Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bath & Body Works shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 7,760,000 shares of BBWI short. 3.63% of Bath & Body Works' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bath & Body Works' 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. BBWI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Bath & Body Works's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bath & Body Works: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments 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. 3.63% of Bath & Body Works' floating shares are currently sold short.

Bath & Body Works saw a drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,760,000 shares, a drop of 5.9% from the previous total of 8,250,000 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.

Bath & Body Works currently has issued a total of 216,582,000 shares. Some of Bath & Body Works' 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. Bath & Body Works currently has a public float of 213,960,000 shares.

3.63% of Bath & Body Works' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Bath & Body Works: CDW Co. (2.00%), Burlington Stores, Inc. (2.94%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (6.65%), Chewy, Inc. (2.73%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (6.40%), Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (10.22%), Murphy USA Inc. (5.77%), MINISO Group Holding Limited (2.28%), Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (6.80%), Vipshop Holdings Limited (1.91%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BBWI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bath & Body Works as its price is falling. BBWI shares are trading up $0.69 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 Bath & Body Works 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 BBWI, 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 BBWI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.