Dean Foods (DFODQ) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Dean Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 28th, traders have sold 202,900 shares of DFODQ short. Learn More on Dean Foods' 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. DFODQ shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Dean Foods's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Dean Foods: Tofutti Brands Inc. (0.02%), Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. (2.30%), African Agriculture Holdings Inc. (4.05%), AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd. (0.15%), Reborn Coffee, Inc. (5.55%), Stryve Foods, Inc. (8.76%), Blue Star Foods Corp. (0.85%), Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (6.11%), BranchOut Food Inc. (1.28%), The Stephan Co. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($8.35 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Block, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DFODQ is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dean Foods as its price is falling. DFODQ shares are trading down $0.00 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 Dean Foods 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 DFODQ, 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 DFODQ, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.