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title: "Molson Coors, Freshpet, Kimberly-Clark lead consumer staples short interest above $2B"
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# Molson Coors, Freshpet, Kimberly-Clark lead consumer staples short interest above $2B

Brewers, packaged foods, and household products accounted for the highest short interest among consumer staples stocks with market caps above $2B. Molson Coors Beverage Company , Freshpet , Kimberly-Clark , Post Holdings and The Campbell's Company all recorded short interest above 12%.

At the other end, the least-shorted group was concentrated in tobacco, soft drinks, consumer staples merchandise retail, and household products. RLX Technology , Philip Morris International , The Coca-Cola Company , Walmart , and The Procter & Gamble Company each had short interest below 1.1%.

Five most shorted consumer staples stocks (market cap above $2B):

-   Molson Coors Beverage Company : 17.17%
-   Freshpet : 16.19%
-   Kimberly-Clark : 15.79%
-   Post Holdings : 13.40%
-   The Campbell's Company : 12.93%

Five least shorted consumer staples stocks (market cap above $2B):

-   RLX Technology : 0.79%
-   Philip Morris International : 0.89%
-   The Coca-Cola Company : 0.94%
-   Walmart : 1.02%
-   The Procter & Gamble Company : 1.04%

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