Balchem (BCPC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $161.99 -1.22 (-0.75%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$162.00 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 04:20 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Balchem Short Interest DataBalchem (BCPC) has a short interest of 488,400 shares, representing 1.51% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.92% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, indicating that it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 165,820 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest488,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest479,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$74.47 millionShort Interest Ratio2.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares32,460,000 sharesFloat Size32,300,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.51%Today's Trading Volume139,308 sharesAverage Trading Volume165,820 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average84% Short Selling Balchem? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Balchem and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBCPC Short Interest Over TimeBCPC Days to Cover Over TimeBCPC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Balchem Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/2025488,400 shares $74.47 million +1.9%1.5%2.9 $152.47 7/15/2025479,200 shares $75.47 million -4.9%N/A3 $157.50 6/30/2025503,600 shares $80.17 million +8.0%1.6%2.9 $159.20 6/15/2025466,400 shares $75.34 million -9.9%1.5%2.7 $161.53 5/31/2025517,900 shares $86.02 million -4.3%1.6%2.8 $166.10 5/15/2025541,000 shares $90.41 million -7.5%1.7%2.9 $167.11 4/30/2025584,700 shares $91.53 million +12.6%1.8%3.2 $156.55 4/15/2025519,200 shares $84.68 million +10.9%1.6%2.9 $163.10 3/31/2025468,100 shares $77.70 million +0.8%1.5%2.9 $166.00 3/15/2025464,600 shares $77.92 million +11.6%1.4%3 $167.72 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BCPC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Balchem and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025416,500 shares $72.48 million -6.6%1.3%3 $174.03 2/15/2025446,000 shares $73.51 million +7.0%1.4%3.4 $164.82 1/31/2025416,700 shares $66.66 million -10.6%1.3%3.2 $159.96 1/15/2025465,900 shares $74.63 million -2.7%1.4%3.5 $160.18 12/31/2024478,800 shares $78.04 million -2.8%1.5%3.7 $162.99 12/15/2024492,400 shares $86.53 million +12.8%1.5%3.9 $175.73 11/30/2024436,600 shares $78.82 million -11.0%1.4%3.7 $180.52 11/15/2024490,300 shares $87.16 million +10.9%1.5%4.1 $177.77 10/31/2024442,200 shares $73.99 million -3.8%1.4%4 $167.33 10/15/2024459,800 shares $79.09 million +4.6%1.4%4.3 $172.01 9/30/2024439,500 shares $77.35 million +0.8%1.4%3.8 $176.00 9/15/2024436,100 shares $74.93 million -17.2%1.4%3.6 $171.82 8/31/2024526,900 shares $93.28 million -0.2%1.6%4.6 $177.03 8/15/2024527,700 shares $88.51 million +2.2%1.6%4.6 $167.73 7/31/2024516,200 shares $91.60 million +28.9%1.6%4.4 $177.46 7/15/2024400,500 shares $67.26 million +5.4%1.2%3.8 $167.94 6/30/2024380,100 shares $58.52 million +13.9%1.2%4 $153.95 6/15/2024333,800 shares $50.30 million +3.5%1.0%3.7 $150.69 5/31/2024322,400 shares $49.52 million -19.2%1.0%3.5 $153.60 5/15/2024399,000 shares $62.39 million +23.7%1.2%4.3 $156.36 4/30/2024322,600 shares $45.61 million -4.4%1.0%3.2 $141.38 4/15/2024337,300 shares $49.50 million -5.7%1.1%3.4 $146.76 3/31/2024357,800 shares $55.44 million -0.1%1.1%3.5 $154.95 3/15/2024358,200 shares $56.02 million +15.2%1.1%3.3 $156.39 2/29/2024311,000 shares $48.89 million +23.9%1.0%2.6 $157.19 2/15/2024251,000 shares $36.74 million -8.7%0.8%2 $146.39 1/31/2024274,800 shares $38.52 million +6.0%0.9%2.5 $140.16 1/15/2024259,300 shares $36.52 million +6.0%0.8%2.4 $140.84 12/31/2023244,700 shares $36.40 million -11.6%0.8%2.4 $148.75 12/15/2023276,900 shares $38.84 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million -4.8%0.9%3.2 $134.81 6/15/2023302,300 shares $41.17 million -4.3%1.0%3.4 $136.20 5/31/2023316,000 shares $39.07 million +2.0%1.0%3.6 $123.63 5/15/2023309,900 shares $39.35 million -7.4%1.0%3.5 $126.97 4/30/2023334,700 shares $43.98 million +24.2%1.1%3.6 $131.40 4/15/2023269,600 shares $34.24 million +1.8%0.9%2.7 $127.00 3/31/2023264,900 shares $33.50 million -16.0%0.8%2.6 $126.48 3/15/2023315,300 shares $40.01 million +25.1%1.0%3.1 $126.88 2/28/2023252,000 shares $32.76 million -3.7%0.8%2.5 $130.00 2/15/2023261,600 shares $36.00 million +0.4%0.8%2.6 $137.62 1/31/2023260,700 shares $34.06 million -19.3%0.8%2.7 $130.63 1/15/2023323,200 shares $42.15 million +6.1%1.0%3.6 $130.41 12/30/2022304,500 shares $37.18 million +16.2%1.0%3.5 $122.11 12/15/2022262,000 shares $32.14 million -16.0%0.8%3 $122.69 11/30/2022312,000 shares $43.93 million -21.3%1.0%3.6 $140.80 11/15/2022396,400 shares $56.58 million -12.7%1.2%4.6 $142.73 10/31/2022454,200 shares $63.50 million -14.2%1.4%5.3 $139.80 10/15/2022529,200 shares $66.85 million +13.6%1.7%5.8 $126.32 9/30/2022466,000 shares $56.66 million +1.8%1.5%4.9 $121.58 9/15/2022457,700 shares $57.54 million -6.6%1.4%4.3 $125.71 8/31/2022490,100 shares $64.60 million +3.8%1.5%4.5 $131.82 8/15/2022472,300 shares $64.00 million -9.0%1.5%4.2 $135.50 7/31/2022519,200 shares $70.49 million +8.5%1.6%4.3 $135.76 7/15/2022478,500 shares $61.89 million +9.0%1.5%4.1 $129.34 6/30/2022439,000 shares $56.96 million -13.7%1.4%3.9 $129.74 6/15/2022508,500 shares $59.13 million +6.4%1.6%4.6 $116.29 5/31/2022478,000 shares $59.48 million +7.4%1.5%4.5 $124.43 5/15/2022444,900 shares $52.90 million +13.2%1.4%4 $118.91 4/30/2022393,200 shares $48.44 million +8.8%1.2%3.5 $123.20 4/15/2022361,300 shares $48.20 million -3.8%1.1%2.9 $133.42 3/31/2022375,600 shares $51.34 million -23.5%1.2%2.9 $136.70 3/15/2022490,900 shares $66.03 million +11.6%1.5%3.7 $134.50 2/28/2022439,800 shares $60.84 million +16.0%1.4%3.3 $138.34 2/15/2022379,000 shares $52.83 million -2.7%1.2%2.8 $139.38 1/31/2022389,400 shares $57.22 million +0.8%1.2%3 $146.94 1/15/2022386,300 shares $60.08 million -2.7%1.2%3.4 $155.52 12/31/2021397,000 shares $66.93 million -7.8%1.2%3.7 $168.60 12/15/2021430,700 shares $72.78 million +2.6%1.3%3.6 $168.97 11/30/2021419,800 shares $66.33 million +9.6%1.3%3.7 $158.00 11/15/2021382,900 shares $62.87 million -12.9%1.2%3.6 $164.19Small Washington, DC Group Could Crash US Stocks (Ad)New Amazon Crisis Could Tank U.S. Stock Market A new panic is halting AI projects at Amazon and could split the entire U.S. market in two on or before Sept 30, causing a crisis "many times worse than 2008."Click here for full details while you still have time to move your money. 10/29/2021439,400 shares $67.27 million -11.3%1.4%4.1 $153.09 10/15/2021495,100 shares $74.75 million -10.5%1.5%4.8 $150.97 9/30/2021553,400 shares $80.28 million +0.4%1.7%5.3 $145.07 9/15/2021551,200 shares $76.68 million +3.3%1.7%5.5 $139.12 8/31/2021533,400 shares $74.90 million +30.2%1.7%5.7 $140.42 8/13/2021409,800 shares $53.50 million +2.8%1.3%4.2 $130.56 7/30/2021398,500 shares $53.75 million -3.8%1.2%3.9 $134.89 7/15/2021414,100 shares $53.99 million +2.5%1.3%3.7 $130.39 6/30/2021403,900 shares $53.02 million -28.9%1.3%3.5 $131.26 6/15/2021567,700 shares $75.69 million +1.8%1.8%5 $133.32 5/28/2021557,500 shares $73.03 million +4.5%1.7%4.7 $131.00 5/14/2021533,400 shares $71.05 million +2.5%1.7%4.6 $133.20 4/30/2021520,500 shares $64.86 million +7.5%1.6%4.5 $124.62 4/15/2021484,200 shares $58.97 million +2.9%1.5%4.3 $121.78 3/31/2021470,600 shares $59.57 million -10.3%1.5%3.8 $126.58 3/15/2021524,600 shares $68.57 million +0.7%1.6%4.1 $130.70 2/26/2021521,100 shares $62.57 million -9.9%1.6%4 $120.08 2/12/2021578,500 shares $68.92 million +2.4%1.8%4.3 $119.13 1/29/2021565,200 shares $61.51 million +18.6%1.8%3.7 $108.82 1/15/2021476,400 shares $58.93 million -7.3%1.5%3.1 $123.69 12/31/2020514,100 shares $58.86 million -7.1%1.6%3.9 $114.50 12/15/2020553,500 shares $60.88 million +15.9%1.7%4.3 $109.99 11/30/2020477,500 shares $50.27 million +14.8%1.5%3.8 $105.27 11/15/2020415,900 shares $44.17 million -14.9%1.3%3.4 $106.21 10/30/2020488,700 shares $48.99 million +5.4%1.5%4.9 $100.24 10/15/2020463,700 shares $47.93 million +1.7%1.4%4.4 $103.36 9/30/2020456,000 shares $44.52 million +6.8%1.4%4 $97.63 9/15/2020426,900 shares $41.03 million +5.6%1.3%3.5 $96.12 8/31/2020404,300 shares $39.50 million -8.7%1.3%3.2 $97.70 BCPC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Balchem's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Balchem shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 488,400 shares of BCPC short. 1.51% of Balchem's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Balchem's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Balchem? 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. BCPC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Balchem's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Balchem? 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. 1.51% of Balchem's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Balchem's short interest increasing or decreasing? Balchem saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 488,400 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the previous total of 479,200 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 Balchem's float size? Balchem currently has issued a total of 32,455,000 shares. Some of Balchem'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. Balchem currently has a public float of 32,300,000 shares. How does Balchem's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.51% of Balchem's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Balchem: Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (1.71%), Innospec Inc. (1.31%), Avient Corporation (1.63%), H. B. Fuller Company (2.72%), Graco Inc. (1.95%), ITT Inc. (1.64%), Stepan Company (1.93%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (2.08%), RPM International Inc. (1.84%), Albemarle Corporation (12.67%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Balchem stock? Short selling BCPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Balchem as its price is falling. BCPC shares are trading down $1.22 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 Balchem? A short squeeze for Balchem occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BCPC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Balchem'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 BCPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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