Medifast (MED) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Top 5 Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024 (From Daily Market Alerts) (Ad) Free MED Stock Alerts $20.10 -1.36 (-6.34%) (As of 09:32 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Medifast Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest3,240,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,120,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.85%Dollar Volume Sold Short$82.10 millionShort Interest Ratio7.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares10,940,000 sharesFloat Size10,650,000 sharesShort Percent of Float30.42%Today's Trading Volume33,498 sharesAverage Trading Volume423,647 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average8% Short Selling Medifast ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Medifast and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMED Short Interest Over TimeMED Days to Cover Over TimeMED Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Daily Market AlertsTop 5 Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024The next evolution of technology is already upending industries worth $7 Trillion… It's already got the world's most powerful tech companies (including Microsoft, Intel, and Google) investing billions. And one tiny company will be the driving force behind this new tech revolution…Click below for your free report "Top 5 Tech Stocks to Buy in 2024", Medifast Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20243,240,000 shares $82.10 million +3.9%30.4%7.2 $25.34 4/30/20243,120,000 shares $85.96 million +4.4%29.3%7 $27.55 4/15/20242,990,000 shares $93.74 million +12.4%28.2%8 $31.35 3/31/20242,660,000 shares $101.93 million +29.8%25.1%6.9 $38.32 3/15/20242,050,000 shares $74.95 million +5.7%19.3%5.6 $36.56 2/29/20241,940,000 shares $77.77 million +2.7%18.2%5.8 $40.09 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MED and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Medifast and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20241,890,000 shares $96.99 million -1.6%17.8%6.2 $51.32 1/31/20241,920,000 shares $104.93 million +7.3%18.0%7.4 $54.65 1/15/20241,790,000 shares $109.49 million +3.5%16.7%7.2 $61.17 12/31/20231,730,000 shares $116.29 million -3.9%16.2%8.2 $67.22 12/15/20231,800,000 shares $122.94 million -1.1%16.8%9 $68.30 11/30/20231,820,000 shares $120.79 million +8.3%17.0%10.5 $66.37 11/15/20231,680,000 shares $114.91 million -2.9%15.7%9.9 $68.40 10/31/20231,730,000 shares $119.72 million -0.6%16.2%10.4 $69.21 10/15/20231,740,000 shares $126.29 million -1.1%16.3%10.3 $72.58 9/30/20231,760,000 shares $131.74 million +6.0%16.5%10.5 $74.85 9/15/20231,660,000 shares $134.73 million +1.8%15.5%9.5 $81.17 8/31/20231,630,000 shares $137.46 million +8.7%15.3%8.7 $84.33 8/15/20231,500,000 shares $134.22 million +2.7%14.0%7.6 $89.48 7/31/20231,460,000 shares $148.38 million +0.7%13.8%7.2 $101.63 7/15/20231,450,000 shares $132.53 million -8.2%13.7%6.5 $91.40 6/30/20231,580,000 shares $145.72 million -0.6%14.9%7 $92.23 6/15/20231,590,000 shares $127.31 million +2.6%15.0%7.1 $80.07 5/31/20231,550,000 shares $121.97 million -4.9%14.6%7.2 $78.69 5/15/20231,630,000 shares $149.00 million -5.8%15.3%7.1 $91.41 4/30/20231,730,000 shares $158.55 million +9.5%16.3%7.3 $91.65 4/15/20231,580,000 shares $154.97 million +2.6%14.9%7.6 $98.08 3/31/20231,540,000 shares $159.65 million +0.7%14.5%7.5 $103.67 3/15/20231,530,000 shares $157.61 million -1.3%14.4%8.2 $103.01 2/28/20231,550,000 shares $173.80 million +31.4%14.6%9 $112.13 2/15/20231,180,000 shares $136.07 million +38.3%11.1%7.2 $115.31 1/31/2023853,300 shares $95.10 million +44.8%8.0%6 $111.45 1/15/2023589,500 shares $74.51 million +17.8%5.5%4.3 $126.39 12/30/2022500,400 shares $57.72 million -21.3%4.7%3.7 $115.35 12/15/2022635,500 shares $72.54 million +29.5%5.9%4.5 $114.14 11/30/2022490,800 shares $61.87 million -10.1%4.6%3.3 $126.05 11/15/2022545,800 shares $63.52 million -5.6%5.1%3.4 $116.38 10/31/2022578,300 shares $67.66 million -6.4%5.4%3.4 $116.99 10/15/2022617,800 shares $71.42 million +3.6%5.7%3.2 $115.60 9/30/2022596,200 shares $64.60 million -0.9%5.5%3.2 $108.36Top 5 Tech Stocks to Buy for 2024 (Ad)The next evolution of technology is already upending industries worth $7 Trillion… It's already got the world's most powerful tech companies (including Microsoft, Intel, and Google) investing billions. 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And one tiny company will be the driving force behind this new tech revolution…Click below for your free report "Top 5 Tech Stocks to Buy in 2024", 8/14/20201,290,000 shares $210.17 million -10.4%11.5%4.6 $162.92 7/31/20201,440,000 shares $240.67 million -21.3%12.9%5.1 $167.13 7/15/20201,830,000 shares $281.44 million -39.2%16.3%6.4 $153.79 6/30/20203,010,000 shares $417.70 million -11.7%26.8%10.7 $138.77 6/15/20203,410,000 shares $367.46 million -3.9%30.4%12.8 $107.76 5/29/20203,550,000 shares $363.31 million -0.8%31.6%11.8 $102.34 5/15/20203,580,000 shares $327.10 million +7.8%31.9%10.9 $91.37 4/30/20203,320,000 shares $262.28 million +3.8%29.6%10.3 $79.00 4/15/20203,200,000 shares $214.37 million -3.6%28.6%10.2 $66.99 3/31/20203,320,000 shares $229.48 million -7.4%29.6%10.6 $69.12 3/13/20203,583,600 shares $246.55 million -5.7%31.9%12 $68.80 2/28/20203,800,000 shares $212.08 million +0.5%33.9%12.7 $55.81 2/14/20203,780,000 shares $272.80 million +0.3%34.2%13.1 $72.17 1/31/20203,770,000 shares $356.19 million +3.0%34.1%9.2 $94.48 1/15/20203,660,000 shares $375.88 million -11.0%33.1%8.7 $102.70 12/31/20194,110,000 shares $425.39 million -8.9%37.1%10.1 $103.50 8/15/20191,940,000 shares $198.77 million +16.2%17.0%7.5 $102.46 MED Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Medifast's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Medifast shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 3,240,000 shares of MED short. 30.42% of Medifast's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Medifast's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Medifast? 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. MED shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Medifast's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Medifast? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Medifast: Walleye Trading LLC, and PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Medifast? 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. 30.42% of Medifast's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Medifast's short interest increasing or decreasing? Medifast saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,240,000 shares, an increase of 3.8% from the previous total of 3,120,000 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 Medifast's float size? Medifast currently has issued a total of 10,940,000 shares. Some of Medifast'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. Medifast currently has a public float of 10,650,000 shares. How does Medifast's short interest compare to its competitors? 30.42% of Medifast's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Medifast: Herbalife Ltd. (16.11%), USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (1.95%), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (3.33%), Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (0.66%), Veru Inc. (8.65%), The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (1.17%), Inter Parfums, Inc. (2.88%), Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (3.20%), Farmer Bros. Co. (0.43%), Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (0.43%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Medifast stock? Short selling MED is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Medifast as its price is falling. MED shares are trading down $0.39 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 Medifast? A short squeeze for Medifast 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 MED, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Medifast's 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 MED, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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