Least shorted S&P 500 stocks in October

Philip Morris (PM), Teledyne Technologies (TDY) and Ecolab (ECL) took the top spots as the least shorted S&P 500 (SP500) stocks at October end.

As of Oct 31, Philip Morris (PM) had a short interest of 10.02M shares, representing 0.65% of its float. The tobacco company saw a 20% increase in short share volume during the month compared to Sep-end.

Teledyne (TDY) followed next, with 313,100 shares sold short at Oct-end, representing 0.68% of the float. This marks a 32.5% decrease in short interest from the previous month.

Ecolab (ECL) had a short interest of 1.76M shares at month end, representing 0.70% of the float. This marks a ~13% decrease in short interest from the previous month.

These were the top 20 least shorted S&P 500 stocks as a percentage of float, as of October:

• Philip Morris International (PM) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.65%
• Teledyne Technologies (TDY) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.68%
• Ecolab (ECL) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.7%
• Mastercard (MA) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.70%
• Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.71%
• Eaton Corp (ETN) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.72%
• Walmart (WMT) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.73%
• Eli Lilly & Co (LLY) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.74%
• Allstate Corp (ALL) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.75%
• Waste Management Inc (WM) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.75%
• Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.75%
• Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.76%
• UnitedHealth Group (UNH) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.77%
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.77%
• Medtronic (MDT) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.79%
• Procter & Gamble (PG) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.80%
• Coca-Cola Co (KO) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.80%
• Danaher Corp (DHR) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.81%
• Parker-Hannifin (PH) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.81%
• Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) – Short interest as a % of float: 0.81%

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• Short sellers cut bets against S&P 500 energy stocks amid earnings season
• Most and least shorted S&P 500 financial stocks in October