Southern (SO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Southern shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 18,390,000 shares of SO short. Learn More on Southern's current short interest.

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.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Southern: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., 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, LMR Partners LLP, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, and Point72 DIFC Ltd. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Southern saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,390,000 shares, a decline of 3.4% from the previous total of 19,030,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Southern: NextEra Energy, Inc. (1.57%), Duke Energy Co. (1.22%), Edison International (1.47%), Entergy Co. (1.84%), PPL Co. (2.13%), FirstEnergy Corp. (1.79%), Eversource Energy (1.12%), Pinnacle West Capital Co. (2.91%), OGE Energy Corp. (1.78%), IDACORP, Inc. (1.24%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.32 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.

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.

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 October, 31 2024.