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L.B. Foster (FSTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$26.49 +2.72 (+11.44%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

L.B. Foster Short Interest Data

L.B. Foster (FSTR) has a short interest of 169,700 shares, representing 1.69% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -20.66% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 40,039 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
169,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
213,900 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-20.66%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
10,830,000 shares
Float Size
10,050,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.69%
Today's Trading Volume
119,854 shares
Average Trading Volume
40,039 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
299%
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FSTR Short Interest Over Time

FSTR Days to Cover Over Time

FSTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

L.B. Foster Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
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
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 $11.66
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
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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 $19.25
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
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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 closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 169,700 shares of FSTR short. 1.69% 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 4.0. 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. 1.69% 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 the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 169,700 shares, a decline of 20.7% from the previous total of 213,900 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?

1.69% of L.B. Foster's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to L.B. Foster: Olympic Steel, Inc. (3.74%), Ryerson Holding Co. (3.76%), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (7.23%), Graham Co. (1.76%), Piedmont Lithium Inc. (18.72%), DMC Global Inc. (3.28%), NN, Inc. (3.70%), The Eastern Company (1.35%), Hurco Companies, Inc. (0.40%), Ampco-Pittsburgh Co. (4.79%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 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 up $2.72 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 increases 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 October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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