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Freshpet Inc Short % of float

What is the Short % of float of Freshpet Inc?

The Short % of float of Freshpet Inc is 10.52%

What is the definition of Short % of float?



Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.

= short interest / float shares

Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.

Short % of float of companies in the Consumer Staples sector on NASDAQ compared to Freshpet Inc

What does Freshpet Inc do?

freshpet makes fresh and all natural refrigerated dog and cat food in the u.s., and is the fastest growing pet food brand, with refrigerators in over 16,000 stores. our mission is to bring the power of fresh food for pets everywhere in ways that are good for pets, people and the planet. at freshpet, we're passionate about what we do because we're pet lovers, and because we believe that as a team, we are making a real difference in pets'​ lives. while we’ve grown to a mid-sized company, it’s our entrepreneurial roots and small-company feel that make freshpet a thriving place to work.

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