Coca-Cola HBC (CCHGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Coca-Cola HBC shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 200 shares of CCHGY short. Learn More on Coca-Cola HBC's current short interest.

Coca-Cola HBC saw a decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, a decrease of 90.5% from the previous total of 2,100 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 in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Coca-Cola HBC: Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (2.11%), Celsius Holdings, Inc. (7.53%), National Beverage Corp. (8.65%), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC (2.57%), Shiseido Company, Limited (0.00%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (3.77%), The J. M. Smucker Company (3.68%), Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (2.68%), Coty Inc. (5.79%), Jbs S.A. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CCHGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Coca-Cola HBC as its price is falling. CCHGY shares are trading up $0.75 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 Coca-Cola HBC 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 CCHGY, 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 CCHGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.