Bed Bath & Beyond - BBBY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bed Bath & Beyond shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 82,350,000 shares of BBBY short. Learn More on Bed Bath & Beyond's current short interest.

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. BBBY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Bed Bath & Beyond's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bed Bath & Beyond: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Sculptor Capital LP, Lombard Odier Asset Management USA Corp, Millennium Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Ancora Advisors LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Deer Park Road Corp, Susquehanna International Group LLP, CSS LLC IL, Clear Street LLC, Barclays PLC, CTC Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., National Bank of Canada FI, Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC, and Midwest Heritage Bank FSB. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bed Bath & Beyond saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 82,350,000 shares, a decline of 0.3% from the previous total of 82,580,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Bed Bath & Beyond: Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. (10.27%), FAT Brands Inc. (0.39%), LL Flooring Holdings, Inc. (7.00%), Yunji Inc. (0.01%), Travelzoo (1.29%), FAT Brands Inc. (4.12%), Farmer Bros. Co. (2.05%), a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (3.03%), Rite Aid Co. (22.41%), and JOANN Inc. (6.99%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BBBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bed Bath & Beyond as its price is falling. BBBY shares are trading down $0.12 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 Bed Bath & Beyond 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 BBBY, 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 BBBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.