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SBA Communications (SBAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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SBA Communications Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, SBA Communications (SBAC) had a short interest of 2.40 million shares sold short, representing 2.50% of the public float. This marks a -13.76% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, meaning it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 1.05 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,403,877 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,787,392 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-13.76%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$479.86 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
106,063,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.50%
Today's Trading Volume
40,201 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,052,609 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
4%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/20262,403,877 shares $479.86 million -13.8%2.5%2.99 $199.62
4/30/20262,787,392 shares $616.57 million -19.1%2.9%2.68 $221.20
4/15/20263,447,109 shares $738.37 million +23.8%3.3%1.46 $214.20
3/31/20262,783,739 shares $479.11 million +8.9%2.7%3.08 $172.11
3/13/20262,556,762 shares $480.77 million +0.8%2.4%2.47 $188.04
2/27/20262,535,957 shares $510.13 million +10.5%2.4%2.35 $201.16
2/13/20262,295,880 shares $460.94 million -10.7%2.2%2.42 $200.77
1/30/20262,571,394 shares $473.42 million +0.7%2.4%3.42 $184.11
1/15/20262,553,948 shares $490.33 million +2.3%2.4%3.19 $191.99
12/31/20252,496,232 shares $482.85 million +17.2%2.4%3.79 $193.43
12/15/20252,129,412 shares $411.25 million -2.7%2.0%2.69 $193.13
11/28/20252,189,296 shares $426.38 million -12.7%2.1%2.76 $194.76
11/14/20252,507,508 shares $494.51 million +25.7%2.4%2.4 $197.21
10/31/20251,995,601 shares $382.12 million +8.8%1.9%1.77 $191.48
10/15/20251,830,000 shares $355.84 million -17.9%1.7%1.6 $194.45
9/30/20252,230,000 shares $431.17 million +10.4%2.1%2.1 $193.35
9/15/20252,020,000 shares $400.06 million -15.1%1.9%2 $198.05
8/31/20252,380,000 shares $487.54 million +18.4%2.2%2.6 $204.85
8/15/20252,010,000 shares $442.08 million +9.2%1.9%2.7 $219.94
7/31/20251,840,000 shares $413.48 million -2.7%1.7%2.4 $224.72
7/15/20251,890,000 shares $434.76 million -4.6%1.8%2.4 $230.03
6/30/20251,980,000 shares $464.98 million -13.9%1.9%2.3 $234.84
6/15/20252,300,000 shares $524.01 million -16.7%2.2%2.5 $227.83
5/31/20252,760,000 shares $637.48 million -8.3%2.6%2.9 $230.97
5/15/20253,010,000 shares $689.56 million +1.0%2.8%2.9 $229.09
4/30/20252,980,000 shares $725.33 million +6.8%2.8%3 $243.40
4/15/20252,790,000 shares $627.39 million +40.2%2.6%2.9 $224.87
3/31/20251,990,000 shares $437.82 million -2.0%1.9%2.2 $220.01
3/15/20252,030,000 shares $443.01 million +4.6%1.9%2.3 $218.23
2/28/20251,940,000 shares $422.73 million -5.8%1.8%2.2 $217.90
2/15/20252,060,000 shares $423.06 million +7.3%2.0%2.5 $205.37
1/31/20251,920,000 shares $379.32 million +7.9%1.8%2.2 $197.56
1/15/20251,780,000 shares $351.07 million -4.3%1.7%2 $197.23
12/31/20241,860,000 shares $379.07 million +45.3%1.8%2.1 $203.80
12/15/20241,280,000 shares $274.28 million +16.4%1.2%1.4 $214.28
11/30/20241,100,000 shares $248.88 million -20.3%1.0%1.3 $226.25
11/15/20241,380,000 shares $305.10 million +25.5%1.3%1.6 $221.09
10/31/20241,100,000 shares $252.42 million -57.7%1.0%1.3 $229.47
10/15/20242,600,000 shares $648.21 million +9.2%2.5%3 $249.31
9/30/20242,380,000 shares $572.87 million +5.3%2.2%2.8 $240.70
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9/15/20242,260,000 shares $549.07 million +3.7%2.1%2.6 $242.95
8/31/20242,180,000 shares $494.12 million -7.6%2.1%2.5 $226.66
8/15/20242,360,000 shares $506.86 million +7.8%2.2%2.7 $214.77
7/31/20242,190,000 shares $480.79 million +6.8%2.1%2.4 $219.54
7/15/20242,050,000 shares $431.03 million -1.0%1.9%2.3 $210.26
6/30/20242,070,000 shares $406.34 million -10.8%1.9%2.4 $196.30
6/15/20242,320,000 shares $454.63 million +12.6%2.2%2.6 $195.96
5/31/20242,060,000 shares $405.16 million +8.4%1.9%2.3 $196.68
5/15/20241,900,000 shares $384.48 million -10.4%1.8%1.9 $202.36
4/30/20242,120,000 shares $394.57 million -16.5%2.0%2 $186.12
4/15/20242,540,000 shares $507.64 million -6.6%2.4%2.4 $199.86
3/31/20242,720,000 shares $589.42 million +19.3%2.5%2.6 $216.70
3/15/20242,280,000 shares $491.29 million -31.7%2.1%2.3 $215.48
2/29/20243,340,000 shares $698.83 million +21.5%3.1%3.4 $209.23
2/15/20242,750,000 shares $582.92 million -0.4%2.6%3.1 $211.97
1/31/20242,760,000 shares $617.85 million +7.8%2.6%3.5 $223.86
1/15/20242,560,000 shares $614.14 million -17.7%2.4%3.1 $239.90
12/31/20233,110,000 shares $788.98 million +6.5%2.9%3.8 $253.69
12/15/20232,920,000 shares $725.59 million +5.8%2.7%3.4 $248.49
11/30/20232,760,000 shares $681.61 million +6.2%2.6%3.3 $246.96
11/15/20232,600,000 shares $608.01 million -8.1%2.4%3.2 $233.85
10/31/20232,830,000 shares $590.42 million -6.9%2.7%3.4 $208.63
10/15/20233,040,000 shares $612.77 million +5.2%2.8%3.5 $201.57
9/30/20232,890,000 shares $578.49 million +5.5%2.7%3.2 $200.17
9/15/20232,740,000 shares $597.73 million +10.5%2.6%3.1 $218.15
8/31/20232,480,000 shares $556.83 million +20.4%2.3%2.7 $224.53
8/15/20232,060,000 shares $473.66 million +19.1%1.9%2.2 $229.93
7/31/20231,730,000 shares $378.78 million +17.7%1.6%1.8 $218.95
7/15/20231,470,000 shares $358.34 million +24.6%1.4%1.7 $243.77
6/30/20231,180,000 shares $273.48 million +3.5%1.1%1.5 $231.76
6/15/20231,140,000 shares $266.70 million -2.6%1.1%1.5 $233.95
5/31/20231,170,000 shares $259.48 million -6.4%1.1%1.5 $221.78
5/15/20231,250,000 shares $294.10 million -17.2%1.2%1.5 $235.28
4/30/20231,510,000 shares $393.94 million +1.3%1.4%1.9 $260.89
4/15/20231,490,000 shares $385.21 million -4.5%1.4%1.9 $258.53
3/31/20231,560,000 shares $407.27 million +6.9%1.5%1.9 $261.07
3/15/20231,460,000 shares $374.27 million +16.8%1.4%1.8 $256.35
2/28/20231,250,000 shares $324.19 million +10.6%1.2%1.7 $259.35
2/15/20231,130,000 shares $326.21 million +7.6%1.1%1.6 $288.68
1/31/20231,050,000 shares $312.41 million -11.8%1.0%1.6 $297.53
1/15/20231,190,000 shares $364.79 million -2.5%1.1%1.6 $306.55
12/30/20221,220,000 shares $341.98 million -7.6%1.1%1.6 $280.31
12/15/20221,320,000 shares $381.02 million +3.9%1.2%1.7 $288.65
11/30/20221,270,000 shares $380.11 million -4.5%1.2%1.7 $299.30
11/15/20221,330,000 shares $392.59 million -0.8%1.3%1.9 $295.18
10/31/20221,340,000 shares $361.67 million +6.4%1.3%2 $269.90
10/15/20221,260,000 shares $305.05 million -3.8%1.2%2 $242.10
9/30/20221,310,000 shares $372.89 million +7.4%1.2%2.4 $284.65
9/15/20221,220,000 shares $375.15 million -6.9%1.1%2.4 $307.50
8/31/20221,310,000 shares $426.08 million -1.5%1.2%2.3 $325.25
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8/15/20221,330,000 shares $472.32 million -2.2%1.3%2.2 $355.13
7/31/20221,360,000 shares $456.67 million -5.6%1.3%2.1 $335.79
7/15/20221,440,000 shares $461.88 million +3.6%1.4%2.1 $320.75
6/30/20221,390,000 shares $444.87 million +6.1%1.3%2 $320.05
6/15/20221,310,000 shares $394.82 million +7.4%1.2%1.9 $301.39
5/31/20221,220,000 shares $410.66 million -0.8%1.2%1.8 $336.61
5/15/20221,230,000 shares $411.03 million +3.4%1.2%1.8 $334.17
4/30/20221,190,000 shares $413.06 million -2.5%1.1%1.7 $347.11
4/15/20221,220,000 shares $433.56 million +15.1%1.1%1.7 $355.38
3/31/20221,060,000 shares $364.75 million -20.3%1.0%1.4 $344.10
3/15/20221,330,000 shares $428.58 million -7.0%1.3%1.8 $322.24
2/28/20221,430,000 shares $433.85 million -5.3%1.3%2 $303.39
2/15/20221,510,000 shares $466.68 million -10.1%1.4%2.2 $309.06
1/31/20221,680,000 shares $546.74 million +21.7%1.6%2.6 $325.44
1/15/20221,380,000 shares $450.25 million -0.7%1.3%2.2 $326.27
12/31/20211,390,000 shares $540.74 million +4.5%1.3%2.6 $389.02
12/15/20211,330,000 shares $492.34 million -2.9%1.2%2.5 $370.18
11/30/20211,370,000 shares $471.01 million -13.8%1.3%2.7 $343.80
11/15/20211,590,000 shares $553.43 million +0.6%1.5%3.1 $348.07
10/29/20211,580,000 shares $545.62 million +10.5%1.5%3.1 $345.33
10/15/20211,430,000 shares $467.47 million -2.7%1.3%2.8 $326.90
9/30/20211,470,000 shares $485.94 million +3.5%1.4%3 $330.57
9/15/20211,420,000 shares $504.75 million +1.4%1.3%2.7 $355.46
8/31/20211,400,000 shares $502.56 million -25.1%1.3%2.5 $358.97
8/13/20211,870,000 shares $661.62 million +4.5%1.7%3.4 $353.81
7/30/20211,790,000 shares $610.37 million +6.6%1.7%3.1 $340.99
7/15/20211,680,000 shares $558.30 million -7.7%1.6%2.9 $332.32
6/30/20211,820,000 shares $580.03 million +2.8%1.7%2.9 $318.70
6/15/20211,770,000 shares $565.92 million +2.3%1.6%2.9 $319.73

SBAC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of SBA Communications shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,403,877 shares of SBAC short. 2.50% of SBA Communications' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SBA Communications' 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. SBAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on SBA Communications's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of SBA Communications: PEAK6 LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.50% of SBA Communications' floating shares are currently sold short.

SBA Communications saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,403,877 shares, a drop of 13.8% from the previous total of 2,787,392 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.

2.50% of SBA Communications' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SBA Communications: American Tower Corporation (1.93%), Crown Castle Inc. (3.16%), Americold Realty Trust Inc. (8.34%), Extra Space Storage Inc (2.22%), Welltower Inc. (2.65%), BlackBerry Limited (5.84%), Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (3.84%), Shenandoah Telecommunications Co (4.93%), Spok Holdings, Inc. (2.86%), Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (2.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SBAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SBA Communications as its price is falling. SBAC shares are trading down $7.84 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 SBA Communications 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 SBAC, 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 SBAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like SBAC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:SBAC) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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