Planet Fitness - PLNT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Planet Fitness shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 3,500,000 shares of PLNT short. 4.24% of Planet Fitness' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Planet Fitness' 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. PLNT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Planet Fitness's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Planet Fitness: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Group One Trading L.P., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and 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. 4.24% of Planet Fitness' floating shares are currently sold short.

Planet Fitness saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,500,000 shares, an increase of 0.9% from the previous total of 3,470,000 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.

Planet Fitness currently has issued a total of 89,440,000 shares. Some of Planet Fitness' 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. Planet Fitness currently has a public float of 82,470,000 shares.

4.24% of Planet Fitness' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Planet Fitness: Hasbro, Inc. (6.21%), Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (2.71%), Whirlpool Co. (10.22%), Crocs, Inc. (10.90%), New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (2.76%), Pearson plc (0.06%), World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (22.47%), Boyd Gaming Co. (5.46%), Ralph Lauren Co. (13.71%), and Choice Hotels International, Inc. (5.82%).

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 PLNT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Planet Fitness as its price is falling. PLNT shares are trading up $1.32 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 Planet Fitness 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 PLNT, 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 PLNT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.