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Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$43.78 +1.04 (+2.43%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Build-A-Bear Workshop Short Interest Data

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has a short interest of 1.57 million shares, representing 12.55% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.85% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.7, indicating that it would take 5.7 days of the average trading volume of 239,548 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,570,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,650,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.85%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$59.64 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
13,440,000 shares
Float Size
12,510,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
12.55%
Today's Trading Volume
385,979 shares
Average Trading Volume
239,548 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
161%
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BBW Short Interest Over Time

BBW Days to Cover Over Time

BBW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Build-A-Bear Workshop Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/20241,570,000 shares $59.64 million -4.9%12.6%5.7 $37.99
11/15/20241,650,000 shares $59.86 million -11.8%13.2%6 $36.28
10/31/20241,870,000 shares $71.23 million +1.6%15.0%7 $38.09
10/15/20241,840,000 shares $67.71 million -2.7%14.7%7 $36.80
9/30/20241,890,000 shares $64.81 million +2.7%15.2%7.1 $34.29
9/15/20241,840,000 shares $56.89 million -4.2%14.8%7.2 $30.92
8/31/20241,920,000 shares $64.09 million -4.0%15.1%8.3 $33.38
8/15/20242,000,000 shares $54.58 million +1.5%15.8%9.2 $27.29
7/31/20241,970,000 shares $53.43 million +23.9%15.6%9.3 $27.12
7/15/20241,590,000 shares $40.77 million No Change12.6%7.4 $25.64
6/30/20241,590,000 shares $40.18 million +6.0%12.6%8.1 $25.27
6/15/20241,500,000 shares $37.85 million -2.6%11.9%7.8 $25.23
5/31/20241,540,000 shares $41.69 million +9.2%12.0%6.7 $27.07
5/15/20241,410,000 shares $42.79 million -12.4%11.1%7.1 $30.35
4/30/20241,610,000 shares $48.54 million No Change12.6%8.1 $30.15
4/15/20241,610,000 shares $44.40 million -9.0%12.7%7.6 $27.58
3/31/20241,770,000 shares $52.87 million -11.1%13.5%8 $29.87
3/15/20241,990,000 shares $59.66 million -3.9%15.2%8.3 $29.98
2/29/20242,070,000 shares $49.56 million -1.4%15.8%9.2 $23.94
2/15/20242,100,000 shares $47.65 million -2.3%16.0%8.3 $22.69
1/31/20242,150,000 shares $48.44 million -4.4%16.4%8.5 $22.53
1/15/20242,250,000 shares $49.91 million +8.2%17.3%9.1 $22.18
12/31/20232,080,000 shares $47.82 million +12.4%16.0%8.3 $22.99
12/15/20231,850,000 shares $43.60 million -10.2%14.2%7.6 $23.57
11/30/20232,060,000 shares $50.39 million -1.9%15.9%8.6 $24.46
11/15/20232,100,000 shares $54.92 million +7.1%15.9%9.7 $26.15
10/31/20231,960,000 shares $48.59 million +11.4%14.9%8.4 $24.79
10/15/20231,760,000 shares $47.27 million -1.1%13.3%7.8 $26.86
9/30/20231,780,000 shares $52.35 million +14.1%13.5%8 $29.41
9/15/20231,560,000 shares $43.48 million +25.8%11.8%7.1 $27.87
8/31/20231,240,000 shares $32.69 million No Change9.4%5.5 $26.36
8/15/20231,240,000 shares $31.57 million +0.8%9.5%5 $25.46
7/31/20231,230,000 shares $30.20 million +0.8%9.4%4.9 $24.55
7/15/20231,220,000 shares $27.07 million -6.2%9.3%4.5 $22.19
6/30/20231,300,000 shares $27.87 million -12.2%9.9%4.4 $21.44
6/15/20231,480,000 shares $30.61 million -12.4%11.3%4.8 $20.68
5/31/20231,690,000 shares $30.72 million -12.9%12.5%4.7 $18.18
5/15/20231,940,000 shares $41.57 million +3.7%14.4%5.6 $21.43
4/30/20231,870,000 shares $43.38 million +11.3%13.8%5.7 $23.20
4/15/20231,680,000 shares $43.68 million +28.2%12.8%5.3 $26.00
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3/31/20231,310,000 shares $30.44 million -20.6%9.8%4.2 $23.24
3/15/20231,650,000 shares $39.07 million -7.3%12.3%5.4 $23.68
2/28/20231,780,000 shares $37.29 million -12.3%13.4%6.6 $20.95
2/15/20232,030,000 shares $48.52 million -2.9%15.2%7.2 $23.90
1/31/20232,090,000 shares $51.33 million -2.3%15.6%7.2 $24.56
1/15/20232,140,000 shares $52.07 million -2.7%16.0%7.3 $24.33
12/30/20222,200,000 shares $52.45 million +14.0%16.4%7.8 $23.84
12/15/20221,930,000 shares $48.48 million +45.1%14.4%6.7 $25.12
11/30/20221,330,000 shares $31.59 million -0.8%9.8%4.6 $23.75
11/15/20221,340,000 shares $25.00 million -2.9%9.9%4.8 $18.66
10/31/20221,380,000 shares $24.27 million -8.6%10.2%4.9 $17.59
10/15/20221,510,000 shares $21.12 million -17.0%11.2%5.3 $13.99
9/30/20221,820,000 shares $24.26 million +5.8%14.1%6.1 $13.33
9/15/20221,720,000 shares $24.49 million -7.0%13.3%4.9 $14.24
8/31/20221,850,000 shares $28.34 million +0.5%13.7%5.2 $15.32
8/15/20221,840,000 shares $33.67 million -4.7%13.7%5.3 $18.30
7/31/20221,930,000 shares $30.82 million +1.1%14.3%5.4 $15.97
7/15/20221,910,000 shares $30.43 million +3.2%14.2%5.4 $15.93
6/30/20221,850,000 shares $30.38 million +6.9%13.2%5.2 $16.42
6/15/20221,730,000 shares $31.33 million -6.0%12.3%5.4 $18.11
5/31/20221,840,000 shares $37.52 million +26.9%13.6%5.4 $20.39
5/15/20221,450,000 shares $27.27 million +6.6%10.7%4.4 $18.81
4/30/20221,360,000 shares $25.76 million +8.8%10.1%4.3 $18.94
4/15/20221,250,000 shares $22.43 million +12.6%9.3%4 $17.94
3/31/20221,110,000 shares $20.29 million -9.8%7.8%3.2 $18.28
3/15/20221,230,000 shares $20.71 million +20.6%8.7%3.4 $16.84
2/28/20221,020,000 shares $20.84 million -7.3%7.2%3.1 $20.43
2/15/20221,100,000 shares $22.67 million +0.9%7.8%2.9 $20.61
1/31/20221,090,000 shares $19.45 million +7.9%7.7%3 $17.84
1/15/20221,010,000 shares $18.96 million +47.9%7.2%3 $18.77
12/31/2021683,000 shares $13.33 million -19.3%4.9%2.2 $19.52
12/15/2021846,300 shares $16.49 million -7.5%6.0%3.1 $19.48
11/30/2021915,100 shares $15.61 million +3.8%6.6%3.7 $17.06
11/15/2021882,000 shares $15.84 million -5.6%6.4%4.7 $17.96
10/29/2021934,600 shares $14.65 million +9.9%6.8%5.1 $15.68
10/15/2021850,800 shares $13.20 million +15.7%6.2%4.6 $15.52
9/30/2021735,300 shares $12.46 million +3.7%5.4%3.3 $16.94
9/15/2021709,000 shares $12.42 million -5.1%5.2%2.9 $17.52
8/31/2021746,900 shares $13.92 million +8.9%5.5%2.6 $18.64
8/13/2021685,800 shares $9.92 million +6.0%5.0%1.4 $14.46
7/30/2021647,100 shares $9.84 million -2.8%4.7%1.3 $15.20
7/15/2021666,000 shares $10.56 million -11.3%4.9%1.3 $15.85
6/30/2021751,200 shares $13.00 million -9.6%5.5%1.5 $17.31
6/15/2021831,000 shares $13.97 million -25.8%6.1%1.7 $16.81
5/28/20211,120,000 shares $17.10 million +56.3%8.2%2.3 $15.27
5/14/2021716,500 shares $6.03 million +40.2%5.2%2.3 $8.42
4/30/2021511,000 shares $4.02 million +14.1%3.7%1.5 $7.86
4/15/2021447,900 shares $3.72 million -18.3%3.3%0.8 $8.30
3/31/2021548,400 shares $3.83 million -10.9%4.1%1 $6.99
3/15/2021615,700 shares $5.10 million +28.4%4.6%1.2 $8.29
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2/26/2021479,400 shares $3.19 million +7.9%3.7%1 $6.66
2/12/2021444,200 shares $2.85 million -13.4%3.4%1 $6.41
1/29/2021512,800 shares $2.62 million -12.8%3.9%1.3 $5.10
1/15/2021588,200 shares $2.71 million -1.3%4.5%2.3 $4.60
12/31/2020596,100 shares $2.54 million -3.6%4.6%4.1 $4.26
12/15/2020618,400 shares $2.72 million -7.7%4.8%3.8 $4.40
11/30/2020669,800 shares $2.81 million +25.0%5.3%3.8 $4.19
11/15/2020535,900 shares $2.42 million -21.4%4.3%2.8 $4.52
10/30/2020681,800 shares $2.26 million -3.5%5.4%3.9 $3.32
10/15/2020706,300 shares $2.28 million +4.2%5.6%5.2 $3.23
9/30/2020678,000 shares $1.70 million -57.1%5.2%4.8 $2.50
9/15/20201,580,000 shares $5.02 million -15.1%12.2%11.8 $3.18
8/31/20201,860,000 shares $4.80 million -9.3%14.5%13.7 $2.58
8/14/20202,050,000 shares $4.90 million -2.8%15.9%13.9 $2.39
7/31/20202,110,000 shares $4.85 million +6.0%18.4%12.2 $2.30
7/15/20201,990,000 shares $4.34 million -2.0%17.4%9.5 $2.18
6/30/20202,030,000 shares $4.20 million +8.0%17.9%7.6 $2.07
6/15/20201,880,000 shares $5.09 million -2.6%16.5%6.4 $2.71
5/29/20201,930,000 shares $4.38 million -2.0%17.1%6.4 $2.27
5/15/20201,970,000 shares $3.53 million +11.3%15.9%7 $1.79
4/30/20201,770,000 shares $4.50 million +9.9%14.3%6.8 $2.54
4/15/20201,610,000 shares $3.28 million +7.3%13.0%6.1 $2.04
3/31/20201,500,000 shares $3.38 million -8.4%11.8%5.9 $2.25
3/13/20201,637,100 shares $2.78 million -3.1%11.7%7.2 $1.70
2/28/20201,690,000 shares $2.87 million +5.6%13.3%7.4 $1.70
2/14/20201,600,000 shares $4.86 million +1.3%12.6%6.6 $3.04
1/31/20201,580,000 shares $6.57 million -12.7%12.5%6.3 $4.16
1/15/20201,810,000 shares $7.98 million No Change14.3%6.5 $4.41
12/31/20191,810,000 shares $8.76 million -1.1%14.3%7.3 $4.84

BBW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Build-A-Bear Workshop's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 1,570,000 shares of BBW short. 12.55% of Build-A-Bear Workshop's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Build-A-Bear Workshop's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Build-A-Bear Workshop?

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. BBW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Build-A-Bear Workshop?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Build-A-Bear Workshop: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Build-A-Bear Workshop?

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. 12.55% of Build-A-Bear Workshop's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Build-A-Bear Workshop saw a drop in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,570,000 shares, a drop of 4.8% from the previous total of 1,650,000 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop's float size?

Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has issued a total of 13,440,000 shares. Some of Build-A-Bear Workshop'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. Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has a public float of 12,510,000 shares.

How does Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest compare to its competitors?

12.55% of Build-A-Bear Workshop's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Build-A-Bear Workshop: Camping World Holdings, Inc. (7.25%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (9.93%), Krispy Kreme, Inc. (22.94%), Savers Value Village, Inc. (23.81%), Arhaus, Inc. (12.65%), Sendas Distribuidora S.A. (2.60%), Qurate Retail, Inc. (1.19%), The RealReal, Inc. (19.61%), D-Market Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. (0.24%), Arko Corp. (3.58%),

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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Build-A-Bear Workshop stock?

Short selling BBW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Build-A-Bear Workshop as its price is falling. BBW shares are trading up $1.04 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop?

A short squeeze for Build-A-Bear Workshop 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 BBW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Build-A-Bear Workshop'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 BBW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NYSE:BBW) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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