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Eagle Materials (EXP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$226.71 +2.93 (+1.31%)
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Eagle Materials Short Interest Data

Eagle Materials (EXP) has a short interest of 1.23 million shares, representing 3.74% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.51% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 331,273 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,230,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,390,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-11.51%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$272.92 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
33,288,000 shares
Float Size
32,900,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.74%
Today's Trading Volume
309,595 shares
Average Trading Volume
331,273 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
93%
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EXP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

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Eagle Materials Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/31/20251,230,000 shares $272.92 million -11.5%3.7%3.1 $221.89
3/15/20251,390,000 shares $297.10 million +43.1%4.2%3.9 $213.74
2/28/2025971,700 shares $219.73 million +7.4%3.0%2.8 $226.13
2/15/2025904,900 shares $228.46 million +9.8%2.8%2.8 $252.47
1/31/2025824,500 shares $211.57 million +2.3%2.5%2.8 $256.60
1/15/2025806,000 shares $202.35 million +12.4%2.4%2.8 $251.06
12/31/2024716,800 shares $176.88 million -24.6%2.2%2.6 $246.76
12/15/2024950,000 shares $259.65 million +0.3%2.9%3.5 $273.32
11/30/2024947,400 shares $292.67 million +0.2%2.9%3.3 $308.92
11/15/2024945,100 shares $285.11 million -12.5%2.9%3.4 $301.67
10/31/20241,080,000 shares $308.30 million -10.7%3.3%3.9 $285.46
10/15/20241,210,000 shares $358.04 million +8.0%3.6%4 $295.90
9/30/20241,120,000 shares $322.29 million -6.7%3.4%3.5 $287.76
9/15/20241,200,000 shares $324.82 million +30.5%3.6%3.5 $270.68
8/31/2024919,600 shares $237.03 million -18.6%2.8%2.7 $257.75
8/15/20241,130,000 shares $284.06 million +2.7%3.4%3.3 $251.38
7/31/20241,100,000 shares $299.54 million -20.3%3.3%3.1 $272.31
7/15/20241,380,000 shares $321.73 million +2.2%4.1%4.2 $233.14
6/30/20241,350,000 shares $293.57 million +1.5%4.0%4.3 $217.46
6/15/20241,330,000 shares $301.35 million +44.9%4.0%4.4 $226.58
5/31/2024917,800 shares $213.10 million +22.6%2.8%3 $232.19
5/15/2024748,400 shares $204.96 million -11.3%2.2%2.6 $273.86
4/30/2024843,400 shares $211.26 million -3.1%2.5%2.9 $250.49
4/15/2024870,600 shares $217.67 million -17.9%2.6%2.7 $250.02
3/31/20241,060,000 shares $288.06 million +6.7%3.1%3.5 $271.75
3/15/2024993,200 shares $247.99 million +29.9%2.9%3.5 $249.69
2/29/2024764,600 shares $193.86 million +1.7%2.3%2.8 $253.55
2/15/2024751,500 shares $187.20 million +32.5%2.2%2.8 $249.11
1/31/2024567,300 shares $128.31 million +2.2%1.7%2.2 $226.18
1/15/2024555,200 shares $112.66 million -1.5%1.6%2.2 $202.91
12/31/2023563,700 shares $114.34 million -28.8%1.6%2.2 $202.84
12/15/2023791,400 shares $161.05 million -5.3%2.3%3 $203.50
11/30/2023836,000 shares $151.36 million -14.9%2.4%3 $181.05
11/15/2023982,000 shares $169.90 million +4.8%2.9%3.3 $173.01
10/31/2023937,100 shares $144.32 million +18.5%2.7%3.1 $154.01
10/15/2023790,600 shares $130.08 million -23.2%2.3%2.6 $164.53
9/30/20231,030,000 shares $171.52 million -20.2%3.0%3.3 $166.52
9/15/20231,290,000 shares $224.40 million -1.5%3.7%4.1 $173.95
8/31/20231,310,000 shares $248.14 million +47.0%3.8%4 $189.42
8/15/2023891,400 shares $164.14 million +8.0%2.6%2.7 $184.14
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7/31/2023825,500 shares $152.22 million +3.4%2.4%2.4 $184.40
7/15/2023798,700 shares $149.99 million -6.8%2.3%2.3 $187.79
6/30/2023857,000 shares $159.83 million -19.9%2.5%2.5 $186.50
6/15/20231,070,000 shares $181.33 million +54.9%3.1%3.3 $169.47
5/31/2023690,900 shares $112.58 million -13.6%2.0%2.2 $162.95
5/15/2023799,300 shares $127.60 million +12.7%2.3%2.7 $159.64
4/30/2023709,000 shares $105.08 million +1.9%2.0%2.6 $148.21
4/15/2023695,500 shares $99.97 million -8.0%2.0%2.6 $143.74
3/31/2023755,600 shares $110.88 million +10.8%2.1%2.8 $146.75
3/15/2023681,900 shares $89.75 million -17.1%1.9%2.5 $131.62
2/28/2023822,400 shares $115.40 million +2.2%2.3%3.1 $140.32
2/15/2023805,100 shares $117.81 million -5.1%2.3%3.2 $146.33
1/31/2023848,600 shares $123.96 million +5.6%2.4%3.4 $146.08
1/15/2023803,600 shares $115.87 million +0.6%2.2%3.1 $144.19
12/30/2022798,800 shares $106.12 million -8.7%2.2%3 $132.85
12/15/2022874,900 shares $118.21 million +16.8%2.4%3.1 $135.11
11/30/2022749,000 shares $102.12 million -21.1%2.1%2.5 $136.34
11/15/2022949,800 shares $122.52 million -11.2%2.6%3.1 $129.00
10/31/20221,070,000 shares $130.87 million -9.3%2.9%3.5 $122.31
10/15/20221,180,000 shares $131.00 million +6.3%3.2%3.9 $111.02
9/30/20221,110,000 shares $118.97 million -13.3%3.0%3.8 $107.18
9/15/20221,280,000 shares $145.96 million +17.4%3.4%3.8 $114.03
8/31/20221,090,000 shares $130.39 million +7.9%2.9%3.4 $119.62
8/15/20221,010,000 shares $136.63 million -2.9%2.7%3 $135.28
7/31/20221,040,000 shares $131.51 million -16.8%2.8%2.9 $126.45
7/15/20221,250,000 shares $142.59 million +15.7%3.3%3.4 $114.07
6/30/20221,080,000 shares $118.74 million -16.3%2.9%2.8 $109.94
6/15/20221,290,000 shares $155.05 million +5.7%3.4%3.1 $120.19
5/31/20221,220,000 shares $159.28 million -3.9%3.2%3 $130.56
5/15/20221,270,000 shares $156.32 million +7.6%3.3%3 $123.09
4/30/20221,180,000 shares $145.52 million +5.4%3.0%2.9 $123.32
4/15/20221,120,000 shares $138.64 million -3.5%2.9%2.7 $123.79
3/31/20221,160,000 shares $148.90 million +7.4%3.0%2.8 $128.36
3/15/20221,080,000 shares $144.83 million +9.4%2.8%3 $134.10
2/28/2022987,100 shares $135.06 million +4.6%2.5%3.1 $136.83
2/15/2022943,900 shares $135.54 million -0.6%2.4%3.1 $143.60
1/31/2022949,800 shares $138.53 million +31.9%2.4%3.1 $145.85
1/15/2022720,300 shares $114.43 million +3.7%1.8%2.4 $158.87
12/31/2021694,300 shares $115.57 million -11.4%1.7%2.4 $166.46
12/15/2021783,500 shares $126.89 million -7.7%2.0%2.6 $161.95
11/30/2021849,100 shares $130.95 million -25.5%2.1%2.6 $154.22
11/15/20211,140,000 shares $184.63 million -8.1%2.8%3.3 $161.96
10/29/20211,240,000 shares $183.97 million -3.1%3.1%3.5 $148.36
10/15/20211,280,000 shares $180.65 million +3.2%3.1%3.6 $141.13
9/30/20211,240,000 shares $162.64 million +0.8%3.0%3.4 $131.16
9/15/20211,230,000 shares $176.95 million +15.0%3.0%3.1 $143.86
8/31/20211,070,000 shares $167.82 million +2.9%2.6%2.8 $156.84
8/13/20211,040,000 shares $159.66 million +9.7%2.5%2.6 $153.52
7/30/2021948,100 shares $133.99 million -20.3%2.3%2.1 $141.32
7/15/20211,190,000 shares $164.43 million +14.4%2.8%2.8 $138.18
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6/30/20211,040,000 shares $147.79 million -25.2%2.5%2.4 $142.11
6/15/20211,390,000 shares $204.33 million +10.3%3.3%3.3 $147.00
5/28/20211,260,000 shares $184.92 million +3.3%3.0%3.2 $146.76
5/14/20211,220,000 shares $183.20 million +13.0%2.9%3.1 $150.16
4/30/20211,080,000 shares $154.15 million -21.2%2.6%3 $142.73
4/15/20211,370,000 shares $193.13 million +24.6%3.3%3.8 $140.97
3/31/20211,100,000 shares $147.52 million -1.8%2.7%3.1 $134.11
3/15/20211,120,000 shares $149.56 million -5.9%2.7%3.2 $133.54
2/26/20211,190,000 shares $147.04 million +43.1%2.9%3.5 $123.56
2/12/2021831,900 shares $98.84 million -49.9%2.0%2.5 $118.81
1/29/20211,660,000 shares $186.42 million -1.2%4.0%4.8 $112.30
1/15/20211,680,000 shares $187.77 million +4.4%4.1%4.7 $111.77
12/31/20201,610,000 shares $164.14 million No Change3.9%4.6 $101.95
12/15/20201,610,000 shares $156.43 million -1.8%3.9%4.4 $97.16
11/30/20201,640,000 shares $152.45 million -2.4%4.0%4.5 $92.96
11/15/20201,680,000 shares $147.67 million +3.7%4.1%4.6 $87.90
10/30/20201,620,000 shares $139.03 million -5.8%3.9%4.9 $85.82
10/15/20201,720,000 shares $157.83 million -7.5%4.2%5.1 $91.76
9/30/20201,860,000 shares $160.56 million +0.5%4.5%5.6 $86.32
9/15/20201,850,000 shares $159.04 million -9.3%4.5%5.5 $85.97
8/31/20202,040,000 shares $166.81 million +1.0%5.0%5.7 $81.77
8/14/20202,020,000 shares $170.91 million -12.2%4.9%5.2 $84.61
7/31/20202,300,000 shares $184.53 million +2.2%5.6%5.3 $80.23
7/15/20202,250,000 shares $163.26 million +6.1%5.5%5.2 $72.56
6/30/20202,120,000 shares $149.52 million +2.9%5.1%4.6 $70.53
6/15/20202,060,000 shares $137.07 million -21.1%5.0%4.4 $66.54
5/29/20202,610,000 shares $177.43 million +18.6%6.4%5.3 $67.98
5/15/20202,200,000 shares $117.44 million -5.6%5.4%4.6 $53.38
4/30/20202,330,000 shares $142.15 million +6.4%5.7%5.2 $61.01
4/15/20202,190,000 shares $129.91 million +6.8%5.3%4.9 $59.32

EXP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Eagle Materials' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Eagle Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 1,390,000 shares of EXP short. 4.23% of Eagle Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Eagle Materials' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Eagle Materials?

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. EXP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Eagle Materials's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Eagle Materials?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Eagle Materials: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Eagle Materials?

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. 4.23% of Eagle Materials' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Eagle Materials' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Eagle Materials saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,390,000 shares, an increase of 43.0% from the previous total of 971,700 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 Eagle Materials' float size?

Eagle Materials currently has issued a total of 33,288,000 shares. Some of Eagle Materials' 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. Eagle Materials currently has a public float of 32,890,000 shares.

How does Eagle Materials' short interest compare to its competitors?

4.23% of Eagle Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "construction materials" compare to Eagle Materials: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (2.91%), James Hardie Industries plc (0.01%), CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (1.19%), Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (3.40%), West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (1.84%), Skyline Champion Co. (5.03%), Arcosa, Inc. (2.02%), Crane NXT, Co. (9.46%), United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (1.85%), Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (0.74%),

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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Eagle Materials stock?

Short selling EXP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eagle Materials as its price is falling. EXP shares are trading up $0.42 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 Eagle Materials?

A short squeeze for Eagle Materials 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 EXP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Eagle Materials' 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 EXP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:EXP) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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