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Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Old Dominion Freight Line Short Interest Data

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has a short interest of 9.02 million shares. This marks a 2.62% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.1, indicating that it would take 6.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.57 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
9,020,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
8,790,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.62%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.67 billion
Short Interest Ratio
6.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
213,500,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
4.22%
Today's Trading Volume
3,455,674 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,569,423 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
220%
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ODFL Short Interest Over Time

ODFL Days to Cover Over Time

ODFL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Old Dominion Freight Line Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/20259,020,000 shares $1.67 billion +2.6%N/A6.1 $185.61
1/15/20258,790,000 shares $1.64 billion +1.5%N/A6.1 $186.86
12/31/20248,660,000 shares $1.53 billion +2.5%N/A6.1 $176.40
12/15/20248,450,000 shares $1.70 billion +5.2%N/A5.9 $200.69
11/30/20248,030,000 shares $1.81 billion -8.1%N/A5.8 $225.14
11/15/20248,740,000 shares $1.88 billion -7.8%N/A6.3 $215.57
10/31/20249,480,000 shares $1.91 billion +33.9%N/A7.1 $201.32
10/15/20247,080,000 shares $1.43 billion +6.6%N/A4.9 $201.46
9/30/20246,640,000 shares $1.32 billion +9.2%N/A4.5 $198.64
9/15/20246,080,000 shares $1.17 billion +1.5%N/A3.9 $192.61
8/31/20245,990,000 shares $1.15 billion +4.0%N/A3.8 $192.80
8/15/20245,760,000 shares $1.14 billion -1.4%N/A3.3 $197.14
7/31/20245,840,000 shares $1.23 billion -8.0%N/A3.1 $210.18
7/15/20246,350,000 shares $1.24 billion -5.5%N/A3.3 $195.25
6/30/20246,720,000 shares $1.19 billion +16.9%N/A3.7 $176.60
6/15/20245,750,000 shares $993.26 million +6.1%N/A3.3 $172.74
5/31/20245,420,000 shares $949.86 million +12.2%N/A3.2 $175.25
5/15/20244,830,000 shares $888.33 million -4.9%N/A3.1 $183.92
4/30/20245,080,000 shares $923.09 million +23.3%N/A3.5 $181.71
4/15/20244,120,000 shares $906.19 million -7.6%N/A2.9 $219.95
3/31/20244,460,000 shares $978.12 million +112.4%N/A3.4 $219.31
3/15/20242,100,000 shares $442.17 million +6.6%2.2%3.2 $210.56
2/29/20241,970,000 shares $871.69 million -14.4%2.1%2.7 $442.48
2/15/20242,300,000 shares $994.36 million +13.3%2.5%3.2 $432.33
1/31/20242,030,000 shares $793.77 million -6.0%2.2%2.9 $391.02
1/15/20242,160,000 shares $839.96 million +4.9%2.3%3.1 $388.87
12/31/20232,060,000 shares $834.98 million +0.5%2.2%3 $405.33
12/15/20232,050,000 shares $805.75 million -8.9%2.2%3 $393.05
11/30/20232,250,000 shares $875.39 million -0.9%2.4%3.4 $389.06
11/15/20232,270,000 shares $914.22 million +2.3%2.4%3.6 $402.74
10/31/20232,220,000 shares $836.19 million -5.9%2.4%3.4 $376.66
10/15/20232,360,000 shares $955.99 million +5.4%2.5%3.6 $405.08
9/30/20232,240,000 shares $916.47 million -13.2%2.4%3 $409.14
9/15/20232,580,000 shares $1.06 billion -15.1%2.8%3.2 $409.60
8/31/20233,040,000 shares $1.30 billion -7.0%3.2%3.7 $427.37
8/15/20233,270,000 shares $1.34 billion -2.1%3.5%3.6 $409.64
7/31/20233,340,000 shares $1.40 billion -22.3%3.6%3.7 $419.49
7/15/20234,300,000 shares $1.62 billion +2.4%4.6%4.7 $377.77
6/30/20234,200,000 shares $1.55 billion -12.9%4.5%5 $369.75
6/15/20234,820,000 shares $1.58 billion -6.8%5.1%6 $328.37
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5/31/20235,170,000 shares $1.60 billion +4.2%5.5%6.7 $310.44
5/15/20234,960,000 shares $1.52 billion +1.9%5.3%7 $306.48
4/30/20234,870,000 shares $1.56 billion +2.1%5.2%6.6 $320.39
4/15/20234,770,000 shares $1.62 billion +0.9%5.0%6.3 $338.67
3/31/20234,730,000 shares $1.61 billion +5.8%5.0%6.2 $340.84
3/15/20234,470,000 shares $1.49 billion -6.3%4.7%5.8 $332.47
2/28/20234,770,000 shares $1.62 billion +0.9%5.0%5.9 $339.26
2/15/20234,730,000 shares $1.69 billion -2.1%5.0%5.9 $357.21
1/31/20234,830,000 shares $1.61 billion -9.7%5.1%5.7 $333.24
1/15/20235,350,000 shares $1.69 billion +3.9%5.6%6.5 $315.35
12/30/20225,150,000 shares $1.46 billion +3.6%5.4%5.8 $283.78
12/15/20224,970,000 shares $1.49 billion +3.3%5.2%5.4 $299.14
11/30/20224,810,000 shares $1.46 billion -4.6%5.0%5.2 $302.61
11/15/20225,040,000 shares $1.60 billion -5.8%5.3%5.3 $318.09
10/31/20225,350,000 shares $1.47 billion +25.3%5.6%5.8 $274.60
10/15/20224,270,000 shares $1.11 billion +8.1%4.4%4.7 $259.54
9/30/20223,950,000 shares $982.64 million +1.8%4.1%4.5 $248.77
9/15/20223,880,000 shares $994.68 million -0.5%4.0%4.6 $256.36
8/31/20223,900,000 shares $1.06 billion +1.0%4.0%4.7 $271.41
8/15/20223,860,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.0%4.0%4.5 $312.29
7/31/20223,900,000 shares $1.18 billion -1.5%4.0%4.3 $303.51
7/15/20223,960,000 shares $1.01 billion +5.9%4.1%4.2 $255.31
6/30/20223,740,000 shares $958.49 million -0.3%3.8%3.7 $256.28
6/15/20223,750,000 shares $908.44 million +7.8%3.8%3.5 $242.25
5/31/20223,480,000 shares $898.68 million +14.1%3.6%3.4 $258.24
5/15/20223,050,000 shares $833.02 million -1.3%3.1%3 $273.12
4/30/20223,090,000 shares $865.57 million +18.4%3.2%3.2 $280.12
4/15/20222,610,000 shares $691.00 million +4.8%2.6%2.5 $264.75
3/31/20222,490,000 shares $743.71 million -5.0%2.5%2.4 $298.68
3/15/20222,620,000 shares $809.50 million -12.4%2.6%2.9 $308.97
2/28/20222,990,000 shares $938.95 million +51.0%3.0%3.2 $314.03
2/15/20221,980,000 shares $589.27 million -14.7%2.0%2.2 $297.61
1/31/20222,320,000 shares $700.48 million +44.1%2.3%2.7 $301.93
1/15/20221,610,000 shares $508.95 million +20.2%1.6%2.1 $316.12
12/31/20211,340,000 shares $480.23 million -14.7%1.3%2.2 $358.38
12/15/20211,570,000 shares $555.10 million -19.5%1.5%2.7 $353.57
11/30/20211,950,000 shares $692.58 million +8.9%1.9%3.3 $355.17
11/15/20211,790,000 shares $643.83 million +6.6%1.8%3.2 $359.68
10/29/20211,680,000 shares $573.47 million -1.2%1.7%3.1 $341.35
10/15/20211,700,000 shares $514.27 million -2.3%1.7%3.2 $302.51
9/30/20211,740,000 shares $497.61 million -7.5%1.7%3.3 $285.98
9/15/20211,880,000 shares $546.67 million -8.3%1.8%3.4 $290.78
8/31/20212,050,000 shares $591.88 million +69.4%2.0%3.7 $288.72
8/13/20211,210,000 shares $340.01 million -7.6%1.2%2 $281.00
7/30/20211,310,000 shares $352.59 million -0.8%1.3%2 $269.15
7/15/20211,320,000 shares $341.63 million +6.5%1.3%2.1 $258.81
6/30/20211,240,000 shares $314.71 million -23.0%1.2%1.8 $253.80
6/15/20211,610,000 shares $407.99 million +35.3%1.6%2.4 $253.41
5/28/20211,190,000 shares $315.89 million -20.7%1.2%1.7 $265.45
5/14/20211,500,000 shares $395.96 million -10.2%N/A2.3 $263.97
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4/30/20211,670,000 shares $433.05 million -13.0%N/A2.6 $259.31
4/15/20211,920,000 shares $475.95 million -4.0%N/A2.8 $247.89
3/31/20212,000,000 shares $481.22 million -6.5%N/A2.9 $240.61
3/15/20212,140,000 shares $500.35 million +89.4%N/A3.1 $233.81
2/26/20211,130,000 shares $243.55 million -10.3%N/A1.7 $215.53
2/12/20211,260,000 shares $262.13 million -17.7%N/A1.9 $208.04
1/29/20211,530,000 shares $304.50 million -12.1%N/A2.2 $199.02
1/15/20211,740,000 shares $361.07 million +4.8%N/A2.5 $207.51
12/31/20201,660,000 shares $321.41 million +4.4%N/A2.5 $193.62
12/15/20201,590,000 shares $310.61 million +11.2%N/A2.3 $195.35
11/30/20201,430,000 shares $288.85 million -13.3%N/A1.9 $201.99
11/15/20201,650,000 shares $334.54 million -17.5%N/A2.1 $202.75
10/30/20202,000,000 shares $380.70 million -16.0%N/A2.6 $190.35
10/15/20202,380,000 shares $481.97 million +2.2%N/A3 $202.51
9/30/20202,330,000 shares $421.54 million +26.6%N/A2.9 $180.92
9/15/20201,840,000 shares $363.33 million No ChangeN/A2.3 $197.46
8/31/20201,840,000 shares $372.01 million -2.1%N/A2.4 $202.18
8/14/20201,880,000 shares $360.13 million -4.6%N/A2.4 $191.56
7/31/20201,970,000 shares $360.16 million -22.8%N/A2.5 $182.82
7/15/20202,550,000 shares $453.21 million -20.1%N/A3.1 $177.73
6/30/20203,190,000 shares $525.30 million +6.7%N/A3.7 $164.67
6/15/20202,990,000 shares $484.92 million +15.4%N/A3.3 $162.18
5/29/20202,590,000 shares $443.12 million -17.3%N/A2.5 $171.09
5/15/20203,130,000 shares $466.53 million -6.3%N/A3 $149.05
4/30/20203,340,000 shares $485.27 million -6.4%N/A3.4 $145.29
4/15/20203,570,000 shares $473.95 million +6.6%N/A3.7 $132.76
3/31/20203,350,000 shares $474.46 million +27.0%N/A3.6 $141.63
3/13/20202,637,100 shares $356.40 million -9.7%3.8%3.4 $135.15
2/28/20202,920,000 shares $501.83 million -1.0%4.2%4 $171.86

ODFL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Old Dominion Freight Line's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Old Dominion Freight Line shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 9,020,000 shares of ODFL short. Learn More on Old Dominion Freight Line's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Old Dominion Freight Line?

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. ODFL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Old Dominion Freight Line's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Old Dominion Freight Line?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Old Dominion Freight Line: CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Candelo Capital Management LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Twin Tree Management LP, HighTower Advisors LLC, and Garda Capital Partners LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Old Dominion Freight Line's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Old Dominion Freight Line saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,020,000 shares, an increase of 2.6% from the previous total of 8,790,000 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 Old Dominion Freight Line's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Old Dominion Freight Line: J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (2.88%), Saia, Inc. (6.36%), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (4.43%), Ryder System, Inc. (2.02%), Landstar System, Inc. (2.50%), Avis Budget Group, Inc. (6.91%), Werner Enterprises, Inc. (6.95%), Marten Transport, Ltd. (1.55%), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (29.69%), Heartland Express, Inc. (2.26%),

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 Old Dominion Freight Line stock?

Short selling ODFL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Old Dominion Freight Line as its price is falling. ODFL shares are trading down $7.86 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 Old Dominion Freight Line?

A short squeeze for Old Dominion Freight Line 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 ODFL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Old Dominion Freight Line'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 ODFL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:ODFL) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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