Kenvue (KVUE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Kenvue shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, traders have sold 31,660,000 shares of KVUE short. 1.65% of Kenvue's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kenvue'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. KVUE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Kenvue's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kenvue: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Delta Accumulation LLC. 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. 1.65% of Kenvue's floating shares are currently sold short.

Kenvue saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 31,660,000 shares, an increase of 19.2% from the previous total of 26,560,000 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.

Kenvue currently has issued a total of 1,911,241,000 shares. Some of Kenvue'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. Kenvue currently has a public float of 1,920,000,000 shares.

1.65% of Kenvue's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Kenvue: Unilever PLC (0.07%), Haleon plc (0.62%), SharkNinja, Inc. (4.16%), Coty Inc. (4.11%), e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (13.73%), Oddity Tech Ltd. (8.88%), MasterBrand, Inc. (3.16%), Compass Diversified (0.75%), IMAX Co. (12.28%), Fox Factory Holding Corp. (5.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($25.81 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.38 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($7.74 billion), AppLovin Co. ($6.32 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.97 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.94 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.19 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($3.01 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KVUE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kenvue as its price is falling. KVUE shares are trading up $0.19 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 Kenvue 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 KVUE, 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 KVUE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.