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

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$27.37 -0.28 (-1.00%)
Closing price 06/12/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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Beazer Homes USA Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Beazer Homes USA (BZH) had a short interest of 2.70 million shares sold short, representing 10.76% of the public float. This marks a -2.06% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, meaning it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 525,800 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,704,534 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,761,347 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.06%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$68.77 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
27,330,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.76%
Today's Trading Volume
221,950 shares
Average Trading Volume
525,800 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
42%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/20262,704,534 shares $68.77 million -2.1%10.8%5.01 $25.43
5/15/20262,761,347 shares $61.32 million +37.4%11.0%2.09 $22.21
4/30/20262,010,077 shares $43.40 million -4.8%8.0%5.92 $21.59
4/15/20262,111,213 shares $46.04 million +0.4%7.8%4.75 $21.81
3/31/20262,103,034 shares $40.49 million +6.3%7.7%5.19 $19.26
3/13/20261,977,608 shares $41.17 million -0.4%7.3%5.57 $20.82
2/27/20261,985,428 shares $50.86 million -8.3%7.3%4.16 $25.62
2/13/20262,165,582 shares $60.02 million +18.7%8.0%3.44 $27.72
1/30/20261,824,154 shares $39.36 million +6.9%6.7%2.87 $21.58
1/15/20261,706,129 shares $41.16 million +12.0%6.3%4.01 $24.13
12/31/20251,522,967 shares $30.86 million +1.2%5.6%3.82 $20.26
12/15/20251,504,586 shares $33.67 million +0.4%5.4%3.62 $22.38
11/28/20251,499,129 shares $34.29 million +10.9%5.4%2.61 $22.87
11/14/20251,351,391 shares $29.57 million -3.4%4.9%3.61 $21.88
10/31/20251,399,092 shares $31.36 million -8.9%5.0%5.28 $22.41
10/15/20251,540,000 shares $35.29 million +0.7%5.7%4.3 $22.91
9/30/20251,530,000 shares $37.58 million -3.8%5.7%4.2 $24.56
9/15/20251,590,000 shares $41.74 million -4.8%5.9%4.3 $26.25
8/31/20251,670,000 shares $42.08 million -8.7%6.2%4.7 $25.20
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
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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
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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

BZH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 May 29th, traders have sold 2,704,534 shares of BZH short. 10.76% of Beazer Homes USA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Beazer Homes USA's current short interest.

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.

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. 10.76% of Beazer Homes USA's floating shares are currently sold short.

Beazer Homes USA saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 2,704,534 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the previous total of 2,761,347 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.

10.76% of Beazer Homes USA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Beazer Homes USA: LGI Homes, Inc. (15.15%), Century Communities, Inc. (7.27%), KB Home (12.16%), Lennar Corporation (7.56%), M/I Homes, Inc. (5.51%), Meritage Homes Corporation (4.93%), NVR, Inc. (4.52%), PulteGroup, Inc. (4.54%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (5.92%), Toll Brothers Inc. (4.59%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 down $0.28 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.

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.

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 May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BZH:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:BZH) was last updated on 6/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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