Owens Corning (OC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Owens Corning shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 786,700 shares of OC short. 0.93% of Owens Corning's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Owens Corning's current short interest.

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. OC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Owens Corning's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Owens Corning: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Focused Wealth Management Inc. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.93% of Owens Corning's floating shares are currently sold short.

Owens Corning saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 786,700 shares, a decrease of 45.7% from the previous total of 1,450,000 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.

Owens Corning currently has issued a total of 85,780,000 shares. Some of Owens Corning'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. Owens Corning currently has a public float of 84,940,000 shares.

0.93% of Owens Corning's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Owens Corning: Lennox International Inc. (4.52%), Builders FirstSource, Inc. (2.81%), Masco Co. (2.45%), AAON, Inc. (1.89%), A. O. Smith Co. (3.52%), Trex Company, Inc. (5.30%), Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (2.13%), UFP Industries, Inc. (1.52%), Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1.25%), Griffon Co. (6.15%),

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.

Short selling OC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Owens Corning as its price is falling. OC shares are trading up $0.25 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.

A short squeeze for Owens Corning 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 OC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including OC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.