Designer Brands (DBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Designer Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 11,290,000 shares of DBI short. 27.16% of Designer Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Designer Brands' 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. DBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Designer Brands's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Designer Brands: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., 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. 27.16% of Designer Brands' floating shares are currently sold short.

Designer Brands saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,290,000 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the previous total of 10,920,000 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.

Designer Brands currently has issued a total of 57,240,000 shares. Some of Designer 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. Designer Brands currently has a public float of 41,570,000 shares.

27.16% of Designer Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Designer Brands: Genesco Inc. (7.17%), Shoe Carnival, Inc. (8.38%), Foot Locker, Inc. (13.18%), Torrid Holdings Inc. (17.86%), Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (3.31%), Titan Machinery Inc. (2.49%), Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (8.40%), Movado Group, Inc. (4.01%), Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (8.66%), 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (8.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Designer Brands as its price is falling. DBI shares are trading up $0.03 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 Designer 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 DBI, 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 DBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.