Kirby (KEX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $128.04 -1.91 (-1.47%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Kirby Short Interest DataKirby (KEX) has a short interest of 882,800 shares, representing 1.54% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.93% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 494,855 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest882,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest928,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.93%Dollar Volume Sold Short$101.31 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares57,400,000 sharesFloat Size57,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.54%Today's Trading Volume325,575 sharesAverage Trading Volume494,855 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average66% Short Selling Kirby? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Kirby and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKEX Short Interest Over TimeKEX Days to Cover Over TimeKEX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad ReticulateThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. There is a little known company that is changing warfare. With the backing of U.S. government contracts, this startup is reshaping the future of the U.S. military.Click here to gain instant access to one of the most exclusive pre-ipo opportunities in the market t Kirby Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024882,800 shares $101.31 million -4.9%1.5%2 $114.76 10/15/2024928,600 shares $112.59 million +14.3%1.6%2.1 $121.25 9/30/2024812,500 shares $99.47 million -1.0%1.4%1.7 $122.43 9/15/2024820,500 shares $97.66 million +7.9%1.4%1.6 $119.03 8/31/2024760,400 shares $91.19 million -3.5%1.3%1.5 $119.92 8/15/2024788,300 shares $93.30 million +7.3%1.4%1.5 $118.36 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KEX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kirby and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024734,700 shares $90.28 million -9.0%1.3%1.4 $122.88 7/15/2024807,400 shares $99.93 million -4.3%1.4%1.5 $123.77 6/30/2024843,800 shares $101.03 million -8.5%1.5%1.7 $119.73 6/15/2024922,200 shares $107.08 million +5.4%1.6%1.8 $116.11 5/31/2024874,700 shares $108.53 million -8.5%1.5%1.9 $124.08 5/15/2024955,600 shares $110.91 million -7.2%1.7%2.1 $116.06 4/30/20241,030,000 shares $112.40 million -1.0%1.8%2.3 $109.13 4/15/20241,040,000 shares $101.03 million -5.5%1.8%2.6 $97.14 3/31/20241,100,000 shares $104.85 million -2.7%1.9%2.8 $95.32 3/15/20241,130,000 shares $99.90 million +9.7%2.0%3 $88.41 2/29/20241,030,000 shares $90.30 million -6.4%1.8%2.7 $87.67 2/15/20241,100,000 shares $94.74 million +8.9%1.9%2.8 $86.13 1/31/20241,010,000 shares $79.45 million -10.6%1.7%2.6 $78.66 1/15/20241,130,000 shares $86.65 million +10.8%1.9%2.9 $76.68 12/31/20231,020,000 shares $80.05 million -3.8%1.7%2.7 $78.48 12/15/20231,060,000 shares $81.97 million -10.2%1.8%2.8 $77.33 11/30/20231,180,000 shares $90.58 million +1.7%2.0%3.1 $76.76 11/15/20231,160,000 shares $88.55 million -2.5%2.0%3.2 $76.34 10/31/20231,190,000 shares $88.89 million -6.3%2.0%3.4 $74.70 10/15/20231,270,000 shares $103.82 million +5.8%2.2%3.7 $81.75 9/30/20231,200,000 shares $99.36 million -12.4%2.0%3.5 $82.80 9/15/20231,370,000 shares $116.37 million +15.1%2.3%4 $84.94 8/31/20231,190,000 shares $98.57 million +9.2%2.0%3.7 $82.83 8/15/20231,090,000 shares $88.04 million +14.2%1.9%3.4 $80.77 7/31/2023954,800 shares $77.80 million -20.4%1.6%2.9 $81.48 7/15/20231,200,000 shares $90.42 million -7.0%2.0%3.7 $75.35 6/30/20231,290,000 shares $99.30 million -7.2%2.2%4 $76.98 6/15/20231,390,000 shares $104.03 million -4.1%2.3%4.4 $74.84 5/31/20231,450,000 shares $103.70 million +2.8%2.5%4.4 $71.52 5/15/20231,410,000 shares $99.91 million +19.5%2.4%4.3 $70.86 4/30/20231,180,000 shares $84.77 million -7.8%2.0%3.6 $71.84 4/15/20231,280,000 shares $88.93 million +0.8%2.2%3.7 $69.48 3/31/20231,270,000 shares $88.52 million -3.1%2.1%3.5 $69.70 3/15/20231,310,000 shares $88.71 million -9.0%2.2%3.5 $67.72There is a little known company that is changing warfare (Ad)With geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. There is a little known company that is changing warfare. With the backing of U.S. government contracts, this startup is reshaping the future of the U.S. military.Click here to gain instant access to one of the most exclusive pre-ipo opportunities in the market t 2/28/20231,440,000 shares $104.44 million +4.4%2.4%3.9 $72.53 2/15/20231,380,000 shares $101.65 million +7.0%2.3%3.7 $73.66 1/31/20231,290,000 shares $91.31 million -3.7%2.2%3.3 $70.78 1/15/20231,340,000 shares $84.98 million -2.2%2.3%3.5 $63.42 12/30/20221,370,000 shares $88.16 million +4.6%2.3%3.6 $64.35 12/15/20221,310,000 shares $83.33 million -13.8%2.2%3.4 $63.61 11/30/20221,520,000 shares $106.08 million -4.4%2.6%3.9 $69.79 11/15/20221,590,000 shares $108.95 million -16.3%2.7%4.1 $68.52 10/31/20221,900,000 shares $132.53 million -1.6%3.2%5.2 $69.75 10/15/20221,930,000 shares $124.31 million -0.5%3.3%5.2 $64.41 9/30/20221,940,000 shares $117.89 million -1.5%3.3%5.8 $60.77 9/15/20221,970,000 shares $132.17 million +11.9%3.3%5.7 $67.09 8/31/20221,760,000 shares $118.03 million -5.4%3.0%4.8 $67.06 8/15/20221,860,000 shares $124.08 million -8.4%3.1%4.9 $66.71 7/31/20222,030,000 shares $128.78 million +10.3%3.8%5 $63.44 7/15/20221,840,000 shares $106.26 million -9.8%3.5%4.3 $57.75 6/30/20222,040,000 shares $124.11 million +15.9%3.8%4.2 $60.84 6/15/20221,760,000 shares $112.78 million +4.1%3.3%3.5 $64.08 5/31/20221,690,000 shares $114.13 million +0.6%2.8%3.2 $67.53 5/15/20221,680,000 shares $105.84 million +22.6%2.8%3 $63.00 4/30/20221,370,000 shares $89.32 million -1.4%2.3%2.4 $65.20 4/15/20221,390,000 shares $92.53 million -19.2%2.3%2.4 $66.57 3/31/20221,720,000 shares $124.17 million +6.2%2.9%3 $72.19 3/15/20221,620,000 shares $110.31 million -1.2%2.7%2.9 $68.09 2/28/20221,640,000 shares $106.85 million -7.9%2.8%3 $65.15 2/15/20221,780,000 shares $116.15 million -16.8%3.0%3.6 $65.25 1/31/20222,140,000 shares $139.49 million +22.3%3.6%4.7 $65.18 1/15/20221,750,000 shares $117.13 million +7.4%2.9%4 $66.93 12/31/20211,630,000 shares $96.85 million -4.7%2.7%3.8 $59.42 12/15/20211,710,000 shares $99.11 million -1.7%2.9%4.2 $57.96 11/30/20211,740,000 shares $90.86 million +4.2%2.9%4.4 $52.22 11/15/20211,670,000 shares $97.49 million +24.6%2.8%4.5 $58.38 10/29/20211,340,000 shares $70.23 million -3.6%2.3%3.1 $52.41 10/15/20211,390,000 shares $75.92 million +21.9%2.3%3.4 $54.62 9/30/20211,140,000 shares $54.67 million -2.6%1.9%2.8 $47.96 9/15/20211,170,000 shares $62.19 million -3.3%2.0%2.9 $53.15 8/31/20211,210,000 shares $64.84 million -21.4%2.0%3.1 $53.59 8/13/20211,540,000 shares $88.95 million -12.5%2.6%3.8 $57.76 7/30/20211,760,000 shares $101.92 million -14.2%3.0%4.7 $57.91 7/15/20212,050,000 shares $118.39 million +14.5%3.5%5.3 $57.75 6/30/20211,790,000 shares $108.55 million -8.7%3.0%4.7 $60.64 6/15/20211,960,000 shares $131.57 million +1.0%3.3%5.3 $67.13 5/28/20211,940,000 shares $126.74 million -2.0%3.3%5.3 $65.33 5/14/20211,980,000 shares $135.12 million +1.5%3.3%5.2 $68.24 4/30/20211,950,000 shares $123.73 million -14.5%3.3%4.9 $63.45 4/15/20212,280,000 shares $142.29 million -14.0%3.8%5.5 $62.41 3/31/20212,650,000 shares $167.82 million -7.0%4.5%6.3 $63.33 3/15/20212,850,000 shares $196.17 million +15.9%4.8%6.7 $68.83 2/26/20212,460,000 shares $156.38 million +12.3%4.1%5.5 $63.57 2/12/20212,190,000 shares $131.62 million +22.4%3.7%4.5 $60.10There is a little known company that is changing warfare (Ad)With geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. There is a little known company that is changing warfare. With the backing of U.S. government contracts, this startup is reshaping the future of the U.S. military.Click here to gain instant access to one of the most exclusive pre-ipo opportunities in the market t 1/29/20211,790,000 shares $93.67 million -7.7%3.0%3.3 $52.33 1/15/20211,940,000 shares $112.60 million -1.0%3.3%3.4 $58.04 12/31/20201,960,000 shares $102.47 million +2.1%3.3%3.3 $52.28 12/15/20201,920,000 shares $99.84 million +18.5%3.2%2.9 $52.00 11/30/20201,620,000 shares $85.03 million -33.1%2.7%2.2 $52.49 11/15/20202,420,000 shares $109.09 million +3.4%4.1%3.1 $45.08 10/30/20202,340,000 shares $88.80 million +2.2%3.9%3.1 $37.95 10/15/20202,290,000 shares $89.65 million +15.7%3.9%3.2 $39.15 9/30/20201,980,000 shares $71.62 million -2.9%3.3%2.8 $36.17 9/15/20202,040,000 shares $76.34 million -9.3%3.4%3.1 $37.42 8/31/20202,250,000 shares $95.49 million +23.0%3.8%3.7 $42.44 8/14/20201,830,000 shares $88.92 million -9.0%3.1%3.4 $48.59 7/31/20202,010,000 shares $92.94 million -2.4%3.6%3.8 $46.24 7/15/20202,060,000 shares $95.73 million -1.0%3.7%4 $46.47 6/30/20202,080,000 shares $111.24 million +26.1%3.7%4 $53.48 6/15/20201,650,000 shares $88.92 million -9.8%3.0%2.9 $53.89 5/29/20201,830,000 shares $93.84 million -9.4%3.3%2.7 $51.28 5/15/20202,020,000 shares $95.89 million -1.5%3.6%2.9 $47.47 4/30/20202,050,000 shares $110.95 million -16.7%3.7%3.1 $54.12 4/15/20202,460,000 shares $111.24 million -7.5%4.4%3.5 $45.22 3/31/20202,660,000 shares $130.45 million -18.7%4.8%3.9 $49.04 3/13/20203,270,800 shares $162.00 million -13.7%5.7%6.4 $49.53 2/28/20203,790,000 shares $144.32 million +1.9%6.8%7.4 $38.08 2/14/20203,720,000 shares $178.04 million +7.8%6.7%8.7 $47.86 1/31/20203,450,000 shares $234.22 million -9.2%6.9%8.3 $67.89 1/15/20203,800,000 shares $285.11 million No Change6.8%10.6 $75.03 12/31/20193,800,000 shares $317.91 million -7.5%6.8%10.7 $83.66 KEX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Kirby's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Kirby shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 882,800 shares of KEX short. 1.54% of Kirby's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kirby's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kirby? 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. KEX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Kirby's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Kirby? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kirby: 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 Kirby? 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. 1.54% of Kirby's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Kirby's short interest increasing or decreasing? Kirby saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 882,800 shares, a decrease of 4.9% from the previous total of 928,600 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 Kirby's float size? Kirby currently has issued a total of 57,400,000 shares. Some of Kirby'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. Kirby currently has a public float of 57,350,000 shares. How does Kirby's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.54% of Kirby's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Kirby: Matson, Inc. (2.84%), Carnival Co. & plc (5.45%), Viking Holdings Ltd (0.42%), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (0.36%), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (5.46%), Carnival Co. & plc (2.24%), Golar LNG Limited (5.67%), Tidewater Inc. (11.89%), Golden Ocean Group Limited (3.66%), International Seaways, Inc. (2.44%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kirby stock? Short selling KEX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kirby as its price is falling. KEX shares are trading down $1.91 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 Kirby? A short squeeze for Kirby 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 KEX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kirby'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 KEX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies MATX Short Interest CCL Short Interest VIK Short Interest BIP Short Interest NCLH Short Interest CUK Short Interest GLNG Short Interest TDW Short Interest GOGL Short Interest INSW Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:KEX) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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