Koala (KARE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Koala shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 34,900 shares of KARE short. Learn More on Koala'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. KARE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 349.0. Learn More on Koala's short interest ratio.

Koala saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,900 shares, a drop of 0.9% from the previous total of 35,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "consm pd - misc dis" compare to Koala: Kellanova (3.52%), Unicharm (0.00%), Colruyt SA Unsponsored ADR (0.00%), Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (7.46%), Interparfums, Inc. (6.51%), RLX Technology Inc. Sponsored ADR (1.44%), Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. Unsponsored ADR (0.01%), B&M European Value Retail SA Unsponsored ADR (0.00%), Samsonite Group S.A. (0.01%), Central Garden & Pet Company (14.13%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KARE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Koala as its price is falling. KARE shares are trading down $0.00 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 Koala 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 KARE, 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 KARE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.