MZTI Short Volume

The Marzetti Company (MZTI) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Packaged Foods industry, with a market capitalization near $3.13B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 3,400 people, carrying a beta of 0.39 to the broader market. Manufactures and markets specialty food products (garlic breads, rolls, dressings, dips, pasta, croutons), serving retail and foodservice channels in the U. Led by David A. Ciesinski, public since 1980-03-17.

Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.

Latest Date
2026-05-15
Short Volume
87.8K
Total Volume
133.9K
Short %
65.52%
30-Day Avg Short %
59.71%

Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for The Marzetti Company.

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Frequently asked MZTI short volume questions

What is the daily MZTI short volume?
As of May 15, 2026, The Marzetti Company (MZTI) short volume is 87.8K shares against 133.9K total reported volume, or 65.52% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
How is MZTI short volume reported?
FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
What does MZTI short volume tell options traders?
Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.