JFB Construction (JFB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of JFB Construction shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 377,700 shares of JFB short. 12.55% of JFB Construction's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on JFB Construction'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. JFB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on JFB Construction'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. 12.55% of JFB Construction's floating shares are currently sold short.

JFB Construction saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 377,700 shares, an increase of 3,184.3% from the previous total of 11,500 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.

JFB Construction currently has issued a total of 9,497,000 shares. Some of JFB Construction'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. JFB Construction currently has a public float of 3,010,000 shares.

12.55% of JFB Construction's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to JFB Construction: Energy Services of America Co. (9.40%), Ferrovial SE (0.20%), Jacobs Solutions Inc. (1.67%), APi Group Corporation (2.54%), TopBuild Corp. (4.80%), IES Holdings, Inc. (4.70%), Construction Partners, Inc. (5.05%), Installed Building Products, Inc. (10.56%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (3.87%), Everus Construction Group, Inc. (3.48%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling JFB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from JFB Construction as its price is falling. JFB shares are trading down $0.27 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 JFB Construction 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 JFB, 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 JFB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.