Pembina Pipeline (PBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pembina Pipeline shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 4,450,000 shares of PBA short. 0.77% of Pembina Pipeline's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Pembina Pipeline's current short interest.

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. PBA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Pembina Pipeline's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Pembina Pipeline: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Genus Capital Management Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.77% of Pembina Pipeline's floating shares are currently sold short.

Pembina Pipeline saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,450,000 shares, a drop of 1.1% from the previous total of 4,500,000 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.

Pembina Pipeline currently has issued a total of 580,530,000 shares. Some of Pembina Pipeline'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. Pembina Pipeline currently has a public float of 580,150,000 shares.

0.77% of Pembina Pipeline's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "petroleum and natural gas" compare to Pembina Pipeline: Equinor ASA (0.39%), Suncor Energy Inc. (0.90%), Cenovus Energy Inc. (1.18%), Coterra Energy Inc. (2.03%), Ecopetrol S.A. (0.69%), Permian Resources Co. (5.92%), Ovintiv Inc. (1.68%), Antero Resources Co. (3.18%), Viper Energy, Inc. (3.82%), Sunoco LP (0.89%),

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.

Short selling PBA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pembina Pipeline as its price is falling. PBA shares are trading up $0.05 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.

A short squeeze for Pembina Pipeline 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 PBA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PBA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.