Where Food Comes From (WFCF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Where Food Comes From shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,900 shares of WFCF short. 0.19% of Where Food Comes From's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Where Food Comes From'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. WFCF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Where Food Comes From'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. 0.19% of Where Food Comes From's floating shares are currently sold short.

Where Food Comes From saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,900 shares, a decrease of 32.9% from the previous total of 7,300 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.

Where Food Comes From currently has issued a total of 5,233,000 shares. Some of Where Food Comes From'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. Where Food Comes From currently has a public float of 2,590,000 shares.

0.19% of Where Food Comes From's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Where Food Comes From: Asure Software, Inc. (3.45%), Agora, Inc. (1.30%), Backblaze, Inc. (3.30%), OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (0.25%), Xunlei Limited (1.26%), Expensify, Inc. (1.05%), CS Disco, Inc. (1.79%), Eventbrite, Inc. (5.85%), DouYu International Holdings Limited (1.44%), GDEV, Inc. (0.57%),

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.

Short selling WFCF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Where Food Comes From as its price is falling. WFCF shares are trading down $0.08 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 Where Food Comes From 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 WFCF, 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 WFCF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.