Just Eat (JSTTY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Just Eat shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 400 shares of JSTTY short. Learn More on Just Eat's 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. JSTTY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Just Eat's short interest ratio.

Just Eat saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, a drop of 86.7% from the previous total of 3,000 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 "retail/wholesale" compare to Just Eat: Zalando SE (0.01%), MonotaRO Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Burberry Group plc (0.00%), Ocado Group plc (0.02%), Woolworths Holdings Limited (0.00%), Carrefour SA (0.01%), Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (0.00%), NEXT plc (0.00%), H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (0.00%), The Gap, Inc. (15.33%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AbbVie Inc. ($7.01 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.31 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.95 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.81 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($2.59 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.19 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.99 billion), The Clorox Company ($1.97 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.92 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JSTTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Just Eat as its price is falling. JSTTY shares are trading up $0.60 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 Just Eat 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 JSTTY, 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 JSTTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2020.