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Workhorse Group (WKHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$1.70 -0.04 (-2.30%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Workhorse Group Short Interest Data

Workhorse Group (WKHS) has a short interest of 2.94 million shares, representing 31.18% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1,333.45% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.9, indicating that it would take 0.9 days of the average trading volume of 2.95 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,940,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
205,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1,333.45%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.26 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
9,470,000 shares
Float Size
9,430,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
31.18%
Today's Trading Volume
996,570 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,946,431 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
34%
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WKHS Short Interest Over Time

WKHS Days to Cover Over Time

WKHS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Workhorse Group Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20252,940,000 shares $6.26 million +1,333.5%31.2%0.9 $2.13
6/30/2025205,100 shares $225.61 thousand -85.6%2.2%1.1 $1.10
6/15/20251,420,000 shares $1.39 million +2.9%15.1%2.3 $0.98
5/31/20251,380,000 shares $1.24 million +35.3%14.7%2.2 $0.90
5/15/20251,020,000 shares $919.02 thousand -27.7%10.9%1.8 $0.90
4/30/20251,410,000 shares $1.54 million +5.2%43.4%3 $1.09
4/15/20251,340,000 shares $1.73 million +11.7%41.5%3.3 $1.29
3/31/20251,200,000 shares $2.21 million +31.3%36.6%3.5 $1.84
3/15/2025914,100 shares $190.32 thousand -89.9%28.5%3.1 $0.21
2/28/20259,020,000 shares $3.85 million +7.3%22.5%3.1 $0.43
2/15/20258,410,000 shares $4.85 million -9.3%21.0%3 $0.58
1/31/20259,270,000 shares $4.78 million +26.1%23.1%2.5 $0.52
1/15/20257,350,000 shares $5.23 million -9.3%18.3%2.1 $0.71
12/31/20248,100,000 shares $5.65 million +35.5%20.2%2.5 $0.70
12/15/20245,980,000 shares $5.98 million +0.2%14.9%2.1 $1.00
11/30/20245,970,000 shares $6.45 million -7.7%15.1%2 $1.08
11/15/20246,470,000 shares $8.09 million +8.2%16.5%2 $1.25
10/31/20245,980,000 shares $4.52 million +7.4%25.6%2.8 $0.76
10/15/20245,570,000 shares $4.74 million +28.1%23.9%2.9 $0.85
9/30/20244,350,000 shares $3.78 million -17.9%18.6%2 $0.87
9/15/20245,300,000 shares $3.60 million +4.5%22.7%2.6 $0.68
8/31/20245,070,000 shares $3.45 million +13.2%21.7%2.7 $0.68
8/15/20244,480,000 shares $5.11 million +39.1%19.4%3.5 $1.14
7/31/20243,220,000 shares $4.70 million -10.8%18.1%2.9 $1.46
7/15/20243,610,000 shares $5.96 million +11.8%20.3%3.1 $1.65
6/30/20243,230,000 shares $5.07 million +17.9%18.2%3.5 $1.57
6/15/20242,740,000 shares $8.22 million -94.8%15.4%3.1 $3.00
5/31/202453,070,000 shares $10.34 million -6.4%N/A3.3 $0.19
5/15/202456,690,000 shares $12.88 million -8.5%N/A3.6 $0.23
4/30/202461,930,000 shares $9.36 million +3.2%N/A4.3 $0.15
4/15/202460,030,000 shares $11.02 million +8.5%N/A5.2 $0.18
3/31/202455,340,000 shares $12.98 million +5.7%N/A5.6 $0.23
3/15/202452,370,000 shares $13.93 million -0.9%N/A6 $0.27
2/29/202452,840,000 shares $17.68 million +6.2%N/A6.5 $0.33
2/15/202449,750,000 shares $13.52 million +1.7%N/A6.3 $0.27
1/31/202448,920,000 shares $12.96 million +6.6%N/A7.2 $0.27
1/15/202445,890,000 shares $14.66 million +4.9%N/A6.7 $0.32
12/31/202343,760,000 shares $15.75 million -25.5%N/A0 $0.36
12/15/202358,700,000 shares $21.13 million +5.3%N/A7.6 $0.36
11/30/202355,740,000 shares $20.72 million +1.1%N/A5.9 $0.37
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11/15/202355,150,000 shares $22.61 million +7.6%N/A5.7 $0.41
10/31/202351,270,000 shares $21.38 million +9.4%N/A5.1 $0.42
10/15/202346,880,000 shares $20.54 million +10.6%N/A4.4 $0.44
9/30/202342,370,000 shares $17.56 million -17.7%N/A3.9 $0.41
9/15/202351,470,000 shares $30.70 million +17.9%N/A4.4 $0.60
8/31/202343,670,000 shares $34.42 million +9.5%N/A4.3 $0.79
8/15/202339,900,000 shares $33.12 million -4.3%N/A4 $0.83
7/31/202341,680,000 shares $55.43 million +0.2%N/A4.3 $1.33
7/15/202341,580,000 shares $41.14 million -4.8%N/A4.4 $0.99
6/30/202343,680,000 shares $38.07 million +10.3%N/A5.1 $0.87
6/15/202339,590,000 shares $42.76 million -12.6%N/A5.6 $1.08
5/31/202345,280,000 shares $38.07 million +5.4%N/A8.3 $0.84
5/15/202342,950,000 shares $38.15 million -3.7%N/A9.2 $0.89
4/30/202344,600,000 shares $42.02 million -4.7%N/A11.3 $0.94
4/15/202346,820,000 shares $50.10 million +9.6%N/A12.5 $1.07
3/31/202342,720,000 shares $56.82 million +1.7%N/A11.9 $1.33
3/15/202342,010,000 shares $64.28 million -2.1%N/A11.7 $1.53
2/28/202342,890,000 shares $88.35 million +2.7%N/A12.4 $2.06
2/15/202341,770,000 shares $93.56 million +3.0%N/A12.1 $2.24
1/31/202340,560,000 shares $89.64 million -9.2%N/A10.5 $2.21
1/15/202344,690,000 shares $90.72 million -4.1%N/A12.1 $2.03
12/30/202246,620,000 shares $70.86 million +4.8%N/A12.5 $1.52
12/15/202244,500,000 shares $84.55 million +9.5%N/A12 $1.90
11/30/202240,650,000 shares $93.50 million +4.8%N/A11.6 $2.30
11/15/202238,800,000 shares $109.80 million -3.9%N/A11.9 $2.83
10/31/202240,370,000 shares $109.00 million -0.5%N/A12.7 $2.70
10/15/202240,590,000 shares $92.14 million +6.2%N/A11.5 $2.27
9/30/202238,230,000 shares $109.72 million -1.2%N/A10 $2.87
9/15/202238,680,000 shares $126.48 million +5.0%N/A9.7 $3.27
8/31/202236,850,000 shares $115.34 million -1.2%N/A8.6 $3.13
8/15/202237,280,000 shares $155.83 million -9.8%N/A8.3 $4.18
7/31/202241,330,000 shares $135.15 million -5.0%N/A8.6 $3.27
7/15/202243,520,000 shares $125.34 million -1.5%N/A9.2 $2.88
6/30/202244,200,000 shares $114.92 million +9.1%N/A9.2 $2.60
6/15/202240,500,000 shares $119.07 million -1.8%N/A8 $2.94
5/31/202241,260,000 shares $127.49 million +3.6%N/A7.9 $3.09
5/15/202239,810,000 shares $112.26 million +0.3%N/A6.9 $2.82
4/30/202239,710,000 shares $119.53 million +1.0%N/A7 $3.01
4/15/202239,320,000 shares $140.37 million -3.0%N/A6.5 $3.57
3/31/202240,520,000 shares $202.60 million -2.6%N/A6.7 $5.00
3/15/202241,590,000 shares $134.34 million -6.8%N/A6.7 $3.23
2/28/202244,600,000 shares $139.60 million +1.4%N/A7.2 $3.13
2/15/202243,970,000 shares $153.02 million +1.5%N/A7.4 $3.48
1/31/202243,320,000 shares $146.42 million +9.1%N/A6.6 $3.38
1/15/202239,710,000 shares $154.87 million -3.5%N/A5.2 $3.90
12/31/202141,150,000 shares $179.41 million -4.9%N/A5.4 $4.36
12/15/202143,260,000 shares $218.46 million -1.2%N/A5.3 $5.05
11/30/202143,800,000 shares $255.79 million +2.5%N/A5.4 $5.84
11/15/202142,730,000 shares $306.80 million -10.2%N/A4.9 $7.18
10/29/202147,580,000 shares $320.21 million +1.5%N/A5.4 $6.73
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10/15/202146,890,000 shares $304.79 million +0.9%N/A6.1 $6.50
9/30/202146,460,000 shares $355.42 million +4.9%40.8%6 $7.65
9/15/202144,300,000 shares $364.59 million +6.7%38.9%4.8 $8.23
8/31/202141,520,000 shares $407.31 million -4.8%36.5%3.6 $9.81
8/13/202143,630,000 shares $410.56 million +7.7%38.3%2.6 $9.41
7/30/202140,530,000 shares $467.72 million 0.0%35.8%2.2 $11.54
7/15/202140,540,000 shares $473.51 million +2.8%35.8%2.2 $11.68
6/30/202139,420,000 shares $653.98 million -3.3%34.8%2 $16.59
6/15/202140,750,000 shares $576.61 million -10.6%36.0%2.2 $14.15
5/28/202145,590,000 shares $427.18 million -4.1%40.2%2.7 $9.37
5/14/202147,540,000 shares $355.60 million +16.3%N/A2.9 $7.48
4/30/202140,870,000 shares $515.37 million +6.2%N/A2.3 $12.61
4/15/202138,480,000 shares $484.46 million +11.1%N/A1.9 $12.59
3/31/202134,640,000 shares $464.18 million +17.0%N/A1.7 $13.40
3/15/202129,620,000 shares $499.69 million +5.0%N/A1.4 $16.87
2/26/202128,210,000 shares $532.32 million +48.9%N/A1.4 $18.87
2/12/202118,940,000 shares $709.49 million -26.6%N/A1.1 $37.46
1/29/202125,810,000 shares $854.31 million -23.4%N/A1.6 $33.10
1/15/202133,680,000 shares $828.86 million -3.1%N/A2.1 $24.61
12/31/202034,750,000 shares $739.13 million +13.8%N/A2 $21.27
12/15/202030,540,000 shares $653.25 million +18.3%N/A1.6 $21.39
11/30/202025,810,000 shares $701.52 million -34.1%N/A1.2 $27.18
10/30/202032,560,000 shares $562.31 million +19.7%N/A1.4 $17.27
10/15/202027,210,000 shares $623.65 million +19.3%N/A1.2 $22.92
9/30/202022,810,000 shares $576.64 million +2.7%N/A1 $25.28
9/15/202022,220,000 shares $563.28 million +6.4%N/A0.7 $25.35
8/31/202020,890,000 shares $378.32 million -9.8%N/A0.7 $18.11
8/14/202023,160,000 shares $353.65 million +17.5%N/A0.9 $15.27

WKHS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Workhorse Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Workhorse Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 2,940,000 shares of WKHS short. 31.18% of Workhorse Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Workhorse Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Workhorse Group?

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. WKHS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Workhorse Group's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Workhorse Group?

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

What is a good short interest percentage for Workhorse Group?

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. 31.18% of Workhorse Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Workhorse Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Workhorse Group saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,940,000 shares, an increase of 1,333.4% from the previous total of 205,100 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 Workhorse Group's float size?

Workhorse Group currently has issued a total of 9,470,000 shares. Some of Workhorse Group'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. Workhorse Group currently has a public float of 9,430,000 shares.

How does Workhorse Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

31.18% of Workhorse Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to Workhorse Group: Wallbox N.V. (3.12%), AEye, Inc. (8.84%), Xos, Inc. (14.90%), Worksport Ltd. (5.64%), Cenntro Inc. (1.07%), REE Automotive Ltd. (2.53%), Chijet Motor Company, Inc. (0.10%), GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (2.11%), U Power Limited (3.98%), Carbon Revolution Public Limited Company (5.27%),

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 Workhorse Group stock?

Short selling WKHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Workhorse Group as its price is falling. WKHS shares are trading down $0.04 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 Workhorse Group?

A short squeeze for Workhorse Group 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 WKHS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Workhorse Group'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 WKHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:WKHS) was last updated on 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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