Tootsie Roll Industries (TR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $31.34 -0.23 (-0.73%) Closing price 04/2/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.07 -0.27 (-0.86%) As of 06:32 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Tootsie Roll Industries Short Interest DataTootsie Roll Industries (TR) has a short interest of 1.92 million shares, representing 10.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.94% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 16.4, indicating that it would take 16.4 days of the average trading volume of 161,845 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,920,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,700,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+12.94%Dollar Volume Sold Short$60.96 millionShort Interest Ratio16.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares71,527,000 sharesFloat Size18,370,000 sharesShort Percent of Float10.45%Today's Trading Volume61,488 sharesAverage Trading Volume161,845 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average38% Short Selling Tootsie Roll Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Tootsie Roll Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartTR Short Interest Over TimeTR Days to Cover Over TimeTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Tootsie Roll Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/20251,920,000 shares $60.96 million +12.9%10.5%16.4 $31.75 2/28/20251,700,000 shares $52.65 million +4.9%9.3%14.3 $30.97 2/15/20251,620,000 shares $49.92 million +13.3%8.8%15 $30.82 1/31/20251,430,000 shares $44.39 million -9.5%7.8%13.5 $31.04 1/15/20251,580,000 shares $48.33 million -1.3%17.8%14.6 $30.59 12/31/20241,600,000 shares $51.73 million -1.8%11.2%13.6 $32.33 12/15/20241,630,000 shares $51.80 million +3.2%11.4%9.8 $31.78 11/30/20241,580,000 shares $52.30 million +1.3%11.0%8.9 $33.10 11/15/20241,560,000 shares $49.73 million +3.3%10.9%6.8 $31.88 10/31/20241,510,000 shares $44.05 million -3.8%10.5%6.2 $29.17 Get the Latest News and Ratings for TR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Tootsie Roll Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/20241,570,000 shares $47.26 million +3.3%10.9%6.5 $30.10 9/30/20241,520,000 shares $47.14 million -14.6%10.6%5.6 $31.01 9/15/20241,780,000 shares $59.01 million -3.8%12.4%6.5 $33.15 8/31/20241,850,000 shares $54.98 million +58.1%12.9%7.2 $29.72 8/15/20241,170,000 shares $33.00 million -2.5%8.1%5.9 $28.21 7/31/20241,200,000 shares $37.03 million -29.8%8.4%6.7 $30.86 7/15/20241,710,000 shares $50.26 million -3.4%11.9%10 $29.39 6/30/20241,770,000 shares $54.11 million +51.3%12.3%13.7 $30.57 6/15/20241,170,000 shares $34.19 million No Change8.3%9.6 $29.22 5/31/20241,170,000 shares $34.18 million +1.7%8.3%16.1 $29.21 5/15/20241,150,000 shares $34.05 million -1.7%8.2%15.4 $29.61 4/30/20241,170,000 shares $34.76 million +8.3%8.3%15.4 $29.71 4/15/20241,080,000 shares $32.67 million +4.9%7.7%14.3 $30.25 3/31/20241,030,000 shares $32.99 million -1.9%7.3%14.3 $32.03 3/15/20241,050,000 shares $33.40 million +2.9%7.4%14.2 $31.81 2/29/20241,020,000 shares $33.17 million No Change7.2%13.4 $32.52 2/15/20241,020,000 shares $33.96 million -5.6%7.4%14.1 $33.29 1/31/20241,080,000 shares $35.20 million -2.7%7.8%14.8 $32.59 1/15/20241,110,000 shares $39.08 million -1.8%8.0%15 $35.21 12/31/20231,130,000 shares $37.56 million -1.7%8.2%14.4 $33.24 12/15/20231,150,000 shares $38.21 million -5.7%8.3%14.1 $33.23 11/30/20231,220,000 shares $40.35 million No Change8.7%14.1 $33.08 11/15/20231,220,000 shares $39.03 million -3.2%8.6%12.6 $31.99 10/31/20231,260,000 shares $39.25 million -6.7%8.9%13 $31.15 10/15/20231,350,000 shares $41.12 million +3.1%9.6%13 $30.46 9/30/20231,310,000 shares $39.12 million -3.0%9.3%11.9 $29.86 9/15/20231,350,000 shares $40.66 million -2.9%9.6%10.6 $30.12 8/31/20231,390,000 shares $44.69 million -0.7%9.7%7.9 $32.15 8/15/20231,400,000 shares $46.55 million -3.5%9.7%7.9 $33.25 7/31/20231,450,000 shares $50.53 million -7.6%10.0%7.9 $34.85Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 7/15/20231,570,000 shares $53.65 million -3.7%10.5%7.8 $34.17 6/30/20231,630,000 shares $57.73 million -24.2%10.9%8.1 $35.42 6/15/20232,150,000 shares $81.58 million +12.6%14.4%11.5 $37.95 5/31/20231,910,000 shares $74.62 million +1.6%12.5%13.5 $39.07 5/15/20231,880,000 shares $69.97 million No Change12.3%13.6 $37.22 4/30/20231,880,000 shares $76.85 million No Change12.1%14.1 $40.88 4/15/20231,880,000 shares $83.75 million -12.2%12.1%15 $44.55 3/31/20232,140,000 shares $96.11 million -2.7%13.8%17.6 $44.91 3/15/20232,200,000 shares $98.10 million +11.7%14.2%18.2 $44.59 2/28/20231,970,000 shares $86.74 million +5.9%12.7%15.6 $44.03 2/15/20231,860,000 shares $81.95 million +5.7%12.3%14.5 $44.06 1/31/20231,760,000 shares $78.72 million -1.7%11.8%13.4 $44.73 1/15/20231,790,000 shares $80.69 million +2.9%12.0%14.3 $45.08 12/30/20221,740,000 shares $74.07 million -12.1%10.9%13.8 $42.57 12/15/20221,980,000 shares $86.11 million +12.5%12.4%15.6 $43.49 11/30/20221,760,000 shares $79.11 million +5.4%11.0%15.4 $44.95 11/15/20221,670,000 shares $70.82 million +7.1%10.4%16.9 $42.41 10/31/20221,560,000 shares $63.01 million +4.0%9.7%17.9 $40.39 10/15/20221,500,000 shares $54.48 million +2.7%9.4%19.5 $36.32 9/30/20221,460,000 shares $48.59 million -2.0%9.1%19.9 $33.28 9/15/20221,490,000 shares $51.26 million -1.3%10.0%18.6 $34.40 8/31/20221,510,000 shares $54.10 million No Change10.1%17.8 $35.83 8/15/20221,510,000 shares $53.74 million -2.0%10.1%15.3 $35.59 7/31/20221,540,000 shares $54.08 million -7.2%8.9%13.2 $35.12 7/15/20221,660,000 shares $58.61 million +10.7%9.6%13.4 $35.31 6/30/20221,500,000 shares $53.03 million -4.5%8.7%11.8 $35.35 6/15/20221,570,000 shares $50.63 million -2.5%9.1%12.3 $32.25 5/31/20221,610,000 shares $53.24 million -5.3%10.7%13.3 $33.07 5/15/20221,700,000 shares $56.81 million -2.3%11.3%14.3 $33.42 4/30/20221,740,000 shares $60.95 million -0.6%12.2%16.1 $35.03 4/15/20221,750,000 shares $63.72 million No Change12.3%16.4 $36.41 3/31/20221,750,000 shares $61.18 million -5.4%11.6%15.8 $34.96 3/15/20221,850,000 shares $60.90 million -0.5%12.3%15.2 $32.92 2/28/20221,860,000 shares $62.78 million +1.6%12.4%9.1 $33.75 2/15/20221,830,000 shares $61.03 million -6.2%12.5%9.1 $33.35 1/31/20221,950,000 shares $66.20 million -5.3%13.4%10 $33.95 1/15/20222,060,000 shares $72.00 million +1.5%14.1%10.4 $34.95 12/31/20212,030,000 shares $73.55 million -8.6%13.9%10.4 $36.23 12/15/20212,220,000 shares $85.96 million -6.7%15.2%11.2 $38.72 11/30/20212,380,000 shares $74.85 million +1.7%16.1%17.1 $31.45 11/15/20212,340,000 shares $75.47 million -3.3%15.8%17.1 $32.25 10/29/20212,420,000 shares $76.59 million -4.0%16.2%16.6 $31.65 10/15/20212,520,000 shares $79.28 million -8.0%16.8%17.2 $31.46 9/30/20212,740,000 shares $83.38 million -3.5%18.3%16.9 $30.43 9/15/20212,840,000 shares $86.31 million +4.4%19.0%15.7 $30.39 8/31/20212,720,000 shares $86.09 million -5.6%18.2%13.7 $31.65 8/13/20212,880,000 shares $99.85 million +2.5%19.3%13.1 $34.67 7/30/20212,810,000 shares $96.64 million -0.7%18.7%11 $34.39 7/15/20212,830,000 shares $96.02 million -5.0%18.8%10.7 $33.93 6/30/20212,980,000 shares $101.05 million -20.5%19.8%11.1 $33.91Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 6/15/20213,750,000 shares $129.71 million -2.3%25.0%14.2 $34.59 5/28/20213,840,000 shares $120.15 million +0.3%25.6%15.2 $31.29 5/14/20213,830,000 shares $122.25 million -6.4%26.7%14.4 $31.92 4/30/20214,090,000 shares $129.86 million +10.5%28.5%15 $31.75 4/15/20213,700,000 shares $116.85 million -2.4%26.5%7 $31.58 3/31/20213,790,000 shares $126.06 million -1.0%26.7%7.3 $33.26 3/15/20213,830,000 shares $134.36 million -4.7%24.7%7.3 $35.08 2/26/20214,020,000 shares $128.36 million +1.5%25.9%7.7 $31.93 2/12/20213,960,000 shares $122.64 million -21.0%24.6%8.3 $30.97 1/29/20215,010,000 shares $194.29 million -32.3%31.1%11.4 $38.78 1/15/20217,400,000 shares $222 million +0.1%45.9%22.7 $30.00 12/31/20207,390,000 shares $219.34 million +1.8%45.9%38.8 $29.68 12/15/20207,260,000 shares $223.03 million -1.4%45.1%39.6 $30.72 11/30/20207,360,000 shares $231.32 million -0.3%45.2%41.6 $31.43 11/15/20207,380,000 shares $235.42 million +1.1%45.3%43.1 $31.90 10/30/20207,300,000 shares $220.02 million +4.0%44.4%41.8 $30.14 10/15/20207,020,000 shares $217.41 million +1.5%42.7%36 $30.97 9/30/20206,920,000 shares $213.83 million +2.7%N/A31.8 $30.90 9/15/20206,740,000 shares $206.51 million +0.5%41.0%29.3 $30.64 8/31/20206,710,000 shares $214.65 million -2.2%40.8%28.8 $31.99 8/14/20206,860,000 shares $221.51 million +2.5%41.6%28.8 $32.29 7/31/20206,690,000 shares $212.07 million +14.2%40.6%27.7 $31.70 7/15/20205,860,000 shares $200.00 million +5.8%35.4%25.4 $34.13 6/30/20205,540,000 shares $185.98 million -3.7%33.5%25.1 $33.57 6/15/20205,750,000 shares $196.82 million +2.1%34.8%26.2 $34.23 5/29/20205,630,000 shares $200.03 million +0.2%33.8%23.1 $35.53 5/15/20205,620,000 shares $191.25 million +5.4%33.8%23.6 $34.03 4/30/20205,330,000 shares $187.03 million +2.7%31.9%24.4 $35.09 4/15/20205,190,000 shares $186.53 million +3.2%31.0%26.3 $35.94 TR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Tootsie Roll Industries' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Tootsie Roll Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 1,920,000 shares of TR short. 10.45% of Tootsie Roll Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tootsie Roll Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Tootsie Roll Industries? 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. TR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 16.0. Learn More on Tootsie Roll Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Tootsie Roll Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Tootsie Roll Industries: Citadel Advisors 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 Tootsie Roll Industries? 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. 10.45% of Tootsie Roll Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Tootsie Roll Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? Tootsie Roll Industries saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,920,000 shares, an increase of 12.9% from the previous total of 1,700,000 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 Tootsie Roll Industries' float size? Tootsie Roll Industries currently has issued a total of 71,527,000 shares. Some of Tootsie Roll Industries' 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. Tootsie Roll Industries currently has a public float of 18,370,000 shares. How does Tootsie Roll Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 10.45% of Tootsie Roll Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Tootsie Roll Industries: Post Holdings, Inc. (5.23%), Lancaster Colony Co. (2.28%), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (13.62%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (5.59%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (5.74%), TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (3.64%), John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (1.18%), Seneca Foods Co. (1.58%), B&G Foods, Inc. (16.38%), Calavo Growers, Inc. (2.01%), 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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Tootsie Roll Industries stock? Short selling TR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tootsie Roll Industries as its price is falling. TR shares are trading down $0.23 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. How does a short squeeze work against Tootsie Roll Industries? A short squeeze for Tootsie Roll Industries 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 TR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Tootsie Roll Industries' 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 TR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Post Short Interest Data Lancaster Colony Short Interest Data Cal-Maine Foods Short Interest Data Flowers Foods Short Interest Data J&J Snack Foods Short Interest Data TreeHouse Foods Short Interest Data John B. Sanfilippo & Son Short Interest Data Seneca Foods Short Interest Data B&G Foods Short Interest Data Calavo Growers Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:TR) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBITCOINDid you miss out on the 1000%+ gains of Bitcoin over the past 5 years? 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