Portillo's (PTLO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Hurry! Buy this stock before the Robinhood traders do! (From Traders Agency) (Ad) Free PTLO Stock Alerts $10.02 -0.05 (-0.50%) (As of 06/7/2024 08:52 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Portillo's Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest5,330,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-7.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$54.79 millionShort Interest Ratio4.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares72,970,000 sharesFloat Size57,070,000 sharesShort Percent of Float9.34%Today's Trading Volume770,600 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,036,436 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average74% Short Selling Portillo's ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Portillo's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPTLO Short Interest Over TimePTLO Days to Cover Over TimePTLO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetThere’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. But there’s one signal you should pay attention to above all others: Venture capital firms. You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… Portillo's Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20245,330,000 shares $54.79 million -7.5%9.3%4.4 $10.28 4/30/20245,760,000 shares $70.62 million +5.5%10.3%5.4 $12.26 4/15/20245,460,000 shares $69.23 million +34.8%9.7%6 $12.68 3/31/20244,050,000 shares $57.43 million -4.7%7.1%4.6 $14.18 3/15/20244,250,000 shares $54.61 million +1.9%8.5%5.1 $12.85 2/29/20244,170,000 shares $60.59 million +8.6%8.8%5.2 $14.53 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PTLO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Portillo's and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20243,840,000 shares $53.68 million -2.5%8.1%5.5 $13.98 1/31/20243,940,000 shares $54.14 million +7.7%8.3%6 $13.74 1/15/20243,660,000 shares $52.41 million -2.1%7.7%5.5 $14.32 12/31/20233,740,000 shares $59.58 million -5.3%7.9%5.6 $15.93 12/15/20233,950,000 shares $64.39 million -4.8%8.3%6.1 $16.30 11/30/20234,150,000 shares $64.49 million -4.8%8.8%6.2 $15.54 11/15/20234,360,000 shares $67.49 million -6.6%9.2%6.6 $15.48 10/31/20234,670,000 shares $69.82 million +3.6%9.9%7.1 $14.95 10/15/20234,510,000 shares $64.04 million +19.3%9.6%6.3 $14.20 9/30/20233,780,000 shares $58.17 million +14.9%8.0%5.7 $15.39 9/15/20233,290,000 shares $54.88 million +12.7%7.0%5.3 $16.68 8/31/20232,920,000 shares $53.55 million -25.7%6.2%4.7 $18.34 8/15/20233,930,000 shares $74.67 million -14.2%8.2%6.3 $19.00 7/31/20234,580,000 shares $105.57 million -7.9%9.5%7.2 $23.05 7/15/20234,970,000 shares $116.70 million +3.5%10.5%7.8 $23.48 6/30/20234,800,000 shares $108.14 million +8.1%10.1%7.4 $22.53 6/15/20234,440,000 shares $94.97 million -5.5%9.3%6.9 $21.39 5/31/20234,700,000 shares $94.33 million -4.1%10.1%6.5 $20.07 5/15/20234,900,000 shares $102.17 million +0.2%10.5%6 $20.85 4/30/20234,890,000 shares $105.72 million +1.2%10.5%5.9 $21.62 4/15/20234,830,000 shares $95.88 million -4.2%11.7%6.6 $19.85 3/31/20235,040,000 shares $107.70 million -2.5%12.2%6.5 $21.37 3/15/20235,170,000 shares $99.32 million -1.3%12.9%6.5 $19.21 2/28/20235,240,000 shares $119.05 million -2.4%13.8%7.2 $22.72 2/15/20235,370,000 shares $127.05 million +5.3%14.1%8.3 $23.66 1/31/20235,100,000 shares $115.06 million +10.9%13.4%6.6 $22.56 1/15/20234,600,000 shares $91.68 million +7.7%12.1%6.1 $19.93 12/30/20224,270,000 shares $69.69 million +4.2%11.2%6.1 $16.32 12/15/20224,100,000 shares $74.42 million -8.7%13.7%5.9 $18.15 11/30/20224,490,000 shares $90.65 million -24.8%14.7%6.3 $20.19 11/15/20225,970,000 shares $134.56 million +6.8%19.9%8.9 $22.54 10/31/20225,590,000 shares $119.85 million +5.7%18.7%7.7 $21.44 10/15/20225,290,000 shares $103.68 million +20.0%20.6%7.2 $19.60 9/30/20224,410,000 shares $86.83 million +21.8%17.2%5.8 $19.69The #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… Yet (Ad)There’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. 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You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… 9/15/20223,620,000 shares $85.54 million +1.1%14.1%5 $23.63 8/31/20223,580,000 shares $78.83 million -29.7%15.0%5.2 $22.02 8/15/20225,090,000 shares $117.07 million -2.1%21.4%7.5 $23.00 7/31/20225,200,000 shares $118.72 million +7.2%23.9%9.4 $22.83 7/15/20224,850,000 shares $100.83 million -6.2%22.6%8.8 $20.79 6/30/20225,170,000 shares $84.53 million +3.4%24.1%9.2 $16.35 6/15/20225,000,000 shares $81.85 million +13.1%23.3%8.6 $16.37 5/31/20224,420,000 shares $82.08 million -8.1%20.6%7.2 $18.57 5/15/20224,810,000 shares $88.02 million -9.9%22.4%7.4 $18.30 4/30/20225,340,000 shares $111.23 million -3.8%24.9%8.2 $20.83 4/15/20225,550,000 shares $123.49 million +3.0%25.9%8.1 $22.25 3/31/20225,390,000 shares $132.38 million -6.3%25.1%6.7 $24.56 3/15/20225,750,000 shares $136.56 million -7.1%26.8%6.4 $23.75 2/28/20226,190,000 shares $155.12 million +12.8%30.8%6 $25.06 2/15/20225,490,000 shares $153.28 million -7.3%27.3%4.9 $27.92 1/31/20225,920,000 shares $157.18 million +2.1%29.5%4.8 $26.55 1/15/20225,800,000 shares $167.39 million +17.4%28.9%4 $28.86 12/31/20214,940,000 shares $185.45 million No Change24.5%2.6 $37.54 PTLO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Portillo's' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Portillo's shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 5,330,000 shares of PTLO short. 9.34% of Portillo's' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Portillo's' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Portillo's? 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. PTLO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Portillo's's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Portillo's? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Portillo's: Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Portillo's? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 9.34% of Portillo's' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Portillo's' short interest increasing or decreasing? Portillo's saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,330,000 shares, a decline of 7.5% from the previous total of 5,760,000 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. What is Portillo's' float size? Portillo's currently has issued a total of 72,975,000 shares. Some of Portillo's' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Portillo's currently has a public float of 57,070,000 shares. How does Portillo's' short interest compare to its competitors? 9.34% of Portillo's' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "eating places" compare to Portillo's: Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc (18.15%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (4.05%), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (14.71%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (6.84%), Papa John's International, Inc. (9.45%), First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. (13.50%), Kura Sushi USA, Inc. (26.77%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (17.42%), Jack in the Box Inc. (7.50%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (9.18%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Portillo's stock? Short selling PTLO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Portillo's as its price is falling. PTLO shares are trading down $0.05 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. How does a short squeeze work against Portillo's? A short squeeze for Portillo'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 PTLO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Portillo's' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PTLO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Dave & Buster's Entertainment Short Interest Data Arcos Dorados Short Interest Data Cheesecake Factory Short Interest Data Bloomin' Brands Short Interest Data Papa John's International Short Interest Data First Watch Restaurant Group Short Interest Data Kura Sushi USA Short Interest Data Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Short Interest Data Jack in the Box Short Interest Data BJ's Restaurants Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:PTLO) was last updated on 6/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIt's time to ween off Chinese lithium!As the lithium rush continues, this small-cap NASDAQ-traded company may be one of the brightest and most promi...Smallcaps Daily | SponsoredTop 5 Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024The next evolution of technology is already upending industries worth $7 Trillion… It's already got the world'...Daily Market Alerts | SponsoredTop 5 AI Stocks to Buy for 2024The electric vehicle boom is accelerating – and fast.Market Moving Trends | SponsoredNo Strings Attached: Get 30 Days of Hedgeye’s Top Stock Picks for FreeOptimize your stock investing strategy with Hedgeye's Investing Ideas, where rigorous fundamental stock analys...Hedgeye | SponsoredThe Only Energy Play You Should Be Looking AtOpen AI’s Sam Altman recently helped this company raise $577 million in funding… What’s more is, It has alr...Wealthpin Pro | SponsoredWrite this ticker symbol down…A megatrend now poised to mint a brand-new wave of millionaires right here in America. 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