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Friedman Industries (FRD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Friedman Industries Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, Friedman Industries (FRD) had a short interest of 190,638 shares sold short, representing 2.84% of the public float. This marks a 3.04% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.1, meaning it would take 7.1 days of the average trading volume of 25,306 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
190,638 shares
Previous Short Interest
185,013 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
3.04%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.93 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
7,110,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.84%
Today's Trading Volume
2,351 shares
Average Trading Volume
25,306 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
9%
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Friedman Industries Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/2026190,638 shares $3.93 million +3.0%2.8%7.09 $20.59
4/15/2026185,013 shares $3.54 million +9.2%2.8%7.02 $19.11
3/31/2026169,459 shares $3.00 million +0.2%2.5%5.46 $17.72
3/13/2026169,091 shares $2.88 million +16.3%2.5%5.94 $17.01
2/27/2026145,383 shares $2.71 million +6.5%2.2%5.11 $18.61
2/13/2026136,570 shares $2.64 million +15.3%2.0%5.39 $19.34
1/30/2026118,493 shares $2.33 million -4.4%1.8%8.29 $19.63
1/15/2026123,960 shares $2.53 million +8.7%1.8%9.54 $20.42
12/31/2025114,000 shares $2.34 million -0.7%1.7%7.47 $20.49
12/15/2025114,764 shares $2.43 million +10.0%1.7%4.47 $21.20
11/28/2025104,291 shares $2.12 million -25.9%1.6%4.84 $20.29
11/14/2025140,740 shares $3.18 million +34.8%2.1%5.8 $22.62
10/31/2025104,436 shares $2.22 million +11.2%1.6%9.17 $21.24
10/15/202593,900 shares $1.92 million -32.0%1.4%3.8 $20.50
9/30/2025138,000 shares $3.02 million -3.2%2.1%5.3 $21.90
9/15/2025142,500 shares $3.17 million -5.4%2.1%3.7 $22.27
8/31/2025150,600 shares $2.87 million +0.3%2.3%4.1 $19.09
8/15/2025150,100 shares $2.54 million -12.1%2.3%4.3 $16.89
7/31/2025170,800 shares $2.59 million -0.4%2.6%5.5 $15.16
7/15/2025171,400 shares $2.72 million -1.2%2.6%5.5 $15.87
6/30/2025173,500 shares $2.87 million +540.2%2.6%5.5 $16.56
6/15/202527,100 shares $452.30 thousand +93.6%0.4%1.3 $16.69
5/31/202514,000 shares $229.88 thousand -32.0%0.2%0.7 $16.42
5/15/202520,600 shares $331.66 thousand -17.3%0.3%1.1 $16.10
4/30/202524,900 shares $428.53 thousand +2.9%0.4%1.3 $17.21
4/15/202524,200 shares $389.38 thousand No Change0.4%1.2 $16.09
3/31/202524,200 shares $360.34 thousand +21.0%0.4%1.3 $14.89
3/15/202520,000 shares $330 thousand -33.3%0.3%1.4 $16.50
2/28/202530,000 shares $0.00 -33.8%0.5%2.2 $0.00
2/15/202545,300 shares $0.00 +327.4%0.7%3.4 $0.00
1/31/202510,600 shares $0.00 -28.9%0.2%0.9 $0.00
1/15/202514,900 shares $0.00 +47.5%0.2%1.4 $0.00
12/31/202410,100 shares $0.00 +7.5%0.2%1 $0.00
12/15/20249,400 shares $0.00 +129.3%0.1%0.9 $0.00
11/30/20244,100 shares $0.00 -18.0%0.1%0.3 $0.00
11/15/20245,000 shares $0.00 -38.3%0.1%0.4 $0.00
10/31/20248,100 shares $0.00 -2.4%0.1%0.7 $0.00
10/15/20248,300 shares $0.00 -27.2%0.1%0.6 $0.00
9/30/202411,400 shares $0.00 +93.2%0.2%0.6 $0.00
9/15/20245,900 shares $0.00 No Change0.1%0.3 $0.00
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8/31/20245,900 shares $0.00 -3.3%0.1%0.3 $0.00
8/15/20246,100 shares $0.00 -41.9%0.1%0.3 $0.00
7/31/202410,500 shares $0.00 -0.9%0.2%0.5 $0.00
7/15/202410,600 shares $0.00 +29.3%0.2%0.6 $0.00
6/30/20248,200 shares $0.00 -2.4%0.1%0.5 $0.00
6/15/20248,400 shares $0.00 -21.5%0.1%0.5 $0.00
5/31/202410,700 shares $0.00 +5.9%0.2%0.7 $0.00
5/15/202410,100 shares $0.00 -34.0%0.2%0.7 $0.00
4/30/202415,300 shares $0.00 +16.8%0.2%0.8 $0.00
4/15/202413,100 shares $0.00 +10.1%0.2%0.7 $0.00
3/31/202411,900 shares $0.00 No Change0.2%0.6 $0.00
3/15/202411,900 shares $0.00 +9.2%0.2%0.6 $0.00
2/29/202410,900 shares $0.00 -27.8%0.2%0.5 $0.00
2/15/202415,100 shares $0.00 +28.0%0.2%0.6 $0.00
1/31/202411,800 shares $0.00 -7.1%N/A0.6 $0.00
1/15/202412,700 shares $0.00 -18.1%N/A0.6 $0.00
12/31/202315,500 shares $0.00 -18.4%N/A0.7 $0.00
12/15/202319,000 shares $0.00 +104.3%N/A0.9 $0.00
11/30/20239,300 shares $0.00 -41.5%0.1%0.4 $0.00
11/15/202315,900 shares $0.00 +174.1%0.2%0.7 $0.00
10/31/20235,800 shares $0.00 -21.6%0.1%0.2 $0.00
10/15/20237,400 shares $0.00 -9.8%0.1%0.2 $0.00
9/30/20238,200 shares $0.00 -48.4%0.1%0.2 $0.00
9/15/202315,900 shares $0.00 +13.6%0.2%0.4 $0.00
8/31/202314,000 shares $0.00 -28.6%0.2%0.4 $0.00
8/15/202319,600 shares $0.00 -21.6%0.3%0.7 $0.00
7/31/202325,000 shares $0.00 +101.6%0.4%1 $0.00
7/15/202312,400 shares $164.30 thousand +588.9%0.2%0.6 $13.25
6/30/20231,800 shares $0.00 +12.5%0.0%0.1 $0.00
6/15/20231,600 shares $0.00 -15.8%0.0%0.2 $0.00
5/31/20231,900 shares $0.00 -9.5%0.0%0.2 $0.00
5/15/20232,100 shares $0.00 -36.4%0.0%0.1 $0.00
4/30/20233,300 shares $0.00 +22.2%0.1%0.1 $0.00
4/15/20232,700 shares $0.00 -12.9%0.0%0.1 $0.00
3/31/20233,100 shares $0.00 -35.4%0.1%0.1 $0.00
3/15/20234,800 shares $0.00 -2.0%0.1%0.2 $0.00
2/28/20234,900 shares $0.00 +11.4%0.1%0.2 $0.00
2/15/20234,400 shares $0.00 -30.2%0.1%0.2 $0.00
1/31/20236,300 shares $0.00 -19.2%0.1%0.3 $0.00
1/15/20237,800 shares $0.00 -1.3%0.1%0.4 $0.00
12/30/20227,900 shares $0.00 +6.8%0.1%0.4 $0.00
12/15/20227,400 shares $0.00 -12.9%0.1%0.4 $0.00
11/30/20228,500 shares $0.00 +19.7%0.1%0.4 $0.00
11/15/20227,100 shares $0.00 -60.8%0.1%0.3 $0.00
10/31/202218,100 shares $0.00 +24.8%0.3%0.8 $0.00
10/15/202214,500 shares $0.00 -22.0%0.2%0.6 $0.00
9/30/202218,600 shares $0.00 +86.0%0.3%0.8 $0.00
9/15/202210,000 shares $0.00 -27.0%0.2%0.4 $0.00
8/31/202213,700 shares $0.00 -26.3%0.2%0.6 $0.00
8/15/202218,600 shares $0.00 -8.8%0.3%0.9 $0.00
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7/31/202220,400 shares $0.00 +142.9%0.3%1.1 $0.00
7/15/20228,400 shares $0.00 -32.3%0.2%0.5 $0.00
6/30/202212,400 shares $0.00 -3.1%0.2%0.9 $0.00
6/15/202212,800 shares $0.00 -1.5%0.2%1 $0.00
5/31/202213,000 shares $0.00 -13.9%0.2%1 $0.00
5/15/202215,100 shares $0.00 -17.5%0.3%0.6 $0.00
4/30/202218,300 shares $0.00 +32.6%0.3%0.5 $0.00
4/15/202213,800 shares $0.00 +25.5%0.2%0.4 $0.00
3/31/202211,000 shares $0.00 -70.0%0.2%0.3 $0.00
3/15/202236,600 shares $0.00 +42.4%0.6%0.9 $0.00
2/28/202225,700 shares $0.00 +93.2%0.4%0.6 $0.00
2/15/202213,300 shares $0.00 -33.2%0.2%0.4 $0.00
1/31/202219,900 shares $0.00 -33.9%0.3%0.7 $0.00
1/15/202230,100 shares $0.00 -16.2%0.5%1.1 $0.00
12/31/202135,900 shares $0.00 -4.8%0.6%1.4 $0.00
12/15/202137,700 shares $0.00 -0.8%0.6%1.6 $0.00
11/30/202138,000 shares $0.00 -13.0%0.6%1.7 $0.00
11/15/202143,700 shares $0.00 -7.0%0.7%1.4 $0.00
10/29/202147,000 shares $646.72 thousand -12.2%0.7%1.4 $13.76
10/15/202153,500 shares $0.00 -11.0%0.9%1.6 $0.00
9/30/202160,100 shares $0.00 -6.5%1.0%1.6 $0.00
9/15/202164,300 shares $0.00 +26.8%1.0%1.1 $0.00
8/31/202150,700 shares $0.00 -5.2%0.8%0.8 $0.00
8/13/202153,500 shares $0.00 -1.1%0.9%0.6 $0.00
7/30/202154,100 shares $0.00 -14.1%0.9%0.6 $0.00
7/15/202163,000 shares $0.00 -22.6%1.0%0.7 $0.00
6/30/202181,400 shares $0.00 +68.5%1.3%0.9 $0.00
6/15/202148,300 shares $0.00 +47.3%0.8%0.7 $0.00
5/28/202132,800 shares $0.00 +0.3%0.5%0.5 $0.00

FRD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Friedman Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 190,638 shares of FRD short. 2.84% of Friedman Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Friedman Industries' 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. FRD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.1. Learn More on Friedman Industries'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. 2.84% of Friedman Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Friedman Industries saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 190,638 shares, an increase of 3.0% from the previous total of 185,013 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.

2.84% of Friedman Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Friedman Industries: Algoma Steel Group Inc. (1.60%), Insteel Industries, Inc. (4.20%), HUHUTECH International Group Inc. (0.02%), Ascent Industries Co. (4.71%), Optical Cable Corporation (3.53%), Broadwind Energy, Inc. (0.40%), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (0.01%), Aqua Metals, Inc. (8.76%), Inno Holdings Inc. (3,154.18%), Howmet Aerospace Inc. (2.18%),

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.

Short selling FRD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Friedman Industries as its price is falling. FRD shares are trading up $0.12 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 Friedman Industries 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 FRD, 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 FRD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:FRD) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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