B. Riley Financial (RILY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.09 -0.14 (-4.33%) Closing price 04/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.16 +0.07 (+2.27%) As of 04/25/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock B. Riley Financial Short Interest DataB. Riley Financial (RILY) has a short interest of 8.34 million shares, representing 52.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 9.31% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.96 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,340,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,630,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+9.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$32.28 millionShort Interest Ratio4.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares30,497,000 sharesFloat Size15,900,000 sharesShort Percent of Float52.45%Today's Trading Volume439,142 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,955,754 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average22% Short Selling B. Riley Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for B. Riley Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRILY Short Interest Over TimeRILY Days to Cover Over TimeRILY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time B. Riley Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/20258,340,000 shares $32.28 million +9.3%52.5%4.3 $3.87 3/15/20257,630,000 shares $32.12 million -22.5%48.0%3.9 $4.21 2/28/20259,840,000 shares $62.88 million +10.7%62.4%5 $6.39 2/15/20258,890,000 shares $36.72 million +3.3%56.4%6.1 $4.13 1/31/20258,610,000 shares $39.69 million -12.3%55.0%10.1 $4.61 1/15/20259,820,000 shares $46.15 million -2.3%62.7%9.4 $4.70 12/31/202410,050,000 shares $46.13 million +2.2%64.6%7.1 $4.59 12/15/20249,830,000 shares $49.54 million +1.4%63.2%6.2 $5.04 11/30/20249,690,000 shares $56.78 million -5.8%62.3%5.4 $5.86 11/15/202410,290,000 shares $48.57 million +9.8%66.2%5 $4.72 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RILY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for B. Riley Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20249,370,000 shares $55.24 million -16.6%60.3%2.5 $5.90 10/15/202411,240,000 shares $55.64 million +5.1%72.3%3.1 $4.95 9/30/202410,700,000 shares $56.18 million -7.5%68.8%3.2 $5.25 9/15/202411,570,000 shares $70.11 million -4.9%74.4%3.6 $6.06 8/31/202412,170,000 shares $59.82 million -0.3%78.3%4 $4.92 8/15/202412,210,000 shares $61.54 million -0.7%78.5%4.5 $5.04 7/31/202412,290,000 shares $235.97 million +7.2%79.0%12.9 $19.20 7/15/202411,460,000 shares $191.04 million +26.5%73.7%9.3 $16.67 6/30/20249,060,000 shares $159.82 million +10.1%58.3%7.6 $17.64 6/15/20248,230,000 shares $169.54 million +3.5%52.9%7.3 $20.60 5/31/20247,950,000 shares $190.48 million -3.5%50.7%6.6 $23.96 5/15/20248,240,000 shares $265.00 million -8.8%52.2%5.7 $32.16 4/30/20249,030,000 shares $310.63 million -15.1%56.4%5.8 $34.40 4/15/202410,630,000 shares $216.00 million -13.3%65.5%7.2 $20.32 3/31/202412,260,000 shares $259.54 million -1.1%75.5%9 $21.17 3/15/202412,390,000 shares $217.82 million -7.3%76.3%8.9 $17.58 2/29/202413,370,000 shares $245.07 million +18.0%80.9%8.9 $18.33 2/15/202411,330,000 shares $200.31 million +9.2%68.5%8.1 $17.68 1/31/202410,380,000 shares $243.10 million -1.8%62.8%6.9 $23.42 1/15/202410,570,000 shares $244.91 million -4.4%63.9%7.8 $23.17 12/31/202311,060,000 shares $232.15 million +17.4%66.9%8.9 $20.99 12/15/20239,420,000 shares $192.64 million +10.1%57.0%8.2 $20.45 11/30/20238,560,000 shares $157.50 million +30.7%52.6%10.3 $18.40 11/15/20236,550,000 shares $159.03 million +56.3%40.2%10.3 $24.28 10/31/20234,190,000 shares $151.72 million +7.4%25.7%12.5 $36.21 10/15/20233,900,000 shares $155.22 million +1.8%23.9%14 $39.80 9/30/20233,830,000 shares $156.99 million +8.8%23.5%13.4 $40.99 9/15/20233,520,000 shares $161.00 million +6.7%21.6%12.5 $45.74 8/31/20233,300,000 shares $168.98 million +22.2%21.9%11.9 $51.21 8/15/20232,700,000 shares $139.81 million -6.9%17.9%10 $51.78Silicon Valley Gold Rush (Ad)A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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The World Economic Forum calls it “the most exciting human discovery since fire.” Whitney Tilson believes this trend could mint a new class of wealthy investors—and he’s sharing one stock to watch now, for free.Gates and Altman are betting big—see why 7/31/20232,900,000 shares $161.04 million -19.2%20.9%10.5 $55.53 7/15/20233,590,000 shares $178.14 million -1.6%26.4%12.6 $49.62 6/30/20233,650,000 shares $167.83 million -5.9%26.9%12.3 $45.98 6/15/20233,880,000 shares $159.12 million +4.3%28.6%11 $41.01 5/31/20233,720,000 shares $134.59 million -5.3%26.8%8.2 $36.18 5/15/20233,930,000 shares $130.99 million -3.4%27.7%7.5 $33.33 4/30/20234,070,000 shares $128.21 million -15.0%27.7%7 $31.50 4/15/20234,790,000 shares $133.98 million +11.7%33.6%8.6 $27.97 3/31/20234,290,000 shares $121.79 million +23.3%30.3%7.8 $28.39 3/15/20233,480,000 shares $107.60 million +1.5%24.6%6 $30.92 2/28/20233,430,000 shares $136.45 million +12.5%24.3%7.1 $39.78 2/15/20233,050,000 shares $137.65 million +10.5%21.3%6.9 $45.13 1/31/20232,760,000 shares $117.93 million -4.8%18.7%6.9 $42.73 1/15/20232,900,000 shares $116.41 million +9.9%19.7%7.7 $40.14 12/30/20222,640,000 shares $90.29 million +10.0%17.9%7.1 $34.20 12/15/20222,400,000 shares $99.74 million -4.0%16.2%7.1 $41.56 11/30/20222,500,000 shares $109.80 million -11.7%16.8%8.9 $43.92 11/15/20222,830,000 shares $126.08 million +2.9%19.0%10.5 $44.55 10/31/20222,750,000 shares $111.87 million +3.8%18.4%10.7 $40.68 10/15/20222,650,000 shares $108.28 million +6.9%18.0%12.2 $40.86 9/30/20222,480,000 shares $110.41 million -5.3%16.8%11.7 $44.52 9/15/20222,620,000 shares $124.24 million -3.0%17.8%12 $47.42 8/31/20222,700,000 shares $134.38 million -8.5%18.5%12.9 $49.77 8/15/20222,950,000 shares $170.69 million -2.6%20.0%13.5 $57.86 7/31/20223,030,000 shares $156.17 million -2.9%20.6%11.6 $51.54 7/15/20223,120,000 shares $134.35 million -1.9%19.9%10.6 $43.06 6/30/20223,180,000 shares $134.36 million +10.0%20.3%10 $42.25 6/15/20222,890,000 shares $138.49 million +5.5%18.5%9.2 $47.92 5/31/20222,740,000 shares $148.92 million -2.8%18.9%9.2 $54.35 5/15/20222,820,000 shares $136.26 million +21.6%19.1%8.8 $48.32 4/30/20222,320,000 shares $104.77 million +10.5%15.1%8 $45.16 4/15/20222,100,000 shares $119.53 million +8.3%13.7%8 $56.92 3/31/20221,940,000 shares $135.72 million -2.5%12.7%7 $69.96 3/15/20221,990,000 shares $128.69 million +19.9%13.0%7.2 $64.67 2/28/20221,660,000 shares $98.85 million -1.8%10.9%6 $59.55 2/15/20221,690,000 shares $110.49 million -4.5%11.0%6.6 $65.38 1/31/20221,770,000 shares $108.98 million +20.4%11.5%7.3 $61.57 1/15/20221,470,000 shares $118.79 million -4.6%9.4%6.1 $80.81 12/31/20211,540,000 shares $136.84 million -0.7%9.9%8.2 $88.86 12/15/20211,550,000 shares $119.95 million +2.7%9.9%8.7 $77.39 11/30/20211,510,000 shares $116.92 million -5.0%9.7%8 $77.43 11/15/20211,590,000 shares $124.43 million +1.3%10.4%8.2 $78.26 10/29/20211,570,000 shares $112.51 million +5.4%10.2%7.2 $71.66 10/15/20211,490,000 shares $92.02 million +5.7%9.7%7.1 $61.76 9/30/20211,410,000 shares $83.25 million +4.4%9.2%6.2 $59.04 9/15/20211,350,000 shares $81.86 million -2.2%8.8%5.2 $60.64 8/31/20211,380,000 shares $90.45 million +7.0%9.1%5 $65.54 8/13/20211,290,000 shares $84.66 million +0.8%8.5%4.5 $65.63 7/30/20211,280,000 shares $86.48 million -7.3%8.3%4.3 $67.56 7/15/20211,380,000 shares $96.16 million +5.3%9.1%4.3 $69.68Silicon Valley Gold Rush (Ad)A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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The World Economic Forum calls it “the most exciting human discovery since fire.” Whitney Tilson believes this trend could mint a new class of wealthy investors—and he’s sharing one stock to watch now, for free.Gates and Altman are betting big—see why 6/30/20211,310,000 shares $98.91 million +10.1%8.6%2.9 $75.50 6/15/20211,190,000 shares $81.74 million -4.0%7.8%2.6 $68.69 5/28/20211,240,000 shares $91.31 million -10.1%8.1%3 $73.64 5/14/20211,380,000 shares $105.57 million +19.0%9.0%3.2 $76.50 4/30/20211,160,000 shares $81.42 million +24.6%7.6%2.9 $70.19 4/15/2021930,900 shares $64.79 million +35.3%6.1%2.5 $69.60 3/31/2021688,300 shares $38.74 million -13.6%4.7%3 $56.28 3/15/2021796,600 shares $47.00 million +20.9%5.5%3.6 $59.00 2/26/2021659,100 shares $39.06 million +10.6%4.6%3.3 $59.27 2/12/2021596,100 shares $33.01 million +1.5%3.8%3.6 $55.37 1/29/2021587,400 shares $28.51 million -5.7%4.3%3.5 $48.53 1/15/2021622,800 shares $30.66 million +0.9%4.5%3.8 $49.23 12/31/2020617,300 shares $27.48 million -1.7%4.6%4.9 $44.52 12/15/2020628,100 shares $22.27 million +4.1%4.7%5.4 $35.46 11/30/2020603,500 shares $22.08 million +0.7%4.4%5.4 $36.58 11/15/2020599,300 shares $18.00 million -1.0%4.3%5.3 $30.04 10/30/2020605,500 shares $15.34 million +16.6%4.3%5.7 $25.34 10/15/2020519,400 shares $13.93 million -27.4%3.7%5 $26.81 9/30/2020715,300 shares $17.93 million -13.3%5.1%7 $25.06 9/15/2020825,300 shares $22.52 million +27.1%5.8%7.6 $27.29 8/31/2020649,400 shares $17.39 million -3.5%4.6%5.9 $26.78 8/14/2020672,900 shares $17.85 million -29.5%4.7%6 $26.52 7/31/2020955,000 shares $24.36 million -6.4%6.6%8.1 $25.51 7/15/20201,020,000 shares $22.25 million -8.1%7.0%8.6 $21.81 6/30/20201,110,000 shares $24.15 million +25.7%7.6%8.8 $21.76 6/15/2020882,900 shares $19.24 million +2.3%6.0%6.9 $21.79 5/29/2020862,800 shares $16.74 million +7.0%5.9%6.4 $19.40 5/15/2020806,400 shares $13.83 million +78.1%5.4%6.3 $17.15 4/30/2020452,900 shares $9.08 million -1.1%3.0%3.9 $20.04 RILY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is B. Riley Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of B. Riley Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, traders have sold 8,340,000 shares of RILY short. 52.45% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for B. Riley Financial? 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. RILY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting B. Riley Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of B. Riley Financial: IMC Chicago LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Castalian Partners LLC, Soros Fund Management LLC, Quarry LP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Warberg Asset Management LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for B. Riley Financial? 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. 52.45% of B. Riley Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is B. Riley Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? B. Riley Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,340,000 shares, an increase of 9.3% from the previous total of 7,630,000 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 B. Riley Financial's float size? B. Riley Financial currently has issued a total of 30,497,000 shares. Some of B. Riley Financial'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. B. Riley Financial currently has a public float of 15,900,000 shares. How does B. Riley Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 52.45% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to B. Riley Financial: Mesabi Trust (3.25%), Gladstone Land Co. (3.63%), Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (1.56%), Digital Turbine, Inc. (6.10%), BRT Apartments Corp. (1.45%), Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. (2.14%), San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (1.75%), Cartesian Growth Co. II (0.01%), Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (4.21%), Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (1.44%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short B. Riley Financial stock? Short selling RILY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from B. Riley Financial as its price is falling. RILY shares are trading down $0.14 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 B. Riley Financial? A short squeeze for B. Riley Financial 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 RILY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is B. Riley Financial'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 RILY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Mesabi Trust Short Interest Gladstone Land Short Interest Postal Realty Trust Short Interest Digital Turbine Short Interest BRT Apartments Short Interest Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Short Interest San Juan Basin Royalty Trust Short Interest Cartesian Growth Co. II Short Interest Bioceres Crop Solutions Short Interest Transcontinental Realty Investors Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:RILY) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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