L.B. Foster (FSTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $28.55 -0.41 (-1.42%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends L.B. Foster Short Interest DataL.B. Foster (FSTR) has a short interest of 142,600 shares, representing 1.42% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.20% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 55,677 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest142,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest166,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-14.20%Dollar Volume Sold Short$4.10 millionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares10,830,000 sharesFloat Size10,050,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.42%Today's Trading Volume31,383 sharesAverage Trading Volume55,677 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling L.B. Foster? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for L.B. Foster and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFSTR Short Interest Over TimeFSTR Days to Cover Over TimeFSTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyForbes rich list released… #1 to be assassinated?Elon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now L.B. Foster Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/2024142,600 shares $4.10 million -14.2%1.4%3.1 $28.73 11/15/2024166,200 shares $4.40 million -2.1%1.7%3.7 $26.49 10/31/2024169,700 shares $3.20 million -20.7%1.7%3.6 $18.85 10/15/2024213,900 shares $4.26 million -17.8%2.1%4.1 $19.92 9/30/2024260,300 shares $5.32 million +10.5%2.6%4.8 $20.43 9/15/2024235,500 shares $4.68 million -3.0%2.3%2.8 $19.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FSTR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for L.B. Foster and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024242,700 shares $4.87 million +3.2%2.4%2.9 $20.08 8/15/2024235,100 shares $4.37 million +25.3%2.3%2.7 $18.58 7/31/2024187,600 shares $4.50 million -3.4%1.8%2.2 $24.01 7/15/2024194,100 shares $4.41 million +130.5%1.9%2.3 $22.74 6/30/202484,200 shares $1.81 million -20.7%0.8%1 $21.52 6/15/2024106,200 shares $2.58 million +9.0%1.1%2 $24.31 5/31/202497,400 shares $2.67 million -11.1%1.0%1.9 $27.43 5/15/2024109,500 shares $3.19 million +6.9%1.1%2.2 $29.10 4/30/2024102,400 shares $2.38 million +11.6%1.0%2.3 $23.25 4/15/202491,800 shares $2.33 million -32.1%0.9%2.3 $25.38 3/31/2024135,100 shares $3.69 million +48.1%1.3%3.4 $27.31 3/15/202491,200 shares $2.17 million +7.9%0.9%2.2 $23.78 2/29/202484,500 shares $2.01 million -6.5%0.8%2.2 $23.73 2/15/202490,400 shares $2.16 million +33.7%0.9%2.5 $23.94 1/31/202467,600 shares $1.55 million +10.3%0.7%1.8 $22.99 1/15/202461,300 shares $1.38 million +113.6%0.6%1.8 $22.47 12/31/202328,700 shares $631,113.00 +26.4%0.3%0.9 $21.99 12/15/202322,700 shares $423,809.00 +95.7%0.2%0.8 $18.67 11/30/202311,600 shares $231,536.00 -21.6%0.1%0.4 $19.96 11/15/202314,800 shares $296,000.00 +7.3%0.1%0.6 $20.00 10/31/202313,800 shares $270,756.00 +40.8%0.1%0.5 $19.62 10/15/20239,800 shares $183,946.00 +36.1%0.1%0.4 $18.77 9/30/20237,200 shares $136,152.00 -41.0%0.1%0.3 $18.91 9/15/202312,200 shares $225,578.00 -54.7%0.1%0.5 $18.49 8/31/202326,900 shares $473,709.00 +93.5%0.3%1.1 $17.61 8/15/202313,900 shares $254,787.00 -10.3%0.1%0.5 $18.33 7/31/202315,500 shares $217,310.00 +124.6%0.2%0.6 $14.02 7/15/20236,900 shares $95,772.00 -46.5%0.1%0.3 $13.88 6/30/202312,900 shares $184,212.00 +152.9%0.1%0.6 $14.28 6/15/20235,100 shares $69,156.00 -79.4%0.1%0.3 $13.56 5/31/202324,700 shares $327,275.00 -9.9%0.2%1.3 $13.25 5/15/202327,400 shares $290,988.00 +4.6%0.3%1.5 $10.62 4/30/202326,200 shares $296,584.00 +1.6%0.3%2.5 $11.32 4/15/202325,800 shares $300,828.00 -1.9%0.3%2 $11.66How to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from it (Ad)Elon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now 3/31/202326,300 shares $301,924.00 -24.4%0.3%1.7 $11.48 3/15/202334,800 shares $415,860.00 -10.8%0.4%1.8 $11.95 2/28/202339,000 shares $490,230.00 +14.4%0.4%1.6 $12.57 2/15/202334,100 shares $419,089.00 +3.3%0.3%1.2 $12.29 1/31/202333,000 shares $390,390.00 +38.1%0.3%1.1 $11.83 1/15/202323,900 shares $278,196.00 +14.4%0.2%0.9 $11.64 12/30/202220,900 shares $202,312.00 -3.2%0.2%0.8 $9.68 12/15/202221,600 shares $211,680.00 -2.7%0.2%0.8 $9.80 11/30/202222,200 shares $209,124.00 -31.9%0.2%0.9 $9.42 11/15/202232,600 shares $404,240.00 +59.8%0.3%1.7 $12.40 10/31/202220,400 shares $204,000.00 -24.4%0.2%1.3 $10.00 10/15/202227,000 shares $257,310.00 +12.5%0.3%1.8 $9.53 9/30/202224,000 shares $234,240.00 -22.3%0.2%1.8 $9.76 9/15/202230,900 shares $361,221.00 -20.2%0.3%2.5 $11.69 8/31/202238,700 shares $506,970.00 -29.1%0.4%3.2 $13.10 8/15/202254,600 shares $828,282.00 -10.1%0.6%4.2 $15.17 7/31/202260,700 shares $887,434.00 -13.7%0.6%3.9 $14.62 7/15/202270,300 shares $972,249.00 +38.7%0.7%4 $13.83 6/30/202250,700 shares $652,509.00 +7.6%0.5%2.5 $12.87 6/15/202247,100 shares $606,177.00 +2.6%0.5%2.2 $12.87 5/31/202245,900 shares $602,667.00 +26.8%0.5%2 $13.13 5/15/202236,200 shares $442,726.00 -6.2%0.4%1.5 $12.23 4/30/202238,600 shares $548,120.00 -23.4%0.4%1.7 $14.20 4/15/202250,400 shares $740,880.00 -0.8%0.5%2.2 $14.70 3/31/202250,800 shares $780,796.00 -12.3%N/A2 $15.37 3/15/202257,900 shares $871,395.00 -11.1%0.6%2 $15.05 2/28/202265,100 shares $1.02 million -23.7%0.7%2.1 $15.72 2/15/202285,300 shares $1.25 million +1.2%0.9%2.5 $14.67 1/31/202284,300 shares $1.27 million +6.7%0.9%2.4 $15.12 1/15/202279,000 shares $1.21 million +59.0%N/A2.3 $15.34 12/31/202149,700 shares $683,375.00 +23.0%0.5%1.4 $13.75 12/15/202140,400 shares $561,560.00 -26.0%0.4%1.2 $13.90 11/30/202154,600 shares $827,190.00 -11.8%0.6%1.6 $15.15 11/15/202161,900 shares $1.06 million +27.4%0.6%2 $17.14 10/29/202148,600 shares $774,198.00 -39.5%0.5%1.5 $15.93 10/15/202180,300 shares $1.27 million +58.1%0.8%2.3 $15.86 9/30/202150,800 shares $786,892.00 +4.1%0.5%1.5 $15.49 9/15/202148,800 shares $734,928.00 +34.4%0.5%0.8 $15.06 8/31/202136,300 shares $618,915.00 -39.6%0.4%0.6 $17.05 8/13/202160,100 shares $1.10 million +62.9%0.6%0.8 $18.25 7/30/202136,900 shares $670,104.00 -76.9%0.4%0.5 $18.16 7/15/2021160,000 shares $2.74 million +181.7%1.6%1.8 $17.11 6/30/202156,800 shares $1.06 million -80.5%0.6%0.6 $18.64 6/15/2021291,300 shares $5.18 million +2.4%3.0%3.6 $17.78 5/28/2021284,500 shares $5.12 million +3.6%2.9%3.5 $17.99 5/14/2021274,700 shares $4.77 million +17.5%2.8%3.2 $17.35 4/30/2021233,800 shares $3.84 million +15.7%2.4%3 $16.44 4/15/2021202,100 shares $3.49 million +55.7%2.1%2.8 $17.27 3/31/2021129,800 shares $2.31 million +40.2%1.3%1.9 $17.79 3/15/202192,600 shares $1.78 million -15.2%0.9%1.6 $19.25How to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from it (Ad)Elon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now 2/26/2021109,200 shares $1.93 million +13.2%1.1%2.2 $17.65 2/12/202196,500 shares $1.59 million +9.7%1.0%2.2 $16.43 1/29/202188,000 shares $1.33 million -74.0%0.9%2 $15.12 1/15/2021338,700 shares $5.23 million +39.2%3.4%8.1 $15.44 12/31/2020243,300 shares $3.68 million +33.0%2.5%6.3 $15.13 12/15/2020182,900 shares $2.75 million +9.2%1.9%5.4 $15.01 11/30/2020167,500 shares $2.45 million -7.7%1.7%5.4 $14.65 11/15/2020181,500 shares $2.56 million +7.3%1.8%6 $14.10 10/30/2020169,200 shares $2.32 million -0.3%1.7%5.9 $13.72 10/15/2020169,700 shares $2.49 million +3.2%1.7%6 $14.69 9/30/2020164,500 shares $2.21 million -12.8%1.7%5.7 $13.42 9/15/2020188,700 shares $2.72 million -11.4%1.9%6.5 $14.40 8/31/2020212,900 shares $3.18 million -1.6%2.2%7.1 $14.95 8/14/2020216,300 shares $3.29 million +29.2%2.2%6.8 $15.20 7/31/2020167,400 shares $2.35 million +2.7%1.7%5 $14.06 7/15/2020163,000 shares $2.06 million -0.4%1.7%4.6 $12.66 6/30/2020163,600 shares $2.11 million +9.3%1.7%4.4 $12.88 6/15/2020149,700 shares $1.96 million +6.0%1.5%3.6 $13.08 5/29/2020141,200 shares $1.73 million +1.5%1.4%3.1 $12.22 5/15/2020139,100 shares $1.39 million +49.7%1.4%3.1 $10.01 4/30/202092,900 shares $1.34 million -1.5%0.9%2.2 $14.39 4/15/202094,300 shares $1.34 million +22.5%1.0%2.4 $14.17 3/31/202077,000 shares $971,740.00 -21.2%0.8%2 $12.62 3/13/202097,700 shares $1.42 million +14.5%1.0%3.1 $14.50 2/28/202085,300 shares $919,534.00 +1.8%0.9%2.9 $10.78 2/14/202083,800 shares $1.21 million -2.9%0.9%3.1 $14.42 1/31/202086,300 shares $1.38 million +14.5%0.9%3.2 $15.95 1/15/202075,400 shares $1.36 million +82.6%0.8%2.8 $18.08 12/31/201941,300 shares $790,895.00 -32.4%0.4%1.6 $19.15 FSTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is L.B. Foster's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of L.B. Foster shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 142,600 shares of FSTR short. 1.42% of L.B. Foster's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on L.B. Foster's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for L.B. Foster? 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. FSTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on L.B. Foster's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for L.B. Foster? 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. 1.42% of L.B. Foster's floating shares are currently sold short. Is L.B. Foster's short interest increasing or decreasing? L.B. Foster saw a decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 142,600 shares, a decline of 14.2% from the previous total of 166,200 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 L.B. Foster's float size? L.B. Foster currently has issued a total of 10,830,000 shares. Some of L.B. Foster'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. L.B. Foster currently has a public float of 10,050,000 shares. How does L.B. Foster's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.42% of L.B. Foster's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "industrial machinery" compare to L.B. Foster: Columbus McKinnon Co. (1.46%), Proto Labs, Inc. (3.23%), The Gorman-Rupp Company (0.40%), TriMas Co. (6.65%), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (5.98%), Energy Recovery, Inc. (2.71%), Graham Co. (1.01%), Piedmont Lithium Inc. (16.77%), NN, Inc. (3.62%), The Eastern Company (0.86%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short L.B. Foster stock? Short selling FSTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from L.B. Foster as its price is falling. FSTR shares are trading down $0.41 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 L.B. Foster? A short squeeze for L.B. Foster 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 FSTR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is L.B. Foster'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 FSTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. 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