Welbilt (WBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Welbilt shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 15,050,000 shares of WBT short. Learn More on Welbilt's 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. WBT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Welbilt's short interest ratio.

Welbilt saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,050,000 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the previous total of 13,840,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Welbilt: The Middleby Co. (6.11%), Hayward Holdings, Inc. (4.46%), Standex International Co. (1.90%), Tennant (2.73%), Graco Inc. (1.45%), Avery Dennison Co. (2.86%), Amcor plc (14.33%), IDEX Co. (1.59%), Zebra Technologies Co. (1.40%), Nordson Co. (2.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.50 billion), KLA Co. ($2.53 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.78 billion), HP Inc. ($1.75 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.70 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.45 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Welbilt 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 Welbilt 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 WBT, 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 WBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2022.