Kroger (KR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $61.38 -0.96 (-1.54%) (As of 11:22 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Kroger Short Interest DataKroger (KR) has a short interest of 11.94 million shares, representing 1.66% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 15.14% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 4.85 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest11,940,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest10,370,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+15.14%Dollar Volume Sold Short$741.00 millionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares723,606,000 sharesFloat Size717,800,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.66%Today's Trading Volume1,171,256 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,848,665 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average24% Short Selling Kroger? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Kroger and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKR Short Interest Over TimeKR Days to Cover Over TimeKR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyViral Trump video releasedPorter Stansberry’s latest video is going viral… In this bombshell exposé, famed economist Porter Stansberry reveals what happened during his trip to Mar-a-Lago, his meeting with Donald Trump, and the 10 urgent money moves to make before Jan 20 inauguration. 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Kroger Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/202411,940,000 shares $741.00 million +15.1%1.7%2.6 $62.06 11/30/202410,370,000 shares $633.40 million +25.4%1.5%2.7 $61.08 11/15/20248,270,000 shares $479.99 million -1.6%1.2%2.2 $58.04 10/31/20248,400,000 shares $468.47 million -13.2%1.2%2.1 $55.77 10/15/20249,680,000 shares $543.63 million -5.0%1.4%2.5 $56.16 9/30/202410,190,000 shares $583.89 million -18.2%1.4%2.5 $57.30 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kroger and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/202412,460,000 shares $696.64 million -11.4%1.7%2.7 $55.91 8/31/202414,070,000 shares $748.66 million +18.1%2.0%2.8 $53.21 8/15/202411,910,000 shares $629.92 million -11.1%1.7%2.3 $52.89 7/31/202413,390,000 shares $729.76 million -1.5%1.9%2.5 $54.50 7/15/202413,600,000 shares $708.83 million -15.3%1.9%2.5 $52.12 6/30/202416,050,000 shares $801.38 million -1.4%2.2%2.9 $49.93 6/15/202416,270,000 shares $819.68 million +7.3%2.3%3 $50.38 5/31/202415,170,000 shares $794.45 million -8.7%2.1%3.1 $52.37 5/15/202416,620,000 shares $903.96 million +13.9%2.3%3.1 $54.39 4/30/202414,590,000 shares $807.99 million -5.0%2.0%2.8 $55.38 4/15/202415,360,000 shares $850.10 million -1.6%2.2%3 $55.35 3/31/202415,610,000 shares $891.80 million +16.8%2.2%3.1 $57.13 3/15/202413,370,000 shares $749.52 million -22.9%1.9%2.7 $56.06 2/29/202417,350,000 shares $860.73 million -21.1%2.4%3.4 $49.61 2/15/202422,000,000 shares $1.03 billion +27.4%3.1%4.6 $46.87 1/31/202417,270,000 shares $796.84 million -13.0%2.4%3.6 $46.14 1/15/202419,840,000 shares $913.24 million -0.3%2.8%4.3 $46.03 12/31/202319,900,000 shares $909.63 million -18.2%2.8%4.2 $45.71 12/15/202324,320,000 shares $1.07 billion +8.4%3.4%5.2 $44.11 11/30/202322,430,000 shares $992.53 million -4.4%3.1%4.6 $44.25 11/15/202323,450,000 shares $1.04 billion +18.2%3.3%5 $44.52 10/31/202319,840,000 shares $900.14 million -11.2%2.8%4.4 $45.37 10/15/202322,340,000 shares $986.53 million +3.6%3.1%4.9 $44.16 9/30/202321,570,000 shares $965.26 million -0.7%3.0%4.6 $44.75 9/15/202321,720,000 shares $1.01 billion +9.3%3.1%4.7 $46.32 8/31/202319,870,000 shares $921.77 million -15.5%2.8%4.1 $46.39 8/15/202323,520,000 shares $1.13 billion +21.7%3.3%4.6 $47.95 7/31/202319,330,000 shares $940.21 million +8.9%2.7%3.8 $48.64 7/15/202317,750,000 shares $824.31 million +6.1%2.5%3.5 $46.44 6/30/202316,730,000 shares $786.31 million -11.9%2.4%3.2 $47.00 6/15/202318,990,000 shares $872.59 million +15.9%2.7%3.4 $45.95 5/31/202316,380,000 shares $742.51 million -11.7%2.3%2.9 $45.33 5/15/202318,540,000 shares $909.76 million +21.4%2.6%3.3 $49.07 4/30/202315,270,000 shares $742.58 million +0.9%2.2%2.8 $48.63Viral Trump video released (Ad)Porter Stansberry’s latest video is going viral… In this bombshell exposé, famed economist Porter Stansberry reveals what happened during his trip to Mar-a-Lago, his meeting with Donald Trump, and the 10 urgent money moves to make before Jan 20 inauguration. Your link to watch Trump’s Secret Stocks is here. 4/15/202315,130,000 shares $705.81 million -0.7%2.1%2.7 $46.65 3/31/202315,240,000 shares $752.40 million -17.8%2.1%2.8 $49.37 3/15/202318,550,000 shares $895.78 million +18.5%2.6%3.5 $48.29 2/28/202315,660,000 shares $675.57 million +11.7%2.2%3.2 $43.14 2/15/202314,020,000 shares $620.67 million +10.7%2.0%3 $44.27 1/31/202312,660,000 shares $565.02 million -19.0%1.8%2.6 $44.63 1/15/202315,630,000 shares $706.79 million -2.1%2.2%3.2 $45.22 12/30/202215,960,000 shares $711.50 million +9.0%2.3%2.7 $44.58 12/15/202214,640,000 shares $636.69 million -1.3%2.1%2.4 $43.49 11/30/202214,830,000 shares $729.49 million -3.4%2.1%2.3 $49.19 11/15/202215,350,000 shares $719.45 million -2.6%2.2%2.4 $46.87 10/31/202215,760,000 shares $745.29 million -7.8%2.2%2.5 $47.29 10/15/202217,090,000 shares $737.60 million -4.4%2.4%2.7 $43.16 9/30/202217,880,000 shares $782.25 million -4.2%2.5%3.2 $43.75 9/15/202218,670,000 shares $893.92 million -0.6%2.6%3.4 $47.88 8/31/202218,780,000 shares $900.31 million -9.1%2.7%3.3 $47.94 8/15/202220,670,000 shares $982.24 million -5.8%2.9%3.7 $47.52 7/31/202221,930,000 shares $1.02 billion -5.3%3.1%3.7 $46.44 7/15/202223,160,000 shares $1.11 billion +10.1%3.3%3.7 $47.75 6/30/202221,040,000 shares $995.82 million -0.5%3.0%3.3 $47.33 6/15/202221,140,000 shares $1.08 billion -6.5%N/A3.1 $50.88 5/31/202222,620,000 shares $1.20 billion +3.4%3.2%3.4 $52.97 5/15/202221,870,000 shares $1.17 billion -3.6%3.1%2.9 $53.39 4/30/202222,690,000 shares $1.22 billion +2.0%3.2%3 $53.96 4/15/202222,250,000 shares $1.30 billion +0.5%3.1%2.9 $58.32 3/31/202222,130,000 shares $1.27 billion -13.8%3.1%2.8 $57.37 3/15/202225,660,000 shares $1.44 billion -25.3%3.5%3.2 $56.19 2/28/202234,360,000 shares $1.61 billion +0.5%4.7%4.1 $46.80 2/15/202234,200,000 shares $1.59 billion +13.4%4.7%4.4 $46.41 1/31/202230,150,000 shares $1.31 billion +1.5%4.1%3.9 $43.59 1/15/202229,720,000 shares $1.46 billion -8.3%4.1%4 $49.12 12/31/202132,400,000 shares $1.47 billion -1.5%4.4%4.6 $45.26 12/15/202132,880,000 shares $1.52 billion -3.4%4.5%4.5 $46.22 11/30/202134,030,000 shares $1.41 billion -6.1%4.6%4.4 $41.53 11/15/202136,230,000 shares $1.55 billion -4.6%4.9%5 $42.66 10/29/202137,960,000 shares $1.52 billion +7.4%5.2%5.1 $40.02 10/15/202135,340,000 shares $1.36 billion -1.2%4.8%4.7 $38.59 9/30/202135,750,000 shares $1.45 billion -4.0%4.9%4.6 $40.43 9/15/202137,220,000 shares $1.53 billion -3.1%5.1%4.9 $41.10 8/31/202138,390,000 shares $1.77 billion -12.7%5.2%5 $46.03 8/13/202143,960,000 shares $1.88 billion -2.0%5.9%6 $42.81 7/30/202144,860,000 shares $1.83 billion -12.5%6.1%6 $40.70 7/15/202151,280,000 shares $1.99 billion -5.4%6.9%6.5 $38.84 6/30/202154,180,000 shares $2.08 billion -5.2%7.3%7 $38.31 6/15/202157,150,000 shares $2.16 billion -4.3%7.7%6.6 $37.87 5/28/202159,710,000 shares $2.21 billion +0.3%8.0%7.1 $36.98 5/14/202159,550,000 shares $2.19 billion -1.7%7.9%6.7 $36.81 4/30/202160,590,000 shares $2.25 billion -0.3%8.1%6.6 $37.06 4/15/202160,760,000 shares $2.26 billion +1.0%8.1%5.6 $37.24 3/31/202160,140,000 shares $2.29 billion -1.6%8.0%5.2 $38.08Viral Trump video released (Ad)Porter Stansberry’s latest video is going viral… In this bombshell exposé, famed economist Porter Stansberry reveals what happened during his trip to Mar-a-Lago, his meeting with Donald Trump, and the 10 urgent money moves to make before Jan 20 inauguration. Your link to watch Trump’s Secret Stocks is here. 3/15/202161,110,000 shares $2.17 billion -3.6%8.1%5.4 $35.46 2/26/202163,380,000 shares $2.05 billion +2.1%8.4%5.3 $32.41 2/12/202162,070,000 shares $2.07 billion +15.2%8.2%5.1 $33.40 1/29/202153,860,000 shares $1.91 billion -29.3%7.1%4.3 $35.38 1/15/202176,140,000 shares $2.52 billion +3.8%10.1%6.4 $33.14 12/31/202073,390,000 shares $2.32 billion -2.2%9.7%7.2 $31.55 12/15/202075,020,000 shares $2.35 billion +8.7%9.9%7.6 $31.30 11/30/202068,990,000 shares $2.24 billion +8.1%9.0%6.7 $32.43 11/15/202063,830,000 shares $2.05 billion +10.4%8.3%7.2 $32.14 10/30/202057,800,000 shares $1.86 billion -15.4%7.5%6.9 $32.26 10/15/202068,310,000 shares $2.31 billion +8.3%8.9%8.9 $33.84 9/30/202063,080,000 shares $2.14 billion +6.4%8.2%8 $33.91 9/15/202059,280,000 shares $1.94 billion +3.9%7.7%6.8 $32.72 8/31/202057,070,000 shares $2.04 billion -3.3%7.4%6.2 $35.68 8/14/202059,040,000 shares $2.09 billion +3.6%7.7%6.2 $35.39 7/31/202057,010,000 shares $1.98 billion -0.2%7.4%5.7 $34.79 7/15/202057,150,000 shares $1.93 billion +8.9%7.4%5.3 $33.77 6/30/202052,480,000 shares $1.78 billion -4.4%6.8%4.4 $33.85 6/15/202054,880,000 shares $1.76 billion +0.7%7.1%4.3 $32.08 5/29/202054,520,000 shares $1.78 billion -0.4%7.0%4.2 $32.62 5/15/202054,730,000 shares $1.78 billion +2.1%7.0%4.1 $32.51 4/30/202053,600,000 shares $1.69 billion +30.4%6.8%4.2 $31.61 4/15/202041,110,000 shares $1.32 billion +52.2%5.2%3.4 $32.03 3/31/202027,020,000 shares $890.58 million -9.5%3.5%2.5 $32.96 3/13/202029,850,100 shares $927.14 million -15.4%3.9%4.3 $31.06 2/28/202035,280,000 shares $1.10 billion +0.6%4.5%5.1 $31.08 2/14/202035,060,000 shares $1.14 billion +10.8%4.4%5.7 $32.60 1/31/202031,650,000 shares $909.94 million -7.5%4.0%5.2 $28.75 1/15/202034,230,000 shares $973.50 million +5.4%4.3%5 $28.44 12/31/201932,490,000 shares $915.89 million +6.5%4.1%4.8 $28.19 KR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Kroger's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Kroger shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 15th, investors have sold 11,940,000 shares of KR short. 1.66% of Kroger's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kroger's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kroger? 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. KR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Kroger's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Kroger? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kroger: Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Kroger? 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. 1.66% of Kroger's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Kroger's short interest increasing or decreasing? Kroger saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,940,000 shares, an increase of 15.1% from the previous total of 10,370,000 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 Kroger's float size? Kroger currently has issued a total of 723,606,000 shares. Some of Kroger'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. Kroger currently has a public float of 717,800,000 shares. How does Kroger's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.66% of Kroger's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Kroger: Casey's General Stores, Inc. (2.02%), Weis Markets, Inc. (9.14%), Ingles Markets, Incorporated (3.56%), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (1.83%), Village Super Market, Inc. (2.11%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (6.46%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (2.56%), BBB Foods Inc. (8.45%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (8.63%), Sendas Distribuidora S.A. (2.26%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kroger stock? Short selling KR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kroger as its price is falling. KR shares are trading down $1.05 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 Kroger? A short squeeze for Kroger 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 KR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kroger'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 KR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024. 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