Magnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $25.12 0.00 (0.00%) As of 12:22 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Magnolia Oil & Gas Short Interest DataMagnolia Oil & Gas (MGY) has a short interest of 30.77 million shares, representing 15.84% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.05% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 14.2, indicating that it would take 14.2 days of the average trading volume of 2.16 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest30,770,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest32,070,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.05%Dollar Volume Sold Short$719.93 millionShort Interest Ratio14.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares194,159,000 sharesShort Percent of Float15.84%Today's Trading Volume703,624 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,159,122 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average33% Short Selling Magnolia Oil & Gas? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Magnolia Oil & Gas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMGY Short Interest Over TimeMGY Days to Cover Over TimeMGY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Magnolia Oil & Gas Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/202530,770,000 shares $719.93 million -4.1%15.8%14.2 $23.40 2/15/202532,070,000 shares $752.01 million +9.6%16.5%16.2 $23.45 1/31/202529,260,000 shares $693.61 million -2.5%N/A16.3 $23.71 1/15/202530,010,000 shares $796.17 million +2.4%N/A16.8 $26.53 12/31/202429,300,000 shares $685.03 million -0.5%N/A16.3 $23.38 12/15/202429,440,000 shares $746.01 million -0.8%N/A14.9 $25.34 11/30/202429,670,000 shares $823.05 million -3.8%N/A15.7 $27.74 11/15/202430,840,000 shares $827.75 million +1.4%N/A16 $26.84 10/31/202430,430,000 shares $769.12 million +2.3%N/A15.8 $25.28 10/15/202429,750,000 shares $760.41 million +3.6%N/A13.9 $25.56 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MGY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Magnolia Oil & Gas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202428,720,000 shares $701.34 million -5.3%N/A13.1 $24.42 9/15/202430,340,000 shares $723.31 million +2.0%N/A14.9 $23.84 8/31/202429,740,000 shares $761.64 million +0.9%N/A14.7 $25.61 8/15/202429,490,000 shares $741.23 million -2.4%N/A14.2 $25.14 7/31/202430,220,000 shares $823.19 million +0.6%17.4%13 $27.24 7/15/202430,040,000 shares $814.68 million -1.6%17.3%13.6 $27.12 6/30/202430,530,000 shares $773.63 million -1.0%17.5%13.7 $25.34 6/15/202430,850,000 shares $735.46 million +0.2%17.7%12.9 $23.84 5/31/202430,790,000 shares $799.15 million -2.6%17.7%10.1 $25.96 5/15/202431,600,000 shares $811.17 million -9.2%18.1%9.4 $25.67 4/30/202434,810,000 shares $872.69 million +7.4%20.3%10.1 $25.07 4/15/202432,410,000 shares $848.82 million -1.2%18.9%9.3 $26.19 3/31/202432,800,000 shares $851.16 million +14.3%19.1%9.6 $25.95 3/15/202428,700,000 shares $685.64 million +9.7%16.7%8.7 $23.89 2/29/202426,160,000 shares $593.31 million -5.6%15.3%9.9 $22.68 2/15/202427,700,000 shares $591.95 million +15.5%16.2%11.8 $21.37 1/31/202423,990,000 shares $494.91 million +4.0%13.7%11.3 $20.63 1/15/202423,070,000 shares $470.63 million +7.3%13.2%11.2 $20.40 12/31/202321,500,000 shares $457.74 million +3.0%12.3%10.9 $21.29 12/15/202320,880,000 shares $448.92 million +6.0%12.0%10.4 $21.50 11/30/202319,700,000 shares $423.75 million +0.3%11.3%10 $21.51 11/15/202319,640,000 shares $428.15 million +7.6%11.2%10.6 $21.80 10/31/202318,250,000 shares $409.71 million +4.7%N/A10 $22.45 10/15/202317,430,000 shares $409.78 million -0.3%N/A9.3 $23.51 9/30/202317,490,000 shares $400.70 million -0.3%N/A8.7 $22.91 9/15/202317,550,000 shares $404.35 million +2.5%N/A9.1 $23.04 8/31/202317,130,000 shares $390.48 million -2.8%N/A8.5 $22.80 8/15/202317,630,000 shares $399.85 million +4.7%N/A8.2 $22.68 7/31/202316,840,000 shares $373.34 million -12.7%N/A7.7 $22.17 7/15/202319,290,000 shares $394.87 million -4.4%N/A9.3 $20.47Two Unmistakable Patterns Return… (Ad)The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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Click here to see the pattern bef 6/30/202320,180,000 shares $421.76 million +1.0%N/A10.8 $20.90 6/15/202319,980,000 shares $411.19 million +1.4%N/A10.7 $20.58 5/31/202319,710,000 shares $380.99 million +5.2%N/A9.6 $19.33 5/15/202318,740,000 shares $369.55 million +5.2%N/A9.3 $19.72 4/30/202317,810,000 shares $376.15 million -3.7%N/A8.8 $21.12 4/15/202318,490,000 shares $430.63 million -6.0%N/A9.1 $23.29 3/31/202319,660,000 shares $430.16 million +38.2%N/A9.6 $21.88 3/15/202314,230,000 shares $275.21 million +16.2%8.2%7.2 $19.34 2/28/202312,250,000 shares $267.66 million +13.5%7.2%7.5 $21.85 2/15/202310,790,000 shares $243.64 million -4.3%6.4%6.8 $22.58 1/31/202311,280,000 shares $266.32 million -7.9%6.7%7.4 $23.61 1/15/202312,250,000 shares $291.55 million -0.2%7.2%7.5 $23.80 12/30/202212,280,000 shares $287.97 million +2.2%7.3%7.7 $23.45 12/15/202212,020,000 shares $280.91 million +0.7%7.1%7.2 $23.37 11/30/202211,940,000 shares $311.40 million +1.7%7.1%6.8 $26.08 11/15/202211,740,000 shares $322.15 million -24.8%6.9%6.6 $27.44 10/31/202215,610,000 shares $400.86 million -4.8%9.4%9 $25.68 10/15/202216,400,000 shares $360.47 million +1.7%9.8%10.6 $21.98 9/30/202216,120,000 shares $319.34 million +6.0%9.6%10.5 $19.81 9/15/202215,210,000 shares $349.07 million -5.7%9.1%8.5 $22.95 8/31/202216,120,000 shares $384.78 million -10.2%9.6%7.9 $23.87 8/15/202217,960,000 shares $411.64 million +9.3%10.7%8.2 $22.92 7/31/202216,430,000 shares $396.46 million -0.7%9.9%7.1 $24.13 7/15/202216,550,000 shares $328.19 million -2.4%10.0%7.2 $19.83 6/30/202216,950,000 shares $355.78 million +21.8%10.2%7.3 $20.99 6/15/202213,920,000 shares $376.54 million -11.2%8.4%6.4 $27.05 5/31/202215,670,000 shares $432.65 million +0.4%9.6%7.8 $27.61 5/15/202215,610,000 shares $370.43 million +3.3%9.5%7.9 $23.73 4/30/202215,110,000 shares $351.16 million +0.9%9.4%7.6 $23.24 4/15/202214,970,000 shares $392.81 million +5.3%9.3%7.5 $26.24 3/31/202214,220,000 shares $336.30 million -9.5%8.8%7.2 $23.65 3/15/202215,710,000 shares $338.71 million -16.1%9.8%8.4 $21.56 2/28/202218,730,000 shares $418.62 million -0.3%11.9%10.6 $22.35 2/15/202218,790,000 shares $377.87 million -2.6%11.9%11.1 $20.11 1/31/202219,300,000 shares $417.46 million -5.1%12.6%11.6 $21.63 1/15/202220,340,000 shares $452.16 million +1.9%13.2%12.3 $22.23 12/31/202119,970,000 shares $376.83 million +1.9%13.0%11.5 $18.87 12/15/202119,600,000 shares $374.36 million +18.4%12.8%9.4 $19.10 11/30/202116,560,000 shares $314.14 million +2.6%10.9%8.2 $18.97 11/15/202116,140,000 shares $330.87 million -3.1%10.6%8.4 $20.50 10/29/202116,660,000 shares $347.86 million +2.0%10.9%8.9 $20.88 10/15/202116,340,000 shares $331.05 million -0.9%11.1%9 $20.26 9/30/202116,480,000 shares $293.18 million +7.2%11.3%9.4 $17.79 9/15/202115,380,000 shares $260.38 million +7.9%10.8%9.3 $16.93 8/31/202114,250,000 shares $223.44 million +3.9%10.0%8.4 $15.68 8/13/202113,710,000 shares $197.56 million +2.7%9.6%7.7 $14.41 7/30/202113,350,000 shares $186.90 million -4.8%9.3%7.4 $14.00 7/15/202114,020,000 shares $201.75 million -9.3%9.9%7.9 $14.39 6/30/202115,460,000 shares $241.64 million +1.0%10.9%9.1 $15.63 6/15/202115,310,000 shares $244.65 million +9.6%11.3%9.2 $15.98Two Unmistakable Patterns Return… (Ad)The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. That's why Central Banks are buying gold at record pace. Why massive amounts of gold are being moved between countries. Why governments are repositioning their gold reserves. But here's what most people miss, the second pattern: During these resets, a unique anomaly appears in certain gold mining stocks. I call it the "Golden Anomaly."Each one is trading at up to an 95% discount to their true value. Click here to see the pattern bef 5/28/202113,970,000 shares $180.49 million -3.9%10.3%8.7 $12.92 5/14/202114,530,000 shares $168.98 million +6.2%10.7%7.1 $11.63 4/30/202113,680,000 shares $160.06 million +3.4%10.1%6.3 $11.70 4/15/202113,230,000 shares $154.92 million +9.8%9.6%5.8 $11.71 3/31/202112,050,000 shares $140.02 million -7.9%8.9%4.8 $11.62 3/15/202113,080,000 shares $166.38 million -6.8%9.9%5.2 $12.72 2/26/202114,040,000 shares $171.15 million -5.9%11.6%5.9 $12.19 2/12/202114,920,000 shares $144.43 million -10.3%12.6%7.5 $9.68 1/29/202116,630,000 shares $147.51 million -8.5%14.0%8.1 $8.87 1/15/202118,170,000 shares $162.80 million -7.1%15.3%9.2 $8.96 12/31/202019,550,000 shares $144.87 million -3.2%16.5%11.1 $7.41 12/15/202020,200,000 shares $151.50 million -1.4%17.0%11.7 $7.50 11/30/202020,490,000 shares $143.43 million +4.5%17.2%11.1 $7.00 11/15/202019,600,000 shares $106.62 million +8.7%16.4%11.3 $5.44 10/30/202018,040,000 shares $80.28 million -5.6%15.1%11.3 $4.45 10/15/202019,100,000 shares $98.17 million +7.1%15.9%12.6 $5.14 9/30/202017,830,000 shares $92.18 million +4.0%14.9%11.4 $5.17 9/15/202017,150,000 shares $101.01 million +3.9%14.3%9.9 $5.89 8/31/202016,510,000 shares $106.32 million -5.8%13.8%9.7 $6.44 8/14/202017,520,000 shares $121.59 million +15.2%14.6%9.7 $6.94 7/31/202015,210,000 shares $90.96 million -22.0%12.7%6.8 $5.98 7/15/202019,510,000 shares $126.62 million +11.9%16.3%7.7 $6.49 6/30/202017,430,000 shares $108.59 million +12.9%14.5%6.8 $6.23 6/15/202015,440,000 shares $96.35 million +1.1%12.9%6.1 $6.24 5/29/202015,280,000 shares $84.80 million -13.3%12.7%5.4 $5.55 5/15/202017,630,000 shares $88.50 million -5.0%14.6%6.1 $5.02 4/30/202018,560,000 shares $120.08 million -2.0%15.2%7 $6.47 4/15/202018,940,000 shares $79.93 million +22.0%15.5%8.1 $4.22 3/31/202015,520,000 shares $79.93 million -5.7%12.7%7.3 $5.15 MGY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Magnolia Oil & Gas' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Magnolia Oil & Gas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 30,770,000 shares of MGY short. 15.84% of Magnolia Oil & Gas' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Magnolia Oil & Gas' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Magnolia Oil & Gas? 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. MGY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Magnolia Oil & Gas's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Magnolia Oil & Gas? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Magnolia Oil & Gas: Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Magnolia Oil & Gas? 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. 15.84% of Magnolia Oil & Gas' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Magnolia Oil & Gas' short interest increasing or decreasing? Magnolia Oil & Gas saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 30,770,000 shares, a decrease of 4.1% from the previous total of 32,070,000 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. How does Magnolia Oil & Gas' short interest compare to its competitors? 15.84% of Magnolia Oil & Gas' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Magnolia Oil & Gas: YPF Sociedad Anónima (1.02%), Antero Resources Co. (3.30%), Permian Resources Co. (6.71%), Ovintiv Inc. (2.74%), Hess Midstream LP (1.98%), Viper Energy, Inc. (2.92%), Sunoco LP (1.29%), APA Co. (9.04%), Chord Energy Co. (3.70%), Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (1.72%), 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas stock? Short selling MGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Magnolia Oil & Gas as its price is falling. 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 Magnolia Oil & Gas? A short squeeze for Magnolia Oil & Gas 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 MGY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Magnolia Oil & Gas' 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 MGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies YPF Sociedad Anónima Short Interest Antero Resources Short Interest Permian Resources Short Interest Ovintiv Short Interest Hess Midstream Short Interest Viper Energy Short Interest Sunoco Short Interest APA Short Interest Chord Energy Short Interest Vista Energy Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MGY) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia’s CEO: “This Will Be a Multitrillion-Dollar Industry."If you missed out on the big boom in Nvidia… Listen up, because according to Nvidia's own CEO… Elon Musk...Brownstone Research | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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