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Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$66.22 -0.79 (-1.18%)
Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Ingles Markets Short Interest Data

Ingles Markets (IMKTA) has a short interest of 766,300 shares. This marks a 5.38% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.0, indicating that it would take 6.0 days of the average trading volume of 104,017 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
766,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
727,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+5.38%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$48.87 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
18,990,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.04%
Today's Trading Volume
102,876 shares
Average Trading Volume
104,017 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
99%
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IMKTA Short Interest Over Time

IMKTA Days to Cover Over Time

IMKTA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Ingles Markets Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/15/2025766,300 shares $48.87 million +5.4%N/A6 $63.78
12/31/2024727,200 shares $46.86 million +7.6%N/A5.2 $64.44
12/15/2024675,600 shares $46.75 million -5.3%N/A4.3 $69.20
11/30/2024713,000 shares $52.69 million +0.5%N/A4.7 $73.90
11/15/2024709,200 shares $49.68 million +20.5%N/A4.8 $70.05
10/31/2024588,400 shares $37.58 million -8.0%N/A4.2 $63.86
10/15/2024639,300 shares $40.19 million +57.2%N/A5 $62.87
9/30/2024406,700 shares $30.34 million -7.0%N/A3.6 $74.60
9/15/2024437,300 shares $32.11 million +1.3%N/A4.9 $73.43
8/31/2024431,700 shares $31.95 million -6.0%N/A4.9 $74.00
8/15/2024459,000 shares $33.16 million +2.3%N/A5.2 $72.25
7/31/2024448,500 shares $36.35 million +7.9%N/A4.9 $81.05
7/15/2024415,600 shares $30.09 million +2.6%N/A4.7 $72.39
6/30/2024405,200 shares $27.80 million +19.7%N/A4.6 $68.61
6/15/2024338,500 shares $23.13 million +2.1%N/A4 $68.32
5/31/2024331,400 shares $24.24 million -6.1%N/A4 $73.14
5/15/2024352,900 shares $26.20 million +12.0%N/A4.3 $74.24
4/30/2024315,000 shares $22.60 million +6.9%N/A3.8 $71.75
4/15/2024294,700 shares $21.61 million -3.1%N/A3.5 $73.34
3/31/2024304,000 shares $23.31 million +5.6%N/A3.7 $76.68
3/15/2024288,000 shares $21.51 million -1.7%N/A3.6 $74.70
2/29/2024293,000 shares $22.56 million -3.5%N/A3.8 $77.01
2/15/2024303,700 shares $23.38 million -6.7%N/A4 $76.98
1/31/2024325,500 shares $27.42 million +9.9%N/A4.5 $84.25
1/15/2024296,200 shares $25.27 million +1.5%N/A4.3 $85.33
12/31/2023291,700 shares $25.19 million -19.0%N/A4.3 $86.37
12/15/2023360,100 shares $30.14 million +1.1%N/A5 $83.69
11/30/2023356,300 shares $29.08 million -6.0%N/A5 $81.62
11/15/2023378,900 shares $30.98 million +6.2%N/A5.1 $81.76
10/31/2023356,800 shares $28.62 million -2.2%N/A4.7 $80.22
10/15/2023364,700 shares $28.10 million +5.0%N/A4.6 $77.05
9/30/2023347,500 shares $26.18 million -0.8%N/A4.4 $75.33
9/15/2023350,200 shares $26.58 million +25.4%N/A4.5 $75.90
8/31/2023279,200 shares $21.81 million +4.4%N/A3.6 $78.13
8/15/2023267,500 shares $22.04 million +2.6%N/A3.3 $82.41
7/31/2023260,700 shares $22.11 million -5.2%N/A3.2 $84.80
7/15/2023274,900 shares $22.71 million -2.4%N/A3.4 $82.61
6/30/2023281,700 shares $23.28 million -15.2%N/A3.6 $82.65
6/15/2023332,200 shares $28.30 million -3.9%N/A4.2 $85.18
5/31/2023345,600 shares $27.74 million +2.6%N/A4.2 $80.27
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5/15/2023336,900 shares $27.47 million -6.9%N/A4.1 $81.54
4/30/2023362,000 shares $33.32 million +11.6%N/A4.3 $92.04
4/15/2023324,500 shares $29.36 million -14.0%N/A3.8 $90.48
3/31/2023377,500 shares $33.48 million +6.6%N/A4.4 $88.70
3/15/2023354,300 shares $32.12 million +4.7%N/A4.2 $90.66
2/28/2023338,500 shares $30.26 million +8.2%N/A4.1 $89.40
2/15/2023313,000 shares $29.54 million +0.1%N/A4 $94.39
1/31/2023312,800 shares $29.72 million +3.9%N/A4.1 $95.00
1/15/2023301,200 shares $29.33 million -3.0%N/A4.2 $97.37
12/30/2022310,400 shares $29.94 million -13.6%N/A4.1 $96.46
12/15/2022359,300 shares $33.88 million -5.8%N/A4.6 $94.30
11/30/2022381,300 shares $38.55 million -0.7%N/A4.8 $101.10
11/15/2022384,000 shares $37.11 million -7.5%N/A4.3 $96.64
10/31/2022415,100 shares $39.17 million -10.3%N/A4.3 $94.37
10/15/2022462,700 shares $39.45 million +10.7%N/A4.4 $85.27
9/30/2022418,100 shares $33.12 million -13.7%N/A4 $79.21
9/15/2022484,700 shares $40.59 million -3.6%N/A4.6 $83.75
8/31/2022502,800 shares $44.01 million -4.5%N/A4.7 $87.53
8/15/2022526,700 shares $50.51 million +3.5%N/A5 $95.90
7/31/2022508,700 shares $48.56 million -12.1%N/A4.9 $95.46
7/15/2022578,800 shares $52.38 million -3.6%N/A5.4 $90.50
6/30/2022600,500 shares $52.09 million -1.0%N/A5.3 $86.75
6/15/2022606,700 shares $53.97 million -1.5%N/A5.1 $88.95
5/31/2022616,000 shares $54.86 million -7.9%N/A5.3 $89.06
5/15/2022668,500 shares $62.31 million 0.0%N/A5.7 $93.21
4/30/2022668,800 shares $62.28 million -16.7%N/A5.8 $93.12
4/15/2022802,500 shares $76.32 million -9.1%N/A7 $95.10
3/31/2022882,800 shares $78.61 million +3.5%N/A7.9 $89.05
3/15/2022852,800 shares $77.35 million -2.0%N/A7.9 $90.70
2/28/2022870,600 shares $71.58 million +4.3%N/A7.6 $82.22
2/15/2022834,500 shares $71.42 million +2.4%N/A7.2 $85.59
1/31/2022814,900 shares $62.69 million -1.2%N/A7.3 $76.93
1/15/2022824,600 shares $66.43 million +4.8%N/A0 $80.56
12/31/2021787,000 shares $67.95 million -15.7%N/A7.8 $86.34
12/15/2021933,100 shares $85.15 million -4.4%N/A9.8 $91.25
11/30/2021976,400 shares $74.97 million -7.9%N/A11.6 $76.78
11/15/20211,060,000 shares $83.71 million -12.4%7.4%13.4 $78.97
10/29/20211,210,000 shares $83.72 million -0.8%8.5%15.2 $69.19
10/15/20211,220,000 shares $81.80 million No Change8.6%14.9 $67.05
9/30/20211,220,000 shares $80.56 million -6.9%8.6%14.9 $66.03
9/15/20211,310,000 shares $85.73 million +1.6%9.2%15 $65.44
8/31/20211,290,000 shares $87.58 million -1.5%9.1%14.4 $67.89
8/13/20211,310,000 shares $85.16 million +4.0%9.2%14.8 $65.01
7/30/20211,260,000 shares $75.30 million -3.1%8.9%13.1 $59.76
7/15/20211,300,000 shares $77.22 million -0.8%9.1%13.9 $59.40
6/30/20211,310,000 shares $76.33 million -0.8%9.2%13.5 $58.27
6/15/20211,320,000 shares $81.10 million -2.2%9.3%13.6 $61.44
5/28/20211,350,000 shares $83.62 million +3.9%9.5%13.3 $61.94
5/14/20211,300,000 shares $81.25 million -1.5%N/A10.7 $62.50
4/30/20211,320,000 shares $80.88 million +3.1%N/A11 $61.27
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4/15/20211,280,000 shares $79.91 million +0.8%9.0%10.3 $62.43
3/31/20211,270,000 shares $81.19 million -2.3%9.0%10.3 $63.93
3/15/20211,300,000 shares $81.72 million -1.5%9.2%10.4 $62.86
2/26/20211,320,000 shares $68.79 million -1.5%9.4%10.5 $52.11
2/12/20211,340,000 shares $68.72 million -10.1%9.5%11.6 $51.28
1/29/20211,490,000 shares $68.76 million +0.7%10.6%12.9 $46.15
1/15/20211,480,000 shares $62.83 million No Change10.5%13.7 $42.45
12/31/20201,480,000 shares $62.54 million +5.7%10.5%13.8 $42.26
12/15/20201,400,000 shares $58.10 million -4.1%10.0%13.1 $41.50
11/30/20201,460,000 shares $55.00 million No Change10.4%13.8 $37.67
11/15/20201,460,000 shares $55.07 million No Change10.4%15.2 $37.72
10/30/20201,460,000 shares $52.15 million -2.7%10.4%14.9 $35.72
10/15/20201,500,000 shares $57.15 million -1.3%10.7%14.3 $38.10
9/30/20201,520,000 shares $57.82 million +2.7%10.8%14.3 $38.04
9/15/20201,480,000 shares $55.53 million +2.1%10.5%13.1 $37.52
8/31/20201,450,000 shares $58.58 million -2.7%10.3%12.8 $40.40
8/14/20201,490,000 shares $63.95 million +2.1%10.6%13.1 $42.92
7/31/20201,460,000 shares $58.77 million +0.7%10.4%13 $40.25
7/15/20201,450,000 shares $58.04 million No Change10.3%13 $40.03
6/30/20201,450,000 shares $61.45 million +6.6%10.3%12.6 $42.38
6/15/20201,360,000 shares $55.37 million +1.5%9.7%11.8 $40.71
5/29/20201,340,000 shares $56.59 million -1.5%9.5%10.6 $42.23
5/15/20201,360,000 shares $58.98 million -1.5%9.7%10.2 $43.37
4/30/20201,380,000 shares $56.35 million +3.0%9.8%10.7 $40.83
4/15/20201,340,000 shares $47.88 million -1.5%9.5%11.1 $35.73
3/31/20201,360,000 shares $53.98 million -7.6%9.7%11.9 $39.69
3/13/20201,471,700 shares $54.67 million +15.0%N/A11.7 $37.15
2/28/20201,280,000 shares $48.09 million +10.3%N/A13.6 $37.57
2/14/20201,160,000 shares $43.88 million -8.7%N/A13.7 $37.83

IMKTA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ingles Markets' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Ingles Markets shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 766,300 shares of IMKTA short. Learn More on Ingles Markets' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Ingles Markets?

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. IMKTA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Ingles Markets's short interest ratio.

Is Ingles Markets' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Ingles Markets saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 766,300 shares, an increase of 5.4% from the previous total of 727,200 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.

How does Ingles Markets' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ingles Markets: Weis Markets, Inc. (8.47%), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (2.01%), Village Super Market, Inc. (2.21%), The Kroger Co. (6.52%), Casey's General Stores, Inc. (1.93%), BBB Foods Inc. (9.69%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (11.33%), Sendas Distribuidora S.A. (1.67%), Arko Corp. (3.07%), Maison Solutions Inc. (25.70%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Ingles Markets stock?

Short selling IMKTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ingles Markets as its price is falling. IMKTA shares are trading down $0.79 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 Ingles Markets?

A short squeeze for Ingles Markets 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 IMKTA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Ingles Markets' 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 IMKTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:IMKTA) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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