Sanderson Farms (SAFM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sanderson Farms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 954,100 shares of SAFM short. 4.70% of Sanderson Farms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sanderson Farms' 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. SAFM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Sanderson Farms'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. 4.70% of Sanderson Farms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Sanderson Farms saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 954,100 shares, a drop of 7.4% from the previous total of 1,030,000 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.

Sanderson Farms currently has issued a total of 22,320,000 shares. Some of Sanderson Farms' 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. Sanderson Farms currently has a public float of 20,310,000 shares.

4.70% of Sanderson Farms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Sanderson Farms: RH (11.51%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (5.25%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (1.18%), National Beverage Corp. (8.65%), Inter Parfums, Inc. (2.09%), Freshpet, Inc. (11.14%), Lancaster Colony Co. (3.29%), Brf S.A. (0.28%), Dutch Bros Inc. (8.97%), The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (2.73%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.48 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.23 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.86 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.34 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.87 billion), HP Inc. ($1.83 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.63 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.45 billion), and Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.42 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SAFM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sanderson Farms 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 Sanderson Farms 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 SAFM, 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 SAFM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2022.