Medifast (MED) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Medifast shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 2,660,000 shares of MED short. 25.09% of Medifast's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Medifast'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. MED shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Medifast's short interest ratio.

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. 25.09% of Medifast's floating shares are currently sold short.

Medifast saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,660,000 shares, an increase of 29.8% from the previous total of 2,050,000 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.

Medifast currently has issued a total of 10,900,000 shares. Some of Medifast'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. Medifast currently has a public float of 10,600,000 shares.

25.09% of Medifast's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Medifast: Limoneira (2.71%), Carriage Services, Inc. (2.03%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (35.83%), Cibus, Inc. (2.79%), Seneca Foods Co. (2.12%), Yatsen Holding Limited (0.81%), Lifeway Foods, Inc. (2.39%), Daily Journal Co. (1.32%), Turning Point Brands, Inc. (1.30%), Calavo Growers, Inc. (5.78%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MED is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Medifast as its price is falling. MED shares are trading up $0.12 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 Medifast occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MED, 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 MED, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.