Astec Industries (ASTE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $40.96 -0.59 (-1.41%) As of 10:48 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Astec Industries Short Interest DataAstec Industries (ASTE) has a short interest of 249,400 shares, representing 1.11% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -16.53% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 152,412 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest249,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest298,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-16.53%Dollar Volume Sold Short$9.04 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares22,867,000 sharesFloat Size22,460,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.11%Today's Trading Volume8,331 sharesAverage Trading Volume152,412 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average5% Short Selling Astec Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Astec Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartASTE Short Interest Over TimeASTE Days to Cover Over TimeASTE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Astec Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/2025249,400 shares $9.04 million -16.5%1.1%1.5 $36.23 4/15/2025298,800 shares $10.30 million -0.2%1.3%1.9 $34.48 3/31/2025299,500 shares $10.32 million -9.7%1.3%1.6 $34.45 3/15/2025331,700 shares $12.16 million -13.2%1.5%1.8 $36.65 2/28/2025382,100 shares $13.60 million -14.5%1.7%2.2 $35.58 2/15/2025446,800 shares $14.75 million -10.6%2.0%2.8 $33.01 1/31/2025500,000 shares $17.46 million -4.0%2.2%3.2 $34.91 1/15/2025520,700 shares $17.30 million +4.2%2.3%3.4 $33.22 12/31/2024499,600 shares $16.79 million +4.0%2.2%3.9 $33.60 12/15/2024480,400 shares $17.82 million -4.0%2.2%3.5 $37.10 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ASTE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Astec Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/2024500,300 shares $19.32 million +17.6%2.2%3.6 $38.61 11/15/2024425,500 shares $15.62 million +12.6%1.9%3 $36.72 10/31/2024378,000 shares $12.01 million -10.1%1.7%2.6 $31.78 10/15/2024420,400 shares $13.40 million +6.3%1.9%3 $31.87 9/30/2024395,400 shares $12.63 million -8.7%1.8%2.7 $31.94 9/15/2024433,000 shares $13.56 million -1.3%1.9%2.9 $31.31 8/31/2024438,900 shares $14.85 million +17.0%2.0%2.9 $33.83 8/15/2024375,100 shares $12.39 million +4.1%1.7%2.5 $33.02 7/31/2024360,200 shares $12.64 million -16.5%1.6%2.3 $35.09 7/15/2024431,100 shares $13.79 million -10.2%1.9%2.4 $31.99 6/30/2024480,100 shares $14.24 million -8.0%2.2%2.9 $29.66 6/15/2024521,600 shares $15.81 million +34.3%2.3%3.2 $30.31 5/31/2024388,300 shares $12.62 million -3.9%1.7%2.5 $32.49 5/15/2024404,200 shares $14.23 million -10.1%1.8%2.5 $35.20 4/30/2024449,600 shares $18.79 million +7.5%2.0%2.9 $41.80 4/15/2024418,400 shares $17.74 million +9.1%1.9%3.2 $42.41 3/31/2024383,600 shares $16.77 million -26.4%1.7%3 $43.71 3/15/2024521,400 shares $21.19 million -6.8%2.3%3.9 $40.64 2/29/2024559,500 shares $22.72 million +4.1%2.5%3.7 $40.60 2/15/2024537,600 shares $19.29 million +5.2%2.4%3.8 $35.88 1/31/2024510,900 shares $18.19 million +21.0%2.3%3.4 $35.60 1/15/2024422,300 shares $14.43 million -7.8%1.9%2.5 $34.17 12/31/2023458,000 shares $17.04 million -14.2%2.1%2.8 $37.20 12/15/2023533,800 shares $20.00 million +37.9%2.4%3.4 $37.47 11/30/2023387,100 shares $12.03 million +20.9%1.7%2.7 $31.09 11/15/2023320,100 shares $10.34 million +95.4%1.4%2.4 $32.31 10/31/2023163,800 shares $6.56 million -29.0%0.7%1.4 $40.04 10/15/2023230,800 shares $10.15 million +12.8%1.0%2.3 $43.96 9/30/2023204,700 shares $9.64 million -30.4%0.9%2.2 $47.11 9/15/2023294,000 shares $14.16 million +19.5%1.3%3.3 $48.18REVEALED: A new GAME-CHANGING trade algo you need to see (Ad)This Smart Algo Trades While You Live Your Life You don’t need to be glued to your desk to catch winning trades. 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-13.6%1.8%2.8 $77.00 4/15/2021455,200 shares $34.24 million +11.9%2.0%3.6 $75.22 3/31/2021406,800 shares $31.30 million +22.3%1.8%3.2 $76.94 3/15/2021332,700 shares $25.67 million -10.5%1.5%2.7 $77.17 2/26/2021371,600 shares $25.43 million -6.2%1.7%3.1 $68.44 2/12/2021396,200 shares $25.42 million +13.3%1.8%3.4 $64.16 1/29/2021349,700 shares $21.42 million -14.0%1.6%2.8 $61.26 1/15/2021406,400 shares $27.36 million -8.2%1.8%3.2 $67.33 12/31/2020442,700 shares $25.63 million -0.6%2.0%3.5 $57.89 12/15/2020445,400 shares $26.30 million +8.7%2.0%3.3 $59.04 11/30/2020409,700 shares $24.02 million -22.8%1.9%3 $58.62 11/15/2020531,000 shares $28.71 million +16.8%2.4%4.1 $54.07 10/30/2020454,800 shares $23.26 million -20.4%2.1%3.5 $51.15 10/15/2020571,000 shares $32.38 million -0.1%2.6%4 $56.71 9/30/2020571,500 shares $31.00 million -35.7%2.6%3.8 $54.25 9/15/2020889,400 shares $46.36 million -10.4%4.0%6 $52.12 8/31/2020992,800 shares $52.34 million +12.5%4.5%6.7 $52.72 8/14/2020882,200 shares $48.94 million -9.4%4.0%5.5 $55.48 7/31/2020974,100 shares $43.34 million -4.5%4.4%5.8 $44.49 7/15/20201,020,000 shares $47.06 million -6.4%4.6%6.2 $46.14 6/30/20201,090,000 shares $50.48 million +17.5%4.9%6.8 $46.31 6/15/2020927,700 shares $40.58 million +6.0%4.2%5.6 $43.74 5/29/2020875,100 shares $37.17 million -2.2%4.0%5.1 $42.48 ASTE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Astec Industries' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Astec Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 249,400 shares of ASTE short. 1.11% of Astec Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Astec Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Astec 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. ASTE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Astec Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Astec Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Astec Industries: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Astec 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. 1.11% of Astec Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Astec Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? Astec Industries saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 249,400 shares, a decline of 16.5% from the previous total of 298,800 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 Astec Industries' float size? Astec Industries currently has issued a total of 22,867,000 shares. Some of Astec Industries' 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. Astec Industries currently has a public float of 22,460,000 shares. How does Astec Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 1.11% of Astec Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Astec Industries: Terex Co. (7.75%), Alamo Group Inc. (3.61%), Trinity Industries, Inc. (3.29%), Lindsay Co. (2.66%), The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (6.58%), Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (2.00%), Miller Industries, Inc. (8.00%), Titan International, Inc. (8.00%), The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (1.78%), Wabash National Co. (5.25%), 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 Astec Industries stock? Short selling ASTE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Astec Industries as its price is falling. ASTE shares are trading down $0.17 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 Astec Industries? A short squeeze for Astec 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 ASTE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Astec 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 ASTE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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