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Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Academy Sports and Outdoors Short Interest Overview

As of April 15, 2026, Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) had a short interest of 6.68 million shares sold short, representing 10.77% of the public float. This marks a 4.09% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, meaning it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.47 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,680,313 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,417,937 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
4.09%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$394.74 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
64,508,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.77%
Today's Trading Volume
738,088 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,465,230 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
50%
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Academy Sports and Outdoors Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/20266,680,313 shares $394.74 million +4.1%10.8%4.41 $59.09
3/31/20266,417,937 shares $362.29 million +18.1%10.3%3.28 $56.45
3/13/20265,434,782 shares $306.20 million -10.0%8.8%3.85 $56.34
2/27/20266,039,004 shares $363.13 million -27.0%9.4%4.82 $60.13
2/13/20268,270,902 shares $484.34 million +1.2%12.9%6.54 $58.56
1/30/20268,174,889 shares $449.70 million +2.9%12.7%6.56 $55.01
1/15/20267,943,463 shares $461.75 million +10.4%12.4%4.47 $58.13
12/31/20257,192,790 shares $359.35 million -1.4%11.2%4.56 $49.96
12/15/20257,297,789 shares $399.63 million +5.2%11.4%3.46 $54.76
11/28/20256,938,175 shares $334.76 million -14.2%10.8%3.95 $48.25
11/14/20258,088,314 shares $361.71 million -8.5%12.6%6.12 $44.72
10/31/20258,837,602 shares $423.23 million -10.8%13.8%5.11 $47.89
10/15/20259,910,000 shares $539.40 million +44.3%15.1%6 $54.43
9/30/20256,870,000 shares $343.64 million +6.2%10.4%4.2 $50.02
9/15/20256,470,000 shares $300.60 million -15.4%9.8%4.2 $46.46
8/31/20257,650,000 shares $409.66 million -0.4%11.6%4.8 $53.55
8/15/20257,680,000 shares $414.87 million +7.7%11.7%5.1 $54.02
7/31/20257,130,000 shares $362.13 million +0.9%10.9%4.6 $50.79
7/15/20257,070,000 shares $362.76 million -0.8%10.8%4.5 $51.31
6/30/20257,130,000 shares $319.50 million -1.9%10.9%4.2 $44.81
6/15/20257,270,000 shares $316.61 million -1.9%11.1%4.1 $43.55
5/31/20257,410,000 shares $303.22 million +4.5%11.3%3.9 $40.92
5/15/20257,090,000 shares $322.52 million -1.5%10.8%3.8 $45.49
4/30/20257,200,000 shares $271.30 million +9.8%11.0%4 $37.68
4/15/20256,560,000 shares $241.21 million -20.5%10.0%3.6 $36.77
3/31/20258,250,000 shares $376.28 million -1.8%12.5%4.5 $45.61
3/15/20258,400,000 shares $378.84 million -4.9%12.3%4.9 $45.10
2/28/20258,830,000 shares $437.88 million +5.0%12.9%5.2 $49.59
2/15/20258,410,000 shares $450.44 million +11.5%12.3%5.1 $53.56
1/31/20257,540,000 shares $394.42 million -11.6%11.0%4.4 $52.31
1/15/20258,530,000 shares $446.63 million -2.2%12.5%5.2 $52.36
12/31/20248,720,000 shares $501.66 million +6.7%12.7%5.6 $57.53
12/15/20248,170,000 shares $443.71 million +14.0%11.9%5.5 $54.31
11/30/20247,170,000 shares $353.12 million +14.2%10.3%4.8 $49.25
11/15/20246,280,000 shares $300.18 million +27.9%9.1%4.5 $47.80
10/31/20244,910,000 shares $249.72 million -23.2%7.1%3.7 $50.86
10/15/20246,390,000 shares $350.81 million +8.7%9.2%4.7 $54.90
9/30/20245,880,000 shares $343.16 million +6.1%8.5%4.1 $58.36
9/15/20245,540,000 shares $326.92 million -9.6%8.0%3.6 $59.01
8/31/20246,130,000 shares $340.09 million -15.1%8.6%3.4 $55.48
8/15/20247,220,000 shares $384.75 million +17.6%10.2%4.3 $53.29
7/31/20246,140,000 shares $331.99 million +1.0%8.6%3.7 $54.07
7/15/20246,080,000 shares $322.60 million +5.0%8.6%3.8 $53.06
6/30/20245,790,000 shares $308.32 million +0.9%8.2%3.6 $53.25
6/15/20245,740,000 shares $297.27 million +14.8%8.1%3.7 $51.79
5/31/20245,000,000 shares $288.45 million +4.6%6.9%3.2 $57.69
5/15/20244,780,000 shares $264.81 million -1.7%6.6%3.3 $55.40
4/30/20244,860,000 shares $283.34 million +11.7%6.7%3.4 $58.30
4/15/20244,350,000 shares $259.74 million -7.3%6.0%3.1 $59.71
3/31/20244,690,000 shares $316.76 million -39.0%6.4%3.5 $67.54
3/15/20247,690,000 shares $547.22 million -7.4%10.5%5.8 $71.16
2/29/20248,300,000 shares $620.18 million -5.7%11.4%7.2 $74.72
2/15/20248,800,000 shares $603.33 million +3.7%12.1%6.4 $68.56
1/31/20248,490,000 shares $532.58 million -5.7%11.6%5.9 $62.73
1/15/20249,000,000 shares $558.81 million -0.7%12.3%5.9 $62.09
12/31/20239,060,000 shares $597.96 million +4.7%12.4%5.6 $66.00
12/15/20238,650,000 shares $528.17 million +11.5%11.9%5.3 $61.06
11/30/20237,760,000 shares $394.75 million -10.6%10.6%4.7 $50.87
11/15/20238,680,000 shares $427.58 million +10.2%11.8%5.4 $49.26
10/31/20237,880,000 shares $353.34 million +11.9%10.8%4.7 $44.84
10/15/20237,040,000 shares $304.48 million -12.7%9.6%4.3 $43.25
9/30/20238,060,000 shares $381.00 million +1.6%11.0%5.1 $47.27
9/15/20237,930,000 shares $397.61 million -4.7%10.8%4.9 $50.14
8/31/20238,320,000 shares $454.02 million -7.6%11.3%4.9 $54.57
8/15/20239,000,000 shares $519.03 million -0.8%12.0%5.1 $57.67
7/31/20239,070,000 shares $542.30 million -7.1%12.1%5.2 $59.79
7/15/20239,760,000 shares $554.08 million -9.2%13.0%5.5 $56.77
6/30/202310,750,000 shares $581.04 million -15.4%14.3%6 $54.05
6/15/202312,710,000 shares $629.53 million +11.8%16.9%7.1 $49.53
5/31/202311,370,000 shares $556.68 million -2.4%15.1%6.5 $48.96
5/15/202311,650,000 shares $687.35 million +6.0%15.4%7.8 $59.00
4/30/202310,990,000 shares $698.08 million -1.4%14.5%7.9 $63.52
4/15/202311,150,000 shares $748.05 million +0.9%14.7%8 $67.09
3/31/202311,050,000 shares $721.01 million -9.7%14.6%7.8 $65.25
3/15/202312,230,000 shares $732.70 million +1.2%16.1%8.9 $59.91
2/28/202312,080,000 shares $714.53 million +1.9%15.7%8.3 $59.15
2/15/202311,860,000 shares $711.60 million -1.1%15.4%7.9 $60.00
1/31/202311,990,000 shares $700.46 million -5.0%15.6%7.4 $58.42
1/15/202312,620,000 shares $702.68 million +3.0%16.4%7.7 $55.68
12/30/202212,250,000 shares $643.62 million +1.2%15.9%7.5 $52.54
12/15/202212,100,000 shares $647.47 million -8.4%15.7%7 $53.51
11/30/202213,210,000 shares $666.84 million -8.5%16.8%7.5 $50.48
11/15/202214,430,000 shares $693.51 million +13.3%18.4%8.5 $48.06
10/31/202212,740,000 shares $560.94 million +15.7%16.2%7.7 $44.03
10/15/202211,010,000 shares $485.32 million +15.3%14.0%6.8 $44.08
9/30/20229,550,000 shares $402.82 million -9.2%12.2%5.8 $42.18
9/15/202210,520,000 shares $505.49 million +7.8%13.4%6.1 $48.05
8/31/20229,760,000 shares $420.46 million -11.0%11.6%5.3 $43.08
8/15/202210,970,000 shares $518.88 million -4.2%13.1%5.2 $47.30
7/31/202211,450,000 shares $492.69 million -0.4%13.7%4.9 $43.03
7/15/202211,490,000 shares $457.30 million +2.2%15.2%4.8 $39.80
6/30/202211,240,000 shares $399.47 million -8.5%14.8%4.4 $35.54
6/15/202212,280,000 shares $430.29 million +38.3%16.2%4.4 $35.04
5/31/20228,880,000 shares $297.57 million -22.1%11.5%2.7 $33.51
5/15/202211,400,000 shares $417.47 million -2.5%14.8%3.6 $36.62
4/30/202211,690,000 shares $436.74 million +3.9%15.2%3.9 $37.36
4/15/202211,250,000 shares $453.04 million -13.5%14.4%3.6 $40.27
3/31/202213,010,000 shares $512.59 million +22.5%16.7%4.1 $39.40
3/15/202210,620,000 shares $380.20 million +2.0%13.4%3.7 $35.80
2/28/202210,410,000 shares $336.97 million +3.1%13.1%3.9 $32.37
2/15/202210,100,000 shares $365.42 million +14.5%12.8%3.6 $36.18
1/31/20228,820,000 shares $343.10 million -1.1%11.1%3.3 $38.90
1/15/20228,920,000 shares $342.62 million -19.3%11.3%3.3 $38.41
12/31/202111,050,000 shares $485.10 million +17.3%13.9%4.2 $43.90
12/15/20219,420,000 shares $401.20 million +1.4%11.8%3.6 $42.59
11/30/20219,290,000 shares $414.52 million -13.1%11.0%3.5 $44.62
11/15/202110,690,000 shares $511.84 million -13.0%12.7%4 $47.88
10/29/202112,280,000 shares $525.34 million -2.9%14.6%4.9 $42.78
10/15/202112,640,000 shares $511.41 million +4.3%15.0%5.2 $40.46
9/30/202112,120,000 shares $485.04 million +10.5%14.4%4.8 $40.02
9/15/202110,970,000 shares $503.74 million +13.4%13.1%4.4 $45.92
8/31/20219,670,000 shares $428.09 million -22.5%15.1%4.4 $44.27
8/13/202112,470,000 shares $460.02 million -5.3%19.4%5.9 $36.89
7/30/202113,170,000 shares $487.95 million -4.2%20.5%6 $37.05
7/15/202113,740,000 shares $505.63 million +3.6%21.4%5.5 $36.80
6/30/202113,260,000 shares $546.84 million +6.1%24.2%5.3 $41.24
6/15/202112,500,000 shares $492.13 million +4.2%22.9%4.5 $39.37
5/28/202112,000,000 shares $438.36 million -4.5%22.0%4.7 $36.53
5/14/202112,560,000 shares $437.21 million -4.7%22.6%5.3 $34.81

ASO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Academy Sports and Outdoors' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Academy Sports and Outdoors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 6,680,313 shares of ASO short. 10.77% of Academy Sports and Outdoors' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Academy Sports and Outdoors' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Academy Sports and Outdoors?

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. ASO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.4. Learn More on Academy Sports and Outdoors's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Academy Sports and Outdoors?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Academy Sports and Outdoors: PEAK6 LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, J. Goldman & Co LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Barclays PLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Academy Sports and Outdoors?

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. 10.77% of Academy Sports and Outdoors' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Academy Sports and Outdoors' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Academy Sports and Outdoors saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,680,313 shares, an increase of 4.1% from the previous total of 6,417,937 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 Academy Sports and Outdoors' short interest compare to its competitors?

10.77% of Academy Sports and Outdoors' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Academy Sports and Outdoors: DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (9.51%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (5.61%), Chewy (4.47%), Murphy USA Inc. (6.60%), Wayfair Inc. (15.87%), FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (2.57%), The Gap, Inc. (8.10%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (8.34%), Vipshop Holdings Limited (1.22%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (11.39%),

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 ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Academy Sports and Outdoors stock?

Short selling ASO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Academy Sports and Outdoors as its price is falling. ASO shares are trading down $2.06 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 Academy Sports and Outdoors?

A short squeeze for Academy Sports and Outdoors 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 ASO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Academy Sports and Outdoors' 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 ASO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.

What do ASO's short interest metrics mean?

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like ASO:

  • 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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This page (NASDAQ:ASO) was last updated on 5/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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