Marathon Petroleum (MPC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $149.04 -1.78 (-1.18%) As of 10:51 AM 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 Marathon Petroleum Short Interest DataMarathon Petroleum (MPC) has a short interest of 7.91 million shares, representing 2.47% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.81% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.65 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,910,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,580,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-7.81%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.10 billionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares321,390,000 sharesFloat Size320,570,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.47%Today's Trading Volume772,748 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,651,066 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average29% Short Selling Marathon Petroleum? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Marathon Petroleum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMPC Short Interest Over TimeMPC Days to Cover Over TimeMPC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Marathon Petroleum Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20247,910,000 shares $1.10 billion -7.8%2.5%3.1 $139.50 12/15/20248,580,000 shares $1.25 billion +7.8%2.7%3.2 $145.56 11/30/20247,960,000 shares $1.24 billion +15.7%2.5%3.1 $156.15 11/15/20246,880,000 shares $1.08 billion -14.4%2.2%2.6 $157.51 10/31/20248,040,000 shares $1.17 billion -8.4%2.5%3 $145.47 10/15/20248,780,000 shares $1.38 billion -9.1%2.6%3.3 $157.06 9/30/20249,660,000 shares $1.57 billion -2.9%2.9%3.6 $162.91 9/15/20249,950,000 shares $1.63 billion +22.7%3.0%3.9 $163.58 8/31/20248,110,000 shares $1.44 billion +9.6%2.4%3.2 $177.12 8/15/20247,400,000 shares $1.34 billion -7.4%2.2%3 $180.75 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MPC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Marathon Petroleum and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20247,990,000 shares $1.41 billion +1.0%2.4%3.2 $177.02 7/15/20247,910,000 shares $1.32 billion -5.4%2.3%3.1 $166.71 6/30/20248,360,000 shares $1.45 billion -14.2%2.4%3.4 $173.48 6/15/20249,740,000 shares $1.66 billion +7.3%2.8%3.8 $170.07 5/31/20249,080,000 shares $1.60 billion +24.9%2.6%3.5 $176.72 5/15/20247,270,000 shares $1.26 billion +8.4%2.1%2.8 $172.71 4/30/20246,710,000 shares $1.22 billion -14.0%1.9%2.6 $181.92 4/15/20247,800,000 shares $1.61 billion +1.6%2.2%2.9 $207.02 3/31/20247,680,000 shares $1.55 billion -11.9%2.1%2.7 $201.50 3/15/20248,720,000 shares $1.69 billion +12.2%2.4%3.1 $193.90 2/29/20247,770,000 shares $1.31 billion +8.1%2.2%2.6 $169.23 2/15/20247,190,000 shares $1.23 billion -11.0%1.9%2.4 $171.32 1/31/20248,080,000 shares $1.34 billion -2.5%2.1%2.6 $165.60 1/15/20248,290,000 shares $1.31 billion -6.8%2.2%2.7 $157.46 12/31/20238,890,000 shares $1.32 billion -12.8%2.4%2.9 $148.36 12/15/202310,190,000 shares $1.51 billion -2.7%2.7%3.3 $148.48 11/30/202310,470,000 shares $1.56 billion +5.9%2.8%3.3 $149.19 11/15/20239,890,000 shares $1.49 billion +1.3%2.6%3.1 $150.33 10/31/20239,760,000 shares $1.48 billion -4.3%2.6%2.9 $151.18 10/15/202310,200,000 shares $1.51 billion -6.1%2.6%2.9 $148.20 9/30/202310,860,000 shares $1.64 billion -18.4%2.7%3.1 $151.34 9/15/202313,310,000 shares $2.05 billion +2.1%3.3%4 $153.81 8/31/202313,040,000 shares $1.86 billion +6.1%3.3%3.9 $142.77 8/15/202312,290,000 shares $1.75 billion +15.1%3.1%3.5 $142.62 7/31/202310,680,000 shares $1.42 billion -3.4%2.7%3 $133.06 7/15/202311,050,000 shares $1.31 billion +3.1%2.6%3 $118.41 6/30/202310,720,000 shares $1.25 billion -12.1%2.5%2.9 $116.59 6/15/202312,190,000 shares $1.39 billion -5.0%2.9%3.1 $113.86 5/31/202312,830,000 shares $1.35 billion +4.1%3.0%3 $104.91 5/15/202312,320,000 shares $1.36 billion +2.8%2.9%3 $110.63Trump currency shock imminent (Ad)Trump's Quiet $1.9 Trillion Move Against the Fed A small army of Americans, with Trump's support, has launched a $1.9 trillion move against the Fed. What comes next could have dramatic consequences.Read about it here. 4/30/202311,980,000 shares $1.46 billion +4.0%2.8%2.9 $122.00 4/15/202311,520,000 shares $1.51 billion +1.4%2.6%2.9 $130.78 3/31/202311,360,000 shares $1.53 billion -7.0%2.6%2.9 $134.83 3/15/202312,210,000 shares $1.50 billion +3.7%2.8%3.2 $122.69 2/28/202311,770,000 shares $1.45 billion -4.3%2.7%3 $123.60 2/15/202312,300,000 shares $1.56 billion -3.9%2.6%3.2 $127.11 1/31/202312,800,000 shares $1.65 billion +3.3%2.7%3.3 $128.52 1/15/202312,390,000 shares $1.51 billion -1.7%2.7%3.3 $121.93 12/30/202212,610,000 shares $1.47 billion -13.8%2.7%3.4 $116.39 12/15/202214,630,000 shares $1.62 billion -3.9%3.1%3.9 $110.87 11/30/202215,230,000 shares $1.86 billion +18.8%3.3%3.8 $121.81 11/15/202212,820,000 shares $1.54 billion -7.2%2.7%3.2 $120.00 10/31/202213,810,000 shares $1.57 billion +3.8%3.0%3.3 $113.62 10/15/202213,300,000 shares $1.38 billion -14.2%2.7%3 $104.10 9/30/202215,500,000 shares $1.54 billion -7.1%3.1%3.4 $99.33 9/15/202216,680,000 shares $1.60 billion +1.5%3.4%3.2 $96.14 8/31/202216,430,000 shares $1.66 billion +19.2%3.3%2.8 $100.75 8/15/202213,780,000 shares $1.32 billion -14.3%2.8%2.2 $95.79 7/31/202216,080,000 shares $1.47 billion -3.1%3.0%2.4 $91.66 7/15/202216,590,000 shares $1.40 billion +5.0%3.1%2.5 $84.42 6/30/202215,800,000 shares $1.30 billion -5.1%2.9%2.4 $82.21 6/15/202216,650,000 shares $1.65 billion +0.1%3.1%2.5 $98.90 5/31/202216,640,000 shares $1.69 billion +18.9%3.1%2.8 $101.79 5/15/202214,000,000 shares $1.34 billion -0.9%2.6%2.3 $95.88 4/30/202214,120,000 shares $1.23 billion -12.7%2.5%2.3 $87.26 4/15/202216,180,000 shares $1.41 billion +11.4%2.9%2.5 $87.20 3/31/202214,530,000 shares $1.24 billion -16.1%2.6%2.1 $85.50 3/15/202217,320,000 shares $1.29 billion +7.5%3.1%2.4 $74.40 2/28/202216,110,000 shares $1.25 billion -4.6%2.9%2.4 $77.87 2/15/202216,880,000 shares $1.32 billion -7.5%2.8%2.5 $78.41 1/31/202218,250,000 shares $1.31 billion +3.3%3.0%2.7 $71.75 1/15/202217,670,000 shares $1.32 billion +5.9%2.9%2.6 $74.74 12/31/202116,690,000 shares $1.07 billion -7.8%2.7%2.7 $63.99 12/15/202118,100,000 shares $1.13 billion -7.2%N/A2.8 $62.48 11/30/202119,500,000 shares $1.19 billion +2.7%3.2%3.1 $60.85 11/15/202118,990,000 shares $1.26 billion -5.7%3.1%3.1 $66.12 10/29/202120,140,000 shares $1.33 billion -13.1%3.3%3.3 $65.93 10/15/202123,170,000 shares $1.55 billion +12.4%3.6%4.1 $66.80 9/30/202120,610,000 shares $1.27 billion +12.0%3.2%3.6 $61.81 9/15/202118,410,000 shares $1.10 billion +5.6%2.9%3.3 $59.57 8/31/202117,430,000 shares $1.03 billion +10.7%2.7%3.1 $59.27 8/13/202115,750,000 shares $931.61 million -2.1%2.5%2.6 $59.15 7/30/202116,080,000 shares $887.94 million -16.6%2.5%2.3 $55.22 7/15/202119,290,000 shares $1.05 billion +9.2%3.0%2.7 $54.25 6/30/202117,660,000 shares $1.07 billion -1.1%2.7%2.5 $60.42 6/15/202117,850,000 shares $1.14 billion -25.8%2.7%2.6 $63.67 5/28/202124,050,000 shares $1.49 billion -0.2%3.7%3.4 $61.80 5/14/202124,090,000 shares $1.42 billion -18.2%3.7%3.6 $58.78 4/30/202129,460,000 shares $1.65 billion -10.8%4.5%4.9 $56.04 4/15/202133,020,000 shares $1.78 billion -4.3%5.1%5.6 $53.87Trump currency shock imminent (Ad)Trump's Quiet $1.9 Trillion Move Against the Fed A small army of Americans, with Trump's support, has launched a $1.9 trillion move against the Fed. What comes next could have dramatic consequences.Read about it here. 3/31/202134,500,000 shares $1.85 billion -4.8%5.3%5.5 $53.60 3/15/202136,220,000 shares $2.09 billion +6.4%5.6%5.7 $57.75 2/26/202134,040,000 shares $1.87 billion +15.9%5.3%5.6 $55.07 2/12/202129,370,000 shares $1.46 billion -6.1%4.5%4.7 $49.76 1/29/202131,280,000 shares $1.40 billion -10.8%4.8%4.6 $44.77 1/15/202135,060,000 shares $1.60 billion +9.9%5.4%5 $45.52 12/31/202031,890,000 shares $1.33 billion -1.5%4.9%4.6 $41.57 12/15/202032,390,000 shares $1.32 billion -4.1%N/A4.5 $40.76 11/30/202033,760,000 shares $1.40 billion +10.2%5.2%4.5 $41.42 11/15/202030,650,000 shares $1.15 billion -0.9%4.7%4 $37.56 10/30/202030,930,000 shares $891.71 million +2.1%4.8%4.3 $28.83 10/15/202030,310,000 shares $906.57 million +22.8%4.7%4.1 $29.91 9/30/202024,690,000 shares $724.40 million +3.7%3.8%3.3 $29.34 9/15/202023,800,000 shares $739.94 million +4.5%3.7%3.1 $31.09 8/31/202022,770,000 shares $807.42 million -0.8%3.5%2.9 $35.46 8/14/202022,960,000 shares $880.52 million -7.7%3.6%2.7 $38.35 7/31/202024,880,000 shares $950.42 million -0.2%3.9%2.8 $38.20 7/15/202024,940,000 shares $937.00 million -4.2%3.9%2.7 $37.57 6/30/202026,020,000 shares $921.11 million +1.4%4.0%2.6 $35.40 6/15/202025,650,000 shares $970.60 million -5.3%4.0%2.3 $37.84 5/29/202027,070,000 shares $951.24 million +12.4%4.2%2.2 $35.14 5/15/202024,080,000 shares $729.62 million +21.1%3.7%2 $30.30 4/30/202019,880,000 shares $637.75 million -2.7%3.1%1.7 $32.08 4/15/202020,430,000 shares $489.91 million +8.4%3.2%1.9 $23.98 3/31/202018,840,000 shares $485.32 million -13.7%2.9%1.9 $25.76 3/13/202021,834,600 shares $559.62 million +24.0%3.4%3.2 $25.63 2/28/202017,610,000 shares $292.68 million +3.8%2.7%2.5 $16.62 2/14/202016,960,000 shares $585.46 million +1.1%2.6%2.9 $34.52 1/31/202016,780,000 shares $877.09 million +2.4%2.6%3.1 $52.27 MPC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Marathon Petroleum's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Marathon Petroleum shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 7,910,000 shares of MPC short. 2.47% of Marathon Petroleum's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Marathon Petroleum's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Marathon Petroleum? 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. MPC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Marathon Petroleum's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Marathon Petroleum? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Marathon Petroleum: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Centiva Capital LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., Genus Capital Management Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Marathon Petroleum? 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. 2.47% of Marathon Petroleum's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Marathon Petroleum's short interest increasing or decreasing? Marathon Petroleum saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,910,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the previous total of 8,580,000 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 Marathon Petroleum's float size? Marathon Petroleum currently has issued a total of 321,390,000 shares. Some of Marathon Petroleum'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. Marathon Petroleum currently has a public float of 320,570,000 shares. How does Marathon Petroleum's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.47% of Marathon Petroleum's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Marathon Petroleum: Phillips 66 (1.55%), Valero Energy Co. (4.84%), PBF Energy Inc. (16.73%), CVR Energy, Inc. (12.71%), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (15.55%), REX American Resources Co. (2.10%), Green Plains Inc. (10.04%), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (6.44%), Gevo, Inc. (13.47%), ConocoPhillips (0.93%), 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 Marathon Petroleum stock? Short selling MPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Marathon Petroleum as its price is falling. MPC shares are trading down $1.78 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 Marathon Petroleum? A short squeeze for Marathon Petroleum 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 MPC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Marathon Petroleum'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 MPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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