BigBear.ai (BBAI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.58 -0.14 (-2.14%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.68 +0.10 (+1.51%) As of 08/7/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BigBear.ai Short Interest DataBigBear.ai (BBAI) has a short interest of 69.09 million shares, representing 24.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.52% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 97.47 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest69,090,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest76,360,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.52%Dollar Volume Sold Short$491.58 millionShort Interest Ratio0.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares291,190,000 sharesFloat Size280,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float24.61%Today's Trading Volume61,099,334 sharesAverage Trading Volume97,471,848 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average63% Short Selling BigBear.ai? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BigBear.ai and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBBAI Short Interest Over TimeBBAI Days to Cover Over TimeBBAI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BigBear.ai Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202569,090,000 shares $491.58 million -9.5%24.6%0.5 $7.12 6/30/202576,360,000 shares $521.54 million -2.7%27.2%0.7 $6.83 6/15/202578,440,000 shares $291.40 million +20.7%27.9%0.9 $3.72 5/31/202564,990,000 shares $271.66 million +8.0%23.1%1 $4.18 5/15/202560,200,000 shares $220.33 million -1.9%21.4%1.1 $3.66 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BBAI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BigBear.ai and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $1.71GENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money? 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But there’s still time to protect your financial freedom—if you act before the system goes fully live.Get the free info kit with 3 strategies to sidestep digital dollar control. 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 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 $329.84 thousand -6.7%6.5%4 $0.67 12/15/2022524,700 shares $450.66 thousand -9.8%4.5%0.5 $0.86 11/30/2022581,800 shares $564.35 thousand +5.3%5.0%0.5 $0.97 11/15/2022552,800 shares $580.44 thousand -1.3%4.8%0.5 $1.05 10/31/2022560,200 shares $756.27 thousand +2.4%4.8%0.5 $1.35 10/15/2022547,000 shares $711.10 thousand -9.2%4.7%0.4 $1.30 9/30/2022602,200 shares $945.45 thousand +25.2%5.2%0.4 $1.57 9/15/2022481,200 shares $726.61 thousand +4.0%4.2%1.1 $1.51 8/31/2022462,600 shares $712.40 thousand -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 July 15th, investors have sold 69,090,000 shares of BBAI short. 24.61% of BigBear.ai's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BigBear.ai's current short interest. 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: Simplex Trading LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, 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, and Belvedere Trading LLC. 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. 24.61% of BigBear.ai's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BigBear.ai's short interest increasing or decreasing? BigBear.ai saw a drop in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 69,090,000 shares, a drop of 9.5% from the previous total of 76,360,000 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 291,190,000 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 280,790,000 shares. How does BigBear.ai's short interest compare to its competitors? 24.61% 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: Palantir Technologies Inc. (2.28%), KANZHUN LIMITED Sponsored ADR (4.66%), Parsons Corporation (6.42%), Light & Wonder, Inc. (4.96%), Dropbox, Inc. (10.44%), Open Text Corporation (3.34%), Wix.com Ltd. (4.71%), GitLab Inc. (8.27%), GDS Holdings (5.42%), CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (6.16%), 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 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 $0.14 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 appreciates 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 July, 15 2025. 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