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Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$262.42 +2.54 (+0.98%)
(As of 11:02 AM ET)

Asbury Automotive Group Short Interest Data

Asbury Automotive Group (ABG) has a short interest of 2.36 million shares. This marks a -0.42% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.9, indicating that it would take 11.9 days of the average trading volume of 184,968 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,360,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,370,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$532.96 million
Short Interest Ratio
11.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
19,590,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
12.05%
Today's Trading Volume
29,257 shares
Average Trading Volume
184,968 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
16%
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ABG Short Interest Over Time

ABG Days to Cover Over Time

ABG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Asbury Automotive Group Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20242,360,000 shares $532.96 million -0.4%N/A11.9 $225.83
9/30/20242,370,000 shares $565.46 million +12.9%N/A11.6 $238.59
9/15/20242,100,000 shares $465.57 million +3.5%N/A10 $221.70
8/31/20242,030,000 shares $498.65 million +4.1%N/A10.5 $245.64
8/15/20241,950,000 shares $452.38 million +4.8%N/A11.4 $231.99
7/31/20241,860,000 shares $500.75 million No ChangeN/A10.2 $269.22
7/15/20241,860,000 shares $464.07 million -5.6%N/A10.3 $249.50
6/30/20241,970,000 shares $448.90 million -6.6%N/A11.3 $227.87
6/15/20242,110,000 shares $485.15 million +1.9%N/A12.6 $229.93
5/31/20242,070,000 shares $487.07 million +4.6%N/A12.6 $235.30
5/15/20241,980,000 shares $474.65 million -1.0%N/A11.7 $239.72
4/30/20242,000,000 shares $420.48 million -2.0%N/A11.1 $210.24
4/15/20242,040,000 shares $439.21 million +0.5%N/A11.7 $215.30
3/31/20242,030,000 shares $478.63 million +2.0%N/A12.2 $235.78
3/15/20241,990,000 shares $417.90 million -2.5%N/A12 $210.00
2/29/20242,040,000 shares $425.87 million +1.0%N/A11.9 $208.76
2/15/20242,020,000 shares $447.10 million -1.0%N/A12.4 $221.34
1/31/20242,040,000 shares $426.84 million +3.0%N/A13.6 $209.24
1/15/20241,980,000 shares $400.42 million +2.1%11.5%12.9 $202.23
12/31/20231,940,000 shares $436.44 million -2.5%N/A12.4 $224.97
12/15/20231,990,000 shares $463.72 million +3.1%N/A12.7 $233.03
11/30/20231,930,000 shares $404.95 million No ChangeN/A12.3 $209.82
11/15/20231,930,000 shares $429.89 million +2.1%N/A12.2 $222.74
10/31/20231,890,000 shares $361.44 million -4.6%N/A12 $191.24
10/15/20231,980,000 shares $420.55 million -6.2%N/A12.3 $212.40
9/30/20232,110,000 shares $485.45 million -5.0%N/A12.6 $230.07
9/15/20232,220,000 shares $499.79 million +2.8%N/A12.6 $225.13
8/31/20232,160,000 shares $496.50 million +0.9%N/A12.1 $229.86
8/15/20232,140,000 shares $477.69 million -0.5%N/A11.2 $223.22
7/31/20232,150,000 shares $485.04 million +2.4%N/A10.3 $225.60
7/15/20232,100,000 shares $510.85 million -1.9%N/A9.3 $243.26
6/30/20232,140,000 shares $514.54 million -9.7%N/A9.6 $240.44
6/15/20232,370,000 shares $542.30 million -2.1%N/A10.5 $228.82
5/31/20232,420,000 shares $506.26 million +1.7%N/A10.2 $209.20
5/15/20232,380,000 shares $480.90 million +5.8%N/A9.8 $202.06
4/30/20232,250,000 shares $435.29 million +1.4%N/A8.9 $193.46
4/15/20232,220,000 shares $462.36 million -3.9%N/A8.7 $208.27
3/31/20232,310,000 shares $485.10 million No ChangeN/A9.3 $210.00
3/15/20232,310,000 shares $460.36 million -1.7%N/A9.2 $199.29
2/28/20232,350,000 shares $533.69 million +3.5%N/A10.3 $227.10
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2/15/20232,270,000 shares $531.45 million -0.4%N/A10.5 $234.12
1/31/20232,280,000 shares $501.60 million +2.2%N/A11.1 $220.00
1/15/20232,230,000 shares $421.58 million +7.2%N/A12.5 $189.05
12/30/20222,080,000 shares $372.84 million +9.5%N/A11.3 $179.25
12/15/20221,900,000 shares $323.68 million No ChangeN/A9.5 $170.36
11/30/20221,900,000 shares $356.48 million -4.0%N/A10.2 $187.62
11/15/20221,980,000 shares $356.93 million -0.5%N/A10.7 $180.27
10/31/20221,990,000 shares $313.92 million No ChangeN/A10.8 $157.75
10/15/20221,990,000 shares $307.32 million +9.3%N/A11 $154.43
9/30/20221,820,000 shares $275.00 million +0.6%N/A10 $151.10
9/15/20221,810,000 shares $288.13 million -4.2%N/A10.7 $159.19
8/31/20221,890,000 shares $329.77 million -2.1%N/A10.7 $174.48
8/15/20221,930,000 shares $359.04 million +2.1%N/A10.1 $186.03
7/31/20221,890,000 shares $324.40 million +9.3%N/A9.4 $171.64
7/15/20221,730,000 shares $279.01 million +4.2%9.0%7.9 $161.28
6/30/20221,660,000 shares $281.10 million -2.4%8.7%7.1 $169.34
6/15/20221,700,000 shares $294.03 million +4.3%8.9%6.7 $172.96
5/31/20221,630,000 shares $295.27 million -4.1%N/A6.1 $181.15
5/15/20221,700,000 shares $326.37 million -1.2%N/A5.8 $191.98
4/30/20221,720,000 shares $315.98 million -1.7%N/A5.5 $183.71
4/15/20221,750,000 shares $268.91 million +6.7%N/A5.4 $153.66
3/31/20221,640,000 shares $262.73 million -12.8%N/A5 $160.20
3/15/20221,880,000 shares $348.74 million +1.1%N/A6.1 $185.50
2/28/20221,860,000 shares $361.04 million +14.1%N/A6 $194.11
2/15/20221,630,000 shares $285.97 million +19.0%N/A5.2 $175.44
1/31/20221,370,000 shares $220.53 million +1.5%N/A4.5 $160.97
1/15/20221,350,000 shares $225.73 million -2.9%N/A3.7 $167.21
12/31/20211,390,000 shares $240.09 million +6.1%N/A4 $172.73
12/15/20211,310,000 shares $226.73 million -0.8%N/A4 $173.08
11/30/20211,320,000 shares $216.00 million -10.2%N/A4.2 $163.64
11/15/20211,470,000 shares $270.48 million +2.8%N/A5.2 $184.00
10/29/20211,430,000 shares $279.87 million -5.9%7.5%5.7 $195.71
10/15/20211,520,000 shares $320.16 million +2.7%7.9%9.7 $210.63
9/30/20211,480,000 shares $291.18 million +2.1%7.7%9.5 $196.74
9/15/20211,450,000 shares $253.11 million +1.4%7.6%8.5 $174.56
8/31/20211,430,000 shares $266.32 million +4.4%7.5%8 $186.24
8/13/20211,370,000 shares $267.30 million -8.1%7.2%7.6 $195.11
7/30/20211,490,000 shares $306.14 million -6.9%7.8%8.1 $205.46
7/15/20211,600,000 shares $299.01 million +2.6%8.4%9 $186.88
6/30/20211,560,000 shares $267.34 million +1.3%8.2%8.5 $171.37
6/15/20211,540,000 shares $267.22 million +12.4%8.1%9.4 $173.52
5/28/20211,370,000 shares $271.66 million +3.0%7.2%8.9 $198.29
5/14/20211,330,000 shares $265.79 million -0.8%7.0%8 $199.84
4/30/20211,340,000 shares $273.52 million -16.8%7.0%7.9 $204.12
4/15/20211,610,000 shares $337.78 million -10.1%8.4%8.3 $209.80
3/31/20211,790,000 shares $359.92 million -1.7%9.4%9.1 $201.07
3/15/20211,820,000 shares $347.71 million -14.6%9.5%8.9 $191.05
2/26/20212,130,000 shares $356.99 million +1.4%11.2%10 $167.60
2/12/20212,100,000 shares $334.17 million +2.9%11.0%10 $159.13
1/29/20212,040,000 shares $299.59 million -1.0%10.7%9.2 $146.86
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1/15/20212,060,000 shares $340.68 million -5.1%10.8%9.6 $165.38
12/31/20202,170,000 shares $316.69 million -6.5%11.4%10.7 $145.94
12/15/20202,320,000 shares $324.34 million -2.9%12.2%10.9 $139.80
11/30/20202,390,000 shares $282.81 million -3.6%12.5%11.7 $118.33
11/15/20202,480,000 shares $297.50 million +6.4%13.0%12.6 $119.96
10/30/20202,330,000 shares $240.08 million +5.9%12.2%11.8 $103.04
10/15/20202,200,000 shares $246.99 million +7.8%11.5%10.9 $112.27
9/30/20202,040,000 shares $198.80 million -6.0%10.7%9.6 $97.45
9/15/20202,170,000 shares $231.56 million +0.5%11.4%9.8 $106.71
8/31/20202,160,000 shares $228.51 million +1.4%11.3%9.7 $105.79
8/14/20202,130,000 shares $231.21 million +0.5%11.2%9.1 $108.55
7/31/20202,120,000 shares $212.32 million -7.8%11.1%8.6 $100.15
7/15/20202,300,000 shares $223.31 million +4.1%12.1%9.2 $97.09
6/30/20202,210,000 shares $173.37 million -1.8%11.6%8.6 $78.45
6/15/20202,250,000 shares $175.61 million -16.0%11.8%8.1 $78.05
5/29/20202,680,000 shares $193.71 million -2.9%14.1%8.6 $72.28
5/15/20202,760,000 shares $171.95 million +11.7%14.5%8.8 $62.30
4/30/20202,470,000 shares $166.73 million +4.2%13.0%8 $67.50
4/15/20202,370,000 shares $143.27 million +17.3%12.4%8.1 $60.45
3/31/20202,020,000 shares $118.11 million +11.4%10.6%7.1 $58.47
3/13/20201,812,600 shares $109.54 million +2.4%9.5%8.6 $60.43
2/28/20201,770,000 shares $81.10 million +2.3%9.3%8.4 $45.82
2/14/20201,730,000 shares $140.74 million -0.6%9.1%8.7 $81.35
1/31/20201,740,000 shares $164.97 million +3.6%9.1%9.2 $94.81
1/15/20201,680,000 shares $168 million +1.8%8.8%9.1 $100.00
12/31/20191,650,000 shares $164.57 million -6.8%8.6%8.6 $99.74

ABG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Asbury Automotive Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Asbury Automotive Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 2,360,000 shares of ABG short. Learn More on Asbury Automotive Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Asbury Automotive Group?

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. ABG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on Asbury Automotive Group's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Asbury Automotive Group?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Asbury Automotive Group: Susquehanna International Group LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Asbury Automotive Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Asbury Automotive Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,360,000 shares, a decrease of 0.4% from the previous total of 2,370,000 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 Asbury Automotive Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Asbury Automotive Group: CarMax, Inc. (11.34%), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (6.77%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (9.84%), AutoNation, Inc. (8.49%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (14.37%), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (17.91%), Sonic Automotive, Inc. (11.77%), Monro, Inc. (12.22%), America's Car-Mart, Inc. (14.66%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (2.02%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Asbury Automotive Group stock?

Short selling ABG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Asbury Automotive Group as its price is falling. ABG shares are trading up $3.45 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 Asbury Automotive Group?

A short squeeze for Asbury Automotive Group 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 ABG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Asbury Automotive Group'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 ABG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.




This page (NYSE:ABG) was last updated on 11/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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