Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $115.92 +1.32 (+1.15%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Beacon Roofing Supply Short Interest DataBeacon Roofing Supply (BECN) has a short interest of 1.41 million shares, representing 2.30% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 24.78% increase 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 1.22 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,410,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,130,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+24.78%Dollar Volume Sold Short$143.23 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares61,888,000 sharesFloat Size61,430,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.30%Today's Trading Volume1,159,010 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,215,037 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average95% Short Selling Beacon Roofing Supply? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Beacon Roofing Supply and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBECN Short Interest Over TimeBECN Days to Cover Over TimeBECN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Beacon Roofing Supply Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20241,410,000 shares $143.23 million +24.8%2.3%2.1 $101.58 12/15/20241,130,000 shares $120.18 million -18.7%1.8%1.6 $106.35 11/30/20241,390,000 shares $157.10 million -11.5%2.3%1.9 $113.02 11/15/20241,570,000 shares $155.04 million -6.0%2.6%2.1 $98.75 10/31/20241,670,000 shares $153.76 million +17.6%2.7%2.5 $92.07 10/15/20241,420,000 shares $132.51 million +0.7%2.3%1.9 $93.32 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BECN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Beacon Roofing Supply and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20241,410,000 shares $121.87 million +13.7%2.3%1.9 $86.43 9/15/20241,240,000 shares $103.52 million -9.5%2.0%1.6 $83.48 8/31/20241,370,000 shares $124.12 million -15.4%2.2%1.8 $90.60 8/15/20241,620,000 shares $140.99 million +26.6%2.6%2.2 $87.03 7/31/20241,280,000 shares $131.58 million -25.6%2.1%1.7 $102.80 7/15/20241,720,000 shares $166.79 million -8.0%2.7%2.6 $96.97 6/30/20241,870,000 shares $169.24 million -15.8%3.0%2.9 $90.50 6/15/20242,220,000 shares $214.03 million -11.6%3.5%3.5 $96.41 5/31/20242,510,000 shares $243.62 million -16.6%4.0%4.1 $97.06 5/15/20243,010,000 shares $300.91 million +192.2%4.8%4.6 $99.97 4/30/20241,030,000 shares $101.49 million No Change1.6%1.6 $98.53 4/15/20241,030,000 shares $99.15 million -7.2%1.6%1.6 $96.26 3/31/20241,110,000 shares $108.80 million -25.5%1.8%1.5 $98.02 3/15/20241,490,000 shares $131.75 million -10.8%2.4%2.1 $88.42 2/29/20241,670,000 shares $143.44 million -11.6%2.7%2.1 $85.89 2/15/20241,890,000 shares $165.55 million -10.4%3.0%2.6 $87.59 1/31/20242,110,000 shares $174.90 million +27.1%3.4%3.1 $82.89 1/15/20241,660,000 shares $139.26 million +19.4%2.9%2.6 $83.89 12/31/20231,390,000 shares $120.96 million -13.1%2.4%2.8 $87.02 12/15/20231,600,000 shares $134.80 million -10.6%2.8%3.4 $84.25 11/30/20231,790,000 shares $143.84 million -0.6%3.4%4.6 $80.36 11/15/20231,800,000 shares $142.00 million -9.6%3.4%4.8 $78.89 10/31/20231,990,000 shares $141.63 million -4.3%3.8%4.6 $71.17 10/15/20232,080,000 shares $151.49 million -2.4%4.0%4.1 $72.83 9/30/20232,130,000 shares $164.37 million +6.5%4.1%4.1 $77.17 9/15/20232,000,000 shares $153.94 million +2.0%3.8%3.6 $76.97 8/31/20231,960,000 shares $156.51 million +16.0%3.7%3.3 $79.85 8/15/20231,690,000 shares $139.43 million -2.3%3.2%2.9 $82.50 7/31/20231,730,000 shares $148.21 million -19.5%3.6%3.2 $85.67 7/15/20232,150,000 shares $180.66 million -1.4%4.5%4.7 $84.03 6/30/20232,180,000 shares $180.90 million -12.5%4.5%4.9 $82.98 6/15/20232,490,000 shares $197.86 million +3.8%5.2%6 $79.46 5/31/20232,400,000 shares $153.46 million +18.8%5.0%6.2 $63.94 5/15/20232,020,000 shares $125.91 million +6.9%4.2%5 $62.33 4/30/20231,890,000 shares $113.74 million +1.1%3.9%4.9 $60.18 4/15/20231,870,000 shares $109.51 million -0.5%3.8%4.8 $58.56 3/31/20231,880,000 shares $110.64 million -6.0%3.9%4.4 $58.85 3/15/20232,000,000 shares $115.40 million -13.8%4.1%4.5 $57.70 2/28/20232,320,000 shares $150.80 million -8.3%4.8%5.3 $65.00 2/15/20232,530,000 shares $157.72 million +4.6%5.1%5.9 $62.34 1/31/20232,420,000 shares $137.65 million +19.2%4.9%5.4 $56.88 1/15/20232,030,000 shares $111.10 million +20.8%4.1%4 $54.73 12/30/20221,680,000 shares $88.69 million +12.0%3.4%3.1 $52.79 12/15/20221,500,000 shares $85.52 million +1.4%3.0%2.5 $57.01 11/30/20221,480,000 shares $86.42 million -14.0%3.0%2.3 $58.39 11/15/20221,720,000 shares $100.04 million -6.5%3.5%2.7 $58.16 10/31/20221,840,000 shares $103.68 million -23.7%3.7%2.8 $56.35 10/15/20222,410,000 shares $131.22 million -3.2%4.8%3.8 $54.45 9/30/20222,490,000 shares $136.25 million -6.4%5.0%4.4 $54.72 9/15/20222,660,000 shares $144.54 million -19.2%5.3%4.9 $54.34 8/31/20223,290,000 shares $180.65 million -16.9%6.5%5.9 $54.91 8/15/20223,960,000 shares $239.66 million -5.7%7.8%7 $60.52 7/31/20224,200,000 shares $252.08 million -15.0%7.9%7.2 $60.02 7/15/20224,940,000 shares $271.21 million -2.2%8.0%8.7 $54.90 6/30/20225,050,000 shares $259.37 million -10.1%8.1%9 $51.36 6/15/20225,620,000 shares $319.67 million +140.2%9.1%10.7 $56.88 5/31/20222,340,000 shares $143.70 million -9.0%4.3%5.3 $61.41 5/15/20222,570,000 shares $157.49 million +7.5%4.8%5.9 $61.28 4/30/20222,390,000 shares $142.52 million -21.9%4.3%5.9 $59.63 4/15/20223,060,000 shares $179.13 million -10.8%5.5%7.6 $58.54 3/31/20223,430,000 shares $203.33 million -15.7%6.2%8.5 $59.28 3/15/20224,070,000 shares $250.10 million +86.7%7.3%10.3 $61.45 2/28/20222,180,000 shares $130.12 million -13.5%3.9%5.5 $59.69 2/15/20222,520,000 shares $141.35 million -0.4%4.5%6.2 $56.09 1/31/20222,530,000 shares $138.82 million No Change4.6%6.2 $54.87 1/15/20222,530,000 shares $140.57 million +4.1%4.6%6.9 $55.56 12/31/20212,430,000 shares $139.36 million +14.6%4.4%7.2 $57.35 12/15/20212,120,000 shares $113.06 million +18.4%3.9%6.3 $53.33 11/30/20211,790,000 shares $89.34 million +2.3%3.3%5.5 $49.91 11/15/20211,750,000 shares $104.41 million -3.3%3.2%5.6 $59.66 10/29/20211,810,000 shares $95.69 million -4.7%3.3%5.8 $52.87 10/15/20211,900,000 shares $99.94 million -5.0%3.5%6 $52.60 9/30/20212,000,000 shares $95.52 million -12.3%3.6%6.4 $47.76 9/15/20212,280,000 shares $117.12 million +3.6%4.1%6.7 $51.37 8/31/20212,200,000 shares $113.26 million +1.4%4.0%6.7 $51.48 8/13/20212,170,000 shares $109.13 million +1.9%3.9%6.8 $50.29 7/30/20212,130,000 shares $113.91 million -4.1%3.9%6.6 $53.48 7/15/20212,220,000 shares $118.30 million -2.2%4.0%6.9 $53.29 6/30/20212,270,000 shares $120.88 million -6.2%4.1%6.5 $53.25 6/15/20212,420,000 shares $133.49 million -1.2%4.4%7.1 $55.16 5/28/20212,450,000 shares $138.77 million -4.7%4.5%6.6 $56.64 5/14/20212,570,000 shares $147.88 million +2.0%4.7%6.4 $57.54 4/30/20212,520,000 shares $142.76 million +6.3%4.6%6 $56.65 4/15/20212,370,000 shares $132.46 million No Change4.3%5.6 $55.89 3/31/20212,370,000 shares $122.48 million -16.3%4.3%5.8 $51.68 3/15/20212,830,000 shares $153.70 million +4.4%5.1%6.7 $54.31 2/26/20212,710,000 shares $128.51 million -0.4%4.9%6.4 $47.42 2/12/20212,720,000 shares $126.83 million -4.2%4.9%5.9 $46.63 1/29/20212,840,000 shares $115.16 million -6.9%5.2%5.8 $40.55 1/15/20213,050,000 shares $131.79 million -1.3%5.5%6.2 $43.21 12/31/20203,090,000 shares $125.33 million -0.3%5.7%6.4 $40.56 12/15/20203,100,000 shares $118.45 million -3.7%5.7%6 $38.21 11/30/20203,220,000 shares $120.20 million -6.7%5.9%5.9 $37.33 11/15/20203,450,000 shares $128.20 million +2.7%6.3%6.1 $37.16 10/30/20203,360,000 shares $106.08 million -4.3%6.2%6.8 $31.57 10/15/20203,510,000 shares $127.27 million -0.6%6.4%6.7 $36.26 9/30/20203,530,000 shares $109.68 million -6.4%6.5%6.7 $31.07 9/15/20203,770,000 shares $115.44 million +10.9%6.9%7.3 $30.62 8/31/20203,400,000 shares $115.23 million -0.6%6.2%6.6 $33.89 8/14/20203,420,000 shares $107.56 million -14.9%6.3%6.9 $31.45 7/31/20204,020,000 shares $125.26 million -3.1%7.4%7.7 $31.16 7/15/20204,150,000 shares $108.69 million +4.0%7.6%8.1 $26.19 6/30/20203,990,000 shares $105.22 million -0.8%7.3%7.2 $26.37 6/15/20204,020,000 shares $104.88 million -0.7%7.4%6.5 $26.09 5/29/20204,050,000 shares $101.29 million +0.8%7.4%5.7 $25.01 5/15/20204,020,000 shares $82.61 million +0.8%7.4%5.4 $20.55 4/30/20203,990,000 shares $87.78 million +10.5%7.3%5.5 $22.00 4/15/20203,610,000 shares $62.63 million +9.7%6.6%4.9 $17.35 3/31/20203,290,000 shares $58.20 million -13.9%6.0%4.6 $17.69 3/13/20203,823,100 shares $71.22 million +19.1%7.0%4.8 $18.63 2/28/20203,210,000 shares $38.23 million -4.8%5.9%6.1 $11.91 2/14/20203,370,000 shares $83.58 million -7.7%6.2%5.8 $24.80 1/31/20203,650,000 shares $109.72 million -9.9%5.3%6.5 $30.06 BECN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Beacon Roofing Supply's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Beacon Roofing Supply shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 1,410,000 shares of BECN short. 2.30% of Beacon Roofing Supply's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Beacon Roofing Supply's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Beacon Roofing Supply? 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. BECN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Beacon Roofing Supply's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Beacon Roofing Supply? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Beacon Roofing Supply: Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Beacon Roofing Supply? 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. 2.30% of Beacon Roofing Supply's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Beacon Roofing Supply's short interest increasing or decreasing? Beacon Roofing Supply saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,410,000 shares, an increase of 24.8% from the previous total of 1,130,000 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 Beacon Roofing Supply's float size? Beacon Roofing Supply currently has issued a total of 61,888,000 shares. Some of Beacon Roofing Supply'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. Beacon Roofing Supply currently has a public float of 61,430,000 shares. How does Beacon Roofing Supply's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.30% of Beacon Roofing Supply's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Beacon Roofing Supply: Watsco, Inc. (5.84%), Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (1.66%), WESCO International, Inc. (2.10%), GATX Co. (3.61%), Air Lease Co. (2.72%), MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (7.80%), Rush Enterprises, Inc. (3.58%), H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (4.12%), DXP Enterprises, Inc. (3.90%), Willis Lease Finance Co. (7.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Beacon Roofing Supply stock? Short selling BECN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Beacon Roofing Supply as its price is falling. BECN shares are trading up $1.32 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 Beacon Roofing Supply? A short squeeze for Beacon Roofing Supply 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 BECN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Beacon Roofing Supply'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 BECN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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