Smith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.03 -0.20 (-2.43%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.10 +0.08 (+0.93%) As of 06:21 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Smith & Wesson Brands Short Interest DataSmith & Wesson Brands (SWBI) has a short interest of 3.45 million shares, representing 8.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 37.45% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 551,646 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,450,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,510,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+37.45%Dollar Volume Sold Short$29.95 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares44,000,000 sharesFloat Size42,970,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.03%Today's Trading Volume1,002,998 sharesAverage Trading Volume551,646 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average182% Short Selling Smith & Wesson Brands? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Smith & Wesson Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSWBI Short Interest Over TimeSWBI Days to Cover Over TimeSWBI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Smith & Wesson Brands Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20253,450,000 shares $29.95 million +37.5%8.0%5.1 $8.68 6/15/20252,510,000 shares $26.38 million +13.1%5.8%4.2 $10.51 5/31/20252,220,000 shares $21.07 million -5.1%5.2%5.1 $9.49 5/15/20252,340,000 shares $22.79 million +3.1%5.5%5 $9.74 4/30/20252,270,000 shares $21.63 million +3.2%5.3%4.6 $9.53 4/15/20252,200,000 shares $20.15 million -6.0%5.1%4.5 $9.16 3/31/20252,340,000 shares $21.81 million +21.9%5.4%4.8 $9.32 3/15/20251,920,000 shares $19.28 million +23.9%4.5%3.8 $10.04 2/28/20251,550,000 shares $16.83 million -22.5%3.6%2.4 $10.86 2/15/20252,000,000 shares $21.52 million +36.1%4.6%3.4 $10.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SWBI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Smith & Wesson Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20251,470,000 shares $15.42 million +7.3%3.4%2.4 $10.49 1/15/20251,370,000 shares $13.92 million -3.5%3.2%2.2 $10.16 12/31/20241,420,000 shares $14.34 million -35.5%3.3%2.3 $10.10 12/15/20242,200,000 shares $24.24 million +33.3%5.1%3.7 $11.02 11/30/20241,650,000 shares $22.41 million -1.2%3.8%3 $13.58 11/15/20241,670,000 shares $21.83 million +7.1%3.8%3.8 $13.07 10/31/20241,560,000 shares $20.21 million +4.0%3.6%3.8 $12.96 10/15/20241,500,000 shares $19.56 million +4.2%3.4%4.1 $13.04 9/30/20241,440,000 shares $18.69 million -0.7%3.3%3.7 $12.98 9/15/20241,450,000 shares $19.00 million +14.2%3.3%3.2 $13.10 8/31/20241,270,000 shares $18.72 million +14.4%2.9%2.6 $14.74 8/15/20241,110,000 shares $16.52 million -15.9%2.5%2.5 $14.88 7/31/20241,320,000 shares $21.85 million -2.9%3.0%2.9 $16.55 7/15/20241,360,000 shares $21.24 million +13.3%3.1%3.2 $15.62 6/30/20241,200,000 shares $17.21 million No Change2.7%3.1 $14.34 6/15/20241,200,000 shares $19.20 million +14.3%2.7%3.3 $16.00 5/31/20241,050,000 shares $17.61 million -13.2%2.4%3.4 $16.77 5/15/20241,210,000 shares $19.61 million +5.2%2.7%3.2 $16.21 4/30/20241,150,000 shares $19.52 million +8.5%2.6%2.9 $16.97 4/15/20241,060,000 shares $17.49 million -7.8%2.4%2.6 $16.50 3/31/20241,150,000 shares $19.96 million -30.7%2.6%2.8 $17.36 3/15/20241,660,000 shares $29.12 million +2.5%3.7%4 $17.54 2/29/20241,620,000 shares $22.24 million +4.5%3.6%3.3 $13.73 2/15/20241,550,000 shares $21.19 million +2.7%3.5%3.7 $13.67 1/31/20241,510,000 shares $19.72 million -23.0%3.4%3.5 $13.06 1/15/20241,960,000 shares $26.46 million -4.9%4.4%4.1 $13.50 12/31/20232,060,000 shares $27.93 million -1.9%4.6%4.1 $13.56 12/15/20232,100,000 shares $27.38 million +16.7%4.7%4 $13.04 11/30/20231,800,000 shares $24.75 million -21.4%4.0%3.4 $13.75 11/15/20232,290,000 shares $33.02 million -10.9%5.1%4.4 $14.42A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing in (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 10/31/20232,570,000 shares $37.86 million +11.3%5.7%5 $14.73 10/15/20232,310,000 shares $32.71 million +22.2%5.1%4.8 $14.16 9/30/20231,890,000 shares $24.40 million -8.7%4.2%4.2 $12.91 9/15/20232,070,000 shares $23.74 million -9.2%4.6%4.3 $11.47 8/31/20232,280,000 shares $26.77 million -9.9%5.1%4 $11.74 8/15/20232,530,000 shares $32.84 million -7.7%5.6%5 $12.98 7/31/20232,740,000 shares $34.88 million -8.4%6.1%5.5 $12.73 7/15/20232,990,000 shares $39.32 million +18.7%6.6%5.9 $13.15 6/30/20232,520,000 shares $32.86 million -31.0%5.6%5 $13.04 6/15/20233,650,000 shares $44.24 million +46.0%8.1%6.9 $12.12 5/31/20232,500,000 shares $29.33 million +0.8%5.6%5.3 $11.73 5/15/20232,480,000 shares $29.41 million -21.8%5.5%5.1 $11.86 4/30/20233,170,000 shares $38.10 million +29.4%7.1%6.3 $12.02 4/15/20232,450,000 shares $29.94 million +5.2%5.5%4.6 $12.22 3/31/20232,330,000 shares $28.68 million -14.3%5.2%3.9 $12.31 3/15/20232,720,000 shares $29.92 million +2.6%6.1%4.4 $11.00 2/28/20232,650,000 shares $28.99 million +10.0%5.9%3.9 $10.94 2/15/20232,410,000 shares $26.87 million -13.3%5.4%3.6 $11.15 1/31/20232,780,000 shares $30.80 million -0.4%6.2%4 $11.08 1/15/20232,790,000 shares $28.60 million +8.6%6.3%3.9 $10.25 12/30/20222,570,000 shares $22.31 million +4.1%5.8%3.6 $8.68 12/15/20222,470,000 shares $21.66 million -11.8%5.5%3.5 $8.77 11/30/20222,800,000 shares $32.96 million +17.2%6.3%3.5 $11.77 11/15/20222,390,000 shares $29.11 million -15.0%5.4%3.2 $12.18 10/31/20222,810,000 shares $31.72 million -19.5%6.3%3.7 $11.29 10/15/20223,490,000 shares $36.02 million -7.7%7.9%4.5 $10.32 9/30/20223,780,000 shares $39.20 million -10.4%8.5%4.6 $10.37 9/15/20224,220,000 shares $49.75 million +2.2%9.5%4.1 $11.79 8/31/20224,130,000 shares $54.93 million +7.3%9.3%4.1 $13.30 8/15/20223,850,000 shares $58.21 million -1.3%8.7%3.6 $15.12 7/31/20223,900,000 shares $56.75 million -24.3%8.8%3.6 $14.55 7/15/20225,150,000 shares $67.72 million +55.6%11.6%4.8 $13.15 6/30/20223,310,000 shares $43.46 million +8.5%7.4%3.2 $13.13 6/15/20223,050,000 shares $44.32 million +15.1%6.9%3.2 $14.53 5/31/20222,650,000 shares $41.02 million +1.5%6.0%3.3 $15.48 5/15/20222,610,000 shares $36.91 million -0.8%5.9%2.8 $14.14 4/30/20222,630,000 shares $36.11 million -11.7%5.9%2.9 $13.73 4/15/20222,980,000 shares $43.87 million +14.2%6.7%3.1 $14.72 3/31/20222,610,000 shares $39.49 million -3.3%5.9%2.6 $15.13 3/15/20222,700,000 shares $42.42 million -3.2%6.1%2.6 $15.71 2/28/20222,790,000 shares $49.19 million -3.1%5.9%2.3 $17.63 2/15/20222,880,000 shares $51.21 million -5.9%6.1%2.6 $17.78 1/31/20223,060,000 shares $52.26 million +1.3%6.5%2.7 $17.08 1/15/20223,020,000 shares $52.73 million +23.3%6.4%2.7 $17.46 12/31/20212,450,000 shares $43.61 million -18.3%5.2%2.3 $17.80 12/15/20213,000,000 shares $54.39 million -7.7%6.4%2.9 $18.13 11/30/20213,250,000 shares $73.94 million -6.9%6.9%3.2 $22.75 11/15/20213,490,000 shares $81.67 million -2.2%7.5%3.5 $23.40 10/29/20213,570,000 shares $76.76 million -1.1%7.6%3.5 $21.50 10/15/20213,610,000 shares $76.28 million -1.1%7.7%3.2 $21.13A new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing in (Ad)A little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.To help you get started, we're giving away a FREE Wealth Protection Guide that shows you exactly how 9/30/20213,650,000 shares $75.77 million -14.9%7.8%2.7 $20.76 9/15/20214,290,000 shares $89.58 million +21.9%9.2%2.1 $20.88 8/31/20213,520,000 shares $84.94 million -3.6%7.5%1.2 $24.13 8/13/20213,650,000 shares $87.89 million -1.4%7.8%1.3 $24.08 7/30/20213,700,000 shares $86.77 million +10.5%8.0%1.3 $23.45 7/15/20213,350,000 shares $86.06 million -44.5%7.3%1.1 $25.69 6/30/20216,040,000 shares $209.59 million +14.2%13.1%2.1 $34.70 6/15/20215,290,000 shares $108.50 million +5.4%11.5%2.3 $20.51 5/28/20215,020,000 shares $106.73 million +23.0%9.8%3.3 $21.26 5/14/20214,080,000 shares $80.62 million -1.0%8.0%2.5 $19.76 4/30/20214,120,000 shares $72.90 million -5.9%8.0%2.4 $17.70 4/15/20214,380,000 shares $81.56 million +7.4%8.5%2.4 $18.62 3/31/20214,080,000 shares $68.34 million -24.0%7.9%1.9 $16.75 3/15/20215,370,000 shares $100.15 million +20.1%10.4%2.2 $18.65 2/26/20214,470,000 shares $77.33 million -29.8%8.7%1.7 $17.30 2/12/20216,370,000 shares $115.04 million -4.6%11.8%2.5 $18.06 1/29/20216,680,000 shares $111.56 million +11.2%12.4%2.5 $16.70 1/15/20216,010,000 shares $129.58 million No Change11.1%2.2 $21.56 SWBI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Smith & Wesson Brands' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Smith & Wesson Brands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 3,450,000 shares of SWBI short. 8.03% of Smith & Wesson Brands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Smith & Wesson Brands' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Smith & Wesson Brands? 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. SWBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Smith & Wesson Brands's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Smith & Wesson Brands? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Smith & Wesson Brands: Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Smith & Wesson Brands? 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. 8.03% of Smith & Wesson Brands' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Smith & Wesson Brands' short interest increasing or decreasing? Smith & Wesson Brands saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,450,000 shares, an increase of 37.5% from the previous total of 2,510,000 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 Smith & Wesson Brands' float size? Smith & Wesson Brands currently has issued a total of 44,000,000 shares. Some of Smith & Wesson Brands' 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. Smith & Wesson Brands currently has a public float of 42,970,000 shares. How does Smith & Wesson Brands' short interest compare to its competitors? 8.03% of Smith & Wesson Brands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Smith & Wesson Brands: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (3.13%), Outdoor Holding Company (4.92%), Wrap Technologies, Inc. (4.16%), Momentus Inc. (5.71%), Redwire Corporation (17.99%), Lazydays Holdings, Inc. (2.17%), Malibu Boats, Inc. (7.81%), MASTERCRAFT BOAT HOLDINGS, INC. (7.03%), Johnson Outdoors Inc. (7.45%), Marine Products Corporation (2.99%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Smith & Wesson Brands stock? Short selling SWBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Smith & Wesson Brands as its price is falling. SWBI shares are trading down $0.20 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 Smith & Wesson Brands? A short squeeze for Smith & Wesson Brands 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 SWBI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Smith & Wesson Brands' 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 SWBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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