Gerdau (GGB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.71 -0.01 (-0.37%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.70 -0.01 (-0.37%) As of 05/23/2025 07:41 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 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 Interest13,990,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest15,410,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$36.51 millionShort Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares2,078,805,000 sharesFloat Size1,290,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.08%Today's Trading Volume13,665,512 sharesAverage Trading Volume9,396,868 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average145% 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 4/30/202513,990,000 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 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. 11/30/202410,770,000 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 $5.24Here’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAI (Ad)I predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new millionaires than any tech advance in history. 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Go here to learn about my Top Four picks for the coming bull mania. 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. 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