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Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$4.57 -0.03 (-0.65%)
As of 08/17/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp (SBS) had a short interest of 24.15 million shares sold short, representing 0.69% of the public float. This marks a 66.37% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, meaning it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 7.85 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
24,149,215 shares
Previous Short Interest
14,515,329 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
66.37%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$131.98 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
3,518,870,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.69%
Today's Trading Volume
13,530,110 shares
Average Trading Volume
7,845,941 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
172%
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Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp 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
7/31/202624,149,215 shares $131.98 million +66.4%0.7%3.89 $5.47
7/15/202614,515,329 shares $85.86 million -43.9%0.4%2.9 $5.92
6/30/202625,870,594 shares $149.66 million +28.3%0.7%3.25 $5.79
6/15/202620,166,195 shares $112.22 million +46.6%0.6%2.77 $5.57
5/29/202613,755,555 shares $75.86 million -5.8%0.4%2.77 $5.52
5/15/202614,602,841 shares $83.60 million +413.4%0.4%2.65 $5.73
4/30/20262,844,497 shares $478.49 million +6.9%0.1%1.79 $168.22
4/15/20262,661,269 shares $452.47 million -4.0%0.1%2.26 $170.02
3/31/20262,771,980 shares $423.18 million -10.6%0.1%1.75 $152.67
3/13/20263,099,566 shares $84.56 million -7.6%0.4%1.73 $27.28
2/27/20263,354,612 shares $504.28 million -14.5%0.1%3.58 $150.33
2/13/20263,923,669 shares $574.13 million +2.9%0.1%2.8 $146.33
1/30/20263,813,814 shares $102.35 million +96.5%0.5%2.67 $26.84
1/15/20261,940,905 shares $44.82 million -25.2%0.3%1.62 $23.09
12/31/20252,594,849 shares $61.94 million +11.4%0.4%2.29 $23.87
12/15/20252,329,474 shares $59.66 million -14.6%0.3%1.95 $25.61
11/28/20252,726,957 shares $71.84 million +30.4%0.4%3.11 $26.35
11/14/20252,091,756 shares $56.17 million -33.0%0.3%1.67 $26.86
10/31/20253,120,434 shares $76.68 million +0.8%0.5%3.57 $24.58
10/15/20253,100,000 shares $71.84 million +9.5%0.5%2.8 $23.18
9/30/20252,830,000 shares $70.34 million -15.8%0.4%2.5 $24.86
9/15/20253,360,000 shares $80.54 million +5.0%0.5%3 $23.97
8/31/20253,200,000 shares $72.32 million -40.5%0.5%3 $22.60
8/15/20255,380,000 shares $116.15 million -2.2%0.8%5.2 $21.59
7/31/20255,500,000 shares $106.01 million +70.8%0.8%5.2 $19.28
7/15/20253,220,000 shares $64.61 million -5.9%0.5%3 $20.07
6/30/20253,420,000 shares $75.24 million -2.3%0.5%2.9 $22.00
6/15/20253,500,000 shares $72.80 million +13.6%0.5%2.9 $20.80
5/31/20253,080,000 shares $63.14 million -15.4%0.5%2.5 $20.50
5/15/20253,640,000 shares $74.07 million +23.0%0.5%3.1 $20.35
4/30/20252,960,000 shares $60.12 million No Change0.4%2.6 $20.31
4/15/20252,960,000 shares $54.39 million -3.9%0.4%2.9 $18.37
3/31/20253,080,000 shares $54.95 million -36.1%0.5%3.3 $17.84
3/15/20254,820,000 shares $83.12 million -3.2%0.7%5.8 $17.25
2/28/20254,980,000 shares $80.13 million -0.8%0.7%6.2 $16.09
2/15/20255,020,000 shares $89.23 million +2.7%0.7%6 $17.78
1/31/20254,890,000 shares $79.14 million -20.5%0.7%5.8 $16.19
1/15/20256,150,000 shares $94.53 million +1.2%0.9%7.2 $15.37
12/31/20246,080,000 shares $87.13 million -4.0%0.9%6.7 $14.33
12/15/20246,330,000 shares $93.37 million -9.6%0.9%6.5 $14.75
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11/30/20247,000,000 shares $106.82 million +19.5%1.0%7.3 $15.26
11/15/20245,860,000 shares $99.09 million -11.1%0.9%5.9 $16.91
10/31/20246,590,000 shares $104.72 million -12.1%1.0%5.9 $15.89
10/15/20247,500,000 shares $121.28 million +11.0%1.1%6 $16.17
9/30/20246,760,000 shares $111.78 million -4.4%1.0%4.8 $16.54
9/15/20247,070,000 shares $120.61 million -10.2%1.0%4.9 $17.06
8/31/20247,870,000 shares $132.14 million +34.3%1.2%5.5 $16.79
8/15/20245,860,000 shares $105.66 million +0.2%0.9%4.2 $18.03
7/31/20245,850,000 shares $91.44 million -25.7%0.9%4.8 $15.63
7/15/20247,870,000 shares $118.13 million +197.0%1.2%6.8 $15.01
6/30/20242,650,000 shares $35.64 million +23.8%0.4%2.8 $13.45
6/15/20242,140,000 shares $29.79 million +7.5%0.3%2.5 $13.92
5/31/20241,990,000 shares $28.16 million -4.8%0.3%2.2 $14.15
5/15/20242,090,000 shares $32.08 million -21.1%0.3%2.4 $15.35
4/30/20242,650,000 shares $41.42 million +18.3%0.4%3 $15.63
4/15/20242,240,000 shares $34.76 million -16.1%0.3%2.5 $15.52
3/31/20242,670,000 shares $44.94 million +10.3%0.4%3 $16.83
3/15/20242,420,000 shares $36.93 million +31.5%0.4%2.8 $15.26
2/29/20241,840,000 shares $29.07 million -18.2%0.3%2.1 $15.80
2/15/20242,250,000 shares $36.37 million -2.6%0.3%2.5 $16.17
1/31/20242,310,000 shares $36.82 million +12.7%0.3%2.4 $15.94
1/15/20242,050,000 shares $32.55 million +7.9%0.3%1.9 $15.88
12/31/20231,900,000 shares $28.94 million -12.4%0.3%1.7 $15.23
12/15/20232,170,000 shares $31.05 million -7.3%0.3%1.8 $14.31
11/30/20232,340,000 shares $32.10 million -18.2%0.3%1.9 $13.72
11/15/20232,860,000 shares $37.25 million -6.8%0.4%2.4 $13.03
10/31/20233,070,000 shares $35.43 million +12.0%0.5%2.5 $11.54
10/15/20232,740,000 shares $32.96 million +51.4%0.4%2.1 $12.03
9/30/20231,810,000 shares $21.94 million +9.7%0.3%1.6 $12.12
9/15/20231,650,000 shares $20.33 million -31.3%0.2%1.4 $12.32
8/31/20232,400,000 shares $27.84 million -11.8%0.4%2.1 $11.60
8/15/20232,720,000 shares $30.00 million -0.4%0.4%2.2 $11.03
7/31/20232,730,000 shares $33.35 million +17.2%0.4%2.1 $12.22
7/15/20232,330,000 shares $26.42 million +3.6%0.3%1.6 $11.34
6/30/20232,250,000 shares $26.64 million -43.9%0.3%1.5 $11.84
6/15/20234,010,000 shares $44.59 million -12.8%0.6%2.4 $11.12
5/31/20234,600,000 shares $47.93 million +52.3%0.7%2.6 $10.42
5/15/20233,020,000 shares $32.62 million -31.8%0.4%1.7 $10.80
4/30/20234,430,000 shares $40.98 million +10.2%0.7%2.4 $9.25
4/15/20234,020,000 shares $40.60 million -0.3%0.6%2.2 $10.10
3/31/20234,030,000 shares $40.34 million +7.5%0.6%2.2 $10.01
3/15/20233,750,000 shares $37.76 million +30.7%0.6%1.9 $10.07
2/28/20232,870,000 shares $28.56 million -5.9%0.4%1.3 $9.95
2/15/20233,050,000 shares $31.75 million -21.8%0.5%1.3 $10.41
1/31/20233,900,000 shares $42.94 million -22.3%0.6%1.4 $11.01
1/15/20235,020,000 shares $53.71 million -14.3%0.7%1.7 $10.70
12/30/20225,860,000 shares $62.47 million +11.2%0.9%1.8 $10.66
12/15/20225,270,000 shares $54.86 million -4.2%0.8%1.4 $10.41
11/30/20225,500,000 shares $63.53 million -30.1%0.8%1.5 $11.55
11/15/20227,870,000 shares $86.33 million +30.7%1.2%2.1 $10.97
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9/30/20225,370,000 shares $48.92 million +49.6%0.8%1.9 $9.11
9/15/20223,590,000 shares $33.42 million -15.5%N/A1.7 $9.31
8/31/20224,250,000 shares $39.78 million +5.5%N/A2.2 $9.36
8/15/20224,030,000 shares $35.18 million +32.6%N/A2.1 $8.73
7/31/20223,040,000 shares $26.05 million -16.7%N/A1.4 $8.57
7/15/20223,650,000 shares $29.02 million +0.3%N/A1.6 $7.95
6/30/20223,640,000 shares $29.08 million +5.5%N/A1.5 $7.99
6/15/20223,450,000 shares $28.91 million -17.9%N/A1.2 $8.38
5/31/20224,200,000 shares $40.45 million +38.6%0.6%1.4 $9.63
5/15/20223,030,000 shares $26.97 million -52.4%0.4%1 $8.90
4/30/20226,370,000 shares $57.27 million -8.9%0.9%2.2 $8.99
4/15/20226,990,000 shares $74.30 million +146.1%1.0%2.5 $10.63
3/31/20222,840,000 shares $27.92 million +3.7%0.4%1 $9.83
3/15/20222,740,000 shares $22.66 million -47.9%0.4%1.3 $8.27
2/28/20225,260,000 shares $42.13 million -23.3%0.8%2.6 $8.01
2/15/20226,860,000 shares $48.57 million -7.2%1.0%3.3 $7.08
1/31/20227,390,000 shares $52.25 million -16.0%1.1%3.7 $7.07
1/15/20228,800,000 shares $56.14 million -6.7%1.3%4.5 $6.38
12/31/20219,430,000 shares $69.22 million +4.9%1.4%4.9 $7.34
12/15/20218,990,000 shares $63.20 million +42.9%1.3%3.8 $7.03
11/30/20216,290,000 shares $37.87 million +9.6%0.9%2.6 $6.02
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10/15/20216,940,000 shares $49.83 million -4.0%1.0%2.8 $7.18
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SBS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 24,149,215 shares of SBS short. 0.69% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's 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. SBS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.9. Learn More on Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp'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. 0.69% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 24,149,215 shares, an increase of 66.4% from the previous total of 14,515,329 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.

0.69% of Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp: American Water Works Company, Inc. (6.08%), Essential Utilities Inc. (1.97%), American States Water Company (2.45%), California Water Service Group (2.91%), H2O America (12.21%), Middlesex Water Company (4.47%), The York Water Company (4.14%), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (4.07%), Artesian Resources Corporation (1.12%), Cadiz, Inc. (10.81%),

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 SBS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp as its price is falling. SBS shares are trading down $0.03 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 Companhia de saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo - Sabesp 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 SBS, 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 SBS, 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 SBS:

  • 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:SBS 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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