Smart & Final Stores (SFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Smart & Final Stores shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 2,028,100 shares of SFS short. 2.81% of Smart & Final Stores' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Smart & Final Stores' 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. SFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Smart & Final Stores'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. 2.81% of Smart & Final Stores' floating shares are currently sold short.

Smart & Final Stores saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,028,100 shares, an increase of 20.1% from the previous total of 1,689,300 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.

Smart & Final Stores currently has issued a total of 76,490,000 shares. Some of Smart & Final Stores' 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. Smart & Final Stores currently has a public float of 72,050,000 shares.

2.81% of Smart & Final Stores' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Smart & Final Stores: Arko Corp. (4.11%), Turning Point Brands, Inc. (1.31%), BrasilAgro - Companhia Brasileira de Propriedades Agrícolas (0.06%), Calavo Growers, Inc. (6.09%), Waldencast plc (5.87%), Daily Journal Co. (1.81%), United Natural Foods, Inc. (5.50%), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (4.46%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (37.76%), Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria (0.81%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: American Airlines Group Inc. ($737.95 million), AAON, Inc. ($206.74 million), Luxoft Holding Inc ($119.37 million), KEYW Holding Corp. ($85.94 million), Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. ($76.08 million), Quantenna Communications Inc ($40.16 million), INSYS Therapeutics, Inc. ($8.10 million), Ares Acquisition Co. ($4.03 million), and FTD Companies, Inc. ($2.51 million). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Smart & Final Stores as its price is falling. 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 Smart & Final Stores 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 SFS, 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 SFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2019.