Peering Into Kraft Heinz's Recent Short Interest
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
Kraft Heinz's (NYSE:KHC) short percent of float has risen 8.41% since its last report, with 22.09 million shares sold short, which is 2.45% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock, signaling that investors have become more bearish. However, Kraft Heinz's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 4.93%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
November 03, 2023 | 7:00 pm
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The increase in short interest for Kraft Heinz indicates a bearish sentiment among investors. However, compared to its peers, the company has less short interest.
The rise in short interest indicates that more investors are betting that the price of Kraft Heinz's stock will fall. This could put downward pressure on the stock price in the short term. However, the fact that Kraft Heinz has less short interest than its peers could mitigate this effect to some extent.
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