Beyond Meat - BYND Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Beyond Meat shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 21,170,000 shares of BYND short. 36.89% of Beyond Meat's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Beyond Meat'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. BYND shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Beyond Meat's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Beyond Meat: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., III Capital Management, Shaolin Capital Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Sculptor Capital LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Northern Right Capital Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, DLD Asset Management LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, UBS Group AG, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Calamos Advisors LLC, and National Bank of Canada FI. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 36.89% of Beyond Meat's floating shares are currently sold short.

Beyond Meat saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 21,170,000 shares, a drop of 8.1% from the previous total of 23,030,000 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.

Beyond Meat currently has issued a total of 64,100,000 shares. Some of Beyond Meat'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. Beyond Meat currently has a public float of 57,390,000 shares.

36.89% of Beyond Meat's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Beyond Meat: B&G Foods, Inc. (16.98%), Oatly Group AB (4.01%), Vital Farms, Inc. (5.87%), Benson Hill, Inc. (3.42%), Nomad Foods Limited (1.06%), The Simply Good Foods Company (3.24%), Matthews International Co. (1.91%), John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (2.42%), Medifast, Inc. (14.57%), and European Wax Center, Inc. (13.72%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BYND is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Beyond Meat as its price is falling. BYND shares are trading down $1.31 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 Beyond Meat occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BYND, 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 BYND, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.