Flowers Foods (FLO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Flowers Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 13,260,000 shares of FLO short. 6.79% of Flowers Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Flowers Foods' 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. FLO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Flowers Foods's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Flowers Foods: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Walleye Capital 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. 6.79% of Flowers Foods' floating shares are currently sold short.

Flowers Foods saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,260,000 shares, a decrease of 0.7% from the previous total of 13,350,000 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.

Flowers Foods currently has issued a total of 211,130,000 shares. Some of Flowers Foods' 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. Flowers Foods currently has a public float of 195,350,000 shares.

6.79% of Flowers Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Flowers Foods: Pilgrim's Pride Co. (16.54%), The J. M. Smucker Company (4.98%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (2.99%), The Campbell's Company (8.79%), Post Holdings, Inc. (5.85%), Lancaster Colony Co. (2.98%), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (14.37%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (5.44%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (11.14%), TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (3.28%),

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 FLO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Flowers Foods as its price is falling. FLO shares are trading up $0.30 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 Flowers Foods 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 FLO, 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 FLO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.