James Hardie Industries (JHX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $33.82 -0.45 (-1.30%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends James Hardie Industries Short Interest DataJames Hardie Industries (JHX) has a short interest of 9,800 shares. This marks a -94.24% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 91,237 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest9,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest170,100 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-94.24%Dollar Volume Sold Short$301,938.00Short Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares429,790,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.00%Today's Trading Volume94,505 sharesAverage Trading Volume91,237 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average104% Short Selling James Hardie Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for James Hardie Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartJHX Short Interest Over TimeJHX Days to Cover Over TimeJHX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time James Hardie Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20249,800 shares $301,938.00 -94.2%N/A0.1 $30.81 12/15/2024170,100 shares $5.77 million -1.3%N/A1.8 $33.94 11/30/2024172,300 shares $6.40 million +428.5%N/A1.6 $37.15 11/15/202432,600 shares $1.18 million -51.0%N/A0.3 $36.15 10/31/202466,500 shares $2.12 million -23.1%N/A0.6 $31.90 10/15/202486,500 shares $3.21 million -75.6%N/A0.8 $37.08 9/30/2024353,800 shares $14.15 million +654.4%N/A3.7 $40.00 9/15/202446,900 shares $1.69 million -18.9%N/A0.5 $36.09 8/31/202457,800 shares $2.16 million -15.3%N/A0.9 $37.41 8/15/202468,200 shares $2.23 million -25.2%N/A0.8 $32.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for JHX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for James Hardie Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202491,200 shares $3.29 million +3.8%N/A1.1 $36.10 7/15/202487,900 shares $2.97 million +0.9%N/A1.1 $33.79 6/30/202487,100 shares $2.75 million +10.3%N/A1.2 $31.54 6/15/202479,000 shares $2.50 million +21.2%N/A1.1 $31.67 5/31/202465,200 shares $2.02 million +48.2%N/A1 $31.04 5/15/202444,000 shares $1.63 million +14.9%N/A1 $36.98 4/30/202438,300 shares $1.32 million -14.5%N/A1 $34.50 4/15/202444,800 shares $1.62 million +25.5%N/A1 $36.12 3/31/202435,700 shares $1.44 million -24.4%N/A0.8 $40.46 3/15/202447,200 shares $1.83 million +23.9%0.0%0.9 $38.83 2/29/202438,100 shares $1.51 million +22.9%0.0%0.7 $39.57 2/15/202431,000 shares $1.16 million +9.9%0.0%0.5 $37.48 1/31/202428,200 shares $1.06 million -23.6%0.0%0.4 $37.56 1/15/202436,900 shares $1.38 million -1.3%N/A0.6 $37.46 12/31/202337,400 shares $1.45 million +51.4%N/A0.6 $38.67 12/15/202324,700 shares $854,620.00 -75.5%N/A0.4 $34.60 11/30/2023100,700 shares $3.24 million +430.0%N/A1.8 $32.15 11/15/202319,000 shares $588,240.00 -12.4%N/A0.4 $30.96 10/31/202321,700 shares $539,896.00 +14.2%N/A0.4 $24.88 10/15/202319,000 shares $496,660.00 +11.1%N/A0.3 $26.14 9/30/202317,100 shares $448,704.00 -13.2%N/A0.3 $26.24 9/15/202319,700 shares $556,032.50 +11.3%N/A0.4 $28.23 8/31/202317,700 shares $533,655.00 +9.9%N/A0.3 $30.15 8/15/202316,100 shares $487,508.00 -71.4%N/A0.3 $30.28 7/31/202356,300 shares $1.66 million +35.0%N/A1.2 $29.53 7/15/202341,700 shares $1.16 million +9.7%N/A1 $27.79 6/30/202338,000 shares $1.02 million +9.2%N/A0.9 $26.88 6/15/202334,800 shares $962,568.00 -6.2%N/A0.7 $27.66 5/31/202337,100 shares $911,361.50 -1.6%N/A0.7 $24.57 5/15/202337,700 shares $861,822.00 -29.8%N/A0.6 $22.86Missed Tesla? Don’t Miss Elon's Next Big Move (Ad)I believe Elon's next venture, his "Final Move," could mint more millionaires than any project he's ever been a part of before.Click Here to see why - and get all the details on how you could join him >>> 4/30/202353,700 shares $1.20 million -0.6%N/A0.7 $22.26 4/15/202354,000 shares $1.21 million -31.7%N/A0.7 $22.40 3/31/202379,000 shares $1.71 million +33.7%N/A0.9 $21.65 3/15/202359,100 shares $1.18 million -12.7%N/A0.6 $20.04 2/28/202367,700 shares $1.41 million +119.8%N/A0.6 $20.86 2/15/202330,800 shares $658,196.00 +5.8%N/A0.3 $21.37 1/31/202329,100 shares $653,877.00 +27.6%N/A0.3 $22.47 1/15/202322,800 shares $475,608.00 -26.7%N/A0.2 $20.86 12/30/202231,100 shares $557,934.00 +238.0%N/A0.2 $17.94 12/15/20229,200 shares $179,400.00 -4.2%N/A0.1 $19.50 11/30/20229,600 shares $190,560.00 -78.8%N/A0.1 $19.85 11/15/202245,300 shares $906,453.00 +47.1%N/A0.4 $20.01 10/31/202230,800 shares $678,832.00 -79.5%N/A0.3 $22.04 10/15/2022150,300 shares $2.99 million +15.8%N/A1.6 $19.92 9/30/2022129,800 shares $2.57 million +579.6%N/A1.4 $19.78 9/15/202219,100 shares $424,020.00 -23.6%N/A0.2 $22.20 8/31/202225,000 shares $560,250.00 -33.0%N/A0.3 $22.41 8/15/202237,300 shares $965,324.00 +4.8%N/A0.4 $25.88 7/31/202235,600 shares $884,304.00 -53.2%N/A0.4 $24.84 7/15/202276,100 shares $1.76 million +14.6%N/A0.8 $23.13 6/30/202266,400 shares $1.46 million +76.6%N/A0.7 $21.94 6/15/202237,600 shares $807,648.00 -45.4%N/A0.4 $21.48 5/31/202268,900 shares $1.78 million +89.3%N/A1 $25.83 5/15/202236,400 shares $1.00 million +4.0%N/A0.5 $27.48 4/30/202235,000 shares $1.00 million -17.5%N/A0.5 $28.69 4/15/202242,400 shares $1.27 million -1.4%N/A0.7 $29.92 3/31/202243,000 shares $1.30 million -15.2%N/A0.7 $30.15 3/15/202250,700 shares $1.62 million +2.6%N/A0.9 $31.99 2/28/202249,400 shares $1.61 million -18.8%N/A0.9 $32.52 2/15/202260,800 shares $2.06 million +23.3%N/A1.3 $33.89 1/31/202249,300 shares $1.64 million -20.4%N/A1.2 $33.32 1/15/202261,900 shares $2.27 million -4.0%N/A1.9 $36.70 12/31/202164,500 shares $2.62 million -15.7%N/A2.3 $40.69 12/15/202176,500 shares $3.09 million -12.0%N/A2.6 $40.37 11/30/202186,900 shares $3.42 million -12.2%N/A2.7 $39.38 11/15/202199,000 shares $4.10 million +8.6%N/A2.9 $41.39 10/29/202191,200 shares $3.59 million -18.9%N/A2.6 $39.33 10/15/2021112,500 shares $4.16 million +9.7%N/A3.1 $36.97 9/30/2021102,600 shares $3.66 million -17.5%N/A2.7 $35.68 9/15/2021124,300 shares $4.98 million +80.1%N/A3.2 $40.03 8/31/202169,000 shares $2.66 million -19.1%N/A2 $38.57 8/13/202185,300 shares $3.24 million +3.5%N/A2.7 $37.99 7/30/202182,400 shares $2.78 million -43.6%N/A2.7 $33.76 7/15/2021146,000 shares $4.98 million +35.4%N/A4.7 $34.08 6/30/2021107,800 shares $3.69 million +97.8%N/A3.5 $34.19 6/15/202154,500 shares $1.91 million -21.0%N/A2 $34.99 5/28/202169,000 shares $2.26 million -6.5%N/A2.6 $32.69 5/14/202173,800 shares $2.40 million -21.8%N/A2.6 $32.56 4/30/202194,400 shares $3.21 million +21.5%N/A3.2 $34.01 4/15/202177,700 shares $2.53 million -37.5%N/A2.9 $32.55Missed Tesla? 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Short interest is the volume of James Hardie Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 9,800 shares of JHX short. Learn More on James Hardie Industries' current short interest. Is James Hardie Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? James Hardie Industries saw a decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,800 shares, a decrease of 94.2% from the previous total of 170,100 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 James Hardie Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to James Hardie Industries: Vulcan Materials (1.52%), Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (2.37%), Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (3.26%), Eagle Materials Inc. (2.16%), CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.89%), West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (1.42%), Skyline Champion Co. (5.97%), Arcosa, Inc. (1.99%), Crane NXT, Co. (8.32%), United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (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: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short James Hardie Industries stock? Short selling JHX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from James Hardie Industries as its price is falling. JHX shares are trading down $0.45 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 James Hardie Industries? A short squeeze for James Hardie Industries 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 JHX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is James Hardie Industries' 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 JHX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies VMC Short Interest Data MLM Short Interest Data FBIN Short Interest Data EXP Short Interest Data CX Short Interest Data WFG Short Interest Data SKY Short Interest Data ACA Short Interest Data CXT Short Interest Data USLM Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:JHX) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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