The Restaurant Group (RSTGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The Restaurant Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 15th, traders have sold 229,200 shares of RSTGF short. Learn More on The Restaurant Group's current short interest.

The Restaurant Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 229,200 shares, an increase of 13.0% from the previous total of 202,800 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 The Restaurant Group: Bergio International, Inc. (0.00%), FAT Brands Inc. (0.63%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.67 billion), General Motors ($4.33 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.12 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.12 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.94 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.71 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.32 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RSTGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Restaurant Group as its price is falling. 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 The Restaurant 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 RSTGF, 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 RSTGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2023.