Tractor Supply Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Tractor Supply shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 4,560,000 shares of TSCO short. 4.01% of Tractor Supply's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tractor Supply'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. Tractor Supply currently has a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on a good short interest ratio for Tractor Supply

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Tractor Supply: Pathstone Family Office LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Pathstone Family Office LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Citadel Advisors LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Tudor Investment Corp Et Al, PEAK6 Investments LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Group One Trading L.P., and Wolverine Trading LLC. 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. 4.01% of Tractor Supply's floating shares are currently sold short.

Tractor Supply saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,560,000 shares, a decrease of 7.3% from the previous total of 4,920,000 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.

Tractor Supply currently has issued a total of 114,338,000 shares. Some of Tractor Supply'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. Tractor Supply currently has a public float of 113,620,000 shares.

4.01% of Tractor Supply's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "specialty stores" compare to Tractor Supply: Ulta Beauty, Inc. (3.34%), DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (15.52%), Five Below, Inc. (3.75%), Signet Jewelers Limited (9.48%), The ODP Co. (7.20%), Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (8.64%), Hibbett Sports, Inc. (20.45%), MarineMax, Inc. (14.83%), Winmark Co. (2.11%), and Big 5 Sporting Goods Co. (45.27%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Square, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TSCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tractor Supply as its price is falling. Tractor Supply's stock is trading down $2.26 today. To short Tractor Supply 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 Tractor Supply 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 Tractor Supply 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 TSCO, 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 TSCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.