SM Energy (SM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.96 +0.29 (+1.34%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SM Energy Short Interest DataSM Energy (SM) has a short interest of 10.36 million shares, representing 9.22% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.83% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, indicating that it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.86 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest10,360,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,750,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.83%Dollar Volume Sold Short$310.13 millionShort Interest Ratio4.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares114,462,000 sharesFloat Size112,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.22%Today's Trading Volume2,707,481 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,862,811 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average145% Short Selling SM Energy? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for SM Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSM Short Interest Over TimeSM Days to Cover Over TimeSM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads SM Energy Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/202510,360,000 shares $310.13 million -11.8%9.2%4.4 $29.94 3/15/202511,750,000 shares $351.85 million +15.8%10.5%5.7 $29.95 2/28/202510,150,000 shares $332.26 million +7.6%9.0%5.7 $32.74 2/15/20259,430,000 shares $363.16 million -7.8%8.4%6 $38.51 1/31/202510,230,000 shares $388.19 million -6.6%9.1%7.9 $37.95 1/15/202510,950,000 shares $490.01 million +11.6%9.7%8.2 $44.75 12/31/20249,810,000 shares $380.24 million -8.0%8.7%7.3 $38.76 12/15/202410,660,000 shares $430.98 million +9.5%9.5%7.5 $40.43 11/30/20249,740,000 shares $440.15 million -5.8%8.7%6.3 $45.19 11/15/202410,340,000 shares $448.14 million +2.9%9.2%6.5 $43.34 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for SM Energy and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/202410,050,000 shares $422.50 million -8.6%8.9%6.1 $42.04 10/15/202410,990,000 shares $466.36 million -3.4%9.8%6.1 $42.44 9/30/202411,380,000 shares $454.74 million +6.5%10.1%6.2 $39.96 9/15/202410,690,000 shares $418.62 million -1.6%9.5%5.4 $39.16 8/31/202410,860,000 shares $495.54 million +2.4%9.7%5.3 $45.63 8/15/202410,610,000 shares $495.86 million +0.8%9.4%5.3 $46.74 7/31/202410,530,000 shares $486.49 million -7.1%9.3%5.3 $46.20 7/15/202411,340,000 shares $523.34 million +0.4%10.0%6.1 $46.15 6/30/202411,290,000 shares $488.07 million -13.6%10.0%6.1 $43.23 6/15/202413,060,000 shares $598.41 million -0.7%11.5%8.1 $45.82 5/31/202413,150,000 shares $663.75 million +6.3%11.6%8.1 $50.48 5/15/202412,370,000 shares $603.66 million +3.4%10.9%7.2 $48.80 4/30/202411,960,000 shares $580.06 million +4.7%10.6%7 $48.50 4/15/202411,420,000 shares $575.80 million +9.1%10.1%7 $50.42 3/31/202410,470,000 shares $521.93 million +12.8%9.2%6.5 $49.85 3/15/20249,280,000 shares $434.03 million +11.8%8.2%6.1 $46.77 2/29/20248,300,000 shares $363.29 million +0.2%7.3%5.9 $43.77 2/15/20248,280,000 shares $324.41 million +4.8%7.3%6.3 $39.18 1/31/20247,900,000 shares $292.93 million +3.8%6.9%6.1 $37.08 1/15/20247,610,000 shares $284.16 million +2.0%6.7%5.3 $37.34 12/31/20237,460,000 shares $288.85 million -0.5%6.5%5.1 $38.72 12/15/20237,500,000 shares $284.10 million +11.0%6.6%5 $37.88 11/30/20236,760,000 shares $253.30 million +7.8%5.9%4.2 $37.47 11/15/20236,270,000 shares $237.63 million +4.5%5.5%3.9 $37.90 10/31/20236,000,000 shares $241.92 million +7.3%5.2%3.6 $40.32 10/15/20235,590,000 shares $234.67 million -7.0%4.8%3.5 $41.98 9/30/20236,010,000 shares $238.30 million -21.0%5.2%3.9 $39.65 9/15/20237,610,000 shares $301.36 million +4.4%6.5%4.8 $39.60 8/31/20237,290,000 shares $308.44 million +3.4%6.3%4.4 $42.31 8/15/20237,050,000 shares $275.02 million +10.7%6.1%4.2 $39.01Tariffs. 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And once you have it…the fear loses its grip. 7/31/20236,370,000 shares $231.10 million -3.9%5.5%3.7 $36.28 7/15/20236,630,000 shares $215.01 million -3.5%N/A3.6 $32.43 6/30/20236,870,000 shares $217.37 million +16.8%N/A3.8 $31.64 6/15/20235,880,000 shares $168.81 million -12.6%N/A3.2 $28.71 5/31/20236,730,000 shares $176.93 million +5.2%N/A3.6 $26.29 5/15/20236,400,000 shares $169.86 million +16.6%N/A3.2 $26.54 4/30/20235,490,000 shares $154.16 million +20.1%N/A2.7 $28.08 4/15/20234,570,000 shares $141.40 million -11.8%N/A2.5 $30.94 3/31/20235,180,000 shares $145.87 million +9.1%N/A2.8 $28.16 3/15/20234,750,000 shares $121.84 million +4.6%N/A2.5 $25.65 2/28/20234,540,000 shares $133.98 million -25.7%N/A2.6 $29.51 2/15/20236,110,000 shares $199.49 million +48.7%N/A3.6 $32.65 1/31/20234,110,000 shares $135.10 million -14.0%N/A2.7 $32.87 1/15/20234,780,000 shares $158.07 million -16.9%N/A2.9 $33.07 12/30/20225,750,000 shares $200.27 million +13.0%N/A3.3 $34.83 12/15/20225,090,000 shares $180.70 million +35.0%N/A2.9 $35.50 11/30/20223,770,000 shares $162.52 million -20.8%N/A2.2 $43.11 11/15/20224,760,000 shares $226.67 million -1.9%N/A2.9 $47.62 10/31/20224,850,000 shares $218.15 million +0.2%N/A2.9 $44.98 10/15/20224,840,000 shares $210.49 million -23.3%N/A2.9 $43.49 9/30/20226,310,000 shares $237.32 million +17.7%N/A3.9 $37.61 9/15/20225,360,000 shares $239.27 million +1.3%N/A3 $44.64 8/31/20225,290,000 shares $233.13 million -1.1%N/A2.7 $44.07 8/15/20225,350,000 shares $219.14 million -2.2%N/A2.4 $40.96 7/31/20225,470,000 shares $225.80 million +6.2%N/A2.3 $41.28 7/15/20225,150,000 shares $165.21 million +6.6%N/A2.1 $32.08 6/30/20224,830,000 shares $165.14 million +2.3%N/A1.9 $34.19 6/15/20224,720,000 shares $226.18 million +1.1%N/A1.9 $47.92 5/31/20224,670,000 shares $225.42 million +4.2%N/A2 $48.27 5/15/20224,480,000 shares $158.14 million -2.6%N/A1.8 $35.30 4/30/20224,600,000 shares $163.44 million +28.9%N/A1.8 $35.53 4/15/20223,570,000 shares $147.62 million -1.7%N/A1.4 $41.35 3/31/20223,630,000 shares $141.39 million -36.0%N/A1.4 $38.95 3/15/20225,670,000 shares $209.56 million -7.5%N/A2.2 $36.96 2/28/20226,130,000 shares $217.68 million +7.2%N/A2.2 $35.51 2/15/20225,720,000 shares $197.80 million +4.8%N/A2.1 $34.58 1/31/20225,460,000 shares $179.14 million -4.4%N/A2.2 $32.81 1/15/20225,710,000 shares $209.21 million -1.6%N/A2.1 $36.64 12/31/20215,800,000 shares $170.98 million -35.3%N/A2.2 $29.48 12/15/20218,970,000 shares $265.87 million +23.4%N/A3.2 $29.64 11/30/20217,270,000 shares $210.83 million -8.2%N/A2.7 $29.00 11/15/20217,920,000 shares $275.22 million +8.8%N/A3.1 $34.75 10/29/20217,280,000 shares $249.85 million -6.1%N/A2.8 $34.32 10/15/20217,750,000 shares $225.45 million -18.0%N/A3 $29.09 9/30/20219,450,000 shares $249.29 million -6.2%N/A3.5 $26.38 9/15/202110,070,000 shares $231.81 million -0.5%N/A3.7 $23.02 8/31/202110,120,000 shares $193.29 million +7.0%N/A3.7 $19.10 8/13/20219,460,000 shares $169.43 million +5.5%N/A3.2 $17.91 7/30/20218,970,000 shares $167.74 million No Change7.6%2.8 $18.70 7/15/20218,970,000 shares $183.17 million -19.1%7.8%2.7 $20.42Tariffs. 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And once you have it…the fear loses its grip. 6/30/202111,090,000 shares $273.15 million -5.3%9.7%3.3 $24.63 6/15/202111,710,000 shares $265.35 million -1.7%10.2%3.3 $22.66 5/28/202111,910,000 shares $237.01 million +0.4%10.4%3.2 $19.90 5/14/202111,860,000 shares $192.73 million +0.2%N/A2.9 $16.25 4/30/202111,840,000 shares $210.75 million -12.0%N/A2.8 $17.80 4/15/202113,460,000 shares $244.03 million -6.5%12.1%3.1 $18.13 3/31/202114,390,000 shares $233.12 million +26.1%12.9%3.1 $16.20 3/15/202111,410,000 shares $215.42 million +11.2%10.2%2.2 $18.88 2/26/202110,260,000 shares $141.79 million +6.9%9.2%1.7 $13.82 2/12/20219,600,000 shares $113.76 million -5.7%8.6%1.5 $11.85 1/29/202110,180,000 shares $86.12 million +1.2%9.5%1.5 $8.46 1/15/202110,060,000 shares $89.33 million -18.8%9.4%1.4 $8.88 12/31/202012,390,000 shares $75.83 million -7.9%11.5%1.8 $6.12 12/15/202013,450,000 shares $80.43 million +10.0%12.5%2 $5.98 11/30/202012,230,000 shares $55.52 million -1.4%11.4%1.8 $4.54 11/15/202012,400,000 shares $29.26 million +10.1%11.5%2 $2.36 10/30/202011,260,000 shares $16.55 million +7.8%10.6%2.2 $1.47 10/15/202010,450,000 shares $17.24 million +3.3%9.8%2 $1.65 9/30/202010,120,000 shares $16.09 million -33.0%9.5%1.9 $1.59 9/15/202015,110,000 shares $28.71 million +0.7%14.2%2.9 $1.90 8/31/202015,000,000 shares $36.45 million +7.2%14.1%2.9 $2.43 8/14/202013,990,000 shares $43.09 million -9.3%13.1%2.5 $3.08 7/31/202015,420,000 shares $45.49 million -6.3%14.5%2.6 $2.95 7/15/202016,460,000 shares $57.94 million -22.3%15.7%2.1 $3.52 6/30/202021,190,000 shares $79.46 million -2.3%20.1%2.5 $3.75 6/15/202021,690,000 shares $100.42 million -12.5%20.6%2.4 $4.63 5/29/202024,780,000 shares $91.69 million -6.4%23.5%2.5 $3.70 5/15/202026,480,000 shares $80.23 million +15.9%25.1%2.7 $3.03 4/30/202022,840,000 shares $92.50 million -0.9%20.5%2.5 $4.05 4/15/202023,050,000 shares $39.88 million +20.5%21.8%3.1 $1.73 SM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is SM Energy's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of SM Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 10,360,000 shares of SM short. 9.22% of SM Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SM Energy's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for SM Energy? 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. SM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on SM Energy's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting SM Energy? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SM Energy: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Twin Tree Management LP, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for SM Energy? 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. 9.22% of SM Energy's floating shares are currently sold short. Is SM Energy's short interest increasing or decreasing? SM Energy saw a decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,360,000 shares, a decline of 11.8% from the previous total of 11,750,000 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 SM Energy's float size? SM Energy currently has issued a total of 114,462,000 shares. Some of SM Energy'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. SM Energy currently has a public float of 112,390,000 shares. How does SM Energy's short interest compare to its competitors? 9.22% of SM Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to SM Energy: Range Resources Co. (5.57%), Comstock Resources, Inc. (26.78%), Matador Resources (7.01%), Kosmos Energy Ltd. (10.16%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.51%), VAALCO Energy, Inc. (4.38%), Berry Co. (2.32%), W&T Offshore, Inc. (20.07%), PHX Minerals Inc. (0.59%), ConocoPhillips (1.54%), 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 ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short SM Energy stock? Short selling SM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SM Energy as its price is falling. SM shares are trading up $0.29 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 SM Energy? A short squeeze for SM Energy 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 SM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is SM Energy'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 SM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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