Continental Building Products (CBPX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Exposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode April 20th? (From True Market Insiders) (Ad) Free CBPX Stock Alerts Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock Analysis Continental Building Products Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume1,590,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume1,780,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-10.67%Dollar Volume Sold Short$58.81 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover2.4Last Record DateJanuary 31, 2020Outstanding Shares34,682,000 sharesFloat Size34,190,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.65%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume509,576 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Continental Building Products ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Continental Building Products and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Is now exposing a 10-cent coin that just partnered with Amazon…Click For My #1 FREE Crypto for 2024 Continental Building Products Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20201,590,000 shares $58.81 million -10.7%4.7%2.4 $36.99 1/15/20201,590,000 shares $58.04 million -10.7%4.7%2.4 $36.50 12/31/20191,780,000 shares $64.83 million +31.9%5.2%2.7 $36.42 8/15/20191,284,600 shares $30.15 million -3.1%3.7%6 $23.47 CBPX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Continental Building Products' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Continental Building Products shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 1,590,000 shares of CBPX short. 4.65% of Continental Building Products' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Continental Building Products' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Continental Building Products? 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. CBPX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Continental Building Products's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Continental Building Products? 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. 4.65% of Continental Building Products' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Continental Building Products' short interest increasing or decreasing? Continental Building Products saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,590,000 shares, a decline of 10.7% from the previous total of 1,780,000 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 Continental Building Products' float size? Continental Building Products currently has issued a total of 34,682,000 shares. Some of Continental Building Products' 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. Continental Building Products currently has a public float of 34,190,000 shares. How does Continental Building Products' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.65% of Continental Building Products' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Continental Building Products: VSE Co. (3.78%), Quanex Building Products Co. (1.86%), Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (5.98%), BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (2.53%), JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (2.78%), United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (2.27%), Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (3.28%), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (3.34%), Argan, Inc. (0.54%), Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (0.29%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($17.72 billion), Netflix, Inc. ($7.24 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.67 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($3.34 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.53 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.07 billion), Carvana Co. ($1.86 billion), Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.86 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Zillow Group, Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Continental Building Products stock? Short selling CBPX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Continental Building Products as its price is falling. 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 Continental Building Products? A short squeeze for Continental Building Products 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 CBPX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Continental Building Products' 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 CBPX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2020. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: VSE Short Squeeze Quanex Building Products Short Squeeze Aspen Aerogels Short Squeeze BlueLinx Short Squeeze JELD-WEN Short Squeeze United States Lime & Minerals Short Squeeze Beazer Homes USA Short Squeeze Hovnanian Enterprises Short Squeeze Argan Short Squeeze Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:CBPX) was last updated on 4/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partnerstop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)Traders AgencySHOCKING Crypto Leak…Crypto 101 MediaDid You Get Your Free Bitcoin Yet?Crypto Swap ProfitsExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode April 20th?True Market InsidersHow to camouflage a factory of 53,000 workersStansberry ResearchDon’t Miss Out on the AI Gold Rush That’s Just Getting StartedBanyan Hill PublishingThe #1 Crypto for 2024InvestorPlaceMan Who Predicted 2008: “This Will be Worse.”Altimetry