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National Grid (NGG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$59.57 +0.42 (+0.70%)
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National Grid Short Interest Data

National Grid (NGG) has a short interest of 331,500 shares. This marks a -66.71% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 520,459 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
331,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
995,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-66.71%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$19.70 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
977,210,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.03%
Today's Trading Volume
1,669,883 shares
Average Trading Volume
520,459 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
321%
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National Grid Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/2024331,500 shares $19.70 million -66.7%N/A0.6 $59.42
12/15/2024995,700 shares $59.37 million -1.4%N/A1.9 $59.63
11/30/20241,010,000 shares $64.32 million +63.5%N/A2 $63.68
11/15/2024617,900 shares $38.78 million +16.5%N/A1.3 $62.76
10/31/2024530,200 shares $33.74 million -36.8%N/A1.3 $63.63
10/15/2024839,100 shares $56.35 million -6.7%N/A1.7 $67.16
9/30/2024899,700 shares $62.68 million -25.6%N/A1.6 $69.67
9/15/20241,210,000 shares $84.22 million +4.3%N/A1.9 $69.60
8/31/20241,160,000 shares $77.26 million -0.9%N/A1.6 $66.60
8/15/20241,170,000 shares $75.28 million +7.3%N/A1.4 $64.34
7/31/20241,090,000 shares $70.25 million +0.9%N/A1.3 $64.45
7/15/20241,080,000 shares $65.66 million +25.9%N/A1.5 $60.80
6/30/2024858,000 shares $48.73 million +2.4%N/A1.3 $56.80
6/15/2024838,300 shares $47.41 million -72.3%N/A1.5 $56.55
5/31/20243,030,000 shares $175.29 million +1.0%N/A7 $57.85
5/15/20243,000,000 shares $218.40 million +10.3%N/A9.1 $72.80
4/30/20242,720,000 shares $181.26 million +2.6%N/A8.2 $66.64
4/15/20242,650,000 shares $170.95 million -4.7%N/A6.4 $64.51
3/31/20242,780,000 shares $189.65 million -0.4%N/A6.8 $68.22
3/15/20242,790,000 shares $189.41 million -11.2%N/A6.8 $67.89
2/29/20243,140,000 shares $209.31 million -14.0%N/A7.1 $66.66
2/15/20243,650,000 shares $236.48 million -11.2%N/A7.9 $64.79
1/31/20244,110,000 shares $277.55 million +37.9%N/A8.3 $67.53
1/15/20242,980,000 shares $204.67 million +21.6%N/A6.5 $68.68
12/31/20232,450,000 shares $166.58 million -5.8%N/A5.6 $67.99
12/15/20232,600,000 shares $176.31 million +11.1%N/A5.8 $67.81
11/30/20232,340,000 shares $154.46 million +30.0%N/A5.5 $66.01
11/15/20231,800,000 shares $111.56 million +0.6%N/A4.5 $61.98
10/31/20231,790,000 shares $107.67 million -13.9%N/A5.1 $60.15
10/15/20232,080,000 shares $125.44 million +8.3%N/A6.1 $60.31
9/30/20231,920,000 shares $116.41 million +5.5%N/A5.8 $60.63
9/15/20231,820,000 shares $116.90 million -1.1%N/A6 $64.23
8/31/20231,840,000 shares $116.31 million -9.8%N/A5.9 $63.21
8/15/20232,040,000 shares $125.93 million -7.3%N/A6.2 $61.73
7/31/20232,200,000 shares $148.24 million +10.6%N/A5.8 $67.38
7/15/20231,990,000 shares $135.18 million +15.7%N/A5.5 $67.93
6/30/20231,720,000 shares $115.81 million +19.4%N/A4.8 $67.33
6/15/20231,440,000 shares $96.84 million +14.3%N/A3.9 $67.25
5/31/20231,260,000 shares $87.33 million +1.6%N/A3.3 $69.31
5/15/20231,240,000 shares $91.20 million +64.4%N/A3.5 $73.55
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4/30/2023754,400 shares $54.05 million -10.6%N/A2.5 $71.65
4/15/2023843,800 shares $58.74 million +7.4%N/A2.8 $69.61
3/31/2023785,500 shares $53.41 million -10.3%N/A2.6 $67.99
3/15/2023876,100 shares $55.70 million +30.7%N/A2.8 $63.58
2/28/2023670,500 shares $42.18 million +13.4%N/A2.2 $62.91
2/15/2023591,200 shares $37.62 million +3.3%N/A1.8 $63.64
1/31/2023572,400 shares $36.50 million +3.2%N/A1.6 $63.77
1/15/2023554,700 shares $35.03 million +2.5%N/A1.4 $63.15
12/30/2022541,200 shares $32.65 million -15.0%N/A1.1 $60.32
12/15/2022636,800 shares $39.60 million -14.3%N/A1.2 $62.19
11/30/2022743,100 shares $45.77 million +17.1%N/A1.3 $61.60
11/15/2022634,600 shares $37.63 million +13.2%N/A1.1 $59.30
10/31/2022560,700 shares $30.63 million +56.9%N/A1 $54.62
10/15/2022357,300 shares $17.38 million -53.7%N/A0.7 $48.65
9/30/2022771,100 shares $39.73 million -18.7%N/A1.7 $51.53
9/15/2022948,400 shares $56.74 million -7.0%N/A2.4 $59.83
8/31/20221,020,000 shares $64.45 million +35.5%N/A2.5 $63.19
8/15/2022753,000 shares $53.21 million +13.9%N/A1.9 $70.67
7/31/2022660,900 shares $46.01 million +18.7%N/A1.6 $69.61
7/15/2022556,600 shares $36.90 million -13.8%N/A1.3 $66.29
6/30/2022646,000 shares $41.79 million -22.3%N/A1.5 $64.69
6/15/2022831,100 shares $53.86 million -15.5%N/A2 $64.81
5/31/2022983,700 shares $73.17 million +27.8%N/A2.5 $74.38
5/15/2022769,900 shares $57.75 million -3.5%N/A1.9 $75.01
4/30/2022797,400 shares $59.14 million -13.8%N/A2 $74.16
4/15/2022925,000 shares $71.68 million +38.1%N/A2.3 $77.49
3/31/2022669,700 shares $51.48 million -18.1%N/A1.6 $76.87
3/15/2022817,700 shares $61.82 million -5.7%N/A2 $75.60
2/28/2022866,700 shares $65.51 million +11.4%N/A2.2 $75.58
2/15/2022777,900 shares $56.39 million +28.8%N/A2.1 $72.49
1/31/2022603,800 shares $44.19 million -22.8%N/A1.8 $73.19
1/15/2022781,700 shares $57.57 million -17.4%N/A2.4 $73.65
12/31/2021946,000 shares $68.41 million +27.7%N/A3.3 $72.32
12/15/2021740,900 shares $52.04 million +6.9%N/A2.4 $70.24
11/30/2021693,200 shares $45.80 million +63.0%N/A2.3 $66.07
11/15/2021425,400 shares $28.04 million -20.2%N/A1.4 $65.92
10/29/2021533,200 shares $34.17 million +7.6%N/A1.8 $64.08
10/15/2021495,500 shares $30.53 million +72.9%N/A1.8 $61.61
9/30/2021286,600 shares $17.09 million -32.8%N/A1 $59.63
9/15/2021426,700 shares $28.33 million +35.9%N/A1.5 $66.39
8/31/2021314,100 shares $20.38 million +16.6%N/A1.1 $64.89
8/13/2021269,400 shares $17.88 million -7.1%N/A0.9 $66.37
7/30/2021289,900 shares $18.65 million -12.2%0.0%0.9 $64.32
7/15/2021330,300 shares $21.46 million -0.4%0.1%1 $64.96
6/30/2021331,700 shares $21.21 million -11.7%0.1%1.1 $63.94
6/15/2021375,800 shares $24.71 million -25.1%0.1%1.1 $65.76
5/28/2021501,600 shares $33.54 million +23.9%0.1%1.4 $66.87
5/14/2021405,000 shares $26.29 million +7.0%N/A1.1 $64.92
4/30/2021378,400 shares $23.53 million +25.1%N/A1 $62.18
4/15/2021302,600 shares $18.52 million -2.0%N/A0.8 $61.21
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3/31/2021308,900 shares $18.23 million -22.9%N/A0.8 $59.01
3/15/2021400,600 shares $23.60 million +3.7%N/A1.2 $58.92
2/26/2021386,300 shares $22.34 million +61.8%N/A1.1 $57.83
2/12/2021238,700 shares $14.11 million -19.9%N/A0.7 $59.13
1/29/2021297,900 shares $17.60 million -1.0%N/A0.9 $59.08
1/15/2021301,000 shares $17.97 million -13.8%N/A0.9 $59.70
12/31/2020349,300 shares $20.59 million -6.5%N/A1 $58.96
12/15/2020373,400 shares $21.76 million -66.4%N/A1 $58.28
11/30/20201,110,000 shares $64.94 million +126.1%N/A2.9 $58.50
11/15/2020490,900 shares $30.90 million -30.4%N/A1.4 $62.94
10/30/2020705,100 shares $42.28 million -12.6%N/A2.1 $59.96
10/15/2020807,100 shares $49.43 million +21.1%N/A2.4 $61.25
9/30/2020666,500 shares $38.52 million +23.6%N/A1.8 $57.79
9/15/2020539,200 shares $29.44 million -50.1%N/A1.3 $54.60
8/31/20201,080,000 shares $61.00 million +16.5%N/A2.3 $56.48
8/14/2020927,400 shares $54.11 million -5.8%N/A1.9 $58.35
7/31/2020984,700 shares $58.21 million +29.5%N/A1.9 $59.11
7/15/2020760,400 shares $42.08 million -28.9%N/A1.4 $55.34
6/30/20201,070,000 shares $64.99 million +38.6%N/A1.9 $60.74
6/15/2020772,100 shares $44.99 million +45.5%N/A1.3 $58.27
5/29/2020530,500 shares $30.29 million -45.5%N/A0.8 $57.10
5/15/2020972,600 shares $54.49 million +31.7%N/A1.3 $56.02
4/30/2020738,500 shares $43.39 million +10.3%N/A1 $58.75
4/15/2020669,300 shares $37.96 million -16.7%N/A0.9 $56.72
3/31/2020803,700 shares $46.72 million -11.5%N/A1 $58.13
3/13/2020907,600 shares $51.28 million -20.4%N/A1.3 $56.50
2/28/20201,140,000 shares $51.70 million -12.3%N/A1.7 $45.35
2/14/20201,300,000 shares $80.70 million -8.5%N/A2.1 $62.08
1/31/20201,420,000 shares $94.79 million +72.4%N/A2.3 $66.75

NGG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is National Grid's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of National Grid shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 331,500 shares of NGG short. Learn More on National Grid's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for National Grid?

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. NGG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on National Grid's short interest ratio.

Is National Grid's short interest increasing or decreasing?

National Grid saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 331,500 shares, a decrease of 66.7% from the previous total of 995,700 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 National Grid's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "utilities" compare to National Grid: Constellation Energy Co. (1.86%), Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (1.49%), Energy Transfer LP (1.16%), Vistra Corp. (2.82%), American Electric Power Company, Inc. (1.89%), TC Energy Co. (4.65%), Exelon Co. (1.85%), Xcel Energy Inc. (1.48%), Cheniere Energy Partners (0.32%), Fortis Inc. (1.58%),

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 National Grid stock?

Short selling NGG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from National Grid as its price is falling. NGG shares are trading up $0.42 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 National Grid?

A short squeeze for National Grid 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 NGG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is National Grid'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 NGG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:NGG) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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