Peering Into Prudential Financial's Recent Short Interest
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
Prudential Financial's (NYSE:PRU) short percent of float has risen 7.32% since its last report, with 4.78 million shares sold short, which is 1.32% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.97 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, Prudential Financial's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 2.61%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.

October 09, 2023 | 4:30 pm
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Prudential Financial's short percent of float has risen, indicating a bearish sentiment among investors. However, it has less short interest than most of its peers.
The rise in short percent of float indicates that more investors are betting against Prudential Financial, which could put downward pressure on the stock price. However, the fact that it has less short interest than most of its peers could mitigate this effect.
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