B. Riley Financial (RILY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $5.10 -0.27 (-5.03%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.22 +0.13 (+2.45%) As of 08/1/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock B. Riley Financial Short Interest DataB. Riley Financial (RILY) has a short interest of 6.49 million shares, representing 40.95% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.58% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.8, indicating that it would take 5.8 days of the average trading volume of 1.58 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,490,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,340,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$29.98 millionShort Interest Ratio5.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares30,500,000 sharesFloat Size15,850,000 sharesShort Percent of Float40.95%Today's Trading Volume798,457 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,576,711 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average51% Short Selling B. Riley Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for B. Riley Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRILY Short Interest Over TimeRILY Days to Cover Over TimeRILY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time B. Riley Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20256,490,000 shares $29.98 million -11.6%41.0%5.8 $4.62 6/30/20257,340,000 shares $21.80 million -7.0%46.3%7.4 $2.97 6/15/20257,890,000 shares $23.12 million -6.1%49.8%9.4 $2.93 5/31/20258,400,000 shares $26.04 million +4.0%53.0%9.7 $3.10 5/15/20258,080,000 shares $27.15 million +5.8%50.8%4.2 $3.36 4/30/20257,640,000 shares $22.39 million -6.4%48.1%4 $2.93 4/15/20258,160,000 shares $22.85 million -2.2%51.3%4.3 $2.80 3/31/20258,340,000 shares $32.28 million +9.3%52.5%4.3 $3.87 3/15/20257,630,000 shares $32.12 million -22.5%48.0%3.9 $4.21 2/28/20259,840,000 shares $62.88 million +10.7%62.4%5 $6.39 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RILY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for B. Riley Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20258,890,000 shares $36.72 million +3.3%56.4%6.1 $4.13 1/31/20258,610,000 shares $39.69 million -12.3%55.0%10.1 $4.61 1/15/20259,820,000 shares $46.15 million -2.3%62.7%9.4 $4.70 12/31/202410,050,000 shares $46.13 million +2.2%64.6%7.1 $4.59 12/15/20249,830,000 shares $49.54 million +1.4%63.2%6.2 $5.04 11/30/20249,690,000 shares $56.78 million -5.8%62.3%5.4 $5.86 11/15/202410,290,000 shares $48.57 million +9.8%66.2%5 $4.72 10/31/20249,370,000 shares $55.24 million -16.6%60.3%2.5 $5.90 10/15/202411,240,000 shares $55.64 million +5.1%72.3%3.1 $4.95 9/30/202410,700,000 shares $56.18 million -7.5%68.8%3.2 $5.25 9/15/202411,570,000 shares $70.11 million -4.9%74.4%3.6 $6.06 8/31/202412,170,000 shares $59.82 million -0.3%78.3%4 $4.92 8/15/202412,210,000 shares $61.54 million -0.7%78.5%4.5 $5.04 7/31/202412,290,000 shares $235.97 million +7.2%79.0%12.9 $19.20 7/15/202411,460,000 shares $191.04 million +26.5%73.7%9.3 $16.67 6/30/20249,060,000 shares $159.82 million +10.1%58.3%7.6 $17.64 6/15/20248,230,000 shares $169.54 million +3.5%52.9%7.3 $20.60 5/31/20247,950,000 shares $190.48 million -3.5%50.7%6.6 $23.96 5/15/20248,240,000 shares $265.00 million -8.8%52.2%5.7 $32.16 4/30/20249,030,000 shares $310.63 million -15.1%56.4%5.8 $34.40 4/15/202410,630,000 shares $216.00 million -13.3%65.5%7.2 $20.32 3/31/202412,260,000 shares $259.54 million -1.1%75.5%9 $21.17 3/15/202412,390,000 shares $217.82 million -7.3%76.3%8.9 $17.58 2/29/202413,370,000 shares $245.07 million +18.0%80.9%8.9 $18.33 2/15/202411,330,000 shares $200.31 million +9.2%68.5%8.1 $17.68 1/31/202410,380,000 shares $243.10 million -1.8%62.8%6.9 $23.42 1/15/202410,570,000 shares $244.91 million -4.4%63.9%7.8 $23.17 12/31/202311,060,000 shares $232.15 million +17.4%66.9%8.9 $20.99 12/15/20239,420,000 shares $192.64 million +10.1%57.0%8.2 $20.45 11/30/20238,560,000 shares $157.50 million +30.7%52.6%10.3 $18.40Jeff Bezos Launches "ChatGPT Killer"? 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But one tiny startup—not Amazon—may offer the bigger upside.Get the name of the small company at the center of the $40 trillion AI boom. 10/15/20211,490,000 shares $92.02 million +5.7%9.7%7.1 $61.76 9/30/20211,410,000 shares $83.25 million +4.4%9.2%6.2 $59.04 9/15/20211,350,000 shares $81.86 million -2.2%8.8%5.2 $60.64 8/31/20211,380,000 shares $90.45 million +7.0%9.1%5 $65.54 8/13/20211,290,000 shares $84.66 million +0.8%8.5%4.5 $65.63 7/30/20211,280,000 shares $86.48 million -7.3%8.3%4.3 $67.56 7/15/20211,380,000 shares $96.16 million +5.3%9.1%4.3 $69.68 6/30/20211,310,000 shares $98.91 million +10.1%8.6%2.9 $75.50 6/15/20211,190,000 shares $81.74 million -4.0%7.8%2.6 $68.69 5/28/20211,240,000 shares $91.31 million -10.1%8.1%3 $73.64 5/14/20211,380,000 shares $105.57 million +19.0%9.0%3.2 $76.50 4/30/20211,160,000 shares $81.42 million +24.6%7.6%2.9 $70.19 4/15/2021930,900 shares $64.79 million +35.3%6.1%2.5 $69.60 3/31/2021688,300 shares $38.74 million -13.6%4.7%3 $56.28 3/15/2021796,600 shares $47.00 million +20.9%5.5%3.6 $59.00 2/26/2021659,100 shares $39.06 million +10.6%4.6%3.3 $59.27 2/12/2021596,100 shares $33.01 million +1.5%3.8%3.6 $55.37 1/29/2021587,400 shares $28.51 million -5.7%4.3%3.5 $48.53 1/15/2021622,800 shares $30.66 million +0.9%4.5%3.8 $49.23 12/31/2020617,300 shares $27.48 million -1.7%4.6%4.9 $44.52 12/15/2020628,100 shares $22.27 million +4.1%4.7%5.4 $35.46 11/30/2020603,500 shares $22.08 million +0.7%4.4%5.4 $36.58 11/15/2020599,300 shares $18.00 million -1.0%4.3%5.3 $30.04 10/30/2020605,500 shares $15.34 million +16.6%4.3%5.7 $25.34 10/15/2020519,400 shares $13.93 million -27.4%3.7%5 $26.81 9/30/2020715,300 shares $17.93 million -13.3%5.1%7 $25.06 9/15/2020825,300 shares $22.52 million +27.1%5.8%7.6 $27.29 8/31/2020649,400 shares $17.39 million -3.5%4.6%5.9 $26.78 8/14/2020672,900 shares $17.85 million -29.5%4.7%6 $26.52 RILY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is B. Riley Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of B. Riley Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 6,490,000 shares of RILY short. 40.95% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for B. Riley Financial? 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. RILY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on B. Riley Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting B. Riley Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of B. Riley Financial: Belvedere Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Quarry LP, HAP Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Summit Securities Group LLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for B. Riley Financial? 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. 40.95% of B. Riley Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is B. Riley Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? B. Riley Financial saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,490,000 shares, a drop of 11.6% from the previous total of 7,340,000 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 B. Riley Financial's float size? B. Riley Financial currently has issued a total of 30,500,000 shares. Some of B. Riley Financial'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. B. Riley Financial currently has a public float of 15,850,000 shares. How does B. Riley Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 40.95% of B. Riley Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to B. Riley Financial: Ares Acquisition Corporation II (0.16%), Plymouth Industrial REIT (2.72%), TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (6.38%), BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (2.44%), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (0.69%), Vinci Compass Investments Ltd. (0.72%), AlTi Global, Inc. (2.59%), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (5.49%), Digital Turbine, Inc. (12.25%), Site Centers Corp. (5.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short B. Riley Financial stock? Short selling RILY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from B. Riley Financial as its price is falling. RILY 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. How does a short squeeze work against B. Riley Financial? A short squeeze for B. Riley Financial 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 RILY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is B. Riley Financial'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 RILY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies B. Riley Financial, Inc. 5.25% Senior Notes due 2028 Short Interest Ares Acquisition Corporation II Short Interest Plymouth Industrial REIT Short Interest TPG RE Finance Trust Short Interest BrightSpire Capital Short Interest Permian Basin Royalty Trust Short Interest Vinci Compass Investments Short Interest AlTi Global Short Interest KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Short Interest Digital Turbine 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:RILY) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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