Franchise Group (FRG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franchise Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 6,930,000 shares of FRG short. 31.37% of Franchise Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Franchise Group'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. FRG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Franchise Group's short interest ratio.

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. 31.37% of Franchise Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Franchise Group saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,930,000 shares, a drop of 10.3% from the previous total of 7,730,000 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.

Franchise Group currently has issued a total of 35,191,000 shares. Some of Franchise Group'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. Franchise Group currently has a public float of 22,090,000 shares.

31.37% of Franchise Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Franchise Group: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (10.02%), RH (19.84%), Freshpet, Inc. (15.27%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (8.77%), The Simply Good Foods Company (4.58%), BBB Foods Inc. (1.74%), WD-40 Company (7.36%), Nomad Foods Limited (1.07%), The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (11.17%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (13.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.88 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.50 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.47 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.37 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($1.59 billion), Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FRG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franchise Group 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.

A short squeeze for Franchise Group 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 FRG, 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 FRG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2023.