KB Home (KBH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $65.46 +0.82 (+1.27%) As of 01/3/2025 05:45 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KB Home Short Interest DataKB Home (KBH) has a short interest of 5.60 million shares, representing 7.91% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.41% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 911,318 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest5,600,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,680,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$399.95 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares73,334,000 sharesFloat Size70,820,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.91%Today's Trading Volume958,736 sharesAverage Trading Volume911,318 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average105% Short Selling KB Home? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for KB Home and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKBH Short Interest Over TimeKBH Days to Cover Over TimeKBH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time KB Home Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/20245,600,000 shares $399.95 million -1.4%7.9%5.1 $71.42 11/30/20245,680,000 shares $469.96 million -10.0%8.0%5.5 $82.74 11/15/20246,310,000 shares $495.59 million +9.6%8.9%5.8 $78.54 10/31/20245,760,000 shares $452.33 million -10.8%8.1%5.2 $78.53 10/15/20246,460,000 shares $532.56 million +5.0%9.1%5.6 $82.44 9/30/20246,150,000 shares $526.99 million -0.3%8.5%4.7 $85.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KBH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for KB Home and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/20246,170,000 shares $530.87 million -12.1%8.5%4.7 $86.04 8/31/20247,020,000 shares $587.64 million +17.6%9.7%5 $83.71 8/15/20245,970,000 shares $477.12 million +7.2%8.2%4.4 $79.92 7/31/20245,570,000 shares $479.47 million -20.7%7.7%3.8 $86.08 7/15/20247,020,000 shares $537.80 million +21.0%9.7%5 $76.61 6/30/20245,800,000 shares $407.04 million -7.5%8.0%4.6 $70.18 6/15/20246,270,000 shares $428.87 million -15.5%8.6%5.1 $68.40 5/31/20247,420,000 shares $523.93 million +18.7%10.1%6.3 $70.61 5/15/20246,250,000 shares $464.88 million +6.8%8.5%5.3 $74.38 4/30/20245,850,000 shares $378.85 million +6.0%8.0%5.3 $64.76 4/15/20245,520,000 shares $348.31 million +18.0%7.5%4.8 $63.10 3/31/20244,680,000 shares $331.72 million -0.6%6.4%3.9 $70.88 3/15/20244,710,000 shares $319.71 million -21.9%6.5%4.1 $67.88 2/29/20246,030,000 shares $400.63 million +2.2%8.3%5.3 $66.44 2/15/20245,900,000 shares $371.94 million +12.6%8.1%5.3 $63.04 1/31/20245,240,000 shares $312.15 million -2.8%7.1%4.6 $59.57 1/15/20245,390,000 shares $326.80 million -3.1%7.4%4.5 $60.63 12/31/20235,560,000 shares $347.28 million -15.2%7.3%4.8 $62.46 12/15/20236,560,000 shares $397.80 million +3.1%8.6%5.4 $60.64 11/30/20236,360,000 shares $331.29 million -3.8%8.3%4.9 $52.09 11/15/20236,610,000 shares $354.69 million -7.2%8.6%5.1 $53.66 10/31/20237,120,000 shares $314.70 million +10.2%9.3%5.3 $44.20 10/15/20236,460,000 shares $283.34 million -10.5%8.4%4.9 $43.86 9/30/20237,220,000 shares $334.14 million +10.7%9.4%5.2 $46.28 9/15/20236,520,000 shares $311.59 million +3.7%8.4%4.4 $47.79 8/31/20236,290,000 shares $319.41 million +11.9%8.1%3.9 $50.78 8/15/20235,620,000 shares $302.19 million +29.5%7.2%3.4 $53.77 7/31/20234,340,000 shares $234.27 million +8.8%5.6%2.6 $53.98 7/15/20233,990,000 shares $217.61 million -6.3%5.2%2.3 $54.54 6/30/20234,260,000 shares $220.31 million -13.8%5.6%2.4 $51.72 6/15/20234,940,000 shares $248.88 million -12.1%6.2%2.8 $50.38 5/31/20235,620,000 shares $243.51 million -1.4%7.2%3.3 $43.33 5/15/20235,700,000 shares $260.43 million +9.0%7.2%3.4 $45.69 4/30/20235,230,000 shares $229.18 million -9.5%6.6%3.1 $43.82 4/15/20235,780,000 shares $229.41 million +15.6%7.3%3.5 $39.69 3/31/20235,000,000 shares $200.90 million -2.9%6.3%2.9 $40.18 3/15/20235,150,000 shares $179.74 million +4.5%6.4%3.2 $34.90 2/28/20234,930,000 shares $173.88 million -4.3%6.1%3.6 $35.27 2/15/20235,150,000 shares $191.17 million +4.7%6.3%3.9 $37.12 1/31/20234,920,000 shares $189.17 million -8.4%6.1%3.7 $38.45 1/15/20235,370,000 shares $188.49 million -10.1%6.6%4 $35.10 12/30/20225,970,000 shares $190.14 million +9.1%7.2%4.6 $31.85 12/15/20225,470,000 shares $179.47 million -5.4%6.6%3.9 $32.81 11/30/20225,780,000 shares $181.43 million -10.3%7.0%3.5 $31.39 11/15/20226,440,000 shares $197.97 million -6.8%7.8%3.9 $30.74 10/31/20226,910,000 shares $199.15 million +7.8%8.3%4.1 $28.82 10/15/20226,410,000 shares $170.19 million +8.5%7.7%3.9 $26.55 9/30/20225,910,000 shares $153.19 million +3.0%7.0%3.8 $25.92 9/15/20225,740,000 shares $159.11 million -2.7%6.8%3.8 $27.72 8/31/20225,900,000 shares $169.04 million -0.2%7.0%3.8 $28.65 8/15/20225,910,000 shares $194.97 million +2.6%7.0%3.6 $32.99 7/31/20225,760,000 shares $188.01 million +6.3%6.8%3.1 $32.64 7/15/20225,420,000 shares $164.82 million +1.1%6.4%2.8 $30.41 6/30/20225,360,000 shares $152.55 million +18.3%6.3%2.4 $28.46 6/15/20224,530,000 shares $128.47 million -17.3%5.3%1.8 $28.36 5/31/20225,480,000 shares $189.01 million -5.7%6.4%2.3 $34.49 5/15/20225,810,000 shares $193.65 million +22.1%6.8%2.4 $33.33 4/30/20224,760,000 shares $154.37 million -12.2%5.5%2.1 $32.43 4/15/20225,420,000 shares $179.94 million +46.1%6.3%2.4 $33.20 3/31/20223,710,000 shares $120.13 million +9.1%4.3%1.4 $32.38 3/15/20223,400,000 shares $124.95 million -33.7%4.0%1.6 $36.75 2/28/20225,130,000 shares $198.07 million +8.7%6.0%2.6 $38.61 2/15/20224,720,000 shares $185.97 million +18.0%5.5%2.4 $39.40 1/31/20224,000,000 shares $169 million -23.4%4.7%2.1 $42.25 1/15/20225,220,000 shares $255.99 million +17.0%6.1%2.9 $49.04 12/31/20214,460,000 shares $199.50 million -13.9%5.2%3.6 $44.73 12/15/20215,180,000 shares $228.80 million +3.6%6.1%4.3 $44.17 11/30/20215,000,000 shares $199.95 million +0.8%5.9%4 $39.99 11/15/20214,960,000 shares $209.56 million -3.3%5.8%4.2 $42.25 10/29/20215,130,000 shares $205.97 million +5.8%6.0%4.5 $40.15 10/15/20214,850,000 shares $193.47 million -8.3%5.7%4.1 $39.89 9/30/20215,290,000 shares $205.89 million +10.2%5.9%4.1 $38.92 9/15/20214,800,000 shares $197.95 million -6.4%5.4%3 $41.24 8/31/20215,130,000 shares $220.74 million +9.2%5.7%3.2 $43.03 8/13/20214,700,000 shares $205.77 million -4.3%5.2%2.8 $43.78 7/30/20214,910,000 shares $208.38 million +4.5%5.5%2.8 $42.44 7/15/20214,700,000 shares $184.66 million +0.4%5.2%2.8 $39.29 6/30/20214,680,000 shares $190.57 million -14.6%5.2%3 $40.72 6/15/20215,480,000 shares $236.13 million +10.0%6.1%3.7 $43.09 5/28/20214,980,000 shares $233.11 million +31.1%5.6%3.8 $46.81 5/14/20213,800,000 shares $174.57 million +35.7%N/A2.8 $45.94 4/30/20212,800,000 shares $138.99 million -7.0%N/A2 $49.64 4/15/20213,010,000 shares $145.14 million +11.9%N/A2 $48.22 3/31/20212,690,000 shares $125.62 million -12.1%N/A1.5 $46.70 3/15/20213,060,000 shares $134.43 million +1.0%N/A1.8 $43.93 2/26/20213,030,000 shares $118.99 million +27.3%N/A1.8 $39.27 2/12/20212,380,000 shares $106.41 million -46.8%N/A1.4 $44.71 1/29/20214,470,000 shares $188.72 million -17.5%N/A2.6 $42.22 1/15/20215,420,000 shares $191.27 million +27.8%N/A3.2 $35.29 12/31/20204,240,000 shares $145.81 million +25.1%N/A3.1 $34.39 12/15/20203,390,000 shares $114.48 million +20.6%N/A2.4 $33.77 11/30/20202,810,000 shares $100.32 million +9.8%N/A1.8 $35.70 11/15/20202,560,000 shares $86.30 million -3.0%N/A1.7 $33.71 10/30/20202,640,000 shares $87.65 million +1.5%N/A1.7 $33.20 10/15/20202,600,000 shares $105.46 million +4.4%N/A1.8 $40.56 9/30/20202,490,000 shares $95.59 million -19.4%N/A1.6 $38.39 9/15/20203,090,000 shares $114.05 million -1.9%N/A1.7 $36.91 8/31/20203,150,000 shares $112.64 million +16.2%N/A1.7 $35.76 8/14/20202,710,000 shares $97.99 million +4.2%N/A1.3 $36.16 7/31/20202,600,000 shares $87.46 million -7.1%3.0%1.2 $33.64 7/15/20202,800,000 shares $87.53 million -38.1%N/A1.2 $31.26 6/30/20204,520,000 shares $135.42 million +30.3%5.1%1.9 $29.96 6/15/20203,470,000 shares $119.13 million +2.7%3.9%1.3 $34.33 5/29/20203,380,000 shares $114.24 million +2.4%3.8%1.1 $33.80 5/15/20203,300,000 shares $81.54 million -22.5%3.7%1.1 $24.71 4/30/20204,260,000 shares $111.78 million +4.2%4.8%1.5 $26.24 4/15/20204,090,000 shares $81.80 million +2.5%4.6%1.5 $20.00 3/31/20203,990,000 shares $88.50 million +15.5%4.5%1.5 $22.18 3/13/20203,453,700 shares $77.95 million -3.3%4.3%2 $22.57 2/28/20203,570,000 shares $40.52 million +8.5%4.1%2.1 $11.35 2/14/20203,290,000 shares $97.06 million +11.2%3.8%2.2 $29.50 1/31/20202,960,000 shares $104.70 million -18.7%3.4%2 $35.37 1/15/20203,640,000 shares $142.14 million +10.6%4.2%2.3 $39.05 KBH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is KB Home's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of KB Home shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 5,600,000 shares of KBH short. 7.91% of KB Home's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on KB Home's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for KB Home? 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. KBH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on KB Home's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting KB Home? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of KB Home: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Verition Fund Management LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, and CenterStar Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for KB Home? 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. 7.91% of KB Home's floating shares are currently sold short. Is KB Home's short interest increasing or decreasing? KB Home saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,600,000 shares, a decline of 1.4% from the previous total of 5,680,000 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 KB Home's float size? KB Home currently has issued a total of 73,334,000 shares. Some of KB Home'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. KB Home currently has a public float of 70,820,000 shares. How does KB Home's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.91% of KB Home's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to KB Home: Toll Brothers, Inc. (2.65%), Meritage Homes Co. (3.20%), M/I Homes, Inc. (3.96%), Cavco Industries, Inc. (2.53%), Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (3.61%), Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (5.38%), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (4.42%), D.R. Horton, Inc. (2.73%), Lennar Co. (3.05%), NVR, Inc. (2.07%), 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. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short KB Home stock? Short selling KBH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from KB Home as its price is falling. KBH shares are trading up $0.82 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 KB Home? A short squeeze for KB Home 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 KBH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is KB Home'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 KBH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024. 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