Stryve Foods (SNAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Stryve Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 82,300 shares of SNAX short. 8.76% of Stryve Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Stryve Foods' 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. SNAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Stryve Foods'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. 8.76% of Stryve Foods' floating shares are currently sold short.

Stryve Foods saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 82,300 shares, an increase of 32.3% from the previous total of 62,200 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.

Stryve Foods currently has issued a total of 3,170,000 shares. Some of Stryve Foods' 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. Stryve Foods currently has a public float of 939,400 shares.

8.76% of Stryve Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Stryve Foods: BranchOut Food Inc. (1.28%), Steakholder Foods Ltd. (0.39%), The Real Good Food Company, Inc. (1.09%), TDH Holdings, Inc. (0.26%), Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (6.11%), Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. (2.30%), African Agriculture Holdings Inc. (4.05%), AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (0.15%), Reborn Coffee, Inc. (5.55%), Farmmi, Inc. (0.62%),

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 SNAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Stryve Foods as its price is falling. SNAX shares are trading up $0.21 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 Stryve Foods occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SNAX, 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 SNAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.