This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Hostess Brands (TWNK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Hostess Brands Short Interest DataHostess Brands (TWNK) has a short interest of 6.96 million shares, representing 5.37% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4.19% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 1.86 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,960,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest6,680,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.19%Dollar Volume Sold Short$230.93 millionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2023Outstanding Shares132,860,000 sharesFloat Size129,670,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.37%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,856,092 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Hostess Brands? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Hostess Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartTWNK Short Interest Over TimeTWNK Days to Cover Over TimeTWNK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Hostess Brands Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/20236,960,000 shares $230.93 million +4.2%5.4%2.2 $33.18 9/30/20236,680,000 shares $222.51 million +61.0%5.2%2.2 $33.31 9/15/20234,150,000 shares $138.49 million +13.1%3.2%1.6 $33.37 8/31/20233,670,000 shares $104.52 million +0.8%2.8%1.7 $28.48 8/15/20233,640,000 shares $85.47 million -5.2%2.8%3.9 $23.48 7/31/20233,840,000 shares $92.31 million -5.0%3.0%4.3 $24.04 7/15/20234,040,000 shares $99.38 million -0.3%3.2%4.8 $24.60 6/30/20234,050,000 shares $102.55 million -3.6%3.2%5 $25.32 6/15/20234,200,000 shares $113.40 million +6.1%3.3%5.2 $27.00 5/31/20233,960,000 shares $98.52 million +10.0%3.1%4.8 $24.88 Get the Latest News and Ratings for TWNK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hostess Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/15/20233,600,000 shares $94.18 million -16.3%2.8%4.1 $26.16 4/30/20234,300,000 shares $110.77 million +3.1%3.3%5.1 $25.76 4/15/20234,170,000 shares $102.12 million +4.0%3.2%5 $24.49 3/31/20234,010,000 shares $99.77 million -12.6%3.1%4.5 $24.88 3/15/20234,590,000 shares $114.47 million -4.0%3.5%4.8 $24.94 2/28/20234,780,000 shares $118.07 million -1.7%3.7%4.7 $24.70 2/15/20234,860,000 shares $110.61 million +39.7%3.7%4.7 $22.76 1/31/20233,480,000 shares $80.49 million -7.7%2.7%3.3 $23.13 1/15/20233,770,000 shares $86.45 million -11.3%2.9%3.4 $22.93 12/30/20224,250,000 shares $95.37 million +2.7%3.3%3.7 $22.44 12/15/20224,140,000 shares $97.21 million +16.3%3.2%3.6 $23.48 11/30/20223,560,000 shares $93.98 million -9.0%2.7%3.3 $26.40 11/15/20223,910,000 shares $104.28 million -12.1%3.0%3.7 $26.67 10/31/20224,450,000 shares $117.84 million -9.6%3.4%4.5 $26.48 10/15/20224,920,000 shares $119.61 million -4.3%N/A5 $24.31 9/30/20225,140,000 shares $119.45 million -8.9%N/A5.6 $23.24 9/15/20225,640,000 shares $134.68 million +9.5%N/A6.3 $23.88 8/31/20225,150,000 shares $119.38 million -5.5%N/A5.6 $23.18 8/15/20225,450,000 shares $125.08 million -3.5%N/A5.4 $22.95 7/31/20225,650,000 shares $127.80 million -7.8%N/A4.7 $22.62 7/15/20226,130,000 shares $127.99 million +0.2%N/A4.9 $20.88 6/30/20226,120,000 shares $129.81 million -2.2%N/A4.6 $21.21 6/15/20226,260,000 shares $124.07 million +5.7%N/A4.4 $19.82 5/31/20225,920,000 shares $125.80 million +11.5%N/A4.2 $21.25 5/15/20225,310,000 shares $125.10 million -4.5%N/A3.5 $23.56 4/30/20225,560,000 shares $126.16 million -7.6%N/A3.5 $22.69 4/15/20226,020,000 shares $137.86 million +2.2%N/A2.4 $22.90 3/31/20225,890,000 shares $129.23 million +7.7%N/A2.3 $21.94 3/15/20225,470,000 shares $111.81 million -5.2%N/A2.2 $20.44 2/28/20225,770,000 shares $124.29 million -10.4%N/A2.2 $21.54This Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just Triggered (Ad)This same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in crypto. 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Don’t Miss This One - PLUS Claim your $10 in Bitcoin 2/15/20226,440,000 shares $135.05 million +109.1%N/A2.6 $20.97 1/31/20223,080,000 shares $63.20 million +32.2%N/A1.3 $20.52 1/15/20222,330,000 shares $47.25 million -35.6%N/A1.6 $20.28 12/31/20213,620,000 shares $73.92 million -20.8%N/A2.2 $20.42 12/15/20214,570,000 shares $87.29 million +24.9%N/A2.6 $19.10 11/30/20213,660,000 shares $62.18 million -16.6%N/A2.2 $16.99 11/15/20214,390,000 shares $81.92 million -69.0%N/A2.8 $18.66 10/29/202114,170,000 shares $267.95 million -21.8%10.9%9.4 $18.91 10/15/202118,130,000 shares $329.78 million -13.9%14.0%13.6 $18.19 9/30/202121,050,000 shares $365.64 million -1.5%16.3%19 $17.37 9/15/202121,380,000 shares $345.29 million -0.2%16.5%20.6 $16.15 8/31/202121,420,000 shares $342.08 million +0.1%16.5%20.4 $15.97 8/13/202121,390,000 shares $348.02 million -2.3%16.5%17.1 $16.27 7/30/202121,890,000 shares $352.21 million -1.9%N/A16.8 $16.09 7/15/202122,310,000 shares $362.31 million -0.8%N/A16.3 $16.24 6/30/202122,500,000 shares $364.28 million -3.3%N/A16 $16.19 6/15/202123,260,000 shares $385.19 million +0.5%N/A17.2 $16.56 5/28/202123,150,000 shares $362.99 million -9.0%N/A17.8 $15.68 5/14/202125,440,000 shares $396.61 million +1.9%N/A19.9 $15.59 4/30/202124,960,000 shares $380.14 million +7.6%N/A17.8 $15.23 4/15/202123,190,000 shares $337.41 million +2.6%N/A14.3 $14.55 3/31/202122,600,000 shares $331.09 million -0.5%N/A13.6 $14.65 3/15/202122,720,000 shares $340.35 million +7.9%N/A13.4 $14.98 2/26/202121,060,000 shares $309.58 million -6.4%N/A12 $14.70 2/12/202122,510,000 shares $338.55 million +13.5%N/A14.2 $15.04 1/29/202119,840,000 shares $283.12 million +2.7%N/A13 $14.27 1/15/202119,320,000 shares $271.64 million +2.2%N/A15.3 $14.06 12/31/202018,910,000 shares $274.20 million +2.6%N/A15.3 $14.50 12/15/202018,440,000 shares $259.64 million +10.7%N/A15.4 $14.08 11/30/202016,660,000 shares $227.08 million +2.7%N/A14.5 $13.63 11/15/202016,230,000 shares $219.59 million -9.8%N/A14.1 $13.53 10/30/202018,000,000 shares $231.30 million +1.3%N/A17.1 $12.85 10/15/202017,770,000 shares $231.19 million +2.0%N/A17.6 $13.01 9/30/202017,420,000 shares $214.79 million +1.0%N/A17.6 $12.33 9/15/202017,250,000 shares $212.00 million -6.9%N/A16.9 $12.29 8/31/202018,520,000 shares $237.80 million -1.4%N/A18.2 $12.84 8/14/202018,780,000 shares $246.77 million -0.3%N/A18.6 $13.14 7/31/202018,840,000 shares $238.89 million +5.5%N/A16.8 $12.68 TWNK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Hostess Brands' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Hostess Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 6,960,000 shares of TWNK short. 5.37% of Hostess Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hostess Brands' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Hostess Brands? 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. TWNK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Hostess Brands's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Hostess Brands? 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. 5.37% of Hostess Brands' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Hostess Brands' short interest increasing or decreasing? Hostess Brands saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,960,000 shares, an increase of 4.2% from the previous total of 6,680,000 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 Hostess Brands' float size? Hostess Brands currently has issued a total of 132,860,000 shares. Some of Hostess Brands' 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. Hostess Brands currently has a public float of 129,670,000 shares. How does Hostess Brands' short interest compare to its competitors? 5.37% of Hostess Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer defensive" compare to Hostess Brands: Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc. (0.09%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.82 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.90 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply Company ($2.28 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Celsius Holdings Inc. ($1.72 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Hostess Brands stock? Short selling TWNK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hostess Brands 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. How does a short squeeze work against Hostess Brands? A short squeeze for Hostess Brands 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 TWNK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Hostess Brands' 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 TWNK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2023. 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