Hershey (HSY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Hershey Short Interest Overview

As of November 14, 2025, Hershey (HSY) had a short interest of 9.95 million shares sold short, representing 4.93% of the public float. This marks a 37.77% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, meaning it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 2.06 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 9,954,122 shares
Previous Short Interest: 7,225,130 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: 37.77%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $1.79 billion
Short Interest Ratio: 5.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: November 14, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 202,690,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 4.93%
Today's Trading Volume: 1,586,057 shares
Average Trading Volume: 2,061,965 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 77%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
11/14/2025	9,954,122 shares	$1.79 billion	+37.8%	4.9%	4.97	$179.36
10/31/2025	7,225,130 shares	$1.23 billion	-11.1%	3.6%	3.66	$169.86
10/15/2025	8,120,000 shares	$1.55 billion	-1.5%	5.6%	5.6	$191.30
9/30/2025	8,240,000 shares	$1.54 billion	-9.1%	5.7%	5.4	$187.08
9/15/2025	9,060,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+3.1%	6.2%	5.5	$185.53
8/31/2025	8,790,000 shares	$1.62 billion	-16.6%	6.1%	5.2	$183.92
8/15/2025	10,540,000 shares	$1.88 billion	+3.1%	7.3%	6	$177.97
7/31/2025	10,220,000 shares	$1.90 billion	-1.1%	7.0%	5.5	$186.05
7/15/2025	10,330,000 shares	$1.68 billion	+4.8%	N/A	5.7	$162.90
6/30/2025	9,860,000 shares	$1.64 billion	+5.2%	4.9%	5.6	$166.04
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6/15/2025	9,370,000 shares	$1.58 billion	+9.5%	4.6%	5.6	$169.06
5/31/2025	8,560,000 shares	$1.38 billion	-16.2%	4.2%	5.1	$160.65
5/15/2025	10,220,000 shares	$1.67 billion	+24.3%	5.1%	5.7	$163.78
4/30/2025	8,220,000 shares	$1.37 billion	+5.4%	N/A	4.5	$167.26
4/15/2025	7,800,000 shares	$1.31 billion	-7.9%	3.9%	4.2	$168.16
3/31/2025	8,470,000 shares	$1.45 billion	+1.7%	4.2%	4.2	$170.99
3/15/2025	8,330,000 shares	$1.42 billion	+5.3%	4.1%	4.3	$170.32
2/28/2025	7,910,000 shares	$1.37 billion	+3.4%	3.9%	3.3	$172.68
2/15/2025	7,650,000 shares	$1.21 billion	+11.5%	3.8%	3.2	$157.99
1/31/2025	6,860,000 shares	$1.02 billion	+1.3%	N/A	2.9	$149.19
1/15/2025	6,770,000 shares	$1.03 billion	-2.6%	N/A	3	$151.75
12/31/2024	6,950,000 shares	$1.18 billion	-6.7%	N/A	3.3	$169.35
12/15/2024	7,450,000 shares	$1.36 billion	-0.3%	N/A	3.7	$183.10
11/30/2024	7,470,000 shares	$1.32 billion	-5.7%	N/A	4.1	$176.13
11/15/2024	7,920,000 shares	$1.35 billion	+23.4%	N/A	5.5	$170.92
10/31/2024	6,420,000 shares	$1.14 billion	+3.6%	N/A	4.9	$177.56
10/15/2024	6,200,000 shares	$1.14 billion	-2.5%	N/A	4.8	$184.30
9/30/2024	6,360,000 shares	$1.22 billion	+7.4%	N/A	4.6	$191.75
9/15/2024	5,920,000 shares	$1.19 billion	-1.5%	N/A	4	$200.83
8/31/2024	6,010,000 shares	$1.16 billion	-18.1%	N/A	3.9	$193.06
8/15/2024	7,340,000 shares	$1.44 billion	+31.8%	N/A	4.6	$196.66
7/31/2024	5,570,000 shares	$1.10 billion	+18.3%	N/A	3.4	$197.48
7/15/2024	4,710,000 shares	$889.81 million	+21.1%	N/A	2.8	$188.92
6/30/2024	3,890,000 shares	$715.10 million	-4.7%	N/A	2.3	$183.83
6/15/2024	4,080,000 shares	$762.88 million	-18.7%	N/A	2.4	$186.98
5/31/2024	5,020,000 shares	$993.46 million	+23.0%	N/A	2.6	$197.90
5/15/2024	4,080,000 shares	$838.11 million	+11.5%	N/A	2	$205.42
4/30/2024	3,660,000 shares	$709.75 million	-8.0%	N/A	1.7	$193.92
4/15/2024	3,980,000 shares	$726.47 million	-7.4%	N/A	2	$182.53
3/31/2024	4,300,000 shares	$836.35 million	+14.4%	N/A	2.1	$194.50

3/15/2024	3,760,000 shares	$727.71 million	+31.9%	N/A	1.9	$193.54
2/29/2024	2,850,000 shares	$535.29 million	+10.5%	N/A	1.6	$187.82
2/15/2024	2,580,000 shares	$496.88 million	-7.5%	N/A	1.6	$192.59
1/31/2024	2,790,000 shares	$539.98 million	+9.8%	N/A	1.8	$193.54
1/15/2024	2,540,000 shares	$484.23 million	-9.3%	N/A	1.7	$190.64
12/31/2023	2,800,000 shares	$522.03 million	+2.6%	N/A	1.9	$186.44
12/15/2023	2,730,000 shares	$496.15 million	+15.7%	N/A	1.9	$181.74
11/30/2023	2,360,000 shares	$443.33 million	-5.2%	N/A	1.6	$187.85
11/15/2023	2,490,000 shares	$487.34 million	+7.3%	N/A	1.8	$195.72
10/31/2023	2,320,000 shares	$434.68 million	-17.7%	N/A	1.7	$187.36
10/15/2023	2,820,000 shares	$538.23 million	-1.1%	N/A	2.1	$190.86
9/30/2023	2,850,000 shares	$570.23 million	-17.2%	N/A	2.2	$200.08
9/15/2023	3,440,000 shares	$730.52 million	+4.6%	N/A	2.7	$212.36
8/31/2023	3,290,000 shares	$706.89 million	+21.4%	N/A	2.7	$214.86
8/15/2023	2,710,000 shares	$598.12 million	-11.2%	N/A	2.2	$220.71
7/31/2023	3,050,000 shares	$705.50 million	-13.1%	N/A	2.5	$231.31
7/15/2023	3,510,000 shares	$838.43 million	+2.0%	N/A	3	$238.87
6/30/2023	3,440,000 shares	$858.86 million	-15.5%	N/A	3.2	$249.67
6/15/2023	4,070,000 shares	$1.06 billion	-5.4%	N/A	3.9	$260.86
5/31/2023	4,300,000 shares	$1.12 billion	+24.3%	N/A	4.2	$259.79
5/15/2023	3,460,000 shares	$935.79 million	-4.4%	N/A	3.5	$270.46
4/30/2023	3,620,000 shares	$988.48 million	+0.3%	N/A	3.6	$273.06
4/15/2023	3,610,000 shares	$925.17 million	+2.6%	N/A	3.5	$256.28
3/31/2023	3,520,000 shares	$895.52 million	+16.2%	N/A	3.4	$254.41
3/15/2023	3,030,000 shares	$740.59 million	+9.8%	N/A	3	$244.42
2/28/2023	2,760,000 shares	$657.76 million	+4.9%	N/A	2.8	$238.32
2/15/2023	2,630,000 shares	$624.55 million	+22.3%	N/A	2.7	$237.47
1/31/2023	2,150,000 shares	$482.89 million	-8.9%	N/A	2.1	$224.60
1/15/2023	2,360,000 shares	$534.80 million	+0.4%	N/A	2.4	$226.61
12/30/2022	2,350,000 shares	$544.19 million	-16.7%	N/A	2.5	$231.57
12/15/2022	2,820,000 shares	$660.27 million	-9.3%	N/A	2.9	$234.14
11/30/2022	3,110,000 shares	$731.38 million	+16.0%	N/A	3.2	$235.17
11/15/2022	2,680,000 shares	$582.39 million	+6.8%	N/A	2.8	$217.31
10/31/2022	2,510,000 shares	$599.31 million	-8.4%	N/A	3	$238.77
10/15/2022	2,740,000 shares	$610.23 million	+7.0%	N/A	3.3	$222.71
9/30/2022	2,560,000 shares	$564.40 million	+4.9%	N/A	3.1	$220.47
9/15/2022	2,440,000 shares	$535.87 million	-0.8%	N/A	2.8	$219.62
8/31/2022	2,460,000 shares	$552.69 million	+8.4%	N/A	2.7	$224.67
8/15/2022	2,270,000 shares	$522.83 million	-11.3%	N/A	2.4	$230.32
7/31/2022	2,560,000 shares	$583.58 million	-9.2%	N/A	2.4	$227.96
7/15/2022	2,820,000 shares	$611.38 million	+1.1%	1.9%	2.5	$216.80
6/30/2022	2,790,000 shares	$600.30 million	-3.5%	1.9%	2.4	$215.16
6/15/2022	2,890,000 shares	$595.89 million	-7.1%	2.0%	2.6	$206.19
5/31/2022	3,110,000 shares	$658.42 million	+34.1%	2.1%	2.9	$211.71
5/15/2022	2,320,000 shares	$524.11 million	+3.1%	1.6%	2	$225.91
4/30/2022	2,250,000 shares	$507.98 million	+4.2%	1.6%	2.1	$225.77
4/15/2022	2,160,000 shares	$488.12 million	+16.8%	1.5%	2	$225.98
3/31/2022	1,850,000 shares	$400.77 million	-6.6%	1.3%	1.7	$216.63
3/15/2022	1,980,000 shares	$413.46 million	+3.7%	1.4%	2	$208.82
2/28/2022	1,910,000 shares	$386.32 million	+1.1%	1.3%	1.9	$202.26

2/15/2022	1,890,000 shares	$383.44 million	+7.4%	1.3%	1.9	$202.88
1/31/2022	1,760,000 shares	$346.84 million	-12.0%	1.2%	1.9	$197.07
1/15/2022	2,000,000 shares	$399.06 million	+5.8%	1.4%	2.3	$199.53
12/31/2021	1,890,000 shares	$365.66 million	-4.6%	1.3%	2.2	$193.47
12/15/2021	1,980,000 shares	$375.74 million	-8.3%	1.4%	2.2	$189.77
11/30/2021	2,160,000 shares	$383.38 million	-4.9%	1.5%	2.5	$177.49
11/15/2021	2,270,000 shares	$402.86 million	-9.2%	1.6%	2.8	$177.47
10/29/2021	2,500,000 shares	$438.38 million	-20.6%	1.7%	3.2	$175.35
10/15/2021	3,150,000 shares	$565.77 million	+17.5%	2.2%	4.1	$179.61
9/30/2021	2,680,000 shares	$453.59 million	+17.5%	1.9%	3.7	$169.25
9/15/2021	2,280,000 shares	$399.18 million	+4.1%	1.6%	3.1	$175.08
8/31/2021	2,190,000 shares	$389.16 million	+19.7%	1.5%	2.9	$177.70
8/13/2021	1,830,000 shares	$328.30 million	+2.2%	1.3%	2.4	$179.40
7/30/2021	1,790,000 shares	$320.20 million	+7.2%	1.2%	2.1	$178.88
7/15/2021	1,670,000 shares	$299.75 million	-5.7%	1.2%	1.9	$179.49
6/30/2021	1,770,000 shares	$308.30 million	-4.8%	1.2%	1.9	$174.18
6/15/2021	1,860,000 shares	$325.22 million	-6.5%	1.3%	2.1	$174.85
5/28/2021	1,990,000 shares	$344.37 million	+30.9%	1.4%	2.2	$173.05
5/14/2021	1,520,000 shares	$260.83 million	-28.6%	1.0%	1.5	$171.60

HSY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Hershey shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 14th, traders have sold 9,954,122 shares of HSY short. 4.93% of Hershey's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hershey'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. HSY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Hershey's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hershey: Hsbc Holdings PLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Alphadyne Asset Management LP, Northeast Financial Group Inc., Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Barclays PLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Voss Capital LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Jane Street Group LLC, Marex Group plc, Group One Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. 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. 4.93% of Hershey's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hershey saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 14th, there was short interest totaling 9,954,122 shares, an increase of 37.8% from the previous total of 7,225,130 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.

4.93% of Hershey's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Hershey: Kraft Heinz Company (4.37%), Mondelez International, Inc. (2.92%), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (3.29%), Coty (4.30%), General Mills, Inc. (7.49%), Hormel Foods Corporation (4.13%), Lamb Weston (5.07%), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (5.05%), Post Holdings, Inc. (13.46%), Tyson Foods, Inc. (2.71%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($79.41 billion), Invesco QQQ ($31.14 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($12.61 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($9.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($8.94 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($8.68 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($6.85 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($5.59 billion), and Strategy Inc ($5.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HSY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hershey as its price is falling. HSY shares are trading down $1.23 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 Hershey 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 HSY, 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 HSY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 14 2025.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HSY:

Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.

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This page (NYSE:HSY) was last updated on 5/9/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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