Coca-Cola - KO Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Coca-Cola shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 22,190,000 shares of KO short. 0.52% of Coca-Cola's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Coca-Cola'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. KO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Coca-Cola's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Coca-Cola: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Point72 Middle East FZE, Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Nomura Holdings Inc., Delta Accumulation LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Point72 Hong Kong Ltd, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Cetera Investment Advisers, Marshall Wace LLP, Clear Street LLC, Clear Street Markets LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., QVR LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Citigroup Inc., HighTower Advisors LLC, UBS Group AG, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, SG Americas Securities LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Gladius Capital Management LP, Bank of Montreal Can, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, and CenterStar Asset Management 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. 0.52% of Coca-Cola's floating shares are currently sold short.

Coca-Cola saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,190,000 shares, an increase of 10.0% from the previous total of 20,170,000 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.

0.52% of Coca-Cola's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Coca-Cola: PepsiCo, Inc. (0.82%), Diageo plc (0.22%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.61%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.53%), Coca-Cola FEMSA, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.88%), Unilever PLC (0.17%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.29%), Mondelez International, Inc. (0.76%), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (0.08%), and The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (0.98%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Coca-Cola as its price is falling. KO shares are trading up $0.07 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 Coca-Cola 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 KO, 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 KO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.