Benson Hill (BHIL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Benson Hill shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 83,100 shares of BHIL short. 2.32% of Benson Hill's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Benson Hill's current short interest.

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. BHIL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Benson Hill's short interest ratio.

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. 2.32% of Benson Hill's floating shares are currently sold short.

Benson Hill saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 83,100 shares, a decline of 5.5% from the previous total of 87,900 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.

Benson Hill currently has issued a total of 6,114,000 shares. Some of Benson Hill'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. Benson Hill currently has a public float of 3,580,000 shares.

2.32% of Benson Hill's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "food products" compare to Benson Hill: Barfresh Food Group, Inc. (0.55%), Chanson International Holding (11.99%), Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited (1.18%), Sow Good Inc. (4.81%), Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (0.64%), Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (0.79%), BranchOut Food Inc. (4.95%), TDH Holdings, Inc. (1.15%), Top Wealth Group Holding Limited (33.05%), The Real Good Food Company, Inc. (0.58%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BHIL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Benson Hill as its price is falling. BHIL shares are trading down $0.12 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 Benson Hill 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 BHIL, 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 BHIL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024.