Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $87.78 -1.22 (-1.37%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Cal-Maine Foods Short Interest DataCal-Maine Foods (CALM) has a short interest of 2.88 million shares, representing 7.10% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 44.72% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 610,396 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,880,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,990,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+44.72%Dollar Volume Sold Short$265.59 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares49,039,000 sharesFloat Size40,550,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.10%Today's Trading Volume327,765 sharesAverage Trading Volume610,396 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling Cal-Maine Foods? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cal-Maine Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCALM Short Interest Over TimeCALM Days to Cover Over TimeCALM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyThe most serious warning of my careerWith the 2024 election just weeks away, a new crisis is barrelling down on America… one that could cleave the financial world in two the moment the polls close. 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Cal-Maine Foods Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/20242,880,000 shares $265.59 million +44.7%7.1%5.1 $92.22 9/30/20241,990,000 shares $148.93 million -2.9%4.9%3.6 $74.84 9/15/20242,050,000 shares $142.23 million +11.4%5.1%4.1 $69.38 8/31/20241,840,000 shares $132.55 million -12.4%4.5%3.5 $72.04 8/15/20242,100,000 shares $148.05 million +5.5%5.2%3.7 $70.50 7/31/20241,990,000 shares $142.42 million -5.2%4.9%3.4 $71.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CALM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cal-Maine Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/20242,100,000 shares $131.75 million -6.3%5.1%3.5 $62.74 6/30/20242,240,000 shares $136.89 million -26.8%5.5%3.6 $61.11 6/15/20243,060,000 shares $179.41 million -11.8%7.5%4.4 $58.63 5/31/20243,470,000 shares $213.99 million +25.3%8.5%4.9 $61.67 5/15/20242,770,000 shares $160.11 million +7.4%6.8%4.2 $57.80 4/30/20242,580,000 shares $142.75 million -3.0%6.4%3.9 $55.33 4/15/20242,660,000 shares $160.48 million -7.3%6.6%4.1 $60.33 3/31/20242,870,000 shares $168.90 million -24.1%7.1%4.6 $58.85 3/15/20243,780,000 shares $224.57 million +2.7%9.3%6.3 $59.41 2/29/20243,680,000 shares $211.56 million +2.5%9.1%5.9 $57.49 2/15/20243,590,000 shares $204.95 million -4.0%8.9%5.4 $57.09 1/31/20243,740,000 shares $207.27 million +0.5%9.2%5.2 $55.42 1/15/20243,720,000 shares $204.27 million -5.6%9.2%4.9 $54.91 12/31/20233,940,000 shares $226.12 million -8.2%9.7%4.7 $57.39 12/15/20234,290,000 shares $237.84 million +0.5%10.6%4.8 $55.44 11/30/20234,270,000 shares $204.62 million -20.0%10.5%5.1 $47.92 11/15/20235,340,000 shares $267.64 million -5.3%13.2%6.4 $50.12 10/31/20235,640,000 shares $255.55 million +10.8%13.8%6.9 $45.31 10/15/20235,090,000 shares $252.26 million -1.6%12.5%5.9 $49.56 9/30/20235,170,000 shares $250.33 million +1.6%12.7%6.2 $48.42 9/15/20235,090,000 shares $234.55 million -0.2%12.5%6.9 $46.08 8/31/20235,100,000 shares $243.73 million -1.7%12.5%6.6 $47.79 8/15/20235,190,000 shares $241.70 million -8.6%12.8%6.7 $46.57 7/31/20235,680,000 shares $262.36 million -7.2%14.0%7.4 $46.19 7/15/20236,120,000 shares $267.63 million -9.5%15.1%7 $43.73 6/30/20236,760,000 shares $304.20 million -5.5%16.7%7.5 $45.00 6/15/20237,150,000 shares $355.14 million +2.6%17.6%7.2 $49.67 5/31/20236,970,000 shares $331.42 million +2.7%17.2%7 $47.55 5/15/20236,790,000 shares $317.23 million -3.4%16.8%6.8 $46.72 4/30/20237,030,000 shares $333.93 million +0.6%17.3%7 $47.50 4/15/20236,990,000 shares $386.97 million +9.1%17.2%7.6 $55.36 3/31/20236,410,000 shares $390.30 million +9.0%15.8%7 $60.89 3/15/20235,880,000 shares $322.17 million +0.7%14.5%6.1 $54.79 2/28/20235,840,000 shares $331.71 million +0.2%14.4%5.9 $56.80Banking failure dead ahead (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 2/15/20235,830,000 shares $330.04 million +3.4%14.4%5.9 $56.61 1/31/20235,640,000 shares $322.72 million +12.1%13.9%5.8 $57.22 1/15/20235,030,000 shares $272.12 million -13.6%12.4%5.1 $54.10 12/30/20225,820,000 shares $316.90 million -10.3%14.4%5.9 $54.45 12/15/20226,490,000 shares $378.24 million -2.1%16.0%6.8 $58.28 11/30/20226,630,000 shares $386.40 million +2.0%17.2%7.4 $58.28 11/15/20226,500,000 shares $348.47 million -1.1%16.9%6.9 $53.61 10/31/20226,570,000 shares $371.27 million -2.5%17.0%7.2 $56.51 10/15/20226,740,000 shares $402.04 million +11.8%17.5%7.5 $59.65 9/30/20226,030,000 shares $335.21 million -6.8%16.1%6.7 $55.59 9/15/20226,470,000 shares $370.34 million +3.0%17.3%8.6 $57.24 8/31/20226,280,000 shares $336.67 million +6.8%16.8%8.6 $53.61 8/15/20225,880,000 shares $324.99 million +23.3%15.7%8.8 $55.27 7/31/20224,770,000 shares $243.79 million +5.5%12.7%6.8 $51.11 7/15/20224,520,000 shares $239.70 million -3.0%12.1%6.3 $53.03 6/30/20224,660,000 shares $230.25 million -6.2%12.5%6.4 $49.41 6/15/20224,970,000 shares $224.40 million -9.6%13.3%6.1 $45.15 5/31/20225,500,000 shares $262.52 million +5.2%14.7%6.8 $47.73 5/15/20225,230,000 shares $265.00 million -8.4%14.0%6.3 $50.67 4/30/20225,710,000 shares $306.80 million +27.7%15.3%7.6 $53.73 4/15/20224,470,000 shares $242.99 million +5.4%11.9%6.6 $54.36 3/31/20224,240,000 shares $234.13 million +1.4%11.3%7.3 $55.22 3/15/20224,180,000 shares $196.29 million +1.0%11.2%8.5 $46.96 2/28/20224,140,000 shares $183.28 million +1.2%11.1%9.2 $44.27 2/15/20224,090,000 shares $174.85 million -2.6%11.0%9.8 $42.75 1/31/20224,200,000 shares $163.80 million -10.1%11.2%11.1 $39.00 1/15/20224,670,000 shares $192.08 million -10.5%12.5%14.4 $41.13 12/31/20215,220,000 shares $193.09 million +9.7%14.0%17.1 $36.99 12/15/20214,760,000 shares $174.60 million -0.8%12.7%17.9 $36.68 11/30/20214,800,000 shares $173.09 million +0.8%12.8%19 $36.06 11/15/20214,760,000 shares $176.41 million +2.6%12.7%18 $37.06 10/29/20214,640,000 shares $167.32 million -0.2%12.4%17.1 $36.06 10/15/20214,650,000 shares $162.98 million +4.3%12.4%16.7 $35.05 9/30/20214,460,000 shares $161.27 million -8.0%11.9%14 $36.16 9/15/20214,850,000 shares $171.59 million +5.0%13.0%15.5 $35.38 8/31/20214,620,000 shares $167.06 million +10.5%12.4%15.1 $36.16 8/13/20214,180,000 shares $145.51 million -2.3%11.2%12 $34.81 7/30/20214,280,000 shares $149.33 million -6.6%11.9%12.3 $34.89 7/15/20214,580,000 shares $166.44 million +2.9%12.7%12.8 $36.34 6/30/20214,450,000 shares $161.13 million -7.7%12.4%13.7 $36.21 6/15/20214,820,000 shares $175.01 million -8.5%13.4%14.3 $36.31 5/28/20215,270,000 shares $183.98 million +1.4%14.7%16.1 $34.91 5/14/20215,200,000 shares $196.14 million +1.0%14.5%17.5 $37.72 4/30/20215,150,000 shares $193.23 million -1.2%14.3%17.8 $37.52 4/15/20215,210,000 shares $206.00 million +2.8%14.5%17.4 $39.54 3/31/20215,070,000 shares $198.14 million +4.1%14.1%15.8 $39.08 3/15/20214,870,000 shares $206.44 million -1.8%13.6%13.4 $42.39 2/26/20214,960,000 shares $190.41 million -3.3%13.8%14.1 $38.39 2/12/20215,130,000 shares $200.22 million -4.7%14.3%14.8 $39.03 1/29/20215,380,000 shares $209.39 million +0.2%15.0%14.9 $38.92Banking failure dead ahead (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 1/15/20215,370,000 shares $199.07 million No Change15.2%15 $37.07 1/31/20205,200,000 shares $185.59 million +21.2%17.2%13.9 $35.69 1/15/20205,200,000 shares $199.58 million +21.2%17.2%13.9 $38.38 12/31/20194,290,000 shares $183.27 million -3.6%14.2%11.9 $42.72 CALM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cal-Maine Foods' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cal-Maine Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 2,880,000 shares of CALM short. 7.10% of Cal-Maine Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cal-Maine Foods' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cal-Maine Foods? 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. CALM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Cal-Maine Foods's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cal-Maine Foods? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cal-Maine Foods: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cal-Maine Foods? 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. 7.10% of Cal-Maine Foods' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cal-Maine Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing? Cal-Maine Foods saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,880,000 shares, an increase of 44.7% from the previous total of 1,990,000 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 Cal-Maine Foods' float size? Cal-Maine Foods currently has issued a total of 49,039,000 shares. Some of Cal-Maine Foods' 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. Cal-Maine Foods currently has a public float of 40,550,000 shares. How does Cal-Maine Foods' short interest compare to its competitors? 7.10% of Cal-Maine Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Cal-Maine Foods: Hormel Foods Co. (2.74%), Campbell Soup (9.14%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (2.77%), The J. M. Smucker Company (3.36%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (15.19%), Post Holdings, Inc. (3.69%), Lancaster Colony Co. (3.24%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (1.95%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (4.51%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (10.92%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cal-Maine Foods stock? Short selling CALM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cal-Maine Foods as its price is falling. CALM shares are trading down $1.22 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 Cal-Maine Foods? A short squeeze for Cal-Maine Foods 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 CALM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cal-Maine Foods' 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 CALM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Hormel Foods Short Interest Data Campbell Soup Short Interest Data Conagra Brands Short Interest Data J. M. 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