,380,000 shares $72.61 million +5.3%1.3%2.1 $30.51 MDU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is MDU Resources Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of MDU Resources Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 5,310,000 shares of MDU short. 2.68% of MDU Resources Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MDU Resources Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for MDU Resources Group? 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. MDU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on MDU Resources Group's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for MDU Resources Group? 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. 2.68% of MDU Resources Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is MDU Resources Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? MDU Resources Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,310,000 shares, an increase of 18.3% from the previous total of 4,490,000 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 MDU Resources Group's float size? MDU Resources Group currently has issued a total of 203,890,000 shares. Some of MDU Resources 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. MDU Resources Group currently has a public float of 198,280,000 shares. How does MDU Resources Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.68% of MDU Resources Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to MDU Resources Group: Black Hills Co. (2.68%), Avista Co. (3.73%), Sempra (1.52%), Dominion Energy, Inc. (1.69%), PG&E Co. (1.45%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (0.98%), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (4.30%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (3.13%), DTE Energy (1.42%), Ameren Co. (1.59%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short MDU Resources Group stock? Short selling MDU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MDU Resources Group as its price is falling. MDU shares are trading down $0.11 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 MDU Resources Group? A short squeeze for MDU Resources Group 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 MDU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is MDU Resources Group'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 MDU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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