KBR (KBR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $63.55 -0.01 (-0.02%) (As of 09/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends KBR Short Interest DataKBR (KBR) has a short interest of 1.91 million shares, representing 1.46% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.31% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.12 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,914,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,980,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$132.78 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2024Outstanding Shares134,276,000 sharesFloat Size131,325,100 sharesShort Percent of Float1.46%Today's Trading Volume1,638,853 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,119,029 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average146% Short Selling KBR? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for KBR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKBR Short Interest Over TimeKBR Days to Cover Over TimeKBR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Unstoppable ProsperityMust-Know for Trading OptionsOptions are becoming increasingly popular among investors – with demand hitting record highs for 3 years in a row! 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KBR Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/20241,914,400 shares $132.78 million -3.3%1.5%2.1 $69.36 8/15/20241,980,000 shares $130.66 million -28.0%1.5%2.2 $65.99 7/31/20242,750,000 shares $183.15 million +64.7%2.1%2.8 $66.60 7/15/20241,670,000 shares $109.40 million +0.6%1.3%1.6 $65.51 6/30/20241,660,000 shares $106.47 million -44.7%1.3%1.6 $64.14 6/15/20243,000,000 shares $189.96 million +38.9%2.3%2.8 $63.32 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KBR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for KBR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/31/20242,160,000 shares $141.83 million -26.8%1.6%1.9 $65.66 5/15/20242,950,000 shares $194.49 million +8.1%2.2%2.5 $65.93 4/30/20242,730,000 shares $177.29 million +50.8%2.1%2 $64.94 4/15/20241,810,000 shares $111.59 million +2.3%1.4%1.4 $61.65 3/31/20241,770,000 shares $112.68 million -9.7%1.3%1.3 $63.66 3/15/20241,960,000 shares $118.25 million -18.3%1.5%1.5 $60.33 2/29/20242,400,000 shares $144.01 million +29.7%1.8%1.7 $60.01 2/15/20241,850,000 shares $102.06 million +0.5%1.4%1.3 $55.17 1/31/20241,840,000 shares $95.88 million -4.7%1.4%1.3 $52.11 1/15/20241,930,000 shares $105.59 million -1.0%1.5%1.2 $54.71 12/31/20231,950,000 shares $108.05 million -33.0%1.5%1.1 $55.41 12/15/20232,910,000 shares $155.13 million -40.0%2.2%1.7 $53.31 11/30/20234,850,000 shares $250.65 million -9.7%3.6%2.8 $51.68 11/15/20235,370,000 shares $282.19 million +9.6%4.0%3.4 $52.55 10/31/20234,900,000 shares $284.94 million +8.4%3.7%3.3 $58.15 10/15/20234,520,000 shares $274.86 million +31.8%3.4%3.6 $60.81 9/30/20233,430,000 shares $202.16 million -27.9%2.6%2.9 $58.94 9/15/20234,760,000 shares $286.55 million +33.0%3.6%4.2 $60.20 8/31/20233,580,000 shares $220.24 million -20.1%2.7%3 $61.52 8/15/20234,480,000 shares $270.86 million -11.1%3.4%3.4 $60.46 7/31/20235,040,000 shares $309.91 million -2.7%3.8%3.8 $61.49 7/15/20235,180,000 shares $332.45 million -2.8%3.9%3.8 $64.18 6/30/20235,330,000 shares $346.77 million -15.9%4.0%3.9 $65.06 6/15/20236,340,000 shares $411.28 million -15.2%4.7%4.8 $64.87 5/31/20237,480,000 shares $441.47 million +43.3%5.6%6 $59.02 5/15/20235,220,000 shares $308.97 million -0.4%3.9%4.9 $59.19 4/30/20235,240,000 shares $297.27 million +5.7%3.9%4.8 $56.73 4/15/20234,960,000 shares $279.94 million +11.2%3.7%5 $56.44 3/31/20234,460,000 shares $245.52 million +13.5%3.3%4.2 $55.05 3/15/20233,930,000 shares $204.99 million +5.4%2.9%4 $52.16 2/28/20233,730,000 shares $205.56 million -9.3%2.8%3.9 $55.11 2/15/20234,110,000 shares $212.73 million -4.9%3.1%4.2 $51.76 1/31/20234,320,000 shares $221.31 million +1.2%3.2%4.6 $51.23 1/15/20234,270,000 shares $218.67 million +9.5%3.2%4 $51.21This Crypto Is Set to Explode in September (Ad)With thousands of cryptocurrencies out there, it's crucial to focus on the ONE that has the potential to make HUGE gains. 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Go here to get full details on this crypto now. 11/30/20207,250,000 shares $204.89 million +4.8%5.1%5.3 $28.26 11/15/20206,920,000 shares $180.82 million +17.3%4.9%4.7 $26.13 10/30/20205,900,000 shares $130.33 million +9.3%4.2%3.9 $22.09 10/15/20205,400,000 shares $131.81 million +1.9%3.8%3.9 $24.41 9/30/20205,300,000 shares $118.51 million -27.4%3.8%3.8 $22.36 9/15/20207,300,000 shares $180.09 million +27.2%5.2%5.2 $24.67 8/31/20205,740,000 shares $143.44 million +5.3%4.1%4 $24.99 8/14/20205,450,000 shares $123.06 million +14.0%3.9%3.7 $22.58 7/31/20204,780,000 shares $106.31 million -11.2%3.4%3.2 $22.24 7/15/20205,380,000 shares $119.01 million -8.0%3.8%3.4 $22.12 6/30/20205,850,000 shares $134.02 million -3.9%4.2%3.6 $22.91 6/15/20206,090,000 shares $150.91 million +28.2%4.3%3.6 $24.78 5/29/20204,750,000 shares $111.39 million +11.2%3.4%2.4 $23.45 5/15/20204,270,000 shares $80.57 million -6.2%3.0%2.1 $18.87 4/30/20204,550,000 shares $92.18 million -4.8%3.2%2.3 $20.26 4/15/20204,780,000 shares $98.90 million +10.4%3.4%2.5 $20.69 3/31/20204,330,000 shares $85.04 million -18.0%3.1%2.3 $19.64 3/13/20205,277,600 shares $117.27 million -2.1%3.8%3.5 $22.22 2/28/20205,390,000 shares $82.68 million +27.7%3.8%3.6 $15.34 2/14/20204,220,000 shares $93.85 million -0.5%3.0%3.3 $22.24 1/31/20204,240,000 shares $116.43 million +12.2%3.0%3.6 $27.46 1/15/20203,780,000 shares $113.59 million -19.1%2.7%3 $30.05 12/31/20194,670,000 shares $130.43 million +11.5%3.3%4 $27.93 KBR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is KBR's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of KBR shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 1,914,400 shares of KBR short. 1.46% of KBR's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KBR's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for KBR? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. KBR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on KBR's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting KBR? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of KBR: Point72 Asset Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Millennium Management LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for KBR? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.46% of KBR's floating shares are currently sold short. Is KBR's short interest increasing or decreasing? KBR saw a decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,914,400 shares, a decline of 3.3% from the previous total of 1,980,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is KBR's float size? KBR currently has issued a total of 134,276,000 shares. Some of KBR's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. KBR currently has a public float of 131,325,100 shares. How does KBR's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.46% of KBR's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to KBR: EMCOR Group, Inc. (2.24%), AECOM (1.78%), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (1.85%), MasTec, Inc. (4.41%), Fluor Co. (3.31%), Dycom Industries, Inc. (4.32%), Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (4.50%), Granite Construction Incorporated (11.58%), Ameresco, Inc. (12.14%), MYR Group Inc. (3.78%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short KBR stock? Short selling KBR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KBR as its price is falling. KBR shares are trading down $0.01 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against KBR? A short squeeze for KBR occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KBR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is KBR's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including KBR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024. 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