Brookfield Business Partners (BBU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $24.72 -0.65 (-2.54%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.68 -0.05 (-0.20%) As of 02/21/2025 04:29 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Brookfield Business Partners Short Interest DataBrookfield Business Partners (BBU) has a short interest of 31,800 shares, representing 0.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 55.12% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 16,812 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest31,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest20,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+55.12%Dollar Volume Sold Short$697,374.00Short Interest Ratio1.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares74,280,000 sharesFloat Size71,310,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.04%Today's Trading Volume12,145 sharesAverage Trading Volume16,812 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average72% Short Selling Brookfield Business Partners? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Brookfield Business Partners and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBBU Short Interest Over TimeBBU Days to Cover Over TimeBBU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Brookfield Business Partners Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202531,800 shares $697,374.00 +55.1%0.0%1.7 $21.93 1/15/202520,500 shares $455,510.00 -34.7%0.0%1.2 $22.22 12/31/202431,400 shares $735,388.00 -27.2%0.0%1.9 $23.42 12/15/202443,100 shares $1.02 million -16.3%0.1%2.8 $23.68 11/30/202451,500 shares $1.36 million -32.2%0.1%3.5 $26.44 11/15/202476,000 shares $1.89 million +49.6%0.1%5.3 $24.82 10/31/202450,800 shares $1.14 million +7.4%0.1%3.6 $22.46 10/15/202447,300 shares $1.15 million -8.9%0.1%3.4 $24.22 9/30/202451,900 shares $1.23 million +11.4%0.1%3.6 $23.62 9/15/202446,600 shares $983,260.00 +2.0%0.1%3 $21.10 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BBU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Brookfield Business Partners and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202445,700 shares $932,280.00 +88.8%0.1%2.7 $20.40 8/15/202424,200 shares $487,630.00 +60.3%0.0%1.7 $20.15 7/31/202415,100 shares $307,738.00 -47.0%0.0%1.2 $20.38 7/15/202428,500 shares $570,000.00 +27.8%0.0%2.4 $20.00 6/30/202422,300 shares $420,355.00 -19.5%0.0%2 $18.85 6/15/202427,700 shares $534,432.72 +23.1%0.0%2.4 $19.29 5/31/202422,500 shares $406,800.00 +120.6%0.0%2 $18.08 5/15/202410,200 shares $201,756.00 -6.4%0.0%0.8 $19.78 4/30/202410,900 shares $205,029.00 +14.7%0.0%0.8 $18.81 4/15/20249,500 shares $186,770.00 -5.9%0.0%0.6 $19.66 3/31/202410,100 shares $223,159.50 +36.5%0.0%0.6 $22.10 3/15/20247,400 shares $152,884.00 -3.9%0.0%0.5 $20.66 2/29/20247,700 shares $165,242.00 -35.3%0.0%0.5 $21.46 2/15/202411,900 shares $272,629.00 -29.6%0.0%0.9 $22.91 1/31/202416,900 shares $365,547.00 -54.6%0.0%1.3 $21.63 1/15/202437,200 shares $725,772.00 +3.1%0.1%2.6 $19.51 12/31/202336,100 shares $742,938.00 +11.4%0.1%2.6 $20.58 12/15/202332,400 shares $633,420.00 +7.6%0.1%2.6 $19.55 11/30/202330,100 shares $496,951.00 -36.6%0.0%2.6 $16.51 11/15/202347,500 shares $749,550.00 +14.7%0.1%4.2 $15.78 10/31/202341,400 shares $512,532.00 +36.6%0.1%3.7 $12.38 10/15/202330,300 shares $429,048.00 +24.2%0.0%3.3 $14.16 9/30/202324,400 shares $370,880.00 +916.7%0.0%2.9 $15.20 9/15/20232,400 shares $40,728.00 -57.9%N/A0.3 $16.97 8/31/20235,700 shares $85,842.00 -14.9%0.0%0.6 $15.06 8/15/20236,700 shares $110,885.00 -33.7%0.0%0.7 $16.55 7/31/202310,100 shares $172,710.00 +18.8%0.0%1.1 $17.10 7/15/20238,500 shares $157,507.55 -29.2%0.0%0.9 $18.53 6/30/202312,000 shares $206,760.00 -69.7%0.0%1.2 $17.23 6/15/202339,600 shares $790,812.00 +37.5%0.1%3.7 $19.97How to trade Executive Order 14154 (Ad)Trump’s pen must be running out of ink… Since he returned to office he’s signed more than 50 Executive Orders. Among this blizzard of directives – ranging from slapping 25% tariffs on steel to banning the forced use of paper straws… Everyone seems to have missed the most important detail of all. Get the true, untold story of what’s hidden inside Executive Order 14154, here. 5/31/202328,800 shares $537,984.00 -7.7%0.0%2.2 $18.68 5/15/202331,200 shares $576,576.00 +6.5%0.0%2.2 $18.48 4/30/202329,300 shares $490,669.52 +3.9%0.0%1.8 $16.75 4/15/202328,200 shares $498,858.00 +1.4%0.0%1.7 $17.69 3/31/202327,800 shares $517,636.00 -79.7%0.0%1.6 $18.62 3/15/2023136,800 shares $2.30 million +6.5%0.2%5.9 $16.80 2/28/2023128,500 shares $2.31 million -5.8%0.2%5 $18.01 2/15/2023136,400 shares $2.61 million -0.9%0.2%5.1 $19.14 1/31/2023137,700 shares $2.86 million +3.1%0.2%4.9 $20.76 1/15/2023133,600 shares $2.44 million +10.1%0.2%4.8 $18.26 12/30/2022121,400 shares $2.06 million +36.4%0.2%4.2 $16.96 12/15/202289,000 shares $1.56 million +83.5%0.1%3.2 $17.49 11/30/202248,500 shares $919,560.00 +18.0%0.1%2.6 $18.96 11/15/202241,100 shares $862,689.00 +121.0%0.1%2.5 $20.99 10/31/202218,600 shares $421,104.00 -25.0%0.0%1.4 $22.64 10/15/202224,800 shares $462,768.00 +81.0%0.0%1.8 $18.66 9/30/202213,700 shares $266,602.00 -77.7%0.0%1 $19.46 9/15/202261,300 shares $1.42 million -2.9%0.1%3.6 $23.21 8/31/202263,100 shares $1.37 million -4.1%0.1%3.2 $21.69 8/15/202265,800 shares $1.69 million +4.9%0.1%2.6 $25.66 7/31/202262,700 shares $1.23 million -19.2%0.1%1.9 $19.65 7/15/202277,600 shares $1.49 million +0.3%0.1%2.1 $19.17 6/30/202277,400 shares $1.64 million -25.7%0.1%2 $21.19 6/15/2022104,100 shares $2.42 million -16.5%0.1%2.6 $23.20 5/31/2022124,600 shares $2.93 million +9.5%0.2%3 $23.54 5/15/2022113,800 shares $2.66 million +2.2%0.2%2.9 $23.38 4/30/2022111,400 shares $2.65 million +36.9%0.2%3.4 $23.81 4/15/202281,400 shares $2.32 million +6.5%0.1%2.8 $28.55 3/31/202276,400 shares $2.35 million +2.3%0.1%3.2 $30.72 3/15/202274,700 shares $1.98 million +1,233.9%0.1%3.9 $26.47 2/28/20225,600 shares $240,688.00 -61.6%0.0%0.4 $42.98 2/15/202214,600 shares $657,000.00 +55.3%0.0%1.1 $45.00 1/31/20229,400 shares $412,566.00 -24.2%0.0%0.7 $43.89 1/15/202212,400 shares $570,152.00 -11.4%0.0%1 $45.98 12/31/202114,000 shares $644,700.00 -36.1%0.0%1.1 $46.05 12/15/202121,900 shares $1.01 million +0.9%0.0%1.6 $46.29 11/30/202121,700 shares $978,887.00 +1.4%0.0%1.3 $45.11 11/15/202121,400 shares $1.08 million +10.9%0.0%1.3 $50.58 10/29/202119,300 shares $937,787.00 -41.7%0.0%1.1 $48.59 10/15/202133,100 shares $1.59 million +17.0%0.0%1.7 $48.13 9/30/202128,300 shares $1.30 million +103.6%0.0%1.4 $45.89 9/15/202113,900 shares $587,066.50 +90.4%0.0%0.6 $42.24 8/31/20217,300 shares $311,272.00 +49.0%0.0%0.3 $42.64 8/13/20214,900 shares $201,684.00 No ChangeN/A0 $41.16 7/15/202110,300 shares $468,753.00 -26.4%N/A0.5 $45.51 6/30/202114,000 shares $647,360.00 +288.9%N/A0.6 $46.24 6/15/20213,600 shares $163,440.00 -65.4%N/A0.2 $45.40 5/28/202110,400 shares $474,136.00 -36.6%N/A0.4 $45.59 5/14/202116,400 shares $746,692.00 +127.8%0.0%0.6 $45.53 4/30/20217,200 shares $316,800.00 +84.6%0.0%0.3 $44.00How to trade Executive Order 14154 (Ad)Trump’s pen must be running out of ink… Since he returned to office he’s signed more than 50 Executive Orders. Among this blizzard of directives – ranging from slapping 25% tariffs on steel to banning the forced use of paper straws… Everyone seems to have missed the most important detail of all. Get the true, untold story of what’s hidden inside Executive Order 14154, here. 4/15/20213,900 shares $156,702.00 +77.3%N/A0.1 $40.18 3/31/20212,200 shares $86,845.00 -48.8%N/A0.1 $39.48 3/15/20214,300 shares $172,774.00 -75.3%0.0%0.2 $40.18 2/26/202117,400 shares $737,064.00 +55.4%0.0%0.8 $42.36 2/12/202111,200 shares $472,640.00 -39.1%0.0%0.5 $42.20 1/29/202118,400 shares $670,496.00 -88.0%0.0%0.8 $36.44 1/15/2021153,400 shares $5.88 million +1.1%0.2%6.1 $38.34 12/31/2020151,800 shares $5.79 million +14.9%0.2%6.5 $38.12 12/15/2020132,100 shares $4.95 million -19.7%0.2%4.3 $37.46 11/30/2020164,600 shares $5.90 million -15.1%0.2%4.9 $35.85 11/15/2020193,800 shares $6.54 million +0.4%0.2%5.8 $33.75 10/30/2020193,100 shares $5.85 million -5.8%0.2%5.9 $30.28 10/15/2020204,900 shares $6.58 million -15.4%0.3%6.2 $32.09 9/30/2020242,100 shares $7.29 million -9.6%0.3%7.1 $30.13 9/15/2020267,800 shares $8.00 million -3.9%0.3%9.3 $29.87 8/31/2020278,600 shares $8.73 million -1.0%0.4%10 $31.32 8/14/2020281,400 shares $9.07 million +8.9%0.4%9.5 $32.24 7/31/2020258,500 shares $6.87 million -2.6%0.3%8.1 $26.58 7/15/2020265,300 shares $7.76 million -19.1%0.3%8.3 $29.26 6/30/2020327,900 shares $10.04 million -9.1%0.4%8.8 $30.61 6/15/2020360,600 shares $12.34 million -13.1%0.5%8.3 $34.22 5/29/2020415,000 shares $12.22 million -3.2%0.5%7.4 $29.45 5/15/2020428,700 shares $11.77 million -0.4%0.5%7.7 $27.46 4/30/2020430,600 shares $14.33 million +13.1%0.5%7.9 $33.28 4/15/2020380,600 shares $10.77 million +13.5%0.5%7.2 $28.29 3/31/2020335,200 shares $9.63 million +866.0%0.4%6.9 $28.74 3/13/202034,700 shares $917,121.00 +27.6%0.0%1.2 $26.43 2/28/202027,200 shares $518,976.00 -20.9%0.0%0.9 $19.08 BBU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Brookfield Business Partners' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Brookfield Business Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 31,800 shares of BBU short. 0.04% of Brookfield Business Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Brookfield Business Partners' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Brookfield Business Partners? 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. BBU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Brookfield Business Partners's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Brookfield Business Partners? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Brookfield Business Partners: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Brookfield Business Partners? 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. 0.04% of Brookfield Business Partners' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Brookfield Business Partners' short interest increasing or decreasing? Brookfield Business Partners saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 31,800 shares, an increase of 55.1% from the previous total of 20,500 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 Brookfield Business Partners' float size? Brookfield Business Partners currently has issued a total of 74,280,000 shares. Some of Brookfield Business Partners' 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. Brookfield Business Partners currently has a public float of 71,310,000 shares. How does Brookfield Business Partners' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.04% of Brookfield Business Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Brookfield Business Partners: Taylor Morrison Home Co. (2.06%), Installed Building Products, Inc. (6.23%), IES Holdings, Inc. (2.96%), Construction Partners, Inc. (5.91%), Century Communities, Inc. (7.28%), LGI Homes, Inc. (11.02%), Smith Douglas Homes Corp. (5.68%), Limbach Holdings, Inc. (5.56%), Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (1.79%), Landsea Homes Co. (4.39%), 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 Brookfield Business Partners stock? Short selling BBU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Brookfield Business Partners as its price is falling. BBU shares are trading down $0.65 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 Brookfield Business Partners? A short squeeze for Brookfield Business Partners 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 BBU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Brookfield Business Partners' 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 BBU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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