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Tyson Foods (TSN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Tyson Foods Short Interest Data

Tyson Foods (TSN) has a short interest of 6.43 million shares, representing 2.31% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 23.42% 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 2.44 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,430,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,210,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+23.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$363.55 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
356,190,000 shares
Float Size
278,590,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.31%
Today's Trading Volume
1,117,766 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,444,606 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
46%
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Tyson Foods Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/20256,430,000 shares $363.55 million +23.4%2.3%2.6 $56.54
1/15/20255,210,000 shares $290.46 million +3.4%1.9%2.2 $55.75
12/31/20245,040,000 shares $289.50 million -6.0%1.8%2.2 $57.44
12/15/20245,360,000 shares $324.17 million -4.3%1.9%2.5 $60.48
11/30/20245,600,000 shares $361.20 million +4.3%2.0%2.6 $64.50
11/15/20245,370,000 shares $345.40 million +22.1%1.9%2.4 $64.32
10/31/20244,400,000 shares $257.80 million +8.4%1.6%2.1 $58.59
10/15/20244,060,000 shares $243.03 million -10.2%1.5%1.9 $59.86
9/30/20244,520,000 shares $269.21 million -7.9%1.6%2.2 $59.56
9/15/20244,910,000 shares $301.47 million -19.5%1.8%2.4 $61.40
8/31/20246,100,000 shares $392.29 million +49.1%2.2%3 $64.31
8/15/20244,090,000 shares $253.83 million -3.1%1.5%1.9 $62.06
7/31/20244,220,000 shares $257.00 million -4.3%1.5%1.9 $60.90
7/15/20244,410,000 shares $253.44 million No Change1.6%1.9 $57.47
6/30/20244,410,000 shares $251.99 million -19.1%1.6%1.9 $57.14
6/15/20245,450,000 shares $294.14 million -3.9%2.0%2.2 $53.97
5/31/20245,670,000 shares $324.78 million +9.9%2.0%2 $57.28
5/15/20245,160,000 shares $313.26 million +50.9%1.9%1.8 $60.71
4/30/20243,420,000 shares $207.44 million -15.1%1.2%1.2 $60.66
4/15/20244,030,000 shares $234.22 million -16.4%1.4%1.4 $58.12
3/31/20244,820,000 shares $283.08 million -21.8%1.7%1.6 $58.73
3/15/20246,160,000 shares $345.88 million +8.1%2.2%2.1 $56.15
2/29/20245,700,000 shares $309.17 million +18.5%2.0%2 $54.24
2/15/20244,810,000 shares $252.91 million +2.6%1.7%1.7 $52.58
1/31/20244,690,000 shares $256.82 million -20.5%1.7%1.7 $54.76
1/15/20245,900,000 shares $323.73 million -12.5%2.1%2.2 $54.87
12/31/20236,740,000 shares $362.28 million -1.0%2.4%2.5 $53.75
12/15/20236,810,000 shares $352.83 million +15.2%2.4%2.6 $51.81
11/30/20235,910,000 shares $276.82 million +6.1%2.1%2.2 $46.84
11/15/20235,570,000 shares $269.09 million +3.3%2.0%2.1 $48.31
10/31/20235,390,000 shares $249.83 million -9.4%1.9%2.1 $46.35
10/15/20235,950,000 shares $276.79 million -2.9%2.1%2.1 $46.52
9/30/20236,130,000 shares $309.50 million +1.7%2.2%2.1 $50.49
9/15/20236,030,000 shares $328.88 million +10.6%2.2%2.1 $54.54
8/31/20235,450,000 shares $290.32 million +6.5%2.0%1.8 $53.27
8/15/20235,120,000 shares $275.05 million -3.8%1.8%1.6 $53.72
7/31/20235,320,000 shares $296.43 million +0.2%1.9%1.3 $55.72
7/15/20235,310,000 shares $277.87 million -8.1%1.9%1.4 $52.33
6/30/20235,780,000 shares $295.01 million -10.5%2.1%1.6 $51.04
6/15/20236,460,000 shares $324.36 million -26.5%2.3%1.8 $50.21
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5/31/20238,790,000 shares $445.13 million +43.4%3.2%2.4 $50.64
5/15/20236,130,000 shares $303.25 million +32.4%2.2%1.7 $49.47
4/30/20234,630,000 shares $289.33 million +6.2%1.7%1.3 $62.49
4/15/20234,360,000 shares $265.18 million -1.4%1.6%1.4 $60.82
3/31/20234,420,000 shares $262.19 million No Change1.6%1.4 $59.32
3/15/20234,420,000 shares $256.98 million -27.1%1.6%1.4 $58.14
2/28/20236,060,000 shares $358.99 million +15.2%2.2%2 $59.24
2/15/20235,260,000 shares $322.18 million -7.6%1.9%1.7 $61.25
1/31/20235,690,000 shares $374.12 million -7.0%2.0%1.7 $65.75
1/15/20236,120,000 shares $397.68 million -4.4%2.2%2.1 $64.98
12/30/20226,400,000 shares $398.40 million +32.2%2.3%2.2 $62.25
12/15/20224,840,000 shares $302.84 million +21.3%1.7%1.6 $62.57
11/30/20223,990,000 shares $264.46 million +1.0%1.4%1.4 $66.28
11/15/20223,950,000 shares $254.14 million -7.5%1.4%1.5 $64.34
10/31/20224,270,000 shares $291.85 million -9.3%N/A1.9 $68.35
10/15/20224,710,000 shares $305.40 million +3.1%1.7%2.1 $64.84
9/30/20224,570,000 shares $301.30 million +5.3%1.6%2.2 $65.93
9/15/20224,340,000 shares $312.91 million +1.9%1.5%2.3 $72.10
8/31/20224,260,000 shares $321.12 million -12.2%1.5%2.3 $75.38
8/15/20224,850,000 shares $397.94 million +1.9%1.7%2.6 $82.05
7/31/20224,760,000 shares $418.93 million -5.7%1.7%2.3 $88.01
7/15/20225,050,000 shares $413.75 million -17.1%1.8%2.6 $81.93
6/30/20226,090,000 shares $524.11 million +1.3%2.1%3 $86.06
6/15/20226,010,000 shares $505.50 million +5.4%2.1%2.9 $84.11
5/31/20225,700,000 shares $510.78 million +13.6%2.0%2.4 $89.61
5/15/20225,020,000 shares $451.80 million -1.6%1.8%2 $90.00
4/30/20225,100,000 shares $475.12 million -6.3%1.8%1.9 $93.16
4/15/20225,440,000 shares $519.25 million -9.9%1.9%2 $95.45
3/31/20226,040,000 shares $541.37 million -9.7%2.1%2.2 $89.63
3/15/20226,690,000 shares $573.33 million +54.2%2.3%2.5 $85.70
2/28/20224,340,000 shares $402.14 million +13.6%1.5%1.8 $92.66
2/15/20223,820,000 shares $358.93 million +12.7%1.3%1.6 $93.96
1/31/20223,390,000 shares $308.12 million -24.0%1.2%1.5 $90.89
1/15/20224,460,000 shares $418.17 million +2.3%1.6%2.3 $93.76
12/31/20214,360,000 shares $380.02 million -4.8%1.5%2.4 $87.16
12/15/20214,580,000 shares $393.47 million +21.2%1.6%2.5 $85.91
11/30/20213,780,000 shares $298.47 million -15.4%1.3%2.2 $78.96
11/15/20214,470,000 shares $375.97 million -4.9%1.5%2.7 $84.11
10/29/20214,700,000 shares $375.86 million +11.4%1.6%3 $79.97
10/15/20214,220,000 shares $336.25 million +45.5%1.5%2.5 $79.68
9/30/20212,900,000 shares $228.93 million -8.2%1.0%1.7 $78.94
9/15/20213,160,000 shares $240.82 million +41.7%1.1%1.8 $76.21
8/31/20212,230,000 shares $175.10 million -31.6%0.8%1.3 $78.52
8/13/20213,260,000 shares $267.03 million +24.4%1.1%1.9 $81.91
7/30/20212,620,000 shares $187.23 million -11.8%0.9%1.5 $71.46
7/15/20212,970,000 shares $213.16 million -12.7%1.0%1.7 $71.77
6/30/20213,400,000 shares $250.78 million +4.6%1.2%2 $73.76
6/15/20213,250,000 shares $246.09 million +40.1%1.1%1.8 $75.72
5/28/20212,320,000 shares $184.44 million -24.7%0.8%1.2 $79.50
5/14/20213,080,000 shares $248.12 million +25.7%1.1%1.5 $80.56
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4/30/20212,450,000 shares $189.39 million -4.7%0.9%1.1 $77.30
4/15/20212,570,000 shares $201.13 million -25.3%0.9%1.2 $78.26
3/31/20213,440,000 shares $261.27 million +11.7%1.2%1.5 $75.95
3/15/20213,080,000 shares $232.57 million +19.4%1.1%1.3 $75.51
2/26/20212,580,000 shares $176.24 million -35.7%0.9%1.1 $68.31
2/12/20214,010,000 shares $262.01 million +6.7%1.4%1.6 $65.34
1/29/20213,760,000 shares $244.25 million -3.8%1.3%1.5 $64.96
1/15/20213,910,000 shares $253.21 million +27.8%1.4%1.6 $64.76
12/31/20203,060,000 shares $194.59 million -19.3%1.1%1.3 $63.59
12/15/20203,790,000 shares $264.47 million +52.8%1.3%1.5 $69.78
11/30/20202,480,000 shares $161.20 million -3.1%0.9%0.9 $65.00
11/15/20202,560,000 shares $159.62 million -41.8%0.9%1 $62.35
10/30/20204,400,000 shares $251.86 million -16.8%1.5%1.8 $57.24
10/15/20205,290,000 shares $313.59 million -12.1%1.9%2.1 $59.28
9/30/20206,020,000 shares $358.07 million No Change2.1%2.4 $59.48
9/15/20206,020,000 shares $392.81 million +51.3%2.1%2.3 $65.25
8/31/20203,980,000 shares $249.94 million -13.7%1.4%1.6 $62.80
8/14/20204,610,000 shares $294.76 million +31.7%1.6%1.7 $63.94
7/31/20203,500,000 shares $215.08 million +18.6%1.2%1.2 $61.45
7/15/20202,950,000 shares $173.49 million -18.1%1.0%0.9 $58.81
6/30/20203,600,000 shares $214.96 million -21.2%1.3%1 $59.71
6/15/20204,570,000 shares $286.81 million +17.5%1.6%1.2 $62.76
5/29/20203,890,000 shares $239.00 million -8.3%1.4%0.9 $61.44
5/15/20204,240,000 shares $246.81 million +15.2%1.5%1.1 $58.21
4/30/20203,680,000 shares $228.86 million -22.7%1.3%0.9 $62.19
4/15/20204,760,000 shares $286.31 million -12.0%1.7%1.3 $60.15
3/31/20205,410,000 shares $319.08 million +11.2%1.9%1.5 $58.98
3/13/20204,865,600 shares $296.51 million +2.4%1.7%1.7 $60.94
2/28/20204,750,000 shares $273.60 million +4.6%1.7%1.6 $57.60

TSN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Tyson Foods' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Tyson Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 6,430,000 shares of TSN short. 2.31% of Tyson Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Tyson Foods' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Tyson Foods?

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. TSN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Tyson Foods's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Tyson Foods?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Tyson Foods: GTS Securities LLC, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cresset Asset Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Paloma Partners Management Co, Optiver Holding B.V., Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Twin Tree Management LP, Delta Accumulation LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Tyson Foods?

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. 2.31% of Tyson Foods' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Tyson Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Tyson Foods saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,430,000 shares, an increase of 23.4% from the previous total of 5,210,000 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 Tyson Foods' float size?

Tyson Foods currently has issued a total of 356,190,000 shares. Some of Tyson Foods' 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. Tyson Foods currently has a public float of 278,590,000 shares.

How does Tyson Foods' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.31% of Tyson Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Tyson Foods: Mondelez International, Inc. (1.59%), General Mills, Inc. (4.09%), The Hershey Company (3.39%), Kellanova (2.60%), McCormick & Company, Incorporated (2.13%), Hormel Foods Co. (4.29%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (22.93%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.25%), The Campbell Soup Company (8.79%), The J. M. Smucker Company (4.21%),

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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Tyson Foods stock?

Short selling TSN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Tyson Foods as its price is falling. TSN shares are trading up $1.56 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 Tyson Foods?

A short squeeze for Tyson Foods 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 TSN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Tyson Foods' 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 TSN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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