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 closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 11,240,000 shares of PEP short. 0.82% 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 2.0. 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: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Natixis, Portman Square Capital LLP, Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Lavaca Capital LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Delta Accumulation LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Clear Street LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., QVR LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BTG Pactual Global Asset Management Ltd, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. 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. 0.82% of PepsiCo's floating shares are currently sold short.

PepsiCo saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 11,240,000 shares, an increase of 5.7% from the previous total of 10,630,000 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 1,377,251,000 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.

0.82% 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 (0.47%), Diageo plc (0.22%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.61%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.53%), Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.88%), Unilever PLC (0.17%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.29%), Mondelez International, Inc. (0.76%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.08%), and The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (0.98%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 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 $0.86 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 February, 28 2023.