WH GRP LTD/S Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WH GRP LTD/S shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 12,900 shares of WHGLY short. 0.00% of WH GRP LTD/S's shares are currently sold short. View details.

WH GRP LTD/S saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,900 shares, an increase of 12,800.0% 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 WH GRP LTD/S's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "packaged foods" compare to WH GRP LTD/S: China Feihe Limited (0.00%), ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp (0.00%), Glanbia plc (0.00%), GRUMA, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. (0.00%), GRUPO BIMBO SAB/S (0.00%), Grupo Lala SAB De CV (0.00%), Kerry Group PLC (0.00%), Kewpie Corp (0.00%), and Leroy Seafood Group ASA (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications Inc ($5.17 billion), Aon PLC ($3.57 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.01 billion), Clorox Co ($2.91 billion), Charles Schwab Co. ($2.80 billion), Mercadolibre Inc ($2.33 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Kroger Co ($1.99 billion), Moderna Inc ($1.96 billion), and Simon Property Group Inc ($1.80 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WHGLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WH GRP LTD/S as its price is falling. WH GRP LTD/S's stock is trading down $0.18 today. To short WH GRP LTD/S 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 WH GRP LTD/S 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 WH GRP LTD/S 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 WHGLY, 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 WHGLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2020.