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American Realty Investors (ARL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.62 +0.50 (+3.81%)
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American Realty Investors Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, American Realty Investors (ARL) had a short interest of 33,145 shares sold short, representing 2.23% of the public float. This marks a 31.00% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 12.6, meaning it would take 12.6 days of the average trading volume of 2,889 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
33,145 shares
Previous Short Interest
25,302 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
31.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$460.58 thousand
Short Interest Ratio
12.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
16,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.23%
Today's Trading Volume
1,876 shares
Average Trading Volume
2,889 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
65%
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American Realty Investors 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
4/30/202633,145 shares $460.58 thousand +31.0%2.2%12.62 $13.90
4/15/202625,302 shares $363.08 thousand -4.9%1.7%10.43 $14.35
3/31/202626,601 shares $407.95 thousand +6.3%1.8%8.71 $15.34
3/13/202625,030 shares $380.58 thousand +6.4%1.7%7.27 $15.21
2/27/202623,523 shares $415.18 thousand -6.6%1.6%5.9 $17.65
2/13/202625,188 shares $449.23 thousand -3.0%1.7%13.51 $17.84
1/30/202625,979 shares $460.11 thousand +18.5%1.8%12.84 $17.71
1/15/202621,931 shares $363.40 thousand +2.5%1.5%9.72 $16.57
12/31/202521,387 shares $342.19 thousand -7.0%1.4%12.96 $16.00
12/15/202522,998 shares $373.72 thousand +6.3%1.6%20.72 $16.25
11/28/202521,632 shares $340.49 thousand -8.0%1.5%8.73 $15.74
11/14/202523,521 shares $369.87 thousand +16.2%1.6%15.5 $15.73
10/31/202520,249 shares $331.58 thousand -4.9%1.4%20.68 $16.38
10/15/202521,300 shares $328.02 thousand -0.9%1.6%11.2 $15.40
9/30/202521,500 shares $357.44 thousand -1.4%1.6%8.3 $16.63
9/15/202521,800 shares $358.94 thousand +0.9%1.7%6.4 $16.47
8/31/202521,600 shares $326.61 thousand -9.6%1.7%6.4 $15.12
8/15/202523,900 shares $343.08 thousand +17.2%1.8%6.8 $14.36
7/31/202520,400 shares $257.96 thousand +9.1%1.6%5.7 $12.65
7/15/202518,700 shares $260.34 thousand -7.0%1.4%4.6 $13.92
6/30/202520,100 shares $297.18 thousand -3.8%1.5%5.3 $14.79
6/15/202520,900 shares $291.03 thousand -2.8%1.6%3.9 $13.93
5/31/202521,500 shares $320.03 thousand +4.9%1.6%3.5 $14.89
5/15/202520,500 shares $281.16 thousand +2.5%1.6%3.3 $13.72
4/30/202520,000 shares $237 thousand +2.6%1.5%2.9 $11.85
4/15/202519,500 shares $225.11 thousand +1.0%1.5%3.1 $11.54
3/31/202519,300 shares $212.11 thousand -19.9%1.3%2.9 $10.99
3/15/202524,100 shares $341.62 thousand -5.1%1.6%4.3 $14.18
2/28/202525,400 shares $378.84 thousand +17.6%1.7%5 $14.92
2/15/202521,600 shares $288.04 thousand +8.0%1.5%4 $13.34
1/31/202520,000 shares $290.40 thousand +4.2%1.4%2.3 $14.52
1/15/202519,200 shares $268.80 thousand +14.3%1.3%1.9 $14.00
12/31/202416,800 shares $246.62 thousand -2.9%1.2%1.7 $14.68
12/15/202417,300 shares $294.10 thousand -4.4%1.2%1.6 $17.00
11/30/202418,100 shares $294.13 thousand -6.2%1.2%1.8 $16.25
11/15/202419,300 shares $259.01 thousand +6.6%1.3%1.9 $13.42
10/31/202418,100 shares $253.58 thousand -4.7%1.2%2.2 $14.01
10/15/202419,000 shares $304.76 thousand -4.0%1.3%2.3 $16.04
9/30/202419,800 shares $347.29 thousand -4.8%1.4%1.9 $17.54
9/15/202420,800 shares $368.58 thousand -22.1%1.4%2 $17.72
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8/31/202426,700 shares $507.57 thousand +9.0%1.8%2.6 $19.01
8/15/202424,500 shares $435.12 thousand -6.5%1.7%2.6 $17.76
7/31/202426,200 shares $560.42 thousand -1.1%1.8%3 $21.39
7/15/202426,500 shares $434.60 thousand +12.8%1.8%3.4 $16.40
6/30/202423,500 shares $333.70 thousand +21.8%1.6%4.2 $14.20
6/15/202419,300 shares $268.27 thousand +2.1%1.3%4 $13.90
5/31/202418,900 shares $274.24 thousand -3.6%1.3%4.2 $14.51
5/15/202419,600 shares $268.13 thousand -1.5%1.3%4.8 $13.68
4/30/202419,900 shares $274.22 thousand +1.5%1.4%5.2 $13.78
4/15/202419,600 shares $303.80 thousand -2.0%1.3%5.9 $15.50
3/31/202420,000 shares $358.40 thousand -3.4%1.4%5.1 $17.92
3/15/202420,700 shares $372.60 thousand -1.9%1.4%4.4 $18.00
2/29/202421,100 shares $411.03 thousand -0.5%1.5%4.4 $19.48
2/15/202421,200 shares $446.90 thousand +2.4%1.5%4 $21.08
1/31/202420,700 shares $455.61 thousand +3.0%1.4%3.5 $22.01
1/15/202420,100 shares $424.11 thousand -8.6%1.4%3.4 $21.10
12/31/202322,000 shares $383.02 thousand -14.4%1.5%4.2 $17.41
12/15/202325,700 shares $427.39 thousand -14.9%1.8%5.6 $16.63
11/30/202330,200 shares $455.72 thousand +24.3%2.1%6.2 $15.09
11/15/202324,300 shares $329.75 thousand -2.0%1.7%4.8 $13.57
10/31/202324,800 shares $311.24 thousand +2.9%1.7%4.9 $12.55
10/15/202324,100 shares $354.27 thousand +7.6%1.7%4.5 $14.70
9/30/202322,400 shares $327.49 thousand +32.5%1.5%4.3 $14.62
9/15/202316,900 shares $292.88 thousand +17.4%1.2%2.5 $17.33
8/31/202314,400 shares $287.28 thousand -2.0%1.0%2.1 $19.95
8/15/202314,700 shares $296.21 thousand -14.0%1.0%2.3 $20.15
7/31/202317,100 shares $330.71 thousand -6.6%1.2%2.7 $19.34
7/15/202318,300 shares $353.37 thousand -12.0%1.2%2.7 $19.31
6/30/202320,800 shares $453.02 thousand +8.3%1.4%2.8 $21.78
6/15/202319,200 shares $390.53 thousand +2.1%1.3%2.4 $20.34
5/31/202318,800 shares $324.30 thousand -1.6%1.3%2.2 $17.25
5/15/202319,100 shares $329.67 thousand +0.5%1.3%2 $17.26
4/30/202319,000 shares $353.97 thousand +14.5%1.3%1.9 $18.63
4/15/202316,600 shares $341.79 thousand -10.8%1.1%1.6 $20.59
3/31/202318,600 shares $489.55 thousand -2.6%1.3%2 $26.32
3/15/202319,100 shares $531.36 thousand +54.0%1.3%2.2 $27.82
2/28/202312,400 shares $293.01 thousand -10.1%0.8%1.7 $23.63
2/15/202313,800 shares $356.04 thousand -1.4%0.9%2.1 $25.80
1/31/202314,000 shares $383.74 thousand +25.0%1.0%2.4 $27.41
1/15/202311,200 shares $227.47 thousand -11.1%0.8%2.2 $20.31
12/30/202212,600 shares $323.19 thousand -5.3%0.9%2.4 $25.65
12/15/202213,300 shares $295.39 thousand +13.7%0.9%2.3 $22.21
11/30/202211,700 shares $247.22 thousand +0.9%0.8%2.1 $21.13
11/15/202211,600 shares $221.10 thousand -1.7%0.8%2.2 $19.06
10/31/202211,800 shares $209.21 thousand -18.6%0.8%2.2 $17.73
10/15/202214,500 shares $226.35 thousand -6.5%1.0%3 $15.61
9/30/202215,500 shares $246.76 thousand +8.4%1.1%3.1 $15.92
9/15/202214,300 shares $202.20 thousand -5.3%1.0%2 $14.14
8/31/202215,100 shares $209.74 thousand -15.2%1.0%2 $13.89
8/15/202217,800 shares $261.13 thousand -19.8%1.2%1.8 $14.67
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7/31/202222,200 shares $343.21 thousand -8.6%1.5%1.6 $15.46
7/15/202224,300 shares $345.55 thousand -10.7%1.6%1.4 $14.22
6/30/202227,200 shares $385.97 thousand +63.9%1.8%1.5 $14.19
6/15/202216,600 shares $266.10 thousand -11.2%1.1%1 $16.03
5/31/202218,700 shares $392.14 thousand -15.0%1.3%1.4 $20.97
5/15/202222,000 shares $463.32 thousand -22.8%1.5%1.9 $21.06
4/30/202228,500 shares $633.27 thousand -2.7%1.9%3.6 $22.22
4/15/202229,300 shares $536.19 thousand -5.2%3.2%7.5 $18.30
3/31/202230,900 shares $474.93 thousand -12.0%3.3%15.5 $15.37
3/15/202235,100 shares $475.61 thousand -3.8%3.8%13.5 $13.55
2/28/202236,500 shares $476.69 thousand -2.4%3.9%14.6 $13.06
2/15/202237,400 shares $522.85 thousand -6.5%4.0%15 $13.98
1/31/202240,000 shares $548.40 thousand +3.6%4.3%13.8 $13.71
1/15/202238,600 shares $496.78 thousand -4.7%4.2%12.9 $12.87
12/31/202140,500 shares $512.33 thousand +1.5%4.4%10.4 $12.65
12/15/202139,900 shares $449.27 thousand -3.9%4.3%6.5 $11.26
11/30/202141,500 shares $477.25 thousand +2.7%4.5%4.7 $11.50
11/15/202140,400 shares $475.10 thousand -0.7%4.4%3.3 $11.76
10/29/202140,700 shares $480.26 thousand -13.2%4.4%2.7 $11.80
10/15/202146,900 shares $555.30 thousand -18.2%5.1%2 $11.84
9/30/202157,300 shares $752.92 thousand +134.8%6.2%0.3 $13.14
9/15/202124,400 shares $256.44 thousand +66.0%2.6%0.1 $10.51
8/31/202114,700 shares $166.11 thousand -32.3%1.6%0.1 $11.30
8/13/202121,700 shares $279.71 thousand +33.1%2.3%0.1 $12.89
7/30/202116,300 shares $233.42 thousand +150.8%1.8%0.1 $14.32
7/15/20216,500 shares $88.53 thousand +8.3%0.7%0 $13.62
6/30/20216,000 shares $55.86 thousand -92.0%0.7%0.6 $9.31
6/15/202175,300 shares $836.58 thousand +1.8%8.1%14.8 $11.11
5/28/202174,000 shares $788.10 thousand +1.1%8.0%15.4 $10.65

ARL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of American Realty Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 33,145 shares of ARL short. 2.23% of American Realty Investors' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Realty Investors' 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. ARL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.6. Learn More on American Realty Investors'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. 2.23% of American Realty Investors' floating shares are currently sold short.

American Realty Investors saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 33,145 shares, an increase of 31.0% from the previous total of 25,302 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.

2.23% of American Realty Investors' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate" compare to American Realty Investors: Sky Harbour Group Co. (6.04%), Five Point Holdings, LLC (0.36%), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (1.21%), Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (4.01%), The Real Brokerage Inc. (9.14%), Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (2.25%), Boston Omaha Corporation (6.70%), Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (2.92%), Stratus Properties Inc. (1.46%), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT Inc. (1.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ARL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Realty Investors as its price is falling. ARL shares are trading up $0.50 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 American Realty Investors 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 ARL, 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 ARL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NYSE:ARL) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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