IES (IESC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $350.41 -2.66 (-0.75%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$350.60 +0.19 (+0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 07:58 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IES Short Interest DataIES (IESC) has a short interest of 837,500 shares, representing 4.35% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.2, indicating that it would take 5.2 days of the average trading volume of 152,114 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest837,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest891,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$253.51 millionShort Interest Ratio5.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares19,850,000 sharesFloat Size19,240,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.35%Today's Trading Volume180,778 sharesAverage Trading Volume152,114 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average119% Short Selling IES? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for IES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartIESC Short Interest Over TimeIESC Days to Cover Over TimeIESC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time IES Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025837,500 shares $253.51 million -6.0%4.4%5.2 $302.70 6/30/2025891,000 shares $263.94 million -9.9%4.6%5.4 $296.23 6/15/2025988,600 shares $258.90 million +29.4%5.1%5.8 $261.89 5/31/2025764,300 shares $196.39 million +0.2%4.0%4.3 $256.96 5/15/2025762,700 shares $200.43 million +16.2%4.0%4.1 $262.79 4/30/2025656,300 shares $129.08 million -9.7%3.4%3.2 $196.68 4/15/2025726,400 shares $136.63 million +22.0%3.8%3.2 $188.09 3/31/2025595,400 shares $98.31 million -8.3%3.1%2.6 $165.11 3/15/2025649,600 shares $118.16 million -3.5%3.4%3 $181.89 2/28/2025673,300 shares $120.07 million +11.1%3.5%3 $178.33 Get the Latest News and Ratings for IESC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for IES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025606,000 shares $137.85 million +5.7%3.1%2.7 $227.48 1/31/2025573,500 shares $126.90 million +13.8%3.0%2.7 $221.28 1/15/2025504,000 shares $128.81 million +13.4%2.6%2.8 $255.57 12/31/2024444,400 shares $89.31 million +11.9%2.3%2.7 $200.96 12/15/2024397,200 shares $97.37 million -39.5%2.1%2.5 $245.15 11/30/2024656,100 shares $203.30 million +2.4%3.4%4.4 $309.86 11/15/2024640,500 shares $165.26 million -0.7%3.3%4.6 $258.02 10/31/2024645,000 shares $141.04 million -7.7%3.3%5 $218.67 10/15/2024698,500 shares $153.63 million -1.3%3.6%4.8 $219.94 9/30/2024707,600 shares $141.25 million -9.7%3.7%4.7 $199.62 9/15/2024783,600 shares $126.25 million +1.2%4.1%5.2 $161.11 8/31/2024774,100 shares $144.39 million +0.9%4.0%5 $186.53 8/15/2024766,900 shares $135.20 million +9.3%4.0%4.9 $176.29 7/31/2024701,700 shares $108.04 million +41.6%3.6%4.2 $153.97 7/15/2024495,500 shares $77.26 million -0.3%2.5%3 $155.92 6/30/2024497,200 shares $69.27 million +8.9%2.5%3.2 $139.33 6/15/2024456,500 shares $60.92 million +7.3%2.3%2.8 $133.45 5/31/2024425,400 shares $64.85 million +50.7%2.2%2.7 $152.45 5/15/2024282,200 shares $49.28 million -11.7%1.4%1.9 $174.64 4/30/2024319,600 shares $43.18 million +14.0%1.6%2.4 $135.12 4/15/2024280,300 shares $33.57 million +63.3%1.4%2.5 $119.75 3/31/2024171,600 shares $20.87 million +17.1%0.9%1.7 $121.64 3/15/2024146,500 shares $14.97 million +68.8%0.8%1.8 $102.21 2/29/202486,800 shares $9.54 million +11.6%0.5%1.1 $109.92 2/15/202477,800 shares $7.82 million -37.6%0.4%1.1 $100.54 1/31/2024124,700 shares $10.22 million +4.1%0.6%2.3 $81.96 1/15/2024119,800 shares $9.51 million +17.9%0.6%2.5 $79.35 12/31/2023101,600 shares $8.05 million +51.2%0.5%2.1 $79.22 12/15/202367,200 shares $5.64 million -25.5%0.4%1.4 $83.91 11/30/202390,200 shares $6.31 million +19.3%0.5%2.2 $69.97China just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for you (Ad)Tired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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Short interest is the volume of IES shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 837,500 shares of IESC short. 4.35% of IES's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on IES's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for IES? 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. IESC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on IES's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting IES? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of IES: Twin Tree Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for IES? 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. 4.35% of IES's floating shares are currently sold short. Is IES's short interest increasing or decreasing? IES saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 837,500 shares, a drop of 6.0% from the previous total of 891,000 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 IES's float size? IES currently has issued a total of 19,850,000 shares. Some of IES'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. IES currently has a public float of 19,240,000 shares. How does IES's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.35% of IES's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to IES: EMCOR Group, Inc. (2.36%), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (2.24%), Jacobs Solutions Inc. (2.24%), APi Group Corporation (1.80%), TopBuild Corp. (5.84%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (2.95%), Construction Partners, Inc. (6.48%), Installed Building Products, Inc. (8.91%), Green Brick Partners, Inc. (2.97%), Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (0.01%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short IES stock? Short selling IESC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from IES as its price is falling. IESC shares are trading down $2.66 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 IES? A short squeeze for IES 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 IESC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is IES'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 IESC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies EME Short Squeeze FIX Short Squeeze J Short Squeeze APG Short Squeeze BLD Short Squeeze TMHC Short Squeeze ROAD Short Squeeze IBP Short Squeeze GRBK Short Squeeze BBU Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:IESC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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