Gerdau (GGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.86 -0.10 (-3.38%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.86 +0.01 (+0.17%) As of 08/1/2025 07:37 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Gerdau Short Interest DataGerdau (GGB) has a short interest of 10.21 million shares, representing 0.79% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -17.59% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 13.15 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest10,210,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest12,390,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-17.59%Dollar Volume Sold Short$29.86 millionShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares2,078,800,000 sharesFloat Size1,290,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.79%Today's Trading Volume13,930,834 sharesAverage Trading Volume13,152,302 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average106% Short Selling Gerdau? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Gerdau and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGGB Short Interest Over TimeGGB Days to Cover Over TimeGGB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Gerdau Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202510,210,000 shares $29.86 million -17.6%0.8%0.7 $2.93 6/30/202512,390,000 shares $36.18 million -3.5%1.0%0.9 $2.92 6/15/202512,840,000 shares $38.46 million -12.6%1.0%1 $3.00 5/31/202514,690,000 shares $38.63 million +65.8%1.1%1.3 $2.63 5/15/20258,860,000 shares $24.63 million -36.7%0.7%0.8 $2.78 4/30/202513,990,000 shares $36.51 million -9.2%1.1%1.3 $2.61 4/15/202515,410,000 shares $38.60 million -14.8%1.2%1.5 $2.51 3/31/202518,090,000 shares $51.47 million +16.8%1.4%1.7 $2.85 3/15/202515,490,000 shares $45.62 million -4.5%1.2%1.6 $2.95 2/28/202516,220,000 shares $45.98 million -4.0%1.3%1.5 $2.84 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GGB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Gerdau and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202516,890,000 shares $51.94 million -4.4%1.3%1.7 $3.08 1/31/202517,660,000 shares $51.30 million +3.6%1.4%1.7 $2.91 1/15/202517,040,000 shares $49.42 million -6.3%1.3%1.6 $2.90 12/31/202418,180,000 shares $52.36 million +19.8%1.4%1.7 $2.88 12/15/202415,180,000 shares $49.49 million +41.0%1.1%1.3 $3.26 11/30/202410,770,000 shares $36.19 million +118.9%0.8%1 $3.36 11/15/20244,920,000 shares $17.00 million -5.8%0.4%0.5 $3.46 10/31/20245,220,000 shares $16.31 million -22.8%0.4%0.6 $3.13 10/15/20246,760,000 shares $21.80 million +68.6%0.5%0.9 $3.23 9/30/20244,010,000 shares $14.04 million -37.3%0.3%0.6 $3.50 9/15/20246,400,000 shares $21.57 million +12.5%0.5%1 $3.37 8/31/20245,690,000 shares $18.55 million -8.1%0.4%0.9 $3.26 8/15/20246,190,000 shares $19.50 million -31.9%0.5%1 $3.15 7/31/20249,090,000 shares $29.45 million +48.5%0.7%1.2 $3.24 7/15/20246,120,000 shares $20.75 million -35.7%0.4%0.7 $3.39 6/30/20249,520,000 shares $31.42 million +28.3%0.7%1.1 $3.30 6/15/20247,420,000 shares $23.22 million +366.7%0.5%0.8 $3.13 5/31/20241,590,000 shares $5.49 million -79.7%0.1%0.2 $3.46 5/15/20247,830,000 shares $30.26 million +105.5%0.6%0.8 $3.87 4/30/20243,810,000 shares $13.28 million -2.6%0.3%0.4 $3.49 4/15/20243,910,000 shares $17.44 million +109.1%0.3%0.5 $4.46 3/31/20241,870,000 shares $8.27 million -17.6%0.2%0.3 $4.42 3/15/20242,270,000 shares $9.43 million -22.8%0.2%0.4 $4.16 2/29/20242,940,000 shares $12.67 million -26.9%0.3%0.5 $4.31 2/15/20244,020,000 shares $16.72 million -15.0%0.4%0.7 $4.16 1/31/20244,730,000 shares $20.01 million -40.4%0.4%0.8 $4.23 1/15/20247,940,000 shares $35.02 million -38.8%0.7%1.4 $4.41 12/31/202312,970,000 shares $62.90 million +15.6%1.1%2.3 $4.85 12/15/202311,220,000 shares $53.13 million +123.5%1.0%2 $4.74 11/30/20235,020,000 shares $22.44 million -27.9%0.4%0.9 $4.47Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Uncovers $100 Trillion Land Shift (Ad)Trump's Radical New Plan Could Enrich Thousands This isn't a campaign stunt. 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Trump's team is already executing the orders... and Wall Street legend Whitney Tilson is stepping forward to show you how to position before the deadline.Click here to see the full story. 11/15/20236,960,000 shares $34.45 million -39.3%0.6%1.2 $4.95 10/31/202311,460,000 shares $49.74 million -3.1%1.0%1.9 $4.34 10/15/202311,830,000 shares $52.17 million +3.5%1.0%1.7 $4.41 9/30/202311,430,000 shares $54.52 million -6.0%1.0%1.7 $4.77 9/15/202312,160,000 shares $63.72 million +4.9%1.1%1.8 $5.24 8/31/202311,590,000 shares $60.38 million +15.2%1.0%1.7 $5.21 8/15/202310,060,000 shares $51.61 million +78.7%0.9%1.5 $5.13 7/31/20235,630,000 shares $34.62 million +12.6%0.5%0.8 $6.15 7/15/20235,000,000 shares $28.15 million -33.0%0.4%0.8 $5.63 6/30/20237,460,000 shares $38.90 million -9.6%0.7%1.2 $5.22 6/15/20238,250,000 shares $44.30 million -14.5%0.7%1.3 $5.37 5/31/20239,650,000 shares $45.50 million +45.1%0.8%1.3 $4.72 5/15/20236,650,000 shares $32.98 million -7.4%0.6%0.9 $4.96 4/30/20237,180,000 shares $35.83 million -16.3%0.6%0.9 $4.99 4/15/20238,580,000 shares $45.56 million -8.3%0.8%1 $5.31 3/31/20239,360,000 shares $46.14 million -35.5%0.8%1 $4.93 3/15/202314,500,000 shares $66.29 million -26.1%1.3%1.4 $4.57 2/28/202319,620,000 shares $107.32 million -29.3%1.8%1.9 $5.47 2/15/202327,750,000 shares $151.79 million +7.4%2.6%2.5 $5.47 1/31/202325,830,000 shares $167.90 million -32.7%2.5%2.1 $6.50 1/15/202338,390,000 shares $245.31 million -2.1%3.7%2.9 $6.39 12/30/202239,200,000 shares $217.17 million +111.6%3.7%3 $5.54 12/15/202218,530,000 shares $105.62 million +35.6%1.8%1.4 $5.70 11/30/202213,670,000 shares $83.39 million +13.7%1.3%1 $6.10 11/15/202212,020,000 shares $71.28 million +575.3%1.1%0.9 $5.93 10/31/20221,780,000 shares $8.86 million -14.0%0.2%0.1 $4.98 10/15/20222,070,000 shares $9.83 million -38.8%0.2%0.1 $4.75 9/30/20223,380,000 shares $15.28 million -76.4%0.3%0.2 $4.52 9/15/202214,290,000 shares $62.45 million -39.6%1.3%0.9 $4.37 8/31/202223,640,000 shares $106.62 million +57.4%2.1%1.4 $4.51 8/15/202215,020,000 shares $76.60 million +36.8%1.3%0.9 $5.10 7/31/202210,980,000 shares $51.83 million +37.6%1.0%0.6 $4.72 7/15/20227,980,000 shares $34.71 million -35.8%0.7%0.4 $4.35 6/30/202212,430,000 shares $53.32 million +18.0%1.1%0.7 $4.29 6/15/202210,530,000 shares $52.76 million +43.7%0.9%0.7 $5.01 5/31/20227,330,000 shares $44.71 million -52.8%0.6%0.5 $6.10 5/15/202215,520,000 shares $84.89 million +3.7%1.4%1.1 $5.47 4/30/202214,960,000 shares $84.82 million -2.4%1.3%1.1 $5.67 4/15/202215,330,000 shares $94.89 million +10.0%1.4%1.3 $6.19 3/31/202213,940,000 shares $89.63 million +32.9%1.2%1.3 $6.43 3/15/202210,490,000 shares $56.33 million -31.9%0.9%1 $5.37 2/28/202215,410,000 shares $75.05 million -0.6%1.4%1.6 $4.87 2/15/202215,500,000 shares $82.77 million +29.6%1.4%1.8 $5.34 1/31/202211,960,000 shares $62.55 million +150.2%1.1%1.5 $5.23 1/15/20224,780,000 shares $24.43 million -9.3%0.4%0.6 $5.11 12/31/20215,270,000 shares $25.93 million -15.5%0.5%0.7 $4.92 12/15/20216,240,000 shares $31.76 million -9.8%0.6%0.7 $5.09 11/30/20216,920,000 shares $31.28 million -8.6%0.6%0.8 $4.52 11/15/20217,570,000 shares $34.90 million -23.7%0.7%0.8 $4.61 10/29/20219,920,000 shares $46.92 million +44.0%0.9%1.1 $4.73Ex-Hedge Fund Manager Uncovers $100 Trillion Land Shift (Ad)Trump's Radical New Plan Could Enrich Thousands This isn't a campaign stunt. It's a $100 trillion move to unlock federal lands, oil reserves, and buried minerals... all for profit. Trump's team is already executing the orders... and Wall Street legend Whitney Tilson is stepping forward to show you how to position before the deadline.Click here to see the full story. 10/15/20216,890,000 shares $35.28 million +71.8%0.6%0.8 $5.12 9/30/20214,010,000 shares $19.73 million -72.2%0.4%0.4 $4.92 9/15/202114,430,000 shares $74.60 million +12.5%1.3%1.5 $5.17 8/31/202112,830,000 shares $69.54 million -4.5%1.1%1.3 $5.42 8/13/202113,440,000 shares $79.97 million +6.1%1.2%1.2 $5.95 7/30/202112,670,000 shares $75.13 million +246.2%1.1%0.9 $5.93 7/15/20213,660,000 shares $21.26 million +33.1%0.3%0.2 $5.81 6/30/20212,750,000 shares $16.23 million +0.4%0.2%0.2 $5.90 6/15/20212,740,000 shares $17.29 million -51.6%0.2%0.1 $6.31 5/28/20215,660,000 shares $35.38 million -59.5%0.5%0.3 $6.25 5/14/202113,980,000 shares $93.95 million +10.3%1.2%0.7 $6.72 4/30/202112,680,000 shares $81.79 million +110.3%1.1%0.8 $6.45 4/15/20216,030,000 shares $34.19 million +19.6%0.5%0.4 $5.67 3/31/20215,040,000 shares $25.70 million +123.0%0.5%0.5 $5.10 3/15/20212,260,000 shares $11.10 million -40.5%0.2%0.3 $4.91 2/26/20213,800,000 shares $17.82 million +63.8%0.3%0.6 $4.69 2/12/20212,320,000 shares $10.37 million -14.1%0.2%0.4 $4.47 1/29/20212,700,000 shares $12.07 million -15.4%0.2%0.5 $4.47 1/15/20213,190,000 shares $17.00 million No Change0.3%0.6 $5.33 GGB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Gerdau's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Gerdau shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 10,210,000 shares of GGB short. 0.79% of Gerdau's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Gerdau's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Gerdau? 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. GGB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Gerdau's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Gerdau? 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. 0.79% of Gerdau's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Gerdau's short interest increasing or decreasing? Gerdau saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,210,000 shares, a drop of 17.6% from the previous total of 12,390,000 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 Gerdau's float size? Gerdau currently has issued a total of 2,078,805,000 shares. Some of Gerdau'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. Gerdau currently has a public float of 1,290,000,000 shares. How does Gerdau's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.79% of Gerdau's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Gerdau: Tenaris S.A. (0.72%), POSCO (0.43%), Ternium S.A. (0.53%), Constellium SE (3.31%), National Steel Company (0.80%), Worthington Steel, Inc. (2.42%), Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (0.00%), Algoma Steel Group Inc. (4.22%), Metallus Inc. (5.73%), United States Antimony Co. (15.94%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Gerdau stock? Short selling GGB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gerdau as its price is falling. GGB shares are trading down $0.10 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 Gerdau? A short squeeze for Gerdau 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 GGB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Gerdau'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 GGB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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