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Installed Building Products (IBP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Installed Building Products Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Installed Building Products (IBP) had a short interest of 1.71 million shares sold short, representing 7.36% of the public float. This marks a 4.53% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, meaning it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 368,625 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,710,354 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,636,170 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
4.53%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$381.11 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
26,580,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.36%
Today's Trading Volume
269,968 shares
Average Trading Volume
368,625 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
73%
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Installed Building Products 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
7/31/20261,710,354 shares $381.11 million +4.5%7.4%4.36 $222.83
7/15/20261,636,170 shares $375.99 million +8.3%7.0%4.27 $229.80
6/30/20261,511,381 shares $347.25 million +16.3%6.5%2.61 $229.76
6/15/20261,299,226 shares $271.33 million +21.4%5.6%2.86 $208.84
5/29/20261,070,621 shares $224.83 million -8.6%4.6%2.47 $210.00
5/15/20261,171,505 shares $244.68 million -21.6%5.0%1.6 $208.86
4/30/20261,494,406 shares $430.72 million +4.0%6.4%4.85 $288.22
4/15/20261,437,258 shares $408.40 million -7.0%6.2%4.78 $284.15
3/31/20261,546,155 shares $409.91 million -6.9%6.7%4.47 $265.12
3/13/20261,660,459 shares $473.23 million +11.6%7.3%4.16 $285.00
2/27/20261,487,952 shares $488.45 million -12.6%6.6%3.68 $328.27
2/13/20261,702,788 shares $585.88 million +2.9%7.3%4.66 $344.07
1/30/20261,655,552 shares $478.08 million -9.2%7.3%6.93 $288.77
1/15/20261,823,399 shares $573.59 million -7.7%8.0%5.36 $314.57
12/31/20251,976,244 shares $511.89 million -8.2%8.7%8.83 $259.02
12/15/20252,153,266 shares $578.09 million +13.6%9.5%6.84 $268.47
11/28/20251,895,374 shares $508.00 million +4.2%8.3%5.73 $268.02
11/14/20251,819,435 shares $456.18 million -3.3%7.9%4.55 $250.73
10/31/20251,880,544 shares $467.32 million -21.4%8.2%5.52 $248.50
10/15/20252,390,000 shares $613.37 million -2.5%10.3%5 $256.64
9/30/20252,450,000 shares $603.17 million +6.1%10.6%5 $246.19
9/15/20252,310,000 shares $602.26 million +14.9%10.0%4.6 $260.72
8/31/20252,010,000 shares $526.56 million +2.0%8.7%3.9 $261.97
8/15/20251,970,000 shares $527.82 million -6.6%8.5%3.8 $267.93
7/31/20252,110,000 shares $426.02 million +1.9%9.2%4.3 $201.90
7/15/20252,070,000 shares $394.50 million -14.8%8.9%4.9 $190.58
6/30/20252,430,000 shares $438.27 million -11.0%10.5%5.7 $180.36
6/15/20252,730,000 shares $450.20 million -0.4%11.8%6.6 $164.91
5/31/20252,740,000 shares $436.43 million +10.0%11.8%6.6 $159.28
5/15/20252,490,000 shares $403.16 million +11.2%10.7%5.7 $161.91
4/30/20252,240,000 shares $371.32 million +12.0%9.7%5.3 $165.77
4/15/20252,000,000 shares $329.06 million +11.7%8.6%4.8 $164.53
3/31/20251,790,000 shares $307.50 million +2.9%7.7%4.4 $171.79
3/15/20251,740,000 shares $298.65 million +2.4%7.5%4.6 $171.64
2/28/20251,700,000 shares $291.49 million +17.2%7.3%4.9 $171.46
2/15/20251,450,000 shares $258.22 million -0.7%6.2%4.7 $178.09
1/31/20251,460,000 shares $290.16 million +7.4%6.2%4.8 $198.74
1/15/20251,360,000 shares $263.88 million +7.9%5.8%4.4 $194.03
12/31/20241,260,000 shares $220.82 million +3.3%5.4%4.4 $175.25
12/15/20241,220,000 shares $242.17 million +14.0%5.2%4.3 $198.50
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11/30/20241,070,000 shares $244.75 million -6.1%4.5%3.9 $228.74
11/15/20241,140,000 shares $227.86 million -31.7%4.8%4.1 $199.88
10/31/20241,670,000 shares $362.22 million -7.7%7.1%6.1 $216.90
10/15/20241,810,000 shares $454.56 million +8.4%7.7%6.6 $251.14
9/30/20241,670,000 shares $411.49 million -2.3%7.1%5.6 $246.40
9/15/20241,710,000 shares $381.77 million +5.6%7.2%5.5 $223.26
8/31/20241,620,000 shares $360.14 million -1.2%6.9%5 $222.31
8/15/20241,640,000 shares $346.73 million +5.1%6.9%4.8 $211.42
7/31/20241,560,000 shares $422.17 million -4.9%6.6%4.3 $270.62
7/15/20241,640,000 shares $384.28 million +17.1%7.0%4.9 $234.32
6/30/20241,400,000 shares $287.95 million +2.9%5.9%4.3 $205.68
6/15/20241,360,000 shares $291.95 million -1.5%5.8%4.4 $214.67
5/31/20241,380,000 shares $292.26 million +19.0%5.8%4.6 $211.78
5/15/20241,160,000 shares $270.76 million -0.9%4.9%4 $233.41
4/30/20241,170,000 shares $275.80 million +4.5%5.0%4.2 $235.73
4/15/20241,120,000 shares $265.96 million +3.7%4.7%4.2 $237.46
3/31/20241,080,000 shares $279.43 million -3.6%4.6%4.3 $258.73
3/15/20241,120,000 shares $268.11 million +6.7%4.7%4.6 $239.38
2/29/20241,050,000 shares $250.85 million +10.2%4.5%4.2 $238.90
2/15/2024953,200 shares $202.85 million +9.4%4.1%3.9 $212.81
1/31/2024871,400 shares $169.96 million -1.1%3.7%3.7 $195.05
1/15/2024880,800 shares $164.41 million -10.5%3.7%3.7 $186.66
12/31/2023984,300 shares $179.95 million -58.5%4.2%4.3 $182.82
12/15/20232,370,000 shares $428.19 million +92.7%10.0%10.4 $180.67
11/30/20231,230,000 shares $185.15 million +11.8%5.2%5.3 $150.53
11/15/20231,100,000 shares $151.17 million -6.0%4.7%4.8 $137.43
10/31/20231,170,000 shares $130.82 million -10.0%5.0%5.1 $111.81
10/15/20231,300,000 shares $152.78 million -6.5%5.5%5.9 $117.52
9/30/20231,390,000 shares $173.60 million +3.0%5.9%6.4 $124.89
9/15/20231,350,000 shares $172.13 million +2.3%5.7%6.2 $127.50
8/31/20231,320,000 shares $190.87 million -7.7%5.6%6 $144.60
8/15/20231,430,000 shares $221.68 million -12.8%6.1%6.9 $155.02
7/31/20231,640,000 shares $242.75 million -1.8%6.9%8.3 $148.02
7/15/20231,670,000 shares $243.65 million +20.1%7.1%8.3 $145.90
6/30/20231,390,000 shares $194.82 million -4.8%5.9%6.7 $140.16
6/15/20231,460,000 shares $185.64 million +5.0%6.2%6.8 $127.15
5/31/20231,390,000 shares $145.31 million -1.4%5.9%6.4 $104.54
5/15/20231,410,000 shares $161.64 million +3.7%6.0%5.8 $114.64
4/30/20231,360,000 shares $169.01 million +3.8%5.8%5.4 $124.27
4/15/20231,310,000 shares $146.55 million No Change5.6%5.4 $111.87
3/31/20231,310,000 shares $149.38 million -5.1%5.6%5.4 $114.03
3/15/20231,380,000 shares $145.26 million +19.0%5.9%5.8 $105.26
2/28/20231,160,000 shares $133.84 million +10.5%5.0%5.2 $115.38
2/15/20231,050,000 shares $119.39 million -10.3%4.5%5 $113.70
1/31/20231,170,000 shares $128.81 million +7.3%5.0%5.9 $110.09
1/15/20231,090,000 shares $112.92 million -9.2%4.7%5.4 $103.60
12/30/20221,200,000 shares $102.72 million +1.7%5.2%6.6 $85.60
12/15/20221,180,000 shares $109.09 million -2.5%5.1%6.3 $92.45
11/30/20221,210,000 shares $102.77 million +10.0%5.2%7.1 $84.93
11/15/20221,100,000 shares $90.45 million +12.3%4.7%6.8 $82.23
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10/31/2022979,900 shares $84.27 million -0.5%4.2%6.6 $86.00
10/15/2022984,600 shares $78.10 million -16.6%4.2%7 $79.32
9/30/20221,180,000 shares $95.57 million +0.9%5.1%8 $80.99
9/15/20221,170,000 shares $98.08 million +17.0%5.0%7.8 $83.83
8/31/20221,000,000 shares $90.56 million -2.9%4.3%5.6 $90.56
8/15/20221,030,000 shares $106.97 million -5.5%4.4%5.3 $103.85
7/31/20221,090,000 shares $110.55 million -6.8%4.6%5.1 $101.42
7/15/20221,170,000 shares $105.72 million +13.6%4.9%5.1 $90.36
6/30/20221,030,000 shares $85.65 million -8.0%4.3%4 $83.16
6/15/20221,120,000 shares $94.86 million +19.9%4.7%4.1 $84.70
5/31/2022934,000 shares $89.23 million +19.1%3.9%3.6 $95.54
5/15/2022784,300 shares $69.87 million +5.5%3.3%2.9 $89.08
4/30/2022743,800 shares $59.85 million -17.8%3.0%2.9 $80.47
4/15/2022904,500 shares $72.77 million -13.0%3.3%3.7 $80.45
3/31/20221,040,000 shares $87.87 million -2.8%3.7%4.7 $84.49
3/15/20221,070,000 shares $108.61 million +16.1%3.8%5.6 $101.50
2/28/2022921,300 shares $89.09 million -2.9%3.4%4.9 $96.70
2/15/2022949,000 shares $103.64 million -2.8%3.9%5.2 $109.21
1/31/2022975,900 shares $108.12 million +7.7%4.0%5.6 $110.79
1/15/2022906,200 shares $107.67 million +8.7%3.7%4.9 $118.81
12/31/2021833,500 shares $116.46 million -9.8%3.4%4.5 $139.72
12/15/2021924,200 shares $128.67 million -4.8%3.8%5.1 $139.22
11/30/2021970,500 shares $125.28 million -12.6%4.0%5.6 $129.09
11/15/20211,110,000 shares $146.73 million -14.6%4.6%6.8 $132.19
10/29/20211,300,000 shares $165.17 million +3.2%5.4%7.8 $127.05
10/15/20211,260,000 shares $140.36 million +15.6%5.3%7.5 $111.40
9/30/20211,090,000 shares $116.79 million -0.9%4.6%6 $107.15
9/15/20211,100,000 shares $131.22 million +2.8%4.6%5.7 $119.29
8/31/20211,070,000 shares $132.87 million +8.1%4.5%5.2 $124.18

IBP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Installed Building Products shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 1,710,354 shares of IBP short. 7.36% of Installed Building Products' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Installed Building Products' current short interest.

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. IBP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.4. Learn More on Installed Building Products's short interest ratio.

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. 7.36% of Installed Building Products' floating shares are currently sold short.

Installed Building Products saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,710,354 shares, an increase of 4.5% from the previous total of 1,636,170 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.

7.36% of Installed Building Products' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Installed Building Products: Boise Cascade, L.L.C. (4.14%), Builders FirstSource, Inc. (7.65%), D.R. Horton, Inc. (3.78%), KB Home (12.94%), Lennar Corporation (7.73%), M/I Homes, Inc. (5.09%), Meritage Homes Corporation (6.48%), PulteGroup, Inc. (4.94%), Toll Brothers Inc. (4.66%), NVR, Inc. (4.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling IBP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Installed Building Products as its price is falling. IBP shares are trading up $3.17 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.

A short squeeze for Installed Building Products 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 IBP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including IBP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NYSE:IBP is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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