PPG Industries (PPG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $113.07 +2.34 (+2.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.43 +0.37 (+0.33%) As of 06:05 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PPG Industries Short Interest DataPPG Industries (PPG) has a short interest of 3.93 million shares, representing 1.74% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.09% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.62 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,930,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,420,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.09%Dollar Volume Sold Short$444.03 millionShort Interest Ratio1.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares226,975,000 sharesFloat Size225,850,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.74%Today's Trading Volume2,132,868 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,617,964 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average132% Short Selling PPG Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for PPG Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPG Short Interest Over TimePPG Days to Cover Over TimePPG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads PPG Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20253,930,000 shares $444.03 million -11.1%1.7%1.8 $112.99 2/15/20254,420,000 shares $520.44 million -1.3%2.0%2.2 $117.75 1/31/20254,480,000 shares $517.35 million -13.2%2.0%2.3 $115.48 1/15/20255,160,000 shares $606.97 million -4.6%2.2%2.8 $117.63 12/31/20245,410,000 shares $646.22 million +17.1%2.3%3.1 $119.45 12/15/20244,620,000 shares $573.67 million +48.6%2.0%2.7 $124.17 11/30/20243,110,000 shares $386.79 million -4.9%1.4%2 $124.37 11/15/20243,270,000 shares $400.66 million +46.0%1.4%2.3 $122.53 10/31/20242,240,000 shares $278.90 million +12.0%1.0%1.6 $124.51 10/15/20242,000,000 shares $259.82 million -20.6%0.9%1.4 $129.91 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PPG Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20242,520,000 shares $333.80 million -12.8%1.1%1.7 $132.46 9/15/20242,890,000 shares $366.97 million +1.4%1.2%1.9 $126.98 8/31/20242,850,000 shares $369.73 million -11.5%1.2%2 $129.73 8/15/20243,220,000 shares $393.07 million +25.3%1.4%2.1 $122.07 7/31/20242,570,000 shares $326.34 million +14.7%1.1%1.7 $126.98 7/15/20242,240,000 shares $293.17 million -13.9%1.0%1.5 $130.88 6/30/20242,600,000 shares $327.31 million -12.5%1.1%1.7 $125.89 6/15/20242,970,000 shares $378.14 million +20.2%1.3%1.9 $127.32 5/31/20242,470,000 shares $324.58 million -16.0%1.1%1.5 $131.41 5/15/20242,940,000 shares $396.97 million +16.7%1.3%1.8 $135.03 4/30/20242,520,000 shares $325.08 million -31.7%1.1%1.5 $129.00 4/15/20243,690,000 shares $498.22 million -11.1%1.6%2.1 $135.02 3/31/20244,150,000 shares $601.34 million +5.6%1.8%2.4 $144.90 3/15/20243,930,000 shares $541.79 million +7.7%1.7%2.3 $137.86 2/29/20243,650,000 shares $516.84 million +34.2%1.6%2.1 $141.60 2/15/20242,720,000 shares $387.33 million +11.0%1.2%1.6 $142.40 1/31/20242,450,000 shares $345.55 million +21.9%1.0%1.5 $141.04 1/15/20242,010,000 shares $292.56 million -22.1%0.9%1.2 $145.55 12/31/20232,580,000 shares $385.84 million +23.4%1.1%1.6 $149.55 12/15/20232,090,000 shares $310.74 million +6.6%0.9%1.3 $148.68 11/30/20231,960,000 shares $278.18 million +18.1%0.8%1.3 $141.93 11/15/20231,660,000 shares $221.81 million +4.4%0.7%1.2 $133.62 10/31/20231,590,000 shares $195.20 million -10.7%0.7%1.1 $122.77 10/15/20231,780,000 shares $228.66 million +4.7%0.8%1.2 $128.46 9/30/20231,700,000 shares $220.66 million +6.3%0.7%1.1 $129.80 9/15/20231,600,000 shares $213.98 million -35.2%0.7%1.1 $133.74 8/31/20232,470,000 shares $350.15 million +48.8%1.1%1.6 $141.76 8/15/20231,660,000 shares $230.44 million +18.6%0.7%1 $138.82 7/31/20231,400,000 shares $201.46 million -33.7%0.6%0.9 $143.90 7/15/20232,110,000 shares $315.95 million +62.3%0.9%1.4 $149.74A market crash is coming—here’s when (Ad)The stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same indicator that helped me call the bear market of 2018... the bull market in 2020... the bear market in 2022... the roaring bull markets in 2023 and 2024... and more. 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Short interest is the volume of PPG Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 3,930,000 shares of PPG short. 1.74% of PPG Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PPG Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for PPG Industries? 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. PPG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on PPG Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting PPG Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PPG Industries: GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, 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 PPG Industries? 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. 1.74% of PPG Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is PPG Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? PPG Industries saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 3,930,000 shares, a drop of 11.1% from the previous total of 4,420,000 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 PPG Industries' float size? PPG Industries currently has issued a total of 226,975,000 shares. Some of PPG Industries' 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. PPG Industries currently has a public float of 225,850,000 shares. How does PPG Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.74% of PPG Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PPG Industries: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (0.83%), Dow Inc. (2.86%), Eastman Chemical (2.53%), FMC Co. (5.34%), Huntsman Co. (3.65%), Olin Co. (4.21%), LSB Industries, Inc. (2.73%), RPM International Inc. (1.13%), Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (2.42%), The Sherwin-Williams Company (2.82%), 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 PPG Industries stock? Short selling PPG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PPG Industries as its price is falling. PPG shares are trading up $2.62 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 PPG Industries? A short squeeze for PPG Industries 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 PPG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is PPG Industries' 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 PPG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies DD Short Squeeze DOW Short Squeeze EMN Short Squeeze FMC Short Squeeze HUN Short Squeeze OLN Short Squeeze LXU Short Squeeze RPM Short Squeeze AXTA Short Squeeze SHW Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:PPG) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMost gold “analysts” aren’t really gold analysts… [watch out]People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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