Utz Brands (UTZ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.04 -0.18 (-1.32%) As of 07/3/2025 03:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Utz Brands Short Interest DataUtz Brands (UTZ) has a short interest of 8.02 million shares, representing 11.33% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 40.46% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.6, indicating that it would take 6.6 days of the average trading volume of 976,739 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,020,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,710,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+40.46%Dollar Volume Sold Short$104.90 millionShort Interest Ratio6.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares141,410,000 sharesFloat Size70,780,000 sharesShort Percent of Float11.33%Today's Trading Volume714,176 sharesAverage Trading Volume976,739 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average73% Short Selling Utz Brands? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Utz Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUTZ Short Interest Over TimeUTZ Days to Cover Over TimeUTZ Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Utz Brands Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/20258,020,000 shares $104.90 million +40.5%11.3%6.6 $13.08 5/31/20255,710,000 shares $75.77 million +24.7%8.1%4.5 $13.27 5/15/20254,580,000 shares $58.90 million -5.8%6.5%3.4 $12.86 4/30/20254,860,000 shares $64.49 million +0.2%6.9%3.7 $13.27 4/15/20254,850,000 shares $68.64 million -9.0%6.9%3.9 $14.15 3/31/20255,330,000 shares $75.02 million +20.3%7.5%4.4 $14.08 3/15/20254,430,000 shares $58.86 million -18.6%6.3%3.9 $13.29 2/28/20255,440,000 shares $74.23 million -26.1%7.8%5.2 $13.65 2/15/20257,360,000 shares $98.22 million -3.2%10.6%8.2 $13.35 1/31/20257,600,000 shares $101.50 million +3.4%11.4%8.8 $13.36 Get the Latest News and Ratings for UTZ and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Utz Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20257,350,000 shares $101.80 million +7.9%11.0%9 $13.85 12/31/20246,810,000 shares $106.64 million -9.2%9.9%10.2 $15.66 12/15/20247,500,000 shares $133.05 million +22.4%10.9%12.1 $17.74 11/30/20246,130,000 shares $106.72 million -12.2%8.9%9.8 $17.41 11/15/20246,980,000 shares $113.77 million -0.6%10.1%10.7 $16.30 10/31/20247,020,000 shares $120.88 million +11.6%10.1%10.5 $17.22 10/15/20246,290,000 shares $110.20 million +8.1%9.4%8.6 $17.52 9/30/20245,820,000 shares $102.98 million -13.1%8.7%7.1 $17.70 9/15/20246,700,000 shares $118.93 million +28.1%10.0%8.1 $17.75 8/31/20245,230,000 shares $88.33 million -5.4%7.8%6.4 $16.89 8/15/20245,530,000 shares $93.40 million -5.3%8.3%7 $16.89 7/31/20245,840,000 shares $86.72 million -17.9%8.6%7.5 $14.85 7/15/20247,110,000 shares $107.68 million +0.9%10.6%9.6 $15.15 6/30/20247,050,000 shares $117.31 million +4.8%10.5%10.3 $16.64 6/15/20246,730,000 shares $119.12 million +10.3%10.1%10 $17.70 5/31/20246,100,000 shares $113.09 million +0.3%9.1%8.6 $18.54 5/15/20246,080,000 shares $110.08 million -6.2%9.1%7.8 $18.11 4/30/20246,480,000 shares $116.83 million -11.0%9.7%8.1 $18.03 4/15/20247,280,000 shares $123.91 million +13.6%10.9%9.8 $17.02 3/31/20246,410,000 shares $118.20 million -0.3%9.6%7.9 $18.44 3/15/20246,430,000 shares $117.09 million -8.0%9.7%7.8 $18.21 2/29/20246,990,000 shares $123.09 million +6.4%10.7%8.3 $17.61 2/15/20246,570,000 shares $125.95 million +3.6%10.1%8.3 $19.17 1/31/20246,340,000 shares $112.22 million -2.5%9.8%7.6 $17.70 1/15/20246,500,000 shares $105.63 million +3.5%9.9%7.9 $16.25 12/31/20236,280,000 shares $101.99 million -4.3%9.6%7.5 $16.24 12/15/20236,560,000 shares $95.84 million +13.7%10.0%8 $14.61 11/30/20235,770,000 shares $76.22 million -15.2%8.8%7.6 $13.21 11/15/20236,800,000 shares $90.10 million +9.9%10.4%9.8 $13.25 10/31/20236,190,000 shares $75.46 million -3.4%9.4%10 $12.19The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? (Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 10/15/20236,410,000 shares $76.41 million -1.1%9.8%10.8 $11.92 9/30/20236,480,000 shares $87.03 million +1.7%9.9%11.9 $13.43 9/15/20236,370,000 shares $91.28 million +1.1%9.7%14 $14.33 8/31/20236,300,000 shares $97.27 million +4.7%9.6%13.5 $15.44 8/15/20236,020,000 shares $94.15 million +3.3%9.2%12.5 $15.64 7/31/20235,830,000 shares $97.65 million +11.3%8.9%11.6 $16.75 7/15/20235,240,000 shares $84.73 million -5.1%8.0%11 $16.17 6/30/20235,520,000 shares $90.31 million +1.5%8.4%11.7 $16.36 6/15/20235,440,000 shares $90.06 million +0.4%8.3%11 $16.56 5/31/20235,420,000 shares $89.16 million +8.2%8.3%10.8 $16.45 5/15/20235,010,000 shares $85.97 million +7.7%7.7%10.2 $17.16 4/30/20234,650,000 shares $87.93 million -15.0%7.1%9.9 $18.91 4/15/20235,470,000 shares $96.16 million +16.6%8.3%11.4 $17.58 3/31/20234,690,000 shares $77.24 million -4.5%7.1%10 $16.47 3/15/20234,910,000 shares $83.13 million +1.0%7.5%10.9 $16.93 2/28/20234,860,000 shares $79.70 million -2.2%7.4%10.4 $16.40 2/15/20234,970,000 shares $78.48 million -3.3%7.6%11.1 $15.79 1/31/20235,140,000 shares $85.63 million -6.4%7.9%10.4 $16.66 1/15/20235,490,000 shares $90.75 million -3.7%8.4%11.1 $16.53 12/30/20225,700,000 shares $90.40 million -7.5%8.7%11.4 $15.86 12/15/20226,160,000 shares $104.17 million +5.8%9.4%11.6 $16.91 11/30/20225,820,000 shares $110.93 million +1.9%8.9%11.8 $19.06 11/15/20225,710,000 shares $100.32 million -2.9%8.7%11.6 $17.57 10/31/20225,880,000 shares $95.31 million +0.2%9.1%11.3 $16.21 10/15/20225,870,000 shares $88.52 million +4.5%9.1%11.4 $15.08 9/30/20225,620,000 shares $84.86 million +4.3%8.7%11 $15.10 9/15/20225,390,000 shares $85.86 million +4.5%8.3%10.3 $15.93 8/31/20225,160,000 shares $85.97 million -1.5%8.1%9.4 $16.66 8/15/20225,240,000 shares $93.17 million -3.7%8.2%9 $17.78 7/31/20225,440,000 shares $91.50 million -0.6%8.5%9.3 $16.82 7/15/20225,470,000 shares $81.72 million +11.2%8.5%9.6 $14.94 6/30/20224,920,000 shares $67.99 million -0.4%7.7%8 $13.82 6/15/20224,940,000 shares $63.13 million -3.1%7.7%8.3 $12.78 5/31/20225,100,000 shares $71.40 million -12.4%7.9%8.9 $14.00 5/15/20225,820,000 shares $83.11 million -1.0%9.1%10.3 $14.28 4/30/20225,880,000 shares $83.03 million +4.6%9.8%11.8 $14.12 4/15/20225,620,000 shares $82.84 million -2.6%9.4%10.8 $14.74 3/31/20225,770,000 shares $85.28 million +8.5%9.6%11 $14.78 3/15/20225,320,000 shares $76.45 million -3.5%8.6%10 $14.37 2/28/20225,510,000 shares $84.03 million +0.7%9.1%9.9 $15.25 2/15/20225,470,000 shares $85.66 million +7.7%9.0%10 $15.66 1/31/20225,080,000 shares $81.84 million -2.1%8.8%8.3 $16.11 1/15/20225,190,000 shares $89.16 million -5.1%9.0%8.6 $17.18 12/31/20215,470,000 shares $87.25 million +1.3%9.4%8.8 $15.95 12/15/20215,400,000 shares $92.56 million -0.2%9.3%8.1 $17.14 11/30/20215,410,000 shares $76.34 million -0.9%9.3%8.2 $14.11 11/15/20215,460,000 shares $93.15 million -9.5%9.4%8.3 $17.06 10/29/20216,030,000 shares $94.01 million -4.4%10.5%7.9 $15.59 10/15/20216,310,000 shares $101.28 million +15.4%11.0%8.6 $16.05 9/30/20215,470,000 shares $93.70 million +7.1%9.6%7.5 $17.13The Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now? (Ad)The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.If I’m right about this (like I was before) a modest $900 investment could grow to a life-changing a 9/15/20215,110,000 shares $93.77 million +6.0%8.8%6.4 $18.35 8/31/20214,820,000 shares $93.60 million +5.5%8.3%6 $19.42 8/13/20214,570,000 shares $85.78 million -7.1%7.9%5.6 $18.77 7/30/20214,920,000 shares $111.39 million -3.2%8.5%6.5 $22.64 7/15/20215,080,000 shares $115.16 million -1.0%8.8%6.6 $22.67 6/30/20215,130,000 shares $111.78 million +29.6%8.8%6.5 $21.79 6/15/20213,960,000 shares $92.51 million -4.1%6.8%6.4 $23.36 5/28/20214,130,000 shares $95.40 million +0.2%7.1%6.5 $23.10 5/14/20214,120,000 shares $95.75 million -4.9%7.1%6.7 $23.24 4/30/20214,330,000 shares $124.49 million -13.1%7.5%7.5 $28.75 4/15/20214,980,000 shares $128.24 million +14.8%8.6%8.4 $25.75 3/31/20214,340,000 shares $107.42 million +24.0%7.7%7.2 $24.75 3/15/20213,500,000 shares $91.60 million +21.1%7.4%5.3 $26.17 2/26/20212,890,000 shares $73.58 million -2.0%6.1%4.4 $25.46 2/12/20212,950,000 shares $74.69 million -2.0%6.1%4.1 $25.32 1/29/20213,010,000 shares $70.74 million -6.2%5.7%3.9 $23.50 1/15/20213,210,000 shares $74.28 million No Change6.1%4.3 $23.14 8/14/2020426,000 shares $5.84 million +25.7%1.0%0.4 $13.71 7/31/2020338,800 shares $4.53 million +16.6%0.8%0.3 $13.38 7/15/2020290,500 shares $4.04 million +11.4%0.7%0.3 $13.90 UTZ Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Utz Brands' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Utz Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 8,020,000 shares of UTZ short. 11.33% of Utz Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Utz Brands' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Utz Brands? 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. UTZ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Utz Brands's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Utz Brands? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Utz Brands: Caption Management LLC, and Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Utz Brands? 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. 11.33% of Utz Brands' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Utz Brands' short interest increasing or decreasing? Utz Brands saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,020,000 shares, an increase of 40.5% from the previous total of 5,710,000 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 Utz Brands' float size? Utz Brands currently has issued a total of 141,410,000 shares. Some of Utz Brands' 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. Utz Brands currently has a public float of 70,780,000 shares. How does Utz Brands' short interest compare to its competitors? 11.33% of Utz Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Utz Brands: Freshpet, Inc. (15.27%), Nomad Foods Limited (1.07%), Vital Farms, Inc. (22.81%), WK Kellogg Co. (17.46%), Oatly Group AB Sponsored ADR (4.94%), Mama's Creations, Inc. (6.09%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (40.36%), Forafric Global PLC (6.06%), Borealis Foods Inc. (0.48%), Bridgford Foods Corporation (0.41%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Utz Brands stock? Short selling UTZ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Utz Brands as its price is falling. UTZ shares are trading down $0.18 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 Utz Brands? A short squeeze for Utz Brands 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 UTZ, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Utz Brands' 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 UTZ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Freshpet Short Interest Data Nomad Foods Short Interest Data Vital Farms Short Interest Data WK Kellogg Short Interest Data Oatly Group Short Interest Data Mama's Creations Short Interest Data Beyond Meat Short Interest Data Forafric Global Short Interest Data Borealis Foods Short Interest Data Bridgford Foods Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:UTZ) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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