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CarMax (KMX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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CarMax Short Interest Data

CarMax (KMX) has a short interest of 12.06 million shares, representing 7.90% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.02% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.4, indicating that it would take 6.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.59 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
12,060,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
12,970,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.02%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.03 billion
Short Interest Ratio
6.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
153,800,000 shares
Float Size
152,720,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.90%
Today's Trading Volume
1,614,402 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,585,182 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
102%
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KMX Short Interest Over Time

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CarMax Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/202512,060,000 shares $1.03 billion -7.0%7.9%6.4 $85.64
1/15/202512,970,000 shares $1.04 billion -1.5%8.5%7 $80.29
12/31/202413,170,000 shares $1.08 billion -0.8%8.6%7.1 $81.76
12/15/202413,280,000 shares $1.15 billion -11.8%8.6%6.6 $86.26
11/30/202415,050,000 shares $1.26 billion -3.4%9.8%7.7 $83.97
11/15/202415,580,000 shares $1.22 billion +0.6%10.1%8.5 $78.03
10/31/202415,490,000 shares $1.12 billion -11.4%10.0%9.1 $72.38
10/15/202417,490,000 shares $1.29 billion +1.8%11.3%9.9 $73.67
9/30/202417,180,000 shares $1.33 billion +8.1%11.1%9.3 $77.38
9/15/202415,890,000 shares $1.25 billion -5.8%10.2%9.1 $78.78
8/31/202416,870,000 shares $1.43 billion -2.0%10.9%9.3 $84.55
8/15/202417,220,000 shares $1.37 billion -4.7%11.1%9.5 $79.84
7/31/202418,060,000 shares $1.52 billion -3.1%11.6%9.4 $84.44
7/15/202418,630,000 shares $1.53 billion +3.1%12.0%9.3 $82.00
6/30/202418,070,000 shares $1.33 billion -7.6%11.6%7.8 $73.34
6/15/202419,560,000 shares $1.37 billion -0.1%12.5%8.5 $69.91
5/31/202419,580,000 shares $1.38 billion -0.3%12.5%9.3 $70.28
5/15/202419,640,000 shares $1.46 billion -0.3%12.5%9.5 $74.35
4/30/202419,690,000 shares $1.34 billion -6.6%12.6%9.6 $67.97
4/15/202421,090,000 shares $1.46 billion +10.3%13.5%10.5 $69.46
3/31/202419,120,000 shares $1.67 billion +4.1%12.2%11.1 $87.11
3/15/202418,360,000 shares $1.48 billion -3.7%11.7%10.3 $80.74
2/29/202419,060,000 shares $1.51 billion +4.5%12.1%9.7 $79.00
2/15/202418,240,000 shares $1.36 billion -3.1%11.6%9.1 $74.33
1/31/202418,830,000 shares $1.34 billion +2.2%12.0%9.1 $71.18
1/15/202418,420,000 shares $1.28 billion +0.1%11.7%8.9 $69.59
12/31/202318,410,000 shares $1.41 billion -0.2%11.7%8.9 $76.74
12/15/202318,450,000 shares $1.38 billion -4.1%11.7%7.5 $74.71
11/30/202319,240,000 shares $1.23 billion +9.4%12.2%9 $63.92
11/15/202317,590,000 shares $1.19 billion +6.3%11.1%8.5 $67.93
10/31/202316,550,000 shares $1.01 billion -0.6%10.5%8.3 $61.09
10/15/202316,650,000 shares $1.14 billion -1.7%10.5%9 $68.23
9/30/202316,940,000 shares $1.20 billion -6.3%10.7%9.8 $70.73
9/15/202318,070,000 shares $1.50 billion -1.2%11.5%12.9 $83.24
8/31/202318,290,000 shares $1.49 billion +4.6%11.6%11.4 $81.68
8/15/202317,490,000 shares $1.49 billion -3.3%11.1%10.5 $85.19
7/31/202318,090,000 shares $1.49 billion +0.8%11.5%10.8 $82.61
7/15/202317,950,000 shares $1.50 billion -4.9%11.4%10.1 $83.40
6/30/202318,880,000 shares $1.58 billion -12.2%12.0%8.9 $83.70
6/15/202321,510,000 shares $1.74 billion -4.9%13.7%10 $80.85
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5/31/202322,620,000 shares $1.63 billion +2.4%14.4%10.4 $72.21
5/15/202322,100,000 shares $1.58 billion -2.9%14.0%10.2 $71.70
4/30/202322,770,000 shares $1.59 billion -1.3%14.5%10.4 $70.03
4/15/202323,070,000 shares $1.60 billion -0.1%14.7%9.9 $69.46
3/31/202323,090,000 shares $1.48 billion +0.1%14.7%9.2 $64.28
3/15/202323,070,000 shares $1.36 billion -1.7%14.7%8.3 $59.13
2/28/202323,470,000 shares $1.62 billion +6.0%14.9%8.9 $69.04
2/15/202322,140,000 shares $1.67 billion -2.6%14.1%8.5 $75.55
1/31/202322,720,000 shares $1.60 billion +4.1%14.5%8.2 $70.45
1/15/202321,820,000 shares $1.42 billion +4.4%13.9%7.9 $65.00
12/30/202220,910,000 shares $1.27 billion +13.2%13.3%7.6 $60.89
12/15/202218,480,000 shares $1.21 billion +5.9%11.8%6.1 $65.39
11/30/202217,450,000 shares $1.21 billion +10.0%11.1%7.3 $69.36
11/15/202215,870,000 shares $1.15 billion +18.3%10.1%6.8 $72.66
10/31/202213,420,000 shares $845.59 million -4.7%8.5%6.1 $63.01
10/15/202214,080,000 shares $847.62 million +8.8%9.0%7.1 $60.20
9/30/202212,940,000 shares $854.30 million -2.8%8.2%7.7 $66.02
9/15/202213,310,000 shares $1.13 billion +0.7%8.4%10.4 $84.98
8/31/202213,220,000 shares $1.17 billion +2.8%8.4%9.9 $88.44
8/15/202212,860,000 shares $1.30 billion +1.7%8.1%9.4 $101.42
7/31/202212,650,000 shares $1.26 billion -5.7%8.0%8.1 $99.54
7/15/202213,410,000 shares $1.23 billion +8.8%8.5%7.8 $91.55
6/30/202212,330,000 shares $1.12 billion +9.1%7.8%6.2 $90.48
6/15/202211,300,000 shares $1.03 billion +1.5%7.1%5.5 $91.54
5/31/202211,130,000 shares $1.10 billion -15.5%7.0%5.8 $99.27
5/15/202213,170,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.9%8.2%6.8 $91.66
4/30/202213,430,000 shares $1.15 billion -5.4%8.4%7.4 $85.78
4/15/202214,200,000 shares $1.30 billion +5.4%8.9%7.9 $91.79
3/31/202213,470,000 shares $1.30 billion +22.7%8.4%8.4 $96.48
3/15/202210,980,000 shares $1.11 billion +8.2%6.8%7 $100.92
2/28/202210,150,000 shares $1.11 billion +7.4%6.3%6.8 $109.33
2/15/20229,450,000 shares $1.07 billion +25.2%5.9%6.7 $113.32
1/31/20227,550,000 shares $839.33 million +25.8%4.7%5.7 $111.17
1/15/20226,000,000 shares $680.40 million +14.3%3.7%4.7 $113.40
12/31/20215,250,000 shares $683.71 million +3.6%3.3%4.9 $130.23
12/15/20215,070,000 shares $719.89 million +4.1%3.1%4.3 $141.99
11/30/20214,870,000 shares $687.89 million +0.6%3.0%4.5 $141.25
11/15/20214,840,000 shares $724.16 million -4.7%3.0%4.6 $149.62
10/29/20215,080,000 shares $695.55 million +5.2%3.2%4.8 $136.92
10/15/20214,830,000 shares $660.70 million +9.8%3.0%4.9 $136.79
9/30/20214,400,000 shares $563.02 million -15.7%2.7%4.4 $127.96
9/15/20215,220,000 shares $714.15 million -3.9%3.2%5.3 $136.81
8/31/20215,430,000 shares $679.89 million +2.3%3.4%5.4 $125.21
8/13/20215,310,000 shares $680.16 million +5.4%3.3%5.1 $128.09
7/30/20215,040,000 shares $675.11 million -13.4%3.1%4.5 $133.95
7/15/20215,820,000 shares $763.93 million -9.1%3.6%5.1 $131.26
6/30/20216,400,000 shares $826.56 million +25.5%3.9%5.6 $129.15
6/15/20215,100,000 shares $606.03 million +20.3%3.1%4.5 $118.83
5/28/20214,240,000 shares $488.41 million +19.1%2.6%3.9 $115.19
5/14/20213,560,000 shares $431.15 million -5.6%2.2%3.1 $121.11
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4/30/20213,770,000 shares $502.13 million -5.8%2.3%3.4 $133.19
4/15/20214,000,000 shares $518.48 million -1.5%2.5%3.4 $129.62
3/31/20214,060,000 shares $551.47 million -20.7%2.5%3.1 $135.83
3/15/20215,120,000 shares $684.85 million -9.2%3.2%3.4 $133.76
2/26/20215,640,000 shares $670.71 million -2.1%3.5%3.7 $118.92
2/12/20215,760,000 shares $730.60 million -17.7%3.6%3.9 $126.84
1/29/20217,000,000 shares $849.03 million -26.1%4.3%4.6 $121.29
1/15/20219,470,000 shares $1.01 billion -3.2%5.9%6.1 $106.35
12/31/20209,780,000 shares $925.38 million -0.2%6.0%6.7 $94.62
12/15/20209,800,000 shares $906.89 million +3.5%6.0%5.9 $92.54
11/30/20209,470,000 shares $903.15 million +2.7%5.8%6.4 $95.37
11/15/20209,220,000 shares $880.33 million -2.4%5.6%6.3 $95.48
10/30/20209,450,000 shares $833.58 million -1.3%5.8%6.6 $88.21
10/15/20209,570,000 shares $876.42 million -4.4%5.9%6.7 $91.58
9/30/202010,010,000 shares $920.02 million -8.2%6.1%7.3 $91.91
9/15/202010,900,000 shares $1.14 billion -8.0%6.7%8.7 $105.01
8/31/202011,850,000 shares $1.27 billion -7.2%7.3%9.2 $106.93
8/14/202012,770,000 shares $1.33 billion +1.2%7.9%9.1 $104.35
7/31/202012,620,000 shares $1.22 billion -5.6%7.8%8.5 $96.97
7/15/202013,370,000 shares $1.27 billion -3.3%8.2%8 $95.04
6/30/202013,820,000 shares $1.24 billion -4.0%8.5%7.2 $89.55
6/15/202014,400,000 shares $1.34 billion -5.3%8.9%6.6 $92.83
5/29/202015,210,000 shares $1.34 billion -0.1%9.4%6.5 $88.05
5/15/202015,230,000 shares $1.15 billion -7.0%9.4%6.5 $75.80
4/30/202016,380,000 shares $1.29 billion -0.1%10.1%7.4 $78.99
4/15/202016,400,000 shares $1.06 billion +14.1%10.1%7.8 $64.39
3/31/202014,380,000 shares $1.02 billion -5.4%8.9%7.6 $70.96
3/13/202015,198,800 shares $1.01 billion +4.9%9.3%10.9 $66.50
2/28/202014,490,000 shares $691.17 million -5.1%8.9%10.4 $47.70

KMX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is CarMax's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of CarMax shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 12,060,000 shares of KMX short. 7.90% of CarMax's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CarMax's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for CarMax?

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. KMX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on CarMax's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting CarMax?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CarMax: Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda., Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Credit Industriel ET Commercial, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Twin Tree Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, Portman Square Capital LLP, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for CarMax?

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. 7.90% of CarMax's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is CarMax's short interest increasing or decreasing?

CarMax saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,060,000 shares, a decline of 7.0% from the previous total of 12,970,000 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 CarMax's float size?

CarMax currently has issued a total of 153,800,000 shares. Some of CarMax'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. CarMax currently has a public float of 152,720,000 shares.

How does CarMax's short interest compare to its competitors?

7.90% of CarMax's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CarMax: Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (5.48%), Lithia Motors, Inc. (7.23%), AutoNation, Inc. (6.78%), Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (10.68%), Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (9.11%), Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (17.02%), Sonic Automotive, Inc. (10.12%), Monro, Inc. (10.51%), America's Car-Mart, Inc. (12.24%), O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (1.71%),

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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short CarMax stock?

Short selling KMX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CarMax as its price is falling. KMX shares are trading down $2.98 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 CarMax?

A short squeeze for CarMax 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 KMX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is CarMax'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 KMX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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