Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $60.54 -6.47 (-9.65%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.38 +0.84 (+1.39%) As of 08/29/2025 07:50 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Build-A-Bear Workshop Short Interest DataBuild-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has a short interest of 1.72 million shares, representing 13.89% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.38% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.2, indicating that it would take 7.2 days of the average trading volume of 277,997 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,720,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,680,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.38%Dollar Volume Sold Short$87.05 millionShort Interest Ratio7.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares13,210,000 sharesFloat Size12,380,000 sharesShort Percent of Float13.89%Today's Trading Volume793,586 sharesAverage Trading Volume277,997 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average285% Short Selling Build-A-Bear Workshop? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Build-A-Bear Workshop and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBBW Short Interest Over TimeBBW Days to Cover Over TimeBBW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Build-A-Bear Workshop Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20251,720,000 shares $87.05 million +2.4%13.9%7.2 $50.61 7/15/20251,680,000 shares $85.54 million +0.6%13.6%6.6 $50.92 6/30/20251,670,000 shares $85.89 million -2.3%13.5%6 $51.43 6/15/20251,710,000 shares $85.18 million -7.6%13.8%5.9 $49.81 5/31/20251,850,000 shares $94.54 million +1.7%15.0%5.9 $51.10 5/15/20251,820,000 shares $76.02 million +4.0%14.7%6.2 $41.77 4/30/20251,750,000 shares $61.58 million +24.1%14.2%6 $35.19 4/15/20251,410,000 shares $50.85 million +20.5%11.5%4.8 $36.06 3/31/20251,170,000 shares $43.51 million -17.0%9.1%4 $37.19 3/15/20251,410,000 shares $51.35 million -7.2%10.9%4.8 $36.42 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BBW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Build-A-Bear Workshop and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20251,520,000 shares $62.18 million +3.4%11.8%5 $40.91 2/15/20251,470,000 shares $55.84 million +5.0%11.4%4.9 $37.98 1/31/20251,400,000 shares $59.51 million -10.8%10.9%4.7 $42.51 1/15/20251,570,000 shares $61.67 million +29.8%12.2%5.5 $39.28 12/31/20241,210,000 shares $55.71 million -3.2%9.7%4.3 $46.04 12/15/20241,250,000 shares $51.28 million -20.4%10.0%4.7 $41.02 11/30/20241,570,000 shares $59.64 million -4.9%12.6%5.7 $37.99 11/15/20241,650,000 shares $59.86 million -11.8%13.2%6 $36.28 10/31/20241,870,000 shares $71.23 million +1.6%15.0%7 $38.09 10/15/20241,840,000 shares $67.71 million -2.7%14.7%7 $36.80 9/30/20241,890,000 shares $64.81 million +2.7%15.2%7.1 $34.29 9/15/20241,840,000 shares $56.89 million -4.2%14.8%7.2 $30.92 8/31/20241,920,000 shares $64.09 million -4.0%15.1%8.3 $33.38 8/15/20242,000,000 shares $54.58 million +1.5%15.8%9.2 $27.29 7/31/20241,970,000 shares $53.43 million +23.9%15.6%9.3 $27.12 7/15/20241,590,000 shares $40.77 million No Change12.6%7.4 $25.64 6/30/20241,590,000 shares $40.18 million +6.0%12.6%8.1 $25.27 6/15/20241,500,000 shares $37.85 million -2.6%11.9%7.8 $25.23 5/31/20241,540,000 shares $41.69 million +9.2%12.0%6.7 $27.07 5/15/20241,410,000 shares $42.79 million -12.4%11.1%7.1 $30.35 4/30/20241,610,000 shares $48.54 million No Change12.6%8.1 $30.15 4/15/20241,610,000 shares $44.40 million -9.0%12.7%7.6 $27.58 3/31/20241,770,000 shares $52.87 million -11.1%13.5%8 $29.87 3/15/20241,990,000 shares $59.66 million -3.9%15.2%8.3 $29.98 2/29/20242,070,000 shares $49.56 million -1.4%15.8%9.2 $23.94 2/15/20242,100,000 shares $47.65 million -2.3%16.0%8.3 $22.69 1/31/20242,150,000 shares $48.44 million -4.4%16.4%8.5 $22.53 1/15/20242,250,000 shares $49.91 million +8.2%17.3%9.1 $22.18 12/31/20232,080,000 shares $47.82 million +12.4%16.0%8.3 $22.99 12/15/20231,850,000 shares $43.60 million -10.2%14.2%7.6 $23.57Buffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping Stocks (Ad)The world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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It’s something we haven’t see in America for more than a century.For the full story, click here. 11/30/20232,060,000 shares $50.39 million -1.9%15.9%8.6 $24.46 11/15/20232,100,000 shares $54.92 million +7.1%15.9%9.7 $26.15 10/31/20231,960,000 shares $48.59 million +11.4%14.9%8.4 $24.79 10/15/20231,760,000 shares $47.27 million -1.1%13.3%7.8 $26.86 9/30/20231,780,000 shares $52.35 million +14.1%13.5%8 $29.41 9/15/20231,560,000 shares $43.48 million +25.8%11.8%7.1 $27.87 8/31/20231,240,000 shares $32.69 million No Change9.4%5.5 $26.36 8/15/20231,240,000 shares $31.57 million +0.8%9.5%5 $25.46 7/31/20231,230,000 shares $30.20 million +0.8%9.4%4.9 $24.55 7/15/20231,220,000 shares $27.07 million -6.2%9.3%4.5 $22.19 6/30/20231,300,000 shares $27.87 million -12.2%9.9%4.4 $21.44 6/15/20231,480,000 shares $30.61 million -12.4%11.3%4.8 $20.68 5/31/20231,690,000 shares $30.72 million -12.9%12.5%4.7 $18.18 5/15/20231,940,000 shares $41.57 million +3.7%14.4%5.6 $21.43 4/30/20231,870,000 shares $43.38 million +11.3%13.8%5.7 $23.20 4/15/20231,680,000 shares $43.68 million +28.2%12.8%5.3 $26.00 3/31/20231,310,000 shares $30.44 million -20.6%9.8%4.2 $23.24 3/15/20231,650,000 shares $39.07 million -7.3%12.3%5.4 $23.68 2/28/20231,780,000 shares $37.29 million -12.3%13.4%6.6 $20.95 2/15/20232,030,000 shares $48.52 million -2.9%15.2%7.2 $23.90 1/31/20232,090,000 shares $51.33 million -2.3%15.6%7.2 $24.56 1/15/20232,140,000 shares $52.07 million -2.7%16.0%7.3 $24.33 12/30/20222,200,000 shares $52.45 million +14.0%16.4%7.8 $23.84 12/15/20221,930,000 shares $48.48 million +45.1%14.4%6.7 $25.12 11/30/20221,330,000 shares $31.59 million -0.8%9.8%4.6 $23.75 11/15/20221,340,000 shares $25.00 million -2.9%9.9%4.8 $18.66 10/31/20221,380,000 shares $24.27 million -8.6%10.2%4.9 $17.59 10/15/20221,510,000 shares $21.12 million -17.0%11.2%5.3 $13.99 9/30/20221,820,000 shares $24.26 million +5.8%14.1%6.1 $13.33 9/15/20221,720,000 shares $24.49 million -7.0%13.3%4.9 $14.24 8/31/20221,850,000 shares $28.34 million +0.5%13.7%5.2 $15.32 8/15/20221,840,000 shares $33.67 million -4.7%13.7%5.3 $18.30 7/31/20221,930,000 shares $30.82 million +1.1%14.3%5.4 $15.97 7/15/20221,910,000 shares $30.43 million +3.2%14.2%5.4 $15.93 6/30/20221,850,000 shares $30.38 million +6.9%13.2%5.2 $16.42 6/15/20221,730,000 shares $31.33 million -6.0%12.3%5.4 $18.11 5/31/20221,840,000 shares $37.52 million +26.9%13.6%5.4 $20.39 5/15/20221,450,000 shares $27.27 million +6.6%10.7%4.4 $18.81 4/30/20221,360,000 shares $25.76 million +8.8%10.1%4.3 $18.94 4/15/20221,250,000 shares $22.43 million +12.6%9.3%4 $17.94 3/31/20221,110,000 shares $20.29 million -9.8%7.8%3.2 $18.28 3/15/20221,230,000 shares $20.71 million +20.6%8.7%3.4 $16.84 2/28/20221,020,000 shares $20.84 million -7.3%7.2%3.1 $20.43 2/15/20221,100,000 shares $22.67 million +0.9%7.8%2.9 $20.61 1/31/20221,090,000 shares $19.45 million +7.9%7.7%3 $17.84 1/15/20221,010,000 shares $18.96 million +47.9%7.2%3 $18.77 12/31/2021683,000 shares $13.33 million -19.3%4.9%2.2 $19.52 12/15/2021846,300 shares $16.49 million -7.5%6.0%3.1 $19.48 11/30/2021915,100 shares $15.61 million +3.8%6.6%3.7 $17.06 11/15/2021882,000 shares $15.84 million -5.6%6.4%4.7 $17.96Buffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping Stocks (Ad)The world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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It’s something we haven’t see in America for more than a century.For the full story, click here. 10/29/2021934,600 shares $14.65 million +9.9%6.8%5.1 $15.68 10/15/2021850,800 shares $13.20 million +15.7%6.2%4.6 $15.52 9/30/2021735,300 shares $12.46 million +3.7%5.4%3.3 $16.94 9/15/2021709,000 shares $12.42 million -5.1%5.2%2.9 $17.52 8/31/2021746,900 shares $13.92 million +8.9%5.5%2.6 $18.64 8/13/2021685,800 shares $9.92 million +6.0%5.0%1.4 $14.46 7/30/2021647,100 shares $9.84 million -2.8%4.7%1.3 $15.20 7/15/2021666,000 shares $10.56 million -11.3%4.9%1.3 $15.85 6/30/2021751,200 shares $13.00 million -9.6%5.5%1.5 $17.31 6/15/2021831,000 shares $13.97 million -25.8%6.1%1.7 $16.81 5/28/20211,120,000 shares $17.10 million +56.3%8.2%2.3 $15.27 5/14/2021716,500 shares $6.03 million +40.2%5.2%2.3 $8.42 4/30/2021511,000 shares $4.02 million +14.1%3.7%1.5 $7.86 4/15/2021447,900 shares $3.72 million -18.3%3.3%0.8 $8.30 3/31/2021548,400 shares $3.83 million -10.9%4.1%1 $6.99 3/15/2021615,700 shares $5.10 million +28.4%4.6%1.2 $8.29 2/26/2021479,400 shares $3.19 million +7.9%3.7%1 $6.66 2/12/2021444,200 shares $2.85 million -13.4%3.4%1 $6.41 1/29/2021512,800 shares $2.62 million -12.8%3.9%1.3 $5.10 1/15/2021588,200 shares $2.71 million -1.3%4.5%2.3 $4.60 12/31/2020596,100 shares $2.54 million -3.6%4.6%4.1 $4.26 12/15/2020618,400 shares $2.72 million -7.7%4.8%3.8 $4.40 11/30/2020669,800 shares $2.81 million +25.0%5.3%3.8 $4.19 11/15/2020535,900 shares $2.42 million -21.4%4.3%2.8 $4.52 10/30/2020681,800 shares $2.26 million -3.5%5.4%3.9 $3.32 10/15/2020706,300 shares $2.28 million +4.2%5.6%5.2 $3.23 9/30/2020678,000 shares $1.70 million -57.1%5.2%4.8 $2.50 9/15/20201,580,000 shares $5.02 million -15.1%12.2%11.8 $3.18 8/31/20201,860,000 shares $4.80 million -9.3%14.5%13.7 $2.58 BBW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Build-A-Bear Workshop's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Build-A-Bear Workshop shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,720,000 shares of BBW short. 13.89% of Build-A-Bear Workshop's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Build-A-Bear Workshop's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Build-A-Bear Workshop? 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. BBW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Build-A-Bear Workshop? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Build-A-Bear Workshop: Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Walleye Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Build-A-Bear Workshop? 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. 13.89% of Build-A-Bear Workshop's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest increasing or decreasing? Build-A-Bear Workshop saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,720,000 shares, an increase of 2.4% from the previous total of 1,680,000 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop's float size? Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has issued a total of 13,209,000 shares. Some of Build-A-Bear Workshop'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. Build-A-Bear Workshop currently has a public float of 12,380,000 shares. How does Build-A-Bear Workshop's short interest compare to its competitors? 13.89% of Build-A-Bear Workshop's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "retail" compare to Build-A-Bear Workshop: BBB Foods Inc. (2.82%), Cosan S.A. Sponsored ADR (0.59%), Victoria's Secret & Co. (16.59%), Savers Value Village, Inc. (14.33%), Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (18.31%), Arhaus, Inc. (12.09%), Camping World (12.26%), Revolve Group, Inc. (19.94%), ThredUp Inc. (9.07%), GigaCloud Technology Inc. (16.24%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Build-A-Bear Workshop stock? Short selling BBW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Build-A-Bear Workshop as its price is falling. BBW shares are trading down $6.47 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 Build-A-Bear Workshop? A short squeeze for Build-A-Bear Workshop 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 BBW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Build-A-Bear Workshop'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 BBW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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