Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Bed Bath & Beyond Short Interest Data

Current Short Interest: 103,770,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 81,540,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +27.26%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $24.71 million
Short Interest Ratio: 0.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: April 15, 2023

Outstanding Shares: 428,099,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted: 24.24%
Today's Trading Volume: 8,823,802 shares
Average Trading Volume: 122,761,367 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 7%

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Bed Bath & Beyond Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
4/15/2023	103,770,000 shares	$24.71 million	+27.3%	N/A	0.9	$0.24
3/31/2023	81,540,000 shares	$34.85 million	-1.0%	N/A	0.9	$0.43
3/15/2023	82,350,000 shares	$84.82 million	-0.3%	N/A	1.2	$1.03
2/28/2023	82,580,000 shares	$116.44 million	+27.0%	N/A	1.4	$1.41
2/15/2023	65,040,000 shares	$125.53 million	+19.1%	N/A	1.2	$1.93
1/31/2023	54,610,000 shares	$154.00 million	+3.3%	N/A	1.1	$2.82
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1/15/2023	52,890,000 shares	$193.58 million	+37.2%	N/A	1.5	$3.66
12/30/2022	38,550,000 shares	$96.76 million	+2.9%	50.3%	2.1	$2.51
12/15/2022	37,480,000 shares	$111.69 million	+6.0%	49.0%	3.3	$2.98
11/30/2022	35,360,000 shares	$120.22 million	+2.5%	46.2%	2.9	$3.40
11/15/2022	34,490,000 shares	$128.65 million	+11.9%	45.1%	1.8	$3.73
10/31/2022	30,820,000 shares	$140.85 million	+2.7%	40.3%	0.8	$4.57
10/15/2022	30,000,000 shares	$147.90 million	-1.6%	39.3%	0.7	$4.93
9/30/2022	30,480,000 shares	$185.62 million	+2.1%	39.9%	0.7	$6.09
9/15/2022	29,850,000 shares	$262.38 million	-2.5%	39.3%	0.7	$8.79
8/31/2022	30,620,000 shares	$291.81 million	-0.5%	40.3%	0.7	$9.53
8/15/2022	30,760,000 shares	$492.16 million	+5.8%	40.5%	0.9	$16.00
7/31/2022	29,070,000 shares	$146.22 million	+1.8%	47.2%	2.3	$5.03
7/15/2022	28,560,000 shares	$141.66 million	+32.5%	46.4%	3.4	$4.96
6/30/2022	21,560,000 shares	$107.15 million	-12.4%	32.2%	2.7	$4.97
6/15/2022	24,620,000 shares	$162.74 million	+11.8%	36.7%	4.2	$6.61
5/31/2022	22,030,000 shares	$190.56 million	+11.0%	32.9%	3.9	$8.65
5/15/2022	19,840,000 shares	$191.26 million	-2.8%	29.7%	2.7	$9.64
4/30/2022	20,400,000 shares	$277.64 million	+33.6%	29.5%	3	$13.61
4/15/2022	15,270,000 shares	$264.63 million	+2.9%	21.5%	2	$17.33
3/31/2022	14,840,000 shares	$334.35 million	-18.4%	17.8%	1.8	$22.53
3/15/2022	18,180,000 shares	$370.51 million	-33.7%	21.8%	2.2	$20.38
2/28/2022	27,400,000 shares	$462.79 million	+13.6%	29.5%	3.3	$16.89
2/15/2022	24,120,000 shares	$401.84 million	-16.1%	26.0%	3.7	$16.66
1/31/2022	28,750,000 shares	$466.90 million	+6.5%	30.9%	4.1	$16.24
1/15/2022	26,990,000 shares	$417.27 million	+9.9%	29.0%	2.7	$15.46
12/31/2021	24,560,000 shares	$358.08 million	+14.7%	26.4%	2.6	$14.58
12/15/2021	21,420,000 shares	$349.15 million	+11.0%	22.0%	2.2	$16.30
11/30/2021	19,300,000 shares	$353.77 million	-8.7%	19.8%	2.1	$18.33
11/15/2021	21,140,000 shares	$456.20 million	-27.1%	21.7%	2.3	$21.58
10/29/2021	28,990,000 shares	$407.02 million	+8.1%	29.6%	3.5	$14.04
10/15/2021	26,810,000 shares	$375.07 million	+23.4%	27.4%	6.2	$13.99
9/30/2021	21,730,000 shares	$375.49 million	-1.4%	22.2%	5.4	$17.28
9/15/2021	22,040,000 shares	$529.18 million	+3.5%	21.8%	6	$24.01
8/31/2021	21,300,000 shares	$586.60 million	-3.5%	21.0%	5.3	$27.54
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8/13/2021	22,060,000 shares	$614.37 million	+6.0%	21.8%	3.1	$27.85
7/30/2021	20,820,000 shares	$594.20 million	-2.1%	20.6%	2.8	$28.54
7/15/2021	21,270,000 shares	$588.75 million	-1.5%	21.0%	2.8	$27.68
6/30/2021	21,600,000 shares	$719.06 million	+5.7%	21.3%	2.6	$33.29
6/15/2021	20,440,000 shares	$602.16 million	-38.7%	19.8%	2.9	$29.46
5/28/2021	33,350,000 shares	$933.47 million	+1.4%	32.3%	4.9	$27.99
5/14/2021	32,880,000 shares	$766.76 million	+13.8%	31.8%	8.1	$23.32
4/30/2021	28,900,000 shares	$751.69 million	+22.2%	28.1%	6.8	$26.01
4/15/2021	23,650,000 shares	$579.90 million	+18.9%	23.0%	2.3	$24.52
3/31/2021	19,890,000 shares	$587.15 million	-20.6%	17.4%	1.7	$29.52
3/15/2021	25,060,000 shares	$755.81 million	-1.6%	22.0%	2	$30.16
2/26/2021	25,460,000 shares	$669.34 million	-3.0%	22.3%	1.9	$26.29
2/12/2021	26,240,000 shares	$723.96 million	-17.4%	23.0%	1.9	$27.59
1/29/2021	31,770,000 shares	$1.07 billion	-57.6%	27.8%	2.2	$33.64
1/15/2021	74,890,000 shares	$2.05 billion	-1.7%	65.5%	5.7	$27.34
12/31/2020	76,180,000 shares	$1.42 billion	+4.7%	66.6%	8.6	$18.65
12/15/2020	72,770,000 shares	$1.37 billion	+9.3%	61.2%	7.3	$18.87
11/30/2020	66,610,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+0.7%	56.0%	6.5	$21.80
11/15/2020	66,130,000 shares	$1.34 billion	-0.2%	55.6%	6.6	$20.23
10/30/2020	66,240,000 shares	$1.36 billion	-4.7%	55.7%	6.8	$20.53
10/15/2020	69,480,000 shares	$1.66 billion	+2.5%	58.5%	7.1	$23.95
9/30/2020	67,770,000 shares	$1.02 billion	-6.6%	57.1%	6.4	$14.98
9/15/2020	72,560,000 shares	$910.63 million	+4.6%	61.1%	7.3	$12.55
8/31/2020	69,350,000 shares	$844.68 million	-4.4%	58.4%	6.3	$12.18
8/14/2020	72,540,000 shares	$895.87 million	+4.1%	61.1%	6.1	$12.35
7/31/2020	69,700,000 shares	$754.15 million	-1.6%	58.7%	5.5	$10.82
7/15/2020	70,860,000 shares	$594.52 million	+2.6%	59.6%	5.1	$8.39
6/30/2020	69,050,000 shares	$747.12 million	-1.2%	58.0%	4.7	$10.82
6/15/2020	69,910,000 shares	$585.15 million	-5.5%	58.8%	5.1	$8.37
5/29/2020	73,970,000 shares	$537.76 million	-3.5%	61.9%	5.6	$7.27
5/15/2020	76,680,000 shares	$443.98 million	+3.4%	64.1%	5.9	$5.79
4/30/2020	74,130,000 shares	$458.86 million	+12.8%	61.7%	5.3	$6.19
4/15/2020	65,730,000 shares	$291.84 million	-4.8%	54.4%	5.3	$4.44
3/31/2020	69,070,000 shares	$361.24 million	-1.7%	57.2%	5.9	$5.23
3/13/2020	70,293,500 shares	$392.24 million	+8.3%	58.2%	7.7	$5.58
2/28/2020	64,920,000 shares	$289.54 million	+3.4%	53.8%	6.8	$4.46
2/14/2020	62,790,000 shares	$548.78 million	+22.1%	52.0%	7.1	$8.74
1/31/2020	51,430,000 shares	$545.16 million	-7.5%	42.6%	7.8	$10.60
1/15/2020	55,620,000 shares	$825.96 million	+6.3%	46.1%	7.9	$14.85
12/31/2019	52,320,000 shares	$855.43 million	-11.0%	43.4%	7.3	$16.35
7/31/2019	65,647,800 shares	$552.75 million	+1.4%	49.7%	10.8	$8.42

BBBY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bed Bath & Beyond's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Bed Bath & Beyond shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 103,770,000 shares of BBBY short. Learn More on Bed Bath & Beyond's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Bed Bath & Beyond?: 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.
Is Bed Bath & Beyond's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Bed Bath & Beyond saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 103,770,000 shares, an increase of 27.3% from the previous total of 81,540,000 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.
How does Bed Bath & Beyond's short interest compare to its competitors?: Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bed Bath & Beyond: Kirkland's, Inc. (7.56%), JanOne Inc. (1.84%), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (9.91%), RH (14.10%), Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (13.53%), The Aaron's Company, Inc. (4.50%), The Container Store Group, Inc. (1.41%), Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (2.22%), G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (0.08%), TH International Limited (0.85%),

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. ($4.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.54 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.33 billion), Paramount Global ($2.10 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.67 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.60 billion), and Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Bed Bath & Beyond stock?: Short selling BBBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bed Bath & Beyond as its price is falling. 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 Bed Bath & Beyond?: 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.
How often is Bed Bath & Beyond'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 BBBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2023.