This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisBuy This Stock Fortune Brands Home & Security Short Interest DataFortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS) has a short interest of 2.24 million shares, representing 1.75% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.89% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 1.35 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,240,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+10.89%Dollar Volume Sold Short$146.36 millionShort Interest Ratio1.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2022Outstanding Shares128,243,000 sharesFloat Size127,710,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.75%Today's Trading Volume80,969 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,354,246 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average6% Short Selling Fortune Brands Home & Security? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Fortune Brands Home & Security and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFBHS Short Interest Over TimeFBHS Days to Cover Over TimeFBHS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Fortune Brands Home & Security Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/20222,240,000 shares $146.36 million +10.9%1.8%1.6 $65.34 11/15/20222,020,000 shares $135.99 million -4.7%1.6%1.5 $67.32 10/31/20222,120,000 shares $127.88 million +7.6%1.7%1.6 $60.32 10/15/20221,970,000 shares $109.32 million -7.1%1.5%1.6 $55.49 9/30/20222,120,000 shares $113.82 million -11.7%1.7%1.8 $53.69 9/15/20222,400,000 shares $144.29 million +55.8%1.9%2.1 $60.12 8/31/20221,540,000 shares $94.60 million -16.3%1.2%1.4 $61.43 8/15/20221,840,000 shares $126.96 million +7.0%1.4%1.6 $69.00 7/31/20221,720,000 shares $119.85 million -14.9%1.3%1.4 $69.68 7/15/20222,020,000 shares $127.04 million +10.4%1.6%1.4 $62.89 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FBHS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Fortune Brands Home & Security and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 6/30/20221,830,000 shares $109.58 million -4.2%N/A1.2 $59.88 6/15/20221,910,000 shares $118.65 million +17.9%N/A1.2 $62.12 5/31/20221,620,000 shares $112.35 million -4.7%1.2%1 $69.35 5/15/20221,700,000 shares $118.41 million -23.8%1.3%1 $69.65 4/30/20222,230,000 shares $158.89 million -13.9%1.7%1.4 $71.25 4/15/20222,590,000 shares $180.37 million +11.6%2.0%1.8 $69.64 3/31/20222,320,000 shares $172.33 million +14.3%1.8%1.8 $74.28 3/15/20222,030,000 shares $171.17 million -10.2%1.5%1.9 $84.32 2/28/20222,260,000 shares $196.39 million +32.2%1.7%2.2 $86.90 2/15/20221,710,000 shares $154.60 million +23.9%1.3%1.7 $90.41 1/31/20221,380,000 shares $129.95 million -0.7%1.0%1.6 $94.17 1/15/20221,390,000 shares $141.06 million -15.2%1.0%1.7 $101.48 12/31/20211,640,000 shares $175.32 million +10.8%1.2%1.9 $106.90 12/15/20211,480,000 shares $156.88 million -26.0%1.1%1.6 $106.00 11/30/20212,000,000 shares $201.06 million -7.8%1.5%2.2 $100.53 11/15/20212,170,000 shares $231.97 million -5.2%1.6%2.5 $106.90 10/29/20212,290,000 shares $232.21 million -11.9%1.7%2.8 $101.40 10/15/20212,600,000 shares $246.35 million +22.1%1.9%3.2 $94.75 9/30/20212,130,000 shares $190.46 million +19.0%1.6%2.9 $89.42 9/15/20211,790,000 shares $171.14 million -2.2%1.3%2.6 $95.61 8/31/20211,830,000 shares $178.19 million +38.6%1.3%2.5 $97.37 8/13/20211,320,000 shares $135.31 million +14.8%1.0%1.8 $102.51 7/30/20211,150,000 shares $112.09 million -13.5%0.8%1.5 $97.47 7/15/20211,330,000 shares $128.32 million +2.3%1.0%1.7 $96.48 6/30/20211,300,000 shares $129.49 million -25.7%0.9%1.6 $99.61 6/15/20211,750,000 shares $173.15 million +1.2%1.3%2.1 $98.94 5/28/20211,730,000 shares $178.47 million +5.5%1.3%2.1 $103.16 5/14/20211,640,000 shares $176.07 million +8.6%1.2%1.9 $107.36 4/30/20211,510,000 shares $158.43 million -5.6%1.1%1.7 $104.92 4/15/20211,600,000 shares $159.97 million +4.6%1.2%1.8 $99.98Elon Set to Shock the World on June 1st? 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Click here now because after June 1st, it could be too late. 3/31/20211,530,000 shares $146.88 million +12.5%1.1%1.7 $96.00 3/15/20211,360,000 shares $121.77 million -19.5%1.0%1.5 $89.54 2/26/20211,690,000 shares $141.08 million -7.1%1.2%1.8 $83.48 2/12/20211,820,000 shares $164.56 million +34.8%1.3%1.9 $90.42 1/29/20211,350,000 shares $117.95 million -4.9%1.0%1.4 $87.37 1/15/20211,420,000 shares $126.81 million +0.7%1.0%1.4 $89.30 12/31/20201,410,000 shares $120.99 million -19.0%1.0%1.4 $85.81 12/15/20201,740,000 shares $144.54 million +2.4%1.3%1.7 $83.07 11/30/20201,700,000 shares $144.52 million +17.2%1.2%1.7 $85.01 11/15/20201,450,000 shares $121.51 million -22.5%1.1%1.5 $83.80 10/30/20201,870,000 shares $153.12 million -9.2%1.4%1.9 $81.88 10/15/20202,060,000 shares $182.31 million +0.5%1.5%2 $88.50 9/30/20202,050,000 shares $177.37 million -15.6%1.5%2 $86.52 9/15/20202,430,000 shares $204.31 million -27.9%1.8%2.3 $84.08 8/31/20203,370,000 shares $283.35 million +9.8%2.5%3.1 $84.08 8/14/20203,070,000 shares $254.99 million +16.7%2.2%2.7 $83.06 7/31/20202,630,000 shares $201.20 million +6.9%1.9%2.3 $76.50 7/15/20202,460,000 shares $164.11 million +7.9%1.8%2 $66.71 6/30/20202,280,000 shares $145.76 million +2.2%1.6%1.7 $63.93 6/15/20202,230,000 shares $130.23 million -0.5%1.6%1.6 $58.40 5/29/20202,240,000 shares $136.55 million -31.5%1.6%1.4 $60.96 5/15/20203,270,000 shares $175.14 million -13.5%2.4%1.9 $53.56 FBHS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Fortune Brands Home & Security's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Fortune Brands Home & Security shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 2,240,000 shares of FBHS short. 1.75% of Fortune Brands Home & Security's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fortune Brands Home & Security's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Fortune Brands Home & Security? 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. FBHS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Fortune Brands Home & Security's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Fortune Brands Home & Security? 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. 1.75% of Fortune Brands Home & Security's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Fortune Brands Home & Security's short interest increasing or decreasing? Fortune Brands Home & Security saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,240,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the previous total of 2,020,000 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 Fortune Brands Home & Security's float size? Fortune Brands Home & Security currently has issued a total of 128,243,000 shares. Some of Fortune Brands Home & Security'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. Fortune Brands Home & Security currently has a public float of 127,710,000 shares. How does Fortune Brands Home & Security's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.75% of Fortune Brands Home & Security's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Fortune Brands Home & Security: Lennox International Inc. (5.11%), Masco Co. (3.54%), Builders FirstSource, Inc. (3.51%), Owens Corning (1.36%), A. O. Smith Co. (4.63%), AAON, Inc. (4.88%), Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (2.73%), Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (2.28%), Trex Company, Inc. (7.32%), UFP Industries, Inc. (2.40%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.93 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.73 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Paramount Global ($1.54 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.50 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), and DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Fortune Brands Home & Security stock? Short selling FBHS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fortune Brands Home & Security 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 Fortune Brands Home & Security? A short squeeze for Fortune Brands Home & Security 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 FBHS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Fortune Brands Home & Security'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 FBHS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies LII Short Interest MAS Short Interest BLDR Short Interest OC Short Interest AOS Short Interest AAON Short Interest AWI Short Interest SSD Short Interest TREX Short Interest UFPI Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:FBHS) was last updated on 5/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis next market event could mean total financial ruin for someYou think the volatility is over? Think again … Because it’s just getting started. 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