Borealis Foods (BRLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Borealis Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 14,100 shares of BRLS short. 0.25% of Borealis Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Borealis Foods' 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. BRLS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Borealis Foods'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. 0.25% of Borealis Foods' floating shares are currently sold short.

Borealis Foods currently has issued a total of 21,379,000 shares. Some of Borealis 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. Borealis Foods currently has a public float of 5,560,000 shares.

0.25% of Borealis Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Borealis Foods: Oatly Group AB (6.97%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (55.27%), Mama's Creations, Inc. (6.15%), Forafric Global PLC (5.59%), Bridgford Foods Co. (0.42%), Barfresh Food Group, Inc. (0.61%), Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited (1.22%), Sow Good Inc. (15.12%), Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (0.41%), Farmmi, Inc. (3.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BRLS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Borealis Foods as its price is falling. BRLS shares are trading down $0.28 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 Borealis Foods 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 BRLS, 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 BRLS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.