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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$51.47 -1.58 (-2.98%)
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Short Interest Data

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) has a short interest of 22.68 million shares. This marks a -6.67% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 10.80 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
22,680,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
24,300,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.67%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.32 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,355,340,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.67%
Today's Trading Volume
12,627,647 shares
Average Trading Volume
10,804,313 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
117%
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CMG Short Interest Over Time

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/202522,680,000 shares $1.32 billion -6.7%N/A2.4 $58.34
1/15/202524,300,000 shares $1.39 billion +2.0%N/A2.5 $57.36
12/31/202423,820,000 shares $1.44 billion -12.6%N/A2.6 $60.30
12/15/202427,250,000 shares $1.76 billion +6.2%N/A3 $64.59
11/30/202425,660,000 shares $1.58 billion -6.1%N/A2.7 $61.52
11/15/202427,320,000 shares $1.60 billion -3.7%N/A2.7 $58.62
10/31/202428,370,000 shares $1.58 billion -5.2%N/A2.2 $55.77
10/15/202429,940,000 shares $1.79 billion -3.8%N/A2.2 $59.81
9/30/202431,130,000 shares $1.79 billion -4.6%N/A2 $57.59
9/15/202432,620,000 shares $1.83 billion +1.6%N/A1.8 $56.12
8/31/202432,120,000 shares $1.80 billion -0.2%N/A1.6 $56.08
8/15/202432,190,000 shares $1.74 billion -8.4%N/A1.6 $53.97
7/31/202435,150,000 shares $1.91 billion +11.1%N/A2 $54.32
7/15/202431,630,000 shares $1.79 billion -16.0%N/A1.9 $56.61
6/30/202437,660,000 shares $2.36 billion -15.9%N/A2.4 $62.65
6/15/202444,780,000 shares $2.93 billion +5,044.2%N/A3 $65.43
5/31/2024870,500 shares $2.72 billion +12.2%3.2%3.3 $3,121.89
5/15/2024776,100 shares $2.46 billion -1.8%2.8%3.2 $3,165.03
4/30/2024790,500 shares $2.49 billion -9.7%2.9%3.1 $3,156.12
4/15/2024875,000 shares $2.57 billion +15.7%3.2%3.6 $2,936.63
3/31/2024756,000 shares $2.20 billion +3.1%2.8%3.2 $2,906.77
3/15/2024733,100 shares $2.02 billion +7.3%2.7%3.3 $2,757.44
2/29/2024683,300 shares $1.84 billion +2.1%2.5%3.4 $2,691.56
2/15/2024669,200 shares $1.75 billion -17.3%2.5%3.3 $2,616.24
1/31/2024809,300 shares $1.95 billion +13.8%3.0%3.9 $2,408.77
1/15/2024711,300 shares $1.62 billion +1.6%2.6%3.3 $2,271.90
12/31/2023700,400 shares $1.60 billion -0.6%2.6%3.1 $2,286.96
12/15/2023704,400 shares $1.60 billion -9.1%2.6%3.1 $2,271.47
11/30/2023775,000 shares $1.71 billion -2.3%2.8%3.4 $2,202.25
11/15/2023793,000 shares $1.71 billion +25.4%2.9%3.4 $2,156.38
10/31/2023632,600 shares $1.23 billion +4.4%2.3%2.6 $1,942.20
10/15/2023606,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.1%2.2%2.3 $1,781.48
9/30/2023645,300 shares $1.18 billion -1.2%2.4%2.4 $1,831.83
9/15/2023652,800 shares $1.25 billion +10.8%2.4%2.5 $1,912.50
8/31/2023589,400 shares $1.14 billion +2.5%2.2%2.2 $1,926.64
8/15/2023574,800 shares $1.06 billion -17.6%2.1%2 $1,848.29
7/31/2023697,300 shares $1.37 billion +4.6%2.5%2.4 $1,962.28
7/15/2023666,900 shares $1.37 billion -7.6%2.4%2.3 $2,055.98
6/30/2023721,500 shares $1.54 billion -17.5%2.6%2.5 $2,139.00
6/15/2023874,000 shares $1.79 billion +8.9%3.2%3 $2,052.22
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5/31/2023802,700 shares $1.67 billion -1.8%2.9%2.7 $2,075.77
5/15/2023817,300 shares $1.67 billion +4.3%3.0%2.8 $2,047.12
4/30/2023784,000 shares $1.62 billion +10.8%2.9%2.5 $2,067.62
4/15/2023707,300 shares $1.23 billion -4.0%2.6%2.5 $1,738.30
3/31/2023736,700 shares $1.26 billion -9.4%2.7%2.6 $1,708.29
3/15/2023813,300 shares $1.29 billion -3.5%3.0%2.9 $1,590.87
2/28/2023842,400 shares $1.26 billion +3.9%3.1%3 $1,491.08
2/15/2023811,200 shares $1.34 billion -6.9%3.0%2.9 $1,656.54
1/31/2023871,300 shares $1.43 billion -11.6%3.2%3.1 $1,646.38
1/15/2023985,500 shares $1.50 billion +7.8%3.6%3.3 $1,524.57
12/30/2022914,300 shares $1.27 billion -4.4%3.3%3 $1,387.49
12/15/2022956,500 shares $1.42 billion +1.4%3.5%3.1 $1,487.53
11/30/2022943,200 shares $1.53 billion -1.3%3.4%3.1 $1,626.96
11/15/2022955,600 shares $1.46 billion -7.2%3.5%3.2 $1,523.47
10/31/20221,030,000 shares $1.54 billion -1.0%3.8%3.6 $1,498.33
10/15/20221,040,000 shares $1.57 billion +6.9%3.8%3.7 $1,508.41
9/30/2022972,800 shares $1.46 billion -7.4%3.5%3.8 $1,502.76
9/15/20221,050,000 shares $1.80 billion -1.9%3.8%4.2 $1,710.65
8/31/20221,070,000 shares $1.71 billion -4.5%3.9%4.4 $1,596.80
8/15/20221,120,000 shares $1.90 billion -5.1%4.1%4.5 $1,692.03
7/31/20221,180,000 shares $1.85 billion +4.4%4.3%4.5 $1,564.22
7/15/20221,130,000 shares $1.47 billion +4.6%4.1%4.4 $1,299.99
6/30/20221,080,000 shares $1.41 billion +1.9%3.9%4.3 $1,307.26
6/15/20221,060,000 shares $1.34 billion +17.1%3.9%4.2 $1,266.16
5/31/2022905,600 shares $1.27 billion +7.9%3.3%3.5 $1,402.55
5/15/2022839,700 shares $1.11 billion +6.4%3.0%3.1 $1,318.28
4/30/2022789,200 shares $1.15 billion -1.4%2.8%2.7 $1,455.61
4/15/2022800,000 shares $1.28 billion +10.5%2.9%2.6 $1,603.17
3/31/2022723,800 shares $1.15 billion +6.7%2.6%2.2 $1,582.03
3/15/2022678,200 shares $1.01 billion +14.8%2.4%2.1 $1,493.65
2/28/2022591,000 shares $900.30 million -22.0%2.1%1.9 $1,523.35
2/15/2022757,200 shares $1.19 billion +27.9%2.7%2.5 $1,566.99
1/31/2022592,200 shares $879.76 million +21.8%2.1%2 $1,485.58
1/15/2022486,100 shares $728.24 million +8.5%1.7%2 $1,498.13
12/31/2021447,900 shares $783.04 million -2.6%1.6%1.9 $1,748.25
12/15/2021459,700 shares $782.03 million +1.1%1.7%2 $1,701.17
11/30/2021454,600 shares $747.09 million -11.2%1.6%1.9 $1,643.41
11/15/2021511,700 shares $941.21 million -13.7%1.8%2.2 $1,839.38
10/29/2021592,900 shares $1.05 billion -8.8%2.1%2.7 $1,779.03
10/15/2021650,100 shares $1.19 billion +4.9%2.3%2.9 $1,830.93
9/30/2021619,700 shares $1.13 billion -21.0%2.2%2.5 $1,817.52
9/15/2021784,700 shares $1.48 billion +0.6%2.8%3 $1,880.08
8/31/2021780,400 shares $1.49 billion -3.8%2.8%3 $1,903.33
8/13/2021811,000 shares $1.53 billion +0.6%2.9%2.9 $1,887.81
7/30/2021806,500 shares $1.50 billion +5.0%2.9%2.7 $1,863.44
7/15/2021768,100 shares $1.22 billion -3.3%2.8%2.6 $1,581.86
6/30/2021794,100 shares $1.23 billion -3.3%2.9%2.8 $1,550.34
6/15/2021821,100 shares $1.13 billion +4.2%3.0%2.9 $1,370.64
5/28/2021787,900 shares $1.08 billion +7.4%2.9%2.9 $1,371.98
5/14/2021733,800 shares $970.60 million +16.7%2.7%2.6 $1,322.70
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4/30/2021629,000 shares $933.51 million -11.0%2.3%2.2 $1,484.11
4/15/2021706,600 shares $1.07 billion +3.8%N/A2.4 $1,516.66
3/31/2021681,000 shares $957.71 million +7.2%N/A2.4 $1,406.33
3/15/2021635,400 shares $923.39 million -5.0%2.3%2.2 $1,453.24
2/26/2021669,100 shares $943.93 million -14.5%2.4%2.3 $1,410.74
2/12/2021782,100 shares $1.21 billion +11.0%2.8%2.9 $1,543.11
1/29/2021704,400 shares $1.04 billion -9.3%2.6%2.5 $1,480.54
1/15/2021776,800 shares $1.10 billion -4.1%2.8%2.6 $1,411.80
12/31/2020809,700 shares $1.11 billion -12.4%2.9%2.5 $1,374.17
12/15/2020924,300 shares $1.21 billion -2.4%3.4%2.7 $1,309.52
11/30/2020947,100 shares $1.23 billion -7.2%3.4%2.7 $1,297.77
11/15/20201,020,000 shares $1.28 billion -8.1%3.7%2.9 $1,251.43
10/30/20201,110,000 shares $1.38 billion +22.6%4.0%3.2 $1,242.80
10/15/2020905,300 shares $1.20 billion -6.3%3.3%2.8 $1,321.37
9/30/2020966,400 shares $1.20 billion -6.2%3.5%3.1 $1,243.71
9/15/20201,030,000 shares $1.32 billion -3.7%3.7%3.1 $1,277.36
8/31/20201,070,000 shares $1.40 billion +2.9%3.9%3.3 $1,310.28
8/14/20201,040,000 shares $1.23 billion -6.3%3.8%2.9 $1,186.53
7/31/20201,110,000 shares $1.28 billion -8.3%4.0%2.6 $1,155.16
7/15/20201,210,000 shares $1.37 billion -9.7%4.4%2.6 $1,133.65
6/30/20201,340,000 shares $1.41 billion -6.3%4.9%2.5 $1,052.36
6/15/20201,430,000 shares $1.46 billion -7.7%5.2%2.3 $1,023.25
5/29/20201,550,000 shares $1.56 billion -6.6%5.6%2 $1,003.91
5/15/20201,660,000 shares $1.61 billion +3.1%6.0%2 $971.75
4/30/20201,610,000 shares $1.41 billion -17.0%5.9%2 $878.55
4/15/20201,940,000 shares $1.49 billion +2.1%7.1%2.4 $770.10
3/31/20201,900,000 shares $1.68 billion +26.0%6.9%2.7 $882.47
3/13/20201,508,100 shares $1.16 billion +61.0%5.5%3.3 $771.00
2/28/2020936,900 shares $551.56 million -7.2%3.4%2.1 $588.71

CMG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Chipotle Mexican Grill's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 22,680,000 shares of CMG short. Learn More on Chipotle Mexican Grill's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Chipotle Mexican Grill?

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. CMG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Chipotle Mexican Grill's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Chipotle Mexican Grill?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Chipotle Mexican Grill: CTC LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Laurion Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Ground Swell Capital LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Kopernik Global Investors LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Bank of Nova Scotia, Wells Fargo & Company MN, RPO LLC, ExodusPoint Capital Management LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Covenant Asset Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, XR Securities LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Chipotle Mexican Grill's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Chipotle Mexican Grill saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 22,680,000 shares, a decrease of 6.7% from the previous total of 24,300,000 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.

How does Chipotle Mexican Grill's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill: McDonald's Co. (1.11%), Starbucks Co. (2.57%), Yum! Brands, Inc. (2.25%), Darden Restaurants, Inc. (4.58%), Domino's Pizza, Inc. (6.67%), Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (3.20%), Brinker International, Inc. (10.07%), The Wendy's Company (5.11%), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (14.12%), Papa Johns International, Inc. (11.75%),

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. ($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.

What does it mean to sell short Chipotle Mexican Grill stock?

Short selling CMG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Chipotle Mexican Grill as its price is falling. CMG shares are trading down $1.14 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 Chipotle Mexican Grill?

A short squeeze for Chipotle Mexican Grill 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 CMG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Chipotle Mexican Grill's 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 CMG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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