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SJW Group (SJW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$53.42 +1.79 (+3.47%)
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SJW Group Short Interest Data

SJW Group (SJW) has a short interest of 523,300 shares, representing 1.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.24% increase 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 226,076 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
523,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
450,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+16.24%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$28.31 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
34,147,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.61%
Today's Trading Volume
645,894 shares
Average Trading Volume
226,076 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
286%
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SJW Group Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/2025523,300 shares $28.31 million +16.2%1.6%1.8 $54.09
2/28/2025450,200 shares $23.71 million +30.9%1.4%1.6 $52.67
2/15/2025343,900 shares $18.01 million -44.8%1.1%1.2 $52.36
1/31/2025623,300 shares $31.31 million -11.5%N/A2.4 $50.23
1/15/2025704,500 shares $32.79 million +22.5%N/A2.8 $46.55
12/31/2024575,200 shares $28.31 million +24.2%N/A2.4 $49.22
12/15/2024463,100 shares $25.16 million -14.8%N/A2.1 $54.33
11/30/2024543,300 shares $30.27 million -28.2%N/A2.7 $55.72
11/15/2024756,700 shares $41.47 million -14.7%N/A3.9 $54.80
10/31/2024887,500 shares $49.42 million +15.6%N/A4.7 $55.69
10/15/2024767,500 shares $45.47 million +14.2%N/A4 $59.24
9/30/2024672,200 shares $39.04 million -2.6%N/A3.8 $58.08
9/15/2024690,100 shares $41.16 million -2.3%N/A3.7 $59.64
8/31/2024706,000 shares $41.65 million +11.4%N/A3.6 $58.99
8/15/2024633,800 shares $37.41 million +22.2%N/A3.2 $59.03
7/31/2024518,500 shares $31.43 million -7.3%N/A2.6 $60.62
7/15/2024559,400 shares $32.09 million +25.5%N/A2.9 $57.36
6/30/2024445,800 shares $24.17 million -17.3%N/A2.4 $54.22
6/15/2024538,800 shares $28.01 million +4.4%N/A2.9 $51.99
5/31/2024516,200 shares $28.25 million -4.6%N/A2.8 $54.72
5/15/2024541,300 shares $31.86 million -5.1%N/A2.8 $58.86
4/30/2024570,600 shares $30.98 million -15.7%N/A3 $54.29
4/15/2024676,600 shares $35.71 million -4.2%N/A3.7 $52.78
3/31/2024706,200 shares $39.96 million +18.6%N/A3.9 $56.59
3/15/2024595,600 shares $33.98 million +4.8%N/A3.5 $57.06
2/29/2024568,400 shares $31.28 million +8.4%N/A3.3 $55.03
2/15/2024524,400 shares $31.72 million +34.6%N/A3.3 $60.48
1/31/2024389,700 shares $23.18 million -16.1%N/A2.6 $59.48
1/15/2024464,300 shares $29.63 million -3.7%2.0%3.3 $63.82
12/31/2023481,900 shares $31.49 million -17.1%N/A3.6 $65.35
12/15/2023581,500 shares $38.91 million +7.4%N/A4.2 $66.91
11/30/2023541,300 shares $35.53 million -1.2%N/A4.2 $65.64
11/15/2023547,600 shares $35.62 million +3.5%N/A4.2 $65.04
10/31/2023529,100 shares $33.06 million -13.5%N/A4 $62.48
10/15/2023611,500 shares $36.14 million -4.2%N/A3.4 $59.10
9/30/2023638,100 shares $38.36 million +1.7%N/A3.3 $60.11
9/15/2023627,400 shares $40.70 million -6.9%N/A3 $64.87
8/31/2023674,200 shares $44.30 million -4.0%N/A3 $65.71
8/15/2023702,400 shares $47.76 million -33.7%N/A3 $68.00
7/31/20231,060,000 shares $74.69 million +20.7%N/A4.5 $70.46
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7/15/2023878,000 shares $61.45 million +3.0%3.1%4.4 $69.99
6/30/2023852,800 shares $59.79 million -9.5%3.0%4.4 $70.11
6/15/2023942,500 shares $68.42 million -1.2%3.3%4.8 $72.59
5/31/2023953,500 shares $72.97 million -0.8%3.3%4.6 $76.53
5/15/2023961,200 shares $73.67 million -8.5%3.4%4.3 $76.64
4/30/20231,050,000 shares $79.72 million -9.5%3.7%4.5 $75.92
4/15/20231,160,000 shares $91.73 million -10.1%4.2%3.6 $79.08
3/31/20231,290,000 shares $98.21 million -8.5%4.6%3.8 $76.13
3/15/20231,410,000 shares $107.67 million -19.9%5.3%3.7 $76.36
2/28/20231,760,000 shares $134.53 million +18.1%7.2%3.6 $76.44
2/15/20231,490,000 shares $113.79 million +25.2%6.2%3.2 $76.37
1/31/20231,190,000 shares $92.12 million -7.8%4.5%2.6 $77.41
1/15/20231,290,000 shares $103.43 million -16.8%4.8%3.5 $80.18
12/30/20221,550,000 shares $125.84 million +311.3%5.8%4.4 $81.19
12/15/2022376,900 shares $29.24 million +23.1%1.4%1.2 $77.57
11/30/2022306,100 shares $22.86 million -9.7%1.1%1.7 $74.69
11/15/2022338,800 shares $24.49 million -27.5%1.3%2.5 $72.29
10/31/2022467,300 shares $33.03 million -4.8%1.8%3.5 $70.68
10/15/2022490,600 shares $30.52 million +21.1%1.8%3.9 $62.20
9/30/2022405,000 shares $23.33 million -10.1%1.5%3.6 $57.60
9/15/2022450,600 shares $29.54 million +18.4%1.7%4.3 $65.55
8/31/2022380,600 shares $24.47 million -2.2%1.4%4 $64.30
8/15/2022389,200 shares $26.48 million -10.9%1.5%3.6 $68.03
7/31/2022436,900 shares $28.69 million -1.8%1.6%3.7 $65.66
7/15/2022444,900 shares $28.26 million +28.1%1.9%3.6 $63.52
6/30/2022347,300 shares $21.67 million -21.6%1.5%2.7 $62.41
6/15/2022443,100 shares $25.36 million +6.9%1.9%3.5 $57.24
5/31/2022414,500 shares $25.64 million +22.9%1.6%3.2 $61.85
5/15/2022337,300 shares $20.45 million +15.0%1.3%2.8 $60.64
4/30/2022293,300 shares $17.30 million +16.4%1.1%2.5 $59.00
4/15/2022251,900 shares $16.08 million -6.5%0.9%2.2 $63.83
3/31/2022269,400 shares $18.74 million -20.0%1.0%2.5 $69.58
3/15/2022336,600 shares $22.59 million +22.2%1.2%3.1 $67.10
2/28/2022275,500 shares $17.97 million -33.0%1.0%2.5 $65.22
2/15/2022411,000 shares $26.41 million +56.9%1.5%3.7 $64.25
1/31/2022261,900 shares $18.03 million +33.9%1.0%2.4 $68.86
1/15/2022195,600 shares $13.34 million -23.9%0.7%1.8 $68.18
12/31/2021257,000 shares $18.81 million -16.2%0.9%2.4 $73.20
12/15/2021306,700 shares $21.59 million +21.6%1.1%2.9 $70.39
11/30/2021252,300 shares $16.99 million -6.8%0.9%2.7 $67.35
11/15/2021270,700 shares $19.14 million -9.0%1.0%3.1 $70.72
10/29/2021297,600 shares $19.62 million -2.0%1.1%3.7 $65.92
10/15/2021303,600 shares $20.62 million -7.1%1.1%4.2 $67.92
9/30/2021326,700 shares $21.58 million +2.7%1.2%4.6 $66.06
9/15/2021318,100 shares $21.13 million +7.9%1.2%3.9 $66.42
8/31/2021294,700 shares $20.43 million +7.8%1.1%3.7 $69.33
8/13/2021273,300 shares $18.77 million -5.6%1.0%3.5 $68.67
7/30/2021289,400 shares $19.95 million -1.2%1.1%3.6 $68.93
7/15/2021292,900 shares $19.43 million +5.3%1.1%3.5 $66.34
6/30/2021278,300 shares $17.62 million -9.6%1.0%3.3 $63.30
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6/15/2021307,700 shares $20.41 million -2.3%1.1%3.8 $66.33
5/28/2021315,000 shares $20.30 million +7.6%1.2%3.2 $64.45
5/14/2021292,800 shares $18.40 million +6.4%1.1%2.6 $62.85
4/30/2021275,300 shares $17.86 million -8.6%1.0%2.4 $64.88
4/15/2021301,100 shares $20.12 million -21.7%1.2%2.7 $66.81
3/31/2021384,600 shares $24.04 million +20.0%1.5%3.4 $62.50
3/15/2021320,600 shares $19.16 million -11.4%1.2%2.9 $59.77
2/26/2021361,700 shares $22.91 million +9.9%1.4%4.1 $63.35
2/12/2021329,000 shares $23.13 million +0.2%1.3%4.4 $70.30
1/29/2021328,300 shares $21.62 million +4.0%1.3%4.3 $65.86
1/15/2021315,700 shares $21.33 million -6.0%1.2%4.3 $67.56
12/31/2020335,800 shares $23.10 million +31.9%1.3%4.7 $68.78
12/15/2020254,600 shares $17.31 million -2.2%1.0%3.4 $67.99
11/30/2020260,200 shares $17.41 million +8.5%1.0%3.3 $66.90
11/15/2020239,800 shares $15.87 million -17.5%0.9%2.9 $66.17
10/30/2020290,500 shares $17.90 million -6.3%1.1%3.3 $61.63
10/15/2020310,100 shares $21.70 million -15.6%1.2%3.5 $69.98
9/30/2020367,500 shares $25.72 million +7.1%1.4%4 $69.98
9/15/2020343,200 shares $24.02 million +0.9%1.3%3.4 $69.98
8/31/2020340,000 shares $23.79 million -32.4%1.3%3.2 $69.98
8/14/2020502,800 shares $35.19 million -0.3%1.9%4.5 $69.98
7/31/2020504,500 shares $35.30 million -5.0%1.9%4 $69.98
7/15/2020531,000 shares $37.16 million +2.6%2.0%3.8 $69.98
6/30/2020517,400 shares $36.21 million +33.4%2.0%3.5 $69.98
6/15/2020387,800 shares $24.35 million +30.3%1.5%2.7 $62.78
5/29/2020297,700 shares $20.83 million -14.1%1.1%1.9 $69.98
5/15/2020346,400 shares $18.52 million +36.7%1.3%2.1 $53.45
4/30/2020253,400 shares $15.83 million -4.0%1.0%1.7 $62.46
4/15/2020264,000 shares $16.99 million -8.9%1.0%1.9 $64.37

SJW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is SJW Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of SJW Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 523,300 shares of SJW short. 1.61% of SJW Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SJW Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for SJW Group?

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. SJW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on SJW Group's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting SJW Group?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SJW Group: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for SJW Group?

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. 1.61% of SJW Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is SJW Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

SJW Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 523,300 shares, an increase of 16.2% from the previous total of 450,200 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 SJW Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.61% of SJW Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SJW Group: California Water Service Group (1.28%), American States Water (1.84%), Middlesex Water (2.41%), The York Water Company (1.03%), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (3.92%), Artesian Resources Co. (0.69%), Cadiz Inc. (9.19%), American Water Works Company, Inc. (2.36%), Global Water Resources, Inc. (0.58%), Pure Cycle Co. (0.86%),

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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short SJW Group stock?

Short selling SJW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SJW Group as its price is falling. SJW shares are trading up $1.79 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 SJW Group?

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

How often is SJW Group'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 SJW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:SJW) was last updated on 4/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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