Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $14.96 -0.38 (-2.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.98 +0.02 (+0.17%) As of 05:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Pacific Gas & Electric Short Interest DataPacific Gas & Electric (PCG) has a short interest of 37.76 million shares, representing 1.41% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.71% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.3, indicating that it would take 1.3 days of the average trading volume of 23.93 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest37,760,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest43,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.71%Dollar Volume Sold Short$577.54 millionShort Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares2,675,580,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.41%Today's Trading Volume17,500,582 sharesAverage Trading Volume23,925,553 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average73% Short Selling Pacific Gas & Electric? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Pacific Gas & Electric and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPCG Short Interest Over TimePCG Days to Cover Over TimePCG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Pacific Gas & Electric Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/202537,760,000 shares $577.54 million -13.7%1.4%1.3 $15.30 8/15/202543,760,000 shares $657.71 million +14.9%N/A1.5 $15.03 7/31/202538,090,000 shares $532.73 million -0.5%1.4%1.5 $13.99 7/15/202538,290,000 shares $498.23 million +20.0%N/A1.7 $13.01 6/30/202531,900,000 shares $444.69 million +22.3%1.2%1.4 $13.94 6/15/202526,080,000 shares $354.77 million -1.1%1.0%1.2 $13.60 5/31/202526,370,000 shares $445.13 million -12.1%1.0%1.5 $16.88 5/15/202530,000,000 shares $521.40 million -15.3%1.1%1.8 $17.38 4/30/202535,430,000 shares $584.60 million -4.5%N/A1.9 $16.50 4/15/202537,090,000 shares $636.28 million -11.9%1.4%1.8 $17.16 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PCG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Pacific Gas & Electric and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/202542,100,000 shares $723.49 million -5.7%1.6%1.7 $17.19 3/15/202544,640,000 shares $750.18 million +30.8%1.7%2 $16.81 2/28/202534,120,000 shares $557.18 million -11.2%1.3%1.5 $16.33 2/15/202538,440,000 shares $587.94 million +9.6%1.4%1.6 $15.30 1/31/202535,070,000 shares $548.95 million -7.3%N/A1.6 $15.65 1/15/202537,840,000 shares $637.98 million -0.5%N/A2 $16.86 12/31/202438,020,000 shares $767.24 million -2.7%N/A2.5 $20.18 12/15/202439,060,000 shares $771.44 million +22.0%N/A2.8 $19.75 11/30/202432,030,000 shares $692.81 million -3.4%N/A2.1 $21.63 11/15/202433,150,000 shares $697.48 million -2.8%N/A2.4 $21.04 10/31/202434,090,000 shares $689.47 million -1.6%N/A2.7 $20.23 10/15/202434,630,000 shares $707.14 million -1.0%N/A2.6 $20.42 9/30/202434,990,000 shares $691.75 million -31.0%N/A2.6 $19.77 9/15/202450,710,000 shares $1.00 billion +15.4%N/A3.6 $19.77 8/31/202443,940,000 shares $865.62 million +16.3%N/A3.3 $19.70 8/15/202437,780,000 shares $695.72 million +15.7%N/A3.1 $18.42 7/31/202432,660,000 shares $596.37 million -10.8%N/A2.6 $18.26 7/15/202436,630,000 shares $647.62 million +3.8%N/A2.9 $17.68 6/30/202435,300,000 shares $616.34 million -3.5%N/A2.7 $17.46 6/15/202436,580,000 shares $667.59 million +4.6%N/A2.9 $18.25 5/31/202434,980,000 shares $648.70 million +11.1%N/A2.7 $18.55 5/15/202431,490,000 shares $576.58 million -6.5%N/A2.3 $18.31 4/30/202433,690,000 shares $576.44 million -4.5%N/A2.3 $17.11 4/15/202435,270,000 shares $574.37 million +15.6%N/A2.3 $16.29 3/31/202430,500,000 shares $511.18 million +9.5%N/A1.9 $16.76 3/15/202427,860,000 shares $452.45 million -5.2%N/A1.7 $16.24 2/29/202429,390,000 shares $490.52 million -1.8%N/A1.6 $16.69 2/15/202429,940,000 shares $495.06 million -11.7%N/A1.5 $16.54 1/31/202433,900,000 shares $571.22 million -8.0%N/A1.8 $16.85 1/15/202436,830,000 shares $644.89 million -16.6%N/A2 $17.51 12/31/202344,150,000 shares $796.02 million -10.3%N/A2.5 $18.03 12/15/202349,230,000 shares $867.92 million -6.1%N/A2.7 $17.63 11/30/202352,440,000 shares $899.87 million +29.6%N/A2.8 $17.16 11/15/202340,450,000 shares $708.68 million -1.3%N/A2.4 $17.52 10/31/202340,990,000 shares $668.14 million +0.8%N/A2.5 $16.30 10/15/202340,670,000 shares $662.11 million -10.7%2.1%2.4 $16.28 9/30/202345,520,000 shares $734.24 million +55.5%2.3%2.6 $16.13 9/15/202329,280,000 shares $506.84 million +14.2%1.5%1.7 $17.31 8/31/202325,630,000 shares $417.77 million -28.2%1.3%1.6 $16.30 8/15/202335,680,000 shares $604.06 million +14.1%1.8%2.1 $16.93 7/31/202331,260,000 shares $550.80 million -27.7%1.6%1.8 $17.62 7/15/202343,220,000 shares $770.18 million -20.2%2.3%2.5 $17.82 6/30/202354,180,000 shares $936.23 million +4.1%3.0%3.2 $17.28 6/15/202352,030,000 shares $897.52 million +14.9%2.9%3.2 $17.25 5/31/202345,300,000 shares $767.16 million -13.8%2.5%2.8 $16.94 5/15/202352,530,000 shares $896.69 million -16.5%2.9%3.3 $17.07 4/30/202362,890,000 shares $1.08 billion +2.2%3.5%4.3 $17.11 4/15/202361,520,000 shares $1.04 billion -6.7%3.4%4.2 $16.89 3/31/202365,900,000 shares $1.07 billion +3.0%3.8%4.4 $16.17 3/15/202363,980,000 shares $1.01 billion -6.2%3.7%4.6 $15.86 2/28/202368,240,000 shares $1.07 billion -10.1%3.9%4.6 $15.62 2/15/202375,890,000 shares $1.20 billion -7.0%4.4%5.3 $15.83 1/31/202381,570,000 shares $1.30 billion -12.7%5.1%5.5 $15.90 1/15/202393,400,000 shares $1.48 billion +3.1%5.4%5.8 $15.89 12/30/202290,580,000 shares $1.47 billion -9.2%5.4%5.2 $16.26 12/15/202299,710,000 shares $1.61 billion -9.5%5.7%3.6 $16.19 11/30/2022110,120,000 shares $1.73 billion -1.8%6.5%4 $15.70 11/15/2022112,180,000 shares $1.62 billion -12.9%6.6%4 $14.44 10/31/2022128,840,000 shares $1.92 billion +1.9%7.6%4.8 $14.93 10/15/2022126,500,000 shares $1.75 billion +53.0%7.6%5 $13.83 9/30/202282,700,000 shares $1.03 billion +13.0%5.2%3.5 $12.50 9/15/202273,170,000 shares $959.26 million -10.6%4.7%5.4 $13.11 8/31/202281,820,000 shares $1.01 billion +9.1%5.3%5.8 $12.33 8/15/202275,000,000 shares $929.25 million -10.9%4.8%5.4 $12.39 7/31/202284,190,000 shares $914.30 million +3.1%16.4%5.4 $10.86 7/15/202281,630,000 shares $842.42 million -6.2%15.9%4.6 $10.32 6/30/202286,990,000 shares $868.16 million +3.8%16.9%4.5 $9.98 6/15/202283,780,000 shares $861.26 million +11.0%16.3%4.2 $10.28 5/31/202275,480,000 shares $920.86 million -3.1%4.9%3.8 $12.20 5/15/202277,920,000 shares $913.22 million -5.2%5.0%3.9 $11.72 4/30/202282,190,000 shares $1.04 billion +8.3%5.0%4.1 $12.65 4/15/202275,900,000 shares $933.57 million +5.9%4.7%3.8 $12.30 3/31/202271,690,000 shares $855.98 million +13.8%3.9%3.8 $11.94 3/15/202263,020,000 shares $724.73 million -11.7%4.1%3.6 $11.50 2/28/202271,340,000 shares $811.14 million +0.2%4.7%4.5 $11.37 2/15/202271,200,000 shares $811.68 million +7.6%4.7%4.5 $11.40 1/31/202266,190,000 shares $846.57 million +6.9%4.4%4.5 $12.79 1/15/202261,920,000 shares $805.58 million -1.3%4.3%4.6 $13.01 12/31/202162,730,000 shares $761.54 million -10.3%4.4%4.3 $12.14 12/15/202169,910,000 shares $857.10 million -12.5%4.9%4.4 $12.26 11/30/202179,890,000 shares $949.09 million -1.8%5.6%4.6 $11.88 11/15/202181,360,000 shares $1.01 billion -2.3%5.7%5 $12.38 10/29/202183,290,000 shares $966.16 million -1.2%5.8%4.8 $11.60 10/15/202184,290,000 shares $944.05 million +2.1%5.9%4.4 $11.20 9/30/202182,540,000 shares $792.38 million -4.1%5.8%4.4 $9.60 9/15/202186,030,000 shares $848.26 million +11.6%6.0%5 $9.86 8/31/202177,110,000 shares $707.10 million -21.4%5.4%5 $9.17 8/13/202198,140,000 shares $895.04 million +15.1%6.9%6.1 $9.12 7/30/202185,260,000 shares $749.44 million +0.6%5.9%5.6 $8.79 7/15/202184,780,000 shares $845.26 million -2.1%5.9%6.3 $9.97 6/30/202186,580,000 shares $880.52 million +5.7%6.0%6.4 $10.17 6/15/202181,880,000 shares $862.20 million -1.6%5.7%5.8 $10.53 5/28/202183,190,000 shares $843.55 million +1.9%5.8%5.6 $10.14 5/14/202181,680,000 shares $868.26 million +0.8%N/A5.3 $10.63 4/30/202181,000,000 shares $873.99 million +5.5%N/A5.3 $10.79 4/15/202176,800,000 shares $905.47 million +2.2%N/A5.2 $11.79 3/31/202175,170,000 shares $863.70 million -0.9%N/A5.4 $11.49 3/15/202175,840,000 shares $872.92 million +10.4%N/A5.3 $11.51 2/26/202168,700,000 shares $747.46 million +12.4%N/A5 $10.88 2/12/202161,140,000 shares $733.68 million -2.2%N/A4.2 $12.00 1/29/202162,510,000 shares $722.62 million -9.8%N/A4 $11.56 1/15/202169,270,000 shares $819.46 million -3.4%N/A4.4 $11.83 12/31/202071,730,000 shares $885.15 million +5.7%N/A4.5 $12.34 12/15/202067,840,000 shares $803.90 million +0.8%N/A3.7 $11.85 11/30/202067,310,000 shares $856.86 million -0.6%N/A3.3 $12.73 11/15/202067,700,000 shares $771.78 million -12.4%N/A3.2 $11.40 10/30/202077,250,000 shares $752.42 million -8.5%N/A3.9 $9.74 10/15/202084,430,000 shares $875.54 million -28.0%N/A3.9 $10.37 9/30/2020117,250,000 shares $1.10 billion +41.0%N/A5.2 $9.39 PCG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Pacific Gas & Electric's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Pacific Gas & Electric shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, investors have sold 37,760,000 shares of PCG short. 1.41% of Pacific Gas & Electric's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Pacific Gas & Electric's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Pacific Gas & Electric? 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. PCG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Pacific Gas & Electric's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Pacific Gas & Electric? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Pacific Gas & Electric: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Sculptor Capital LP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, III Capital Management, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Twin Tree Management LP, 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 Pacific Gas & Electric? 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. 1.41% of Pacific Gas & Electric's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Pacific Gas & Electric's short interest increasing or decreasing? Pacific Gas & Electric saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 37,760,000 shares, a decrease of 13.7% from the previous total of 43,760,000 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. How does Pacific Gas & Electric's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.41% of Pacific Gas & Electric's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to Pacific Gas & Electric: Edison International (2.18%), Sempra Energy (1.75%), Dominion Energy Inc. (4.39%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (1.61%), Consolidated Edison Inc (2.32%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (3.75%), DTE Energy Company (2.03%), Ameren Corporation (3.35%), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (4.94%), CMS Energy Corporation (4.24%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Pacific Gas & Electric stock? Short selling PCG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacific Gas & Electric as its price is falling. PCG shares are trading down $0.26 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 Pacific Gas & Electric? A short squeeze for Pacific Gas & Electric occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PCG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Pacific Gas & Electric'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 PCG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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