Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Marathon Oil (MRO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Marathon Oil Short Interest DataMarathon Oil (MRO) has a short interest of 8.33 million shares, representing 1.49% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.80% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 7.21 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,330,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,570,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.80%Dollar Volume Sold Short$230.74 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares559,410,000 sharesFloat Size557,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.49%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume7,214,348 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Marathon Oil? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Marathon Oil and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMRO Short Interest Over TimeMRO Days to Cover Over TimeMRO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Marathon Oil Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/20248,330,000 shares $230.74 million -2.8%1.5%1.5 $27.70 10/15/20248,570,000 shares $228.39 million +4.5%1.5%1.5 $26.65 9/30/20248,200,000 shares $218.37 million -14.0%1.5%1.5 $26.63 9/15/20249,530,000 shares $249.02 million -2.4%1.7%1.6 $26.13 8/31/20249,760,000 shares $279.62 million -2.6%1.8%1.6 $28.65 8/15/202410,020,000 shares $282.26 million +1.4%1.8%1.3 $28.17 7/31/20249,880,000 shares $277.13 million -0.6%1.8%1.2 $28.05 7/15/20249,940,000 shares $285.68 million -5.2%1.8%1.2 $28.74 6/30/202410,480,000 shares $300.46 million -9.6%1.9%1.1 $28.67 6/15/202411,590,000 shares $316.41 million -10.1%2.1%1.2 $27.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MRO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Marathon Oil and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/31/202412,890,000 shares $373.29 million -5.6%2.3%1.3 $28.96 5/15/202413,660,000 shares $361.17 million -7.8%2.4%1.5 $26.44 4/30/202414,820,000 shares $397.84 million +8.0%2.6%1.5 $26.85 4/15/202413,720,000 shares $394.72 million -7.9%2.4%1.4 $28.77 3/31/202414,890,000 shares $421.98 million +11.7%2.6%1.5 $28.34 3/15/202413,330,000 shares $353.51 million +9.6%2.3%1.4 $26.52 2/29/202412,160,000 shares $294.45 million +2.9%2.1%1.2 $24.22 2/15/202411,820,000 shares $274.76 million -9.8%2.1%1.2 $23.25 1/31/202413,110,000 shares $299.56 million +4.7%2.3%1.4 $22.85 1/15/202412,520,000 shares $292.97 million -4.6%2.2%1.3 $23.40 12/31/202313,120,000 shares $316.98 million -14.5%2.3%1.3 $24.16 12/15/202315,350,000 shares $373.24 million +20.9%2.6%1.5 $24.32 11/30/202312,700,000 shares $322.96 million +9.9%2.2%1.2 $25.43 11/15/202311,560,000 shares $293.74 million +12.2%2.0%1.1 $25.41 10/31/202310,300,000 shares $281.29 million +4.2%1.8%1 $27.31 10/15/20239,890,000 shares $277.61 million -16.2%1.6%0.9 $28.07 9/30/202311,800,000 shares $315.65 million -6.1%2.0%1.1 $26.75 9/15/202312,560,000 shares $337.61 million +30.0%2.1%1.1 $26.88 8/31/20239,660,000 shares $254.54 million -1.5%1.6%0.9 $26.35 8/15/20239,810,000 shares $253.69 million -12.4%1.6%0.8 $25.86 7/31/202311,200,000 shares $294.22 million -18.2%1.9%0.9 $26.27 7/15/202313,690,000 shares $329.66 million -15.7%2.2%1.2 $24.08 6/30/202316,240,000 shares $373.84 million +7.3%2.6%1.4 $23.02 6/15/202315,130,000 shares $352.38 million -11.0%2.5%1.3 $23.29 5/31/202316,990,000 shares $376.50 million +7.5%2.8%1.5 $22.16 5/15/202315,810,000 shares $358.41 million +4.2%2.6%1.5 $22.67 4/30/202315,180,000 shares $366.75 million -19.9%2.5%1.4 $24.16 4/15/202318,940,000 shares $487.33 million +9.5%3.0%1.7 $25.73 3/31/202317,290,000 shares $414.27 million +0.3%2.8%1.6 $23.96 3/15/202317,240,000 shares $366.52 million -7.9%2.8%1.7 $21.26Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 1/29/202155,050,000 shares $416.18 million -0.4%7.0%1.8 $7.56 1/15/202155,270,000 shares $479.19 million +11.6%7.0%1.8 $8.67 12/31/202049,530,000 shares $336.80 million +1.8%6.3%1.6 $6.80 12/15/202048,670,000 shares $327.06 million +7.5%6.2%1.6 $6.72 11/30/202045,280,000 shares $287.53 million -14.2%5.8%1.5 $6.35 11/15/202052,760,000 shares $266.97 million -25.8%6.7%1.8 $5.06 10/30/202071,100,000 shares $283.69 million +20.8%9.0%2.6 $3.99 10/15/202058,860,000 shares $247.21 million +49.6%7.5%2.4 $4.20 9/30/202039,340,000 shares $160.90 million +0.9%5.0%1.6 $4.09 9/15/202039,010,000 shares $169.30 million -2.6%5.0%1.5 $4.34 8/31/202040,040,000 shares $211.41 million +15.8%5.1%1.5 $5.28 8/14/202034,580,000 shares $209.21 million -3.7%4.4%1.1 $6.05 7/31/202035,890,000 shares $197.04 million -30.9%4.6%1.1 $5.49 7/15/202051,910,000 shares $278.76 million -2.9%6.6%1.4 $5.37 6/30/202053,480,000 shares $327.30 million +17.1%6.8%1.3 $6.12 6/15/202045,680,000 shares $301.49 million -8.8%5.8%1 $6.60 5/29/202050,070,000 shares $267.37 million -23.4%6.4%1 $5.34 5/15/202065,370,000 shares $366.73 million -10.6%8.3%1.4 $5.61 4/30/202073,100,000 shares $447.37 million +3.1%9.3%1.7 $6.12 4/15/202070,930,000 shares $300.03 million -5.6%9.0%1.9 $4.23 3/31/202075,140,000 shares $370.44 million +26.2%9.5%2.3 $4.93 MRO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Marathon Oil's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Marathon Oil shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 8,330,000 shares of MRO short. 1.49% of Marathon Oil's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Marathon Oil's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Marathon Oil? 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. MRO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Marathon Oil's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Marathon Oil? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Marathon Oil: Wolverine Trading LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Group One Trading LLC, 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, Optiver Holding B.V., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., SG Americas Securities LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Marathon Oil? 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. 1.49% of Marathon Oil's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Marathon Oil's short interest increasing or decreasing? Marathon Oil saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,330,000 shares, a decline of 2.8% from the previous total of 8,570,000 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 Oil's float size? Marathon Oil currently has issued a total of 559,410,000 shares. Some of Marathon Oil'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 Oil currently has a public float of 557,390,000 shares. How does Marathon Oil's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.49% of Marathon Oil's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Marathon Oil: Diamondback Energy, Inc. (1.58%), EQT Co. (3.42%), Devon Energy Co. (2.91%), Range Resources Co. (5.47%), Matador Resources (5.49%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (28.68%), SM Energy (9.03%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (10.62%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.20%), VAALCO Energy, Inc. (4.33%), 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 Marathon Oil stock? Short selling MRO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Marathon Oil 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 Marathon Oil? A short squeeze for Marathon Oil 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 MRO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Marathon Oil'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 MRO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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