Vital Farms (VITL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vital Farms shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 6,190,000 shares of VITL short. 19.07% of Vital Farms' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vital Farms' 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. VITL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Vital Farms's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vital Farms: Wolverine Trading LLC, Group One Trading LLC, First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 19.07% of Vital Farms' floating shares are currently sold short.

Vital Farms saw a drop in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 6,190,000 shares, a drop of 8.8% from the previous total of 6,790,000 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.

Vital Farms currently has issued a total of 44,258,000 shares. Some of Vital Farms' 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. Vital Farms currently has a public float of 32,460,000 shares.

19.07% of Vital Farms' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vital Farms: Freshpet, Inc. (10.08%), Brf S.A. (0.27%), Nomad Foods Limited (1.66%), Utz Brands, Inc. (7.76%), WK Kellogg Co (19.39%), Oatly Group AB (6.97%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (55.27%), Mama's Creations, Inc. (6.15%), Forafric Global PLC (5.59%), Borealis Foods Inc. (0.25%),

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 VITL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vital Farms as its price is falling. VITL shares are trading down $0.74 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 Vital Farms 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 VITL, 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 VITL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.