Ashtead Group (ASHTY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $236.70 +1.08 (+0.46%) As of 05/16/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesShort InterestBuy This Stock Ashtead Group Short Interest DataAshtead Group (ASHTY) has a short interest of 67,700 shares. This marks a 33,750.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 42,093 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest67,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+33,750.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$14.56 millionShort Interest Ratio0.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares107,764,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.06%Today's Trading Volume11,679 sharesAverage Trading Volume42,093 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average28% Short Selling Ashtead Group? 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartASHTY Short Interest Over TimeASHTY Days to Cover Over TimeASHTY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ashtead Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202567,700 shares $14.56 million +33,750.0%N/A0.6 $215.14 4/15/2025200 shares $41,948.00 -91.3%0.0%0 $209.74 3/31/20252,300 shares $499,100.00 -53.1%0.0%0 $217.00 3/15/20254,900 shares $1.13 million +1,125.0%0.0%0.1 $229.98 2/28/2025400 shares $95,684.00 -89.5%0.0%0 $239.21 2/15/20253,800 shares $970,976.00 +22.6%0.0%0.1 $255.52 1/31/20253,100 shares $821,314.00 -85.5%N/A0.1 $264.94 1/15/202521,400 shares $5.48 million +7,033.3%N/A0.2 $255.93 12/31/2024300 shares $73,350.00 +50.0%N/A0 $244.50 12/15/2024200 shares $53,062.00 -93.3%N/A0 $265.31 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ASHTY and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Ashtead Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20243,000 shares $979,320.00 -90.6%N/A0.2 $326.44 11/15/202432,000 shares $10.17 million +6,300.0%N/A0.4 $317.92 10/31/2024500 shares $150,355.00 +400.0%N/A0 $300.71 10/15/2024100 shares $30,312.00 -85.7%N/A0 $303.12 9/30/2024700 shares $216,223.00 -36.4%N/A0.1 $308.89 9/15/20241,100 shares $310,354.00 +120.0%N/A0 $282.14 8/31/2024500 shares $142,710.00 -72.2%N/A0.1 $285.42 8/15/20241,800 shares $501,516.00 +500.0%N/A0.1 $278.62 7/31/2024300 shares $86,145.00 No ChangeN/A0 $287.15 7/15/2024300 shares $83,682.00 -57.1%N/A0 $278.94 6/30/2024700 shares $187,369.00 -87.9%N/A0 $267.67 6/15/20245,800 shares $1.63 million +866.7%N/A0.5 $280.44 5/31/2024600 shares $177,882.00 -97.5%N/A0 $296.47 5/15/202424,100 shares $7.52 million -32.5%N/A2.5 $312.24 4/30/202435,700 shares $10.59 million -1.7%N/A3 $296.70 4/15/202436,300 shares $10.35 million +0.6%N/A2.5 $285.20 3/31/202436,100 shares $10.49 million -2.2%N/A2.1 $290.59 3/15/202436,900 shares $9.89 million +5.4%N/A0.6 $268.12 2/29/202435,000 shares $10.17 million +19.1%N/A1.7 $290.70 2/15/202429,400 shares $7.94 million +9,700.0%N/A0.8 $269.93 1/15/20241,700 shares $432,837.00 -32.0%N/A0 $254.61 12/31/20232,500 shares $710,625.00 +127.3%N/A0.3 $284.25 12/15/20231,100 shares $304,546.00 +22.2%N/A0.1 $276.86 11/30/2023900 shares $220,234.50 -92.4%N/A0 $244.71 11/15/202311,800 shares $3.12 million +237.1%N/A0.5 $264.81 10/31/20233,500 shares $811,825.00 +1,066.7%N/A0.1 $231.95 10/15/2023300 shares $72,372.00 -40.0%N/A0 $241.24 9/30/2023500 shares $122,900.00 -93.3%N/A0 $245.80 9/15/20237,500 shares $1.93 million +87.5%N/A0.6 $257.94 8/31/20234,000 shares $1.13 million -44.4%N/A0.5 $283.11Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. 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One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 7/15/20212,400 shares $750,048.00 -31.4%N/A0.3 $312.52 6/30/20213,500 shares $1.04 million +12.9%N/A0.3 $297.91 6/15/20213,100 shares $906,114.81 +19.2%N/A0.2 $292.30 5/28/20212,600 shares $765,076.00 -73.2%N/A0.2 $294.26 5/14/20219,700 shares $2.75 million +169.4%N/A1.3 $283.44 4/30/20213,600 shares $963,612.00 -30.8%N/A0.6 $267.67 4/15/20215,200 shares $1.33 million +52.9%N/A0.2 $255.32 3/31/20213,400 shares $827,594.00 -86.3%N/A0.1 $243.41 3/15/202124,800 shares $6.01 million +6.0%N/A3.9 $242.15 2/26/202123,400 shares $5.40 million +29.3%N/A5 $230.77 2/12/202118,100 shares $3.93 million -2.2%N/A1.4 $216.88 1/29/202118,500 shares $3.85 million -74.4%N/A2.2 $208.16 1/15/202126,800 shares $5.48 million +77.5%N/A3.6 $204.31 12/31/202025,100 shares $4.78 million -6.3%N/A2.2 $190.37 12/15/202026,800 shares $4.83 million +77.5%N/A3.6 $180.19 11/30/202015,100 shares $2.56 million -18.4%N/A3.4 $169.41 11/15/202018,500 shares $3.12 million +17.1%N/A4.3 $168.66 10/30/202015,800 shares $2.30 million -25.8%N/A1.5 $145.30 10/15/202021,300 shares $3.31 million +255.0%N/A1.3 $155.59 9/30/20206,000 shares $870,420.00 -28.6%N/A0.7 $145.07 9/15/20208,400 shares $1.28 million +140.0%N/A0.7 $152.50 8/31/20203,500 shares $487,550.00 -36.4%N/A0.7 $139.30 8/14/20205,500 shares $774,180.55 +400.0%N/A0.8 $140.76 7/31/20201,100 shares $140,415.00 -26.7%N/A0.3 $127.65 7/15/20201,500 shares $201,088.50 +200.0%N/A0.1 $134.06 6/30/2020500 shares $66,780.00 -72.2%N/A0 $133.56 6/15/20201,800 shares $220,626.00 +1,700.0%N/A0.3 $122.57 5/29/2020100 shares $11,780.00 -83.3%N/A0 $117.80 ASHTY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Ashtead Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Ashtead Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 67,700 shares of ASHTY short. 0.06% of Ashtead Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ashtead Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Ashtead 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. ASHTY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Ashtead Group's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Ashtead 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. 0.06% of Ashtead Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Ashtead Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Ashtead Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 67,700 shares, an increase of 33,750.0% from the previous total of 200 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. How does Ashtead Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.06% of Ashtead Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to Ashtead Group: Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.08%), Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (0.00%), Atlas Copco AB (0.00%), Vinci SA (0.00%), China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (0.00%), KDDI Co. (0.03%), Constellation Software Inc. (0.28%), ITOCHU Co. (0.00%), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (0.01%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Strategy Incorporated ($10.45 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.83 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Dell Technologies Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Amcor plc ($1.76 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Ashtead Group stock? Short selling ASHTY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ashtead Group as its price is falling. ASHTY shares are trading up $1.08 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 Ashtead Group? A short squeeze for Ashtead Group 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 ASHTY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Ashtead 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 ASHTY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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