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Eastern (EML) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$21.34 +0.25 (+1.19%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$21.30 -0.04 (-0.21%)
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Eastern Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Eastern (EML) had a short interest of 183,024 shares sold short, representing 3.72% of the public float. This marks a 17.49% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 12.7, meaning it would take 12.7 days of the average trading volume of 15,397 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
183,024 shares
Previous Short Interest
155,784 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
17.49%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.65 million
Short Interest Ratio
12.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
6,030,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.72%
Today's Trading Volume
24,654 shares
Average Trading Volume
15,397 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
160%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/2026183,024 shares $3.65 million +17.5%3.7%12.69 $19.95
4/30/2026155,784 shares $3.41 million -8.6%3.2%11.09 $21.86
4/15/2026170,456 shares $3.81 million +2.5%3.5%13.73 $22.34
3/31/2026166,330 shares $3.37 million -0.5%3.4%9.79 $20.24
3/13/2026167,079 shares $3.50 million +27.2%3.3%6.92 $20.93
2/27/2026131,336 shares $2.44 million +9.1%2.6%10.42 $18.57
2/13/2026120,399 shares $2.24 million +11.5%2.4%8.42 $18.61
1/30/2026107,992 shares $2.02 million +9.5%2.1%8.72 $18.70
1/15/202698,663 shares $1.83 million +15.0%2.0%7.07 $18.55
12/31/202585,816 shares $1.69 million +14.7%1.7%4.16 $19.69
12/15/202574,790 shares $1.46 million +46.0%1.5%6.68 $19.55
11/28/202551,221 shares $995.48 thousand -11.7%1.0%5.2 $19.44
11/14/202557,991 shares $1.13 million +62.5%1.1%6.27 $19.49
10/31/202535,678 shares $761.73 thousand -5.7%0.7%3.76 $21.35
10/15/202537,800 shares $825.93 thousand -0.5%0.7%3.7 $21.85
9/30/202538,000 shares $891.48 thousand +13.4%0.7%3.6 $23.46
9/15/202533,500 shares $836.83 thousand +29.8%0.6%2.9 $24.98
8/31/202525,800 shares $613.01 thousand -47.7%0.5%2.4 $23.76
8/15/202549,300 shares $1.06 million +49.4%0.9%4.7 $21.52
7/31/202533,000 shares $760.65 thousand -9.3%0.6%3.5 $23.05
7/15/202536,400 shares $853.22 thousand -11.7%0.7%3.4 $23.44
6/30/202541,200 shares $940.18 thousand +62.2%0.7%3.5 $22.82
6/15/202525,400 shares $593.34 thousand +9.0%0.5%2.5 $23.36
5/31/202523,300 shares $532.64 thousand -32.1%0.4%2.3 $22.86
5/15/202534,300 shares $823.20 thousand +19.9%0.6%3.4 $24.00
4/30/202528,600 shares $600.31 thousand -5.6%0.5%2.9 $20.99
4/15/202530,300 shares $647.21 thousand -9.6%0.5%3.2 $21.36
3/31/202533,500 shares $848.22 thousand -9.2%0.6%3.9 $25.32
3/15/202536,900 shares $982.28 thousand +14.6%0.7%4.1 $26.62
2/28/202532,200 shares $904.82 thousand -26.0%0.6%3.1 $28.10
2/15/202543,500 shares $1.22 million +13.9%0.8%3.8 $28.06
1/31/202538,200 shares $1.03 million +4.1%0.7%2.9 $27.02
1/15/202536,700 shares $1.02 million -10.5%0.6%2.5 $27.88
12/31/202441,000 shares $1.09 million -11.8%0.7%2.7 $26.54
12/15/202446,500 shares $1.35 million -5.3%0.8%2.5 $28.99
11/30/202449,100 shares $1.41 million -28.1%0.9%2.2 $28.72
11/15/202468,300 shares $1.88 million -11.5%1.2%2.9 $27.50
10/31/202477,200 shares $2.40 million -21.5%1.4%2.7 $31.14
10/15/202498,300 shares $3.14 million +0.6%1.7%3.4 $31.91
9/30/202497,700 shares $3.17 million -11.6%1.7%3.3 $32.45
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9/15/2024110,500 shares $3.48 million +4.6%1.9%2.7 $31.46
8/31/2024105,600 shares $3.18 million -1.3%1.8%2.8 $30.11
8/15/2024107,000 shares $3.08 million -11.1%1.9%2.9 $28.79
7/31/2024120,300 shares $3.54 million -8.2%2.1%3.7 $29.44
7/15/2024131,100 shares $3.76 million +222.9%2.3%3.9 $28.67
6/30/202440,600 shares $1.03 million -20.1%0.7%1.1 $25.47
6/15/202450,800 shares $1.35 million -4.3%0.9%2 $26.49
5/31/202453,100 shares $1.44 million +17.0%0.9%2.3 $27.08
5/15/202445,400 shares $1.30 million -1.9%0.8%2.2 $28.69
4/30/202446,300 shares $1.47 million +85.9%0.8%2.6 $31.79
4/15/202424,900 shares $795.06 thousand -30.3%0.4%1.6 $31.93
3/31/202435,700 shares $1.22 million -9.9%0.6%3.2 $34.09
3/15/202439,600 shares $1.13 million +5.9%0.7%5.2 $28.52
2/29/202437,400 shares $933.13 thousand -4.1%0.7%5.4 $24.95
2/15/202439,000 shares $969.54 thousand -1.0%0.7%5.1 $24.86
1/31/202439,400 shares $968.85 thousand -0.3%0.7%4.4 $24.59
1/15/202439,500 shares $967.75 thousand +0.5%0.7%4.4 $24.50
12/31/202339,300 shares $864.60 thousand -14.8%0.7%4.3 $22.00
12/15/202346,100 shares $1.05 million +32.9%0.8%5 $22.80
11/30/202334,700 shares $629.81 thousand -10.8%0.6%4.3 $18.15
11/15/202338,900 shares $732.88 thousand +10.8%0.7%4.9 $18.84
10/31/202335,100 shares $570.73 thousand -0.6%0.6%5.3 $16.26
10/15/202335,300 shares $618.10 thousand +1.7%0.6%5.6 $17.51
9/30/202334,700 shares $629.81 thousand -1.7%0.6%6.1 $18.15
9/15/202335,300 shares $655.87 thousand +1.7%0.6%6.5 $18.58
8/31/202334,700 shares $627.72 thousand -2.3%0.6%6.7 $18.09
8/15/202335,500 shares $648.94 thousand -5.6%0.6%6.6 $18.28
7/31/202337,600 shares $692.97 thousand +0.8%0.7%7.1 $18.43
7/15/202337,300 shares $667.67 thousand -21.1%0.6%6.4 $17.90
6/30/202347,300 shares $855.66 thousand -1.3%0.8%7.9 $18.09
6/15/202347,900 shares $910.10 thousand +22.8%0.8%8.1 $19.00
5/31/202339,000 shares $635.31 thousand -17.2%0.7%4.5 $16.29
5/15/202347,100 shares $788.93 thousand +24.0%0.8%6.5 $16.75
4/30/202338,000 shares $671.08 thousand -18.8%0.7%5.1 $17.66
4/15/202346,800 shares $886.86 thousand -1.1%0.8%6.3 $18.95
3/31/202347,300 shares $921.40 thousand -1.5%0.8%5.3 $19.48
3/15/202348,000 shares $761.04 thousand +2.1%0.8%4.8 $15.86
2/28/202347,000 shares $977.60 thousand -0.2%0.8%6.9 $20.80
2/15/202347,100 shares $999.93 thousand +0.6%0.8%6.7 $21.23
1/31/202346,800 shares $1.02 million -5.3%0.8%6.4 $21.70
1/15/202349,400 shares $1.15 million +2.7%0.9%6.3 $23.20
12/30/202248,100 shares $927.37 thousand -5.7%0.8%6.4 $19.28
12/15/202251,000 shares $1.06 million -7.8%0.9%7.7 $20.86
11/30/202255,300 shares $1.27 million +17.9%1.0%8.4 $23.00
11/15/202246,900 shares $1.04 million +2.4%0.8%6.7 $22.20
10/31/202245,800 shares $957.68 thousand -14.2%0.8%5.1 $20.91
10/15/202253,400 shares $948.92 thousand +28.1%0.9%5.9 $17.77
9/30/202241,700 shares $723.50 thousand -6.9%0.7%4.4 $17.35
9/15/202244,800 shares $851.20 thousand -8.2%0.8%5.4 $19.00
8/31/202248,800 shares $977.46 thousand -1.6%0.8%6 $20.03
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8/15/202249,600 shares $1.11 million -0.4%0.9%5.9 $22.43
7/31/202249,800 shares $1.02 million +9.5%0.9%6.9 $20.41
7/15/202245,500 shares $951.86 thousand +10.4%0.8%6.8 $20.92
6/30/202241,200 shares $838.01 thousand -15.9%0.7%7 $20.34
6/15/202249,000 shares $987.35 thousand -4.1%0.8%7 $20.15
5/31/202251,100 shares $1.10 million +26.8%0.9%6.9 $21.58
5/15/202240,300 shares $806.81 thousand +3.3%0.7%4.2 $20.02
4/30/202239,000 shares $900.90 thousand -17.7%0.7%4 $23.10
4/15/202247,400 shares $1.11 million +0.6%0.8%5 $23.32
3/31/202247,100 shares $1.10 million -3.1%N/A0 $23.29
3/15/202248,600 shares $1.16 million +14.9%0.8%5.1 $23.82
2/28/202242,300 shares $1.01 million -16.4%0.7%4.2 $23.97
2/15/202250,600 shares $1.26 million +2.2%0.9%4.9 $24.99
1/31/202249,500 shares $1.18 million +6.9%0.8%5.8 $23.93
1/15/202246,300 shares $1.26 million +7.9%N/A0 $27.27
12/31/202142,900 shares $1.08 million -12.3%0.7%4.6 $25.07
12/15/202148,900 shares $1.24 million -11.4%0.8%5.5 $25.38
11/30/202155,200 shares $1.39 million -1.6%0.9%6.7 $25.11
11/15/202156,100 shares $1.48 million +10.7%1.0%7.1 $26.34
10/29/202150,700 shares $1.22 million +13.4%0.9%5.6 $24.03
10/15/202144,700 shares $1.11 million -15.0%0.8%4.5 $24.80
9/30/202152,600 shares $1.32 million +2.5%0.9%5 $25.16
9/15/202151,300 shares $1.28 million +2.0%0.9%2.1 $24.98
8/31/202150,300 shares $1.37 million -7.4%0.9%1.8 $27.21
8/13/202154,300 shares $1.48 million -1.8%0.9%1.9 $27.25
7/30/202155,300 shares $1.62 million +0.4%0.9%1.9 $29.36
7/15/202155,100 shares $1.63 million -10.3%0.9%1.8 $29.56
6/30/202161,400 shares $1.86 million -67.8%1.0%1.9 $30.33
6/15/2021190,400 shares $6.36 million +4.4%3.2%9.1 $33.39
5/28/2021182,300 shares $5.81 million +0.2%3.1%9.3 $31.88

EML Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Eastern shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 183,024 shares of EML short. 3.72% of Eastern's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Eastern's current short interest.

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. EML shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.7. Learn More on Eastern's short interest ratio.

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. 3.72% of Eastern's floating shares are currently sold short.

Eastern saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 183,024 shares, an increase of 17.5% from the previous total of 155,784 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.

3.72% of Eastern's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "industrial machinery" compare to Eastern: Energy Recovery, Inc. (3.81%), L.B. Foster Company (0.83%), Columbus McKinnon Corporation (5.66%), Omega Flex, Inc. (1.49%), Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (2.85%), DMC Global (4.41%), NN, Inc. (5.07%), Hurco Companies, Inc. (1.90%), Parker-Hannifin Corporation (1.11%), Illinois Tool Works Inc. (3.29%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EML is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eastern as its price is falling. EML shares are trading up $0.25 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.

A short squeeze for Eastern 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 EML, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including EML, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:EML) was last updated on 5/27/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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