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Centerpoint Energy Inc. short interest

Short interest in Centerpoint Energy Inc. was 44.2 million shares at the 31 August 2026 settlement, up 4.9% on the previous settlement, with 7.57 days to cover at an average daily volume of 5.8 million shares, as reported to FINRA.

SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
31 August 202644,193,899+4.9%5,836,0197.57
14 August 202642,134,024-9.3%6,455,1786.53
31 July 202646,475,156+3.9%6,417,6887.24
15 July 202644,731,325+0.2%6,748,2046.63
30 June 202644,660,583+5.0%8,222,8645.43
15 June 202642,521,275+9.3%4,623,7529.20
29 May 202638,913,290+5.9%5,934,1796.56
15 May 202636,732,193-6.8%5,043,8897.28
30 April 202639,417,484-4.8%5,469,8997.21
15 April 202641,388,705+1.0%3,638,55911.38
31 March 202640,996,190+4.2%4,732,9138.66
13 March 202639,325,764+5.4%4,592,7628.56

FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement. Days to cover is shares short over average daily volume. Short interest as a share of the float is not shown: the float is not in the public record.

Source

FINRA equity short interest data, the public dataset.

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