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Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Dun & Bradstreet Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2025, Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) had a short interest of 17.88 million shares sold short, representing 5.36% of the public float. This marks a 3.35% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, meaning it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 6.95 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
17,880,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
17,300,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
3.35%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$162.80 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
446,190,000 shares
Float Size
333,830,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.36%
Today's Trading Volume
17,828,715 shares
Average Trading Volume
6,951,533 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
256%
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Dun & Bradstreet Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/202517,880,000 shares $162.80 million +3.4%5.4%3.5 $9.11
7/15/202517,300,000 shares $157.60 million -15.6%5.2%2.1 $9.11
6/30/202520,490,000 shares $186.25 million -2.9%6.2%1.8 $9.09
6/15/202521,110,000 shares $191.05 million -7.5%6.4%1.4 $9.05
5/31/202522,830,000 shares $205.70 million +2.5%6.9%1.6 $9.01
5/15/202522,270,000 shares $199.76 million +18.1%6.6%1.5 $8.97
4/30/202518,850,000 shares $169.08 million -9.4%6.0%1.3 $8.97
4/15/202520,800,000 shares $182.31 million +8.4%6.6%1.8 $8.77
3/31/202519,190,000 shares $171.65 million No Change6.1%2 $8.95
3/15/202519,190,000 shares $154.40 million +11.7%6.2%3.5 $8.05
2/28/202517,180,000 shares $155.91 million +2.3%5.5%4.9 $9.08
2/15/202516,790,000 shares $178.56 million -28.9%5.4%5.3 $10.64
1/31/202523,620,000 shares $290.41 million -6.4%8.0%8.6 $12.30
1/15/202525,240,000 shares $282.94 million -1.3%8.5%8.8 $11.21
12/31/202425,560,000 shares $318.48 million +4.5%8.6%10 $12.46
12/15/202424,460,000 shares $300.86 million +0.5%8.2%9.9 $12.30
11/30/202424,350,000 shares $309.25 million -6.2%8.2%9.8 $12.70
11/15/202425,950,000 shares $314.64 million -7.2%8.7%10.3 $12.13
10/31/202427,970,000 shares $332.56 million +7.4%9.7%10.5 $11.89
10/15/202426,050,000 shares $289.81 million +3.4%9.0%8.9 $11.13
9/30/202425,190,000 shares $289.94 million +6.6%8.7%7.9 $11.51
9/15/202423,640,000 shares $274.22 million -2.3%8.2%7 $11.60
8/31/202424,200,000 shares $290.40 million +3.1%8.3%7 $12.00
8/15/202423,470,000 shares $278.82 million -9.4%8.1%6.1 $11.88
7/31/202425,900,000 shares $282.05 million -11.5%8.9%6.4 $10.89
7/15/202429,260,000 shares $290.70 million +7.1%10.1%8.2 $9.94
6/30/202427,330,000 shares $253.08 million +17.8%9.4%7.9 $9.26
6/15/202423,200,000 shares $209.03 million +14.2%8.0%6.2 $9.01
5/31/202420,320,000 shares $194.87 million +31.3%7.0%5.4 $9.59
5/15/202415,480,000 shares $166.18 million +1.8%5.3%4.2 $10.74
4/30/202415,210,000 shares $138.41 million +15.3%5.3%4 $9.10
4/15/202413,190,000 shares $123.85 million -4.4%4.6%3.7 $9.39
3/31/202413,790,000 shares $138.45 million -3.0%4.8%3.9 $10.04
3/15/202414,210,000 shares $144.73 million +10.7%5.0%4.2 $10.19
2/29/202412,840,000 shares $135.33 million -8.7%5.0%3.8 $10.54
2/15/202414,070,000 shares $152.66 million -14.6%5.5%4.1 $10.85
1/31/202416,470,000 shares $190.89 million +12.3%6.4%4.9 $11.59
1/15/202414,670,000 shares $169.88 million +21.8%5.7%4.6 $11.58
12/31/202312,040,000 shares $140.87 million -4.2%4.6%3.7 $11.70
12/15/202312,570,000 shares $144.56 million +6.6%4.9%4.3 $11.50
11/30/202311,790,000 shares $124.86 million +6.9%4.6%4.1 $10.59
11/15/202311,030,000 shares $108.65 million -2.6%4.3%4.2 $9.85
10/31/202311,320,000 shares $99.16 million -4.4%4.7%4.6 $8.76
10/15/202311,840,000 shares $112.60 million -1.7%4.9%5 $9.51
9/30/202312,040,000 shares $120.28 million -9.7%5.0%5 $9.99
9/15/202313,330,000 shares $137.30 million +29.0%5.5%5.4 $10.30
8/31/202310,330,000 shares $112.55 million +12.5%4.3%4.2 $10.90
8/15/20239,180,000 shares $97.86 million -24.4%3.8%3.5 $10.66
7/31/202312,140,000 shares $143.49 million -14.9%5.3%4.6 $11.82
7/15/202314,260,000 shares $169.27 million -8.7%6.3%5.3 $11.87
6/30/202315,620,000 shares $180.88 million +12.4%6.9%5.7 $11.58
6/15/202313,900,000 shares $161.66 million +2.1%6.1%4.9 $11.63
5/31/202313,620,000 shares $136.27 million +15.7%6.0%5.1 $10.01
5/15/202311,770,000 shares $121.58 million -7.6%5.2%4.2 $10.33
4/30/202312,740,000 shares $142.31 million +3.7%5.7%4.5 $11.17
4/15/202312,290,000 shares $139.61 million +14.3%5.6%4.9 $11.36
3/31/202310,750,000 shares $126.21 million +17.5%4.9%4.4 $11.74
3/15/20239,150,000 shares $101.20 million +18.8%4.2%3.8 $11.06
2/28/20237,700,000 shares $92.48 million -13.0%3.5%3 $12.01
2/15/20238,850,000 shares $126.29 million -3.1%4.0%3.6 $14.27
1/31/20239,130,000 shares $133.75 million -3.1%4.1%4.1 $14.65
1/15/20239,420,000 shares $123.21 million +6.0%4.2%4.3 $13.08
12/30/20228,890,000 shares $108.99 million -3.4%4.0%4.2 $12.26
12/15/20229,200,000 shares $119.60 million -11.5%4.3%4.3 $13.00
11/30/202210,400,000 shares $139.98 million -6.6%4.9%5.3 $13.46
11/15/202211,130,000 shares $162.50 million -22.8%5.2%5.9 $14.60
10/31/202214,420,000 shares $185.30 million +22.2%6.9%6.9 $12.85
10/15/202211,800,000 shares $138.06 million -22.7%5.6%5.8 $11.70
9/30/202215,260,000 shares $189.07 million +37.6%7.4%7.1 $12.39
9/15/202211,090,000 shares $162.36 million -6.7%5.3%4.4 $14.64
8/31/202211,890,000 shares $169.43 million -7.0%5.7%5.1 $14.25
8/15/202212,790,000 shares $211.93 million -11.9%6.2%5.5 $16.57
7/31/202214,520,000 shares $228.84 million +19.0%7.0%6.9 $15.76
7/15/202212,200,000 shares $178.12 million +29.4%5.9%6 $14.60
6/30/20229,430,000 shares $141.73 million +18.9%4.6%4.9 $15.03
6/15/20227,930,000 shares $116.41 million +3.3%4.0%5.2 $14.68
5/31/20227,680,000 shares $132.63 million -3.5%4.0%5.2 $17.27
5/15/20227,960,000 shares $128.16 million +9.5%4.1%4.9 $16.10
4/30/20227,270,000 shares $114.79 million -9.7%3.8%4.3 $15.79
4/15/20228,050,000 shares $137.33 million -16.1%4.2%4.2 $17.06
3/31/20229,590,000 shares $168.02 million -1.1%5.0%4.8 $17.52
3/15/20229,700,000 shares $158.11 million -11.3%5.1%5 $16.30
2/28/202210,940,000 shares $203.05 million +18.5%5.7%5.2 $18.56
2/15/20229,230,000 shares $183.95 million -12.4%4.8%4.2 $19.93
1/31/202210,530,000 shares $211.23 million +17.4%3.9%4.8 $20.06
1/15/20228,970,000 shares $176.71 million +6.4%3.2%4.2 $19.70
12/31/20218,430,000 shares $172.73 million +19.6%3.0%4.1 $20.49
12/15/20217,050,000 shares $133.03 million +11.7%2.5%3 $18.87
11/30/20216,310,000 shares $119.89 million -11.1%2.9%3 $19.00
11/15/20217,100,000 shares $143.78 million +5.0%3.2%3.5 $20.25
10/29/20216,760,000 shares $127.36 million +5.6%3.1%3.6 $18.84
10/15/20216,400,000 shares $117.50 million +3.9%3.9%3.4 $18.36
9/30/20216,160,000 shares $103.55 million -24.0%3.7%3.3 $16.81
9/15/20218,110,000 shares $140.47 million -1.5%4.9%4.4 $17.32
8/31/20218,230,000 shares $150.86 million +36.7%5.3%4.4 $18.33
8/13/20216,020,000 shares $115.76 million -18.5%3.9%3.1 $19.23
7/30/20217,390,000 shares $154.89 million +5.6%4.8%4 $20.96
7/15/20217,000,000 shares $144.06 million -2.6%4.5%4 $20.58
6/30/20217,190,000 shares $153.65 million +6.7%4.7%3.9 $21.37
6/15/20216,740,000 shares $139.86 million +8.4%4.6%4.1 $20.75
5/28/20216,220,000 shares $133.54 million -25.2%4.3%3.4 $21.47
5/14/20218,310,000 shares $181.32 million +2.3%5.7%4.4 $21.82

DNB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Dun & Bradstreet's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Dun & Bradstreet shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 17,880,000 shares of DNB short. 5.36% of Dun & Bradstreet's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Dun & Bradstreet's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Dun & Bradstreet?

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. DNB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.5. Learn More on Dun & Bradstreet's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Dun & Bradstreet?

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. 5.36% of Dun & Bradstreet's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Dun & Bradstreet's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Dun & Bradstreet saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,880,000 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the previous total of 17,300,000 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 Dun & Bradstreet's float size?

Dun & Bradstreet currently has issued a total of 446,190,000 shares. Some of Dun & Bradstreet'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. Dun & Bradstreet currently has a public float of 333,830,000 shares.

How does Dun & Bradstreet's short interest compare to its competitors?

5.36% of Dun & Bradstreet's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Dun & Bradstreet: FTI Consulting, Inc. (5.13%), VSE Corporation (11.20%), Exponent, Inc. (6.49%), IHS Holding Limited (0.11%), Huron Consulting Group Inc. (4.37%), CBIZ, Inc. (8.49%), ICF International, Inc. (2.60%), Charles River Associates (3.94%), Mistras Group Inc (1.74%), Acacia Research Corporation (1.28%),

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 Dun & Bradstreet stock?

Short selling DNB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Dun & Bradstreet as its price is falling. DNB shares are trading up $0.05 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 Dun & Bradstreet?

A short squeeze for Dun & Bradstreet 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 DNB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Dun & Bradstreet'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 DNB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.

What do DNB's short interest metrics mean?

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

  • 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:DNB) was last updated on 5/7/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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