Silgan (SLGN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $52.62 -0.20 (-0.38%) 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 InterestTrends Silgan Short Interest DataSilgan (SLGN) has a short interest of 3.06 million shares, representing 3.63% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 36.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.8, indicating that it would take 4.8 days of the average trading volume of 775,300 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,060,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,250,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+36.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$159.27 millionShort Interest Ratio4.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares106,795,000 sharesFloat Size84,310,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.63%Today's Trading Volume457,182 sharesAverage Trading Volume775,300 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average59% Short Selling Silgan? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Silgan and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSLGN Short Interest Over TimeSLGN Days to Cover Over TimeSLGN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Silgan Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20243,060,000 shares $159.27 million +36.0%3.6%4.8 $52.05 12/15/20242,250,000 shares $123.35 million -5.9%2.7%3.4 $54.82 11/30/20242,390,000 shares $137.50 million +16.0%2.8%4.4 $57.53 11/15/20242,060,000 shares $110.31 million +9.0%2.4%3.8 $53.55 10/31/20241,890,000 shares $97.79 million +18.1%2.3%3.8 $51.74 10/15/20241,600,000 shares $82.40 million -0.6%1.9%3 $51.50 9/30/20241,610,000 shares $84.53 million -8.5%2.0%2.9 $52.50 9/15/20241,760,000 shares $88.93 million +8.6%2.1%3 $50.53 8/31/20241,620,000 shares $84.68 million +5.9%2.0%2.8 $52.27 8/15/20241,530,000 shares $75.93 million -7.3%1.9%2.6 $49.63 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SLGN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Silgan and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20241,650,000 shares $84.86 million +19.6%2.0%2.8 $51.43 7/15/20241,380,000 shares $61.85 million +17.0%1.7%2.4 $44.82 6/30/20241,180,000 shares $49.95 million -8.5%1.4%2 $42.33 6/15/20241,290,000 shares $56.91 million -1.5%1.6%2.2 $44.12 5/31/20241,310,000 shares $61.88 million +2.3%1.6%2.2 $47.24 5/15/20241,280,000 shares $60.30 million -29.3%1.6%2.1 $47.11 4/30/20241,810,000 shares $84.42 million -11.3%2.2%2.9 $46.64 4/15/20242,040,000 shares $96.31 million +15.9%2.5%3.3 $47.21 3/31/20241,760,000 shares $85.47 million -14.2%2.2%3 $48.56 3/15/20242,050,000 shares $91.20 million +3.5%2.5%3.9 $44.49 2/29/20241,980,000 shares $86.90 million -16.5%2.4%3.6 $43.89 2/15/20242,370,000 shares $105.35 million -8.5%2.9%4.6 $44.45 1/31/20242,590,000 shares $119.01 million +14.6%3.2%5.1 $45.95 1/15/20242,260,000 shares $98.15 million +5.6%2.8%4.3 $43.43 12/31/20232,140,000 shares $96.84 million -7.8%2.7%3.9 $45.25 12/15/20232,320,000 shares $102.59 million -13.4%2.9%4.2 $44.22 11/30/20232,680,000 shares $111.81 million +15.5%3.3%4.9 $41.72 11/15/20232,320,000 shares $98.34 million +8.4%2.9%4.2 $42.39 10/31/20232,140,000 shares $85.73 million -1.4%2.6%3.6 $40.06 10/15/20232,170,000 shares $87.43 million No Change2.6%3.3 $40.29 9/30/20232,170,000 shares $93.55 million +1.4%2.6%3.5 $43.11 9/15/20232,140,000 shares $94.16 million -10.5%2.6%3.3 $44.00 8/31/20232,390,000 shares $107.88 million +26.5%2.9%3.7 $45.14 8/15/20231,890,000 shares $84.12 million +25.2%2.3%3 $44.51 7/31/20231,510,000 shares $66.29 million -20.9%1.8%2.6 $43.90 7/15/20231,910,000 shares $90.11 million +9.1%2.3%3.7 $47.18 6/30/20231,750,000 shares $82.06 million +22.4%2.1%3.5 $46.89 6/15/20231,430,000 shares $67.84 million +9.2%1.7%3.2 $47.44 5/31/20231,310,000 shares $58.94 million +20.2%1.6%3 $44.99 5/15/20231,090,000 shares $52.15 million +4.8%1.3%2.8 $47.84Must-See: 5-Second Trump Prediction (Ad)President Trump's prediction is about to become a reality... Opening a rare window of opportunity for you to accelerate your retirement during the first 100 days of his administration.Click here now to get the details because you must act before January 20th. 3/31/2023847,000 shares $45.46 million -9.6%1.0%2.2 $53.67 3/15/2023937,300 shares $47.80 million -19.2%1.1%2.5 $51.00 2/28/20231,160,000 shares $61.94 million -9.4%1.4%2.9 $53.40 2/15/20231,280,000 shares $69.53 million -5.9%1.5%3.2 $54.32 1/31/20231,360,000 shares $73.29 million +13.3%1.6%3.4 $53.89 1/15/20231,200,000 shares $63.28 million -6.3%1.4%3.1 $52.73 12/30/20221,280,000 shares $66.36 million -8.6%1.5%3.5 $51.84 12/15/20221,400,000 shares $73.00 million -21.4%1.7%3.7 $52.14 11/15/20221,720,000 shares $85.02 million -10.9%2.1%4.3 $49.43 10/15/20221,760,000 shares $75.31 million -10.2%2.1%3.5 $42.79 9/30/20221,960,000 shares $0.00 +5.4%2.4%3.9 $0.00 9/15/20221,860,000 shares $87.42 million +6.3%2.2%3.5 $47.00 8/31/20221,750,000 shares $79.71 million -14.6%2.1%3.3 $45.55 8/15/20222,050,000 shares $96.25 million -2.4%2.5%3.6 $46.95 7/31/20222,100,000 shares $93.45 million +19.3%2.5%3.9 $44.50 7/15/20221,760,000 shares $69.22 million +4.1%2.1%3.4 $39.33 6/30/20221,690,000 shares $69.88 million +19.9%2.0%3.3 $41.35 6/15/20221,410,000 shares $58.57 million -5.4%1.7%2.8 $41.54 5/31/20221,490,000 shares $65.28 million -9.7%1.8%2.8 $43.81 5/15/20221,650,000 shares $71.78 million -5.2%2.0%2.9 $43.50 4/30/20221,740,000 shares $77.20 million -1.7%2.1%3.2 $44.37 4/15/20221,770,000 shares $80.43 million -10.2%2.1%3.3 $45.44 3/31/20221,970,000 shares $91.07 million +20.1%2.4%3.8 $46.23 3/15/20221,640,000 shares $73.03 million -6.8%2.0%3.4 $44.53 2/28/20221,760,000 shares $73.71 million -9.3%2.1%4.3 $41.88 2/15/20221,940,000 shares $82.86 million +5.4%2.3%5.2 $42.71 1/31/20221,840,000 shares $82.40 million +10.8%2.2%5.8 $44.78 1/15/20221,660,000 shares $71.35 million -2.9%2.0%5.1 $42.98 12/31/20211,710,000 shares $73.26 million -1.7%2.0%5.4 $42.84 12/15/20211,740,000 shares $73.67 million -1.7%2.1%4.9 $42.34 11/30/20211,770,000 shares $73.40 million +4.1%2.1%4.9 $41.47 11/15/20211,700,000 shares $72.62 million +2.4%2.0%4.7 $42.72 10/29/20211,660,000 shares $66.73 million -4.6%2.0%4.6 $40.20 10/15/20211,740,000 shares $70.66 million -14.3%2.1%5.1 $40.61 9/30/20212,030,000 shares $77.87 million -2.9%2.4%5.7 $38.36 9/15/20212,090,000 shares $85.54 million -12.9%2.5%6.3 $40.93 8/31/20212,400,000 shares $101.83 million +20.0%2.9%6.8 $42.43 8/13/20212,000,000 shares $83.54 million -4.3%2.4%5.6 $41.77 7/30/20212,090,000 shares $84.69 million -0.5%2.5%5.8 $40.52 7/15/20212,100,000 shares $85.72 million -24.5%2.5%5.7 $40.82 6/30/20212,780,000 shares $115.37 million +37.6%3.3%7.7 $41.50 6/15/20212,020,000 shares $85.35 million +0.5%2.4%5.6 $42.25 5/28/20212,010,000 shares $84.68 million -2.0%2.4%6.2 $42.13 5/14/20212,050,000 shares $89.30 million +19.2%2.5%5.8 $43.56 4/30/20211,720,000 shares $72.78 million +0.6%2.1%4.7 $42.32 4/15/20211,710,000 shares $72.25 million -2.8%2.1%4.3 $42.25 3/31/20211,760,000 shares $75.19 million -12.4%2.1%4.2 $42.72 3/15/20212,010,000 shares $84.44 million +5.2%2.4%4.7 $42.01 2/26/20211,910,000 shares $72.90 million -5.0%2.3%4.5 $38.17 2/12/20212,010,000 shares $76.80 million +6.4%2.4%4.7 $38.21Must-See: 5-Second Trump Prediction (Ad)President Trump's prediction is about to become a reality... Opening a rare window of opportunity for you to accelerate your retirement during the first 100 days of his administration.Click here now to get the details because you must act before January 20th. 1/29/20211,890,000 shares $67.95 million +23.5%2.4%4.2 $35.95 1/15/20211,530,000 shares $55.51 million -11.6%2.0%3.4 $36.28 12/31/20201,730,000 shares $64.10 million +14.6%2.2%3.6 $37.05 12/15/20201,510,000 shares $53.45 million +5.6%1.9%3.1 $35.40 11/30/20201,430,000 shares $48.81 million -20.6%1.8%2.9 $34.13 11/15/20201,800,000 shares $63.42 million -15.9%2.3%3.4 $35.24 10/30/20202,140,000 shares $74.79 million +2.4%2.7%4.3 $34.95 10/15/20202,090,000 shares $82.16 million -5.0%2.6%4 $39.31 9/30/20202,200,000 shares $80.89 million -2.7%2.8%0 $36.77 9/15/20202,260,000 shares $83.26 million -4.6%2.9%4 $36.84 8/31/20202,370,000 shares $90.20 million -6.7%3.0%4.2 $38.06 8/14/20202,540,000 shares $96.09 million +12.9%3.2%4.2 $37.83 7/31/20202,250,000 shares $86.06 million -2.2%2.9%3.4 $38.25 7/15/20202,300,000 shares $76.80 million -25.6%2.9%3.4 $33.39 6/30/20203,090,000 shares $100.09 million +14.4%4.0%4.5 $32.39 6/15/20202,700,000 shares $85.02 million +11.1%3.5%3.7 $31.49 5/29/20202,430,000 shares $81.26 million +5.2%3.1%3.1 $33.44 5/15/20202,310,000 shares $75.84 million -6.5%3.0%3 $32.83 4/30/20202,470,000 shares $85.22 million +24.8%3.2%3.4 $34.50 4/15/20201,980,000 shares $63.87 million -3.4%2.5%2.9 $32.26 3/31/20202,050,000 shares $69.99 million -10.3%2.6%3.3 $34.14 3/13/20202,286,400 shares $72.11 million -9.6%2.9%4.3 $31.54 2/28/20202,530,000 shares $64.06 million +9.5%3.2%5.3 $25.32 2/14/20202,310,000 shares $67.89 million -2.5%3.0%5.1 $29.39 1/31/20202,370,000 shares $73.73 million -5.2%3.1%5.5 $31.11 SLGN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Silgan's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Silgan shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 3,060,000 shares of SLGN short. 3.63% of Silgan's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Silgan's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Silgan? 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. SLGN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Silgan's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Silgan? 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. 3.63% of Silgan's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Silgan's short interest increasing or decreasing? Silgan saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,060,000 shares, an increase of 36.0% from the previous total of 2,250,000 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 Silgan's float size? Silgan currently has issued a total of 106,795,000 shares. Some of Silgan'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. Silgan currently has a public float of 84,310,000 shares. How does Silgan's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.63% of Silgan's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to Silgan: AptarGroup, Inc. (0.95%), Crown Holdings, Inc. (2.66%), Berry Global Group, Inc. (3.15%), Greif, Inc. (2.17%), O-I Glass, Inc. (4.14%), Myers Industries, Inc. (3.09%), Ball Co. (2.30%), Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. (3.76%), Packaging Co. of America (1.75%), Zebra Technologies Co. (1.21%), 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 Silgan stock? Short selling SLGN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Silgan as its price is falling. SLGN shares are trading down $0.20 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 Silgan? A short squeeze for Silgan 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 SLGN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Silgan'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 SLGN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies AptarGroup Short Squeeze Crown Short Squeeze Berry Global Group Short Squeeze Greif Short Squeeze O-I Glass Short Squeeze Myers Industries Short Squeeze Ball Short Squeeze Ardagh Metal Packaging Short Squeeze Packaging Co. of America Short Squeeze Zebra Technologies 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:SLGN) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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