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Boston Beer (SAM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$245.57 -0.95 (-0.39%)
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Boston Beer Short Interest Data

Boston Beer (SAM) has a short interest of 657,600 shares, representing 7.91% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.63% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 171,813 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
657,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
711,900 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$159.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
11,244,000 shares
Float Size
8,310,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.91%
Today's Trading Volume
290,184 shares
Average Trading Volume
171,813 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
169%
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SAM Short Interest Over Time

SAM Days to Cover Over Time

SAM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Boston Beer Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/2025657,600 shares $159.64 million -7.6%7.9%3 $242.76
3/31/2025711,900 shares $170.15 million +4.5%8.6%3.2 $239.01
3/15/2025681,500 shares $155.87 million -0.6%8.2%3.3 $228.71
2/28/2025685,700 shares $167.17 million -1.8%8.2%3.7 $243.80
2/15/2025698,200 shares $161.84 million +14.9%8.1%4.4 $231.80
1/31/2025607,700 shares $152.39 million +18.6%7.0%4.5 $250.77
1/15/2025512,400 shares $131.31 million +55.2%5.9%3.8 $256.26
12/31/2024330,100 shares $99.02 million -5.4%3.8%2.7 $299.98
12/15/2024349,100 shares $109.97 million +10.0%4.0%2.9 $315.01
11/30/2024317,500 shares $100.41 million -12.3%3.7%2.5 $316.24
11/15/2024362,100 shares $115.21 million -4.6%4.2%2.8 $318.17
10/31/2024379,500 shares $110.48 million -2.2%4.4%3.1 $291.12
10/15/2024388,100 shares $107.60 million +3.8%4.4%3 $277.24
9/30/2024373,800 shares $108.19 million -13.2%4.2%2.9 $289.42
9/15/2024430,500 shares $115.95 million +39.2%4.9%3.4 $269.34
8/31/2024309,300 shares $84.04 million -10.1%3.5%2.4 $271.72
8/15/2024344,100 shares $96.54 million +12.5%3.9%2 $280.57
7/31/2024306,000 shares $85.74 million +6.4%3.4%1.5 $280.21
7/15/2024287,600 shares $81.95 million +3.2%3.2%1.4 $284.94
6/30/2024278,800 shares $85.05 million -15.8%3.1%1.3 $305.05
6/15/2024331,100 shares $94.32 million -17.8%3.6%1.5 $284.87
5/31/2024402,900 shares $126.30 million +3.1%4.4%1.9 $313.48
5/15/2024390,900 shares $110.11 million +21.3%4.3%2.1 $281.68
4/30/2024322,400 shares $89.76 million +18.5%3.5%2 $278.41
4/15/2024272,000 shares $76.43 million +8.4%3.0%1.9 $281.01
3/31/2024251,000 shares $76.41 million -14.4%2.7%1.8 $304.42
3/15/2024293,200 shares $86.54 million +8.4%3.2%2.1 $295.15
2/29/2024270,400 shares $83.24 million +26.2%2.9%2.1 $307.84
2/15/2024214,300 shares $76.26 million +6.1%2.3%2 $355.84
1/31/2024201,900 shares $70.58 million -19.7%2.2%2 $349.59
1/15/2024251,300 shares $88.43 million +9.8%2.7%2.3 $351.91
12/31/2023228,800 shares $79.07 million -9.9%2.4%2 $345.59
12/15/2023253,900 shares $87.72 million -4.4%2.7%2.4 $345.48
11/30/2023265,500 shares $94.19 million -7.0%2.8%2.5 $354.76
11/15/2023285,600 shares $98.61 million -19.9%3.0%2.8 $345.28
10/31/2023356,600 shares $118.98 million +15.9%3.8%3.4 $333.66
10/15/2023307,700 shares $107.46 million -12.3%3.3%2.6 $349.24
9/30/2023350,900 shares $136.69 million -6.2%3.7%2.8 $389.53
9/15/2023373,900 shares $138.91 million +5.7%4.0%3 $371.52
8/31/2023353,900 shares $129.36 million -14.5%3.8%2.8 $365.53
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8/15/2023413,700 shares $150.04 million -1.6%4.4%3.1 $362.68
7/31/2023420,600 shares $156.16 million +3.0%4.5%3.1 $371.27
7/15/2023408,400 shares $123.41 million +16.2%4.3%3.3 $302.19
6/30/2023351,600 shares $108.45 million +16.2%3.7%3 $308.44
6/15/2023302,500 shares $101.69 million -13.9%3.2%2.6 $336.18
5/31/2023351,500 shares $118.64 million -1.5%3.7%2.9 $337.52
5/15/2023356,700 shares $111.74 million +2.5%3.8%2.9 $313.27
4/30/2023347,900 shares $110.46 million -9.0%3.7%2.3 $317.51
4/15/2023382,200 shares $123.50 million -1.3%4.1%2.6 $323.13
3/31/2023387,200 shares $127.27 million -5.6%4.1%2.6 $328.70
3/15/2023410,000 shares $129.35 million -26.1%4.3%2.7 $315.48
2/28/2023555,100 shares $179.74 million -3.5%5.9%3.8 $323.80
2/15/2023575,000 shares $225.92 million -1.8%6.1%4.1 $392.91
1/31/2023585,800 shares $227.65 million -10.7%6.2%4.7 $388.61
1/15/2023656,000 shares $234.62 million -5.6%6.9%4.7 $357.66
12/30/2022694,600 shares $228.88 million -3.2%7.3%4.7 $329.52
12/15/2022717,200 shares $247.68 million -5.1%7.6%4.8 $345.34
11/30/2022755,600 shares $290.43 million -2.6%8.0%4.9 $384.37
11/15/2022776,100 shares $300.56 million -4.8%8.2%5 $387.27
10/31/2022815,400 shares $304.38 million -2.7%8.6%5.4 $373.29
10/15/2022838,100 shares $293.90 million +4.5%8.9%5.9 $350.68
9/30/2022802,100 shares $259.60 million -4.2%8.5%5.6 $323.65
9/15/2022837,400 shares $275.60 million +10.9%8.9%5.5 $329.11
8/31/2022754,800 shares $254.43 million -6.2%8.0%4.6 $337.08
8/15/2022804,700 shares $307.40 million -8.1%8.5%4.7 $382.00
7/31/2022875,200 shares $332.95 million +14.7%9.3%5 $380.43
7/15/2022763,100 shares $245.66 million +3.4%9.3%4 $321.93
6/30/2022737,800 shares $223.53 million +14.6%9.0%4.3 $302.97
6/15/2022643,900 shares $194.27 million +13.2%7.8%4.1 $301.71
5/31/2022568,900 shares $202.13 million +0.2%6.0%3.9 $355.30
5/15/2022567,600 shares $203.37 million -2.7%6.0%3.7 $358.29
4/30/2022583,500 shares $218.81 million +58.5%6.2%3.5 $375.00
4/15/2022368,100 shares $134.64 million +12.1%3.9%2 $365.76
3/31/2022328,400 shares $127.57 million -14.6%3.5%1.6 $388.47
3/15/2022384,300 shares $137.95 million -1.8%4.1%1.8 $358.97
2/28/2022391,200 shares $150.01 million +52.2%4.1%1.7 $383.46
2/15/2022257,100 shares $108.61 million -33.9%2.7%1 $422.44
1/31/2022388,900 shares $163.66 million -39.9%4.1%1.5 $420.83
1/15/2022647,400 shares $290.90 million -7.0%6.9%2.6 $449.33
12/31/2021696,300 shares $351.70 million -16.1%7.4%2.7 $505.10
12/15/2021830,100 shares $435.74 million -13.5%8.8%2.9 $524.93
11/30/2021960,100 shares $433.17 million -2.8%10.2%3.1 $451.17
11/15/2021987,400 shares $467.03 million -4.1%10.5%3 $472.99
10/29/20211,030,000 shares $507.25 million +4.0%10.9%3 $492.48
10/15/2021990,700 shares $506.60 million -7.4%10.5%2.7 $511.36
9/30/20211,070,000 shares $545.43 million -10.1%11.4%2.6 $509.75
9/15/20211,190,000 shares $631.18 million +17.8%12.6%3.1 $530.40
8/31/20211,010,000 shares $575.91 million +19.4%10.7%2.7 $570.21
8/13/2021846,100 shares $536.31 million -9.0%9.0%2.5 $633.86
7/30/2021929,400 shares $659.87 million -4.3%9.9%2.9 $710.00
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7/15/2021971,000 shares $903.87 million -1.6%10.3%3.6 $930.86
6/30/2021986,300 shares $1.01 billion +0.3%10.6%5.1 $1,020.80
6/15/2021983,300 shares $990.95 million +1.1%10.6%5.7 $1,007.78
5/28/2021972,200 shares $1.03 billion +8.2%10.5%6.2 $1,058.16
5/14/2021898,800 shares $959.16 million +7.8%N/A7.1 $1,067.16
4/30/2021833,900 shares $1.01 billion +13.0%N/A7.1 $1,210.19
4/15/2021737,900 shares $924.26 million +4.9%N/A6.5 $1,252.55
3/31/2021703,500 shares $841.15 million +5.9%7.7%6.4 $1,195.67
3/15/2021664,300 shares $721.44 million +8.2%7.2%6.2 $1,086.01
2/26/2021614,200 shares $635.81 million +0.2%6.7%5.5 $1,035.19
2/12/2021613,200 shares $689.83 million -1.9%6.7%5.4 $1,124.96
1/29/2021625,200 shares $578.52 million -9.4%6.9%5.4 $925.33
1/15/2021690,100 shares $628.48 million -5.7%7.6%5.5 $910.71
12/31/2020732,100 shares $730.20 million +0.2%8.0%6 $997.41
12/15/2020730,400 shares $677.40 million -0.6%8.0%6 $927.44
11/30/2020735,000 shares $662.71 million -1.1%8.1%5.7 $901.64
11/15/2020743,300 shares $696.87 million -4.8%8.2%5.8 $937.53
10/30/2020780,600 shares $825.21 million +1.3%8.5%6.2 $1,057.15
10/15/2020770,300 shares $743.19 million +3.5%8.5%5.8 $964.81
9/30/2020744,400 shares $657.57 million -8.0%8.2%5 $883.36
9/15/2020809,000 shares $707.37 million -9.6%8.9%4.9 $874.38
8/31/2020894,600 shares $789.02 million -6.9%10.0%5.4 $881.98
8/14/2020960,600 shares $784.90 million -4.9%10.7%5.6 $817.09
7/31/20201,010,000 shares $818.54 million -12.9%11.3%5.8 $810.44
7/15/20201,160,000 shares $722.60 million +1.8%13.0%6.7 $622.93
6/30/20201,140,000 shares $624.30 million -7.3%13.1%7.2 $547.63
6/15/20201,230,000 shares $679.64 million -8.2%14.2%8.4 $552.55
5/29/20201,340,000 shares $727.19 million -0.7%15.6%8.4 $542.68
5/15/20201,350,000 shares $680.40 million +7.1%15.8%8.3 $504.00
4/30/20201,260,000 shares $587.80 million +1.6%14.4%6.8 $466.51

SAM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Boston Beer's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Boston Beer shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 657,600 shares of SAM short. 7.91% of Boston Beer's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Boston Beer's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Boston Beer?

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. SAM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Boston Beer's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Boston Beer?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Boston Beer: Wolverine Trading LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Boston Beer?

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. 7.91% of Boston Beer's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Boston Beer's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Boston Beer saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 657,600 shares, a drop of 7.6% from the previous total of 711,900 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.

What is Boston Beer's float size?

Boston Beer currently has issued a total of 11,244,000 shares. Some of Boston Beer'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. Boston Beer currently has a public float of 8,310,000 shares.

How does Boston Beer's short interest compare to its competitors?

7.91% of Boston Beer's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Boston Beer: Molson Coors Beverage (6.60%), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (0.51%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.33%), The Campbell's Company (8.79%), Celsius Holdings, Inc. (11.86%), Ingredion Incorporated (2.64%), The New York Times Company (4.78%), Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (3.85%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (5.16%), Post Holdings, Inc. (5.85%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Boston Beer stock?

Short selling SAM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Boston Beer as its price is falling. SAM shares are trading down $0.95 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 Boston Beer?

A short squeeze for Boston Beer 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 SAM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Boston Beer's 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 SAM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:SAM) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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