Prudential Financial (PRU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $118.98 +0.58 (+0.49%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Prudential Financial Short Interest DataPrudential Financial (PRU) has a short interest of 5.98 million shares, representing 1.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.83% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.09 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,980,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,030,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.83%Dollar Volume Sold Short$708.81 millionShort Interest Ratio4.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares356,000,000 sharesFloat Size355,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.68%Today's Trading Volume1,525,734 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,094,363 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average139% Short Selling Prudential Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPRU Short Interest Over TimePRU Days to Cover Over TimePRU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Prudential Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20245,980,000 shares $708.81 million -0.8%1.7%4.2 $118.53 12/15/20246,030,000 shares $726.49 million +6.0%1.7%4.1 $120.48 11/30/20245,690,000 shares $736.34 million -4.1%1.6%3.9 $129.41 11/15/20245,930,000 shares $755.54 million +5.0%1.7%4 $127.41 10/31/20245,650,000 shares $691.90 million -3.1%1.6%3.8 $122.46 10/15/20245,830,000 shares $733.71 million +5.4%1.6%3.8 $125.85 9/30/20245,530,000 shares $669.68 million -2.3%1.6%3.5 $121.10 9/15/20245,660,000 shares $658.03 million +6.2%1.6%3.7 $116.26 8/31/20245,330,000 shares $645.78 million +14.9%1.5%3.4 $121.16 8/15/20244,640,000 shares $526.92 million -2.7%1.3%3.1 $113.56 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PRU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Prudential Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20244,770,000 shares $597.78 million -5.0%1.3%3.2 $125.32 7/15/20245,020,000 shares $630.21 million +4.6%1.4%3.7 $125.54 6/30/20244,800,000 shares $562.51 million +2.8%1.3%3.5 $117.19 6/15/20244,670,000 shares $528.22 million +0.2%1.3%3.4 $113.11 5/31/20244,660,000 shares $560.83 million +3.6%1.3%3.3 $120.35 5/15/20244,500,000 shares $538.25 million +0.2%1.3%3.1 $119.61 4/30/20244,490,000 shares $496.23 million -4.9%1.3%2.9 $110.52 4/15/20244,720,000 shares $511.46 million -3.5%1.3%3 $108.36 3/31/20244,890,000 shares $574.09 million -23.8%1.4%3.2 $117.40 3/15/20246,420,000 shares $724.43 million +12.4%1.8%4.2 $112.84 2/29/20245,710,000 shares $622.33 million -1.0%1.6%3.4 $108.99 2/15/20245,770,000 shares $630.72 million -5.7%1.6%3.4 $109.31 1/31/20246,120,000 shares $642.17 million -2.7%1.7%3.7 $104.93 1/15/20246,290,000 shares $649.32 million -1.9%1.8%3.9 $103.23 12/31/20236,410,000 shares $664.78 million +20.0%1.8%4 $103.71 12/15/20235,340,000 shares $554.61 million +14.6%1.5%3.3 $103.86 11/30/20234,660,000 shares $455.65 million +2.2%1.3%3.1 $97.78 11/15/20234,560,000 shares $431.47 million -3.0%1.3%3.2 $94.62 10/31/20234,700,000 shares $429.77 million +4.7%1.3%3.2 $91.44 10/15/20234,490,000 shares $421.48 million +1.6%1.2%3.2 $93.87 9/30/20234,420,000 shares $419.41 million -7.5%1.2%3 $94.89 9/15/20234,780,000 shares $471.74 million +7.2%1.3%3.2 $98.69 8/31/20234,460,000 shares $422.23 million -10.4%1.2%2.7 $94.67 8/15/20234,980,000 shares $464.53 million -7.3%1.4%2.8 $93.28 7/31/20235,370,000 shares $518.15 million -14.8%1.5%2.8 $96.49 7/15/20236,300,000 shares $576.77 million -7.6%1.7%3 $91.55 6/30/20236,820,000 shares $601.66 million +1.3%1.9%3.2 $88.22 6/15/20236,730,000 shares $584.03 million +6.5%1.9%2.9 $86.78 5/31/20236,320,000 shares $497.32 million -3.7%1.7%2.3 $78.69 5/15/20236,560,000 shares $520.86 million -7.7%1.8%2.5 $79.40Wall St turns to THIS catalyst after Trump’s inauguration (Ad)Wall Street is already looking past Trump… To a new catalyst on the near horizon that could be even bigger than his inauguration. As soon as January 29th…So please watch this video now before the hammer falls and it’s too late. 4/30/20237,110,000 shares $618.57 million -12.7%2.0%2.7 $87.00 4/15/20238,140,000 shares $696.62 million -1.0%2.2%3.4 $85.58 3/31/20238,220,000 shares $680.12 million +3.1%2.3%3.5 $82.74 3/15/20237,970,000 shares $638.88 million +9.5%2.2%3.6 $80.16 2/28/20237,280,000 shares $728 million -2.3%2.0%4.5 $100.00 2/15/20237,450,000 shares $774.50 million -1.8%2.0%4.7 $103.96 1/31/20237,590,000 shares $796.49 million -6.2%2.1%4.6 $104.94 1/15/20238,090,000 shares $817.09 million -0.6%2.2%4.7 $101.00 12/30/20228,140,000 shares $809.60 million +7.4%2.2%4.6 $99.46 12/15/20227,580,000 shares $756.11 million +6.9%2.1%4.1 $99.75 11/30/20227,090,000 shares $765.93 million -10.1%1.9%3.7 $108.03 11/15/20227,890,000 shares $851.41 million +12.1%2.2%4.2 $107.91 10/31/20227,040,000 shares $740.54 million -17.7%1.9%3.8 $105.19 10/15/20228,550,000 shares $809.43 million -21.9%2.3%4.8 $94.67 9/30/202210,940,000 shares $938.43 million +28.7%2.9%6.3 $85.78 9/15/20228,500,000 shares $786.59 million +4.7%2.3%5 $92.54 8/31/20228,120,000 shares $777.49 million -8.3%2.2%4.9 $95.75 8/15/20228,850,000 shares $927.66 million -4.9%2.4%5.1 $104.82 7/31/20229,310,000 shares $930.91 million +4.1%2.5%4.8 $99.99 7/15/20228,940,000 shares $825.43 million +8.4%2.4%4.6 $92.33 6/30/20228,250,000 shares $789.36 million +0.7%2.2%4.3 $95.68 6/15/20228,190,000 shares $776.82 million -5.7%2.2%4.3 $94.85 5/31/20228,680,000 shares $922.25 million +7.3%2.3%4.5 $106.25 5/15/20228,090,000 shares $818.63 million -2.8%2.2%4 $101.19 4/30/20228,320,000 shares $902.80 million +3.7%2.2%4 $108.51 4/15/20228,020,000 shares $940.26 million -1.5%2.1%3.9 $117.24 3/31/20228,140,000 shares $961.90 million -0.5%2.2%3.9 $118.17 3/15/20228,180,000 shares $898.08 million +5.1%2.2%3.9 $109.79 2/28/20227,780,000 shares $868.71 million -10.7%2.1%3.8 $111.66 2/15/20228,710,000 shares $1.03 billion +3.0%2.3%4.3 $118.00 1/31/20228,460,000 shares $943.88 million +12.7%2.2%4.5 $111.57 1/15/20227,510,000 shares $881.67 million +13.1%2.0%4.2 $117.40 12/31/20216,640,000 shares $718.71 million -7.5%1.8%3.9 $108.24 12/15/20217,180,000 shares $767.76 million +9.1%1.9%4.2 $106.93 11/30/20216,580,000 shares $672.87 million -3.0%1.7%3.8 $102.26 11/15/20216,780,000 shares $751.56 million -0.4%1.8%4.1 $110.85 10/29/20216,810,000 shares $749.44 million -0.6%1.8%4 $110.05 10/15/20216,850,000 shares $757.54 million +7.4%1.8%4 $110.59 9/30/20216,380,000 shares $671.18 million -3.2%1.7%3.6 $105.20 9/15/20216,590,000 shares $687.47 million -3.2%1.7%3.7 $104.32 8/31/20216,810,000 shares $721.04 million -2.6%1.8%3.9 $105.88 8/13/20216,990,000 shares $754.99 million +6.6%1.8%3.9 $108.01 7/30/20216,560,000 shares $657.84 million +5.8%1.7%3.5 $100.28 7/15/20216,200,000 shares $621.86 million +0.7%1.6%3.3 $100.30 6/30/20216,160,000 shares $631.22 million +4.9%1.6%3.1 $102.47 6/15/20215,870,000 shares $615.70 million +5.4%1.5%2.9 $104.89 5/28/20215,570,000 shares $595.82 million -10.2%1.4%2.6 $106.97 5/14/20216,200,000 shares $655.96 million +10.3%1.6%2.7 $105.80 4/30/20215,620,000 shares $568.74 million +13.8%1.4%2.3 $101.20 4/15/20214,940,000 shares $480.86 million +8.6%1.3%2 $97.34Wall St turns to THIS catalyst after Trump’s inauguration (Ad)Wall Street is already looking past Trump… To a new catalyst on the near horizon that could be even bigger than his inauguration. As soon as January 29th…So please watch this video now before the hammer falls and it’s too late. 3/31/20214,550,000 shares $418.96 million -21.1%1.2%1.9 $92.08 3/15/20215,770,000 shares $541.63 million +3.6%1.5%2.4 $93.87 2/26/20215,570,000 shares $489.66 million +13.4%1.4%2.5 $87.91 2/12/20214,910,000 shares $399.33 million +13.9%1.2%2.3 $81.33 1/29/20214,310,000 shares $349.93 million -12.4%1.1%2 $81.19 1/15/20214,920,000 shares $412.84 million +12.3%1.3%2.3 $83.91 12/31/20204,380,000 shares $339.23 million -19.3%1.1%2.1 $77.45 12/15/20205,430,000 shares $415.99 million +3.4%1.4%2.4 $76.61 11/30/20205,250,000 shares $409.97 million -0.2%1.3%2.3 $78.09 11/15/20205,260,000 shares $384.66 million -2.1%1.3%2.3 $73.13 10/30/20205,370,000 shares $338.52 million -13.8%1.4%2.4 $63.04 10/15/20206,230,000 shares $413.24 million -1.0%1.6%2.8 $66.33 9/30/20206,290,000 shares $399.54 million -13.7%1.6%2.7 $63.52 9/15/20207,290,000 shares $498.34 million -6.4%1.9%2.9 $68.36 8/31/20207,790,000 shares $527.93 million +0.1%2.0%2.9 $67.77 8/14/20207,780,000 shares $549.19 million -16.6%2.0%2.5 $70.59 7/31/20209,330,000 shares $591.24 million -9.8%2.4%2.9 $63.37 7/15/202010,340,000 shares $640.15 million -8.8%2.6%3.2 $61.91 6/30/202011,340,000 shares $690.61 million +15.8%2.9%3.3 $60.90 6/15/20209,790,000 shares $631.85 million -1.1%2.5%2.6 $64.54 5/29/20209,900,000 shares $603.50 million -1.0%2.5%2.3 $60.96 5/15/202010,000,000 shares $529.30 million +1.6%2.5%2.4 $52.93 4/30/20209,840,000 shares $613.72 million +14.7%2.5%2.5 $62.37 4/15/20208,580,000 shares $467.78 million +17.1%2.2%2.2 $54.52 3/31/20207,330,000 shares $408.87 million +2.2%1.9%2 $55.78 3/13/20207,175,400 shares $421.20 million +48.3%1.8%3.1 $58.70 2/28/20204,840,000 shares $189.82 million +3.4%1.2%2.1 $39.22 2/14/20204,680,000 shares $294.23 million -1.9%1.2%2.5 $62.87 1/31/20204,770,000 shares $390.76 million -3.1%1.2%2.4 $81.92 PRU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Prudential Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Prudential Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 5,980,000 shares of PRU short. 1.68% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prudential Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Prudential Financial? 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. PRU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Prudential Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Prudential Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prudential Financial: SG Americas Securities LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Paloma Partners Management Co, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Prospector Partners LLC, Citigroup Inc., LMR Partners LLP, and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Prudential Financial? 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. 1.68% of Prudential Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Prudential Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Prudential Financial saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,980,000 shares, a drop of 0.8% from the previous total of 6,030,000 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 Prudential Financial's float size? Prudential Financial currently has issued a total of 356,000,000 shares. Some of Prudential Financial'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. Prudential Financial currently has a public float of 355,390,000 shares. How does Prudential Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.68% of Prudential Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Prudential Financial: Aflac Incorporated (1.45%), MetLife, Inc. (1.09%), Unum Group (1.43%), Primerica, Inc. (1.01%), Lincoln National Co. (2.35%), CNO Financial Group, Inc. (2.02%), Citizens, Inc. (9.43%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.54%), Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.27%), Prudential plc (0.02%), 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 Prudential Financial stock? Short selling PRU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prudential Financial as its price is falling. PRU shares are trading up $0.58 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 Prudential Financial? A short squeeze for Prudential Financial 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 PRU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Prudential Financial'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 PRU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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