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PBF Energy (PBF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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PBF Energy Short Interest Data

PBF Energy (PBF) has a short interest of 15.10 million shares, representing 18.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.1, indicating that it would take 6.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.09 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
15,100,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
13,900,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$322.91 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
115,313,000 shares
Float Size
82,540,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
18.29%
Today's Trading Volume
1,133,322 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,093,015 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
54%
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PBF Energy Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
2/28/202515,100,000 shares $322.91 million +8.6%18.3%6.1 $21.39
2/15/202513,900,000 shares $322.97 million +18.4%16.7%6.2 $23.24
1/31/202511,740,000 shares $342.73 million -13.2%14.1%5.7 $29.19
1/15/202513,530,000 shares $424.03 million -3.7%16.1%6.2 $31.34
12/31/202414,050,000 shares $373.03 million +13.2%16.7%6.4 $26.55
12/15/202412,410,000 shares $363.12 million +13.5%14.7%5.5 $29.26
11/30/202410,930,000 shares $344.19 million -12.0%12.7%4.8 $31.49
11/15/202412,420,000 shares $381.92 million +16.0%14.3%5.2 $30.75
10/31/202410,710,000 shares $305.45 million +0.9%12.3%4.4 $28.52
10/15/202410,610,000 shares $333.90 million -13.0%11.7%4.4 $31.47
9/30/202412,200,000 shares $377.59 million -8.4%13.3%5.1 $30.95
9/15/202413,320,000 shares $434.37 million +22.8%14.4%5.9 $32.61
8/31/202410,850,000 shares $369.55 million +7.0%11.5%4.9 $34.06
8/15/202410,140,000 shares $371.83 million +6.0%10.5%4.9 $36.67
7/31/20249,570,000 shares $390.26 million -8.2%9.8%4.7 $40.78
7/15/202410,420,000 shares $420.97 million -7.9%10.6%5.7 $40.40
6/30/202411,310,000 shares $520.49 million +13.8%11.5%6.5 $46.02
6/15/20249,940,000 shares $436.96 million -10.0%9.9%5.7 $43.96
5/31/202411,040,000 shares $511.48 million +3.9%10.9%6.1 $46.33
5/15/202410,630,000 shares $518.00 million +7.7%10.4%5.8 $48.73
4/30/20249,870,000 shares $525.58 million -2.5%9.7%4.7 $53.25
4/15/202410,120,000 shares $593.03 million -5.8%9.8%4.7 $58.60
3/31/202410,740,000 shares $618.30 million -8.8%10.4%4.7 $57.57
3/15/202411,770,000 shares $666.77 million +19.0%11.4%5.1 $56.65
2/29/20249,890,000 shares $460.97 million -8.5%9.6%4.2 $46.61
2/15/202410,810,000 shares $551.42 million -3.8%10.5%4.7 $51.01
1/31/202411,240,000 shares $567.84 million -0.7%10.6%5.2 $50.52
1/15/202411,320,000 shares $485.18 million +13.8%10.6%5.3 $42.86
12/31/20239,950,000 shares $437.40 million -1.6%9.2%4.7 $43.96
12/15/202310,110,000 shares $432.61 million +3.7%9.4%4.6 $42.79
11/30/20239,750,000 shares $432.80 million +11.4%9.1%4.4 $44.39
11/15/20238,750,000 shares $404.86 million -21.2%8.1%3.9 $46.27
10/31/202311,110,000 shares $528.00 million -3.7%10.2%4.7 $47.53
10/15/202311,540,000 shares $537.76 million -1.2%10.6%4.9 $46.60
9/30/202311,680,000 shares $625.23 million -1.9%10.7%5 $53.53
9/15/202311,910,000 shares $641.95 million -5.2%10.9%5.3 $53.90
8/31/202312,560,000 shares $589.19 million +13.2%11.5%5.7 $46.91
8/15/202311,100,000 shares $520.70 million +8.4%10.1%4.9 $46.91
7/31/202310,240,000 shares $485.79 million -2.0%9.3%4.1 $47.44
7/15/202310,450,000 shares $416.96 million -7.3%9.4%3.9 $39.90
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6/30/202311,270,000 shares $461.39 million -0.6%10.2%4.1 $40.94
6/15/202311,340,000 shares $458.14 million -5.8%10.1%4 $40.40
5/31/202312,040,000 shares $443.25 million +7.5%10.7%3.8 $36.82
5/15/202311,200,000 shares $406.90 million -28.9%10.0%3.6 $36.33
4/30/202315,760,000 shares $549.39 million +28.6%13.7%5 $34.86
4/15/202312,260,000 shares $473.73 million +3.2%10.7%4.2 $38.64
3/31/202311,880,000 shares $515.12 million +3.6%10.3%4.2 $43.36
3/15/202311,470,000 shares $449.28 million +7.0%10.0%4.1 $39.17
2/28/202310,720,000 shares $468.57 million +12.3%9.4%3.5 $43.71
2/15/20239,550,000 shares $399.00 million +8.7%8.4%2.6 $41.78
1/31/20238,790,000 shares $369.09 million -3.8%N/A2.5 $41.99
1/15/20239,140,000 shares $363.59 million -5.4%N/A2.6 $39.78
12/30/20229,660,000 shares $393.93 million -5.4%N/A2.7 $40.78
12/15/202210,210,000 shares $380.42 million -14.8%N/A2.8 $37.26
11/30/202211,980,000 shares $476.44 million +40.6%11.0%3.4 $39.77
11/15/20228,520,000 shares $410.92 million -15.9%7.8%3.3 $48.23
10/31/202210,130,000 shares $448.25 million -9.6%9.3%3.9 $44.25
10/15/202211,200,000 shares $448.67 million -7.2%10.3%4.3 $40.06
9/30/202212,070,000 shares $424.38 million +17.3%11.1%4.6 $35.16
9/15/202210,290,000 shares $296.04 million -9.0%9.5%3.8 $28.77
8/31/202211,310,000 shares $386.35 million +10.5%10.4%4 $34.16
8/15/202210,240,000 shares $345.91 million -1.0%9.4%3.3 $33.78
7/31/202210,340,000 shares $344.84 million -12.7%9.5%3.2 $33.35
7/15/202211,850,000 shares $325.76 million +13.8%10.9%3.5 $27.49
6/30/202210,410,000 shares $302.10 million +3.1%9.6%3 $29.02
6/15/202210,100,000 shares $379.66 million +26.4%9.3%2.9 $37.59
5/31/20227,990,000 shares $265.27 million -9.6%7.6%2.3 $33.20
5/15/20228,840,000 shares $268.82 million -5.9%8.4%2.5 $30.41
4/30/20229,390,000 shares $272.87 million -14.7%9.3%2.6 $29.06
4/15/202211,010,000 shares $300.79 million -2.7%11.4%3.1 $27.32
3/31/202211,320,000 shares $275.87 million -36.3%11.9%3.2 $24.37
3/15/202217,770,000 shares $354.87 million +1.0%18.6%5.1 $19.97
2/28/202217,600,000 shares $292.51 million +1.3%18.5%5.2 $16.62
2/15/202217,380,000 shares $331.44 million +6.6%18.2%5.5 $19.07
1/31/202216,300,000 shares $258.19 million +3.8%17.1%5.2 $15.84
1/15/202215,710,000 shares $285.14 million +10.9%16.5%5 $18.15
12/31/202114,170,000 shares $183.78 million +5.1%14.9%4.7 $12.97
12/15/202113,480,000 shares $158.39 million +2.2%14.1%3.7 $11.75
11/30/202113,190,000 shares $165.27 million -1.8%13.8%3.1 $12.53
11/15/202113,430,000 shares $206.96 million -7.6%14.1%3.1 $15.41
10/29/202114,530,000 shares $212.28 million -5.7%15.2%3.2 $14.61
10/15/202115,410,000 shares $241.63 million -1.7%16.2%3.3 $15.68
9/30/202115,670,000 shares $203.24 million +23.5%16.4%3 $12.97
9/15/202112,690,000 shares $129.69 million +2.8%13.3%2.7 $10.22
8/31/202112,350,000 shares $128.44 million -12.8%13.0%3.1 $10.40
8/13/202114,160,000 shares $125.32 million +4.0%14.9%3.9 $8.85
7/30/202113,610,000 shares $124.80 million +15.3%14.3%3.9 $9.17
7/15/202111,800,000 shares $127.32 million +2.1%12.4%3.5 $10.79
6/30/202111,560,000 shares $176.87 million +0.1%12.1%4 $15.30
6/15/202111,550,000 shares $198.54 million -6.0%12.1%4.1 $17.19
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5/28/202112,290,000 shares $198.36 million +8.8%12.9%4.1 $16.14
5/14/202111,300,000 shares $168.14 million -1.2%11.9%3.1 $14.88
4/30/202111,440,000 shares $164.96 million +2.8%12.0%2.7 $14.42
4/15/202111,130,000 shares $158.94 million +5.8%11.7%2.2 $14.28
3/31/202110,520,000 shares $148.65 million -18.5%11.0%1.8 $14.13
3/15/202112,900,000 shares $237.36 million -6.2%13.5%2 $18.40
2/26/202113,750,000 shares $204.19 million -26.1%14.5%2.1 $14.85
2/12/202118,610,000 shares $181.45 million +26.3%19.6%2.9 $9.75
1/29/202114,730,000 shares $139.94 million -7.7%15.5%2.3 $9.50
1/15/202115,950,000 shares $132.54 million -1.0%16.8%2.5 $8.31
12/31/202016,110,000 shares $112.77 million -5.8%16.9%2.8 $7.00
12/15/202017,110,000 shares $126.96 million -0.8%18.0%3 $7.42
11/30/202017,250,000 shares $136.45 million -16.9%18.1%2.9 $7.91
11/15/202020,750,000 shares $134.67 million +1.0%21.8%3.5 $6.49
10/30/202020,540,000 shares $90.58 million +36.2%21.6%3.6 $4.41
10/15/202015,080,000 shares $85.65 million +4.9%15.9%2.9 $5.68
9/30/202014,370,000 shares $81.77 million -2.2%15.1%2.9 $5.69
9/15/202014,700,000 shares $101.72 million +27.2%15.4%3 $6.92
8/31/202011,560,000 shares $98.95 million +20.4%12.1%2.5 $8.56
8/14/20209,600,000 shares $90.24 million -17.7%10.1%2.2 $9.40
7/31/202011,670,000 shares $101.30 million -7.3%14.0%2.5 $8.68
7/15/202012,590,000 shares $113.18 million -16.4%15.1%2.7 $8.99
6/30/202015,060,000 shares $154.21 million +13.2%15.8%3.1 $10.24
6/15/202013,310,000 shares $163.58 million +3.6%13.9%2.6 $12.29
5/29/202012,850,000 shares $136.47 million -12.4%13.4%2.4 $10.62
5/15/202014,660,000 shares $133.26 million +0.3%15.3%2.9 $9.09
4/30/202014,610,000 shares $166.55 million +13.3%15.3%3.2 $11.40
4/15/202012,900,000 shares $85.27 million +35.8%13.5%3.1 $6.61
3/31/20209,500,000 shares $71.73 million +22.8%10.0%2.6 $7.55

PBF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is PBF Energy's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of PBF Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 15,100,000 shares of PBF short. 18.29% of PBF Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PBF Energy's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for PBF Energy?

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. PBF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on PBF Energy's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting PBF Energy?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PBF Energy: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for PBF Energy?

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. 18.29% of PBF Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is PBF Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing?

PBF Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 15,100,000 shares, an increase of 8.6% from the previous total of 13,900,000 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 PBF Energy's float size?

PBF Energy currently has issued a total of 115,313,000 shares. Some of PBF Energy'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. PBF Energy currently has a public float of 82,540,000 shares.

How does PBF Energy's short interest compare to its competitors?

18.29% of PBF Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PBF Energy: CVR Energy, Inc. (11.23%), Delek US Holdings, Inc. (14.51%), REX American Resources Co. (2.65%), Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (6.31%), Green Plains Inc. (13.20%), Gevo, Inc. (14.01%), Phillips 66 (1.79%), Marathon Petroleum Co. (2.58%), Valero Energy Co. (3.96%), Sunoco LP (1.29%),

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 PBF Energy stock?

Short selling PBF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PBF Energy as its price is falling. PBF shares are trading down $1.11 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 PBF Energy?

A short squeeze for PBF Energy 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 PBF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is PBF Energy'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 PBF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.




This page (NYSE:PBF) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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