Forward Air (FWRD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $14.72 +0.49 (+3.44%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Forward Air Short Interest DataForward Air (FWRD) has a short interest of 4.29 million shares, representing 20.56% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.26% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.5, indicating that it would take 5.5 days of the average trading volume of 877,065 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,290,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,690,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+16.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$62.68 millionShort Interest Ratio5.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares30,403,000 sharesFloat Size20,870,000 sharesShort Percent of Float20.56%Today's Trading Volume433,064 sharesAverage Trading Volume877,065 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average49% Short Selling Forward Air? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Forward Air and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFWRD Short Interest Over TimeFWRD Days to Cover Over TimeFWRD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Forward Air Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20254,290,000 shares $62.68 million +16.3%20.6%5.5 $14.61 3/31/20253,690,000 shares $74.13 million -1.1%17.7%5.2 $20.09 3/15/20253,730,000 shares $74.56 million -1.8%18.8%5.9 $19.99 2/28/20253,800,000 shares $85.39 million -5.0%19.1%6.4 $22.47 2/15/20254,000,000 shares $122.52 million +15.6%20.0%7.6 $30.63 1/31/20253,460,000 shares $111.59 million -12.2%17.2%6.2 $32.25 1/15/20253,940,000 shares $132.38 million +5.9%19.6%6.8 $33.60 12/31/20243,720,000 shares $119.97 million -13.1%18.5%6 $32.25 12/15/20244,280,000 shares $140.56 million +1.2%21.3%6.6 $32.84 11/30/20244,230,000 shares $155.20 million -3.9%21.4%5.6 $36.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FWRD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Forward Air and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20244,400,000 shares $151.89 million No Change22.3%5.6 $34.52 10/31/20244,400,000 shares $155.45 million +2.6%23.4%5.2 $35.33 10/15/20244,290,000 shares $155.81 million +4.6%22.5%5 $36.32 9/30/20244,100,000 shares $145.14 million -16.3%21.5%4.8 $35.40 9/15/20244,900,000 shares $173.51 million -3.9%25.7%5.5 $35.41 8/31/20245,100,000 shares $162.03 million +8.7%26.8%5.3 $31.77 8/15/20244,690,000 shares $128.93 million -3.9%25.2%4.2 $27.49 7/31/20244,880,000 shares $123.76 million -17.0%26.3%3.7 $25.36 7/15/20245,880,000 shares $146.06 million +6.1%31.7%4.6 $24.84 6/30/20245,540,000 shares $105.48 million -13.4%27.9%4.3 $19.04 6/15/20246,400,000 shares $133.63 million -7.4%32.3%4.9 $20.88 5/31/20246,910,000 shares $116.09 million +26.6%32.1%5.4 $16.80 5/15/20245,460,000 shares $78.68 million +29.4%25.4%4.4 $14.41 4/30/20244,220,000 shares $92.92 million +2.4%16.8%4.3 $22.02 4/15/20244,120,000 shares $101.02 million +11.4%17.3%4.2 $24.52 3/31/20243,700,000 shares $115.11 million +10.8%15.6%3.8 $31.11 3/15/20243,340,000 shares $93.55 million +53.2%13.6%3.7 $28.01 2/29/20242,180,000 shares $80.94 million +9.6%8.9%3 $37.13 2/15/20241,990,000 shares $81.65 million +16.4%8.1%3.6 $41.03 1/31/20241,710,000 shares $75.80 million +88.4%6.8%3.5 $44.33 1/15/2024907,600 shares $51.13 million -0.3%4.3%1.9 $56.34 12/31/2023910,200 shares $57.22 million -3.8%3.6%2.2 $62.87 12/15/2023945,900 shares $60.58 million +17.5%3.7%2.1 $64.05 11/30/2023805,100 shares $51.15 million +51.7%3.2%1.7 $63.53 11/15/2023530,700 shares $35.28 million -12.6%2.1%1 $66.47 10/31/2023607,200 shares $39.11 million +17.1%2.4%0.9 $64.41 10/15/2023518,700 shares $37.36 million +8.5%2.1%0.8 $72.03 9/30/2023478,000 shares $32.86 million -1.2%1.9%0.8 $68.74 9/15/2023483,700 shares $33.45 million -27.4%1.9%0.9 $69.15 8/31/2023666,300 shares $47.19 million +187.7%2.6%1.5 $70.82How to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launch (Ad)Elon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that Elon Musk himself believes "will be the biggest product ever of any kind". 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All you'll need is a regular brokerage account.Get all the information here. 7/15/2021605,600 shares $53.77 million +39.9%2.2%4.4 $88.79 6/30/2021433,000 shares $38.86 million -8.0%1.6%3.2 $89.75 6/15/2021470,800 shares $44.01 million +30.1%1.7%3.6 $93.47 5/28/2021361,900 shares $35.06 million -22.6%1.3%2.9 $96.89 5/14/2021467,700 shares $44.60 million +18.5%1.7%3.6 $95.37 4/30/2021394,800 shares $34.86 million +22.4%1.5%2.8 $88.30 4/15/2021322,500 shares $28.71 million -1.5%1.2%2.4 $89.01 3/31/2021327,300 shares $29.24 million -16.8%1.2%2.4 $89.34 3/15/2021393,400 shares $36.60 million -7.7%1.5%2.9 $93.03 2/26/2021426,200 shares $36.50 million -0.4%1.6%3.2 $85.65 2/12/2021427,900 shares $36.62 million +2.8%1.6%3.3 $85.58 1/29/2021416,300 shares $30.84 million +0.8%1.5%3.3 $74.08 1/15/2021413,100 shares $33.30 million -9.5%1.5%3.1 $80.62 12/31/2020456,500 shares $34.85 million -1.0%1.7%3.3 $76.34 12/15/2020461,100 shares $33.78 million +0.6%1.7%2.9 $73.25 11/30/2020458,200 shares $33.99 million -11.9%1.7%2.7 $74.19 11/15/2020520,200 shares $37.55 million -9.3%1.9%3 $72.18 10/30/2020573,400 shares $35.26 million +3.7%2.1%3.3 $61.50 10/15/2020553,100 shares $34.53 million +15.4%2.0%3.1 $62.43 9/30/2020479,200 shares $27.50 million -10.3%1.7%2.7 $57.38 9/15/2020534,200 shares $30.72 million +11.2%1.9%3.2 $57.51 8/31/2020480,600 shares $28.35 million -0.2%1.7%3.2 $58.99 8/14/2020481,400 shares $28.23 million +7.4%1.8%2.9 $58.65 7/31/2020448,100 shares $23.30 million +15.1%1.6%2.7 $51.99 7/15/2020389,400 shares $19.33 million -31.2%1.4%2.5 $49.63 6/30/2020565,700 shares $28.18 million -2.1%2.1%3.6 $49.82 6/15/2020577,700 shares $27.80 million +16.1%2.1%3.3 $48.12 5/29/2020497,700 shares $24.55 million +18.6%1.8%2.4 $49.32 5/15/2020419,500 shares $17.94 million -31.2%1.5%2.1 $42.77 FWRD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Forward Air's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Forward Air shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,290,000 shares of FWRD short. 20.56% of Forward Air's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Forward Air's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Forward Air? 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. FWRD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Forward Air's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Forward Air? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Forward Air: Wolverine Trading LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Capital Fund Management S.A.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Forward Air? 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. 20.56% of Forward Air's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Forward Air's short interest increasing or decreasing? Forward Air saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,290,000 shares, an increase of 16.3% from the previous total of 3,690,000 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. What is Forward Air's float size? Forward Air currently has issued a total of 30,403,000 shares. Some of Forward Air'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. Forward Air currently has a public float of 20,870,000 shares. How does Forward Air's short interest compare to its competitors? 20.56% of Forward Air's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Forward Air: Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (5.96%), Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (1.78%), United Parcel Service, Inc. (1.81%), FedEx Co. (1.72%), XPO, Inc. (6.67%), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (4.45%), Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (15.96%), Hub Group, Inc. (1.89%), Freightos Limited (0.03%), Globavend Holdings Limited (1.80%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Forward Air stock? Short selling FWRD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Forward Air as its price is falling. FWRD shares are trading up $0.49 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 Forward Air? A short squeeze for Forward Air 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 FWRD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Forward Air'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 FWRD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Air Transport Services Group Short Interest Park-Ohio Short Interest United Parcel Service Short Interest FedEx Short Interest XPO Short Interest C.H. Robinson Worldwide Short Interest Rocket Lab USA Short Interest Hub Group Short Interest Freightos Short Interest Globavend Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FWRD) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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