Southern (SO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$87.77 -1.11 (-1.25%)

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Southern Short Interest Data

Southern (SO) has a short interest of 20.81 million shares, representing 1.90% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.88% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 5.11 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 20,810,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 18,600,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +11.88%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.87 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: February 28, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 1,096,802,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 1.90%
Today's Trading Volume: 1,586,444 shares
Average Trading Volume: 5,114,438 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 31%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
2/28/2025	20,810,000 shares	$1.87 billion	+11.9%	1.9%	4.3	$89.77
2/15/2025	18,600,000 shares	$1.59 billion	+4.0%	1.7%	4	$85.72
1/31/2025	17,880,000 shares	$1.50 billion	-4.9%	N/A	4.1	$83.91
1/15/2025	18,810,000 shares	$1.55 billion	+2.6%	N/A	4.3	$82.34
12/31/2024	18,340,000 shares	$1.51 billion	+0.9%	N/A	4.5	$82.32
12/15/2024	18,170,000 shares	$1.51 billion	-6.7%	N/A	4.3	$83.20
11/30/2024	19,480,000 shares	$1.74 billion	+12.5%	N/A	4.5	$89.13
11/15/2024	17,310,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-5.9%	N/A	4	$87.92
10/31/2024	18,390,000 shares	$1.67 billion	-3.4%	N/A	4.3	$90.99
10/15/2024	19,030,000 shares	$1.73 billion	-9.2%	N/A	4.4	$90.74
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9/30/2024	20,950,000 shares	$1.89 billion	+18.0%	N/A	4.8	$90.17
9/15/2024	17,760,000 shares	$1.59 billion	+0.7%	N/A	4.4	$89.44
8/31/2024	17,640,000 shares	$1.52 billion	-10.8%	N/A	4.5	$86.40
8/15/2024	19,780,000 shares	$1.72 billion	+7.4%	N/A	5	$87.01
7/31/2024	18,420,000 shares	$1.54 billion	-1.2%	N/A	4.4	$83.52
7/15/2024	18,640,000 shares	$1.49 billion	+0.2%	N/A	4.4	$80.05
6/30/2024	18,600,000 shares	$1.44 billion	-22.1%	N/A	4.2	$77.57
6/15/2024	23,880,000 shares	$1.88 billion	+16.0%	N/A	5.1	$78.65
5/31/2024	20,580,000 shares	$1.65 billion	-5.6%	N/A	4.3	$80.16
5/15/2024	21,810,000 shares	$1.73 billion	+20.5%	N/A	4.6	$79.29
4/30/2024	18,100,000 shares	$1.33 billion	+16.3%	N/A	3.7	$73.50
4/15/2024	15,560,000 shares	$1.06 billion	-2.5%	N/A	3.2	$68.39
3/31/2024	15,960,000 shares	$1.14 billion	-0.4%	N/A	3.5	$71.74
3/15/2024	16,030,000 shares	$1.11 billion	+9.6%	N/A	3.6	$69.09
2/29/2024	14,630,000 shares	$983.28 million	+9.9%	N/A	3.1	$67.21
2/15/2024	13,310,000 shares	$889.37 million	+6.4%	N/A	2.9	$66.82
1/31/2024	12,510,000 shares	$869.70 million	-5.0%	N/A	2.8	$69.52
1/15/2024	13,170,000 shares	$940.60 million	+6.3%	N/A	3	$71.42
12/31/2023	12,390,000 shares	$868.79 million	-14.6%	N/A	2.8	$70.12
12/15/2023	14,510,000 shares	$1.03 billion	+18.9%	N/A	3.2	$70.86
11/30/2023	12,200,000 shares	$865.96 million	+4.1%	N/A	2.7	$70.98
11/15/2023	11,720,000 shares	$805.98 million	+3.7%	N/A	2.7	$68.77
10/31/2023	11,300,000 shares	$760.49 million	-3.8%	N/A	2.8	$67.30
10/15/2023	11,740,000 shares	$781.30 million	+7.7%	N/A	2.9	$66.55
9/30/2023	10,900,000 shares	$705.45 million	+0.6%	N/A	2.8	$64.72
9/15/2023	10,840,000 shares	$770.62 million	+0.3%	N/A	2.9	$71.09
8/31/2023	10,810,000 shares	$732.16 million	+2.4%	N/A	2.9	$67.73
8/15/2023	10,560,000 shares	$715.65 million	-5.1%	N/A	2.6	$67.77
7/31/2023	11,130,000 shares	$805.14 million	-4.2%	N/A	2.7	$72.34
7/15/2023	11,620,000 shares	$829.44 million	+5.3%	N/A	2.8	$71.38
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6/30/2023	11,040,000 shares	$775.34 million	-11.3%	N/A	2.7	$70.23
6/15/2023	12,450,000 shares	$881.09 million	-7.9%	N/A	3	$70.77
5/31/2023	13,520,000 shares	$943.02 million	-21.4%	N/A	3.1	$69.75
5/15/2023	17,200,000 shares	$1.25 billion	+13.9%	N/A	3.9	$72.42
4/30/2023	15,100,000 shares	$1.11 billion	-3.9%	N/A	3.5	$73.55
4/15/2023	15,720,000 shares	$1.13 billion	+0.4%	N/A	3.6	$71.94
3/31/2023	15,660,000 shares	$1.09 billion	+35.7%	N/A	3.6	$69.58
3/15/2023	11,540,000 shares	$780.68 million	+13.0%	N/A	2.7	$67.65
2/28/2023	10,210,000 shares	$643.84 million	+10.4%	N/A	2.4	$63.06
2/15/2023	9,250,000 shares	$617.62 million	-11.4%	N/A	2.1	$66.77
1/31/2023	10,440,000 shares	$706.58 million	-4.6%	N/A	2.4	$67.68
1/15/2023	10,940,000 shares	$769.30 million	-5.0%	N/A	2.4	$70.32
12/30/2022	11,520,000 shares	$822.64 million	+10.3%	N/A	2.5	$71.41
12/15/2022	10,440,000 shares	$734.66 million	+15.6%	N/A	2.2	$70.37
11/30/2022	9,030,000 shares	$610.79 million	+5.2%	N/A	2.1	$67.64
11/15/2022	8,580,000 shares	$565.34 million	-14.1%	N/A	2.1	$65.89
10/31/2022	9,990,000 shares	$654.15 million	-9.2%	N/A	2.5	$65.48
10/15/2022	11,000,000 shares	$698.61 million	+1.8%	N/A	2.7	$63.51
9/30/2022	10,810,000 shares	$735.08 million	-8.7%	N/A	2.7	$68.00
9/15/2022	11,840,000 shares	$915.11 million	-1.6%	N/A	3	$77.29
8/31/2022	12,030,000 shares	$927.15 million	-1.4%	N/A	2.8	$77.07
8/15/2022	12,200,000 shares	$956.11 million	-6.9%	N/A	2.7	$78.37
7/31/2022	13,110,000 shares	$1.01 billion	-11.7%	N/A	2.7	$76.89
7/15/2022	14,850,000 shares	$1.07 billion	+9.8%	N/A	3	$72.33
6/30/2022	13,530,000 shares	$964.82 million	+6.1%	1.3%	2.6	$71.31
6/15/2022	12,750,000 shares	$848.77 million	-4.6%	1.2%	2.4	$66.57
5/31/2022	13,360,000 shares	$1.01 billion	-7.3%	N/A	2.6	$75.66
5/15/2022	14,410,000 shares	$1.06 billion	+2.2%	N/A	2.5	$73.65
4/30/2022	14,100,000 shares	$1.03 billion	-11.7%	N/A	2.4	$73.39
4/15/2022	15,970,000 shares	$1.21 billion	+10.0%	N/A	2.6	$75.99
3/31/2022	14,520,000 shares	$1.05 billion	-12.5%	N/A	2.4	$72.51
3/15/2022	16,600,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+12.3%	N/A	2.9	$68.66
2/28/2022	14,780,000 shares	$957.30 million	+0.1%	N/A	2.5	$64.77
2/15/2022	14,770,000 shares	$960.35 million	+2.4%	N/A	2.6	$65.02
1/31/2022	14,430,000 shares	$1.00 billion	+26.9%	N/A	2.9	$69.49
1/15/2022	11,370,000 shares	$780.66 million	-0.1%	N/A	2.6	$68.66
12/31/2021	11,380,000 shares	$780.44 million	-13.5%	N/A	2.8	$68.58
12/15/2021	13,150,000 shares	$877.76 million	+26.3%	N/A	3.1	$66.75
11/30/2021	10,410,000 shares	$636.05 million	+0.4%	N/A	2.6	$61.10
11/15/2021	10,370,000 shares	$645.01 million	+1.1%	N/A	2.7	$62.20
10/29/2021	10,260,000 shares	$639.40 million	-2.8%	N/A	2.6	$62.32
10/15/2021	10,550,000 shares	$666.02 million	+4.8%	N/A	2.6	$63.13
9/30/2021	10,070,000 shares	$624.04 million	-15.9%	N/A	2.5	$61.97
9/15/2021	11,970,000 shares	$790.14 million	+4.5%	N/A	3	$66.01
8/31/2021	11,460,000 shares	$753.27 million	-0.9%	1.1%	2.9	$65.73
8/13/2021	11,560,000 shares	$757.53 million	+11.7%	1.1%	2.9	$65.53
7/30/2021	10,350,000 shares	$661.05 million	-4.6%	1.0%	2.6	$63.87
7/15/2021	10,850,000 shares	$679.97 million	+13.3%	1.0%	2.8	$62.67
6/30/2021	9,580,000 shares	$579.69 million	-4.6%	0.9%	2.4	$60.51
6/15/2021	10,040,000 shares	$645.77 million	-7.5%	1.0%	2.6	$64.32
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5/28/2021	10,850,000 shares	$693.53 million	-3.0%	1.0%	2.8	$63.92
5/14/2021	11,190,000 shares	$735.52 million	+6.2%	N/A	2.8	$65.73
4/30/2021	10,540,000 shares	$686.79 million	-4.5%	N/A	2.6	$65.16
4/15/2021	11,040,000 shares	$705.35 million	+9.9%	N/A	2.8	$63.89
3/31/2021	10,050,000 shares	$618.48 million	+8.9%	N/A	2.5	$61.54
3/15/2021	9,230,000 shares	$552.32 million	+9.5%	N/A	2.3	$59.84
2/26/2021	8,430,000 shares	$486.92 million	-3.6%	N/A	2.2	$57.76
2/12/2021	8,740,000 shares	$535.67 million	+8.2%	N/A	2.4	$61.29
1/29/2021	8,080,000 shares	$477.04 million	+1.0%	N/A	2.2	$59.04
1/15/2021	8,000,000 shares	$472.32 million	-9.0%	N/A	2.1	$59.04
12/31/2020	8,790,000 shares	$532.76 million	+0.8%	N/A	2.4	$60.61
12/15/2020	8,720,000 shares	$520.24 million	-1.5%	N/A	2.3	$59.66
11/30/2020	8,850,000 shares	$536.75 million	-26.3%	N/A	2.2	$60.65
11/15/2020	12,010,000 shares	$767.44 million	+28.9%	N/A	3	$63.90
10/30/2020	9,320,000 shares	$542.52 million	-5.2%	N/A	2.3	$58.21
10/15/2020	9,830,000 shares	$570.14 million	-0.2%	N/A	2.5	$58.00
9/30/2020	9,850,000 shares	$534.07 million	-8.5%	N/A	2.5	$54.22
9/15/2020	10,770,000 shares	$570.92 million	-3.1%	N/A	2.7	$53.01
8/31/2020	11,110,000 shares	$579.72 million	+16.8%	N/A	2.6	$52.18
8/14/2020	9,510,000 shares	$509.36 million	-9.4%	N/A	2.2	$53.56
7/31/2020	10,500,000 shares	$573.41 million	-12.3%	N/A	2.3	$54.61
7/15/2020	11,970,000 shares	$642.55 million	+0.3%	N/A	2.5	$53.68
6/30/2020	11,930,000 shares	$618.57 million	-0.3%	N/A	2.4	$51.85
6/15/2020	11,960,000 shares	$674.78 million	-11.3%	N/A	2.1	$56.42
5/29/2020	13,480,000 shares	$769.30 million	-1.6%	N/A	2.1	$57.07
5/15/2020	13,700,000 shares	$719.80 million	+10.0%	N/A	2	$52.54
4/30/2020	12,460,000 shares	$706.86 million	+0.2%	N/A	1.9	$56.73
4/15/2020	12,430,000 shares	$694.71 million	-14.8%	N/A	1.9	$55.89
3/31/2020	14,580,000 shares	$841.70 million	-7.9%	N/A	2.3	$57.73

SO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Southern's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Southern shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 20,810,000 shares of SO short. 1.90% of Southern's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Southern's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Southern?: 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. SO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Southern's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Southern?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Southern: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Nova Scotia, Simplex Trading LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Southern?: 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. 1.90% of Southern's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Southern's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Southern saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 20,810,000 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the previous total of 18,600,000 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.

How does Southern's short interest compare to its competitors?: 1.90% of Southern's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Southern: NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.91%), Duke Energy Co. (1.38%), Entergy Corporation (2.24%), PPL Co. (2.85%), FirstEnergy Corp. (2.24%), Edison International (2.22%), Eversource Energy (1.59%), Pinnacle West Capital Co. (3.09%), OGE Energy Corp. (2.47%), IDACORP, Inc. (2.19%),
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 Southern stock?: Short selling SO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Southern as its price is falling. SO shares are trading down $0.51 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 Southern?: A short squeeze for Southern 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 SO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Southern'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 SO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.

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Southern (SO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume