Blue Apron (APRN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Blue Apron shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 116,000 shares of APRN short. 2.94% of Blue Apron's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Blue Apron's current short interest.

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. 2.94% of Blue Apron's floating shares are currently sold short.

Blue Apron saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 116,000 shares, an increase of 4.8% from the previous total of 110,700 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.

Blue Apron currently has issued a total of 6,390,000 shares. Some of Blue Apron'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. Blue Apron currently has a public float of 3,950,000 shares.

2.94% of Blue Apron's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Blue Apron: Jumia Technologies AG (8.38%), Beyond, Inc. (17.02%), Baozun Inc. (2.03%), a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (0.48%), 1stdibs.Com, Inc. (2.06%), QVC Group Inc Series A (1.08%), Hour Loop, Inc. (6.70%), Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (7.10%), LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (0.43%), Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. (0.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($9.07 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.71 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.35 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.88 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.67 billion), and Newmont Co. ($1.66 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling APRN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blue Apron as its price is falling. 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 Blue Apron 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 APRN, 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 APRN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2023.