Flowers Foods (FLO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $16.49 -0.10 (-0.62%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.72 +0.23 (+1.39%) As of 05/23/2025 05:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Flowers Foods Short Interest DataFlowers Foods (FLO) has a short interest of 12.69 million shares, representing 6.50% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.30% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.9, indicating that it would take 5.9 days of the average trading volume of 1.63 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,690,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest13,260,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$222.96 millionShort Interest Ratio5.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares211,138,000 sharesFloat Size195,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.50%Today's Trading Volume2,908,966 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,625,920 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average179% Short Selling Flowers Foods? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Flowers Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFLO Short Interest Over TimeFLO Days to Cover Over TimeFLO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Flowers Foods Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202512,690,000 shares $222.96 million -4.3%6.5%5.9 $17.57 4/15/202513,260,000 shares $243.02 million -0.7%6.8%6.1 $18.33 3/31/202513,350,000 shares $254.25 million +22.4%6.8%5.9 $19.05 3/15/202510,910,000 shares $200.58 million -12.7%5.6%5 $18.39 2/28/202512,500,000 shares $234.44 million +18.0%6.4%6.4 $18.76 2/15/202510,590,000 shares $196.18 million +22.2%5.4%5.8 $18.53 1/31/20258,670,000 shares $169.59 million -9.7%4.5%4.7 $19.56 1/15/20259,600,000 shares $184.03 million +28.5%4.9%5.9 $19.17 12/31/20247,470,000 shares $154.33 million +4.0%3.8%5.3 $20.66 12/15/20247,180,000 shares $152.29 million +32.2%3.7%5.7 $21.21 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FLO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Flowers Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20245,430,000 shares $122.83 million +18.8%2.8%4.7 $22.62 11/15/20244,570,000 shares $98.57 million +16.9%2.3%4.1 $21.57 10/31/20243,910,000 shares $86.92 million +2.4%2.0%3.8 $22.23 10/15/20243,820,000 shares $88.13 million +9.8%2.0%3.8 $23.07 9/30/20243,480,000 shares $80.28 million +3.0%1.8%3.2 $23.07 9/15/20243,380,000 shares $78.31 million +0.9%1.7%3 $23.17 8/31/20243,350,000 shares $77.85 million +3.1%1.7%2.9 $23.24 8/15/20243,250,000 shares $73.61 million -1.8%1.7%2.7 $22.65 7/31/20243,310,000 shares $74.54 million +11.8%1.7%2.6 $22.52 7/15/20242,960,000 shares $63.61 million +8.0%1.5%2.3 $21.49 6/30/20242,740,000 shares $60.83 million +24.6%1.4%2.2 $22.20 6/15/20242,200,000 shares $49.13 million +2.8%1.1%1.7 $22.33 5/31/20242,140,000 shares $49.67 million -8.9%1.1%1.7 $23.21 5/15/20242,350,000 shares $59.94 million +3.5%1.2%1.9 $25.51 4/30/20242,270,000 shares $56.61 million No Change1.2%1.8 $24.94 4/15/20242,270,000 shares $52.02 million -1.3%1.2%1.9 $22.92 3/31/20242,300,000 shares $54.63 million -14.2%1.2%1.9 $23.75 3/15/20242,680,000 shares $60.84 million -3.6%1.4%2.3 $22.70 2/29/20242,780,000 shares $62.33 million -0.4%1.4%2.4 $22.42 2/15/20242,790,000 shares $62.33 million +14.8%1.4%2.4 $22.34 1/31/20242,430,000 shares $55.38 million +7.1%1.3%2 $22.79 1/15/20242,270,000 shares $51.23 million -15.0%1.2%1.8 $22.57 12/31/20232,670,000 shares $60.10 million No Change1.4%2 $22.51 12/15/20232,670,000 shares $58.37 million -1.5%1.4%2 $21.86 11/30/20232,710,000 shares $56.38 million +7.1%1.4%1.9 $20.81 11/15/20232,530,000 shares $53.40 million -13.7%1.3%1.7 $21.11 10/31/20232,930,000 shares $64.25 million -11.2%1.5%2 $21.93 10/15/20233,300,000 shares $67.78 million -12.7%1.7%2 $20.54 9/30/20233,780,000 shares $83.84 million -5.5%1.9%2.2 $22.18 9/15/20234,000,000 shares $91.64 million -10.7%2.1%2.3 $22.91Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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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 30th, investors have sold 12,690,000 shares of FLO short. 6.50% of Flowers Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Flowers Foods' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Flowers Foods? 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. Which institutional investors are shorting Flowers Foods? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Flowers Foods: PEAK6 LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Flowers Foods? 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. 6.50% of Flowers Foods' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Flowers Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing? Flowers Foods saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,690,000 shares, a decrease of 4.3% from the previous total of 13,260,000 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. What is Flowers Foods' float size? Flowers Foods currently has issued a total of 211,138,000 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. How does Flowers Foods' short interest compare to its competitors? 6.50% of Flowers Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Flowers Foods: The J. M. Smucker Company (4.94%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (15.74%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.19%), The Campbell's Company (8.79%), Post Holdings, Inc. (5.27%), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (13.68%), Lancaster Colony Co. (2.95%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (11.42%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (5.16%), TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (3.56%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Flowers Foods stock? 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 down $0.10 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. How does a short squeeze work against Flowers Foods? 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. How often is Flowers Foods' short interest reported? 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, 30 2025. 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