Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Tootsie Roll Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,880,000 shares of TR short. 12.30% of Tootsie Roll Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tootsie Roll Industries' 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. TR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Tootsie Roll Industries's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Tootsie Roll Industries: Belvedere Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. 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. 12.30% of Tootsie Roll Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Tootsie Roll Industries currently has issued a total of 70,330,000 shares. Some of Tootsie Roll Industries' 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. Tootsie Roll Industries currently has a public float of 15,290,000 shares.

12.30% of Tootsie Roll Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Tootsie Roll Industries: John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (1.78%), Industrias Bachoco, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (2.00%), Krispy Kreme, Inc. (15.44%), WD-40 (8.71%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (10.24%), Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (11.08%), Helen of Troy Limited (26.06%), Energizer Holdings, Inc. (4.07%), Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (0.40%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tootsie Roll Industries as its price is falling. TR shares are trading down $0.53 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 Tootsie Roll Industries 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 TR, 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 TR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.