Best Buy (BBY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Best Buy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 11,370,000 shares of BBY short. 5.86% of Best Buy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Best Buy'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. BBY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Best Buy's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Best Buy: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Scopus Asset Management L.P., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Group One Trading L.P., BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, UBS Group AG, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Simplex 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. 5.86% of Best Buy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Best Buy saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,370,000 shares, a decrease of 2.3% from the previous total of 11,640,000 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.

Best Buy currently has issued a total of 218,670,000 shares. Some of Best Buy'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. Best Buy currently has a public float of 194,130,000 shares.

5.86% of Best Buy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Best Buy: Builders FirstSource, Inc. (3.88%), Expedia Group, Inc. (2.97%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (6.33%), CarMax, Inc. (14.04%), Ulta Beauty, Inc. (4.33%), DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (12.25%), Domino's Pizza, Inc. (3.59%), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (20.78%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (4.18%), Five Below, Inc. (7.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BBY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Best Buy as its price is falling. BBY shares are trading up $0.17 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 Best Buy 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 BBY, 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 BBY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.