Prudential (PUK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Prudential shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 252,600 shares of PUK short. Learn More on Prudential's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prudential: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Prudential saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 252,600 shares, an increase of 70.2% from the previous total of 148,400 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 in the sector of "finance" compare to Prudential: Sun Life Financial Inc. (0.58%), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (10.27%), Aegon Ltd. (0.15%), Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (0.58%), Prudential Financial, Inc. (1.32%), Manulife Financial Co. (0.57%), Primerica, Inc. (1.05%), Globe Life Inc. (3.73%), Voya Financial, Inc. (2.11%), MetLife, Inc. (1.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PUK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prudential as its price is falling. PUK shares are trading up $0.49 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 Prudential 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 PUK, 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 PUK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.