Ascent Industries (ACNT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $13.53 -0.41 (-2.94%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.54 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest Ascent Industries Short Interest OverviewAs of October 15, 2026, Ascent Industries (ACNT) had a short interest of 150,024 shares sold short, representing 1.80% of the public float. This marks a 0.15% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.7, meaning it would take 6.7 days of the average trading volume of 23,244 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest150,024 sharesPrevious Short Interest149,795 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month0.15%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.03 millionShort Interest Ratio6.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2026Outstanding Shares9,010,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.80%Today's Trading Volume32,026 sharesAverage Trading Volume23,244 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average138% Short Selling Ascent Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Ascent Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartACNT Short Interest Over TimeACNT Days to Cover Over TimeACNT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ascent Industries Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/2026150,024 shares $2.03 million +0.2%1.8%6.74 $13.55 9/30/2026149,795 shares $2.11 million -0.5%1.8%5.08 $14.10 9/15/2026150,612 shares $2.24 million -16.5%1.8%5.39 $14.87 8/31/2026180,387 shares $2.74 million +21.9%2.2%3.8 $15.17 8/14/2026147,993 shares $2.23 million -6.3%1.8%2.15 $15.05 7/31/2026157,944 shares $2.44 million -3.3%1.9%4.17 $15.47 7/15/2026163,393 shares $2.47 million +0.9%2.0%4.53 $15.12 6/30/2026161,922 shares $2.43 million -58.4%1.9%0.94 $15.03 6/15/2026389,200 shares $5.36 million -9.1%4.7%6.77 $13.78 5/29/2026428,291 shares $5.80 million +3.9%5.2%7.25 $13.55 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ACNT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ascent Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 5/15/2026412,058 shares $5.73 million +6.6%5.0%4.98 $13.90 4/30/2026386,388 shares $5.63 million +6.3%4.7%6.42 $14.57 4/15/2026363,417 shares $5.01 million +7.4%4.3%3.16 $13.78 3/31/2026338,424 shares $4.50 million +19.5%4.0%2.44 $13.31 3/13/2026283,226 shares $3.62 million +0.9%3.3%1.12 $12.79 2/27/2026280,809 shares $4.82 million -1.9%3.4%8.16 $17.16 2/13/2026286,355 shares $5.09 million -1.5%3.4%4.23 $17.78 1/30/2026290,822 shares $4.71 million -3.2%3.4%5.73 $16.21 1/15/2026300,507 shares $5.04 million -1.9%3.5%6.02 $16.76 12/31/2025306,429 shares $4.96 million +9.2%3.6%5.5 $16.19 12/15/2025280,620 shares $4.36 million +27.2%3.3%3.61 $15.54 11/28/2025220,636 shares $3.13 million +19.5%2.6%2.92 $14.17 11/14/2025184,651 shares $2.55 million +22.5%2.2%1.32 $13.79 10/31/2025150,706 shares $1.83 million -25.2%1.8%1.62 $12.16 10/15/2025201,600 shares $2.42 million -17.5%2.6%3.6 $12.02 9/30/2025244,400 shares $3.15 million -1.4%3.1%4.9 $12.88 9/15/2025247,800 shares $3.10 million +6.2%3.1%3.5 $12.51 8/31/2025233,400 shares $2.85 million -10.4%3.0%3.1 $12.22 8/15/2025260,500 shares $3.12 million -2.8%3.4%3.4 $11.96 7/31/2025268,100 shares $3.44 million -2.3%3.8%2.9 $12.83 7/15/2025274,300 shares $3.53 million +13.5%3.5%2.8 $12.88 6/30/2025241,700 shares $3.05 million +341.9%3.1%2.4 $12.61 6/15/202554,700 shares $681.56 thousand +79.3%0.7%0.7 $12.46 5/31/202530,500 shares $393.15 thousand +81.6%0.4%0.4 $12.89 5/15/202516,800 shares $201.26 thousand +36.6%0.2%0.2 $11.98 4/30/202512,300 shares $162.36 thousand -27.7%0.2%0.3 $13.20 4/15/202517,000 shares $213.35 thousand -7.6%0.2%0.5 $12.55 3/31/202518,400 shares $232.94 thousand +84.0%0.2%0.6 $12.66 3/15/202510,000 shares $124.50 thousand -40.8%0.1%0.3 $12.45 2/28/202516,900 shares $188.94 thousand -41.1%0.2%0.6 $11.18Your book is inside (Ad)Blane Markham and the Markham Trading Team are giving readers a limited window to download their options strategy guide, titled How To Turn 100 Into 1000 Gains, before it moves behind a paywall. 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Once the paywall goes up, free access ends for good.Download your free copy of the options guide now 2/15/202528,700 shares $319.14 thousand -31.7%0.4%1 $11.12 1/31/202542,000 shares $474.18 thousand +81.8%0.5%1.2 $11.29 1/15/202523,100 shares $258.03 thousand -8.0%0.3%0.6 $11.17 12/31/202425,100 shares $280.62 thousand -26.4%0.3%0.7 $11.18 12/15/202434,100 shares $397.61 thousand +186.6%0.4%0.9 $11.66 11/30/202411,900 shares $129.00 thousand +32.2%0.2%0.2 $10.84 11/15/20249,000 shares $89.55 thousand +9.8%0.1%0.2 $9.95 10/31/20248,200 shares $77.74 thousand -35.9%0.1%0.2 $9.48 10/15/202412,800 shares $116.10 thousand +178.3%0.2%0.3 $9.07 9/30/20244,600 shares $44.62 thousand -34.3%0.1%0.1 $9.70 9/15/20247,000 shares $64.75 thousand +18.6%0.1%0.2 $9.25 8/31/20245,900 shares $60.83 thousand -44.9%0.1%0.6 $10.31 8/15/202410,700 shares $108.50 thousand +15.1%0.1%0.9 $10.14 7/31/20249,300 shares $93.74 thousand +66.1%0.1%0.9 $10.08 7/15/20245,600 shares $56.06 thousand -9.7%0.1%0.6 $10.01 6/30/20246,200 shares $60.51 thousand +29.2%0.1%0.7 $9.76 6/15/20244,800 shares $48.29 thousand -33.3%0.1%0.5 $10.06 5/31/20247,200 shares $74.38 thousand -26.5%0.1%0.8 $10.33 5/15/20249,800 shares $101.33 thousand +7.7%0.1%1.5 $10.34 4/30/20249,100 shares $93.46 thousand +31.9%0.1%1.6 $10.27 4/15/20246,900 shares $71.07 thousand -24.2%0.1%1.2 $10.30 3/31/20249,100 shares $92.73 thousand -10.8%0.1%1.4 $10.19 3/15/202410,200 shares $109.65 thousand -1.9%0.1%1.1 $10.75 2/29/202410,400 shares $111.38 thousand -7.1%0.1%0.9 $10.71 2/15/202411,200 shares $112.56 thousand +21.7%0.1%0.9 $10.05 1/31/20249,200 shares $92.09 thousand -13.2%0.1%0.7 $10.01 1/15/202410,600 shares $112.36 thousand -15.2%0.1%0.8 $10.60 12/31/202312,500 shares $119.50 thousand +15.7%0.1%1 $9.56 12/15/202310,800 shares $79.38 thousand +25.6%0.1%1 $7.35 11/30/20238,600 shares $70.43 thousand -19.6%0.1%1.2 $8.19 11/15/202310,700 shares $89.56 thousand +13.8%0.1%1.6 $8.37 10/31/20239,400 shares $78.49 thousand -9.6%0.1%1.4 $8.35 10/15/202310,400 shares $83.72 thousand -2.8%0.1%1.5 $8.05 9/30/202310,700 shares $94.91 thousand -1.8%0.1%1.6 $8.87 9/15/202310,900 shares $93.52 thousand -17.4%0.1%1.4 $8.58 8/31/202313,200 shares $117.88 thousand -19.5%0.2%1.8 $8.93 8/15/202316,400 shares $148.42 thousand -8.4%0.2%2.1 $9.05 7/31/202317,900 shares $163.43 thousand +50.4%0.2%2.2 $9.13 7/15/202311,900 shares $104.72 thousand -2.5%0.1%1.5 $8.80 6/30/202312,200 shares $110.90 thousand +31.2%0.1%1.6 $9.09 6/15/20239,300 shares $88.82 thousand +6.9%0.1%1.2 $9.55 5/31/20238,700 shares $82.65 thousand +77.6%0.1%1.1 $9.50 5/15/20234,900 shares $46.11 thousand No Change0.1%0.6 $9.41 ACNT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Ascent Industries' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Ascent Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 149,795 shares of ACNT short. 1.80% of Ascent Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ascent Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ascent Industries? 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. ACNT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.1. Learn More on Ascent Industries's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Ascent Industries? 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. 1.80% of Ascent Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Ascent Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? Ascent Industries saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 149,795 shares, a decrease of 0.5% from the previous total of 150,612 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. How does Ascent Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.80% of Ascent Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "chemicals" compare to Ascent Industries: Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (7.58%), Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (7.62%), Valhi, Inc. (0.23%), ASP Isotopes Inc. (20.16%), The Sherwin-Williams Company (2.85%), Ecolab Inc. (1.92%), PPG Industries, Inc. (2.94%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (6.39%), Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (1.21%), RPM International Inc. (2.98%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ascent Industries stock? Short selling ACNT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ascent Industries as its price is falling. ACNT shares are trading down $0.21 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 Ascent Industries? A short squeeze for Ascent Industries 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 ACNT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ascent Industries' 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 ACNT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026. What do ACNT's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like ACNT:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. 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