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Value Line (VALU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$38.55 +0.13 (+0.34%)
Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$38.42 -0.13 (-0.34%)
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Value Line Short Interest Data

Value Line (VALU) has a short interest of 10,800 shares, representing 1.38% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -29.87% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 3,563 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
10,800 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-29.87%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$412.24 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
3.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
9,410,000 shares
Float Size
780,400 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.38%
Today's Trading Volume
4,919 shares
Average Trading Volume
3,563 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
138%
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VALU Short Interest Over Time

VALU Days to Cover Over Time

VALU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Value Line Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/202510,800 shares $412.24 thousand -29.9%1.4%3.4 $38.17
6/30/202515,400 shares $602.91 thousand +24.2%0.2%2 $39.15
6/15/202512,400 shares $465.12 thousand +24.0%1.6%2.2 $37.51
5/31/202510,000 shares $394.40 thousand +4.2%1.3%1.5 $39.44
5/15/20259,600 shares $375.55 thousand -12.7%1.2%1.3 $39.12
4/30/202511,000 shares $449.90 thousand -13.4%1.4%1.4 $40.90
4/15/202512,700 shares $512.70 thousand -15.9%1.6%1.5 $40.37
3/31/202515,100 shares $583.92 thousand +30.2%1.9%1.9 $38.67
3/15/202511,600 shares $459.36 thousand -18.9%1.5%1.6 $39.60
2/28/202514,300 shares $585.44 thousand +44.4%1.8%1.9 $40.94
2/15/20259,900 shares $340.16 thousand +25.3%1.3%1.4 $34.36
1/31/20257,900 shares $310.47 thousand -2.5%1.0%0.9 $39.30
1/15/20258,100 shares $390.10 thousand +11.0%1.0%0.9 $48.16
12/31/20247,300 shares $385.44 thousand -38.1%0.9%0.8 $52.80
12/15/202411,800 shares $630.00 thousand +15.7%1.5%1.3 $53.39
11/30/202410,200 shares $531.01 thousand -22.7%1.3%1 $52.06
11/15/202413,200 shares $718.08 thousand +7.3%1.7%1.3 $54.40
10/31/202412,300 shares $594.71 thousand -8.2%1.6%1.3 $48.35
10/15/202413,400 shares $640.92 thousand +30.1%1.7%1.5 $47.83
9/30/202410,300 shares $478.95 thousand +24.1%1.3%1.1 $46.50
9/15/20248,300 shares $356.24 thousand -23.9%1.1%0.8 $42.92
8/31/202410,900 shares $451.91 thousand -4.4%1.4%1.2 $41.46
8/15/202411,400 shares $478.80 thousand -18.0%1.5%1.5 $42.00
7/31/202413,900 shares $656.78 thousand +47.9%1.8%2.1 $47.25
7/15/20249,400 shares $407.96 thousand -1.1%1.2%1.6 $43.40
6/30/20249,500 shares $409.17 thousand +18.8%1.2%2.3 $43.07
6/15/20248,000 shares $322.96 thousand +3.9%1.0%2.5 $40.37
5/31/20247,700 shares $291.06 thousand -22.2%1.0%3.2 $37.80
5/15/20249,900 shares $382.64 thousand +19.3%1.3%5 $38.65
4/30/20248,300 shares $300.46 thousand +10.7%1.1%3.8 $36.20
4/15/20247,500 shares $281.33 thousand +7.1%1.0%3 $37.51
3/31/20247,000 shares $283.50 thousand +1.5%0.9%2.8 $40.50
3/15/20246,900 shares $265.65 thousand +13.1%0.9%2.7 $38.50
2/29/20246,100 shares $262.91 thousand +3.4%0.8%1.7 $43.10
2/15/20245,900 shares $252.52 thousand -3.3%0.8%1.6 $42.80
1/31/20246,100 shares $272.06 thousand No Change0.8%1.9 $44.60
1/15/20246,100 shares $276.51 thousand -32.2%0.8%1.7 $45.33
12/31/20239,000 shares $438.75 thousand +7.1%1.1%2.4 $48.75
12/15/20238,400 shares $413.03 thousand +1.2%1.1%2.3 $49.17
11/30/20238,300 shares $349.02 thousand -4.6%1.1%2.7 $42.05
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11/15/20238,700 shares $383.06 thousand +7.4%1.1%2.8 $44.03
10/31/20238,100 shares $331.70 thousand +9.5%1.0%2.5 $40.95
10/15/20237,400 shares $246.79 thousand +8.8%0.9%2 $33.35
9/30/20236,800 shares $297.30 thousand +4.6%0.9%1.9 $43.72
9/15/20236,500 shares $292.50 thousand +18.2%0.8%1.7 $45.00
8/31/20235,500 shares $293.76 thousand -21.4%0.7%1.5 $53.41
8/15/20237,000 shares $388.50 thousand -36.9%0.9%1.8 $55.50
7/31/202311,100 shares $594.63 thousand +32.1%1.4%3.1 $53.57
7/15/20238,400 shares $387.74 thousand -1.2%1.1%3.4 $46.16
6/30/20238,500 shares $390.15 thousand -18.3%1.1%4.3 $45.90
6/15/202310,400 shares $478.40 thousand -4.6%1.3%5.8 $46.00
5/31/202310,900 shares $500.31 thousand +16.0%1.4%7.3 $45.90
5/15/20239,400 shares $459.66 thousand No Change1.2%7.2 $48.90
4/30/20239,400 shares $430.52 thousand -3.1%1.2%6.7 $45.80
4/15/20239,700 shares $462.30 thousand -8.5%1.2%4.9 $47.66
3/31/202310,600 shares $512.30 thousand -3.6%1.3%3.9 $48.33
3/15/202311,000 shares $504.02 thousand +1.9%1.4%3.1 $45.82
2/28/202310,800 shares $542.81 thousand -1.8%1.3%2.5 $50.26
2/15/202311,000 shares $531.63 thousand +0.9%1.4%2.4 $48.33
1/31/202310,900 shares $563.64 thousand -9.2%1.3%2.2 $51.71
1/15/202312,000 shares $640.92 thousand -14.9%1.5%2.5 $53.41
12/30/202214,100 shares $717.41 thousand -1.4%1.7%2.8 $50.88
12/15/202214,300 shares $712.86 thousand -4.0%1.7%2.4 $49.85
11/30/202214,900 shares $834.40 thousand -12.4%1.8%2.9 $56.00
11/15/202217,000 shares $1.08 million -18.3%2.0%3.5 $63.50
10/31/202220,800 shares $1.11 million -16.5%2.5%4.3 $53.60
10/15/202224,900 shares $1.69 million -4.2%3.0%5.1 $68.05
9/30/202226,000 shares $1.14 million -5.8%3.1%5.5 $43.90
9/15/202227,600 shares $1.91 million No Change3.3%7.3 $69.17
8/31/202227,600 shares $2.26 million -9.5%3.2%6.7 $82.01
8/15/202230,500 shares $2.28 million -7.6%3.6%6.4 $74.60
7/31/202233,000 shares $2.86 million -4.6%3.9%6 $86.79
7/15/202234,600 shares $2.18 million -17.6%4.1%4.7 $63.03
6/30/202242,000 shares $2.77 million +1.2%4.0%4.8 $66.05
6/15/202241,500 shares $2.34 million -8.4%4.0%4.7 $56.46
5/31/202245,300 shares $3.20 million -5.0%5.1%4.5 $70.61
5/15/202247,700 shares $3.35 million +9.9%5.4%4.2 $70.32
4/30/202243,400 shares $2.84 million -18.1%4.9%3.7 $65.47
4/15/202253,000 shares $4.57 million +1.2%6.0%3.6 $86.20
3/31/202252,400 shares $3.51 million +2.1%5.8%2.9 $67.00
3/15/202251,300 shares $3.13 million -10.3%5.7%2.6 $61.05
2/28/202257,200 shares $3.38 million -4.2%6.4%2.9 $59.01
2/15/202259,700 shares $3.57 million +14.2%6.6%3 $59.75
1/31/202252,300 shares $3.08 million +27.3%5.8%2.3 $58.98
1/15/202241,100 shares $2.09 million +26.1%4.6%2 $50.85
12/31/202132,600 shares $1.53 million +5.2%N/A0 $46.82
12/15/202131,000 shares $1.42 million +37.8%3.4%1.9 $45.82
11/30/202122,500 shares $911.25 thousand -3.9%2.5%1.4 $40.50
11/15/202123,400 shares $1.06 million +101.7%2.5%1.4 $45.09
10/29/202111,600 shares $399.62 thousand +27.5%1.3%0.8 $34.45
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10/15/20219,100 shares $294.84 thousand -14.2%1.0%0.8 $32.40
9/30/202110,600 shares $363.16 thousand -10.2%1.2%1.2 $34.26
9/15/202111,800 shares $394.12 thousand +11.3%1.3%1.6 $33.40
8/31/202110,600 shares $388.49 thousand +12.8%1.2%2.3 $36.65
8/13/20219,400 shares $296.48 thousand +4.4%1.0%2.4 $31.54
7/30/20219,000 shares $288 thousand -9.1%1.0%2.9 $32.00
7/15/20219,900 shares $317.79 thousand +4.2%1.1%3.2 $32.10
6/30/20219,500 shares $294.50 thousand -32.6%1.0%3.1 $31.00
6/15/202114,100 shares $433.01 thousand -13.0%1.5%4.3 $30.71
5/28/202116,200 shares $500.58 thousand +7.3%1.7%4.4 $30.90
5/14/202115,100 shares $441.07 thousand +37.3%1.6%4.4 $29.21
4/30/202111,000 shares $331.21 thousand +4.8%1.2%3.1 $30.11
4/15/202110,500 shares $311.85 thousand +9.4%1.1%2.6 $29.70
3/31/20219,600 shares $261.12 thousand -25.6%1.0%2.3 $27.20
3/15/202112,900 shares $410.61 thousand +9.3%1.4%2.5 $31.83
2/26/202111,800 shares $340.19 thousand +0.9%1.2%2.5 $28.83
2/12/202111,700 shares $362.70 thousand +3.5%1.2%2.4 $31.00
1/29/202111,300 shares $342.96 thousand +5.6%1.2%2.5 $30.35
1/15/202110,700 shares $339.83 thousand No Change1.1%2.2 $31.76
9/15/20208,100 shares $201.69 thousand +19.1%0.8%2.1 $24.90
8/31/20206,800 shares $177.48 thousand -39.8%0.7%1.4 $26.10
8/14/202011,300 shares $319.79 thousand -14.4%1.2%2.1 $28.30

VALU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Value Line's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Value Line shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 10,800 shares of VALU short. 1.38% of Value Line's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Value Line's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Value Line?

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. VALU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Value Line's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Value Line?

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. 1.38% of Value Line's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Value Line's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Value Line saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,800 shares, a decrease of 29.9% from the previous total of 15,400 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 Value Line's float size?

Value Line currently has issued a total of 9,410,000 shares. Some of Value Line'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. Value Line currently has a public float of 780,400 shares.

How does Value Line's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.38% of Value Line's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Value Line: Scholastic Corporation (5.92%), Shutterstock, Inc. (9.52%), Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (10.55%), MarketWise, Inc. (3.39%), Thomson Reuters Co. (2.09%), Morningstar, Inc. (2.50%), The New York Times Company (5.91%), Cannae Holdings, Inc. (4.57%), Capital Southwest Corporation (5.05%), Noah Holdings Ltd. (0.97%),

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 Value Line stock?

Short selling VALU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Value Line as its price is falling. VALU shares are trading up $0.13 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 Value Line?

A short squeeze for Value Line 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 VALU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Value Line'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 VALU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:VALU) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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