This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Encore Wire (WIRE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Encore Wire Short Interest DataEncore Wire (WIRE) has a short interest of 755,100 shares, representing 5.14% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.74% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.9, indicating that it would take 1.9 days of the average trading volume of 318,575 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest755,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest727,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+3.74%Dollar Volume Sold Short$218.28 millionShort Interest Ratio1.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2024Outstanding Shares15,797,000 sharesFloat Size14,700,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.14%Today's Trading Volume266 sharesAverage Trading Volume318,575 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Encore Wire? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Encore Wire and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWIRE Short Interest Over TimeWIRE Days to Cover Over TimeWIRE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Encore Wire Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/2024755,100 shares $218.28 million +3.7%5.1%1.9 $289.07 5/31/2024727,900 shares $210.17 million -8.9%5.0%2.1 $288.73 5/15/2024799,100 shares $225.35 million -24.6%5.4%2.7 $282.00 4/30/20241,060,000 shares $296.12 million -64.7%7.2%3.7 $279.36 4/15/20243,000,000 shares $873.69 million -1.0%20.4%10.7 $291.23 3/31/20243,030,000 shares $796.22 million -9.3%20.6%17.1 $262.78 3/15/20243,340,000 shares $753.64 million -0.3%22.8%18.5 $225.64 2/29/20243,350,000 shares $807.35 million -0.3%22.8%17.7 $241.00 2/15/20243,360,000 shares $800.18 million +0.3%22.9%17.8 $238.15 1/31/20243,350,000 shares $755.43 million -4.3%22.8%18.3 $225.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WIRE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Encore Wire and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20243,500,000 shares $757.09 million -4.4%29.1%17.3 $216.31 12/31/20233,660,000 shares $781.78 million -8.3%24.6%17.2 $213.60 12/15/20233,990,000 shares $843.09 million -2.7%26.9%18.6 $211.30 11/30/20234,100,000 shares $755.63 million -1.9%27.6%18.9 $184.30 11/15/20234,180,000 shares $837.50 million No Change28.1%19 $200.36 10/31/20234,180,000 shares $747.51 million -0.5%28.0%18.5 $178.83 10/15/20234,200,000 shares $748.48 million +0.5%26.4%17 $178.21 9/30/20234,180,000 shares $762.68 million +5.6%26.3%16.7 $182.46 9/15/20233,960,000 shares $683.97 million +0.5%24.9%16 $172.72 8/31/20233,940,000 shares $649.35 million +3.7%24.8%16.3 $164.81 8/15/20233,800,000 shares $635.51 million -1.0%23.9%15.7 $167.24 7/31/20233,840,000 shares $655.45 million +17.4%24.2%15.4 $170.69 7/15/20233,270,000 shares $575.95 million +2.8%19.6%12 $176.13 6/30/20233,180,000 shares $591.26 million +6.7%19.1%12.5 $185.93 6/15/20232,980,000 shares $530.05 million -2.3%17.9%11.5 $177.87 5/31/20233,050,000 shares $499.19 million +3.4%18.3%11.6 $163.67 5/15/20232,950,000 shares $489.46 million +14.8%17.7%11.4 $165.92 4/30/20232,570,000 shares $401.77 million -1.9%15.4%9.7 $156.33 4/15/20232,620,000 shares $440.87 million +11.0%15.1%12 $168.27 3/31/20232,360,000 shares $437.38 million +12.4%13.6%11.1 $185.33 3/15/20232,100,000 shares $354.56 million +2.4%12.1%10.7 $168.84 2/28/20232,050,000 shares $395.67 million -6.0%11.8%11.2 $193.01 2/15/20232,180,000 shares $422.51 million -8.4%12.5%11.7 $193.81 1/31/20232,380,000 shares $384.20 million -3.6%13.7%13.8 $161.43 1/15/20232,470,000 shares $368.80 million +1.2%14.2%12.8 $149.31 12/30/20222,440,000 shares $335.65 million -3.6%13.9%11.6 $137.56 12/15/20222,530,000 shares $351.82 million +0.4%14.4%11 $139.06 11/30/20222,520,000 shares $368.20 million -2.0%14.3%10 $146.11 11/15/20222,570,000 shares $390.46 million -0.8%14.6%10.1 $151.93 10/31/20222,590,000 shares $356.36 million +4.0%14.7%9.7 $137.59Trump wipes out trillions overnight… (Ad)Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out nearly $5 trillion in wealth from the S&P 500 and $6.4 trillion from the Dow Jones… Not to mention the countless trillions of dollars lost in every market around the world… leaving the major political powers scrambling in fear of Trump’s next move.Whether you take some of that wealth for yourself depends on if you watch this controversial exposé 10/15/20222,490,000 shares $298.25 million +3.8%13.6%8.5 $119.78 9/30/20222,400,000 shares $277.30 million +3.9%13.1%8.4 $115.54 9/15/20222,310,000 shares $275.77 million -2.9%12.6%8.1 $119.38 8/31/20222,380,000 shares $309.64 million -5.2%12.9%8.7 $130.10 8/15/20222,510,000 shares $329.66 million +8.7%13.6%9.5 $131.34 7/31/20222,310,000 shares $319.87 million +20.9%12.6%8.8 $138.47 7/15/20221,910,000 shares $200.66 million +17.2%10.1%7.6 $105.06 6/30/20221,630,000 shares $169.39 million +11.6%8.6%7 $103.92 6/15/20221,460,000 shares $178.66 million +2.8%7.7%6.4 $122.37 5/31/20221,420,000 shares $177.53 million +6.0%7.5%6.4 $125.02 5/15/20221,340,000 shares $170.73 million -0.7%7.1%5.8 $127.41 4/30/20221,350,000 shares $152.29 million -9.4%7.1%5.3 $112.81 4/15/20221,490,000 shares $158.95 million -0.7%7.9%6.1 $106.68 3/31/20221,500,000 shares $171.11 million +3.5%7.9%5.8 $114.07 3/15/20221,450,000 shares $177.83 million +2.8%7.4%5.6 $122.64 2/28/20221,410,000 shares $164.15 million +34.3%7.2%5 $116.42 2/15/20221,050,000 shares $123.86 million +4.0%5.4%3.6 $117.96 1/31/20221,010,000 shares $113.82 million +2.0%5.2%3.8 $112.69 1/15/2022990,000 shares $127.40 million +5.4%5.1%3.5 $128.69 12/31/2021939,700 shares $134.47 million +18.2%4.8%3.4 $143.10 12/15/2021795,200 shares $107.97 million +30.9%4.0%2.9 $135.78 11/30/2021607,700 shares $85.36 million +8.2%3.1%2.5 $140.46 11/15/2021561,500 shares $80.09 million +10.9%2.9%2.7 $142.63 10/29/2021506,400 shares $67.89 million +5.2%2.6%2.7 $134.06 10/15/2021481,400 shares $53.29 million +24.3%2.4%2.8 $110.69 9/30/2021387,300 shares $36.73 million -27.1%1.9%2.5 $94.83 9/15/2021531,600 shares $46.24 million +5.1%2.7%3.6 $86.98 8/31/2021506,000 shares $43.02 million +13.6%2.5%3.9 $85.01 8/13/2021445,600 shares $39.16 million +19.1%2.2%3.5 $87.88 7/30/2021374,100 shares $29.34 million +7.2%1.9%2.9 $78.43 7/15/2021348,900 shares $24.31 million +30.5%1.7%3.2 $69.68 6/30/2021267,400 shares $20.27 million -29.3%1.3%2.5 $75.79 6/15/2021378,300 shares $31.33 million -6.8%1.9%3.7 $82.83 5/28/2021405,900 shares $33.36 million +5.4%2.0%3.9 $82.20 5/14/2021385,300 shares $31.02 million +22.3%1.9%3.5 $80.50 4/30/2021315,000 shares $23.71 million +12.3%1.6%2.7 $75.26 4/15/2021280,400 shares $19.87 million +46.4%1.4%2.6 $70.88 3/31/2021191,600 shares $12.93 million -23.9%1.0%1.8 $67.49 3/15/2021251,800 shares $17.96 million -27.5%1.3%2.1 $71.32 2/26/2021347,500 shares $22.90 million -15.0%1.7%2.9 $65.89 2/12/2021408,800 shares $26.55 million +2.1%2.0%3.5 $64.95 1/29/2021400,500 shares $23.13 million +0.8%2.0%3.5 $57.75 1/15/2021397,300 shares $24.77 million -5.6%2.0%3.4 $62.34 12/31/2020420,900 shares $25.41 million +31.6%2.1%3.7 $60.37 12/15/2020319,900 shares $18.19 million -22.1%1.6%2.8 $56.86 11/30/2020410,400 shares $21.56 million -4.6%2.1%4 $52.53 10/30/2020403,800 shares $18.64 million +35.7%2.0%4.5 $46.17 10/15/2020297,500 shares $14.20 million +85.6%1.5%3.3 $47.73 9/30/2020160,300 shares $7.44 million -3.8%0.8%1.8 $46.42 9/15/2020166,700 shares $8.08 million -27.6%0.8%2 $48.47Trump wipes out trillions overnight… (Ad)Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out nearly $5 trillion in wealth from the S&P 500 and $6.4 trillion from the Dow Jones… Not to mention the countless trillions of dollars lost in every market around the world… leaving the major political powers scrambling in fear of Trump’s next move.Whether you take some of that wealth for yourself depends on if you watch this controversial exposé 8/31/2020230,300 shares $11.89 million -8.1%1.2%2.9 $51.61 8/14/2020250,500 shares $13.49 million +5.5%1.3%2.9 $53.85 7/31/2020237,500 shares $11.92 million -2.0%1.2%2.4 $50.19 7/15/2020242,400 shares $11.67 million +21.9%1.2%2.2 $48.16 6/30/2020198,900 shares $9.71 million -6.5%1.0%1.7 $48.82 6/15/2020212,700 shares $10.00 million +7.6%1.1%1.7 $47.01 5/29/2020197,600 shares $9.54 million +17.6%1.0%1.5 $48.29 5/15/2020168,000 shares $7.14 million -10.1%0.9%1.2 $42.52 WIRE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Encore Wire's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Encore Wire shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 755,100 shares of WIRE short. 5.14% of Encore Wire's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Encore Wire's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Encore Wire? 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. WIRE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Encore Wire's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Encore Wire? 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. 5.14% of Encore Wire's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Encore Wire's short interest increasing or decreasing? Encore Wire saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 755,100 shares, an increase of 3.7% from the previous total of 727,900 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 Encore Wire's float size? Encore Wire currently has issued a total of 15,797,000 shares. Some of Encore Wire'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. Encore Wire currently has a public float of 14,700,000 shares. How does Encore Wire's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.14% of Encore Wire's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Encore Wire: Acuity Brands, Inc. (2.55%), Generac Holdings Inc. (5.68%), Enphase Energy, Inc. (11.99%), Belden Inc. (2.99%), Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (1.98%), EnerSys (1.69%), Brady Co. (1.14%), Powell Industries, Inc. (17.85%), Vicor Co. (13.87%), Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (1.05%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.04 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.49 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.02 billion), General Motors ($2.91 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.37 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.82 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.72 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Encore Wire stock? Short selling WIRE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Encore Wire as its price is falling. 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 Encore Wire? A short squeeze for Encore Wire 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 WIRE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Encore Wire'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 WIRE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2024. 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