Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → The only AI company to buy (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free CALM Stock Alerts $60.57 +0.04 (+0.07%) (As of 05/29/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Cal-Maine Foods Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest2,770,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,580,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.36%Dollar Volume Sold Short$160.11 millionShort Interest Ratio4.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares49,040,000 sharesFloat Size40,850,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.78%Today's Trading Volume818,719 sharesAverage Trading Volume637,790 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average128% Short Selling Cal-Maine Foods ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cal-Maine Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCALM Short Interest Over TimeCALM Days to Cover Over TimeCALM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyThe only AI company to buyThe AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. Cal-Maine Foods Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20242,770,000 shares $160.11 million +7.4%6.8%4.2 $57.80 4/30/20242,580,000 shares $142.75 million -3.0%6.4%3.9 $55.33 4/15/20242,660,000 shares $160.48 million -7.3%6.6%4.1 $60.33 3/31/20242,870,000 shares $168.90 million -24.1%7.1%4.6 $58.85 3/15/20243,780,000 shares $224.57 million +2.7%9.3%6.3 $59.41 2/29/20243,680,000 shares $211.56 million +2.5%9.1%5.9 $57.49 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CALM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cal-Maine Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20243,590,000 shares $204.95 million -4.0%8.9%5.4 $57.09 1/31/20243,740,000 shares $207.27 million +0.5%9.2%5.2 $55.42 1/15/20243,720,000 shares $204.27 million -5.6%9.2%4.9 $54.91 12/31/20233,940,000 shares $226.12 million -8.2%9.7%4.7 $57.39 12/15/20234,290,000 shares $237.84 million +0.5%10.6%4.8 $55.44 11/30/20234,270,000 shares $204.62 million -20.0%10.5%5.1 $47.92 11/15/20235,340,000 shares $267.64 million -5.3%13.2%6.4 $50.12 10/31/20235,640,000 shares $255.55 million +10.8%13.8%6.9 $45.31 10/15/20235,090,000 shares $252.26 million -1.6%12.5%5.9 $49.56 9/30/20235,170,000 shares $250.33 million +1.6%12.7%6.2 $48.42 9/15/20235,090,000 shares $234.55 million -0.2%12.5%6.9 $46.08 8/31/20235,100,000 shares $243.73 million -1.7%12.5%6.6 $47.79 8/15/20235,190,000 shares $241.70 million -8.6%12.8%6.7 $46.57 7/31/20235,680,000 shares $262.36 million -7.2%14.0%7.4 $46.19 7/15/20236,120,000 shares $267.63 million -9.5%15.1%7 $43.73 6/30/20236,760,000 shares $304.20 million -5.5%16.7%7.5 $45.00 6/15/20237,150,000 shares $355.14 million +2.6%17.6%7.2 $49.67 5/31/20236,970,000 shares $331.42 million +2.7%17.2%7 $47.55 5/15/20236,790,000 shares $317.23 million -3.4%16.8%6.8 $46.72 4/30/20237,030,000 shares $333.93 million +0.6%17.3%7 $47.50 4/15/20236,990,000 shares $386.97 million +9.1%17.2%7.6 $55.36 3/31/20236,410,000 shares $390.30 million +9.0%15.8%7 $60.89 3/15/20235,880,000 shares $322.17 million +0.7%14.5%6.1 $54.79 2/28/20235,840,000 shares $331.71 million +0.2%14.4%5.9 $56.80 2/15/20235,830,000 shares $330.04 million +3.4%14.4%5.9 $56.61 1/31/20235,640,000 shares $322.72 million +12.1%13.9%5.8 $57.22 1/15/20235,030,000 shares $272.12 million -13.6%12.4%5.1 $54.10 12/30/20225,820,000 shares $316.90 million -10.3%14.4%5.9 $54.45 12/15/20226,490,000 shares $378.24 million -2.1%16.0%6.8 $58.28 11/30/20226,630,000 shares $386.40 million +2.0%17.2%7.4 $58.28 11/15/20226,500,000 shares $348.47 million -1.1%16.9%6.9 $53.61 10/31/20226,570,000 shares $371.27 million -2.5%17.0%7.2 $56.51 10/15/20226,740,000 shares $402.04 million +11.8%17.5%7.5 $59.65 9/30/20226,030,000 shares $335.21 million -6.8%16.1%6.7 $55.59The only AI company to buy (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 9/15/20226,470,000 shares $370.34 million +3.0%17.3%8.6 $57.24 8/31/20226,280,000 shares $336.67 million +6.8%16.8%8.6 $53.61 8/15/20225,880,000 shares $324.99 million +23.3%15.7%8.8 $55.27 7/31/20224,770,000 shares $243.79 million +5.5%12.7%6.8 $51.11 7/15/20224,520,000 shares $239.70 million -3.0%12.1%6.3 $53.03 6/30/20224,660,000 shares $230.25 million -6.2%12.5%6.4 $49.41 6/15/20224,970,000 shares $224.40 million -9.6%13.3%6.1 $45.15 5/31/20225,500,000 shares $262.52 million +5.2%14.7%6.8 $47.73 5/15/20225,230,000 shares $265.00 million -8.4%14.0%6.3 $50.67 4/30/20225,710,000 shares $306.80 million +27.7%15.3%7.6 $53.73 4/15/20224,470,000 shares $242.99 million +5.4%11.9%6.6 $54.36 3/31/20224,240,000 shares $234.13 million +1.4%11.3%7.3 $55.22 3/15/20224,180,000 shares $196.29 million +1.0%11.2%8.5 $46.96 2/28/20224,140,000 shares $183.28 million +1.2%11.1%9.2 $44.27 2/15/20224,090,000 shares $174.85 million -2.6%11.0%9.8 $42.75 1/31/20224,200,000 shares $163.80 million -10.1%11.2%11.1 $39.00 1/15/20224,670,000 shares $192.08 million -10.5%12.5%14.4 $41.13 12/31/20215,220,000 shares $193.09 million +9.7%14.0%17.1 $36.99 12/15/20214,760,000 shares $174.60 million -0.8%12.7%17.9 $36.68 11/30/20214,800,000 shares $173.09 million +0.8%12.8%19 $36.06 11/15/20214,760,000 shares $176.41 million +2.6%12.7%18 $37.06 10/29/20214,640,000 shares $167.32 million -0.2%12.4%17.1 $36.06 10/15/20214,650,000 shares $162.98 million +4.3%12.4%16.7 $35.05 9/30/20214,460,000 shares $161.27 million -8.0%11.9%14 $36.16 9/15/20214,850,000 shares $171.59 million +5.0%13.0%15.5 $35.38 8/31/20214,620,000 shares $167.06 million +10.5%12.4%15.1 $36.16 8/13/20214,180,000 shares $145.51 million -2.3%11.2%12 $34.81 7/30/20214,280,000 shares $149.33 million -6.6%11.9%12.3 $34.89 7/15/20214,580,000 shares $166.44 million +2.9%12.7%12.8 $36.34 6/30/20214,450,000 shares $161.13 million -7.7%12.4%13.7 $36.21 6/15/20214,820,000 shares $175.01 million -8.5%13.4%14.3 $36.31 5/28/20215,270,000 shares $183.98 million +1.4%14.7%16.1 $34.91 5/14/20215,200,000 shares $196.14 million +1.0%14.5%17.5 $37.72 4/30/20215,150,000 shares $193.23 million -1.2%14.3%17.8 $37.52 4/15/20215,210,000 shares $206.00 million +2.8%14.5%17.4 $39.54 3/31/20215,070,000 shares $198.14 million +4.1%14.1%15.8 $39.08 3/15/20214,870,000 shares $206.44 million -1.8%13.6%13.4 $42.39 2/26/20214,960,000 shares $190.41 million -3.3%13.8%14.1 $38.39 2/12/20215,130,000 shares $200.22 million -4.7%14.3%14.8 $39.03 1/29/20215,380,000 shares $209.39 million +0.2%15.0%14.9 $38.92 1/15/20215,370,000 shares $199.07 million No Change15.2%15 $37.07 1/31/20205,200,000 shares $185.59 million +21.2%17.2%13.9 $35.69 1/15/20205,200,000 shares $199.58 million +21.2%17.2%13.9 $38.38 12/31/20194,290,000 shares $183.27 million -3.6%14.2%11.9 $42.72 8/15/20196,224,800 shares $257.52 million +6.9%20.8%14.8 $41.37 CALM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cal-Maine Foods' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cal-Maine Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,770,000 shares of CALM short. 6.78% of Cal-Maine Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cal-Maine Foods' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cal-Maine Foods? 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. CALM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Cal-Maine Foods's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cal-Maine Foods? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cal-Maine Foods: Walleye Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., 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 Cal-Maine Foods? 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. 6.78% of Cal-Maine Foods' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cal-Maine Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing? Cal-Maine Foods saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,770,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the previous total of 2,580,000 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 Cal-Maine Foods' float size? Cal-Maine Foods currently has issued a total of 49,040,000 shares. Some of Cal-Maine Foods' 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. Cal-Maine Foods currently has a public float of 40,850,000 shares. How does Cal-Maine Foods' short interest compare to its competitors? 6.78% of Cal-Maine Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Cal-Maine Foods: Sylvamo Co. (4.25%), MP Materials Corp. (22.59%), Tronox Holdings plc (6.21%), Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (1.69%), Sensient Technologies Co. (1.65%), Innospec Inc. (0.70%), Minerals Technologies Inc. (0.90%), Eldorado Gold Co. (2.69%), Quaker Chemical Co. (7.02%), Ero Copper Corp. (1.75%), 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 Cal-Maine Foods stock? Short selling CALM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cal-Maine Foods as its price is falling. CALM shares are trading up $0.04 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 Cal-Maine Foods? A short squeeze for Cal-Maine Foods 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 CALM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cal-Maine Foods' 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 CALM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Sylvamo Short Interest Data MP Materials Short Interest Data Tronox Short Interest Data Osisko Gold Royalties Short Interest Data Sensient Technologies Short Interest Data Innospec Short Interest Data Minerals Technologies Short Interest Data Eldorado Gold Short Interest Data Quaker Chemical Short Interest Data Ero Copper 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:CALM) was last updated on 5/29/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersShocking $16T Elon Musk Crypto LeakCrypto 101 MediaMissed NVDA? 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