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Blue Bird (BLBD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$40.96 -1.39 (-3.28%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Blue Bird Short Interest Data

Blue Bird (BLBD) has a short interest of 5.35 million shares. This marks a -3.78% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.9, indicating that it would take 6.9 days of the average trading volume of 506,692 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,350,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,560,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.78%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$206.67 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
32,110,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
16.66%
Today's Trading Volume
671,992 shares
Average Trading Volume
506,692 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
133%
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BLBD Short Interest Over Time

BLBD Days to Cover Over Time

BLBD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Blue Bird Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/20245,350,000 shares $206.67 million -3.8%N/A6.9 $38.63
12/15/20245,560,000 shares $243.03 million +0.9%N/A6.9 $43.71
11/30/20245,510,000 shares $223.98 million +6.4%N/A7 $40.65
11/15/20245,180,000 shares $188.40 million +51.5%N/A6.8 $36.37
10/31/20243,420,000 shares $144.02 million +29.1%N/A5.1 $42.11
10/15/20242,650,000 shares $118.93 million -10.5%N/A4.3 $44.88
9/30/20242,960,000 shares $141.96 million +21.8%N/A4.9 $47.96
9/15/20242,430,000 shares $122.03 million +1.7%N/A4.1 $50.22
8/31/20242,390,000 shares $122.32 million +7.7%N/A4.1 $51.18
8/15/20242,220,000 shares $108.67 million +0.5%N/A3.7 $48.95
7/31/20242,210,000 shares $115.19 million +14.5%N/A3.3 $52.12
7/15/20241,930,000 shares $97.48 million +75.5%N/A3.1 $50.51
6/30/20241,100,000 shares $59.24 million +2.8%N/A1.8 $53.85
6/15/20241,070,000 shares $59.70 million +19.1%N/A2 $55.79
5/31/2024898,100 shares $51.20 million -30.9%N/A1.7 $57.01
5/15/20241,300,000 shares $68.87 million +23.8%N/A2.4 $52.98
4/30/20241,050,000 shares $34.60 million -18.6%N/A2 $32.96
4/15/20241,290,000 shares $45.83 million +4.9%N/A2.5 $35.53
3/31/20241,230,000 shares $47.16 million +19.4%N/A2.5 $38.34
3/15/20241,030,000 shares $32.75 million -29.5%N/A1.9 $31.80
2/29/20241,460,000 shares $49.41 million -19.8%N/A2.3 $33.84
2/15/20241,820,000 shares $61.68 million +14.5%N/A3 $33.89
1/31/20241,590,000 shares $46.32 million +2.6%6.1%3.1 $29.13
1/15/20241,550,000 shares $38.13 million -12.9%6.0%3.5 $24.60
12/31/20231,780,000 shares $47.99 million +10.6%6.9%4.2 $26.96
12/15/20231,610,000 shares $40.07 million +81.3%6.2%3.9 $24.89
11/30/2023888,300 shares $16.95 million -2.5%3.8%3 $19.08
11/15/2023911,100 shares $17.55 million +2.6%3.9%3.3 $19.26
10/31/2023887,900 shares $16.17 million +6.3%3.8%2.9 $18.21
10/15/2023835,400 shares $15.01 million -33.7%3.6%2.7 $17.97
9/30/20231,260,000 shares $26.90 million +9.6%5.4%4.1 $21.35
9/15/20231,150,000 shares $22.61 million +28.4%4.9%3.7 $19.66
8/31/2023895,600 shares $19.57 million -7.5%4.0%2.7 $21.85
8/15/2023968,100 shares $19.73 million +26.8%4.4%2.7 $20.38
7/31/2023763,600 shares $15.99 million +8.2%3.5%1.8 $20.94
7/15/2023705,900 shares $15.97 million -5.2%3.2%1.8 $22.62
6/30/2023744,400 shares $16.73 million +10.9%3.4%1.9 $22.48
6/15/2023671,300 shares $14.61 million -7.1%3.1%1.9 $21.77
5/31/2023722,200 shares $18.31 million +5.4%3.6%2.3 $25.36
5/15/2023685,000 shares $16.17 million +20.1%3.4%2.8 $23.61
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4/30/2023570,200 shares $10.66 million +1.0%2.8%3 $18.70
4/15/2023564,600 shares $10.36 million +36.2%2.8%3 $18.35
3/31/2023414,500 shares $8.47 million +2.4%2.0%2.2 $20.43
3/15/2023404,800 shares $8.10 million +10.7%2.0%2 $20.00
2/28/2023365,700 shares $7.43 million -27.5%1.8%1.7 $20.31
2/15/2023504,500 shares $10.33 million -13.3%2.5%2.5 $20.48
1/31/2023581,700 shares $8.43 million -3.5%2.8%3.3 $14.50
1/15/2023602,700 shares $9.19 million -9.7%2.9%3.5 $15.25
12/30/2022667,400 shares $7.15 million -3.7%3.2%4.1 $10.71
12/15/2022692,800 shares $7.25 million +31.8%3.3%4.5 $10.47
11/30/2022525,800 shares $6.21 million -7.5%2.5%4.5 $11.81
11/15/2022568,600 shares $6.81 million -15.5%2.7%5.2 $11.97
10/31/2022672,600 shares $6.17 million -7.6%3.2%6.5 $9.17
10/15/2022727,600 shares $5.48 million +11.6%3.5%8.4 $7.53
9/30/2022652,000 shares $5.44 million +4.8%3.1%8.8 $8.35
9/15/2022621,900 shares $6.29 million +8.4%3.0%8.5 $10.11
8/31/2022573,800 shares $6.81 million -18.4%2.7%7.5 $11.87
8/15/2022703,300 shares $8.97 million +2.8%3.3%9.2 $12.75
7/31/2022684,400 shares $7.64 million -10.5%3.3%8.2 $11.16
7/15/2022764,900 shares $6.65 million -1.1%3.7%9.3 $8.69
6/30/2022773,400 shares $7.12 million -9.4%3.7%9.4 $9.21
6/15/2022854,000 shares $9.22 million +4.9%4.1%9.5 $10.80
5/31/2022814,000 shares $9.94 million +4.1%3.9%8.7 $12.21
5/15/2022781,700 shares $10.22 million +0.8%3.7%7 $13.08
4/30/2022775,400 shares $12.43 million -4.4%3.7%6.8 $16.03
4/15/2022810,700 shares $14.51 million -2.8%3.9%6.6 $17.90
3/31/2022834,000 shares $15.70 million +5.4%4.0%6.4 $18.82
3/15/2022791,500 shares $15.61 million -13.8%3.8%6 $19.72
2/28/2022918,600 shares $19.58 million +19.1%4.4%6.7 $21.31
2/15/2022771,300 shares $14.98 million -5.3%3.6%5.9 $19.42
1/31/2022814,700 shares $12.64 million +18.1%3.8%6.9 $15.51
1/15/2022689,800 shares $10.93 million +10.4%3.8%6.1 $15.85
12/31/2021625,100 shares $9.78 million +13.3%3.7%6.2 $15.64
12/15/2021551,600 shares $8.86 million -4.3%3.3%5.6 $16.07
11/30/2021576,100 shares $11.66 million +15.9%3.4%7.3 $20.24
11/15/2021497,100 shares $12.54 million -20.0%3.0%6.3 $25.22
10/29/2021621,100 shares $12.18 million -2.9%3.7%6.3 $19.61
10/15/2021639,400 shares $12.64 million -9.5%3.8%6.1 $19.77
9/30/2021706,300 shares $14.73 million -5.5%4.2%6.3 $20.86
9/15/2021747,500 shares $14.62 million -3.5%4.5%6.1 $19.56
8/31/2021774,900 shares $16.78 million -6.3%4.6%5.8 $21.65
8/13/2021826,600 shares $18.83 million -6.7%4.9%6 $22.78
7/30/2021885,600 shares $22.14 million +14.3%5.3%6.5 $25.00
7/15/2021775,100 shares $18.18 million -0.4%4.6%5.7 $23.46
6/30/2021778,100 shares $19.34 million +9.5%4.7%5.5 $24.86
6/15/2021710,600 shares $18.85 million +9.1%4.2%4.8 $26.52
5/28/2021651,500 shares $17.04 million +3.0%3.9%3.4 $26.16
5/14/2021632,300 shares $16.93 million +4.3%3.7%2.5 $26.77
4/30/2021606,500 shares $16.62 million 0.0%3.6%2.3 $27.41
4/15/2021606,600 shares $15.83 million +1.1%3.6%2.2 $26.10
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3/31/2021599,800 shares $14.61 million +55.5%3.6%2 $24.35
3/15/2021385,700 shares $9.75 million -17.7%2.3%1.3 $25.29
2/26/2021468,600 shares $12.41 million +25.5%3.1%2 $26.49
2/12/2021373,300 shares $7.04 million +22.4%2.4%1.8 $18.87
1/29/2021304,900 shares $6.20 million -1.6%2.0%2 $20.32
1/15/2021309,700 shares $7.09 million -6.6%2.4%2.3 $22.88
12/31/2020331,500 shares $6.11 million -5.6%2.6%3.4 $18.44
12/15/2020351,200 shares $5.60 million -5.4%2.8%3.5 $15.95
11/30/2020371,300 shares $6.16 million +0.9%2.9%3.9 $16.59
11/15/2020368,100 shares $5.37 million -12.6%2.9%3.7 $14.58
10/30/2020421,300 shares $4.88 million +11.1%3.3%3.8 $11.58
10/15/2020379,200 shares $4.46 million -2.5%3.0%3.3 $11.76
9/30/2020388,900 shares $4.73 million -4.8%3.0%3.4 $12.16
9/15/2020408,400 shares $5.04 million +6.8%3.2%3.3 $12.33
8/31/2020382,500 shares $4.35 million +8.5%3.0%2.9 $11.38
8/14/2020352,400 shares $4.33 million +1.1%2.8%2.4 $12.30
7/31/2020348,700 shares $4.37 million -9.0%2.7%2.5 $12.53
7/15/2020383,300 shares $5.21 million -16.4%3.0%2.7 $13.59
6/30/2020458,500 shares $6.87 million +22.2%3.6%3.2 $14.99
6/15/2020375,300 shares $5.33 million -1.4%2.9%2.6 $14.20
5/29/2020380,800 shares $5.54 million -0.7%3.0%2.5 $14.54
5/15/2020383,300 shares $4.52 million +23.3%3.0%2.6 $11.78
4/30/2020311,000 shares $3.82 million -10.1%2.5%2.2 $12.27
4/15/2020346,000 shares $3.48 million +9.1%1.5%2.5 $10.07
3/31/2020317,300 shares $3.55 million -25.9%1.3%2.3 $11.18
3/13/2020428,000 shares $4.65 million -0.1%2.9%2.7 $10.87
2/28/2020428,300 shares $4.65 million -18.4%2.9%2.9 $10.86
2/14/2020525,000 shares $8.25 million +8.7%3.5%4 $15.72
1/31/2020483,100 shares $8.68 million -9.7%3.3%4.1 $17.97

BLBD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blue Bird's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Blue Bird shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 5,350,000 shares of BLBD short. Learn More on Blue Bird's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Blue Bird?

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. BLBD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Blue Bird's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Blue Bird?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Blue Bird: Jane Street Group LLC, and Wolverine Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Blue Bird's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Blue Bird saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,350,000 shares, a decline of 3.8% from the previous total of 5,560,000 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.

How does Blue Bird's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to Blue Bird: Icahn Enterprises L.P. (22.76%), BRP Inc. (9.67%), Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (2.20%), Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC (7.40%), Visteon Co. (2.95%), PHINIA Inc. (6.10%), REV Group, Inc. (3.91%), Adient plc (5.16%), ADS-TEC Energy PLC (3.72%), Serve Robotics Inc. (13.79%),

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 Blue Bird stock?

Short selling BLBD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blue Bird as its price is falling. BLBD shares are trading down $1.39 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 Blue Bird?

A short squeeze for Blue Bird 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 BLBD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Blue Bird'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 BLBD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:BLBD) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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