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Synchrony Financial (SYF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Synchrony Financial Short Interest Data

Synchrony Financial (SYF) has a short interest of 10.78 million shares, representing 2.78% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.02% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 2.54 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
10,780,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
11,720,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-8.02%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$700.70 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
389,340,000 shares
Float Size
387,570,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.78%
Today's Trading Volume
2,948,242 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,543,203 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
116%
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SYF Short Interest Over Time

SYF Days to Cover Over Time

SYF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Synchrony Financial Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/202410,780,000 shares $700.70 million -8.0%2.8%3 $65.00
12/15/202411,720,000 shares $797.66 million -7.6%3.0%3.2 $68.06
11/30/202412,690,000 shares $856.83 million -11.4%3.3%3.5 $67.52
11/15/202414,320,000 shares $930.51 million +33.3%3.7%4 $64.98
10/31/202410,740,000 shares $591.88 million -14.7%2.8%3.1 $55.11
10/15/202412,590,000 shares $670.92 million -4.2%3.2%3.8 $53.29
9/30/202413,140,000 shares $655.42 million -17.5%3.4%3.9 $49.88
9/15/202415,920,000 shares $750.31 million +13.7%4.1%4.4 $47.13
8/31/202414,000,000 shares $703.64 million +10.6%3.6%3.9 $50.26
8/15/202412,660,000 shares $580.97 million +11.1%3.2%3.5 $45.89
7/31/202411,400,000 shares $579.01 million -37.4%2.9%3 $50.79
7/15/202418,220,000 shares $924.12 million +6.6%4.6%4.5 $50.72
6/30/202417,100,000 shares $806.95 million +21.9%4.3%4.2 $47.19
6/15/202414,030,000 shares $584.91 million -5.3%3.5%3.4 $41.69
5/31/202414,820,000 shares $649.12 million +24.5%3.7%3.6 $43.80
5/15/202411,900,000 shares $525.27 million +3.9%3.0%2.7 $44.14
4/30/202411,450,000 shares $503.63 million -3.6%2.9%2.6 $43.99
4/15/202411,880,000 shares $480.78 million +9.1%2.9%2.7 $40.47
3/31/202410,890,000 shares $469.58 million -6.9%2.7%2.4 $43.12
3/15/202411,700,000 shares $488.88 million -6.1%2.9%2.7 $41.79
2/29/202412,460,000 shares $513.73 million -6.9%3.1%2.8 $41.23
2/15/202413,380,000 shares $533.19 million +11.7%3.3%3 $39.85
1/31/202411,980,000 shares $465.66 million +0.6%2.9%2.7 $38.87
1/15/202411,910,000 shares $437.45 million -12.8%2.9%2.6 $36.73
12/31/202313,650,000 shares $521.29 million -7.7%3.3%3.2 $38.19
12/15/202314,780,000 shares $548.63 million -15.1%3.6%3.4 $37.12
11/30/202317,400,000 shares $562.72 million +13.3%4.2%4.2 $32.34
11/15/202315,360,000 shares $457.11 million +2.7%3.7%4 $29.76
10/31/202314,960,000 shares $419.63 million +8.3%3.6%3.9 $28.05
10/15/202313,810,000 shares $398.69 million +3.7%3.3%3.8 $28.87
9/30/202313,320,000 shares $407.19 million -6.5%3.2%3.5 $30.57
9/15/202314,250,000 shares $463.41 million +6.7%3.4%3.9 $32.52
8/31/202313,350,000 shares $430.94 million -3.1%3.2%3.3 $32.28
8/15/202313,780,000 shares $461.49 million +7.2%3.3%2.9 $33.49
7/31/202312,850,000 shares $443.84 million -13.8%3.1%2.4 $34.54
7/15/202314,910,000 shares $520.36 million -22.8%3.6%2.6 $34.90
6/30/202319,310,000 shares $654.61 million +16.4%4.5%3.3 $33.90
6/15/202316,590,000 shares $554.60 million +1.9%3.9%2.8 $33.43
5/31/202316,280,000 shares $504.03 million +7.7%3.8%2.6 $30.96
5/15/202315,110,000 shares $422.63 million +12.9%3.6%2.5 $27.97
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4/30/202313,390,000 shares $395.14 million -12.5%3.2%2.5 $29.51
4/15/202315,300,000 shares $455.94 million +11.7%3.6%2.7 $29.80
3/31/202313,700,000 shares $398.40 million -4.9%3.2%2.4 $29.08
3/15/202314,410,000 shares $416.45 million -8.5%3.3%2.6 $28.90
2/28/202315,750,000 shares $562.43 million +5.4%3.6%2.9 $35.71
2/15/202314,950,000 shares $545.82 million +18.8%3.4%2.8 $36.51
1/31/202312,590,000 shares $462.43 million -16.6%2.8%2.3 $36.73
1/15/202315,100,000 shares $505.40 million -2.0%3.4%2.7 $33.47
12/30/202215,400,000 shares $506.04 million -14.3%3.4%2.8 $32.86
12/15/202217,960,000 shares $603.28 million -0.2%4.0%3.2 $33.59
11/30/202218,000,000 shares $676.44 million +1.6%4.0%3.3 $37.58
11/15/202217,720,000 shares $636.50 million +9.6%4.0%3.4 $35.92
10/31/202216,170,000 shares $575.01 million -1.9%3.6%3.2 $35.56
10/15/202216,490,000 shares $518.12 million +10.1%3.4%3.3 $31.42
9/30/202214,980,000 shares $422.29 million -3.7%3.1%3 $28.19
9/15/202215,560,000 shares $507.26 million -0.6%3.3%3.1 $32.60
8/31/202215,660,000 shares $512.87 million +30.3%3.3%2.8 $32.75
8/15/202212,020,000 shares $429.72 million +2.2%2.5%2 $35.75
7/31/202211,760,000 shares $393.72 million +4.1%2.5%1.8 $33.48
7/15/202211,300,000 shares $354.71 million -9.5%2.3%1.6 $31.39
6/30/202212,490,000 shares $344.97 million +1.5%2.5%1.8 $27.62
6/15/202212,300,000 shares $374.78 million +1.4%2.5%1.8 $30.47
5/31/202212,130,000 shares $449.30 million -2.5%2.4%1.8 $37.04
5/15/202212,440,000 shares $417.36 million -17.8%2.5%1.7 $33.55
4/30/202215,130,000 shares $556.94 million +13.3%3.0%2.1 $36.81
4/15/202213,350,000 shares $503.30 million -10.5%2.7%1.8 $37.70
3/31/202214,920,000 shares $519.37 million -10.3%2.9%2.1 $34.81
3/15/202216,640,000 shares $601.37 million -0.6%3.2%2.5 $36.14
2/28/202216,740,000 shares $716.14 million +0.1%3.2%2.6 $42.78
2/15/202216,730,000 shares $749.34 million +24.5%3.2%2.8 $44.79
1/31/202213,440,000 shares $572.41 million -2.8%2.6%2.4 $42.59
1/15/202213,820,000 shares $672.62 million -6.9%2.5%2.7 $48.67
12/31/202114,840,000 shares $688.43 million -2.8%2.7%2.9 $46.39
12/15/202115,270,000 shares $713.41 million +5.6%2.8%3 $46.72
11/30/202114,460,000 shares $647.66 million -0.9%2.7%2.9 $44.79
11/15/202114,590,000 shares $731.40 million -2.2%2.7%3 $50.13
10/29/202114,920,000 shares $693.03 million +37.9%2.7%3 $46.45
10/15/202110,820,000 shares $542.95 million +16.5%2.0%2.2 $50.18
9/30/20219,290,000 shares $454.10 million -2.0%1.6%1.9 $48.88
9/15/20219,480,000 shares $457.32 million -16.3%1.7%1.9 $48.24
8/31/202111,330,000 shares $563.67 million +8.0%2.0%2.2 $49.75
8/13/202110,490,000 shares $543.49 million -16.9%1.9%2.1 $51.81
7/30/202112,620,000 shares $593.39 million +15.0%2.2%2.4 $47.02
7/15/202110,970,000 shares $523.49 million -1.4%1.9%1.9 $47.72
6/30/202111,130,000 shares $540.03 million -1.4%1.9%2 $48.52
6/15/202111,290,000 shares $565.06 million -4.0%2.0%1.9 $50.05
5/28/202111,760,000 shares $557.54 million +0.2%2.0%1.9 $47.41
5/14/202111,740,000 shares $531.47 million +8.3%2.0%1.8 $45.27
4/30/202110,840,000 shares $481.73 million +15.2%1.9%1.7 $44.44
4/15/20219,410,000 shares $390.52 million -27.5%1.6%1.4 $41.50
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3/31/202112,970,000 shares $532.55 million -27.6%2.2%1.9 $41.06
3/15/202117,910,000 shares $764.76 million +3.8%3.1%2.8 $42.70
2/26/202117,250,000 shares $673.10 million +9.3%3.0%2.9 $39.02
2/12/202115,780,000 shares $588.28 million +46.4%2.7%2.9 $37.28
1/29/202110,780,000 shares $386.89 million -10.2%1.9%2 $35.89
1/15/202112,000,000 shares $466.92 million +22.2%2.1%2.4 $38.91
12/31/20209,820,000 shares $336.73 million -9.9%1.7%2.1 $34.29
12/15/202010,900,000 shares $347.82 million +5.4%1.9%2.4 $31.91
11/30/202010,340,000 shares $321.47 million -12.7%1.8%2.1 $31.09
11/15/202011,850,000 shares $355.74 million +0.5%2.0%2.4 $30.02
10/30/202011,790,000 shares $300.17 million -7.4%2.0%2.4 $25.46
10/15/202012,730,000 shares $364.97 million -12.2%2.2%2.5 $28.67
9/30/202014,500,000 shares $379.47 million +1.5%2.5%2.8 $26.17
9/15/202014,290,000 shares $378.54 million -9.3%2.5%2.6 $26.49
8/31/202015,750,000 shares $390.76 million -0.4%2.7%2.5 $24.81
8/14/202015,810,000 shares $394.14 million +11.0%2.7%2.2 $24.93
7/31/202014,250,000 shares $315.35 million -14.8%2.5%1.9 $22.13
7/15/202016,730,000 shares $395.50 million -7.6%2.9%2 $23.64
6/30/202018,110,000 shares $401.32 million +28.4%3.1%2 $22.16
6/15/202014,100,000 shares $335.16 million -3.8%2.4%1.4 $23.77
5/29/202014,660,000 shares $298.62 million -3.7%2.5%1.4 $20.37
5/15/202015,220,000 shares $251.74 million -5.2%2.6%1.4 $16.54
4/30/202016,050,000 shares $317.63 million +16.1%2.8%1.5 $19.79
4/15/202013,830,000 shares $206.76 million +6.9%2.4%1.3 $14.95
3/31/202012,940,000 shares $219.59 million -24.7%2.1%1.4 $16.97
3/13/202017,183,600 shares $302.78 million +13.1%2.8%2.6 $17.62
2/28/202015,190,000 shares $194.43 million +25.2%2.5%2.3 $12.80
2/14/202012,130,000 shares $318.66 million +4.5%2.0%2.2 $26.27
1/31/202011,610,000 shares $355.15 million -22.9%1.8%2.2 $30.59

SYF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Synchrony Financial's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Synchrony Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 10,780,000 shares of SYF short. 2.78% of Synchrony Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Synchrony Financial's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Synchrony Financial?

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. SYF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Synchrony Financial's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Synchrony Financial?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Synchrony Financial: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., and Genus Capital Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Synchrony Financial?

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. 2.78% of Synchrony Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Synchrony Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Synchrony Financial saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,780,000 shares, a drop of 8.0% from the previous total of 11,720,000 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 Synchrony Financial's float size?

Synchrony Financial currently has issued a total of 389,340,000 shares. Some of Synchrony Financial'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. Synchrony Financial currently has a public float of 387,570,000 shares.

How does Synchrony Financial's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.78% of Synchrony Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Synchrony Financial: The Toronto-Dominion Bank (1.29%), ICICI Bank Limited (0.69%), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Banco Santander, S.A. (0.04%), Bank of Montreal (0.80%), Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (0.01%), The Bank of Nova Scotia (2.46%), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. (0.04%), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (2.47%), ING Groep (0.06%),

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 Synchrony Financial stock?

Short selling SYF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Synchrony Financial as its price is falling. SYF shares are trading up $0.78 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 Synchrony Financial?

A short squeeze for Synchrony Financial 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 SYF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Synchrony Financial'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 SYF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:SYF) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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