Brinker International (EAT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $144.17 +0.63 (+0.44%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Brinker International Short Interest DataBrinker International (EAT) has a short interest of 5.41 million shares, representing 12.39% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.13% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, indicating that it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 848,342 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,410,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,050,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.13%Dollar Volume Sold Short$715.69 millionShort Interest Ratio4.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares44,430,000 sharesFloat Size43,670,000 sharesShort Percent of Float12.39%Today's Trading Volume717,567 sharesAverage Trading Volume848,342 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average85% Short Selling Brinker International? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Brinker International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEAT Short Interest Over TimeEAT Days to Cover Over TimeEAT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Brinker International Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20245,410,000 shares $715.69 million +7.1%12.4%4.5 $132.29 12/15/20245,050,000 shares $645.64 million -4.2%11.6%4.2 $127.85 11/30/20245,270,000 shares $697.06 million -4.0%12.1%4.2 $132.27 11/15/20245,490,000 shares $644.80 million -1.6%12.6%4.3 $117.45 10/31/20245,580,000 shares $573.12 million -8.1%12.8%3.7 $102.71 10/15/20246,070,000 shares $543.45 million -12.0%13.8%4.1 $89.53 9/30/20246,900,000 shares $528.06 million -7.3%15.7%4.3 $76.53 9/15/20247,440,000 shares $523.70 million +2.1%16.9%4.4 $70.39 8/31/20247,290,000 shares $521.38 million No Change16.5%4.2 $71.52 8/15/20247,290,000 shares $488.87 million -14.9%16.5%4.1 $67.06 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EAT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Brinker International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20248,570,000 shares $572.56 million +0.6%19.6%5.5 $66.81 7/15/20248,520,000 shares $542.47 million +20.5%19.5%5.5 $63.67 6/30/20247,070,000 shares $511.80 million -1.3%16.2%4.7 $72.39 6/15/20247,160,000 shares $483.09 million -9.1%16.4%4.9 $67.47 5/31/20247,880,000 shares $556.56 million +0.5%18.0%5.5 $70.63 5/15/20247,840,000 shares $486.94 million +2.5%17.9%5.9 $62.11 4/30/20247,650,000 shares $410.19 million +3.7%17.5%5.9 $53.62 4/15/20247,380,000 shares $332.17 million +26.2%17.0%5.6 $45.01 3/31/20245,850,000 shares $290.63 million -6.4%13.5%4.6 $49.68 3/15/20246,250,000 shares $299.56 million +2.8%14.4%5.1 $47.93 2/29/20246,080,000 shares $281.63 million +10.3%14.0%5.1 $46.32 2/15/20245,510,000 shares $246.02 million -0.4%12.7%4.6 $44.65 1/31/20245,530,000 shares $236.63 million -0.5%12.7%4.6 $42.79 1/15/20245,560,000 shares $212.39 million +14.9%12.8%4.8 $38.20 12/31/20234,840,000 shares $208.99 million -6.4%11.1%4.2 $43.18 12/15/20235,170,000 shares $211.04 million -5.5%11.9%4.3 $40.82 11/30/20235,470,000 shares $197.47 million +3.6%12.6%4.6 $36.10 11/15/20235,280,000 shares $194.41 million -0.8%12.1%4.6 $36.82 10/31/20235,320,000 shares $180.61 million +3.5%12.2%4.3 $33.95 10/15/20235,140,000 shares $156.10 million -5.7%11.8%4.6 $30.37 9/30/20235,450,000 shares $172.17 million +7.7%12.5%5.2 $31.59 9/15/20235,060,000 shares $159.04 million +6.5%11.6%5.1 $31.43 8/31/20234,750,000 shares $155.47 million -3.9%10.9%4.8 $32.73 8/15/20234,940,000 shares $179.69 million -2.0%11.4%5 $36.38 7/31/20235,040,000 shares $198.00 million -6.5%11.6%5.8 $39.29 7/15/20235,390,000 shares $204.60 million +0.4%12.4%5.5 $37.96 6/30/20235,370,000 shares $196.54 million -3.8%12.4%5.4 $36.60 6/15/20235,580,000 shares $203.39 million +3.9%12.9%5.5 $36.45 5/31/20235,370,000 shares $196.38 million +6.1%12.4%5 $36.57 5/15/20235,060,000 shares $192.74 million -16.0%11.7%5 $38.09Grab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement (Ad)The #1 Coin Poised to Soar Under Trump Pro-Crypto White House could make this the investment opportunity of a lifetime! 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Click HERE to access this free report before it's too late 3/31/20212,970,000 shares $214.14 million +8.4%8.2%3 $72.10 3/15/20212,740,000 shares $208.65 million -3.2%7.5%2.6 $76.15 2/26/20212,830,000 shares $193.69 million -9.9%7.8%2.5 $68.44 2/12/20213,140,000 shares $210.85 million -12.0%8.6%2.7 $67.15 1/29/20213,570,000 shares $213.70 million -27.4%9.8%2.8 $59.86 1/15/20214,920,000 shares $300.46 million +2.1%13.6%3.6 $61.07 12/31/20204,820,000 shares $265.63 million +6.2%13.3%3.7 $55.11 12/15/20204,540,000 shares $238.03 million -7.0%12.5%3.2 $52.43 11/30/20204,880,000 shares $255.81 million +4.7%13.4%3.3 $52.42 11/15/20204,660,000 shares $220.42 million -0.6%12.8%2.8 $47.30 10/30/20204,690,000 shares $208.80 million -16.6%12.9%2.4 $44.52 10/15/20205,620,000 shares $262.17 million -0.2%15.5%2.9 $46.65 9/30/20205,630,000 shares $240.51 million -4.4%15.5%2.8 $42.72 9/15/20205,890,000 shares $272.18 million +8.1%16.3%2.4 $46.21 8/31/20205,450,000 shares $245.47 million -7.9%15.0%1.9 $45.04 8/14/20205,920,000 shares $218.98 million -9.1%16.3%2 $36.99 7/31/20206,510,000 shares $175.05 million -18.5%17.9%2.1 $26.89 7/15/20207,990,000 shares $175.54 million -2.2%22.0%2.3 $21.97 6/30/20208,170,000 shares $196.08 million +31.4%22.4%2.2 $24.00 6/15/20206,220,000 shares $161.66 million -17.8%17.1%1.6 $25.99 5/29/20207,570,000 shares $199.55 million -0.4%20.8%2.1 $26.36 5/15/20207,600,000 shares $149.80 million -11.9%20.9%2.2 $19.71 4/30/20208,630,000 shares $200.91 million +11.8%23.8%2.9 $23.28 4/15/20207,720,000 shares $112.56 million +11.6%21.0%3.2 $14.58 3/31/20206,920,000 shares $109.82 million +0.4%18.8%3.3 $15.87 3/13/20206,893,600 shares $119.19 million -17.2%18.7%7 $17.29 2/28/20208,330,000 shares $88.46 million -10.5%22.7%8.5 $10.62 2/14/20209,310,000 shares $246.53 million -0.2%25.3%11.5 $26.48 1/31/20209,330,000 shares $335.32 million +5.3%25.4%11.6 $35.94 EAT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Brinker International's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Brinker International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 5,410,000 shares of EAT short. 12.39% of Brinker International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Brinker International's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Brinker International? 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. EAT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Brinker International's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Brinker International? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Brinker International: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading 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. What is a good short interest percentage for Brinker International? 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. 12.39% of Brinker International's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Brinker International's short interest increasing or decreasing? Brinker International saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,410,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the previous total of 5,050,000 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. What is Brinker International's float size? Brinker International currently has issued a total of 44,430,000 shares. Some of Brinker International'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. Brinker International currently has a public float of 43,670,000 shares. How does Brinker International's short interest compare to its competitors? 12.39% of Brinker International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Brinker International: Darden Restaurants, Inc. (4.49%), Domino's Pizza, Inc. (6.67%), Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (2.44%), The Wendy's Company (6.56%), The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (13.02%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (11.82%), Papa Johns International, Inc. (10.92%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (10.49%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (7.23%), Jack in the Box Inc. (10.61%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Brinker International stock? Short selling EAT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brinker International as its price is falling. EAT shares are trading up $0.63 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 Brinker International? A short squeeze for Brinker International 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 EAT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Brinker International'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 EAT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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