Bouygues (BOUYF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bouygues shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 106,600 shares of BOUYF short. 0.01% of Bouygues' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bouygues' 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. BOUYF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1,066.0. Learn More on Bouygues's short interest ratio.

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. 0.01% of Bouygues' floating shares are currently sold short.

Bouygues saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 106,600 shares, a drop of 36.0% from the previous total of 166,500 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.

0.01% of Bouygues' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bouygues: Obayashi Co. (0.05%), TopBuild Corp. (3.66%), Vallourec S.A. (0.00%), Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (0.02%), Argan, Inc. (5.25%), Limbach Holdings, Inc. (5.60%), Ameresco, Inc. (9.21%), Matrix Service (1.35%), Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. (2.68%), SolarMax Technology, Inc. (3.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BOUYF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bouygues as its price is falling. 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 Bouygues 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 BOUYF, 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 BOUYF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.