Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.24 +0.06 (+0.54%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.22 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 05/22/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Walgreens Boots Alliance Short Interest DataWalgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has a short interest of 26.15 million shares, representing 3.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -22.84% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 20.94 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest26,150,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest33,890,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-22.84%Dollar Volume Sold Short$286.87 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares864,738,000 sharesFloat Size711,520,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.68%Today's Trading Volume5,443,285 sharesAverage Trading Volume20,939,424 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average26% Short Selling Walgreens Boots Alliance? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWBA Short Interest Over TimeWBA Days to Cover Over TimeWBA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Walgreens Boots Alliance Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202526,150,000 shares $286.87 million -22.8%3.7%1.4 $10.97 4/15/202533,890,000 shares $367.71 million -7.6%4.8%1.6 $10.85 3/31/202536,690,000 shares $409.83 million -20.2%5.2%1.4 $11.17 3/15/202545,950,000 shares $516.02 million -27.0%6.5%1.8 $11.23 2/28/202562,970,000 shares $672.83 million -6.1%8.9%2.2 $10.69 2/15/202567,050,000 shares $650.39 million +5.6%9.5%2.6 $9.70 1/31/202563,510,000 shares $652.88 million -13.6%9.0%2.5 $10.28 1/15/202573,490,000 shares $920.83 million -5.0%10.4%3 $12.53 12/31/202477,330,000 shares $721.49 million -19.9%10.9%3.1 $9.33 12/15/202496,530,000 shares $1.00 billion -4.7%13.6%4.1 $10.39 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WBA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024101,280,000 shares $913.55 million +0.5%14.3%4.5 $9.02 11/15/2024100,790,000 shares $854.70 million +15.3%14.2%4.4 $8.48 10/31/202487,430,000 shares $827.09 million +2.6%12.3%4.1 $9.46 10/15/202485,200,000 shares $887.78 million -10.0%12.0%4.1 $10.42 9/30/202494,650,000 shares $848.06 million +5.7%13.3%4.9 $8.96 9/15/202489,560,000 shares $824.85 million +8.0%12.6%4.1 $9.21 8/31/202482,910,000 shares $766.92 million +15.2%11.7%4 $9.25 8/15/202471,970,000 shares $778.72 million +8.5%10.1%3.8 $10.82 7/31/202466,330,000 shares $787.34 million -2.7%9.3%3.5 $11.87 7/15/202468,140,000 shares $797.24 million +15.4%9.6%3.9 $11.70 6/30/202459,050,000 shares $714.21 million +34.2%8.3%3.8 $12.10 6/15/202444,006,100 shares $684.29 million +3.7%6.2%3.5 $15.55 5/31/202442,440,000 shares $688.38 million -1.9%6.0%3.5 $16.22 5/15/202443,270,000 shares $774.10 million +7.7%6.1%3.7 $17.89 4/30/202440,160,000 shares $712.04 million +3.3%5.6%3.5 $17.73 4/15/202438,880,000 shares $686.23 million +10.4%5.5%3 $17.65 3/31/202435,220,000 shares $763.92 million +13.0%5.0%2.6 $21.69 3/15/202431,160,000 shares $648.75 million -0.1%4.4%2.3 $20.82 2/29/202431,190,000 shares $663.10 million -3.9%4.4%2.1 $21.26 2/15/202432,450,000 shares $723.31 million -6.4%4.6%2.2 $22.29 1/31/202434,670,000 shares $782.50 million -5.1%4.9%2.4 $22.57 1/15/202436,530,000 shares $850.05 million -2.5%5.1%2.7 $23.27 12/31/202337,470,000 shares $978.34 million -12.3%N/A2.7 $26.11 12/15/202342,710,000 shares $1.08 billion -9.9%6.0%3.4 $25.20 11/30/202347,410,000 shares $945.36 million -8.6%6.7%3.8 $19.94 11/15/202351,890,000 shares $1.12 billion +13.5%7.3%4.1 $21.55 10/31/202345,730,000 shares $963.99 million +3.7%6.4%3.7 $21.08 10/15/202344,080,000 shares $1.02 billion -11.4%6.2%3.7 $23.25 9/30/202349,740,000 shares $1.11 billion +1.0%7.0%4.7 $22.24 9/15/202349,240,000 shares $1.10 billion +14.8%6.9%4.4 $22.42Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 8/31/202342,910,000 shares $1.09 billion +20.5%6.0%4 $25.31 8/15/202335,620,000 shares $1.02 billion -7.5%5.0%3.9 $28.60 7/31/202338,510,000 shares $1.15 billion +3.4%5.4%4.3 $29.97 7/15/202337,240,000 shares $1.09 billion +3.9%5.2%4.2 $29.20 6/30/202335,840,000 shares $1.02 billion +17.9%5.0%4.3 $28.49 6/15/202330,400,000 shares $973.41 million -10.6%4.3%4.1 $32.02 5/31/202334,000,000 shares $1.03 billion +12.4%4.8%4.7 $30.37 5/15/202330,250,000 shares $952.88 million -0.7%4.2%4.4 $31.50 4/30/202330,470,000 shares $1.07 billion +1.2%4.3%4.5 $35.25 4/15/202330,100,000 shares $1.06 billion -2.8%4.2%4.6 $35.32 3/31/202330,980,000 shares $1.07 billion -2.7%4.3%4.6 $34.58 3/15/202331,830,000 shares $1.07 billion +1.9%4.5%4.8 $33.54 2/28/202331,250,000 shares $1.11 billion -3.3%4.4%5.1 $35.53 2/15/202332,310,000 shares $1.18 billion +2.1%4.5%5.4 $36.52 1/31/202331,660,000 shares $1.17 billion -3.5%4.4%4.9 $36.86 1/15/202332,790,000 shares $1.21 billion +9.0%4.6%5 $36.78 12/30/202230,080,000 shares $1.12 billion +4.6%4.2%4.1 $37.36 12/15/202228,770,000 shares $1.14 billion +4.5%4.0%4 $39.53 11/30/202227,520,000 shares $1.14 billion -10.0%3.9%3.7 $41.50 11/15/202230,580,000 shares $1.24 billion -3.2%4.3%3.9 $40.65 10/31/202231,590,000 shares $1.15 billion +23.9%4.4%4 $36.50 10/15/202225,490,000 shares $847.29 million +6.6%3.6%3.4 $33.24 9/30/202223,910,000 shares $750.77 million +5.9%3.4%3.5 $31.40 9/15/202222,570,000 shares $772.57 million -17.0%3.2%3.3 $34.23 8/31/202227,180,000 shares $952.93 million +4.6%3.8%4 $35.06 8/15/202225,980,000 shares $1.07 billion -2.0%3.6%4.1 $41.07 7/31/202226,510,000 shares $1.05 billion -2.8%3.7%4 $39.62 7/15/202227,270,000 shares $1.04 billion +6.8%3.8%4 $38.03 6/30/202225,540,000 shares $967.97 million -7.0%3.2%3.6 $37.90 6/15/202227,450,000 shares $1.12 billion +24.2%3.5%3.8 $40.73 5/31/202222,100,000 shares $968.64 million -19.4%3.1%3.1 $43.83 5/15/202227,430,000 shares $1.19 billion +11.8%3.8%3.7 $43.55 4/30/202224,530,000 shares $1.04 billion +8.8%3.4%3.4 $42.40 4/15/202222,550,000 shares $1.01 billion +11.0%3.2%3.2 $44.81 3/31/202220,310,000 shares $909.28 million +16.4%2.9%2.8 $44.77 3/15/202217,450,000 shares $840.57 million -14.4%2.4%2.7 $48.17 2/28/202220,390,000 shares $939.78 million +10.0%2.9%3.2 $46.09 2/15/202218,540,000 shares $895.48 million +1.6%2.6%2.8 $48.30 1/31/202218,250,000 shares $908.12 million +8.9%2.6%2.9 $49.76 1/15/202216,760,000 shares $910.07 million +9.2%2.4%2.8 $54.30 12/31/202115,350,000 shares $800.66 million -5.3%2.2%2.4 $52.16 12/15/202116,210,000 shares $804.99 million -14.5%2.3%2.6 $49.66 11/30/202118,950,000 shares $848.96 million +7.4%2.7%3.1 $44.80 11/15/202117,650,000 shares $868.73 million +4.1%2.5%3.1 $49.22 10/29/202116,960,000 shares $797.46 million -5.2%2.4%3 $47.02 10/15/202117,880,000 shares $874.69 million +4.6%2.5%3.3 $48.92 9/30/202117,090,000 shares $804.08 million +1.1%2.4%3.3 $47.05 9/15/202116,900,000 shares $847.03 million +9.2%2.4%3 $50.12 8/31/202115,480,000 shares $785.61 million +20.6%2.2%2.8 $50.75 8/13/202112,840,000 shares $632.88 million +3.8%1.8%2.3 $49.29Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 7/30/202112,370,000 shares $583.25 million -7.6%1.7%2.2 $47.15 7/15/202113,380,000 shares $618.83 million +7.9%1.9%2.4 $46.25 6/30/202112,400,000 shares $652.36 million -3.1%1.7%2.3 $52.61 6/15/202112,800,000 shares $694.27 million -1.5%1.8%2.5 $54.24 5/28/202112,990,000 shares $684.05 million +8.3%1.8%2.4 $52.66 5/14/202111,990,000 shares $649.14 million +4.9%1.7%2.2 $54.14 4/30/202111,430,000 shares $602.76 million -18.3%1.6%2.1 $52.74 4/15/202113,990,000 shares $762.04 million +4.2%2.0%2.4 $54.47 3/31/202113,430,000 shares $711.52 million +1.1%1.9%2.1 $52.98 3/15/202113,280,000 shares $706.63 million -0.4%1.9%2.1 $53.21 2/26/202113,330,000 shares $643.44 million -17.2%1.9%2 $48.27 2/12/202116,100,000 shares $806.93 million +5.4%2.3%2.3 $50.12 1/29/202115,270,000 shares $773.88 million +1.5%2.1%1.9 $50.68 1/15/202115,050,000 shares $742.27 million -17.0%2.1%1.8 $49.32 12/31/202018,130,000 shares $713.23 million +6.9%2.5%2.2 $39.34 12/15/202016,960,000 shares $703.50 million -7.0%2.4%2.2 $41.48 11/30/202018,240,000 shares $711.36 million +14.4%2.5%2.2 $39.00 10/30/202019,900,000 shares $667.05 million -5.9%2.8%2.8 $33.52 10/15/202021,150,000 shares $759.50 million +5.7%3.0%3.2 $35.91 9/30/202020,010,000 shares $718.76 million +5.4%N/A3.1 $35.92 9/15/202018,990,000 shares $669.78 million -0.3%2.7%2.7 $35.27 8/31/202019,040,000 shares $723.90 million +8.6%2.7%2.9 $38.02 8/14/202017,540,000 shares $735.10 million -7.3%2.4%2.7 $41.91 7/31/202018,920,000 shares $770.23 million +8.0%2.6%2.8 $40.71 7/15/202017,520,000 shares $712.71 million -4.0%2.4%2.5 $40.68 6/30/202018,240,000 shares $773.19 million -0.3%2.5%2.6 $42.39 6/15/202018,290,000 shares $758.85 million +18.2%2.5%2.6 $41.49 5/29/202015,470,000 shares $664.28 million -25.8%2.1%2 $42.94 WBA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 26,150,000 shares of WBA short. 3.68% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Walgreens Boots Alliance's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Walgreens Boots Alliance? 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. WBA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Walgreens Boots Alliance? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Walgreens Boots Alliance: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, BlackBarn Capital Partners LP, Equitec Proprietary Markets LLC, Atika Capital Management LLC, Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Capital Fund Management S.A., Summit Securities Group LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Walgreens Boots Alliance? 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. 3.68% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest increasing or decreasing? Walgreens Boots Alliance saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,150,000 shares, a decrease of 22.8% from the previous total of 33,890,000 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 Walgreens Boots Alliance's float size? Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has issued a total of 864,738,000 shares. Some of Walgreens Boots Alliance'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. Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has a public float of 711,520,000 shares. How does Walgreens Boots Alliance's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.68% of Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Walgreens Boots Alliance: CVS Health Co. (1.30%), PetMed Express, Inc. (10.05%), 111, Inc. (0.11%), China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. (0.25%), On Holding AG (6.23%), eBay Inc. (4.58%), Tractor Supply (7.70%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (5.51%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (2.59%), Dollar General Co. (4.50%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Walgreens Boots Alliance stock? Short selling WBA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Walgreens Boots Alliance as its price is falling. WBA shares are trading up $0.07 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 Walgreens Boots Alliance? A short squeeze for Walgreens Boots Alliance 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 WBA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Walgreens Boots Alliance'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 WBA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies CVS Short Interest Data PETS Short Interest Data YI Short Interest Data CJJD Short Interest Data ONON Short Interest Data EBAY Short Interest Data TSCO Short Interest Data DRI Short Interest Data QSR Short Interest Data DG Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:WBA) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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