Vulcan Materials (VMC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Are You Positioned For The New Energy Goldrush? (From Wealthpin Pro) (Ad) Free VMC Stock Alerts $251.89 -2.09 (-0.82%) (As of 05/29/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Vulcan Materials Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest2,140,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,180,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.83%Dollar Volume Sold Short$578.87 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares132,250,000 sharesFloat Size131,980,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.62%Today's Trading Volume486,751 sharesAverage Trading Volume714,875 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average68% Short Selling Vulcan Materials ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vulcan Materials and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVMC Short Interest Over TimeVMC Days to Cover Over TimeVMC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Wealthpin ProDo This Before July 30 2024 To Claim Trump’s Gift In January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. Vulcan Materials Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20242,140,000 shares $578.87 million -1.8%1.6%2.8 $270.50 4/30/20242,180,000 shares $561.83 million -4.4%1.7%2.7 $257.72 4/15/20242,280,000 shares $593.87 million +13.4%1.7%2.8 $260.47 3/31/20242,010,000 shares $548.57 million +3.6%1.5%2.5 $272.92 3/15/20241,940,000 shares $517.71 million +22.8%1.5%2.4 $266.86 2/29/20241,580,000 shares $420.06 million -9.2%1.2%2.1 $265.86 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VMC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Vulcan Materials and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20241,740,000 shares $421.88 million -14.3%1.3%2.4 $242.46 1/31/20242,030,000 shares $458.80 million +11.5%1.5%2.9 $226.01 1/15/20241,820,000 shares $407.61 million +3.4%1.4%2.4 $223.96 12/31/20231,760,000 shares $399.54 million -26.7%1.3%2.3 $227.01 12/15/20232,400,000 shares $538.25 million +5.7%1.8%3 $224.27 11/30/20232,270,000 shares $484.65 million +3.7%1.7%2.7 $213.50 11/15/20232,190,000 shares $461.76 million +16.5%1.7%2.6 $210.85 10/31/20231,880,000 shares $369.40 million -8.7%1.4%2.3 $196.49 10/15/20232,060,000 shares $431.14 million +4.0%1.6%2.6 $209.29 9/30/20231,980,000 shares $400.00 million +24.5%1.5%2.5 $202.02 9/15/20231,590,000 shares $334.84 million -3.6%1.2%2 $210.59 8/31/20231,650,000 shares $360.11 million +46.0%1.2%2.1 $218.25 8/15/20231,130,000 shares $253.39 million -13.1%0.9%1.4 $224.24 7/31/20231,300,000 shares $286.65 million -10.3%1.0%1.6 $220.50 7/15/20231,450,000 shares $325.89 million +3.6%N/A1.8 $224.75 6/30/20231,400,000 shares $315.50 million +2.2%N/A1.8 $225.36 6/15/20231,370,000 shares $286.25 million -2.8%N/A1.7 $208.94 5/31/20231,410,000 shares $275.66 million +4.4%N/A1.7 $195.50 5/15/20231,350,000 shares $264.83 million -8.2%N/A1.7 $196.17 4/30/20231,470,000 shares $257.43 million +0.7%1.1%1.7 $175.12 4/15/20231,460,000 shares $246.86 million -12.1%1.1%1.8 $169.08 3/31/20231,660,000 shares $284.79 million +28.7%1.3%2 $171.56 3/15/20231,290,000 shares $210.02 million +8.4%1.0%1.7 $162.81 2/28/20231,190,000 shares $215.28 million +4.4%0.9%1.7 $180.91 2/15/20231,140,000 shares $222.81 million -11.6%0.9%1.6 $195.45 1/31/20231,290,000 shares $236.50 million -3.7%N/A2 $183.33 1/15/20231,340,000 shares $245.47 million -2.9%1.0%2 $183.19 12/30/20221,380,000 shares $241.65 million No Change1.0%2 $175.11 12/15/20221,380,000 shares $247.41 million +11.3%1.0%1.9 $179.28 11/30/20221,240,000 shares $227.33 million -6.8%0.9%1.7 $183.33 11/15/20221,330,000 shares $233.95 million -17.9%1.0%1.8 $175.90 10/31/20221,620,000 shares $265.19 million -1.8%1.2%2.2 $163.70 10/15/20221,650,000 shares $244.93 million +17.0%1.2%2.3 $148.44 9/30/20221,410,000 shares $222.37 million -6.6%1.1%2.1 $157.71This Apple-like Innovator is Revolutionizing Healthcare (Ad)AI has infiltrated so many sectors, it's sent the demand for AI-friendly GPU computer chips rocketing. 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It is now valued well over $2 trillion, making it one of the largest companies in the world.Click here to learn more about the booming eHealth industry 9/15/20221,510,000 shares $244.95 million -3.2%1.1%2.1 $162.22 8/31/20221,560,000 shares $259.72 million -3.7%1.2%2.2 $166.49 8/15/20221,620,000 shares $288.21 million No Change1.2%2.3 $177.91 7/31/20221,620,000 shares $267.83 million -3.0%1.2%2.1 $165.33 7/15/20221,670,000 shares $248.36 million -0.6%1.3%2.1 $148.72 6/30/20221,680,000 shares $238.73 million +7.0%1.3%2.1 $142.10 6/15/20221,570,000 shares $237.78 million +6.1%1.2%2 $151.45 5/31/20221,480,000 shares $244.01 million +6.5%1.1%2 $164.87 5/15/20221,390,000 shares $233.55 million -9.7%1.1%1.7 $168.02 4/30/20221,540,000 shares $265.33 million -6.1%N/A1.9 $172.29 4/15/20221,640,000 shares $286.62 million -3.5%N/A2 $174.77 3/31/20221,700,000 shares $312.29 million +7.6%N/A1.9 $183.70 3/15/20221,580,000 shares $287.58 million +6.8%1.2%1.9 $182.01 2/28/20221,480,000 shares $268.55 million +0.7%1.1%1.7 $181.45 2/15/20221,470,000 shares $277.99 million -4.6%1.1%1.8 $189.11 1/31/20221,540,000 shares $293.08 million -3.8%1.2%2 $190.31 1/15/20221,600,000 shares $307.57 million -1.2%1.2%2 $192.23 12/31/20211,620,000 shares $336.28 million -6.4%1.2%2.3 $207.58 12/15/20211,730,000 shares $356.83 million +2.4%1.3%2.2 $206.26 11/30/20211,690,000 shares $323.87 million -8.7%1.3%2 $191.64 11/15/20211,850,000 shares $373.59 million -10.6%1.4%2.2 $201.94 10/29/20212,070,000 shares $393.55 million +6.2%1.6%2.5 $190.12 10/15/20211,950,000 shares $345.01 million +16.8%1.5%2.5 $176.93 9/30/20211,670,000 shares $282.50 million -1.8%1.3%2.1 $169.16 9/15/20211,700,000 shares $297.47 million +9.0%1.3%2.2 $174.98 8/31/20211,560,000 shares $290.05 million +2.0%1.2%2.1 $185.93 8/13/20211,530,000 shares $290.38 million -0.7%1.2%1.9 $189.79 7/30/20211,540,000 shares $277.18 million +2.0%1.2%1.9 $179.99 7/15/20211,510,000 shares $266.76 million -3.8%1.1%1.9 $176.66 6/30/20211,570,000 shares $273.29 million +0.6%1.2%2 $174.07 6/15/20211,560,000 shares $268.41 million +33.3%1.2%1.9 $172.06 5/28/20211,170,000 shares $214.48 million -6.4%0.9%1.5 $183.32 5/14/20211,250,000 shares $237.56 million -4.6%N/A1.7 $190.05 4/30/20211,310,000 shares $238.00 million -12.1%N/A1.7 $181.68 4/15/20211,490,000 shares $259.38 million +5.7%N/A2 $174.08 3/31/20211,410,000 shares $242.84 million +0.7%N/A1.8 $172.23 3/15/20211,400,000 shares $240.72 million +20.7%1.1%1.8 $171.94 2/26/20211,160,000 shares $195.20 million +11.5%0.9%1.4 $168.28 2/12/20211,040,000 shares $166.46 million -4.6%0.8%1.3 $160.06 1/29/20211,090,000 shares $162.37 million -16.8%0.8%1.3 $148.96 1/15/20211,310,000 shares $210.41 million +4.0%1.0%1.5 $160.62 12/31/20201,260,000 shares $184.55 million -5.3%1.0%1.4 $146.47 12/15/20201,330,000 shares $180.14 million -5.0%1.0%1.4 $135.44 11/30/20201,400,000 shares $199.26 million -4.8%1.1%1.5 $142.33 10/30/20201,440,000 shares $206.64 million -34.3%1.1%1.5 $143.50 10/15/20202,190,000 shares $323.53 million -17.1%1.7%2.4 $147.73 9/30/20202,640,000 shares $357.83 million -2.6%N/A2.9 $135.54 9/15/20202,710,000 shares $356.15 million +4.6%2.1%2.8 $131.42 8/31/20202,590,000 shares $310.80 million -3.7%2.0%2.5 $120.00 8/14/20202,690,000 shares $349.00 million +8.5%2.0%2.3 $129.74This Apple-like Innovator is Revolutionizing Healthcare (Ad)AI has infiltrated so many sectors, it's sent the demand for AI-friendly GPU computer chips rocketing. 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It is now valued well over $2 trillion, making it one of the largest companies in the world.Click here to learn more about the booming eHealth industry 7/31/20202,480,000 shares $291.40 million +13.2%1.9%1.9 $117.50 7/15/20202,190,000 shares $264.62 million +6.3%1.7%1.7 $120.83 6/30/20202,060,000 shares $239.00 million -25.4%1.6%1.4 $116.02 6/15/20202,760,000 shares $312.51 million +32.7%2.1%1.8 $113.23 5/29/20202,080,000 shares $225.31 million -11.5%1.6%1.2 $108.32 5/15/20202,350,000 shares $225.76 million +0.4%1.8%1.4 $96.07 4/30/20202,340,000 shares $264.35 million +10.9%1.8%1.4 $112.97 4/15/20202,110,000 shares $232.48 million -9.8%N/A1.4 $110.18 3/31/20202,340,000 shares $252.88 million +28.0%N/A1.6 $108.07 3/13/20201,828,600 shares $206.81 million +48.7%1.4%1.8 $113.10 2/28/20201,230,000 shares $100.88 million -10.2%0.9%1.2 $82.02 2/14/20201,370,000 shares $168.51 million +0.7%1.0%1.5 $123.00 1/31/20201,360,000 shares $164.59 million -6.2%1.0%1.6 $121.02 1/15/20201,450,000 shares $209.09 million -2.0%1.1%1.6 $144.20 12/31/20191,480,000 shares $207.97 million -30.8%1.1%1.6 $140.52 8/15/20193,560,000 shares $494.23 million -10.0%2.7%3.7 $138.83 VMC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vulcan Materials' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Vulcan Materials shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,140,000 shares of VMC short. 1.62% of Vulcan Materials' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vulcan Materials' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Vulcan Materials? 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. VMC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Vulcan Materials's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Vulcan Materials? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vulcan Materials: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Vulcan Materials? 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. 1.62% of Vulcan Materials' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Vulcan Materials' short interest increasing or decreasing? Vulcan Materials saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,140,000 shares, a drop of 1.8% from the previous total of 2,180,000 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 Vulcan Materials' float size? Vulcan Materials currently has issued a total of 132,250,000 shares. Some of Vulcan Materials' 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. Vulcan Materials currently has a public float of 131,980,000 shares. How does Vulcan Materials' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.62% of Vulcan Materials' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Vulcan Materials: Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (1.48%), Eagle Materials Inc. (2.24%), United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (2.95%), Teck Resources Limited (1.26%), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (1.89%), Summit Materials, Inc. (2.27%), MDU Resources Group, Inc. (1.13%), Knife River Co. (2.00%), Hecla Mining (3.00%), U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (3.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vulcan Materials stock? Short selling VMC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vulcan Materials as its price is falling. VMC shares are trading down $2.09 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 Vulcan Materials? A short squeeze for Vulcan Materials 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 VMC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vulcan Materials' 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 VMC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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