BurgerFi International (OPES) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BurgerFi International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 150,000 shares of OPES short. 1.55% of BurgerFi International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BurgerFi International'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. OPES shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on BurgerFi International'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. 1.55% of BurgerFi International's floating shares are currently sold short.

BurgerFi International saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 150,000 shares, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous total of 150,700 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.

BurgerFi International currently has issued a total of 7,863,000 shares. Some of BurgerFi International'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. BurgerFi International currently has a public float of 9,680,000 shares.

1.55% of BurgerFi International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to BurgerFi International: Blue Owl Capital Co. III (0.22%), Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II (0.56%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), SK Growth Opportunities Co. (0.45%), Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI (0.03%), Plum Acquisition Corp. III (0.02%), Zalatoris Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Concord Acquisition Corp II (0.00%), Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I (0.01%), Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($19.32 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.12 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($4.72 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.73 billion), Match Group Inc. ($2.38 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.17 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.11 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.05 billion), and Hormel Foods Corporation ($1.85 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OPES is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BurgerFi International 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 BurgerFi International 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 OPES, 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 OPES, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2020.