L.B. Foster (FSTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $26.85 -0.80 (-2.89%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.96 +0.10 (+0.39%) As of 02/21/2025 04:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 109,500 shares, representing 1.09% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -16.28% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 32,137 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest109,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest130,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.28%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.05 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares10,830,000 sharesFloat Size10,030,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.09%Today's Trading Volume26,459 sharesAverage Trading Volume32,137 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% 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 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 1/31/2025109,500 shares $3.05 million -16.3%1.1%2.7 $27.83 1/15/2025130,800 shares $3.58 million +1.2%1.3%3.3 $27.40 12/31/2024129,300 shares $3.48 million +18.5%1.3%3.3 $26.90 12/15/2024109,100 shares $3.12 million -23.5%1.1%2.4 $28.61 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 $13.56Market down? 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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 January 31st, traders have sold 109,500 shares of FSTR short. 1.09% 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. Which institutional investors are shorting L.B. Foster? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of L.B. Foster: Citadel Advisors 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 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. 1.09% 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 decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 109,500 shares, a decrease of 16.3% from the previous total of 130,800 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 10,030,000 shares. How does L.B. Foster's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.09% 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: Proto Labs, Inc. (2.46%), Columbus McKinnon Co. (1.91%), TriMas Co. (7.31%), The Gorman-Rupp Company (0.69%), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (6.47%), Energy Recovery, Inc. (2.68%), Graham Co. (1.15%), Omega Flex, Inc. (1.40%), DMC Global Inc. (4.39%), NN, Inc. (4.71%), 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 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 $0.80 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 January, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Proto Labs Short Interest Data Gorman-Rupp Short Interest Data TriMas Short Interest Data Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Short Interest Data Energy Recovery Short Interest Data Columbus McKinnon Short Interest Data Graham Short Interest Data Omega Flex Short Interest Data NN Short Interest Data Eastern Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FSTR) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat is this southern state hiding?The financial press had a field day this week after President Donald Trump and Department of Government Effici...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy Buffett and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. 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