Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $31.02 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.04 +0.03 (+0.08%) As of 05:41 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Barrett Business Services Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, Barrett Business Services (BBSI) had a short interest of 565,948 shares sold short, representing 2.40% of the public float. This marks a 13.83% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, meaning it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 230,558 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest565,948 sharesPrevious Short Interest497,203 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month13.83%Dollar Volume Sold Short$17.84 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares24,560,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.40%Today's Trading Volume255,560 sharesAverage Trading Volume230,558 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average111% Short Selling Barrett Business Services? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Barrett Business Services 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 ChartBBSI Short Interest Over TimeBBSI Days to Cover Over TimeBBSI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Barrett Business Services 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 4/30/2026565,948 shares $17.84 million +13.8%2.4%4.03 $31.53 4/15/2026497,203 shares $14.58 million -36.3%2.1%2.67 $29.32 3/31/2026780,403 shares $22.77 million -8.2%3.2%2.5 $29.18 3/13/2026849,756 shares $23.37 million +20.1%3.5%2.29 $27.50 2/27/2026707,540 shares $19.65 million -1.4%2.9%2.23 $27.77 2/13/2026717,409 shares $22.68 million +22.0%2.9%3.29 $31.62 1/30/2026587,988 shares $22.34 million +18.6%2.4%3.9 $38.00 1/15/2026495,920 shares $19.55 million -5.3%2.0%3.51 $39.42 12/31/2025523,630 shares $18.96 million +2.0%2.1%3.71 $36.21 12/15/2025513,467 shares $18.60 million +11.3%2.1%2.89 $36.22 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BBSI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Barrett Business Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/2025461,275 shares $16.19 million +8.9%1.9%1.97 $35.11 11/14/2025423,629 shares $15.08 million -7.0%1.7%1.3 $35.60 10/31/2025455,301 shares $18.43 million -7.4%1.8%2.34 $40.47 10/15/2025491,600 shares $21.12 million -5.9%2.0%3 $42.97 9/30/2025522,600 shares $23.16 million -0.9%N/A3.2 $44.32 9/15/2025527,400 shares $24.69 million -10.2%N/A3.2 $46.81 8/31/2025587,100 shares $28.65 million -7.5%2.4%3.6 $48.80 8/15/2025634,400 shares $29.20 million -6.3%N/A4 $46.03 7/31/2025677,300 shares $31.14 million +0.7%2.7%4.3 $45.97 7/15/2025672,800 shares $28.82 million +3.4%N/A4.4 $42.83 6/30/2025650,600 shares $27.12 million -0.7%2.6%4.1 $41.69 6/15/2025655,000 shares $27.04 million +0.6%2.7%4.3 $41.29 5/31/2025651,100 shares $26.95 million -4.9%2.6%4.3 $41.39 5/15/2025684,900 shares $29.01 million +18.9%2.7%4.3 $42.35 4/30/2025576,000 shares $23.36 million +16.3%N/A3.7 $40.56 4/15/2025495,300 shares $20.03 million +4.6%2.0%3.6 $40.44 3/31/2025473,600 shares $19.49 million -8.9%1.9%3.8 $41.15 3/15/2025519,600 shares $20.70 million +14.4%2.1%4.4 $39.83 2/28/2025454,100 shares $18.28 million -5.8%1.8%4.1 $40.25 2/15/2025481,900 shares $20.29 million -10.2%1.9%4.3 $42.11 1/31/2025536,800 shares $23.26 million -7.5%N/A4.5 $43.33 1/15/2025580,400 shares $24.99 million -9.8%N/A4.9 $43.06 12/31/2024643,400 shares $27.95 million +6.6%N/A5.4 $43.44 12/15/2024603,500 shares $26.29 million -2.8%N/A5 $43.57 11/30/2024620,800 shares $26.64 million +25.1%N/A4.9 $42.91 11/15/2024496,400 shares $20.61 million +7.6%N/A3.9 $41.52 10/31/2024461,500 shares $16.70 million -5.4%N/A3.7 $36.19 10/15/2024487,600 shares $18.21 million +16.5%N/A3.7 $37.35 9/30/2024418,700 shares $15.71 million +9.4%N/A2.8 $37.51 9/15/2024382,800 shares $14.14 million -4.3%N/A2.3 $36.93Nobody Understands Why Trump Is Invading Iran (here’s the answer) (Ad)Most investors are reacting to the Iran strikes without understanding the underlying motive driving the decision. Addison Wiggin, Founder of Grey Swan Investment Fraternity, says there is a hidden reason behind the bombing - and knowing it could change how you position your money right now.Discover the real reason behind the Iran strikes before markets react 8/31/2024399,800 shares $14.60 million -8.9%N/A2.3 $36.51 8/15/2024438,700 shares $15.43 million +36.3%N/A2.5 $35.18 7/31/2024321,800 shares $11.73 million -1.1%N/A2 $36.44 7/15/2024325,500 shares $10.93 million +10.2%N/A2.1 $33.59 6/30/2024295,500 shares $9.68 million -5.9%N/A2 $32.77 6/15/2024313,900 shares $10.34 million +567.9%N/A2.3 $32.95 5/31/202447,000 shares $6.22 million +18.1%0.7%1.5 $132.34 5/15/202439,800 shares $5.01 million -17.8%0.6%1.3 $125.85 4/30/202448,400 shares $5.88 million -0.6%0.8%1.5 $121.50 4/15/202448,700 shares $5.87 million -19.9%0.8%1.6 $120.58 3/31/202460,800 shares $7.70 million +53.9%1.0%2 $126.72 3/15/202439,500 shares $4.70 million -7.3%0.6%1.3 $119.00 2/29/202442,600 shares $5.20 million -29.6%0.7%1.4 $121.99 2/15/202460,500 shares $6.87 million -3.7%0.9%1.9 $113.61 1/31/202462,800 shares $7.05 million +36.2%1.0%1.8 $112.27 1/15/202446,100 shares $5.17 million -2.3%0.7%1.3 $112.10 12/31/202347,200 shares $5.47 million -17.6%0.7%1.4 $115.80 12/15/202357,300 shares $6.54 million +17.9%0.9%1.8 $114.11 11/30/202348,600 shares $5.34 million -17.1%0.8%1.5 $109.95 11/15/202358,600 shares $6.50 million +15.8%0.9%1.9 $110.84 10/31/202350,600 shares $4.63 million +2.0%0.8%1.8 $91.46 10/15/202349,600 shares $4.61 million -17.1%0.8%1.9 $92.89 9/30/202359,800 shares $5.40 million -18.3%0.9%2.1 $90.24 9/15/202373,200 shares $6.70 million +7.5%1.1%2.5 $91.59 8/31/202368,100 shares $6.52 million +14.8%1.1%2.4 $95.68 8/15/202359,300 shares $5.67 million -20.3%0.9%2 $95.59 7/31/202374,400 shares $6.75 million -20.8%1.1%2.3 $90.73 7/15/202393,900 shares $8.30 million +11.1%1.4%2.7 $88.36 6/30/202384,500 shares $7.37 million -16.4%1.3%2.4 $87.20 6/15/2023101,100 shares $9.04 million -17.5%1.5%2.6 $89.37 5/31/2023122,500 shares $10.29 million +1.3%1.9%2.5 $84.00 5/15/2023120,900 shares $9.76 million +25.0%1.8%2 $80.76 4/30/202396,700 shares $8.09 million +3.1%1.5%1.5 $83.61 4/15/202393,800 shares $8.26 million -6.8%1.4%1.5 $88.03 3/31/2023100,600 shares $8.92 million +32.5%1.5%1.5 $88.64 3/15/202375,900 shares $6.47 million -9.6%1.1%1.2 $85.28 2/28/202384,000 shares $8.06 million -11.2%1.3%1.4 $95.98 2/15/202394,600 shares $9.29 million +4.0%1.4%1.9 $98.18 1/31/202391,000 shares $9.04 million -0.8%1.3%1.8 $99.38 1/15/202391,700 shares $8.94 million +4.0%1.4%1.9 $97.53 12/30/202288,200 shares $8.23 million -17.3%1.3%1.9 $93.28 12/15/2022106,700 shares $9.90 million +3.9%1.6%2.3 $92.83 11/30/2022102,700 shares $10.10 million +61.0%1.5%2.3 $98.33 11/15/202263,800 shares $6.12 million -31.7%0.9%1.4 $95.99 10/31/202293,400 shares $8.15 million -14.1%1.4%2.2 $87.22 10/15/2022108,700 shares $8.68 million +0.1%1.6%2.7 $79.89 9/30/2022108,600 shares $8.47 million -21.2%1.6%2.8 $78.00 9/15/2022137,800 shares $11.18 million +54.1%2.1%3.3 $81.14 8/31/202289,400 shares $7.21 million -13.7%1.3%2.1 $80.64 8/15/2022103,600 shares $8.79 million -26.4%1.5%2.4 $84.83Nobody Understands Why Trump Is Invading Iran (here’s the answer) (Ad)Most investors are reacting to the Iran strikes without understanding the underlying motive driving the decision. Addison Wiggin, Founder of Grey Swan Investment Fraternity, says there is a hidden reason behind the bombing - and knowing it could change how you position your money right now.Discover the real reason behind the Iran strikes before markets react 7/31/2022140,700 shares $11.48 million +6.8%2.0%3.1 $81.59 7/15/2022131,700 shares $9.79 million -0.2%1.9%2.8 $74.37 6/30/2022131,900 shares $9.61 million +11.7%1.9%2.8 $72.87 6/15/2022118,100 shares $8.26 million +23.2%1.7%2.4 $69.92 5/31/202295,900 shares $7.18 million +20.2%1.4%2.2 $74.86 5/15/202279,800 shares $5.87 million -15.6%1.1%1.5 $73.55 4/30/202294,500 shares $6.80 million +12.2%1.4%1.6 $71.97 4/15/202284,200 shares $6.19 million -17.9%1.2%1.5 $73.47 3/31/2022102,600 shares $7.95 million -2.6%1.5%1.8 $77.47 3/15/2022105,300 shares $7.88 million +82.2%1.5%1.9 $74.82 2/28/202257,800 shares $3.48 million +0.9%0.8%1 $60.15 2/15/202257,300 shares $3.44 million +23.2%0.8%1.2 $60.00 1/31/202246,500 shares $2.98 million +58.7%0.7%1.1 $64.00 1/15/202229,300 shares $1.93 million -22.5%0.4%0.7 $65.95 12/31/202137,800 shares $2.61 million -22.2%0.5%1 $69.06 12/15/202148,600 shares $3.20 million +9.7%0.7%1.3 $65.83 11/30/202144,300 shares $3.13 million -12.5%0.6%1.4 $70.59 11/15/202150,600 shares $3.95 million -6.1%0.7%1.6 $78.00 10/29/202153,900 shares $4.42 million +8.5%0.8%1.9 $82.00 10/15/202149,700 shares $3.96 million -4.6%0.7%2 $79.76 9/30/202152,100 shares $3.97 million -9.2%0.7%2.3 $76.26 9/15/202157,400 shares $4.37 million +15.5%0.8%2.6 $76.10 8/31/202149,700 shares $3.85 million -4.8%0.7%2.2 $77.50 8/13/202152,200 shares $4.09 million -6.1%0.7%2.3 $78.39 7/30/202155,600 shares $4.07 million -13.7%0.8%2.2 $73.21 7/15/202164,400 shares $4.68 million -9.4%0.9%2.3 $72.63 6/30/202171,100 shares $5.16 million -24.0%1.0%2.4 $72.61 6/15/202193,600 shares $7.10 million -7.0%1.3%3.2 $75.90 5/28/2021100,600 shares $7.49 million +0.3%1.4%3.1 $74.47 BBSI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Barrett Business Services' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Barrett Business Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 565,948 shares of BBSI short. 2.40% of Barrett Business Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Barrett Business Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Barrett Business Services? 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. BBSI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Barrett Business Services's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Barrett Business Services? 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. 2.40% of Barrett Business Services' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Barrett Business Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Barrett Business Services saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 565,948 shares, an increase of 13.8% from the previous total of 497,203 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 Barrett Business Services' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.40% of Barrett Business Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Barrett Business Services: Paychex, Inc. (5.38%), Robert Half Inc. (24.19%), ManpowerGroup Inc. (12.36%), Insperity, Inc. (12.43%), Kelly Services, Inc. (3.58%), TrueBlue, Inc. (6.21%), Tradeweb Markets Inc. (0.91%), Korn/Ferry International (3.55%), TriNet Group, Inc. (6.50%), Conduent Inc. (3.13%), 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 ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Barrett Business Services stock? Short selling BBSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Barrett Business Services 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. How does a short squeeze work against Barrett Business Services? A short squeeze for Barrett Business Services 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 BBSI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Barrett Business Services' 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 BBSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do BBSI's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BBSI: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. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Paychex Short Interest Data Robert Half Short Interest Data ManpowerGroup Short Interest Data Insperity Short Interest Data Kelly Services Short Interest Data TrueBlue Short Interest Data Tradeweb Markets Short Interest Data Korn/Ferry International Short Interest Data TriNet Group Short Interest Data Conduent Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:BBSI) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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