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BigBear.ai (BBAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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BigBear.ai Short Interest Data

BigBear.ai (BBAI) has a short interest of 61.37 million shares, representing 21.85% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.36% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 29.88 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
61,370,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
55,610,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+10.36%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$208.66 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
291,189,000 shares
Float Size
280,910,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
21.85%
Today's Trading Volume
43,307,371 shares
Average Trading Volume
29,875,729 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
145%
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BBAI Short Interest Over Time

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BBAI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

BigBear.ai Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202561,370,000 shares $208.66 million +10.4%21.9%1 $3.40
4/15/202555,610,000 shares $143.20 million +8.7%19.9%0.9 $2.58
3/31/202551,150,000 shares $146.54 million +22.4%20.7%0.9 $2.87
3/15/202541,800,000 shares $146.93 million +8.8%17.1%0.7 $3.52
2/28/202538,420,000 shares $199.25 million +2.3%17.2%0.6 $5.19
2/15/202537,570,000 shares $338.84 million -4.0%21.7%0.6 $9.02
1/31/202539,130,000 shares $165.44 million +4.6%22.6%0.8 $4.23
1/15/202537,420,000 shares $126.48 million +10.5%20.9%1.2 $3.38
12/31/202433,880,000 shares $150.77 million +101.2%18.9%1.2 $4.45
12/15/202416,840,000 shares $42.44 million -3.9%9.7%0.9 $2.52
11/30/202417,520,000 shares $40.12 million -13.2%13.3%1.5 $2.29
11/15/202420,190,000 shares $34.52 million -2.0%18.7%3.7 $1.71
10/31/202420,610,000 shares $32.87 million -0.1%20.4%3.9 $1.60
10/15/202420,630,000 shares $36.21 million -2.8%20.7%4.4 $1.76
9/30/202421,230,000 shares $31.00 million -3.2%21.6%4.9 $1.46
9/15/202421,930,000 shares $34.65 million -4.8%22.4%4.9 $1.58
8/31/202423,040,000 shares $36.63 million +9.4%23.9%5 $1.59
8/15/202421,060,000 shares $27.17 million +26.4%21.8%4.4 $1.29
7/31/202416,660,000 shares $25.24 million -7.1%17.5%4.9 $1.52
7/15/202417,940,000 shares $27.90 million +3.6%18.9%4.6 $1.56
6/30/202417,320,000 shares $26.15 million -0.5%18.3%4.2 $1.51
6/15/202417,400,000 shares $23.66 million +1.3%17.6%3.6 $1.36
5/31/202417,180,000 shares $25.94 million +6.8%17.3%2.2 $1.51
5/15/202416,080,000 shares $27.18 million +11.6%16.2%1.3 $1.69
4/30/202414,410,000 shares $24.06 million +20.0%N/A1.1 $1.67
4/15/202412,010,000 shares $18.92 million -29.1%N/A1 $1.58
3/31/202416,930,000 shares $34.71 million +19.6%N/A1.4 $2.05
3/15/202414,160,000 shares $34.69 million +21.3%27.7%1.3 $2.45
2/29/202411,670,000 shares $39.15 million +19.1%7.4%1.4 $3.36
2/15/20249,800,000 shares $22.05 million +6.4%19.5%2.7 $2.25
1/31/20249,210,000 shares $14.92 million +4.0%18.3%3.8 $1.62
1/15/20248,860,000 shares $17.72 million +27.3%18.8%3.7 $2.00
12/31/20236,960,000 shares $14.89 million -12.2%14.8%3.3 $2.14
12/15/20237,930,000 shares $15.19 million +2.9%16.9%4 $1.92
11/30/20237,710,000 shares $13.15 million +5.0%16.6%4 $1.71
11/15/20237,340,000 shares $14.17 million +5.3%15.8%3.3 $1.93
10/31/20236,970,000 shares $8.82 million -13.7%15.1%3.1 $1.27
10/15/20238,080,000 shares $10.58 million +14.3%17.5%3.2 $1.31
9/30/20237,070,000 shares $10.68 million +2.9%14.6%2.4 $1.51
9/15/20236,870,000 shares $11.30 million -5.1%14.2%2 $1.65
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8/31/20237,240,000 shares $11.87 million +7.1%15.2%1.6 $1.64
8/15/20236,760,000 shares $10.88 million +37.4%14.2%1.4 $1.61
7/31/20234,920,000 shares $9.89 million +24.6%10.4%0.9 $2.01
7/15/20233,950,000 shares $8.02 million +29.5%8.4%0.6 $2.03
6/30/20233,050,000 shares $7.15 million -7.9%7.9%0.4 $2.35
6/15/20233,310,000 shares $8.47 million -13.6%8.5%0.4 $2.56
5/31/20233,830,000 shares $8.46 million +14.0%10.6%0.4 $2.21
5/15/20233,360,000 shares $8.50 million +9.5%10.7%0.4 $2.53
4/30/20233,070,000 shares $8.90 million -19.2%11.8%0.3 $2.90
4/15/20233,800,000 shares $12.20 million +4.1%14.7%0.3 $3.21
3/31/20233,650,000 shares $8.91 million +11.6%48.4%0.3 $2.44
3/15/20233,270,000 shares $5.82 million +184.4%43.0%0.4 $1.78
2/28/20231,150,000 shares $3.38 million -61.7%14.2%0.2 $2.94
2/15/20233,000,000 shares $12.72 million +325.4%37.1%0.4 $4.24
1/31/2023705,200 shares $2.31 million +64.3%9.8%0.1 $3.27
1/15/2023429,200 shares $1.03 million -12.3%5.7%0.2 $2.39
12/30/2022489,600 shares $329,843.52 -6.7%6.5%4 $0.67
12/15/2022524,700 shares $450,664.83 -9.8%4.5%0.5 $0.86
11/30/2022581,800 shares $564,346.00 +5.3%5.0%0.5 $0.97
11/15/2022552,800 shares $580,440.00 -1.3%4.8%0.5 $1.05
10/31/2022560,200 shares $756,270.00 +2.4%4.8%0.5 $1.35
10/15/2022547,000 shares $711,100.00 -9.2%4.7%0.4 $1.30
9/30/2022602,200 shares $945,454.00 +25.2%5.2%0.4 $1.57
9/15/2022481,200 shares $726,612.00 +4.0%4.2%1.1 $1.51
8/31/2022462,600 shares $712,404.00 -32.0%3.7%1 $1.54
8/15/2022679,800 shares $1.33 million +45.7%5.5%1.4 $1.96
7/31/2022466,700 shares $1.19 million +29.5%4.0%1.1 $2.54
7/15/2022360,500 shares $1.30 million +3.1%3.1%1.4 $3.61
6/30/2022349,700 shares $1.29 million -31.5%3.0%0.5 $3.68
6/15/2022510,300 shares $2.07 million -50.5%4.4%0.6 $4.06
5/31/20221,030,000 shares $5.49 million +47.8%28.5%1.2 $5.33
5/15/2022696,900 shares $5.32 million -11.1%25.2%0.8 $7.64
4/30/2022783,800 shares $7.85 million -21.1%6.8%0.9 $10.01
4/15/2022993,400 shares $12.55 million +106.8%7.9%1.2 $12.63
3/31/2022480,400 shares $3.96 million -47.0%3.8%0.7 $8.24
3/15/2022906,100 shares $7.39 million +64.7%7.2%3.6 $8.16
2/28/2022550,100 shares $3.18 million -4.6%4.3%2.3 $5.78
2/15/2022576,800 shares $3.00 million +10.6%4.5%1.8 $5.20
1/31/2022521,600 shares $2.67 million +15.7%4.1%1.3 $5.11
1/15/2022450,900 shares $2.14 million -0.4%3.5%1 $4.75
12/31/2021452,500 shares $2.56 million No Change3.6%0.9 $5.66

BBAI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is BigBear.ai's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of BigBear.ai shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 61,370,000 shares of BBAI short. 21.85% of BigBear.ai's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BigBear.ai's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for BigBear.ai?

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. BBAI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on BigBear.ai's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting BigBear.ai?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of BigBear.ai: Jane Street Group LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Sculptor Capital LP, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Belvedere Trading LLC, Jefferies Financial Group Inc., IMC Chicago LLC, and Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for BigBear.ai?

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. 21.85% of BigBear.ai's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is BigBear.ai's short interest increasing or decreasing?

BigBear.ai saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 61,370,000 shares, an increase of 10.4% from the previous total of 55,610,000 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 BigBear.ai's float size?

BigBear.ai currently has issued a total of 291,189,000 shares. Some of BigBear.ai'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. BigBear.ai currently has a public float of 280,910,000 shares.

How does BigBear.ai's short interest compare to its competitors?

21.85% of BigBear.ai's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to BigBear.ai: Asana, Inc. (10.70%), SoundHound AI, Inc. (31.25%), Paycor HCM, Inc. (6.81%), Cellebrite DI Ltd. (1.13%), Tenable Holdings, Inc. (3.49%), Workiva Inc. (3.85%), AvePoint, Inc. (5.64%), Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (3.83%), Braze, Inc. (5.25%), ZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (5.41%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short BigBear.ai stock?

Short selling BBAI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BigBear.ai as its price is falling. BBAI shares are trading down $0.08 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 BigBear.ai?

A short squeeze for BigBear.ai 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 BBAI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is BigBear.ai'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 BBAI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.



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