Most shorted consumer staple small caps dominated by Ridgetech, Beyond Meat

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The stocks with the highest short interest are concentrated in micro- and small-cap consumer-facing names, particularly within personal care products and packaged foods and agricultural companies dominating bearish positioning.

Among the most shorted stocks, Ridgetech (RDGT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RDGT]) leads with 70.1% of shares outstanding sold short, signaling deep skepticism around its financial outlook and business sustainability. Other most short names include Vital Farms (VITL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VITL]) and Beyond Meat (BYND) [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BYND] with short interest of 28.55% and 26.61%, respectively.

In contrast, the least shorted names reflect relatively limited bearish positioning despite their smaller size and volatility.

Here are the five MOST SHORTED CONSUMER STAPLE STOCKS with market capitalizations of up to $2B (as a percentage of shares outstanding):

* Ridgetech (RDGT [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/RDGT]), Short interest: 70.11%.
* Beyond Meat (BYND [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BYND]), Short interest: 28.55%.
* Vital Farms (VITL [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/VITL]), Short interest: 26.61%.
* Grocery Outlet (GO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/GO]), Short interest: 26.32%.
* Upexi (UPXI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/UPXI]), Short interest: 24.29%.

Here are the five LEAST SHORTED CONSUMER STAPLE STOCKS with market capitalizations of up to $2B (as a percentage of shares outstanding):

* Benson Hill (BHILQ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/BHILQ]), Short interest: 0.56%.
* Evercore Holdings (EVHO [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/EVHO]), Short interest: 0.63%.
* MedAvail Holdings (MDVLQ [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MDVLQ]), Short interest: 0.65%.
* Caring Brands (CABR [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/CABR]), Short interest: 0.70%.
* Farmmi (FAMI [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/FAMI]), Short interest: 0.70%.

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