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Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$169.23 -3.07 (-1.78%)
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Sprouts Farmers Market Short Interest Data

Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM) has a short interest of 7.12 million shares, representing 7.29% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 11.42% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, indicating that it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.42 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,120,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,390,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+11.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.14 billion
Short Interest Ratio
4.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
98,178,000 shares
Float Size
97,630,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.29%
Today's Trading Volume
1,575,760 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,419,918 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
111%
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SFM Short Interest Over Time

SFM Days to Cover Over Time

SFM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Sprouts Farmers Market Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20257,120,000 shares $1.14 billion +11.4%7.3%4.4 $160.19
3/31/20256,390,000 shares $975.37 million +2.6%6.6%4 $152.64
3/15/20256,230,000 shares $851.95 million +10.9%6.4%4.1 $136.75
2/28/20255,620,000 shares $834.01 million -15.5%5.7%3.8 $148.40
2/15/20256,650,000 shares $1.18 billion -3.9%6.8%4.7 $177.12
1/31/20256,920,000 shares $1.10 billion +4.7%7.0%5.4 $158.34
1/15/20256,610,000 shares $925.40 million +5.3%6.6%4.8 $140.00
12/31/20246,280,000 shares $798.00 million -2.3%6.3%4.7 $127.07
12/15/20246,430,000 shares $950.29 million -2.7%6.5%5 $147.79
11/30/20246,610,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.1%6.7%5.2 $154.48
11/15/20246,540,000 shares $928.68 million -9.8%6.6%5.1 $142.00
10/31/20247,250,000 shares $931.12 million -26.7%7.3%5.8 $128.43
10/15/20249,890,000 shares $1.16 billion +3.3%9.9%7.5 $116.87
9/30/20249,570,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.7%9.6%7.1 $110.41
9/15/20249,410,000 shares $960.76 million +1.3%9.5%6.8 $102.10
8/31/20249,290,000 shares $966.62 million +7.3%9.3%6.7 $104.05
8/15/20248,660,000 shares $852.14 million -8.8%8.7%6.2 $98.40
7/31/20249,490,000 shares $947.96 million -4.2%9.5%6.9 $99.89
7/15/20249,910,000 shares $830.85 million +2.0%9.9%7.4 $83.84
6/30/20249,720,000 shares $813.18 million -10.0%9.7%7.3 $83.66
6/15/202410,800,000 shares $816.26 million +2.3%10.8%8 $75.58
5/31/202410,560,000 shares $834.03 million -11.3%10.6%7.8 $78.98
5/15/202411,910,000 shares $915.16 million -8.9%11.9%8.2 $76.84
4/30/202413,070,000 shares $863.01 million -4.5%13.1%8.9 $66.03
4/15/202413,680,000 shares $852.54 million -10.4%13.6%10.4 $62.32
3/31/202415,270,000 shares $984.61 million +4.7%15.2%11.8 $64.48
3/15/202414,590,000 shares $941.49 million +3.0%14.5%11.2 $64.53
2/29/202414,160,000 shares $884.15 million -6.2%14.1%11 $62.44
2/15/202415,090,000 shares $794.19 million -1.3%15.0%11.7 $52.63
1/31/202415,290,000 shares $770.16 million No Change15.1%12.4 $50.37
1/15/202415,290,000 shares $766.49 million -0.8%15.1%10.7 $50.13
12/31/202315,420,000 shares $741.86 million -2.3%15.3%10 $48.11
12/15/202315,780,000 shares $761.86 million -8.1%15.6%9.9 $48.28
11/30/202317,170,000 shares $739.68 million +1.1%17.0%10.7 $43.08
11/15/202316,990,000 shares $715.28 million -3.6%16.8%10.6 $42.10
10/31/202317,620,000 shares $740.39 million -11.9%17.5%11.2 $42.02
10/15/202319,990,000 shares $863.77 million -4.4%19.7%13.2 $43.21
9/30/202320,910,000 shares $894.95 million +0.6%20.6%14.2 $42.80
9/15/202320,790,000 shares $848.23 million +12.3%20.5%14.7 $40.80
8/31/202318,510,000 shares $755.02 million -1.3%18.3%12.4 $40.79
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8/15/202318,750,000 shares $712.31 million -2.3%18.5%11.9 $37.99
7/31/202319,200,000 shares $753.60 million -2.0%19.0%11.8 $39.25
7/15/202319,600,000 shares $737.55 million +1.9%19.2%11.3 $37.63
6/30/202319,230,000 shares $706.32 million +0.4%18.8%11.3 $36.73
6/15/202319,160,000 shares $666.96 million +5.4%18.7%11.3 $34.81
5/31/202318,180,000 shares $628.30 million +1.3%17.8%11 $34.56
5/15/202317,950,000 shares $651.23 million -0.7%17.6%10.6 $36.28
4/30/202318,080,000 shares $626.65 million +8.5%17.7%11.2 $34.66
4/15/202316,660,000 shares $551.86 million -1.8%16.3%11.8 $33.13
3/31/202316,960,000 shares $594.11 million +2.4%16.6%12.5 $35.03
3/15/202316,570,000 shares $555.10 million +7.0%16.2%12.1 $33.50
2/28/202315,490,000 shares $469.19 million +1.7%15.2%11.7 $30.29
2/15/202315,230,000 shares $498.02 million +4.3%14.5%13 $32.70
1/31/202314,600,000 shares $466.47 million +5.0%13.9%10.8 $31.95
1/15/202313,910,000 shares $445.12 million +3.7%13.3%10 $32.00
12/30/202213,410,000 shares $434.08 million +0.8%12.8%9.1 $32.37
12/15/202213,300,000 shares $444.22 million -0.8%12.7%8.8 $33.40
11/30/202213,400,000 shares $460.02 million -6.7%12.8%8.8 $34.33
11/15/202214,360,000 shares $480.34 million -0.3%13.7%9.4 $33.45
10/31/202214,400,000 shares $424.80 million +5.8%13.5%9.7 $29.50
10/15/202213,610,000 shares $367.06 million +8.0%12.8%8.9 $26.97
9/30/202212,600,000 shares $349.65 million -1.6%11.8%8.5 $27.75
9/15/202212,800,000 shares $353.79 million -13.9%12.0%8.5 $27.64
8/31/202214,870,000 shares $429.74 million +0.3%14.0%9.6 $28.90
8/15/202214,820,000 shares $440.01 million -0.9%13.9%9.2 $29.69
7/31/202214,950,000 shares $413.22 million +4.2%13.8%8.4 $27.64
7/15/202214,350,000 shares $393.76 million +0.8%13.2%7.6 $27.44
6/30/202214,240,000 shares $360.56 million -1.5%13.1%7.4 $25.32
6/15/202214,460,000 shares $382.03 million +3.7%N/A7.5 $26.42
5/31/202213,950,000 shares $377.91 million +3.0%12.9%7.4 $27.09
5/15/202213,550,000 shares $337.94 million -7.5%12.5%6.5 $24.94
4/30/202214,650,000 shares $436.57 million +3.5%13.4%7.4 $29.80
4/15/202214,160,000 shares $454.54 million -1.2%12.9%8.1 $32.10
3/31/202214,330,000 shares $458.27 million -9.5%13.1%7.7 $31.98
3/15/202215,830,000 shares $498.17 million -0.8%14.4%8 $31.47
2/28/202215,950,000 shares $454.26 million -8.9%14.5%8 $28.48
2/15/202217,510,000 shares $521.27 million +1.4%15.7%9.1 $29.77
1/31/202217,270,000 shares $468.71 million +2.8%15.5%8.8 $27.14
1/15/202216,800,000 shares $491.23 million +12.5%15.1%8.3 $29.24
12/31/202114,940,000 shares $443.42 million -9.8%N/A0 $29.68
12/15/202116,570,000 shares $464.79 million +3.4%14.9%8.5 $28.05
11/30/202116,020,000 shares $423.89 million -5.6%14.4%8 $26.46
11/15/202116,970,000 shares $417.63 million -9.7%15.2%8.4 $24.61
10/29/202118,790,000 shares $416.01 million +0.1%16.6%9.7 $22.14
10/15/202118,780,000 shares $415.23 million +7.9%16.6%9.6 $22.11
9/30/202117,400,000 shares $403.16 million -7.4%15.3%8.8 $23.17
9/15/202118,790,000 shares $424.47 million -3.5%16.6%8.5 $22.59
8/31/202119,480,000 shares $485.05 million +2.1%17.2%8.7 $24.90
8/13/202119,080,000 shares $462.88 million -1.8%16.8%8.6 $24.26
7/30/202119,420,000 shares $477.34 million -5.2%17.1%8.4 $24.58
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7/15/202120,480,000 shares $521.42 million +1.6%17.4%9 $25.46
6/30/202120,150,000 shares $500.73 million +24.2%17.2%8.7 $24.85
6/15/202116,230,000 shares $459.31 million -8.8%13.8%7.1 $28.30
5/28/202117,800,000 shares $473.48 million +1.5%15.1%7.8 $26.60
5/14/202117,530,000 shares $453.85 million +4.2%14.9%6.9 $25.89
4/30/202116,820,000 shares $440.85 million -1.4%14.3%6.6 $26.21
4/15/202117,060,000 shares $450.73 million +10.9%14.5%6.3 $26.42
3/31/202115,390,000 shares $432.92 million -5.4%13.1%5.4 $28.13
3/15/202116,270,000 shares $397.48 million +10.4%13.9%6.2 $24.43
2/26/202114,740,000 shares $302.46 million +5.1%12.6%5.7 $20.52
2/12/202114,020,000 shares $314.75 million +6.9%12.0%5.7 $22.45
1/29/202113,110,000 shares $295.76 million -4.2%11.2%5.2 $22.56
1/15/202113,680,000 shares $279.96 million -1.5%11.7%5.2 $20.47
12/31/202013,890,000 shares $279.47 million -0.6%11.9%5.8 $20.12
12/15/202013,980,000 shares $271.77 million -0.3%11.9%6.2 $19.44
11/30/202014,020,000 shares $288.67 million +5.1%12.0%6 $20.59
11/15/202013,340,000 shares $272.27 million -19.6%11.4%5.8 $20.41
10/30/202016,590,000 shares $323.17 million -6.2%14.2%7.4 $19.48
10/15/202017,680,000 shares $382.95 million +9.5%15.1%7.9 $21.66
9/30/202016,140,000 shares $337.81 million +0.7%13.8%6.9 $20.93
9/15/202016,030,000 shares $330.38 million -6.0%13.7%6.3 $20.61
8/31/202017,050,000 shares $398.12 million +8.7%14.6%6.7 $23.35
8/14/202015,680,000 shares $384.16 million +16.4%13.4%6.4 $24.50
7/31/202013,470,000 shares $355.34 million +6.2%11.5%5.3 $26.38
7/15/202012,680,000 shares $325.24 million -0.4%10.9%5 $25.65
6/30/202012,730,000 shares $325.76 million +4.7%10.9%5 $25.59
6/15/202012,160,000 shares $278.22 million +7.8%10.4%4.9 $22.88
5/29/202011,280,000 shares $279.29 million +24.4%9.7%4.2 $24.76
5/15/20209,070,000 shares $225.48 million +21.3%7.8%3.3 $24.86
4/30/20207,480,000 shares $155.43 million +0.5%6.4%2.7 $20.78

SFM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sprouts Farmers Market's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Sprouts Farmers Market shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 7,120,000 shares of SFM short. 7.29% of Sprouts Farmers Market's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sprouts Farmers Market's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Sprouts Farmers Market?

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. SFM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Sprouts Farmers Market's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Sprouts Farmers Market?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sprouts Farmers Market: Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Twin Tree Management LP, and Genus Capital Management Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Sprouts Farmers Market?

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. 7.29% of Sprouts Farmers Market's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Sprouts Farmers Market's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Sprouts Farmers Market saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,120,000 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the previous total of 6,390,000 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.

What is Sprouts Farmers Market's float size?

Sprouts Farmers Market currently has issued a total of 98,178,000 shares. Some of Sprouts Farmers Market'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. Sprouts Farmers Market currently has a public float of 97,630,000 shares.

How does Sprouts Farmers Market's short interest compare to its competitors?

7.29% of Sprouts Farmers Market's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Sprouts Farmers Market: JD.com, Inc. (2.09%), Carvana Co. (4.01%), Coupang, Inc. (1.05%), CDW Co. (2.07%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (5.46%), Chewy, Inc. (3.16%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (4.76%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (3.68%), Murphy USA Inc. (5.70%), Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (8.49%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Sprouts Farmers Market stock?

Short selling SFM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sprouts Farmers Market as its price is falling. SFM shares are trading down $1.57 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Sprouts Farmers Market?

A short squeeze for Sprouts Farmers Market 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 SFM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Sprouts Farmers Market's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SFM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:SFM) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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