Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage - NGVC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 163,800 shares of NGVC short. 1.73% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage'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. NGVC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. 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. 1.73% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's floating shares are currently sold short.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 163,800 shares, a drop of 7.9% from the previous total of 177,900 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.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage currently has issued a total of 22,730,000 shares. Some of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage'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. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage currently has a public float of 9,490,000 shares.

1.73% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "retail/wholesale" compare to Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage: Village Super Market, Inc. (5.30%), Companhia Brasileira De Distribuicao (1.01%), ContextLogic Inc. (10.42%), J.Jill, Inc. (3.89%), The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (2.06%), BARK, Inc. (7.29%), Potbelly Co. (1.52%), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (14.50%), Noodles & Company (1.71%), and Tilly's, Inc. (4.53%).

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 NGVC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage as its price is falling. NGVC shares are trading up $0.25 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 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 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 NGVC, 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 NGVC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.