PepsiCo (PEP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PepsiCo shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 16,520,000 shares of PEP short. 1.21% of PepsiCo's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PepsiCo'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. PEP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on PepsiCo's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PepsiCo: Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, GTS Securities LLC, Barclays PLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Citadel Advisors LLC, Clear Street LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Verition Fund Management LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Mendel Money Management, IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Gladius Capital Management LP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Genus Capital Management Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, and Cutler Group LLC CA. 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. 1.21% of PepsiCo's floating shares are currently sold short.

PepsiCo saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 16,520,000 shares, a drop of 4.3% from the previous total of 17,270,000 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.

PepsiCo currently has issued a total of 1,374,509,000 shares. Some of PepsiCo'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. PepsiCo currently has a public float of 1,370,000,000 shares.

1.21% of PepsiCo's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to PepsiCo: The Coca-Cola Company (0.62%), Diageo plc (0.10%), Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.68%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.47%), Unilever PLC (0.08%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.24%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.72%), Mondelez International, Inc. (1.14%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.64%), Altria Group, Inc. (3.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PEP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PepsiCo as its price is falling. PEP shares are trading down $1.15 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 PepsiCo 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 PEP, 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 PEP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.