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Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$116.19 +0.24 (+0.21%)
As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Casella Waste Systems Short Interest Data

Casella Waste Systems (CWST) has a short interest of 2.49 million shares. This marks a 1.63% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, indicating that it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 381,758 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,490,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,450,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.63%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$292.45 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
63,463,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.92%
Today's Trading Volume
350,073 shares
Average Trading Volume
381,758 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
92%
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CWST Short Interest Over Time

CWST Days to Cover Over Time

CWST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Casella Waste Systems Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20252,490,000 shares $292.45 million +1.6%N/A5 $117.45
4/15/20252,450,000 shares $289.20 million +33.2%4.0%5.2 $118.04
3/31/20251,840,000 shares $205.18 million -0.5%3.0%4.5 $111.51
3/15/20251,850,000 shares $198.88 million +23.3%3.1%5.3 $107.50
2/28/20251,500,000 shares $168.03 million -10.2%2.5%4.4 $112.02
2/15/20251,670,000 shares $185.97 million -7.2%2.8%5.3 $111.36
1/31/20251,800,000 shares $193.57 million +3.5%N/A6 $107.54
1/15/20251,740,000 shares $195.07 million -22.7%N/A5.8 $112.11
12/31/20242,250,000 shares $238.07 million +10.8%N/A7.3 $105.81
12/15/20242,030,000 shares $215.30 million -4.7%N/A6.3 $106.06
11/30/20242,130,000 shares $241.14 million +7.6%N/A5.6 $113.21
11/15/20241,980,000 shares $210.97 million -1.0%N/A5.3 $106.55
10/31/20242,000,000 shares $195.76 million +11.7%N/A5.7 $97.88
10/15/20241,790,000 shares $185.96 million -19.0%N/A4.8 $103.89
9/30/20242,210,000 shares $219.87 million +0.9%N/A5.8 $99.49
9/15/20242,190,000 shares $236.65 million -0.9%N/A5.8 $108.06
8/31/20242,210,000 shares $238.37 million +0.5%N/A7.4 $107.86
8/15/20242,200,000 shares $231.84 million -2.7%N/A6.9 $105.38
7/31/20242,260,000 shares $234.05 million -4.2%N/A7 $103.56
7/15/20242,360,000 shares $248.41 million +4.4%N/A8.3 $105.26
6/30/20242,260,000 shares $224.24 million +11.9%N/A8.6 $99.22
6/15/20242,020,000 shares $194.69 million +2.5%N/A7.8 $96.38
5/31/20241,970,000 shares $198.16 million +11.9%N/A7.6 $100.59
5/15/20241,760,000 shares $171.79 million +13.6%N/A6.9 $97.61
4/30/20241,550,000 shares $140.12 million -4.9%N/A5.4 $90.40
4/15/20241,630,000 shares $155.89 million -1.2%N/A5.7 $95.64
3/31/20241,650,000 shares $163.14 million +1.2%N/A5.7 $98.87
3/15/20241,630,000 shares $156.59 million +9.4%N/A5.6 $96.07
2/29/20241,490,000 shares $134.25 million -6.9%N/A5 $90.10
2/15/20241,600,000 shares $148.48 million +0.6%N/A5.5 $92.80
1/31/20241,590,000 shares $135.69 million +1.3%N/A5.9 $85.34
1/15/20241,570,000 shares $134.42 million +2.6%N/A5.6 $85.62
12/31/20231,530,000 shares $130.75 million -5.6%N/A5.4 $85.46
12/15/20231,620,000 shares $140.02 million +10.2%N/A5.6 $86.43
11/30/20231,470,000 shares $118.89 million -3.9%N/A5.1 $80.88
11/15/20231,530,000 shares $125.37 million +4.8%N/A5.4 $81.94
10/31/20231,460,000 shares $110.16 million +4.3%N/A5 $75.45
10/15/20231,400,000 shares $108.14 million No ChangeN/A4.6 $77.24
9/30/20231,400,000 shares $106.82 million +13.8%N/A4.7 $76.30
9/15/20231,230,000 shares $102.53 million -5.4%N/A4.1 $83.36
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8/31/20231,300,000 shares $102.40 million +11.1%N/A3.5 $78.77
8/15/20231,170,000 shares $92.98 million +13.6%N/A3.2 $79.47
7/31/20231,030,000 shares $83.11 million +1.0%N/A2.9 $80.69
7/15/20231,020,000 shares $88.67 million -1.0%N/A3.1 $86.93
6/30/20231,030,000 shares $93.16 million -32.2%N/A3.2 $90.45
6/15/20231,520,000 shares $131.89 million +3.4%3.0%5 $86.77
5/31/20231,470,000 shares $132.54 million -7.0%2.9%6.5 $90.16
5/15/20231,580,000 shares $150.91 million +6.8%3.2%6.4 $95.51
4/30/20231,480,000 shares $131.72 million +6.5%3.0%5.5 $89.00
4/15/20231,390,000 shares $117.43 million -0.7%2.8%5.3 $84.48
3/31/20231,400,000 shares $115.72 million +0.7%2.8%5.3 $82.66
3/15/20231,390,000 shares $113.31 million +19.8%2.8%5.4 $81.52
2/28/20231,160,000 shares $90.27 million +6.4%2.3%5.1 $77.82
2/15/20231,090,000 shares $87.91 million -3.5%2.2%5.1 $80.65
1/31/20231,130,000 shares $90.54 million +2.7%2.3%6.3 $80.12
1/15/20231,100,000 shares $85.55 million -5.2%2.2%6.1 $77.77
12/30/20221,160,000 shares $92.00 million -5.7%2.3%6.2 $79.31
12/15/20221,230,000 shares $100.47 million +9.8%2.5%6.1 $81.68
11/30/20221,120,000 shares $96.42 million +0.9%2.2%5.5 $86.09
11/15/20221,110,000 shares $88.66 million -11.9%2.2%5.3 $79.87
10/31/20221,260,000 shares $103.08 million -12.5%2.5%6.2 $81.81
10/15/20221,440,000 shares $106.56 million +6.7%2.9%7 $74.00
9/30/20221,350,000 shares $103.13 million +6.3%2.7%6.6 $76.39
9/15/20221,270,000 shares $104.71 million +2.4%2.6%6.6 $82.45
8/31/20221,240,000 shares $101.59 million -3.9%2.5%6.1 $81.93
8/15/20221,290,000 shares $110.86 million +5.7%2.6%6.3 $85.94
7/31/20221,220,000 shares $98.76 million +6.1%2.5%5.4 $80.95
7/15/20221,150,000 shares $84.10 million +13.9%2.3%4.9 $73.13
6/30/20221,010,000 shares $73.41 million -9.0%2.0%4.3 $72.68
6/15/20221,110,000 shares $73.59 million +1.8%2.2%4.5 $66.30
5/31/20221,090,000 shares $78.02 million +14.8%2.2%3.6 $71.58
5/15/2022949,200 shares $66.72 million -3.0%1.9%2.6 $70.29
4/30/2022978,700 shares $80.49 million +3.8%2.0%2.7 $82.24
4/15/2022943,100 shares $82.91 million +13.2%1.9%2.7 $87.91
3/31/2022833,200 shares $73.03 million -57.5%1.7%2.4 $87.65
3/15/20221,960,000 shares $172.28 million +206.6%4.0%5.7 $87.90
2/28/2022639,200 shares $48.20 million +6.7%1.3%2.2 $75.40
2/15/2022599,300 shares $44.28 million +26.6%1.2%2.6 $73.89
1/31/2022473,400 shares $35.97 million -13.7%1.0%2.2 $75.98
1/15/2022548,700 shares $41.87 million +10.1%1.1%2.6 $76.31
12/31/2021498,300 shares $42.56 million -14.2%1.0%2.5 $85.42
12/15/2021580,500 shares $48.65 million +6.0%1.2%3 $83.80
11/30/2021547,700 shares $46.43 million -12.4%1.1%2.8 $84.78
11/15/2021625,000 shares $54.29 million -21.1%1.3%3.3 $86.87
10/29/2021792,500 shares $68.73 million -3.4%1.6%4.1 $86.72
10/15/2021820,500 shares $65.64 million -8.0%1.7%4 $80.00
9/30/2021892,200 shares $67.75 million +3.0%1.8%4.4 $75.94
9/15/2021866,300 shares $65.43 million +1.7%1.8%4.3 $75.53
8/31/2021851,500 shares $63.00 million +8.2%1.7%4.5 $73.99
8/13/2021787,200 shares $54.47 million -25.7%1.6%4.3 $69.20
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7/30/20211,060,000 shares $72.91 million No Change2.2%6.1 $68.78
7/15/20211,060,000 shares $67.19 million +6.0%2.2%6.7 $63.39
6/30/2021999,800 shares $63.42 million -10.7%2.0%6 $63.43
6/15/20211,120,000 shares $74.01 million No Change2.3%6.3 $66.08
5/28/20211,120,000 shares $75.52 million +3.7%2.3%6.1 $67.43
5/14/20211,080,000 shares $71.90 million +5.9%N/A5 $66.57
4/30/20211,020,000 shares $68.49 million No ChangeN/A4.4 $67.15
4/15/20211,020,000 shares $68.70 million +22.6%N/A4.1 $67.35
3/31/2021832,300 shares $52.75 million -0.8%N/A3 $63.38
3/15/2021838,700 shares $54.26 million -3.6%N/A2.8 $64.70
2/26/2021870,000 shares $52.51 million +20.6%N/A2.9 $60.36
2/12/2021721,300 shares $42.82 million -11.0%N/A2.5 $59.36
1/29/2021810,800 shares $47.23 million +6.0%N/A2.9 $58.25
1/15/2021765,300 shares $41.44 million -27.8%N/A2.7 $54.15
12/31/20201,060,000 shares $64.71 million +35.3%N/A3.9 $61.05
12/15/2020783,300 shares $46.77 million +12.1%N/A3 $59.71
11/30/2020698,500 shares $41.70 million -7.5%N/A2.6 $59.70
11/15/2020754,800 shares $45.16 million +3.3%N/A2.7 $59.83
10/30/2020730,400 shares $40.31 million -19.7%N/A2.7 $55.19
10/15/2020909,000 shares $54.49 million -2.0%N/A3.3 $59.94
9/30/2020927,800 shares $51.82 million +31.3%N/A3.7 $55.85
9/15/2020706,500 shares $38.23 million -19.1%N/A2.7 $54.11
8/31/2020873,000 shares $49.02 million -24.1%N/A3.4 $56.15
8/14/20201,150,000 shares $63.53 million -12.2%N/A4.3 $55.24
7/31/20201,310,000 shares $72.59 million -3.0%2.9%4.7 $55.41
7/15/20201,350,000 shares $71.83 million -11.2%2.9%4.8 $53.21
6/30/20201,520,000 shares $76.87 million +23.6%3.3%5.1 $50.57
6/15/20201,230,000 shares $61.87 million -6.8%2.7%3.7 $50.30
5/29/20201,320,000 shares $67.25 million -4.4%2.9%3.4 $50.95

CWST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Casella Waste Systems' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Casella Waste Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 2,490,000 shares of CWST short. Learn More on Casella Waste Systems' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Casella Waste Systems?

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. CWST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Casella Waste Systems's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Casella Waste Systems?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Casella Waste Systems: Fulcrum Asset Management LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Casella Waste Systems' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Casella Waste Systems saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,490,000 shares, an increase of 1.6% from the previous total of 2,450,000 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.

How does Casella Waste Systems' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Casella Waste Systems: Rollins, Inc. (2.29%), Clean Harbors, Inc. (1.68%), Tetra Tech, Inc. (3.38%), ABM Industries Incorporated (2.57%), Team, Inc. (0.62%), Waste Management, Inc. (0.79%), Republic Services, Inc. (1.22%), GFL Environmental Inc. (4.51%), Quest Resource Holding Co. (3.16%), Vivakor, Inc. (0.34%),

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 Casella Waste Systems stock?

Short selling CWST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Casella Waste Systems as its price is falling. CWST shares are trading up $0.24 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 Casella Waste Systems?

A short squeeze for Casella Waste Systems 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 CWST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Casella Waste Systems' 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 CWST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:CWST) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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