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Weis Markets (WMK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Weis Markets Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Weis Markets (WMK) had a short interest of 2.40 million shares sold short, representing 12.38% of the public float. This marks a -0.57% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.4, meaning it would take 13.4 days of the average trading volume of 148,541 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,401,697 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,415,465 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.57%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$169.95 million
Short Interest Ratio
13.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
24,750,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
12.38%
Today's Trading Volume
129,745 shares
Average Trading Volume
148,541 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
87%
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Weis Markets Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/20262,401,697 shares $169.95 million -0.6%12.4%13.44 $70.76
7/31/20262,415,465 shares $186.86 million +9.5%12.5%16.34 $77.36
7/15/20262,206,645 shares $170.91 million +18.0%11.4%13.34 $77.45
6/30/20261,870,781 shares $146.30 million +6.6%9.6%8.8 $78.21
6/15/20261,754,991 shares $139.42 million -0.4%9.0%10.42 $79.44
5/29/20261,762,680 shares $128.53 million +6.8%9.1%13.74 $72.92
5/15/20261,650,836 shares $116.30 million -4.9%8.5%10.62 $70.45
4/30/20261,736,144 shares $121.57 million +1.6%8.9%14.08 $70.02
4/15/20261,708,959 shares $117.60 million +3.3%8.8%13.24 $68.81
3/31/20261,653,646 shares $112.90 million +3.6%8.5%10.65 $68.27
3/13/20261,596,571 shares $105.08 million +6.6%8.2%8.52 $65.82
2/27/20261,498,478 shares $101.48 million +4.6%8.3%10.02 $67.73
2/13/20261,433,186 shares $106.79 million +11.3%7.4%11.39 $74.51
1/30/20261,287,679 shares $91.65 million -4.9%7.1%12.15 $71.17
1/15/20261,353,508 shares $92.99 million +1.2%7.5%12.12 $68.71
12/31/20251,337,331 shares $85.70 million -2.3%7.4%8.21 $64.08
12/15/20251,369,017 shares $92.05 million -3.0%7.6%10.88 $67.24
11/28/20251,410,589 shares $91.65 million +3.6%7.8%12.32 $64.97
11/14/20251,361,256 shares $90.81 million +0.2%7.5%10.08 $66.71
10/31/20251,358,439 shares $85.99 million +6.4%7.5%12.54 $63.30
10/15/20251,280,000 shares $89.86 million +0.8%8.9%8.2 $70.20
9/30/20251,270,000 shares $91.31 million -7.3%8.8%8.3 $71.90
9/15/20251,370,000 shares $96.18 million +1.5%9.5%9.3 $70.20
8/31/20251,350,000 shares $96.65 million -2.9%9.4%10.9 $71.59
8/15/20251,390,000 shares $97.16 million No Change9.6%11.2 $69.90
7/31/20251,390,000 shares $100.71 million +3.0%9.6%10.7 $72.45
7/15/20251,350,000 shares $101.03 million -77.2%8.6%10.1 $74.84
6/30/20255,910,000 shares $428.53 million +369.1%30.1%3.8 $72.51
6/15/20251,260,000 shares $93.01 million +3.3%8.0%9.3 $73.82
5/31/20251,220,000 shares $92.55 million -3.9%7.5%8.7 $75.86
5/15/20251,270,000 shares $97.41 million -7.3%7.8%8.7 $76.70
4/30/20251,370,000 shares $117.82 million +1.5%8.4%10.3 $86.00
4/15/20251,350,000 shares $107.80 million -6.3%8.3%11.2 $79.85
3/31/20251,440,000 shares $111.06 million No Change8.8%12.9 $77.13
3/15/20251,440,000 shares $112.49 million -8.3%8.8%13.9 $78.12
2/28/20251,570,000 shares $116.14 million -1.9%9.6%16.8 $73.98
2/15/20251,600,000 shares $114.02 million +11.9%9.8%19.9 $71.26
1/31/20251,430,000 shares $96.61 million +3.6%8.8%17.8 $67.56
1/15/20251,380,000 shares $92.50 million +1.5%8.5%17.6 $67.03
12/31/20241,360,000 shares $92.10 million -8.7%8.3%18.2 $67.72
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12/15/20241,490,000 shares $106.07 million -10.2%9.1%19.8 $71.19
11/30/20241,660,000 shares $120.90 million -1.2%10.2%21.6 $72.83
11/15/20241,680,000 shares $120.47 million +0.6%10.3%23 $71.71
10/31/20241,670,000 shares $105.03 million +1.2%10.3%23 $62.89
10/15/20241,650,000 shares $107.65 million -1.8%10.1%22.6 $65.24
9/30/20241,680,000 shares $115.80 million -2.9%10.3%21.1 $68.93
9/15/20241,730,000 shares $121.86 million -1.7%10.6%20.5 $70.44
8/31/20241,760,000 shares $118.94 million -1.7%10.8%21.2 $67.58
8/15/20241,790,000 shares $116.98 million -2.7%11.0%21 $65.35
7/31/20241,840,000 shares $138.81 million +12.2%11.3%20.6 $75.44
7/15/20241,640,000 shares $108.60 million +7.2%10.1%18.3 $66.22
6/30/20241,530,000 shares $96.04 million +2.0%9.4%17.5 $62.77
6/15/20241,500,000 shares $93.32 million +2.7%9.2%17.8 $62.21
5/31/20241,460,000 shares $95.62 million -9.3%9.0%16.7 $65.49
5/15/20241,610,000 shares $110.32 million +3.2%9.9%16.6 $68.52
4/30/20241,560,000 shares $98.48 million -5.5%9.6%15.6 $63.13
4/15/20241,650,000 shares $101.76 million -2.4%10.1%16.3 $61.67
3/31/20241,690,000 shares $108.84 million -1.2%10.4%16.6 $64.40
3/15/20241,710,000 shares $110.21 million -7.1%10.5%16.9 $64.45
2/29/20241,840,000 shares $119.49 million No Change11.3%17.9 $64.94
2/15/20241,840,000 shares $113.55 million -3.2%11.3%19.6 $61.71
1/31/20241,900,000 shares $115.43 million +3.8%11.7%20.9 $60.75
1/15/20241,830,000 shares $113.42 million -3.2%11.2%20.9 $61.98
12/31/20231,890,000 shares $120.88 million +5.0%11.6%22.4 $63.96
12/15/20231,800,000 shares $115.40 million No Change11.0%21.6 $64.11
11/30/20231,800,000 shares $108.63 million -2.7%11.0%22.1 $60.35
11/15/20231,850,000 shares $117.75 million +5.7%11.4%22.9 $63.65
10/31/20231,750,000 shares $113.93 million No Change10.7%21.3 $65.10
10/15/20231,750,000 shares $109.43 million -1.1%10.7%20.7 $62.53
9/30/20231,770,000 shares $111.51 million +5.4%10.9%20 $63.00
9/15/20231,680,000 shares $107.99 million +1.2%10.3%18 $64.28
8/31/20231,660,000 shares $107.68 million +0.6%10.2%16.3 $64.87
8/15/20231,650,000 shares $114.56 million -7.3%10.1%14.2 $69.43
7/31/20231,780,000 shares $118.16 million -2.7%10.9%13.7 $66.38
7/15/20231,830,000 shares $116.30 million -2.7%11.2%14.7 $63.55
6/30/20231,880,000 shares $120.71 million +2.7%11.5%15.9 $64.21
6/15/20231,830,000 shares $124.13 million +12.3%11.2%16.1 $67.83
5/31/20231,630,000 shares $97.05 million +12.4%10.0%15.7 $59.54
5/15/20231,450,000 shares $99.83 million +17.9%9.7%15.9 $68.85
4/30/20231,230,000 shares $101.46 million +4.2%8.2%17 $82.49
4/15/20231,180,000 shares $99.56 million -2.5%7.9%16.2 $84.37
3/31/20231,210,000 shares $102.45 million No Change8.1%15.8 $84.67
3/15/20231,210,000 shares $99.66 million -4.0%8.1%16.1 $82.36
2/28/20231,260,000 shares $96.31 million -0.8%8.4%17.6 $76.44
2/15/20231,270,000 shares $106.41 million -5.9%8.5%19.2 $83.79
1/31/20231,350,000 shares $116.56 million -2.9%9.0%20.6 $86.34
1/15/20231,390,000 shares $122.85 million +2.2%9.3%21.2 $88.38
12/30/20221,360,000 shares $111.91 million +2.3%9.1%19.4 $82.29
12/15/20221,330,000 shares $108.82 million -1.5%8.9%19.7 $81.82
11/30/20221,350,000 shares $117.73 million +1.5%9.0%18.7 $87.21
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11/15/20221,330,000 shares $116.92 million No Change8.9%18.2 $87.91
10/31/20221,330,000 shares $124.58 million -10.1%8.9%17.5 $93.67
10/15/20221,480,000 shares $120.01 million -1.3%9.9%20.1 $81.09
9/30/20221,500,000 shares $106.86 million -3.2%10.0%21.6 $71.24
9/15/20221,550,000 shares $113.75 million -4.9%10.3%22.8 $73.39
8/31/20221,630,000 shares $126.67 million -6.9%10.9%25.3 $77.71
8/15/20221,750,000 shares $141.35 million -3.9%11.7%25.4 $80.77
7/31/20221,820,000 shares $140.01 million -0.6%12.1%25.5 $76.93
7/15/20221,830,000 shares $143.73 million No Change12.2%23.7 $78.54
6/30/20221,830,000 shares $136.41 million +0.6%12.2%22.8 $74.54
6/15/20221,820,000 shares $139.81 million No Change12.1%22.3 $76.82
5/31/20221,820,000 shares $133.81 million +1.7%12.1%22.2 $73.52
5/15/20221,790,000 shares $144.95 million -2.7%11.9%22.8 $80.98
4/30/20221,840,000 shares $146.98 million -4.2%12.3%25.6 $79.88
4/15/20221,920,000 shares $153.41 million +2.7%12.8%29.1 $79.90
3/31/20221,870,000 shares $133.56 million -4.6%12.5%29.4 $71.42
3/15/20221,960,000 shares $147.82 million -4.4%13.1%32.2 $75.42
2/28/20222,050,000 shares $126.42 million -1.0%13.7%32.4 $61.67
2/15/20222,070,000 shares $128.40 million +2.5%13.8%33.5 $62.03
1/31/20222,020,000 shares $121.68 million +0.5%13.5%32.1 $60.24
1/15/20222,010,000 shares $128.88 million +3.1%13.4%30.6 $64.12
12/31/20211,950,000 shares $128.47 million -5.8%12.0%30.7 $65.88
12/15/20212,070,000 shares $135.83 million +4.0%12.7%30 $65.62
11/30/20211,990,000 shares $125.27 million -3.9%12.2%29.7 $62.95
11/15/20212,070,000 shares $134.38 million -1.0%12.7%31.6 $64.92
10/29/20212,090,000 shares $117.69 million -4.1%12.8%31.6 $56.31
10/15/20212,180,000 shares $116.74 million +1.4%13.4%31.8 $53.55
9/30/20212,150,000 shares $112.98 million -2.7%13.2%30.5 $52.55
9/15/20212,210,000 shares $119.12 million +0.5%13.6%26.7 $53.90

WMK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Weis Markets shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 14th, investors have sold 2,401,697 shares of WMK short. 12.38% of Weis Markets' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Weis Markets' 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. WMK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 13.4. Learn More on Weis Markets'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. 12.38% of Weis Markets' floating shares are currently sold short.

Weis Markets saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 2,401,697 shares, a decline of 0.6% from the previous total of 2,415,465 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.

12.38% of Weis Markets' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Weis Markets: Ingles Markets, Incorporated (7.43%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (10.79%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (26.17%), Village Super Market, Inc. (4.02%), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (8.43%), Dingdong (Cayman) Limited Sponsored ADR (1.77%), The Kroger Co. (4.54%), Casey's General Stores, Inc. (3.11%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (10.90%), BBB Foods Inc. (2.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WMK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Weis Markets as its price is falling. WMK shares are trading up $1.11 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 Weis Markets 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 WMK, 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 WMK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like WMK:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:WMK is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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