CAVA Group (CAVA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of CAVA Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 9,070,000 shares of CAVA short. 9.31% of CAVA Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CAVA Group's 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. CAVA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on CAVA Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CAVA Group: GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Tidal Investments LLC, Torno Capital LLC, Sona Asset Management US LLC, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., DRW Securities LLC, Cannell Capital LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplify Asset Management Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HighTower Advisors LLC, Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Private Advisor Group LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, FNY Investment Advisers LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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. 9.31% of CAVA Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

CAVA Group saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,070,000 shares, a drop of 0.9% from the previous total of 9,150,000 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.

CAVA Group currently has issued a total of 114,580,000 shares. Some of CAVA Group'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. CAVA Group currently has a public float of 97,380,000 shares.

9.31% of CAVA Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to CAVA Group: InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (0.22%), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (2.41%), Yum China Holdings, Inc. (2.95%), Dutch Bros Inc. (6.47%), H World Group Limited (3.54%), Aramark (1.58%), Wingstop Inc. (6.62%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (3.02%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (4.55%), Shake Shack Inc. (10.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CAVA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CAVA Group as its price is falling. CAVA shares are trading down $0.91 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 CAVA Group 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 CAVA, 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 CAVA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.