Armstrong Flooring (AFI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Armstrong Flooring shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 109,800 shares of AFI short. 0.56% of Armstrong Flooring's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Armstrong Flooring's current short interest.

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. 0.56% of Armstrong Flooring's floating shares are currently sold short.

Armstrong Flooring saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 109,800 shares, an increase of 145.6% from the previous total of 44,700 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.

Armstrong Flooring currently has issued a total of 21,780,000 shares. Some of Armstrong Flooring'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. Armstrong Flooring currently has a public float of 19,450,000 shares.

0.56% of Armstrong Flooring's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Armstrong Flooring: Intelligent Living Application Group Inc. (0.63%), WANG & LEE GROUP, Inc. (0.77%), ENGlobal Co. (0.86%), Energy Focus, Inc. (1.37%), CEA Industries Inc. (0.05%), Inno Holdings Inc. (2.35%), Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (0.41%), Enviva Inc. (14.04%), ToughBuilt Industries, Inc. (13.68%), ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. (1.77%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.31 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.24 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.25 billion), HP Inc. ($2.22 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.69 billion), Carnival Co. & plc ($1.66 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.64 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($1.63 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.60 billion), and Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.53 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AFI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Armstrong Flooring 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.

A short squeeze for Armstrong Flooring 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 AFI, 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 AFI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2022.