Canopy Growth - CGC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Canopy Growth shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 49,100,000 shares of CGC short. 15.21% of Canopy Growth's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Canopy Growth'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. CGC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Canopy Growth's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Canopy Growth: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, SIG North Trading ULC, Sculptor Capital LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Bank of America Corp DE, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Cowen AND Company LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., 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. 15.21% of Canopy Growth's floating shares are currently sold short.

Canopy Growth saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 49,100,000 shares, a drop of 5.7% from the previous total of 52,060,000 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.

Canopy Growth currently has issued a total of 497,040,000 shares. Some of Canopy Growth'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. Canopy Growth currently has a public float of 322,890,000 shares.

15.21% of Canopy Growth's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Canopy Growth: USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (3.60%), Cronos Group Inc. (3.62%), Geron Co. (6.45%), Warby Parker Inc. (14.17%), Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (0.72%), EQRx, Inc. (5.76%), Inhibrx, Inc. (19.10%), Owens & Minor, Inc. (9.40%), Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (16.62%), and Outset Medical, Inc. (11.43%).

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 CGC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Canopy Growth as its price is falling. CGC 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 Canopy Growth 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 CGC, 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 CGC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.