Coca-Cola (KO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Coca-Cola shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 23,630,000 shares of KO short. 0.55% of Coca-Cola's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Coca-Cola'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. KO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Coca-Cola's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Coca-Cola: SG Americas Securities LLC, Catalina Capital Group LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Capital Fund Management S.A., Eisler Capital US LLC, Eisler Capital UK Ltd., Bank of Nova Scotia, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, One River Asset Management LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, and UBS Group AG. 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. 0.55% of Coca-Cola's floating shares are currently sold short.

Coca-Cola saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 23,630,000 shares, a decrease of 11.4% from the previous total of 26,680,000 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.

0.55% of Coca-Cola's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Coca-Cola: PepsiCo, Inc. (1.14%), Diageo plc (0.09%), Philip Morris International Inc. (0.48%), The Procter & Gamble Company (0.64%), Unilever PLC (0.06%), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (0.13%), Mondelez International, Inc. (0.85%), Colgate-Palmolive (1.15%), Altria Group, Inc. (2.79%), Constellation Brands, Inc. (1.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Coca-Cola as its price is falling. KO shares are trading up $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.

A short squeeze for Coca-Cola 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 KO, 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 KO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.