Monster Beverage (MNST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Monster Beverage shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, traders have sold 18,470,000 shares of MNST short. 2.07% of Monster Beverage's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Monster Beverage'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. MNST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Monster Beverage's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Monster Beverage: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Maven Securities LTD, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., and Fulcrum Asset Management LLP. 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. 2.07% of Monster Beverage's floating shares are currently sold short.

Monster Beverage saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,470,000 shares, an increase of 13.9% from the previous total of 16,210,000 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.

2.07% of Monster Beverage's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Monster Beverage: Celsius Holdings Inc. (9.91%), Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc (2.09%), PepsiCo, Inc. (1.56%), Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (1.87%), National Beverage Corp. (13.68%), CocaCola Company (The) (0.83%), Coca Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (0.73%), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (1.96%), Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de C.V. (0.45%), Vita Coco Company, Inc. (11.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MNST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Monster Beverage as its price is falling. MNST shares are trading up $0.05 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 Monster Beverage 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 MNST, 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 MNST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.