FreightCar America (RAIL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.66 +0.49 (+5.93%) As of 11:15 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FreightCar America Short Interest DataFreightCar America (RAIL) has a short interest of 394,500 shares, representing 2.76% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.26% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 276,808 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest394,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest416,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.95 millionShort Interest Ratio1.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares19,040,000 sharesFloat Size14,280,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.76%Today's Trading Volume39,842 sharesAverage Trading Volume276,808 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average14% Short Selling FreightCar America? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for FreightCar America and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRAIL Short Interest Over TimeRAIL Days to Cover Over TimeRAIL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time FreightCar America Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2025394,500 shares $2.95 million -5.3%2.8%1.4 $7.48 4/30/2025416,400 shares $2.41 million -20.2%2.9%1.5 $5.78 4/15/2025521,800 shares $2.74 million -4.1%3.6%2.1 $5.26 3/31/2025544,000 shares $3.01 million -7.5%3.8%2.2 $5.53 3/15/2025587,800 shares $3.87 million +41.6%4.1%2.6 $6.58 2/28/2025415,100 shares $3.37 million +18.6%2.9%2 $8.11 2/15/2025350,000 shares $3.91 million +9.0%2.5%1.6 $11.17 1/31/2025321,000 shares $3.92 million -19.8%2.3%1 $12.21 1/15/2025400,100 shares $4.43 million -12.6%2.8%1.1 $11.08 12/31/2024457,900 shares $4.10 million -6.0%3.2%1.2 $8.96 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RAIL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for FreightCar America and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/2024487,300 shares $5.04 million -3.6%3.4%1.1 $10.34 11/30/2024505,600 shares $4.95 million +11.6%3.5%1.1 $9.80 11/15/2024452,900 shares $4.48 million +2.4%3.2%0.9 $9.90 10/31/2024442,400 shares $6.35 million +76.4%3.1%1 $14.36 10/15/2024250,800 shares $2.96 million +28.8%1.8%0.7 $11.79 9/30/2024194,700 shares $2.10 million -27.7%1.4%0.6 $10.79 9/15/2024269,300 shares $2.78 million +16.8%1.9%1.2 $10.33 8/31/2024230,500 shares $1.63 million +133.5%1.6%1.4 $7.08 8/15/202498,700 shares $441.19 thousand +13.3%0.7%1.4 $4.47 7/31/202487,100 shares $302.24 thousand -7.1%0.6%2.9 $3.47 7/15/202493,800 shares $287.97 thousand -3.2%0.7%3.1 $3.07 6/30/202496,900 shares $338.18 thousand -11.3%0.7%3 $3.49 6/15/2024109,300 shares $407.69 thousand -0.8%0.8%3.1 $3.73 5/31/2024110,200 shares $409.94 thousand -13.6%0.8%2.5 $3.72 5/15/2024127,600 shares $489.98 thousand -6.4%1.0%2.8 $3.84 4/30/2024136,300 shares $475.69 thousand -13.1%1.1%3.1 $3.49 4/15/2024156,800 shares $553.50 thousand -23.2%1.2%3.6 $3.53 3/31/2024204,200 shares $786.17 thousand -18.4%1.5%4.9 $3.85 3/15/2024250,300 shares $803.46 thousand -15.4%1.9%5.8 $3.21 2/29/2024295,900 shares $914.33 thousand -1.5%2.2%8.4 $3.09 2/15/2024300,300 shares $933.93 thousand -7.8%2.3%9 $3.11 1/31/2024325,800 shares $928.53 thousand -0.2%2.5%9.2 $2.85 1/15/2024326,500 shares $816.25 thousand -8.3%2.5%9.4 $2.50 12/31/2023356,200 shares $961.74 thousand -15.5%2.7%10 $2.70 12/15/2023421,600 shares $1.03 million -3.8%3.4%12.3 $2.45 11/30/2023438,200 shares $1.03 million -0.6%3.6%15 $2.34 11/15/2023440,900 shares $1.03 million -0.4%3.6%15.2 $2.34 10/31/2023442,600 shares $1.16 million -2.4%3.6%15.4 $2.63 10/15/2023453,300 shares $1.22 million +0.4%3.7%15.2 $2.70 9/30/2023451,700 shares $1.21 million -1.6%3.7%14.2 $2.67The 402 Dividend Achievers for 2025 (Ad)The 2025 Dividend Achievers List 📈 Discover more than 400 companies that have increased their dividends for 10 straight years. This FREE report reveals stocks that are committed to rewarding you and helping you passively boost your income.Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to build a stronger portfolio. 9/15/2023458,800 shares $1.27 million +3.0%3.7%13.7 $2.76 8/31/2023445,300 shares $1.23 million -0.7%3.6%13.1 $2.76 8/15/2023448,200 shares $1.33 million -1.9%3.7%13.5 $2.97 7/31/2023456,900 shares $1.35 million +3.8%3.7%12.9 $2.96 7/15/2023440,000 shares $1.24 million -1.0%3.6%14.6 $2.82 6/30/2023444,400 shares $1.32 million +1.4%3.7%15.9 $2.98 6/15/2023438,300 shares $1.21 million +2.3%3.6%14.8 $2.77 5/31/2023428,400 shares $1.20 million +9.0%3.5%14 $2.81 5/15/2023393,200 shares $1.18 million -7.3%3.3%13.2 $3.00 4/30/2023424,100 shares $1.26 million +2.1%3.7%14.4 $2.97 4/15/2023415,600 shares $1.26 million -4.0%3.6%13.2 $3.04 3/31/2023432,900 shares $1.35 million +3.9%3.8%13.2 $3.12 3/15/2023416,500 shares $1.34 million +4.5%3.8%13.3 $3.22 2/28/2023398,700 shares $1.46 million -4.1%3.6%12.2 $3.67 2/15/2023415,900 shares $1.58 million -3.2%3.7%11.4 $3.79 1/31/2023429,600 shares $1.52 million -1.6%3.8%10.2 $3.53 1/15/2023436,500 shares $1.49 million +1.1%3.9%9.3 $3.42 12/30/2022431,800 shares $1.38 million +15.8%3.7%8.7 $3.20 12/15/2022373,000 shares $1.30 million -1.6%3.2%7 $3.48 11/30/2022379,000 shares $1.47 million +1.0%3.4%6.5 $3.87 11/15/2022375,100 shares $1.46 million -11.1%3.3%5.8 $3.90 10/31/2022421,900 shares $1.82 million +0.8%3.8%5.6 $4.31 10/15/2022418,600 shares $1.47 million -1.9%3.8%5.3 $3.51 9/30/2022426,800 shares $1.59 million +1.6%3.9%5.4 $3.73 9/15/2022420,200 shares $1.76 million -6.9%3.8%5.2 $4.20 8/31/2022451,400 shares $1.88 million +4.8%4.1%5.2 $4.16 8/15/2022430,900 shares $2.26 million -16.8%3.9%4.9 $5.24 7/31/2022518,000 shares $2.15 million -2.7%4.8%3.9 $4.15 7/15/2022532,600 shares $1.93 million -2.4%5.0%3.8 $3.62 6/30/2022545,600 shares $1.99 million -1.7%5.2%3.4 $3.64 6/15/2022555,000 shares $2.20 million -0.3%5.2%2.6 $3.96 5/31/2022556,700 shares $2.53 million +7.5%5.3%2.1 $4.54 5/15/2022518,100 shares $2.03 million +2.7%4.9%1.9 $3.91 4/30/2022504,300 shares $2.60 million -16.1%4.7%2.2 $5.15 4/15/2022600,900 shares $3.37 million -10.7%5.6%2.7 $5.61 3/31/2022672,500 shares $3.97 million -17.1%6.4%3.2 $5.91 3/15/2022811,100 shares $3.20 million +15.8%8.0%4.9 $3.95 2/28/2022700,700 shares $2.83 million -17.9%6.9%6 $4.04 2/15/2022853,500 shares $3.41 million +13.7%8.4%6.4 $3.99 1/31/2022750,500 shares $2.60 million -17.2%7.1%3.4 $3.47 1/15/2022905,900 shares $3.60 million +2.4%8.6%3.3 $3.97 12/31/2021885,100 shares $3.27 million -7.1%8.2%3 $3.69 12/15/2021952,800 shares $3.91 million +23.8%8.9%2.7 $4.10 11/30/2021769,700 shares $2.88 million -1.1%6.6%1.9 $3.74 11/15/2021778,200 shares $3.64 million -10.7%6.6%1.6 $4.68 10/29/2021871,300 shares $3.65 million -3.6%7.5%1.6 $4.19 10/15/2021903,700 shares $3.89 million +35.4%7.8%1.4 $4.31 9/30/2021667,400 shares $3.02 million -27.0%5.8%0.9 $4.53 9/15/2021913,800 shares $4.36 million +54.2%7.9%0.8 $4.77 8/31/2021592,600 shares $3.13 million -41.9%5.1%0.5 $5.28The 402 Dividend Achievers for 2025 (Ad)The 2025 Dividend Achievers List 📈 Discover more than 400 companies that have increased their dividends for 10 straight years. This FREE report reveals stocks that are committed to rewarding you and helping you passively boost your income.Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to build a stronger portfolio. 8/13/20211,020,000 shares $5.31 million -13.6%9.0%0.8 $5.21 7/30/20211,180,000 shares $6.12 million -7.8%10.5%0.9 $5.19 7/15/20211,280,000 shares $7.19 million +21.9%11.4%0.7 $5.62 6/30/20211,050,000 shares $6.23 million -0.9%9.3%0.6 $5.93 6/15/20211,060,000 shares $5.88 million -13.1%9.4%0.3 $5.55 5/28/20211,220,000 shares $7.48 million +27.0%10.8%0.4 $6.13 5/14/2021960,400 shares $6.04 million -10.2%8.5%0.3 $6.29 4/30/20211,070,000 shares $7.63 million +40.9%9.4%0.4 $7.13 4/15/2021759,700 shares $4.02 million +49.4%6.7%0.3 $5.29 3/31/2021508,500 shares $2.47 million +238.8%4.5%0.2 $4.86 3/15/2021150,100 shares $516.34 thousand +27.0%1.3%0.4 $3.44 2/26/2021118,200 shares $400.70 thousand -11.5%1.1%0.2 $3.39 2/12/2021133,600 shares $533.06 thousand -50.6%1.2%0.1 $3.99 1/29/2021270,600 shares $952.51 thousand -43.6%2.4%0.3 $3.52 1/15/2021479,900 shares $1.49 million -14.8%4.2%0.5 $3.11 12/31/2020562,900 shares $1.34 million +0.7%4.9%0.6 $2.38 12/15/2020558,900 shares $1.50 million +64.3%4.9%0.6 $2.68 11/30/2020340,100 shares $938.68 thousand +48.0%N/A0.4 $2.76 11/15/2020229,800 shares $363.08 thousand -29.9%2.1%1 $1.58 10/30/2020328,000 shares $446.08 thousand +53.9%2.9%1.4 $1.36 10/15/2020213,200 shares $483.96 thousand -9.6%1.8%0.9 $2.27 9/30/2020235,900 shares $537.85 thousand +4.6%1.9%1.1 $2.28 9/15/2020225,600 shares $534.67 thousand +38.3%1.9%1 $2.37 8/31/2020163,100 shares $243.02 thousand -2.2%1.3%0.8 $1.49 8/14/2020166,700 shares $300.06 thousand -35.8%1.4%0.9 $1.80 7/31/2020259,500 shares $415.20 thousand +50.8%2.1%1.3 $1.60 7/15/2020172,100 shares $220.29 thousand -9.1%1.4%1.1 $1.28 6/30/2020189,400 shares $244.33 thousand +11.5%1.6%1.3 $1.29 6/15/2020169,800 shares $259.79 thousand -9.2%1.4%1.3 $1.53 RAIL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is FreightCar America's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of FreightCar America shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 394,500 shares of RAIL short. 2.76% of FreightCar America's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on FreightCar America's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for FreightCar America? 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. RAIL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on FreightCar America's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for FreightCar America? 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. 2.76% of FreightCar America's floating shares are currently sold short. Is FreightCar America's short interest increasing or decreasing? FreightCar America saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 394,500 shares, a drop of 5.3% from the previous total of 416,400 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 FreightCar America's float size? FreightCar America currently has issued a total of 19,040,000 shares. Some of FreightCar America'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. FreightCar America currently has a public float of 14,280,000 shares. How does FreightCar America's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.76% of FreightCar America's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to FreightCar America: Miller Industries, Inc. (7.41%), Titan International, Inc. (7.51%), The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (2.02%), Wabash National Co. (5.49%), Twin Disc, Incorporated (1.75%), Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (4.83%), Caterpillar Inc. (1.63%), Deere & Company (1.74%), PACCAR Inc (2.70%), Cummins Inc. (1.81%), 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 FreightCar America stock? Short selling RAIL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from FreightCar America as its price is falling. RAIL shares are trading down $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 FreightCar America? A short squeeze for FreightCar America 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 RAIL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is FreightCar America'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 RAIL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Miller Industries Short Interest Titan International Short Interest Manitowoc Short Interest Wabash National Short Interest Twin Disc Short Interest Commercial Vehicle Group Short Interest Caterpillar Short Interest Deere & Company Short Interest PACCAR Short Interest Cummins 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:RAIL) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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