BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BJ's Wholesale Club shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 9,480,000 shares of BJ short. 7.17% of BJ's Wholesale Club's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BJ's Wholesale Club'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. BJ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on BJ's Wholesale Club's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of BJ's Wholesale Club: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Group One Trading L.P., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. 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. 7.17% of BJ's Wholesale Club's floating shares are currently sold short.

BJ's Wholesale Club saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,480,000 shares, a decline of 2.4% from the previous total of 9,710,000 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.

BJ's Wholesale Club currently has issued a total of 133,380,000 shares. Some of BJ's Wholesale Club'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. BJ's Wholesale Club currently has a public float of 132,250,000 shares.

7.17% of BJ's Wholesale Club's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to BJ's Wholesale Club: The Liberty SiriusXM Group (2.93%), The Liberty SiriusXM Group (4.11%), The Toro Company (3.26%), Pearson plc (0.11%), Vail Resorts, Inc. (4.12%), Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (3.48%), Wynn Resorts, Limited (6.91%), Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (4.03%), WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (4.97%), Light & Wonder, Inc. (3.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BJ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BJ's Wholesale Club as its price is falling. BJ shares are trading up $0.63 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 BJ's Wholesale Club 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 BJ, 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 BJ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.