Sweetgreen (SG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $12.81 -0.45 (-3.39%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.84 +0.03 (+0.20%) As of 05/23/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Sweetgreen Short Interest DataSweetgreen (SG) has a short interest of 17.10 million shares, representing 17.54% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.18% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 3.52 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest17,100,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest16,900,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$333.79 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares117,303,000 sharesFloat Size97,490,000 sharesShort Percent of Float17.54%Today's Trading Volume3,277,739 sharesAverage Trading Volume3,518,108 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average93% Short Selling Sweetgreen? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Sweetgreen and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSG Short Interest Over TimeSG Days to Cover Over TimeSG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Sweetgreen Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202517,100,000 shares $333.79 million +1.2%17.5%3.7 $19.52 4/15/202516,900,000 shares $345.28 million -10.6%17.4%4.2 $20.43 3/31/202518,900,000 shares $473.50 million -0.5%19.5%4.9 $25.05 3/15/202519,000,000 shares $452.71 million -5.6%19.6%5.5 $23.83 2/28/202520,120,000 shares $456.18 million +23.4%20.7%6 $22.67 2/15/202516,300,000 shares $442.94 million +14.6%17.1%5.6 $27.17 1/31/202514,220,000 shares $467.38 million -7.3%14.9%5 $32.87 1/15/202515,340,000 shares $505.91 million +2.1%16.1%5.5 $32.98 12/31/202415,030,000 shares $481.86 million +12.4%15.8%5.3 $32.06 12/15/202413,370,000 shares $460.73 million +2.1%14.0%4.7 $34.46 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Sweetgreen and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202413,100,000 shares $536.84 million -3.7%13.9%4.4 $40.98 11/15/202413,600,000 shares $455.74 million -12.3%14.4%4.3 $33.51 10/31/202415,510,000 shares $559.76 million -7.7%16.7%4.7 $36.09 10/15/202416,800,000 shares $641.93 million -5.8%18.1%5 $38.21 9/30/202417,840,000 shares $632.43 million +5.9%19.3%5.2 $35.45 9/15/202416,840,000 shares $582.33 million +15.6%18.2%5 $34.58 8/31/202414,570,000 shares $460.56 million +11.7%15.8%4.5 $31.61 8/15/202413,040,000 shares $479.61 million +15.4%14.2%4.2 $36.78 7/31/202411,300,000 shares $310.52 million -10.2%12.5%3.4 $27.48 7/15/202412,580,000 shares $327.83 million +10.3%13.9%4.2 $26.06 6/30/202411,410,000 shares $343.90 million +2.4%12.6%4 $30.14 6/15/202411,140,000 shares $351.36 million -2.8%12.3%4.1 $31.54 5/31/202411,460,000 shares $352.40 million -7.4%12.7%4.1 $30.75 5/15/202412,380,000 shares $395.05 million +2.2%13.4%4.1 $31.91 4/30/202412,120,000 shares $272.46 million +8.5%12.5%4.7 $22.48 4/15/202411,170,000 shares $235.46 million +6.8%11.6%4.8 $21.08 3/31/202410,460,000 shares $264.22 million -12.8%10.9%4.5 $25.26 3/15/202412,000,000 shares $266.28 million -13.7%12.5%5.5 $22.19 2/29/202413,910,000 shares $177.49 million -3.9%14.5%6.9 $12.76 2/15/202414,480,000 shares $180.71 million +3.1%15.2%9.2 $12.48 1/31/202414,050,000 shares $150.12 million +5.2%15.8%9.4 $10.69 1/15/202413,360,000 shares $146.56 million +1.4%15.0%8.7 $10.97 12/31/202313,180,000 shares $148.93 million No Change14.8%9.1 $11.30 12/15/202313,180,000 shares $142.08 million +4.0%14.8%9.1 $10.78 11/30/202312,670,000 shares $119.29 million +6.2%14.2%8.4 $9.42 11/15/202311,930,000 shares $121.45 million -3.9%13.4%8.2 $10.18 10/31/202312,410,000 shares $128.13 million -6.1%14.1%8.4 $10.33 10/15/202313,220,000 shares $144.49 million -3.2%15.1%8.1 $10.93 9/30/202313,660,000 shares $160.51 million +6.1%15.6%7.5 $11.75 9/15/202312,880,000 shares $161.77 million +7.8%14.7%6.2 $12.56A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 8/31/202311,950,000 shares $171.48 million +7.0%13.7%5.6 $14.35 8/15/202311,170,000 shares $150.01 million -3.6%12.5%5.2 $13.43 7/31/202311,590,000 shares $174.66 million +3.7%13.5%5.7 $15.07 7/15/202311,180,000 shares $168.48 million +0.9%13.1%5.9 $15.07 6/30/202311,080,000 shares $141.99 million +9.1%13.0%6.2 $12.82 6/15/202310,160,000 shares $105.92 million -7.6%11.9%5.9 $10.43 5/31/202310,990,000 shares $104.73 million +6.0%12.9%6.3 $9.53 5/15/202310,370,000 shares $98.10 million -8.0%11.9%5.6 $9.46 4/30/202311,270,000 shares $89.48 million +16.4%12.9%6 $7.94 4/15/20239,680,000 shares $73.66 million -2.7%11.1%5.4 $7.61 3/31/20239,950,000 shares $78.01 million -13.9%11.4%5.4 $7.84 3/15/202311,560,000 shares $83.93 million +19.4%13.3%7 $7.26 2/28/20239,680,000 shares $84.41 million -3.2%10.9%5.8 $8.72 2/15/202310,000,000 shares $102 million +4.6%13.1%6.2 $10.20 1/31/20239,560,000 shares $99.14 million -1.3%11.9%5.8 $10.37 1/15/20239,690,000 shares $95.64 million -19.9%12.0%6 $9.87 12/30/202212,090,000 shares $103.61 million -24.2%15.0%7.6 $8.57 12/15/202215,940,000 shares $161.15 million -12.9%19.8%10.4 $10.11 11/30/202218,310,000 shares $262.38 million -3.6%22.7%10.8 $14.33 11/15/202219,000,000 shares $282.91 million -2.4%23.6%12.1 $14.89 SG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Sweetgreen's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Sweetgreen shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 17,100,000 shares of SG short. 17.54% of Sweetgreen's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sweetgreen's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Sweetgreen? 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. SG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Sweetgreen's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Sweetgreen? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sweetgreen: Jane Street Group LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Sweetgreen? 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. 17.54% of Sweetgreen's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Sweetgreen's short interest increasing or decreasing? Sweetgreen saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 17,100,000 shares, an increase of 1.2% from the previous total of 16,900,000 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. What is Sweetgreen's float size? Sweetgreen currently has issued a total of 117,303,000 shares. Some of Sweetgreen'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. Sweetgreen currently has a public float of 97,490,000 shares. How does Sweetgreen's short interest compare to its competitors? 17.54% of Sweetgreen's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Sweetgreen: Shake Shack Inc. (11.02%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (5.85%), Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited (4.49%), Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (11.05%), Travel + Leisure Co. (3.82%), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (13.16%), Playa Hotels & Resorts (2.80%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (1.52%), Super Hi International Holding Ltd. (0.01%), Soho House & Co Inc. (5.38%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Sweetgreen stock? Short selling SG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sweetgreen as its price is falling. SG shares are trading down $0.45 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 Sweetgreen? A short squeeze for Sweetgreen 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 SG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Sweetgreen'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 SG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Shake Shack Short Squeeze Red Rock Resorts Short Squeeze Atour Lifestyle Short Squeeze Hilton Grand Vacations Short Squeeze Travel + Leisure Short Squeeze Park Hotels & Resorts Short Squeeze Playa Hotels & Resorts Short Squeeze Arcos Dorados Short Squeeze Super Hi International Short Squeeze Soho House & Co Inc. 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