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Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$39.54 +0.04 (+0.10%)
Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$39.51 -0.03 (-0.07%)
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Northwest Pipe Short Interest Data

Northwest Pipe (NWPX) has a short interest of 153,800 shares, representing 1.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.85% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 55,911 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
153,800 shares
Previous Short Interest
142,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.85%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.23 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
9,878,000 shares
Float Size
9,570,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.61%
Today's Trading Volume
30,775 shares
Average Trading Volume
55,911 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
55%
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NWPX Short Interest Over Time

NWPX Days to Cover Over Time

NWPX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Northwest Pipe Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/2025153,800 shares $6.23 million +7.9%1.6%2.1 $40.48
4/30/2025142,600 shares $6.04 million -4.4%1.5%1.9 $42.36
4/15/2025149,200 shares $6.18 million -4.9%1.6%1.8 $41.43
3/31/2025156,900 shares $6.48 million +12.3%1.6%1.9 $41.30
3/15/2025139,700 shares $5.84 million +0.7%1.5%1.7 $41.81
2/28/2025138,700 shares $6.11 million +4.4%1.4%1.8 $44.07
2/15/2025132,800 shares $6.98 million -12.1%1.4%2 $52.58
1/31/2025151,000 shares $7.30 million +24.4%1.6%2.4 $48.36
1/15/2025121,400 shares $5.91 million +32.0%1.3%2.2 $48.66
12/31/202492,000 shares $4.44 million +27.4%1.0%1.8 $48.26
12/15/202472,200 shares $3.82 million +5.9%0.8%1.6 $52.84
11/30/202468,200 shares $3.82 million -29.1%0.7%1.6 $56.06
11/15/202496,200 shares $5.12 million -0.2%1.0%2.2 $53.25
10/31/202496,400 shares $4.33 million +9.7%1.0%2.2 $44.89
10/15/202487,900 shares $3.92 million +16.9%0.9%2.1 $44.61
9/30/202475,200 shares $3.39 million -7.1%0.8%1.8 $45.13
9/15/202480,900 shares $3.41 million -4.8%0.8%1.9 $42.21
8/31/202485,000 shares $3.74 million +5.2%0.9%2.1 $43.98
8/15/202480,800 shares $3.40 million +11.1%0.8%2.1 $42.04
7/31/202472,700 shares $2.77 million -0.3%0.8%2 $38.15
7/15/202472,900 shares $2.60 million -5.6%0.8%1.9 $35.70
6/30/202477,200 shares $2.62 million -0.9%0.8%2.1 $33.97
6/15/202477,900 shares $2.54 million +36.9%0.8%2.1 $32.59
5/31/202456,900 shares $2.02 million -36.7%0.6%1.4 $35.49
5/15/202489,900 shares $3.24 million +21.2%0.9%2.1 $36.07
4/30/202474,200 shares $2.35 million -16.4%0.8%1.8 $31.65
4/15/202488,800 shares $2.89 million +26.9%0.9%1.9 $32.58
3/31/202470,000 shares $2.43 million -34.9%0.7%1.5 $34.68
3/15/2024107,600 shares $3.64 million +2.3%1.1%2.3 $33.83
2/29/2024105,200 shares $3.14 million +1.4%1.1%2.2 $29.83
2/15/2024103,800 shares $3.11 million +86.0%1.1%2.4 $29.99
1/31/202455,800 shares $1.69 million +27.7%0.6%1.3 $30.37
1/15/202443,700 shares $1.26 million -8.0%0.5%1.2 $28.84
12/31/202347,500 shares $1.44 million -9.0%0.5%1.4 $30.26
12/15/202352,200 shares $1.53 million +29.5%0.5%1.6 $29.33
11/30/202340,300 shares $1.09 million -35.0%0.4%1.4 $27.12
11/15/202362,000 shares $1.71 million +30.8%0.6%2.1 $27.60
10/31/202347,400 shares $1.29 million -28.0%0.5%1.6 $27.26
10/15/202365,800 shares $1.92 million -6.8%0.7%2.1 $29.20
9/30/202370,600 shares $2.13 million -22.7%0.7%2.4 $30.17
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9/15/202391,300 shares $2.86 million +1.7%0.9%2.9 $31.32
8/31/202389,800 shares $2.97 million +0.9%0.9%2.5 $33.09
8/15/202389,000 shares $2.80 million +29.4%0.9%2.4 $31.48
7/31/202368,800 shares $2.24 million -1.4%0.7%1.6 $32.58
7/15/202369,800 shares $2.11 million +11.2%0.7%1.5 $30.27
6/30/202362,800 shares $1.90 million -11.9%0.7%1.2 $30.24
6/15/202371,300 shares $2.20 million -7.9%0.7%1.3 $30.84
5/31/202377,400 shares $2.06 million -15.5%0.8%1.2 $26.56
5/15/202391,600 shares $2.39 million +8.3%1.0%1.5 $26.10
4/30/202384,600 shares $2.33 million +17.2%0.9%1.4 $27.54
4/15/202372,200 shares $2.10 million +2.3%0.8%1.3 $29.06
3/31/202370,600 shares $2.20 million -28.1%0.7%1.3 $31.23
3/15/202398,200 shares $3.58 million +20.9%1.0%2.1 $36.43
2/28/202381,200 shares $3.13 million +0.7%0.8%2.2 $38.50
2/15/202380,600 shares $3.12 million +10.9%0.8%2.2 $38.65
1/31/202372,700 shares $2.72 million +11.0%0.8%1.7 $37.40
1/15/202365,500 shares $2.33 million +5.8%0.7%1.5 $35.55
12/30/202261,900 shares $2.09 million -6.6%0.6%1.3 $33.70
12/15/202266,300 shares $2.24 million -18.7%0.7%1.3 $33.84
11/30/202281,500 shares $3.05 million -4.9%0.8%1.6 $37.46
11/15/202285,700 shares $3.03 million -17.1%0.9%1.6 $35.38
10/31/2022103,400 shares $3.51 million -34.9%1.1%2.1 $33.99
10/15/2022158,900 shares $4.78 million -3.4%1.7%3.5 $30.06
9/30/2022164,500 shares $4.62 million -8.9%1.7%4.4 $28.10
9/15/2022180,500 shares $5.68 million +2.3%1.9%5 $31.45
8/31/2022176,500 shares $5.59 million -5.8%1.8%4.9 $31.66
8/15/2022187,400 shares $6.13 million +0.8%1.9%4.8 $32.69
7/31/2022186,000 shares $5.83 million -10.3%1.9%4 $31.35
7/15/2022207,400 shares $6.12 million -4.8%2.2%3.8 $29.53
6/30/2022217,900 shares $6.52 million -10.2%2.3%3.6 $29.94
6/15/2022242,600 shares $7.81 million -17.0%2.5%3.8 $32.19
5/31/2022292,400 shares $9.77 million -24.0%3.0%4.7 $33.41
5/15/2022384,500 shares $11.24 million +6.3%4.0%6.6 $29.23
4/30/2022361,700 shares $9.66 million +31.1%3.8%7.2 $26.71
4/15/2022275,900 shares $7.25 million +25.0%2.9%5.2 $26.26
3/31/2022220,800 shares $5.62 million -9.1%2.3%5.2 $25.45
3/15/2022243,000 shares $6.96 million -14.4%2.5%6 $28.66
2/28/2022283,800 shares $8.09 million +2.5%3.0%6.9 $28.50
2/15/2022277,000 shares $8.30 million +36.5%2.9%6.4 $29.96
1/31/2022202,900 shares $5.76 million +20.0%2.1%3.9 $28.37
1/15/2022169,100 shares $5.18 million -16.5%1.8%3.6 $30.65
12/31/2021202,500 shares $6.44 million -4.5%2.1%3.7 $31.80
12/15/2021212,100 shares $6.38 million -4.6%2.2%3.8 $30.08
11/30/2021222,300 shares $6.40 million +29.8%2.3%4 $28.78
11/15/2021171,300 shares $5.01 million +9.8%1.8%3.1 $29.25
10/29/2021156,000 shares $3.71 million -14.6%1.6%3 $23.76
10/15/2021182,600 shares $4.43 million +56.9%1.9%3.6 $24.28
9/30/2021116,400 shares $2.76 million -8.1%1.2%2.5 $23.70
9/15/2021126,700 shares $3.19 million +4.4%1.3%2.5 $25.20
8/31/2021121,400 shares $3.15 million -4.9%1.3%2.6 $25.92
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8/13/2021127,600 shares $3.46 million -10.2%1.3%2.7 $27.10
7/30/2021142,100 shares $4.04 million -17.5%1.5%3 $28.41
7/15/2021172,300 shares $4.71 million +36.5%1.8%3.8 $27.35
6/30/2021126,200 shares $3.57 million -16.8%1.3%2.9 $28.25
6/15/2021151,600 shares $4.54 million -22.6%1.6%3.6 $29.92
5/28/2021195,900 shares $6.20 million -16.5%2.0%4.8 $31.66
5/14/2021234,500 shares $7.44 million +30.4%2.5%5.4 $31.72
4/30/2021179,800 shares $5.98 million -8.1%1.9%4.2 $33.25
4/15/2021195,700 shares $6.38 million +14.6%2.1%4.6 $32.58
3/31/2021170,800 shares $5.58 million +10.7%1.8%3.8 $32.67
3/15/2021154,300 shares $5.37 million +8.7%1.6%3.4 $34.81
2/26/2021142,000 shares $5.10 million +15.8%1.5%3.1 $35.89
2/12/2021122,600 shares $3.91 million -0.2%1.3%3 $31.91
1/29/2021122,800 shares $3.70 million -1.3%1.3%3 $30.17
1/15/2021124,400 shares $3.93 million -4.1%1.3%2.9 $31.60
12/31/2020129,700 shares $3.57 million -27.0%1.4%2.8 $27.49
12/15/2020177,600 shares $4.78 million -13.9%1.9%3.8 $26.93
11/30/2020206,300 shares $5.98 million -0.5%2.2%5 $29.01
11/15/2020207,400 shares $5.77 million -6.1%2.2%5.1 $27.82
10/30/2020220,800 shares $6.09 million +0.5%2.3%5.2 $27.57
10/15/2020219,800 shares $6.44 million -7.5%2.3%4.9 $29.31
9/30/2020237,600 shares $6.29 million -6.3%2.5%5.5 $26.46
9/15/2020253,500 shares $6.76 million -5.2%2.7%5.4 $26.66
8/31/2020267,400 shares $7.58 million -0.2%2.8%4.8 $28.33
8/14/2020267,800 shares $7.60 million -15.6%2.8%4.2 $28.37
7/31/2020317,200 shares $7.88 million -6.2%3.3%4.7 $24.85
7/15/2020338,100 shares $8.28 million +6.7%3.6%4.8 $24.50
6/30/2020316,800 shares $7.71 million +48.3%3.6%4.1 $24.33
6/15/2020213,600 shares $5.07 million +1.2%2.4%2.7 $23.72

NWPX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Northwest Pipe's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Northwest Pipe shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 153,800 shares of NWPX short. 1.61% of Northwest Pipe's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Northwest Pipe's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Northwest Pipe?

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. NWPX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Northwest Pipe's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Northwest Pipe?

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. 1.61% of Northwest Pipe's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Northwest Pipe's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Northwest Pipe saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 153,800 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the previous total of 142,600 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 Northwest Pipe's float size?

Northwest Pipe currently has issued a total of 9,878,000 shares. Some of Northwest Pipe'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. Northwest Pipe currently has a public float of 9,570,000 shares.

How does Northwest Pipe's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.61% of Northwest Pipe's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Northwest Pipe: Ameresco, Inc. (9.69%), Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. (1.37%), Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (2.35%), Matrix Service (2.32%), Quanta Services, Inc. (3.52%), EMCOR Group, Inc. (3.17%), Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (3.19%), AECOM (2.10%), MasTec, Inc. (2.39%), Fluor Co. (5.53%),

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 ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Northwest Pipe stock?

Short selling NWPX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northwest Pipe as its price is falling. NWPX shares are trading up $0.04 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 Northwest Pipe?

A short squeeze for Northwest Pipe 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 NWPX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Northwest Pipe'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 NWPX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:NWPX) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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