Flowers Foods (FLO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $19.42 +0.18 (+0.91%) 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Flowers Foods Short Interest DataFlowers Foods (FLO) has a short interest of 7.47 million shares, representing 3.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4.04% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.3, indicating that it would take 5.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.97 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,470,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,180,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.04%Dollar Volume Sold Short$154.33 millionShort Interest Ratio5.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares210,600,000 sharesFloat Size195,130,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.83%Today's Trading Volume1,527,931 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,974,503 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average77% Short Selling Flowers Foods? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Flowers Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFLO Short Interest Over TimeFLO Days to Cover Over TimeFLO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Flowers Foods Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20247,470,000 shares $154.33 million +4.0%3.8%5.3 $20.66 12/15/20247,180,000 shares $152.29 million +32.2%3.7%5.7 $21.21 11/30/20245,430,000 shares $122.83 million +18.8%2.8%4.7 $22.62 11/15/20244,570,000 shares $98.57 million +16.9%2.3%4.1 $21.57 10/31/20243,910,000 shares $86.92 million +2.4%2.0%3.8 $22.23 10/15/20243,820,000 shares $88.13 million +9.8%2.0%3.8 $23.07 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FLO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Flowers Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20243,480,000 shares $80.28 million +3.0%1.8%3.2 $23.07 9/15/20243,380,000 shares $78.31 million +0.9%1.7%3 $23.17 8/31/20243,350,000 shares $77.85 million +3.1%1.7%2.9 $23.24 8/15/20243,250,000 shares $73.61 million -1.8%1.7%2.7 $22.65 7/31/20243,310,000 shares $74.54 million +11.8%1.7%2.6 $22.52 7/15/20242,960,000 shares $63.61 million +8.0%1.5%2.3 $21.49 6/30/20242,740,000 shares $60.83 million +24.6%1.4%2.2 $22.20 6/15/20242,200,000 shares $49.13 million +2.8%1.1%1.7 $22.33 5/31/20242,140,000 shares $49.67 million -8.9%1.1%1.7 $23.21 5/15/20242,350,000 shares $59.94 million +3.5%1.2%1.9 $25.51 4/30/20242,270,000 shares $56.61 million No Change1.2%1.8 $24.94 4/15/20242,270,000 shares $52.02 million -1.3%1.2%1.9 $22.92 3/31/20242,300,000 shares $54.63 million -14.2%1.2%1.9 $23.75 3/15/20242,680,000 shares $60.84 million -3.6%1.4%2.3 $22.70 2/29/20242,780,000 shares $62.33 million -0.4%1.4%2.4 $22.42 2/15/20242,790,000 shares $62.33 million +14.8%1.4%2.4 $22.34 1/31/20242,430,000 shares $55.38 million +7.1%1.3%2 $22.79 1/15/20242,270,000 shares $51.23 million -15.0%1.2%1.8 $22.57 12/31/20232,670,000 shares $60.10 million No Change1.4%2 $22.51 12/15/20232,670,000 shares $58.37 million -1.5%1.4%2 $21.86 11/30/20232,710,000 shares $56.38 million +7.1%1.4%1.9 $20.81 11/15/20232,530,000 shares $53.40 million -13.7%1.3%1.7 $21.11 10/31/20232,930,000 shares $64.25 million -11.2%1.5%2 $21.93 10/15/20233,300,000 shares $67.78 million -12.7%1.7%2 $20.54 9/30/20233,780,000 shares $83.84 million -5.5%1.9%2.2 $22.18 9/15/20234,000,000 shares $91.64 million -10.7%2.1%2.3 $22.91 8/31/20234,480,000 shares $105.55 million +8.2%2.3%2.5 $23.56 8/15/20234,140,000 shares $103.33 million -28.1%2.1%2.2 $24.96 7/31/20235,760,000 shares $142.39 million -5.9%2.9%3 $24.72 7/15/20236,120,000 shares $147.98 million +9.7%3.2%3.4 $24.18 6/30/20235,580,000 shares $138.83 million -6.8%2.9%3.2 $24.88 6/15/20235,990,000 shares $147.35 million -11.7%3.1%3.6 $24.60 5/31/20236,780,000 shares $169.40 million +30.1%3.5%3.7 $24.99 5/15/20235,210,000 shares $148.69 million -32.5%2.7%2.9 $28.54 4/30/20237,720,000 shares $212.38 million -0.3%4.0%4.4 $27.51 4/15/20237,740,000 shares $207.97 million +8.3%4.0%3.6 $26.87 3/31/20237,150,000 shares $195.98 million -5.8%3.7%3.2 $27.41 3/15/20237,590,000 shares $206.60 million -1.0%3.9%3.3 $27.22 2/28/20237,670,000 shares $213.84 million -8.6%3.9%3.7 $27.88 2/15/20238,390,000 shares $233.24 million +26.4%4.3%4.1 $27.80 1/31/20236,640,000 shares $183.86 million -10.8%3.4%3.4 $27.69 1/15/20237,440,000 shares $208.25 million +30.8%3.8%5.1 $27.99 12/30/20225,690,000 shares $163.53 million +12.9%2.9%3.9 $28.74 12/15/20225,040,000 shares $144.35 million -7.7%2.6%3.6 $28.64 11/30/20225,460,000 shares $164.07 million -2.3%2.8%4 $30.05 11/15/20225,590,000 shares $158.09 million +9.8%2.9%4.2 $28.28 10/31/20225,090,000 shares $146.13 million +7.4%2.6%4 $28.71 10/15/20224,740,000 shares $124.47 million +6.8%2.4%3.8 $26.26 9/30/20224,440,000 shares $109.62 million -3.5%2.3%3.9 $24.69 9/15/20224,600,000 shares $119.60 million -6.3%2.4%3.9 $26.00 8/31/20224,910,000 shares $134.04 million -16.1%2.5%4 $27.30 8/15/20225,850,000 shares $162.63 million -8.9%3.0%4.6 $27.80 7/31/20226,420,000 shares $182.39 million +1.1%3.3%4.7 $28.41 7/15/20226,350,000 shares $171.83 million -19.5%3.2%4.3 $27.06 6/30/20227,890,000 shares $207.66 million -12.9%4.3%5.1 $26.32 6/15/20229,060,000 shares $224.51 million -11.0%4.9%5.9 $24.78 5/31/202210,180,000 shares $280.97 million +6.6%5.2%6.5 $27.60 5/15/20229,550,000 shares $261.10 million -6.5%4.9%5.5 $27.34 4/30/202210,210,000 shares $270.77 million +2.0%5.2%6.1 $26.52 4/15/202210,010,000 shares $268.07 million -7.6%5.1%6.1 $26.78 3/31/202210,830,000 shares $278.44 million -7.1%5.5%6.1 $25.71 3/15/202211,660,000 shares $289.28 million +32.8%6.0%6.9 $24.81 2/28/20228,780,000 shares $240.66 million +5.8%4.5%5.4 $27.41 2/15/20228,300,000 shares $233.48 million -3.8%4.2%5.8 $28.13 1/31/20228,630,000 shares $242.76 million -17.0%4.4%6.2 $28.13 1/15/202210,400,000 shares $302.33 million -13.2%5.3%7.9 $29.07 12/31/202111,980,000 shares $329.09 million +6.2%6.1%10.3 $27.47 12/15/202111,280,000 shares $301.18 million +0.4%5.8%9.2 $26.70 11/30/202111,240,000 shares $290.22 million +5.8%5.7%8.5 $25.82 11/15/202110,620,000 shares $287.16 million +2.6%5.4%8.2 $27.04 10/29/202110,350,000 shares $256.16 million -2.5%5.2%8 $24.75 10/15/202110,620,000 shares $265.18 million -0.3%5.4%8 $24.97 9/30/202110,650,000 shares $251.66 million -0.4%5.4%8.2 $23.63 9/15/202110,690,000 shares $248.11 million -1.2%5.4%8.1 $23.21 8/31/202110,820,000 shares $261.09 million +0.6%5.5%9.7 $24.13 8/13/202110,760,000 shares $261.90 million -0.5%5.4%9 $24.34 7/30/202110,810,000 shares $254.68 million -0.2%5.5%8.7 $23.56 7/15/202110,830,000 shares $261.98 million -6.5%5.5%9.1 $24.19 6/30/202111,580,000 shares $280.24 million -2.5%5.9%9.8 $24.20 6/15/202111,880,000 shares $291.77 million +3.8%6.0%11.2 $24.56 5/28/202111,450,000 shares $275.83 million +7.4%5.8%10.6 $24.09 5/14/202110,660,000 shares $262.88 million +3.4%5.5%10 $24.66 4/30/202110,310,000 shares $248.26 million +10.2%5.3%10.7 $24.08 4/15/20219,360,000 shares $221.83 million +2.3%4.8%9.4 $23.70 3/31/20219,150,000 shares $221.80 million +4.6%4.7%8.9 $24.24 3/15/20218,750,000 shares $204.23 million +0.5%4.5%7.7 $23.34 2/26/20218,710,000 shares $193.10 million -0.9%4.5%8 $22.17 2/12/20218,790,000 shares $196.81 million -7.1%4.5%8.3 $22.39 1/29/20219,460,000 shares $219.09 million -2.5%4.9%8.7 $23.16 1/15/20219,700,000 shares $214.76 million +0.6%5.0%8.8 $22.14 12/31/20209,640,000 shares $217.86 million +9.4%5.0%9.2 $22.60 12/15/20208,810,000 shares $201.84 million +3.0%4.5%9.3 $22.91 11/30/20208,550,000 shares $190.32 million +4.8%4.5%9.2 $22.26 11/15/20208,160,000 shares $181.89 million +7.2%4.3%9 $22.29 10/30/20207,610,000 shares $181.12 million +18.0%4.0%9.1 $23.80 10/15/20206,450,000 shares $160.22 million -1.8%3.4%8.1 $24.84 9/30/20206,570,000 shares $159.85 million +1.2%3.4%8.2 $24.33 9/15/20206,490,000 shares $151.02 million -2.3%3.4%7.9 $23.27 8/31/20206,640,000 shares $162.41 million -1.5%3.5%7.8 $24.46 8/14/20206,740,000 shares $165.26 million -0.7%3.5%7.4 $24.52 7/31/20206,790,000 shares $154.47 million -10.3%3.6%6.3 $22.75 7/15/20207,570,000 shares $167.52 million -4.3%4.0%6.5 $22.13 6/30/20207,910,000 shares $175.68 million -2.5%4.2%6.4 $22.21 6/15/20208,110,000 shares $183.61 million -3.1%4.3%5.6 $22.64 5/29/20208,370,000 shares $195.94 million +2.6%4.4%5.1 $23.41 5/15/20208,160,000 shares $185.15 million +22.3%4.3%4.5 $22.69 4/30/20206,670,000 shares $148.61 million -8.8%3.5%3.8 $22.28 4/15/20207,310,000 shares $165.79 million -5.3%3.8%4.3 $22.68 3/31/20207,720,000 shares $171.62 million -33.8%4.0%4.6 $22.23 3/13/202011,663,900 shares $258.59 million -8.5%6.3%8.6 $22.17 2/28/202012,740,000 shares $248.05 million +15.2%6.6%9.4 $19.47 2/14/202011,060,000 shares $247.97 million +2.2%5.7%9.7 $22.42 1/31/202010,820,000 shares $240.85 million +11.0%5.6%9.8 $22.26 FLO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Flowers Foods' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Flowers Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 7,470,000 shares of FLO short. 3.83% of Flowers Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Flowers Foods' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Flowers Foods? 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. FLO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Flowers Foods's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Flowers Foods? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Flowers Foods: 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 Flowers Foods? 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. 3.83% of Flowers Foods' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Flowers Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing? Flowers Foods saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,470,000 shares, an increase of 4.0% from the previous total of 7,180,000 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 Flowers Foods' float size? Flowers Foods currently has issued a total of 210,600,000 shares. Some of Flowers Foods' 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. Flowers Foods currently has a public float of 195,130,000 shares. How does Flowers Foods' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.83% of Flowers Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Flowers Foods: Hormel Foods Co. (4.05%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.36%), Campbell Soup (9.14%), The J. M. Smucker Company (3.93%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (19.14%), Post Holdings, Inc. (4.30%), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (8.16%), Lancaster Colony Co. (2.13%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (4.99%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (11.18%), 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 Flowers Foods stock? Short selling FLO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Flowers Foods as its price is falling. FLO shares are trading up $0.18 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 Flowers Foods? A short squeeze for Flowers Foods occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FLO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Flowers Foods' 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 FLO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies HRL Short Interest Data CAG Short Interest Data CPB Short Interest Data SJM Short Interest Data PPC Short Interest Data POST Short Interest Data CALM Short Interest Data LANC Short Interest Data JJSF Short Interest Data TR Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:FLO) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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