Edible Garden (EDBL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Edible Garden shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 109,100 shares of EDBL short. 22.81% of Edible Garden's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Edible Garden's current short interest.

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. 22.81% of Edible Garden's floating shares are currently sold short.

Edible Garden saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 109,100 shares, an increase of 123.1% from the previous total of 48,900 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.

Edible Garden currently has issued a total of 300,000 shares. Some of Edible Garden'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. Edible Garden currently has a public float of 478,200 shares.

22.81% of Edible Garden's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Edible Garden: Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (0.47%), African Agriculture Holdings Inc. (3.11%), Save Foods, Inc. (1.24%), The Alkaline Water Company Inc. (0.81%), Eastside Distilling, Inc. (1.96%), Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (3.99%), AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (0.65%), Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. (0.88%), Blue Star Foods Corp. (1.91%), NuZee, Inc. (17.40%),

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.

Short selling EDBL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Edible Garden as its price is falling. EDBL shares are trading up $0.67 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.

A short squeeze for Edible Garden 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 EDBL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including EDBL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.