Ticker Short Interest

HSY Short Interest Intelligence

Hershey Co positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.

Latest settlement 30 Jun 2026 Neutral

Neutral

Shorts Winning

HSY is classified as Neutral. Latest reported short interest is 9.9M shares; short interest changed +20.4%, price moved -1.4% since the previous report, short interest is in the 86th percentile, and days to cover is in the 14th percentile. Trend context is weak.

Setup Score62/100Neutral
Reported Short Interest9.9M+20.4% vs prior report
Days To Cover3.6514.29 percentile
Price Reaction-1.4%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure49crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction62shorts adding into weakness

Reported Short Interest

2026-03-31 to 2026-06-30

Days To Cover

liquidity pressure

Short Interest Change

report-to-report

Price Context

2026-03-20 to 2026-06-26

Squeeze Radar

49

Elevated short interest becomes most interesting when price strength forces shorts to defend or cover.

Bearish Conviction

62

Rising short interest alongside weak trend can mean the bearish trade is being reinforced, not trapped.

Crowding

54

Latest short interest is 9.9M shares and days to cover is 3.65.

Divergence

0

Short interest rose while price fell. The bearish trade is currently being confirmed by price.

Report History

HSY Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
30 Jun 2026 9916072 8233418 20.4% 3.65 2719325
15 Jun 2026 8233418 8461484 -2.7% 4.23 1946838
29 May 2026 8461484 10480814 -19.3% 4.53 1869286
15 May 2026 10480814 8918832 17.5% 5.32 1970272
30 Apr 2026 8918832 9427802 -5.4% 4.30 2075608
15 Apr 2026 9427802 8664199 8.8% 4.98 1892472
31 Mar 2026 8664199 7618456 13.7% 4.29 2017696

Short interest is delayed, reported on a periodic schedule, and may be revised. The dashboard is research context only and does not prove real-time short activity.