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United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$108.58 -0.47 (-0.43%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$108.66 +0.08 (+0.07%)
As of 10/9/2026 07:30 PM Eastern
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United States Lime & Minerals Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, United States Lime & Minerals (USLM) had a short interest of 1.14 million shares sold short, representing 4.02% of the public float. This marks a 12.07% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.7, meaning it would take 6.7 days of the average trading volume of 150,948 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,135,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,013,148 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
12.07%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$128.43 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
28,690,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.02%
Today's Trading Volume
93,298 shares
Average Trading Volume
150,948 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
62%
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United States Lime & Minerals Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20261,135,400 shares $128.43 million +12.1%4.0%6.72 $113.11
9/15/20261,013,148 shares $119.39 million +2.6%3.6%8.58 $117.84
8/31/2026987,740 shares $116.68 million +4.8%3.5%6.49 $118.13
8/14/2026942,835 shares $110.70 million +8.1%3.3%7.93 $117.41
7/31/2026872,189 shares $96.20 million +0.7%3.1%4.73 $110.30
7/15/2026866,024 shares $90.74 million -0.9%3.1%4.63 $104.78
6/30/2026873,407 shares $91.42 million +46.1%3.1%2.21 $104.67
6/15/2026598,001 shares $65.99 million +18.2%2.1%2.29 $110.35
5/29/2026505,917 shares $57.67 million +1.5%1.8%3.67 $113.99
5/15/2026498,298 shares $51.82 million +1.7%1.8%3.65 $104.00
4/30/2026490,133 shares $52.77 million +4.2%1.7%3.38 $107.67
4/15/2026470,414 shares $62.95 million +0.5%1.7%3.51 $133.82
3/31/2026467,955 shares $61.12 million -12.6%1.7%2.52 $130.61
3/13/2026535,114 shares $63.80 million +7.1%1.9%4.89 $119.23
2/27/2026499,556 shares $57.03 million +5.2%1.8%8.22 $114.16
2/13/2026474,725 shares $51.49 million -8.3%1.7%4.13 $108.46
1/30/2026517,416 shares $62.36 million +28.3%1.8%6.11 $120.53
1/15/2026403,251 shares $52.94 million -6.3%1.4%4.43 $131.28
12/31/2025430,551 shares $51.55 million -6.1%1.5%5.46 $119.74
12/15/2025458,360 shares $57.34 million +3.1%1.6%6.09 $125.10
11/28/2025444,411 shares $53.80 million +16.9%1.6%7.49 $121.06
11/14/2025380,296 shares $45.42 million -21.3%1.3%5.21 $119.44
10/31/2025483,083 shares $56.63 million +13.0%1.7%5.99 $117.22
10/15/2025427,400 shares $55.01 million -0.8%1.5%3.7 $128.72
9/30/2025430,800 shares $56.67 million -18.3%N/A3.6 $131.55
9/15/2025527,300 shares $68.37 million +17.5%N/A3.7 $129.66
8/31/2025448,700 shares $56.50 million +13.0%1.6%2.8 $125.92
8/15/2025397,100 shares $46.58 million +8.0%N/A2.5 $117.29
7/31/2025367,700 shares $36.62 million -19.3%1.3%2.4 $99.58
7/15/2025455,400 shares $45.89 million +816.3%N/A3.2 $100.76
6/30/202549,700 shares $4.96 million -87.6%0.2%0.6 $99.80
6/15/2025399,800 shares $39.12 million -8.3%1.4%3.3 $97.85
5/31/2025435,800 shares $44.63 million -6.7%1.6%4.2 $102.40
5/15/2025467,300 shares $47.76 million -12.6%1.7%4.9 $102.20
4/30/2025534,900 shares $50.02 million +4.1%N/A5.3 $93.51
4/15/2025513,900 shares $47.55 million -5.5%1.8%4.5 $92.53
3/31/2025543,600 shares $48.04 million +5.2%1.9%4.6 $88.38
3/15/2025516,900 shares $48.19 million +5.5%1.8%4.3 $93.22
2/28/2025489,800 shares $45.97 million -1.8%1.8%4 $93.85
2/15/2025498,900 shares $52.05 million +38.7%1.8%3.9 $104.32
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1/31/2025359,700 shares $39.78 million +34.7%N/A2.9 $110.58
1/15/2025267,000 shares $33.46 million +26.1%N/A2.4 $125.32
12/31/2024211,800 shares $28.11 million +8.9%N/A2.1 $132.74
12/15/2024194,500 shares $28.39 million -6.9%N/A2.1 $145.94
11/30/2024208,800 shares $31.95 million +44.4%N/A2.4 $153.00
11/15/2024144,600 shares $20.42 million -4.2%N/A1.9 $141.21
10/31/2024150,900 shares $17.02 million -8.2%N/A2.3 $112.78
10/15/2024164,400 shares $16.65 million -7.1%N/A2.6 $101.25
9/30/2024176,900 shares $17.28 million -6.0%N/A2.5 $97.66
9/15/2024188,100 shares $15.96 million -8.5%N/A2.5 $84.83
8/31/2024205,600 shares $16.80 million +0.4%N/A2.4 $81.73
8/15/2024204,700 shares $15.91 million -20.6%N/A2.2 $77.74
7/31/2024257,700 shares $21.92 million -15.3%N/A2.4 $85.05
7/15/2024304,100 shares $24.87 million -13.2%N/A2.7 $81.77
6/30/202470,100 shares $25.53 million +5.1%3.4%2.9 $364.18
6/15/202466,700 shares $22.83 million +17.8%3.2%2.6 $342.31
5/31/202456,600 shares $19.40 million -7.2%2.7%2.2 $342.74
5/15/202461,000 shares $22.76 million +17.1%3.0%2.5 $373.09
4/30/202452,100 shares $16.15 million -1.7%2.5%2.2 $310.00
4/15/202453,000 shares $15.56 million +12.1%2.6%2.1 $293.64
3/31/202447,300 shares $14.10 million +4.9%2.3%2.1 $298.14
3/15/202445,100 shares $13.14 million +19.6%2.2%2.2 $291.29
2/29/202437,700 shares $9.61 million -17.0%1.8%2.1 $254.98
2/15/202445,400 shares $11.76 million +75.3%2.2%2.6 $259.00
1/31/202425,900 shares $6.70 million +21.6%1.3%1.5 $258.67
1/15/202421,300 shares $4.77 million -6.6%1.0%1.8 $224.00
12/31/202322,800 shares $5.25 million +6.5%1.1%2.1 $230.35
12/15/202321,400 shares $4.88 million -0.5%1.0%1.9 $228.00
11/30/202321,500 shares $4.56 million -3.2%1.0%1.8 $212.01
11/15/202322,200 shares $4.58 million -5.1%1.1%1.9 $206.20
10/31/202323,400 shares $4.63 million -17.6%1.1%2 $197.99
10/15/202328,400 shares $5.91 million +21.9%1.4%2.3 $208.04
9/30/202323,300 shares $4.68 million +15.4%1.1%1.8 $201.00
9/15/202320,200 shares $4.12 million -32.0%1.0%1.7 $204.03
8/31/202329,700 shares $6.43 million +88.0%1.4%2.6 $216.58
8/15/202315,800 shares $3.42 million +17.0%0.8%1.6 $216.22
7/31/202313,500 shares $2.78 million -2.2%0.7%1.6 $205.61
7/15/202313,800 shares $2.89 million -4.2%0.7%2 $209.42
6/30/202314,400 shares $3.01 million -7.7%0.7%2.4 $208.89
6/15/202315,600 shares $3.05 million +4.0%0.8%3.1 $195.41
5/31/202315,000 shares $2.72 million -2.6%0.7%3.6 $181.42
5/15/202315,400 shares $2.74 million -14.4%0.8%3.6 $177.90
4/30/202318,000 shares $2.90 million -4.3%0.9%4 $160.90
4/15/202318,800 shares $2.89 million +42.4%0.9%4.2 $153.55
3/31/202313,200 shares $2.02 million -2.9%0.7%2.9 $152.69
3/15/202313,600 shares $2.03 million -12.3%0.7%2.8 $149.01
2/28/202315,500 shares $2.50 million -16.7%0.8%2.8 $161.30
2/15/202318,600 shares $2.99 million +5.1%0.9%3.4 $161.02
1/31/202317,700 shares $2.69 million +18.0%0.9%3.6 $151.80
1/15/202315,000 shares $2.19 million +15.4%0.7%3.1 $146.20
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12/30/202213,000 shares $1.83 million -2.3%0.6%2.6 $140.76
12/15/202213,300 shares $1.87 million +14.7%0.7%2.7 $140.90
11/30/202211,600 shares $1.61 million -28.0%0.6%2.4 $138.98
11/15/202216,100 shares $2.08 million -30.3%0.8%3.3 $129.17
10/31/202223,100 shares $2.91 million -8.7%1.1%4.2 $126.15
10/15/202225,300 shares $2.68 million +10.0%1.2%4.5 $106.00
9/30/202223,000 shares $2.35 million +7.5%1.1%4.4 $102.20
9/15/202221,400 shares $2.26 million +6.5%1.0%3.6 $105.77
8/31/202220,100 shares $2.07 million -4.3%1.0%3.8 $102.79
8/15/202221,000 shares $2.28 million +2.4%1.0%4.2 $108.48
7/31/202220,500 shares $2.11 million -4.2%1.0%4.1 $102.87
7/15/202221,400 shares $2.30 million +0.9%1.1%4.4 $107.64
6/30/202221,200 shares $2.24 million -8.6%1.0%4.4 $105.60
6/15/202223,200 shares $2.56 million +4.0%1.1%4.5 $110.15
5/31/202222,300 shares $2.65 million +30.4%1.1%5.2 $118.92
5/15/202217,100 shares $1.92 million +15.5%0.8%4.1 $112.40
4/30/202214,800 shares $1.62 million +2.1%0.7%3.6 $109.51
4/15/202214,500 shares $1.69 million -12.1%0.7%3.4 $116.26
3/31/202216,500 shares $1.91 million +0.6%0.8%3.7 $116.04
3/15/202216,400 shares $1.88 million +27.1%0.8%3.8 $114.81
2/28/202212,900 shares $1.52 million No Change0.6%2.9 $117.53
2/15/202212,900 shares $1.54 million +48.3%0.6%2.7 $119.49
1/31/20228,700 shares $1.10 million +4.8%0.4%1.9 $126.49
1/15/20228,300 shares $1.05 million -11.7%0.4%1.8 $126.00
12/31/20219,400 shares $1.21 million -5.1%0.5%2 $129.02
12/15/20219,900 shares $1.22 million +1.0%0.5%1.9 $122.88
11/30/20219,800 shares $1.17 million -10.1%0.5%1.5 $119.15
11/15/202110,900 shares $1.50 million -12.8%0.5%1.7 $137.65
10/29/202112,500 shares $1.54 million -9.4%0.6%1.8 $123.48
10/15/202113,800 shares $1.64 million -5.5%0.7%2.1 $119.07

USLM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of United States Lime & Minerals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 1,135,400 shares of USLM short. 4.02% of United States Lime & Minerals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United States Lime & Minerals' 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. USLM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.7. Learn More on United States Lime & Minerals'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. 4.02% of United States Lime & Minerals' floating shares are currently sold short.

United States Lime & Minerals saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,135,400 shares, an increase of 12.1% from the previous total of 1,013,148 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.

4.02% of United States Lime & Minerals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "materials" compare to United States Lime & Minerals: Arcosa, Inc. (3.11%), Eagle Materials Inc (6.19%), Knife River Corporation (7.90%), Titan America SA (1.77%), Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina S.A. Sponsored ADR (1.02%), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (0.01%), Suncrete (3.59%), Smith-Midland Corp. (3.99%), Crh Plc (1.90%), Vulcan Materials Company (4.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling USLM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United States Lime & Minerals as its price is falling. USLM shares are trading down $0.47 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 United States Lime & Minerals 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 USLM, 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 USLM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NASDAQ:USLM is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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