Sweetgreen (SG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sweetgreen shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, traders have sold 16,300,000 shares of SG short. 17.09% of Sweetgreen's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sweetgreen'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. SG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Sweetgreen's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Sweetgreen: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., and IMC Chicago 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. 17.09% of Sweetgreen's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sweetgreen saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 16,300,000 shares, an increase of 14.6% from the previous total of 14,220,000 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.

Sweetgreen currently has issued a total of 115,671,000 shares. Some of Sweetgreen'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. Sweetgreen currently has a public float of 95,360,000 shares.

17.09% of Sweetgreen's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Sweetgreen: Aramark (1.77%), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (4.16%), Wingstop Inc. (5.72%), Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (5.50%), Shake Shack Inc. (10.00%), Atour Lifestyle Holdings Limited (4.43%), Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (9.88%), Travel + Leisure Co. (2.09%), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (10.18%), Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (1.34%),

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 SG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sweetgreen as its price is falling. SG shares are trading down $1.22 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 Sweetgreen 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 SG, 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 SG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2025.