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Beazer Homes USA (BZH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Beazer Homes USA Short Interest Data

Beazer Homes USA (BZH) has a short interest of 1.83 million shares, representing 6.76% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.10% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.2, indicating that it would take 5.2 days of the average trading volume of 401,978 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,830,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,810,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.10%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$47.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
29,730,000 shares
Float Size
27,070,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.76%
Today's Trading Volume
316,114 shares
Average Trading Volume
401,978 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
79%
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BZH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Beazer Homes USA Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/15/20251,830,000 shares $47.20 million +1.1%6.8%5.2 $25.79
7/31/20251,810,000 shares $42.48 million -8.1%6.7%5.1 $23.47
7/15/20251,970,000 shares $45.44 million -2.5%7.1%5.4 $23.07
6/30/20252,020,000 shares $45.25 million -4.7%7.3%5.4 $22.40
6/15/20252,120,000 shares $45.52 million -0.5%7.7%5.5 $21.47
5/31/20252,130,000 shares $43.79 million -4.5%7.7%5.3 $20.56
5/15/20252,230,000 shares $49.71 million -5.1%8.1%5.4 $22.29
4/30/20252,350,000 shares $45.99 million +2.2%8.5%5.1 $19.57
4/15/20252,300,000 shares $42.31 million +16.2%8.1%4.7 $18.40
3/31/20251,980,000 shares $40.38 million +13.1%6.9%4.2 $20.40
3/15/20251,750,000 shares $37.52 million -8.9%6.1%4 $21.44
2/28/20251,920,000 shares $42.71 million +5.5%6.7%4.4 $22.25
2/15/20251,820,000 shares $45.68 million +23.8%6.4%4.5 $25.10
1/31/20251,470,000 shares $32.55 million -13.5%5.1%3.8 $22.14
1/15/20251,700,000 shares $48.21 million +3.0%5.9%5.6 $28.36
12/31/20241,650,000 shares $45.31 million +6.5%5.7%5.5 $27.46
12/15/20241,550,000 shares $47.62 million -6.6%5.4%5 $30.72
11/30/20241,660,000 shares $58.02 million +13.7%5.8%5.1 $34.95
11/15/20241,460,000 shares $48.62 million -4.6%5.1%4.5 $33.30
10/31/20241,530,000 shares $47.06 million +10.1%5.3%4.8 $30.76
10/15/20241,390,000 shares $45.22 million -2.8%4.8%3.8 $32.53
9/30/20241,430,000 shares $48.86 million -10.1%5.0%3.4 $34.17
9/15/20241,590,000 shares $53.41 million -5.9%5.5%3.8 $33.59
8/31/20241,690,000 shares $52.86 million -2.9%5.9%4 $31.28
8/15/20241,740,000 shares $50.70 million +13.7%6.1%4.1 $29.14
7/31/20241,530,000 shares $51.52 million -5.6%5.3%3.6 $33.67
7/15/20241,620,000 shares $50.27 million -1.8%5.5%4 $31.03
6/30/20241,650,000 shares $45.34 million +20.4%5.6%4.4 $27.48
6/15/20241,370,000 shares $38.02 million +6.2%4.7%3.8 $27.75
5/31/20241,290,000 shares $37.05 million +17.3%4.4%3.9 $28.72
5/15/20241,100,000 shares $32.82 million +30.0%3.8%3.3 $29.84
4/30/2024846,300 shares $23.70 million -2.1%2.9%2.5 $28.01
4/15/2024864,600 shares $23.81 million -9.9%3.0%2.6 $27.54
3/31/2024959,300 shares $31.47 million -16.6%3.3%3 $32.80
3/15/20241,150,000 shares $33.99 million +6.5%3.9%3.6 $29.56
2/29/20241,080,000 shares $33.85 million -9.2%3.7%3 $31.34
2/15/20241,190,000 shares $36.26 million +22.3%4.1%3.1 $30.47
1/31/2024973,100 shares $30.92 million -8.2%3.3%2.3 $31.77
1/15/20241,060,000 shares $33.67 million -7.8%3.6%2.5 $31.76
12/31/20231,150,000 shares $38.86 million -3.4%3.9%2.8 $33.79
12/15/20231,190,000 shares $37.38 million +6.3%4.0%2.8 $31.41
11/30/20231,120,000 shares $29.49 million -22.8%3.8%2.6 $26.33
11/15/20231,450,000 shares $44.23 million -7.1%5.0%3.4 $30.50
10/31/20231,560,000 shares $37.74 million +5.4%5.6%3.6 $24.19
10/15/20231,480,000 shares $34.62 million -4.5%5.3%3.1 $23.39
9/30/20231,550,000 shares $38.61 million +38.4%5.6%3.2 $24.91
9/15/20231,120,000 shares $28.93 million +8.7%4.0%2.2 $25.83
8/31/20231,030,000 shares $30.19 million No Change3.7%2.1 $29.31
8/15/20231,030,000 shares $33.46 million +29.9%3.7%2.3 $32.49
7/31/2023792,900 shares $26.68 million -7.8%2.9%2 $33.65
7/15/2023859,900 shares $24.89 million +4.3%3.1%2.4 $28.94
6/30/2023824,500 shares $23.32 million -1.2%3.0%2.5 $28.28
6/15/2023834,300 shares $18.88 million +10.9%3.0%2.9 $22.63
5/31/2023752,300 shares $15.25 million -17.1%2.7%2.5 $20.27
5/15/2023907,400 shares $18.93 million -0.1%3.3%3.2 $20.86
4/30/2023908,600 shares $19.36 million -4.6%3.3%3.1 $21.31
4/15/2023952,300 shares $15.85 million -10.2%3.4%3.7 $16.64
3/31/20231,060,000 shares $16.83 million -8.6%3.8%4.1 $15.88
3/15/20231,160,000 shares $16.17 million +0.9%4.2%4.7 $13.94
2/28/20231,150,000 shares $17.15 million +3.6%4.1%5 $14.91
2/15/20231,110,000 shares $16.83 million -0.9%4.0%4.6 $15.16
1/31/20231,120,000 shares $18.33 million -7.4%4.0%3.9 $16.37
1/15/20231,210,000 shares $17.73 million -5.5%4.4%4.1 $14.65
12/30/20221,280,000 shares $16.33 million -9.2%4.6%4 $12.76
12/15/20221,410,000 shares $19.78 million -0.7%5.2%3.9 $14.03
11/30/20221,420,000 shares $19.38 million -11.8%5.2%3.4 $13.65
11/15/20221,610,000 shares $20.27 million -2.4%5.9%3.6 $12.59
10/31/20221,650,000 shares $18.66 million -0.6%5.7%4.1 $11.31
10/15/20221,660,000 shares $17.36 million +21.2%5.7%4.1 $10.46
9/30/20221,370,000 shares $13.25 million +4.6%4.7%3.5 $9.67
9/15/20221,310,000 shares $15.72 million -3.0%4.5%3.4 $12.00
8/31/20221,350,000 shares $19.22 million -10.0%4.6%3.4 $14.24
8/15/20221,500,000 shares $23.99 million +1.4%5.1%3.8 $15.99
7/31/20221,480,000 shares $21.83 million -10.3%5.0%3.5 $14.75
7/15/20221,650,000 shares $21.90 million +3.1%5.6%3.8 $13.27
6/30/20221,600,000 shares $19.31 million +25.0%5.5%3.8 $12.07
6/15/20221,280,000 shares $16.41 million +25.5%4.4%3 $12.82
5/31/20221,020,000 shares $16.53 million No Change3.5%2.8 $16.21
5/15/20221,020,000 shares $16.24 million -1.0%3.5%2.8 $15.92
4/30/20221,030,000 shares $15.53 million +3.1%3.5%2.9 $15.08
4/15/2022999,500 shares $14.91 million -2.0%3.4%2.6 $14.92
3/31/20221,020,000 shares $15.52 million -7.3%3.5%2.5 $15.22
3/15/20221,100,000 shares $17.99 million +3.8%3.8%2.8 $16.35
2/28/20221,060,000 shares $17.35 million -2.8%3.6%2.6 $16.37
2/15/20221,090,000 shares $18.44 million +13.6%3.7%2.7 $16.92
1/31/2022959,300 shares $17.50 million -3.7%3.3%2.3 $18.24
1/15/2022995,600 shares $21.78 million -0.4%3.4%2.7 $21.88
12/31/20211,000,000 shares $23.22 million -28.6%3.4%2.9 $23.22
12/15/20211,400,000 shares $31.36 million -7.3%4.8%4.1 $22.40
11/30/20211,510,000 shares $29.66 million -8.5%5.2%4.6 $19.64
11/15/20211,650,000 shares $35.46 million -5.2%5.7%5 $21.49
10/29/20211,740,000 shares $31.51 million -2.8%5.9%5.7 $18.11
10/15/20211,790,000 shares $31.72 million -1.1%6.1%5.4 $17.72
9/30/20211,810,000 shares $31.22 million -2.7%6.2%5 $17.25
9/15/20211,860,000 shares $33.20 million +2.2%6.4%4.5 $17.85
8/31/20211,820,000 shares $34.05 million No Change6.2%4.1 $18.71
8/13/20211,820,000 shares $32.31 million -4.2%6.2%4.1 $17.75
7/30/20211,900,000 shares $34.69 million +5.6%6.5%4.1 $18.26
7/15/20211,800,000 shares $30.24 million +7.1%6.2%3.8 $16.80
6/30/20211,680,000 shares $32.41 million +15.9%5.7%3.6 $19.29
6/15/20211,450,000 shares $31.22 million +19.8%5.0%3.5 $21.53
5/28/20211,210,000 shares $28.81 million -6.2%4.1%2.9 $23.81
5/14/20211,290,000 shares $29.64 million -0.8%4.4%2.7 $22.98
4/30/20211,300,000 shares $28.34 million -9.7%4.4%2.8 $21.80
4/15/20211,440,000 shares $30.79 million -4.6%4.9%3.2 $21.38
3/31/20211,510,000 shares $31.29 million -0.7%5.2%3.1 $20.72
3/15/20211,520,000 shares $31.21 million +11.0%5.2%3.1 $20.53
2/26/20211,370,000 shares $23.73 million -1.4%4.7%3 $17.32
2/12/20211,390,000 shares $26.81 million -0.7%4.8%3.4 $19.29
1/29/20211,400,000 shares $25.54 million +2.9%4.8%3.2 $18.24
1/15/20211,360,000 shares $21.18 million +8.8%4.7%3 $15.57
12/31/20201,250,000 shares $19.26 million +8.7%4.3%3.1 $15.41
12/15/20201,150,000 shares $17.14 million -6.5%4.0%2.7 $14.90
11/30/20201,230,000 shares $19.00 million -16.9%4.3%2.8 $15.45
11/15/20201,480,000 shares $21.09 million -8.1%5.1%3.3 $14.25
10/30/20201,610,000 shares $20.53 million +5.2%5.6%3.5 $12.75
10/15/20201,530,000 shares $21.66 million -7.8%5.3%3.2 $14.16
9/30/20201,660,000 shares $21.91 million -5.1%5.7%3.4 $13.20
9/15/20201,750,000 shares $21.28 million +1.7%6.0%3.5 $12.16

BZH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Beazer Homes USA's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Beazer Homes USA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 15th, traders have sold 1,830,000 shares of BZH short. 6.76% of Beazer Homes USA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Beazer Homes USA's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Beazer Homes USA?

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. BZH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Beazer Homes USA's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Beazer Homes USA?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Beazer Homes USA: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading 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 Beazer Homes USA?

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. 6.76% of Beazer Homes USA's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Beazer Homes USA's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Beazer Homes USA saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,830,000 shares, an increase of 1.1% from the previous total of 1,810,000 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 Beazer Homes USA's float size?

Beazer Homes USA currently has issued a total of 29,730,000 shares. Some of Beazer Homes USA'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. Beazer Homes USA currently has a public float of 27,070,000 shares.

How does Beazer Homes USA's short interest compare to its competitors?

6.76% of Beazer Homes USA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Beazer Homes USA: Century Communities, Inc. (7.83%), KB Home (9.43%), M/I Homes, Inc. (4.42%), Meritage Homes Corporation (4.43%), NVR, Inc. (2.86%), PulteGroup, Inc. (3.27%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (3.12%), Toll Brothers Inc. (2.92%), Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (3.82%), Hovnanian Enterprises Inc (8.10%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Beazer Homes USA stock?

Short selling BZH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Beazer Homes USA as its price is falling. BZH shares are trading up $0.06 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 Beazer Homes USA?

A short squeeze for Beazer Homes USA 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 BZH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Beazer Homes USA'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 BZH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:BZH) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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