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ArcBest (ARCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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ArcBest Short Interest Data

ArcBest (ARCB) has a short interest of 1.45 million shares, representing 6.45% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 28.32% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 308,546 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,450,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,130,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+28.32%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$84.85 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
22,911,000 shares
Float Size
22,480,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.45%
Today's Trading Volume
286,806 shares
Average Trading Volume
308,546 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
93%
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ARCB Short Interest Over Time

ARCB Days to Cover Over Time

ARCB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

ArcBest Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20251,450,000 shares $84.85 million +28.3%6.5%3.5 $58.52
4/15/20251,130,000 shares $68.50 million -18.1%5.0%3.1 $60.62
3/31/20251,380,000 shares $97.40 million -6.8%6.1%3.9 $70.58
3/15/20251,480,000 shares $108.56 million No Change6.5%4.7 $73.35
2/28/20251,480,000 shares $116.58 million +2.8%6.5%4.9 $78.77
2/15/20251,440,000 shares $136.17 million -1.4%6.3%5.1 $94.56
1/31/20251,460,000 shares $139.59 million -0.7%6.4%5.2 $95.61
1/15/20251,470,000 shares $149.38 million -7.6%6.4%5.5 $101.62
12/31/20241,590,000 shares $148.38 million +0.6%6.9%6.2 $93.32
12/15/20241,580,000 shares $171.54 million -1.3%6.9%6 $108.57
11/30/20241,600,000 shares $184.45 million -1.2%7.0%6 $115.28
11/15/20241,620,000 shares $175.59 million No Change7.1%6 $108.39
10/31/20241,620,000 shares $168.77 million +1.3%7.1%6.2 $104.18
10/15/20241,600,000 shares $167.71 million +11.9%6.9%6.4 $104.82
9/30/20241,430,000 shares $155.08 million -19.2%6.2%5.4 $108.45
9/15/20241,770,000 shares $183.78 million -0.6%7.6%6.6 $103.83
8/31/20241,780,000 shares $189.21 million +1.1%7.7%6.8 $106.30
8/15/20241,760,000 shares $191.24 million +3.5%7.6%6.7 $108.66
7/31/20241,700,000 shares $214.29 million -1.2%7.3%6.1 $126.05
7/15/20241,720,000 shares $203.61 million -4.4%7.5%5.8 $118.38
6/30/20241,800,000 shares $192.74 million +3.5%7.8%5.7 $107.08
6/15/20241,740,000 shares $183.55 million +16.0%7.6%5.5 $105.49
5/31/20241,500,000 shares $158.28 million +11.9%6.5%4.4 $105.52
5/15/20241,340,000 shares $157.89 million +14.5%5.8%3.9 $117.83
4/30/20241,170,000 shares $129.76 million -11.4%5.1%3.3 $110.91
4/15/20241,320,000 shares $197.93 million -7.0%5.7%4 $149.95
3/31/20241,420,000 shares $202.35 million +7.6%6.2%4.8 $142.50
3/15/20241,320,000 shares $169.69 million +1.5%5.7%4.7 $128.55
2/29/20241,300,000 shares $185.72 million -8.5%5.7%4.5 $142.86
2/15/20241,420,000 shares $203.86 million +12.7%6.1%4.9 $143.56
1/31/20241,260,000 shares $150.10 million -3.1%5.5%4.4 $119.13
1/15/20241,300,000 shares $153.34 million -5.8%5.6%4 $117.95
12/31/20231,380,000 shares $165.89 million -18.8%6.0%4.1 $120.21
12/15/20231,700,000 shares $194.09 million +27.8%7.4%4.9 $114.17
11/30/20231,330,000 shares $158.52 million +6.4%5.8%3.3 $119.19
11/15/20231,250,000 shares $152.68 million +0.8%5.4%3.1 $122.14
10/31/20231,240,000 shares $135.01 million +19.2%5.3%2.9 $108.88
10/15/20231,040,000 shares $99.74 million -4.6%4.4%2.4 $95.90
9/30/20231,090,000 shares $110.80 million -12.1%4.7%2.4 $101.65
9/15/20231,240,000 shares $126.39 million +3.3%5.3%2.6 $101.93
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8/31/20231,200,000 shares $126.71 million +2.6%5.1%2.8 $105.59
8/15/20231,170,000 shares $122.30 million -17.0%5.0%3 $104.53
7/31/20231,410,000 shares $164.01 million -9.6%6.0%3.9 $116.32
7/15/20231,560,000 shares $149.43 million +0.7%6.7%4.9 $95.79
6/30/20231,550,000 shares $153.14 million -1.3%6.6%5.5 $98.80
6/15/20231,570,000 shares $137.77 million +17.2%6.7%6 $87.75
5/31/20231,340,000 shares $112.27 million +0.8%5.7%5.5 $83.78
5/15/20231,330,000 shares $115.38 million -2.9%5.7%5.5 $86.75
4/30/20231,370,000 shares $129.33 million +2.2%5.9%4.9 $94.40
4/15/20231,340,000 shares $125.83 million +3.1%5.7%5 $93.90
3/31/20231,300,000 shares $120.15 million -12.2%5.5%4.8 $92.42
3/15/20231,480,000 shares $134.37 million +1.4%6.3%5.4 $90.79
2/28/20231,460,000 shares $140.45 million +0.7%6.2%5.4 $96.20
2/15/20231,450,000 shares $148.52 million +6.6%6.1%5.7 $102.43
1/31/20231,360,000 shares $113.49 million -3.6%5.7%5.5 $83.45
1/15/20231,410,000 shares $110.12 million +8.5%5.9%6.5 $78.10
12/30/20221,300,000 shares $91.05 million -5.1%5.5%5.9 $70.04
12/15/20221,370,000 shares $104.44 million -2.8%5.8%6.4 $76.23
11/30/20221,410,000 shares $116.71 million -2.1%6.0%7.3 $82.77
11/15/20221,440,000 shares $122.98 million -10.0%6.1%7.1 $85.40
10/31/20221,600,000 shares $127.09 million -14.9%6.8%7.8 $79.43
10/15/20221,880,000 shares $142.73 million -3.1%7.9%9 $75.92
9/30/20221,940,000 shares $141.10 million +6.6%8.2%9.6 $72.73
9/15/20221,820,000 shares $135.37 million +7.1%7.7%8.5 $74.38
8/31/20221,700,000 shares $136.90 million +0.6%7.2%7.7 $80.53
8/15/20221,690,000 shares $154.30 million -1.7%7.1%7.3 $91.30
7/31/20221,720,000 shares $152.39 million +8.9%7.3%6.5 $88.60
7/15/20221,580,000 shares $115.81 million -6.5%6.7%5.3 $73.30
6/30/20221,690,000 shares $118.93 million -4.0%7.2%4.9 $70.37
6/15/20221,760,000 shares $131.61 million +1.7%7.4%4.5 $74.78
5/31/20221,730,000 shares $130.84 million +13.8%7.3%4.5 $75.63
5/15/20221,520,000 shares $114.21 million -1.3%6.4%3.8 $75.14
4/30/20221,540,000 shares $111.13 million +0.7%6.5%3.9 $72.16
4/15/20221,530,000 shares $105.81 million +15.0%6.4%3.7 $69.16
3/31/20221,330,000 shares $107.07 million -7.0%5.6%3.2 $80.50
3/15/20221,430,000 shares $120.12 million +3.6%6.0%3.4 $84.00
2/28/20221,380,000 shares $127.90 million +3.8%5.8%3 $92.68
2/15/20221,330,000 shares $120.30 million +30.4%5.4%3 $90.45
1/31/20221,020,000 shares $90.21 million -5.6%4.1%2.2 $88.44
1/15/20221,080,000 shares $98.02 million -22.3%4.4%2.3 $90.76
12/31/20211,390,000 shares $166.59 million -0.7%5.6%3 $119.85
12/15/20211,400,000 shares $150.14 million +3.7%5.7%3.3 $107.24
11/30/20211,350,000 shares $139.16 million -16.7%5.5%3.5 $103.08
11/15/20211,620,000 shares $179.03 million +19.1%6.6%4.3 $110.51
10/29/20211,360,000 shares $122.20 million +3.0%5.5%3.8 $89.85
10/15/20211,320,000 shares $112.81 million -2.2%5.4%4.2 $85.46
9/30/20211,350,000 shares $110.39 million +5.5%5.5%4.3 $81.77
9/15/20211,280,000 shares $91.66 million +5.8%5.2%4.2 $71.61
8/31/20211,210,000 shares $80.74 million -0.8%4.9%3.8 $66.73
8/13/20211,220,000 shares $84.22 million +5.2%5.0%3.2 $69.03
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7/30/20211,160,000 shares $68.57 million -7.2%4.7%3 $59.11
7/15/20211,250,000 shares $76.09 million +12.6%5.1%3.4 $60.87
6/30/20211,110,000 shares $64.59 million +5.7%4.5%3.3 $58.19
6/15/20211,050,000 shares $62.24 million +95.3%4.3%3.5 $59.28
5/28/2021537,600 shares $41.85 million -4.6%2.2%1.9 $77.84
5/14/2021563,200 shares $47.15 million -1.8%2.3%2.2 $83.72
4/30/2021573,400 shares $41.64 million -1.8%2.4%2.3 $72.62
4/15/2021583,800 shares $42.77 million +6.1%2.4%2.4 $73.26
3/31/2021550,500 shares $38.91 million -32.3%2.3%2.3 $70.69
3/15/2021812,700 shares $60.06 million +15.8%3.3%3.5 $73.90
2/26/2021702,000 shares $42.04 million -11.0%2.9%3.2 $59.89
2/12/2021789,100 shares $43.56 million +13.4%3.2%4.1 $55.20
1/29/2021695,900 shares $32.82 million -1.8%2.9%3.8 $47.16
1/15/2021708,300 shares $33.93 million -8.1%2.9%4.1 $47.91
12/31/2020770,400 shares $32.84 million +24.0%3.2%4.5 $42.63
12/15/2020621,100 shares $26.01 million +20.0%2.6%3.3 $41.87
11/30/2020517,400 shares $21.91 million +8.5%2.1%2.7 $42.34
11/15/2020477,000 shares $17.70 million -26.5%2.0%2.5 $37.10
10/30/2020648,800 shares $19.55 million -5.9%2.7%3.5 $30.14
10/15/2020689,300 shares $23.83 million -10.5%2.8%3.5 $34.57
9/30/2020770,400 shares $23.93 million -16.3%3.2%3.7 $31.06
9/15/2020920,600 shares $29.80 million +4.0%3.8%4.3 $32.37
8/31/2020885,500 shares $29.95 million -1.1%3.6%4.1 $33.82
8/14/2020895,200 shares $28.74 million -9.5%3.7%4.1 $32.10
7/31/2020989,100 shares $30.06 million +8.4%4.1%4.5 $30.39
7/15/2020912,500 shares $25.71 million -10.5%3.8%4.3 $28.18
6/30/20201,020,000 shares $27.04 million +2.0%4.2%4.8 $26.51
6/15/20201,000,000 shares $23.27 million +6.0%4.1%4.7 $23.27
5/29/2020943,300 shares $21.12 million +26.0%3.9%4 $22.39

ARCB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is ArcBest's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of ArcBest shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,450,000 shares of ARCB short. 6.45% of ArcBest's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on ArcBest's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for ArcBest?

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. ARCB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on ArcBest's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting ArcBest?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of ArcBest: Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Summit Securities Group LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and Portman Square Capital LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for ArcBest?

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. 6.45% of ArcBest's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is ArcBest's short interest increasing or decreasing?

ArcBest saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,450,000 shares, an increase of 28.3% from the previous total of 1,130,000 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 ArcBest's float size?

ArcBest currently has issued a total of 22,911,000 shares. Some of ArcBest'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. ArcBest currently has a public float of 22,480,000 shares.

How does ArcBest's short interest compare to its competitors?

6.45% of ArcBest's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation" compare to ArcBest: GXO Logistics, Inc. (7.30%), Schneider National, Inc. (11.18%), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.56%), Verra Mobility Co. (1.89%), Carnival Co. & plc (3.79%), Corporación América Airports S.A. (4.98%), Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (3.21%), RXO, Inc. (4.35%), Hafnia Limited (1.33%), Delek Logistics Partners, LP (4.66%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short ArcBest stock?

Short selling ARCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from ArcBest as its price is falling. ARCB shares are trading down $3.15 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 ArcBest?

A short squeeze for ArcBest 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 ARCB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is ArcBest's 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 ARCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:ARCB) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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