Kerry Group (KRYAY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Kerry Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 11,600 shares of KRYAY short. Learn More on Kerry Group's current short interest.

Kerry Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,600 shares, an increase of 78.5% from the previous total of 6,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Kerry Group: China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (0.00%), Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (0.01%), Davide Campari-Milano (0.53%), Associated British Foods plc (0.00%), Glanbia plc (0.00%), Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.27%), Flutter Entertainment plc (0.00%), Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (0.00%), The Swatch Group AG (0.00%), Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (3.58%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KRYAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kerry Group as its price is falling. KRYAY shares are trading up $0.62 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 Kerry Group 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 KRYAY, 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 KRYAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.