Domino's Pizza Enterprises Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Domino's Pizza Enterprises shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 300 shares of DMZPY short.

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. Domino's Pizza Enterprises currently has a short interest ratio of 3.0.

Domino's Pizza Enterprises saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 300 shares, an increase of 200.0% from the previous total of 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.

0.00% of Domino's Pizza Enterprises' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants" compare to Domino's Pizza Enterprises: Alsea, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc. (0.00%), Autogrill S.p.A. (0.00%), Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (0.00%), Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited (0.00%), Freshii Inc. (0.00%), GenTech Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (0.00%), HelloFresh SE (0.00%), and J D Wetherspoon plc (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.48 billion), Aon plc ($5.31 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.67 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.01 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.99 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.56 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.29 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), and Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.19 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DMZPY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Domino's Pizza Enterprises as its price is falling. To short Domino's Pizza Enterprises 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 Domino's Pizza Enterprises 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 Domino's Pizza Enterprises 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 DMZPY, 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 DMZPY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.