Winc (WBEV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Winc shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 37,700 shares of WBEV short. 0.62% of Winc's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Winc's current short interest.

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. 0.62% of Winc's floating shares are currently sold short.

Winc saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 37,700 shares, a decline of 48.0% from the previous total of 72,500 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.

Winc currently has issued a total of 13,281,000 shares. Some of Winc'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. Winc currently has a public float of 6,130,000 shares.

0.62% of Winc's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Winc: Jeffs' Brands Ltd (3.17%), Kingfisher plc (0.00%), FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (1.42%), Colruyt Group (0.00%), Savers Value Village, Inc. (23.88%), Winmark Co. (6.02%), Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (1.57%), EZCORP, Inc. (21.75%), Webuy Global Ltd (0.84%), The RealReal, Inc. (20.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.93 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.73 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Paramount Global ($1.54 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.50 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), and DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WBEV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Winc 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 Winc 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 WBEV, 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 WBEV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022.