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Gerdau (GGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.71 -0.01 (-0.37%)
Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$2.70 -0.01 (-0.37%)
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Gerdau Short Interest Data

Gerdau (GGB) has a short interest of 13.99 million shares, representing 1.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.21% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.3, indicating that it would take 1.3 days of the average trading volume of 9.40 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
13,990,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
15,410,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.21%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$36.51 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
2,078,805,000 shares
Float Size
1,290,000,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.08%
Today's Trading Volume
13,665,512 shares
Average Trading Volume
9,396,868 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
145%
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GGB Short Interest Over Time

GGB Days to Cover Over Time

GGB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Gerdau Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202513,990,000 shares $36.51 million -9.2%1.1%1.3 $2.61
4/15/202515,410,000 shares $38.60 million -14.8%1.2%1.5 $2.51
3/31/202518,090,000 shares $51.47 million +16.8%1.4%1.7 $2.85
3/15/202515,490,000 shares $45.62 million -4.5%1.2%1.6 $2.95
2/28/202516,220,000 shares $45.98 million -4.0%1.3%1.5 $2.84
2/15/202516,890,000 shares $51.94 million -4.4%1.3%1.7 $3.08
1/31/202517,660,000 shares $51.30 million +3.6%1.4%1.7 $2.91
1/15/202517,040,000 shares $49.42 million -6.3%1.3%1.6 $2.90
12/31/202418,180,000 shares $52.36 million +19.8%1.4%1.7 $2.88
12/15/202415,180,000 shares $49.49 million +41.0%1.1%1.3 $3.26
11/30/202410,770,000 shares $36.19 million +118.9%0.8%1 $3.36
11/15/20244,920,000 shares $17.00 million -5.8%0.4%0.5 $3.46
10/31/20245,220,000 shares $16.31 million -22.8%0.4%0.6 $3.13
10/15/20246,760,000 shares $21.80 million +68.6%0.5%0.9 $3.23
9/30/20244,010,000 shares $14.04 million -37.3%0.3%0.6 $3.50
9/15/20246,400,000 shares $21.57 million +12.5%0.5%1 $3.37
8/31/20245,690,000 shares $18.55 million -8.1%0.4%0.9 $3.26
8/15/20246,190,000 shares $19.50 million -31.9%0.5%1 $3.15
7/31/20249,090,000 shares $29.45 million +48.5%0.7%1.2 $3.24
7/15/20246,120,000 shares $20.75 million -35.7%0.4%0.7 $3.39
6/30/20249,520,000 shares $31.42 million +28.3%0.7%1.1 $3.30
6/15/20247,420,000 shares $23.22 million +366.7%0.5%0.8 $3.13
5/31/20241,590,000 shares $5.49 million -79.7%0.1%0.2 $3.46
5/15/20247,830,000 shares $30.26 million +105.5%0.6%0.8 $3.87
4/30/20243,810,000 shares $13.28 million -2.6%0.3%0.4 $3.49
4/15/20243,910,000 shares $17.44 million +109.1%0.3%0.5 $4.46
3/31/20241,870,000 shares $8.27 million -17.6%0.2%0.3 $4.42
3/15/20242,270,000 shares $9.43 million -22.8%0.2%0.4 $4.16
2/29/20242,940,000 shares $12.67 million -26.9%0.3%0.5 $4.31
2/15/20244,020,000 shares $16.72 million -15.0%0.4%0.7 $4.16
1/31/20244,730,000 shares $20.01 million -40.4%0.4%0.8 $4.23
1/15/20247,940,000 shares $35.02 million -38.8%0.7%1.4 $4.41
12/31/202312,970,000 shares $62.90 million +15.6%1.1%2.3 $4.85
12/15/202311,220,000 shares $53.13 million +123.5%1.0%2 $4.74
11/30/20235,020,000 shares $22.44 million -27.9%0.4%0.9 $4.47
11/15/20236,960,000 shares $34.45 million -39.3%0.6%1.2 $4.95
10/31/202311,460,000 shares $49.74 million -3.1%1.0%1.9 $4.34
10/15/202311,830,000 shares $52.17 million +3.5%1.0%1.7 $4.41
9/30/202311,430,000 shares $54.52 million -6.0%1.0%1.7 $4.77
9/15/202312,160,000 shares $63.72 million +4.9%1.1%1.8 $5.24
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8/31/202311,590,000 shares $60.38 million +15.2%1.0%1.7 $5.21
8/15/202310,060,000 shares $51.61 million +78.7%0.9%1.5 $5.13
7/31/20235,630,000 shares $34.62 million +12.6%0.5%0.8 $6.15
7/15/20235,000,000 shares $28.15 million -33.0%0.4%0.8 $5.63
6/30/20237,460,000 shares $38.90 million -9.6%0.7%1.2 $5.22
6/15/20238,250,000 shares $44.30 million -14.5%0.7%1.3 $5.37
5/31/20239,650,000 shares $45.50 million +45.1%0.8%1.3 $4.72
5/15/20236,650,000 shares $32.98 million -7.4%0.6%0.9 $4.96
4/30/20237,180,000 shares $35.83 million -16.3%0.6%0.9 $4.99
4/15/20238,580,000 shares $45.56 million -8.3%0.8%1 $5.31
3/31/20239,360,000 shares $46.14 million -35.5%0.8%1 $4.93
3/15/202314,500,000 shares $66.29 million -26.1%1.3%1.4 $4.57
2/28/202319,620,000 shares $107.32 million -29.3%1.8%1.9 $5.47
2/15/202327,750,000 shares $151.79 million +7.4%2.6%2.5 $5.47
1/31/202325,830,000 shares $167.90 million -32.7%2.5%2.1 $6.50
1/15/202338,390,000 shares $245.31 million -2.1%3.7%2.9 $6.39
12/30/202239,200,000 shares $217.17 million +111.6%3.7%3 $5.54
12/15/202218,530,000 shares $105.62 million +35.6%1.8%1.4 $5.70
11/30/202213,670,000 shares $83.39 million +13.7%1.3%1 $6.10
11/15/202212,020,000 shares $71.28 million +575.3%1.1%0.9 $5.93
10/31/20221,780,000 shares $8.86 million -14.0%0.2%0.1 $4.98
10/15/20222,070,000 shares $9.83 million -38.8%0.2%0.1 $4.75
9/30/20223,380,000 shares $15.28 million -76.4%0.3%0.2 $4.52
9/15/202214,290,000 shares $62.45 million -39.6%1.3%0.9 $4.37
8/31/202223,640,000 shares $106.62 million +57.4%2.1%1.4 $4.51
8/15/202215,020,000 shares $76.60 million +36.8%1.3%0.9 $5.10
7/31/202210,980,000 shares $51.83 million +37.6%1.0%0.6 $4.72
7/15/20227,980,000 shares $34.71 million -35.8%0.7%0.4 $4.35
6/30/202212,430,000 shares $53.32 million +18.0%1.1%0.7 $4.29
6/15/202210,530,000 shares $52.76 million +43.7%0.9%0.7 $5.01
5/31/20227,330,000 shares $44.71 million -52.8%0.6%0.5 $6.10
5/15/202215,520,000 shares $84.89 million +3.7%1.4%1.1 $5.47
4/30/202214,960,000 shares $84.82 million -2.4%1.3%1.1 $5.67
4/15/202215,330,000 shares $94.89 million +10.0%1.4%1.3 $6.19
3/31/202213,940,000 shares $89.63 million +32.9%1.2%1.3 $6.43
3/15/202210,490,000 shares $56.33 million -31.9%0.9%1 $5.37
2/28/202215,410,000 shares $75.05 million -0.6%1.4%1.6 $4.87
2/15/202215,500,000 shares $82.77 million +29.6%1.4%1.8 $5.34
1/31/202211,960,000 shares $62.55 million +150.2%1.1%1.5 $5.23
1/15/20224,780,000 shares $24.43 million -9.3%0.4%0.6 $5.11
12/31/20215,270,000 shares $25.93 million -15.5%0.5%0.7 $4.92
12/15/20216,240,000 shares $31.76 million -9.8%0.6%0.7 $5.09
11/30/20216,920,000 shares $31.28 million -8.6%0.6%0.8 $4.52
11/15/20217,570,000 shares $34.90 million -23.7%0.7%0.8 $4.61
10/29/20219,920,000 shares $46.92 million +44.0%0.9%1.1 $4.73
10/15/20216,890,000 shares $35.28 million +71.8%0.6%0.8 $5.12
9/30/20214,010,000 shares $19.73 million -72.2%0.4%0.4 $4.92
9/15/202114,430,000 shares $74.60 million +12.5%1.3%1.5 $5.17
8/31/202112,830,000 shares $69.54 million -4.5%1.1%1.3 $5.42
8/13/202113,440,000 shares $79.97 million +6.1%1.2%1.2 $5.95
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7/30/202112,670,000 shares $75.13 million +246.2%1.1%0.9 $5.93
7/15/20213,660,000 shares $21.26 million +33.1%0.3%0.2 $5.81
6/30/20212,750,000 shares $16.23 million +0.4%0.2%0.2 $5.90
6/15/20212,740,000 shares $17.29 million -51.6%0.2%0.1 $6.31
5/28/20215,660,000 shares $35.38 million -59.5%0.5%0.3 $6.25
5/14/202113,980,000 shares $93.95 million +10.3%1.2%0.7 $6.72
4/30/202112,680,000 shares $81.79 million +110.3%1.1%0.8 $6.45
4/15/20216,030,000 shares $34.19 million +19.6%0.5%0.4 $5.67
3/31/20215,040,000 shares $25.70 million +123.0%0.5%0.5 $5.10
3/15/20212,260,000 shares $11.10 million -40.5%0.2%0.3 $4.91
2/26/20213,800,000 shares $17.82 million +63.8%0.3%0.6 $4.69
2/12/20212,320,000 shares $10.37 million -14.1%0.2%0.4 $4.47
1/29/20212,700,000 shares $12.07 million -15.4%0.2%0.5 $4.47
1/15/20213,190,000 shares $17.00 million No Change0.3%0.6 $5.33

GGB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gerdau's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Gerdau shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 13,990,000 shares of GGB short. 1.08% of Gerdau's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Gerdau's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Gerdau?

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. GGB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Gerdau's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Gerdau?

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. 1.08% of Gerdau's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Gerdau's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Gerdau saw a decline in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 13,990,000 shares, a decline of 9.2% from the previous total of 15,410,000 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 Gerdau's float size?

Gerdau currently has issued a total of 2,078,805,000 shares. Some of Gerdau'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. Gerdau currently has a public float of 1,290,000,000 shares.

How does Gerdau's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.08% of Gerdau's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Gerdau: Tenaris S.A. (1.25%), POSCO Holdings Inc. (0.51%), Ternium S.A. (0.56%), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (0.92%), Constellium SE (1.25%), Worthington Steel, Inc. (3.02%), Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (0.07%), Algoma Steel Group Inc. (3.75%), Metallus Inc. (5.32%), Ascent Industries Co. (0.15%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Gerdau stock?

Short selling GGB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Gerdau as its price is falling. GGB shares are trading down $0.01 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 Gerdau?

A short squeeze for Gerdau 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 GGB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Gerdau'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 GGB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:GGB) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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