This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Denny's (DENN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Denny's Short Interest OverviewAs of January 15, 2026, Denny's (DENN) had a short interest of 4.84 million shares sold short, representing 9.80% of the public float. This marks a -16.95% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, meaning it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.29 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,836,855 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,823,735 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.95%Dollar Volume Sold Short$30.28 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2026Outstanding Shares51,499,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.80%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,293,011 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Denny's? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Denny's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDENN Short Interest Over TimeDENN Days to Cover Over TimeDENN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Denny's Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/20264,836,855 shares $30.28 million -17.0%9.8%3.29 $6.26 12/31/20255,823,735 shares $36.22 million +22.3%11.8%4.32 $6.22 12/15/20254,762,900 shares $29.53 million +17.3%9.7%1.92 $6.20 11/28/20254,061,982 shares $25.10 million -6.8%8.2%1.86 $6.18 11/14/20254,360,012 shares $26.77 million -10.6%8.8%0.73 $6.14 10/31/20254,877,939 shares $19.07 million +11.7%9.9%4.56 $3.91 10/15/20254,370,000 shares $21.94 million -7.2%9.7%5.7 $5.02 9/30/20254,710,000 shares $24.63 million -5.4%10.5%6.5 $5.23 9/15/20254,980,000 shares $27.49 million +15.3%10.0%6.9 $5.52 8/31/20254,320,000 shares $19.74 million +1.7%8.7%6.5 $4.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DENN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Denny's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/20254,250,000 shares $17.47 million +18.1%8.5%7 $4.11 7/31/20253,600,000 shares $13.39 million -1.4%7.2%5.6 $3.72 7/15/20253,650,000 shares $14.05 million -1.6%7.4%5.2 $3.85 6/30/20253,710,000 shares $15.21 million +3.3%7.5%4.2 $4.10 6/15/20253,590,000 shares $14.83 million No Change7.2%3.6 $4.13 5/31/20253,590,000 shares $13.82 million +5.3%7.3%3.1 $3.85 5/15/20253,410,000 shares $14.87 million -24.4%6.9%2.6 $4.36 4/30/20254,510,000 shares $16.64 million +9.2%9.1%2.8 $3.69 4/15/20254,130,000 shares $12.43 million +9.8%8.3%2.7 $3.01 3/31/20253,760,000 shares $13.80 million +8.7%7.6%2.5 $3.67 3/15/20253,460,000 shares $13.60 million +5.8%6.9%2.6 $3.93 2/28/20253,270,000 shares $16.25 million +1.9%6.6%2.8 $4.97 2/15/20253,210,000 shares $15.60 million +34.9%6.4%3 $4.86 1/31/20252,380,000 shares $15.07 million +20.2%4.8%3 $6.33 1/15/20251,980,000 shares $11.68 million +3.1%4.0%2.5 $5.90 12/31/20241,920,000 shares $11.62 million +21.5%3.9%2.7 $6.05 12/15/20241,580,000 shares $9.91 million +3.3%3.2%2.3 $6.27 11/30/20241,530,000 shares $10.04 million -21.9%3.1%2.3 $6.56 11/15/20241,960,000 shares $12.82 million +2.6%3.9%3 $6.54 10/31/20241,910,000 shares $12.24 million +27.3%3.8%3.1 $6.41 10/15/20241,500,000 shares $9.71 million -2.6%3.0%2.3 $6.47 9/30/20241,540,000 shares $9.93 million -4.4%3.1%2.6 $6.45 9/15/20241,610,000 shares $10.26 million -4.7%3.2%2.6 $6.37 8/31/20241,690,000 shares $11.05 million +1.2%3.4%2.5 $6.54 8/15/20241,670,000 shares $10.27 million -2.9%3.4%2.5 $6.15 7/31/20241,720,000 shares $12.66 million -7.5%3.5%2.6 $7.36 7/15/20241,860,000 shares $13.28 million +12.1%3.7%3 $7.14 6/30/20241,660,000 shares $11.79 million -1.2%3.3%2.7 $7.10 6/15/20241,680,000 shares $10.95 million -5.1%3.3%2.9 $6.52 5/31/20241,770,000 shares $12.92 million +1.1%3.5%3.5 $7.30ALERT: Drop these 5 stocks before the market opens tomorrow! 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If any of these are in your portfolio, now is the time to review your positions.See the 5 stocks to avoid 5/15/20241,750,000 shares $14.30 million -19.0%3.5%3.6 $8.17 4/30/20242,160,000 shares $17.32 million +1.9%4.3%4.5 $8.02 4/15/20242,120,000 shares $17.60 million -4.9%4.3%4.6 $8.30 3/31/20242,230,000 shares $19.98 million -6.7%4.5%4.6 $8.96 3/15/20242,390,000 shares $21.32 million +4.8%4.8%5 $8.92 2/29/20242,280,000 shares $21.04 million -23.5%4.6%4.5 $9.23 2/15/20242,980,000 shares $28.22 million +14.6%5.9%5.6 $9.47 1/31/20242,600,000 shares $27.64 million -1.1%5.1%4.8 $10.63 1/15/20242,630,000 shares $27.43 million +19.6%5.2%4.5 $10.43 12/31/20232,200,000 shares $23.94 million -8.0%4.3%3.7 $10.88 12/15/20232,390,000 shares $25.31 million -8.1%4.7%3.8 $10.59 11/30/20232,600,000 shares $24.67 million +7.9%5.1%4 $9.49 11/15/20232,410,000 shares $23.45 million -4.0%4.7%3.7 $9.73 10/31/20232,510,000 shares $21.64 million +12.1%5.0%4.1 $8.62 10/15/20232,240,000 shares $18.37 million +15.5%4.2%3.6 $8.20 9/30/20231,940,000 shares $16.43 million +55.2%3.7%3.2 $8.47 9/15/20231,250,000 shares $11.04 million +11.6%2.4%2.2 $8.83 8/31/20231,120,000 shares $10.67 million +5.7%2.1%2.1 $9.53 8/15/20231,060,000 shares $10.64 million -31.2%2.0%2.2 $10.04 7/31/20231,540,000 shares $18.11 million +17.6%2.9%3.2 $11.76 7/15/20231,310,000 shares $15.09 million -14.9%2.5%2.9 $11.52 6/30/20231,540,000 shares $18.97 million +1.3%2.9%3.8 $12.32 6/15/20231,520,000 shares $18.65 million +8.6%2.9%3.7 $12.27 5/31/20231,400,000 shares $15.50 million -4.1%2.6%3.5 $11.07 5/15/20231,460,000 shares $15.72 million +1.4%2.7%3.4 $10.77 4/30/20231,440,000 shares $16.14 million -11.7%2.7%2.9 $11.21 4/15/20231,630,000 shares $18.48 million -3.6%3.0%3.2 $11.34 3/31/20231,690,000 shares $18.86 million +9.0%3.1%3 $11.16 3/15/20231,550,000 shares $16.62 million -4.3%2.9%2.4 $10.72 2/28/20231,620,000 shares $18.91 million +3.2%3.0%2.3 $11.67 2/15/20231,570,000 shares $19.47 million +14.6%2.9%2.1 $12.40 1/31/20231,370,000 shares $16.47 million -19.4%2.5%1.8 $12.02 1/15/20231,700,000 shares $20.62 million -9.6%3.1%2.2 $12.13 12/30/20221,880,000 shares $17.31 million -14.2%3.4%2.5 $9.21 12/15/20222,190,000 shares $22.32 million +14.1%4.0%3.2 $10.19 11/30/20221,920,000 shares $24.08 million +12.9%3.5%2.9 $12.54 11/15/20221,700,000 shares $22.17 million -8.1%3.1%2.8 $13.04 10/31/20221,850,000 shares $20.96 million -1.6%3.4%3.2 $11.33 10/15/20221,880,000 shares $18.29 million -11.3%3.4%2.9 $9.73 9/30/20222,120,000 shares $19.95 million -2.8%3.8%3.2 $9.41 9/15/20222,180,000 shares $21.89 million +11.2%3.9%3 $10.04 8/31/20221,960,000 shares $18.52 million +2.6%3.5%2.6 $9.45 8/15/20221,910,000 shares $18.85 million -19.4%3.4%2.3 $9.87 7/31/20222,370,000 shares $23.01 million -16.6%4.0%2.8 $9.71 7/15/20222,840,000 shares $25.25 million +10.9%4.8%3.9 $8.89 6/30/20222,560,000 shares $22.22 million -2.7%4.3%3.6 $8.68 6/15/20222,630,000 shares $23.88 million +9.1%4.4%4 $9.08 5/31/20222,410,000 shares $24.97 million +12.6%4.1%4.3 $10.36 5/15/20222,140,000 shares $22.13 million +1.4%3.6%4.2 $10.34 4/30/20222,110,000 shares $27.05 million -3.7%3.6%4.6 $12.82SpaceX eyes a 1.75 trillion valuation - here's what to know (Ad)Elon Musk's team has quietly filed confidential paperwork with the SEC for what Bloomberg estimates could be a $1.75 trillion IPO - larger than Saudi Aramco and any tech offering in history. 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According to former tech executive and angel investor Jeff Brown, there's a way to claim a stake before the public filing drops, starting with as little as $500.See how to get positioned in SpaceX before the announcement goes public 4/15/20222,190,000 shares $29.08 million +1.9%3.7%5.3 $13.28 3/31/20222,150,000 shares $30.77 million -11.9%3.6%5 $14.31 3/15/20222,440,000 shares $34.26 million -1.2%4.1%5.7 $14.04 2/28/20222,470,000 shares $39.08 million -7.1%4.2%5.5 $15.82 2/15/20222,660,000 shares $44.37 million +19.8%4.4%5.7 $16.68 1/31/20222,220,000 shares $34.41 million -8.3%3.6%4.5 $15.50 1/15/20222,420,000 shares $38.36 million +5.2%N/A0 $15.85 12/31/20212,300,000 shares $36.80 million -5.7%3.8%3.7 $16.00 12/15/20212,440,000 shares $35.97 million No Change4.0%3.8 $14.74 11/30/20212,440,000 shares $33.79 million +7.0%4.0%3.8 $13.85 11/15/20212,280,000 shares $34.25 million -48.7%3.7%3.6 $15.02 10/29/20214,440,000 shares $70.60 million +16.2%7.3%6.9 $15.90 10/15/20213,820,000 shares $58.06 million +12.0%6.2%6.6 $15.20 9/30/20213,410,000 shares $55.72 million +1.5%5.5%6.3 $16.34 9/15/20213,360,000 shares $52.72 million +6.0%5.4%6.4 $15.69 8/31/20213,170,000 shares $52.43 million +24.3%5.1%6.1 $16.54 8/13/20212,550,000 shares $41.95 million +3.2%4.1%5.1 $16.45 7/30/20212,470,000 shares $34.75 million +5.1%4.0%5.3 $14.07 7/15/20212,350,000 shares $35.49 million +5.9%3.8%5.4 $15.10 6/30/20212,220,000 shares $36.61 million +2.8%3.6%4.9 $16.49 6/15/20212,160,000 shares $37.11 million +6.4%3.5%4.7 $17.18 5/28/20212,030,000 shares $35.69 million -6.5%3.3%4 $17.58 DENN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Denny's' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Denny's shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 4,836,855 shares of DENN short. 9.80% of Denny's' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Denny's' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Denny's? 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. DENN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.3. Learn More on Denny's's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Denny's? 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. 9.80% of Denny's' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Denny's' short interest increasing or decreasing? Denny's saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,836,855 shares, a decrease of 16.9% from the previous total of 5,823,735 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 Denny's' short interest compare to its competitors? 9.80% of Denny's' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Denny's: Papa John's International, Inc. (16.47%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (8.49%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (25.30%), Biglari Holdings Inc. (18.66%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (8.63%), Nathan's Famous, Inc. (5.10%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (16.29%), Jack In The Box Inc. (34.25%), RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (11.90%), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (11.81%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($74.34 billion), Invesco QQQ ($28.05 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.35 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($11.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.97 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($8.96 billion), Carvana Co. ($7.68 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($7.44 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.01 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($6.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Denny's stock? Short selling DENN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Denny's 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 Denny's? A short squeeze for Denny's 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 DENN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Denny'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 DENN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2026. What do DENN's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like DENN:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Papa John's International Short Interest Data BJ's Restaurants Short Interest Data Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Short Interest Data Biglari Short Interest Data Bloomin' Brands Short Interest Data Nathan's Famous Short Interest Data Dine Brands Global Short Interest Data Jack In The Box Short Interest Data RCI Hospitality Short Interest Data Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:DENN) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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