Hormel Foods (HRL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $29.28 -0.64 (-2.13%) As of 12:08 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 Hormel Foods Short Interest DataHormel Foods (HRL) has a short interest of 12.09 million shares, representing 4.15% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.51% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 2.40 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest12,090,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest11,910,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$345.48 millionShort Interest Ratio4.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares549,913,000 sharesFloat Size291,240,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.15%Today's Trading Volume613,086 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,395,458 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average26% Short Selling Hormel Foods? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Hormel 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 ChartHRL Short Interest Over TimeHRL Days to Cover Over TimeHRL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Hormel 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 2/28/202512,090,000 shares $345.48 million +1.5%4.2%4.2 $28.58 2/15/202511,910,000 shares $339.02 million -4.3%4.1%4.3 $28.47 1/31/202512,450,000 shares $373.50 million -0.5%4.3%4.7 $30.00 1/15/202512,510,000 shares $370.55 million +6.1%4.3%5.2 $29.62 12/31/202411,790,000 shares $369.85 million +6.8%4.1%5.1 $31.37 12/15/202411,040,000 shares $363.66 million +18.2%3.8%4.7 $32.94 11/30/20249,340,000 shares $302.90 million +0.1%3.2%4.1 $32.43 11/15/20249,330,000 shares $272.53 million +31.2%3.2%4 $29.21 10/31/20247,110,000 shares $217.21 million -10.6%2.5%3.2 $30.55 10/15/20247,950,000 shares $247.48 million -4.8%2.7%3.6 $31.13 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HRL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hormel Foods and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20248,350,000 shares $264.65 million +5.2%2.9%3.7 $31.70 9/15/20247,940,000 shares $254.72 million +0.4%2.7%3.5 $32.08 8/31/20247,910,000 shares $257.47 million -13.3%2.7%3.5 $32.55 8/15/20249,120,000 shares $292.02 million +2.1%3.1%3.8 $32.02 7/31/20248,930,000 shares $286.74 million -6.2%3.1%3.7 $32.11 7/15/20249,520,000 shares $290.84 million -0.3%3.3%4 $30.55 6/30/20249,550,000 shares $291.18 million +4.8%3.3%3.9 $30.49 6/15/20249,110,000 shares $277.67 million +7.7%3.1%3.6 $30.48 5/31/20248,460,000 shares $262.05 million -11.0%2.9%3.2 $30.98 5/15/20249,500,000 shares $338.20 million -4.6%3.3%3.4 $35.60 4/30/20249,960,000 shares $354.18 million -2.1%3.4%3.3 $35.56 4/15/202410,170,000 shares $344.76 million +0.3%3.5%3.2 $33.90 3/31/202410,140,000 shares $353.78 million -4.8%3.5%3.1 $34.89 3/15/202410,650,000 shares $363.59 million +6.7%3.7%3.4 $34.14 2/29/20249,980,000 shares $352.09 million -12.2%3.5%3.1 $35.28 2/15/202411,370,000 shares $330.98 million -12.3%3.9%3.6 $29.11 1/31/202412,970,000 shares $393.90 million +6.0%4.5%4.1 $30.37 1/15/202412,240,000 shares $389.35 million +1.3%4.2%3.8 $31.81 12/31/202312,080,000 shares $387.89 million -9.6%4.2%3.5 $32.11 12/15/202313,360,000 shares $415.23 million +11.7%4.6%3.9 $31.08 11/30/202311,960,000 shares $365.86 million +6.6%4.2%3.6 $30.59 11/15/202311,220,000 shares $367.23 million -13.6%3.9%3.6 $32.73 10/31/202312,990,000 shares $422.69 million +5.8%4.5%4.7 $32.54 10/15/202312,280,000 shares $393.21 million +10.5%4.3%5 $32.02 9/30/202311,110,000 shares $422.51 million -4.5%3.9%5.4 $38.03 9/15/202311,630,000 shares $444.73 million +8.6%4.0%6 $38.24 8/31/202310,710,000 shares $413.30 million +2.9%3.7%5.6 $38.59 8/15/202310,410,000 shares $418.79 million -5.3%3.6%5.1 $40.23 7/31/202310,990,000 shares $449.27 million -8.9%3.8%5.3 $40.88 7/15/202312,060,000 shares $483.97 million +19.1%4.2%5.7 $40.13A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 6/30/202310,130,000 shares $407.43 million -9.8%3.5%4.7 $40.22 6/15/202311,230,000 shares $463.80 million +1.9%3.9%4.9 $41.30 5/31/202311,020,000 shares $421.63 million -9.3%3.8%4.6 $38.26 5/15/202312,150,000 shares $481.38 million +10.4%4.2%5.5 $39.62 4/30/202311,010,000 shares $445.24 million -13.3%3.8%5.2 $40.44 4/15/202312,700,000 shares $498.60 million +24.5%4.4%6.2 $39.26 3/31/202310,200,000 shares $406.78 million +2.0%3.5%4.9 $39.88 3/15/202310,000,000 shares $394.40 million +9.8%3.5%5.4 $39.44 2/28/20239,110,000 shares $404.30 million +2.9%3.2%5.2 $44.38 2/15/20238,850,000 shares $399.49 million -1.6%3.1%5.2 $45.14 1/31/20238,990,000 shares $407.34 million -6.8%3.1%5.3 $45.31 1/15/20239,650,000 shares $444.87 million +2.1%3.4%5.5 $46.10 12/30/20229,450,000 shares $430.45 million -0.6%3.3%5.5 $45.55 12/15/20229,510,000 shares $434.51 million -1.3%3.3%5.4 $45.69 11/30/20229,630,000 shares $452.61 million +6.4%3.3%5.6 $47.00 11/15/20229,050,000 shares $426.62 million -8.5%3.1%5.4 $47.14 10/31/20229,890,000 shares $459.39 million -8.4%3.4%6.1 $46.45 10/15/202210,800,000 shares $484.81 million +15.6%3.8%6.9 $44.89 9/30/20229,340,000 shares $424.41 million -14.2%3.2%6.3 $45.44 9/15/202210,890,000 shares $500.40 million -0.6%3.8%7.5 $45.95 8/31/202210,960,000 shares $551.07 million -0.4%3.8%7.3 $50.28 8/15/202211,000,000 shares $554.62 million -2.1%3.8%7.2 $50.42 7/31/202211,230,000 shares $554.09 million +3.5%3.9%6.8 $49.34 7/15/202210,850,000 shares $518.52 million +1.2%3.8%6.2 $47.79 6/30/202210,720,000 shares $507.70 million -0.7%3.7%5.8 $47.36 6/15/202210,790,000 shares $484.36 million -14.3%3.8%5.8 $44.89 5/31/202212,590,000 shares $612.76 million +13.4%4.4%6.9 $48.67 5/15/202211,100,000 shares $590.63 million +0.1%3.9%5.7 $53.21 4/30/202211,090,000 shares $581.01 million -2.2%3.9%5.7 $52.39 4/15/202211,340,000 shares $605.90 million -1.6%4.0%5.5 $53.43 3/31/202211,520,000 shares $593.74 million No Change4.0%5.4 $51.54 3/15/202211,520,000 shares $566.67 million +3.2%4.0%5.4 $49.19 2/28/202211,160,000 shares $531.66 million +3.3%3.9%4.7 $47.64 2/15/202210,800,000 shares $510.52 million -6.4%3.8%4.8 $47.27 1/31/202211,540,000 shares $547.80 million -12.8%4.1%5.2 $47.47 1/15/202213,230,000 shares $649.33 million +2.2%4.7%6.2 $49.08 12/31/202112,940,000 shares $631.60 million -9.5%4.6%6 $48.81 12/15/202114,300,000 shares $694.84 million -3.4%5.0%6.5 $48.59 11/30/202114,800,000 shares $612.72 million -2.6%5.2%6.9 $41.40 11/15/202115,190,000 shares $659.70 million -3.4%5.4%6.7 $43.43 10/29/202115,730,000 shares $665.69 million +1.7%5.5%7.2 $42.32 10/15/202115,470,000 shares $659.95 million -1.6%5.4%7.4 $42.66 9/30/202115,720,000 shares $644.52 million +3.8%5.5%7.7 $41.00 9/15/202115,150,000 shares $630.09 million +1.3%5.3%7.8 $41.59 8/31/202114,960,000 shares $681.28 million -1.3%5.3%8.5 $45.54 8/13/202115,150,000 shares $696.90 million +0.5%5.3%9.2 $46.00 7/30/202115,080,000 shares $699.41 million -3.2%5.3%8.1 $46.38 7/15/202115,580,000 shares $745.50 million +0.5%5.5%7.8 $47.85 6/30/202115,510,000 shares $740.60 million -0.8%5.5%7.7 $47.75 6/15/202115,640,000 shares $760.73 million -3.0%5.5%7.6 $48.64A deadly mistake in my prediction… (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 5/28/202116,120,000 shares $782.46 million -3.8%5.7%7.8 $48.54 5/14/202116,750,000 shares $794.29 million -0.4%6.0%8.2 $47.42 4/30/202116,820,000 shares $783.31 million +1.1%6.0%8.1 $46.57 4/15/202116,640,000 shares $774.76 million -1.2%5.9%6.7 $46.56 3/31/202116,840,000 shares $811.01 million -4.6%6.0%6.3 $48.16 3/15/202117,660,000 shares $855.45 million +3.0%6.3%6.7 $48.44 2/26/202117,140,000 shares $808.67 million +7.7%6.1%6.5 $47.18 2/12/202115,910,000 shares $766.54 million -18.1%5.7%5.9 $48.18 1/29/202119,430,000 shares $931.86 million -16.7%6.9%7.7 $47.96 1/15/202123,310,000 shares $1.02 billion +2.8%8.3%10.6 $43.97 12/31/202022,670,000 shares $1.05 billion -0.6%8.1%11.6 $46.44 12/15/202022,800,000 shares $1.08 billion -2.6%8.1%12.7 $47.20 11/30/202023,400,000 shares $1.10 billion -5.5%8.3%13 $47.20 11/15/202024,760,000 shares $1.29 billion No Change8.8%13.8 $52.15 10/30/202024,760,000 shares $1.21 billion -2.3%8.8%15.2 $48.70 10/15/202025,330,000 shares $1.27 billion -0.5%9.0%16.7 $50.23 9/30/202025,450,000 shares $1.24 billion -0.7%9.1%17.6 $48.89 9/15/202025,630,000 shares $1.28 billion -2.2%9.1%16 $49.81 8/31/202026,210,000 shares $1.34 billion -0.6%9.3%15.8 $50.98 8/14/202026,360,000 shares $1.38 billion +5.0%9.4%14.8 $52.23 7/31/202025,100,000 shares $1.32 billion +1.9%9.0%12.8 $52.57 7/15/202024,640,000 shares $1.21 billion -3.3%8.8%10.9 $49.09 6/30/202025,490,000 shares $1.23 billion -3.8%9.1%10.6 $48.34 6/15/202026,500,000 shares $1.24 billion -0.2%9.5%10.2 $46.67 5/29/202026,560,000 shares $1.30 billion -0.6%9.5%8.4 $48.83 5/15/202026,720,000 shares $1.28 billion -7.5%9.6%8.2 $47.92 4/30/202028,870,000 shares $1.35 billion -5.9%10.3%9.1 $46.85 4/15/202030,680,000 shares $1.49 billion -3.6%11.0%9.7 $48.66 3/31/202031,830,000 shares $1.48 billion -14.7%11.4%10.2 $46.61 3/13/202037,311,900 shares $1.77 billion -0.7%13.4%15.9 $47.54 HRL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Hormel Foods' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Hormel Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 12,090,000 shares of HRL short. 4.15% of Hormel Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hormel Foods' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Hormel 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. HRL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Hormel Foods's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Hormel Foods? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hormel Foods: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Simplex Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Hormel 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. 4.15% of Hormel Foods' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Hormel Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing? Hormel Foods saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 12,090,000 shares, an increase of 1.5% from the previous total of 11,910,000 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 Hormel Foods' float size? Hormel Foods currently has issued a total of 549,913,000 shares. Some of Hormel 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. Hormel Foods currently has a public float of 291,240,000 shares. How does Hormel Foods' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.15% of Hormel Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Hormel Foods: The Hershey Company (3.92%), General Mills, Inc. (4.78%), Kellanova (2.24%), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (3.22%), Tyson Foods, Inc. (1.99%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (18.65%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.62%), The Campbell Soup Company (8.79%), The J. M. Smucker Company (4.11%), Post Holdings, Inc. (5.29%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Hormel Foods stock? Short selling HRL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hormel Foods as its price is falling. HRL shares are trading down $0.64 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 Hormel Foods? A short squeeze for Hormel 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 HRL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Hormel 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 HRL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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