Gerdau (GGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.62 +0.04 (+1.35%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.67 +0.05 (+1.87%) As of 05/2/2025 07:16 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Gerdau Short Interest DataGerdau (GGB) has a short interest of 15.41 million shares, representing 1.19% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.81% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 9.20 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest15,410,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest18,090,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-14.81%Dollar Volume Sold Short$38.60 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares2,078,805,000 sharesFloat Size1,300,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.19%Today's Trading Volume7,583,062 sharesAverage Trading Volume9,197,733 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% Short Selling Gerdau? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Gerdau and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGGB Short Interest Over TimeGGB Days to Cover Over TimeGGB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Gerdau Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GGB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Gerdau and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 8/31/202311,590,000 shares $60.38 million +15.2%1.0%1.7 $5.21Trump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile' (Ad)Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what could be the biggest wealth opportunity since Bitcoin's early days.Click Here to get our complete analysis on why this lending platform is our #1 "buy the dip" opportu 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 7/30/202112,670,000 shares $75.13 million +246.2%1.1%0.9 $5.93Trump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile' (Ad)Billionaires Rush Into Digital Banking Token Three massive forces are converging right now, creating what could be the biggest wealth opportunity since Bitcoin's early days.Click Here to get our complete analysis on why this lending platform is our #1 "buy the dip" opportu 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 15th, traders have sold 15,410,000 shares of GGB short. 1.19% 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 2.0. Learn More on Gerdau's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Gerdau? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Gerdau: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. 1.19% of Gerdau's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Gerdau's short interest increasing or decreasing? Gerdau saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,410,000 shares, a decline of 14.8% from the previous total of 18,090,000 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 1,300,000,000 shares. How does Gerdau's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.19% of Gerdau's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Gerdau: Tenaris S.A. (0.93%), POSCO Holdings Inc. (0.48%), Ternium S.A. (0.62%), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (0.80%), Constellium SE (1.33%), Worthington Steel, Inc. (2.86%), Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (0.49%), Metallus Inc. (6.09%), Algoma Steel Group Inc. (3.63%), Ascent Industries Co. (0.21%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 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 up $0.04 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, 15 2025. 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