USG (USG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of USG shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 2,400 shares of USG short. Learn More on USG's current short interest.

USG saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,400 shares, an increase of 60.0% from the previous total of 1,500 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to USG: Builders FirstSource, Inc. (3.59%), Masco Co. (2.45%), Owens Corning (1.20%), A. O. Smith Co. (3.87%), AAON, Inc. (1.93%), Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (2.04%), Trex Company, Inc. (5.58%), UFP Industries, Inc. (1.24%), Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (1.07%), Griffon Co. (6.19%),

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.

Short selling USG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from USG as its price is falling. USG shares are trading up $0.02 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 USG 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 USG, 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 USG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.