Jack in the Box (JACK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Digitizing the $11T commodities sector with one tiny stock (From Resource Stock Digest) (Ad) Free JACK Stock Alerts $53.85 +0.26 (+0.49%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Jack in the Box Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,420,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,230,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+15.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$75.84 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares19,390,000 sharesFloat Size18,940,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.50%Today's Trading Volume661,589 sharesAverage Trading Volume478,601 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average138% Short Selling Jack in the Box ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Jack in the Box and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartJACK Short Interest Over TimeJACK Days to Cover Over TimeJACK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceMust-See: Elon’s New Invention is Absolutely InsaneCould Elon's New Device be Bigger than the iPhone? According to 30-year Silicon Valley and Wall Street veteran, Eric Fry… This mind-blowing new technology could be bigger than the iPhone.Click here for the full story… Jack in the Box Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,420,000 shares $75.84 million +15.5%7.5%2.7 $53.41 4/30/20241,230,000 shares $70.20 million +27.6%6.4%2.8 $57.07 4/15/2024964,100 shares $57.44 million +8.1%5.1%2.3 $59.58 3/31/2024892,300 shares $61.10 million -20.3%4.7%2.2 $68.48 3/15/20241,120,000 shares $82.15 million +15.9%5.9%2.9 $73.35 2/29/2024966,600 shares $70.56 million -9.7%5.1%2.6 $73.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for JACK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Jack in the Box and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20241,070,000 shares $82.02 million -2.7%5.6%2.8 $76.65 1/31/20241,100,000 shares $85.77 million +7.8%5.7%3 $77.97 1/15/20241,020,000 shares $76.41 million +8.9%5.3%2.7 $74.91 12/31/2023936,600 shares $76.45 million -16.4%4.9%2.6 $81.63 12/15/20231,120,000 shares $92.40 million -13.9%5.8%3.1 $82.50 11/30/20231,300,000 shares $93.99 million -2.3%6.8%3.6 $72.30 11/15/20231,330,000 shares $94.15 million +17.7%6.9%3.7 $70.79 10/31/20231,130,000 shares $71.39 million +3.7%5.7%3.1 $63.18 10/15/20231,090,000 shares $69.53 million +5.8%5.5%3.1 $63.79 9/30/20231,030,000 shares $71.13 million -10.4%5.2%3 $69.06 9/15/20231,150,000 shares $82.83 million -5.0%5.9%3.6 $72.03 8/31/20231,210,000 shares $97.25 million +16.4%6.2%3.8 $80.37 8/15/20231,040,000 shares $83.90 million -8.0%5.3%3.3 $80.67 7/31/20231,130,000 shares $112.33 million -17.5%5.7%3.5 $99.41 7/15/20231,370,000 shares $133.88 million +4.6%8.6%4.3 $97.72 6/30/20231,310,000 shares $127.76 million -9.7%8.2%3.9 $97.53 6/15/20231,450,000 shares $133.20 million +14.2%9.1%4.2 $91.86 5/31/20231,270,000 shares $109.93 million -17.5%7.9%3.6 $86.56 5/15/20231,540,000 shares $147.50 million +2.7%9.6%4.1 $95.78 4/30/20231,500,000 shares $139.04 million -9.6%9.2%4.4 $92.69 4/15/20231,660,000 shares $145.17 million +5.1%10.2%4.9 $87.45 3/31/20231,580,000 shares $138.39 million +28.5%9.7%4.4 $87.59 3/15/20231,230,000 shares $98.70 million +11.8%7.6%3.4 $80.24 2/28/20231,100,000 shares $86.24 million -16.7%8.5%3.1 $78.40 2/15/20231,320,000 shares $106.06 million -7.7%10.1%3.5 $80.35 1/31/20231,430,000 shares $108.65 million +4.4%10.9%3.9 $75.98 1/15/20231,370,000 shares $104.04 million -8.1%10.4%3.8 $75.94 12/30/20221,490,000 shares $101.66 million +8.0%7.3%4.1 $68.23 12/15/20221,380,000 shares $95.68 million -4.8%6.8%3.9 $69.33 11/30/20221,450,000 shares $104.84 million -6.5%7.1%4.2 $72.30 11/15/20221,550,000 shares $135.55 million +11.5%7.6%4.2 $87.45 10/31/20221,390,000 shares $122.64 million -11.5%6.7%3.5 $88.23 10/15/20221,570,000 shares $122.98 million +2.6%7.6%3.8 $78.33 9/30/20221,530,000 shares $113.33 million +3.4%7.4%3.7 $74.07WARNING about the death of the U.S. dollar… (Ad)Where do you turn during times of economic uncertainty? Many elites trust storing their wealth in gold (which has historically boomed when the dollar’s value has plummeted!)Get Colonial Metals' new Precious Metals Investment Guide. 9/15/20221,480,000 shares $124.38 million -15.9%7.1%3.4 $84.04 8/31/20221,760,000 shares $140.55 million -12.0%8.5%3.8 $79.86 8/15/20222,000,000 shares $177.80 million -5.2%9.6%4.1 $88.90 7/31/20222,110,000 shares $145.89 million +2.4%10.2%4.5 $69.14 7/15/20222,060,000 shares $127.23 million -8.4%9.9%4.5 $61.76 6/30/20222,250,000 shares $126.14 million +25.0%10.9%5 $56.06 6/15/20221,800,000 shares $110.84 million -8.2%8.7%4.1 $61.58 5/31/20221,960,000 shares $133.87 million -15.2%9.5%4.6 $68.30 5/15/20222,310,000 shares $179.76 million -5.3%11.1%5.7 $77.82 4/30/20222,440,000 shares $201.93 million +3.0%11.8%6.4 $82.76 4/15/20222,370,000 shares $218.04 million +1.3%11.4%4.9 $92.00 3/31/20222,340,000 shares $218.58 million +4.5%11.3%4.8 $93.41 3/15/20222,240,000 shares $190.24 million +8.2%10.8%4.8 $84.93 2/28/20222,070,000 shares $178.58 million +12.5%10.0%4.2 $86.27 2/15/20221,840,000 shares $168.47 million +24.3%8.9%3.7 $91.56 1/31/20221,480,000 shares $134.75 million +22.3%7.1%3.1 $91.05 1/15/20221,210,000 shares $106.52 million +7.1%5.8%3.3 $88.03 12/31/20211,130,000 shares $98.85 million -21.0%5.5%3.1 $87.48 12/15/20211,430,000 shares $118.76 million +26.6%6.9%3.9 $83.05 11/30/20211,130,000 shares $93.34 million -18.7%5.5%3.2 $82.60 11/15/20211,390,000 shares $139.42 million +11.2%6.5%4.6 $100.30 10/29/20211,250,000 shares $123.69 million +3.3%5.9%4.4 $98.95 10/15/20211,210,000 shares $118.58 million -2.4%5.7%4 $98.00 9/30/20211,240,000 shares $120.69 million -6.8%5.8%4.2 $97.33 9/15/20211,330,000 shares $133.67 million +11.8%6.2%4.1 $100.50 8/31/20211,190,000 shares $126.09 million +20.7%5.6%3.7 $105.96 8/13/2021986,000 shares $101.41 million -10.4%4.7%3 $102.85 7/30/20211,100,000 shares $119.75 million -6.8%5.2%3.2 $108.86 7/15/20211,180,000 shares $123.64 million -3.3%5.4%3.7 $104.78 6/30/20211,220,000 shares $135.96 million -6.9%5.6%3.8 $111.44 6/15/20211,310,000 shares $154.79 million -1.5%6.0%4.3 $118.16 5/28/20211,330,000 shares $151.09 million -3.6%6.1%3.7 $113.60 5/14/20211,380,000 shares $157.47 million +0.7%6.4%3.5 $114.11 4/30/20211,370,000 shares $165.39 million -12.2%6.2%3.5 $120.72 4/15/20211,560,000 shares $180.30 million -1.9%7.0%3.7 $115.58 3/31/20211,590,000 shares $173.76 million -20.1%7.1%3.8 $109.28 3/15/20211,990,000 shares $209.93 million +7.0%8.9%4.7 $105.49 2/26/20211,860,000 shares $189.27 million -0.5%8.4%4.9 $101.76 2/12/20211,870,000 shares $188.85 million -9.2%8.4%4.9 $100.99 1/29/20212,060,000 shares $194.22 million -10.4%9.2%5.1 $94.28 1/15/20212,300,000 shares $223.42 million +0.4%10.3%5.8 $97.14 12/31/20202,290,000 shares $210.20 million -3.4%10.4%5.8 $91.79 12/15/20202,370,000 shares $212.90 million -4.8%10.7%5.5 $89.83 11/30/20202,490,000 shares $228.38 million -13.8%11.2%5.4 $91.72 11/15/20202,890,000 shares $241.92 million +0.7%13.1%5.9 $83.71 10/30/20202,870,000 shares $233.56 million -3.7%13.0%6.2 $81.38 10/15/20202,980,000 shares $252.44 million +3.1%13.5%5.8 $84.71 9/30/20202,890,000 shares $229.21 million -1.0%13.1%5.7 $79.31 9/15/20202,920,000 shares $246.65 million +1.4%13.2%5.7 $84.47 8/31/20202,880,000 shares $237.28 million +1.4%13.0%5.6 $82.39WARNING about the death of the U.S. dollar… (Ad)Where do you turn during times of economic uncertainty? Many elites trust storing their wealth in gold (which has historically boomed when the dollar’s value has plummeted!)Get Colonial Metals' new Precious Metals Investment Guide. 8/14/20202,840,000 shares $228.99 million -9.3%12.8%5.2 $80.63 7/31/20203,130,000 shares $257.00 million +1.6%14.2%4.8 $82.11 7/15/20203,080,000 shares $224.84 million -1.0%13.9%4.5 $73.00 6/30/20203,110,000 shares $228.77 million -1.6%14.1%3.8 $73.56 6/15/20203,160,000 shares $230.68 million -4.5%14.3%3.1 $73.00 5/29/20203,310,000 shares $224.05 million -10.8%15.0%2.8 $67.69 5/15/20203,710,000 shares $246.16 million -2.9%16.8%3.1 $66.35 4/30/20203,820,000 shares $230.35 million +10.7%17.3%3.4 $60.30 4/15/20203,450,000 shares $149.52 million +12.0%15.6%3.4 $43.34 3/31/20203,080,000 shares $172.17 million +20.9%14.0%3.5 $55.90 3/13/20202,548,300 shares $114.75 million -10.6%11.6%3.3 $45.03 2/28/20202,850,000 shares $74.39 million +0.7%12.9%5.6 $26.10 2/14/20202,830,000 shares $160.06 million -8.4%12.8%5.5 $56.56 1/31/20203,090,000 shares $243.74 million -7.8%13.7%6.1 $78.88 1/15/20203,350,000 shares $291.32 million +7.4%14.5%6.6 $86.96 12/31/20193,120,000 shares $257.37 million -6.6%13.5%6.1 $82.49 8/15/20193,642,500 shares $312.56 million +0.1%14.5%5.7 $85.81 JACK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Jack in the Box's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Jack in the Box shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,230,000 shares of JACK short. 6.44% of Jack in the Box's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Jack in the Box's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Jack in the Box? 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. JACK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Jack in the Box's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Jack in the Box? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Jack in the Box: Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Jack in the Box? 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. 6.44% of Jack in the Box's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Jack in the Box's short interest increasing or decreasing? Jack in the Box saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,230,000 shares, an increase of 27.6% from the previous total of 964,100 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 Jack in the Box's float size? Jack in the Box currently has issued a total of 19,390,000 shares. Some of Jack in the Box'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. Jack in the Box currently has a public float of 19,090,000 shares. How does Jack in the Box's short interest compare to its competitors? 6.44% of Jack in the Box's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Jack in the Box: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (15.25%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (9.42%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (6.80%), Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (3.34%), Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (8.45%), Biglari Holdings Inc. (0.32%), Papa John's International, Inc. (8.82%), Denny's Co. (4.27%), Nathan's Famous, Inc. (0.37%), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (14.51%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Jack in the Box stock? Short selling JACK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Jack in the Box as its price is falling. JACK shares are trading up $0.23 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 Jack in the Box? A short squeeze for Jack in the Box 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 JACK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Jack in the Box'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 JACK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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