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USA Compression Partners (USAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$24.95 +0.02 (+0.08%)
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USA Compression Partners Short Interest Data

USA Compression Partners (USAC) has a short interest of 5.38 million shares, representing 7.78% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 98.52% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 20.5, indicating that it would take 20.5 days of the average trading volume of 321,930 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,380,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,710,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+98.52%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$135.79 million
Short Interest Ratio
20.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
117,580,000 shares
Float Size
69,160,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.78%
Today's Trading Volume
61,399 shares
Average Trading Volume
321,930 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
19%
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USAC Short Interest Over Time

USAC Days to Cover Over Time

USAC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

USA Compression Partners Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/15/20255,380,000 shares $135.79 million +98.5%7.8%20.5 $25.24
5/31/20252,710,000 shares $68.62 million +5.0%4.1%10.2 $25.32
5/15/20252,580,000 shares $62.51 million -0.8%3.9%9.3 $24.23
4/30/20252,600,000 shares $63.60 million +4.4%4.0%7.6 $24.46
4/15/20252,490,000 shares $61.89 million -2.4%3.8%6 $24.86
3/31/20252,550,000 shares $68.88 million +28.8%3.9%6 $27.01
3/15/20251,980,000 shares $52.12 million -7.5%3.0%4.5 $26.33
2/28/20252,140,000 shares $57.67 million -9.3%3.3%4.9 $26.95
2/15/20252,360,000 shares $67.11 million -9.9%3.6%5.8 $28.44
1/31/20252,620,000 shares $69.71 million +63.8%4.0%6.7 $26.61
1/15/20251,600,000 shares $40.30 million +3.2%2.5%5.3 $25.19
12/31/20241,550,000 shares $36.52 million -10.9%2.4%5.3 $23.56
12/15/20241,740,000 shares $39.71 million -12.1%2.7%6.4 $22.82
11/30/20241,980,000 shares $47.50 million -2.5%3.0%8.3 $23.99
11/15/20242,030,000 shares $46.39 million +0.5%3.1%8.5 $22.85
10/31/20242,020,000 shares $44.06 million -1.0%3.1%8.1 $21.81
10/15/20242,040,000 shares $46.41 million -1.9%3.1%7.2 $22.75
9/30/20242,080,000 shares $47.65 million -3.3%3.2%7.1 $22.91
9/15/20242,150,000 shares $48.40 million -5.3%3.3%6.6 $22.51
8/31/20242,270,000 shares $51.10 million -13.7%3.5%5.2 $22.51
8/15/20242,630,000 shares $57.81 million -7.4%4.0%6.2 $21.98
7/31/20242,840,000 shares $65.09 million -4.1%4.2%6.4 $22.92
7/15/20242,960,000 shares $72.19 million +37.7%4.4%7.4 $24.39
6/30/20242,150,000 shares $51.02 million +64.1%3.2%5.4 $23.73
6/15/20241,310,000 shares $30.82 million +8.3%2.0%3.5 $23.53
5/31/20241,210,000 shares $29.65 million -19.9%2.1%4.1 $24.50
5/15/20241,510,000 shares $36.78 million +8.6%2.7%5.1 $24.36
4/30/20241,390,000 shares $33.68 million -2.8%2.8%3.8 $24.23
4/15/20241,430,000 shares $35.91 million -35.3%2.8%3.5 $25.12
3/31/20242,210,000 shares $58.94 million +23.5%3.9%5.3 $26.67
3/15/20241,790,000 shares $49.31 million -25.4%3.2%3.8 $27.55
2/29/20242,400,000 shares $59.93 million -16.1%4.5%3.5 $24.97
2/15/20242,860,000 shares $69.07 million +35.6%5.3%4 $24.15
1/31/20242,110,000 shares $52.64 million -27.2%4.2%3 $24.95
1/15/20242,900,000 shares $69.34 million -22.3%5.9%4.8 $23.91
12/31/20233,730,000 shares $85.16 million +145.4%7.4%6.4 $22.83
12/15/20231,520,000 shares $37.16 million +8.6%3.1%2.6 $24.45
11/30/20231,400,000 shares $33.37 million -7.3%2.9%4.3 $23.84
11/15/20231,510,000 shares $39.76 million +9.4%3.1%5.3 $26.33
10/31/20231,380,000 shares $34.64 million +14.1%2.8%5.4 $25.10
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10/15/20231,210,000 shares $31.02 million +79.2%2.4%5.4 $25.64
9/30/2023675,400 shares $16.12 million +7.5%1.3%3.5 $23.86
9/15/2023628,400 shares $13.91 million +4.4%1.2%4.9 $22.13
8/31/2023602,200 shares $12.80 million -6.6%1.2%4.8 $21.25
8/15/2023644,700 shares $12.87 million -11.6%1.3%5.6 $19.97
7/31/2023729,300 shares $14.52 million -4.8%1.4%6 $19.91
7/15/2023766,000 shares $15.66 million +8.1%1.5%6.1 $20.45
6/30/2023708,500 shares $13.98 million -1.3%1.4%5.9 $19.73
6/15/2023718,000 shares $14.61 million -6.7%1.4%5.4 $20.35
5/31/2023769,800 shares $14.38 million -12.2%1.5%5.1 $18.68
5/15/2023876,400 shares $17.03 million -14.9%1.7%5 $19.43
4/30/20231,030,000 shares $21.53 million -2.8%2.0%5.1 $20.90
4/15/20231,060,000 shares $22.76 million +5.0%2.1%5.3 $21.47
3/31/20231,010,000 shares $21.34 million -4.7%2.0%4.7 $21.13
3/15/20231,060,000 shares $21.03 million +9.3%1.1%5.1 $19.84
2/28/2023969,800 shares $20.30 million -4.9%1.0%4 $20.93
2/15/20231,020,000 shares $21.56 million -20.3%1.1%4.6 $21.14
1/31/20231,280,000 shares $26.50 million +7.6%1.3%6.8 $20.70
1/15/20231,190,000 shares $24.88 million +9.2%1.2%6.3 $20.91
12/30/20221,090,000 shares $21.29 million +28.9%1.1%6 $19.53
12/15/2022845,600 shares $16.63 million +7.9%0.9%4.7 $19.67
11/30/2022783,600 shares $14.39 million +3.0%0.8%6 $18.37
11/15/2022760,900 shares $13.99 million +3.9%0.8%6.3 $18.39
10/31/2022732,600 shares $13.25 million -15.1%0.8%6 $18.09
10/15/2022863,000 shares $15.30 million +1.1%0.9%7.2 $17.73
9/30/2022853,900 shares $14.86 million -4.4%0.9%7.2 $17.40
9/15/2022892,800 shares $16.11 million -5.0%0.9%7.1 $18.04
8/31/2022939,600 shares $16.97 million -3.3%1.0%6.1 $18.06
8/15/2022972,000 shares $17.43 million -1.6%1.0%6 $17.93
7/31/2022987,600 shares $17.50 million +4.0%2.1%5.8 $17.72
7/15/2022949,700 shares $16.65 million +4.2%2.0%5.1 $17.53
6/30/2022911,800 shares $15.25 million +6.8%2.0%4.7 $16.72
6/15/2022853,500 shares $14.21 million +3.5%1.8%4.1 $16.65
5/31/2022825,000 shares $15.15 million -8.6%0.9%4.5 $18.36
5/15/2022902,100 shares $15.88 million +22.1%0.9%4.2 $17.60
4/30/2022738,600 shares $13.09 million -0.2%0.8%3.3 $17.72
4/15/2022740,300 shares $14.47 million +11.5%0.8%3.3 $19.55
3/31/2022663,900 shares $11.69 million -26.0%0.7%3 $17.61
3/15/2022897,500 shares $15.51 million +13.5%0.9%3.9 $17.28
2/28/2022790,800 shares $13.86 million +7.4%0.8%3.5 $17.53
2/15/2022736,400 shares $12.17 million +14.7%0.8%3.4 $16.53
1/31/2022641,900 shares $10.11 million +0.6%0.7%2.7 $15.75
1/15/2022638,200 shares $11.19 million +17.2%0.7%2.4 $17.53
12/31/2021544,400 shares $9.50 million +2.6%0.6%2 $17.45
12/15/2021530,700 shares $8.00 million -6.4%0.6%2.1 $15.07
11/30/2021566,700 shares $8.32 million +1.6%0.6%2.3 $14.69
11/15/2021557,700 shares $8.62 million -0.1%0.6%2.5 $15.45
10/29/2021558,200 shares $8.87 million +8.1%0.6%2.6 $15.89
10/15/2021516,600 shares $9.06 million +0.2%0.5%2.6 $17.53
9/30/2021515,800 shares $8.55 million -1.7%0.5%2.6 $16.57
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9/15/2021524,900 shares $8.17 million +3.1%0.6%2.7 $15.56
8/31/2021509,100 shares $7.72 million +2.1%0.5%2.4 $15.16
8/13/2021498,600 shares $7.68 million -9.3%0.5%2.1 $15.40
7/30/2021549,400 shares $8.39 million +26.4%0.6%2.2 $15.27
7/15/2021434,500 shares $7.21 million +3.5%0.5%1.7 $16.60
6/30/2021419,800 shares $6.92 million +2.1%0.4%1.7 $16.48
6/15/2021411,000 shares $6.64 million -10.9%0.4%1.5 $16.15
5/28/2021461,500 shares $7.12 million +2.1%0.5%1.7 $15.43
5/14/2021451,900 shares $6.75 million -0.3%N/A1.5 $14.93
4/30/2021453,100 shares $6.89 million -11.9%N/A1.5 $15.20
4/15/2021514,300 shares $7.85 million +6.1%N/A1.7 $15.27
3/31/2021484,900 shares $7.40 million +60.4%N/A1.7 $15.27
3/15/2021302,400 shares $4.74 million -31.6%N/A1.1 $15.69
2/26/2021442,000 shares $6.43 million +35.9%N/A1.7 $14.54
2/12/2021325,300 shares $4.80 million +21.7%0.7%1.4 $14.77
1/29/2021267,400 shares $3.52 million -27.4%0.5%1.1 $13.17
1/15/2021368,500 shares $5.66 million -21.5%0.7%1.5 $15.35
12/31/2020469,100 shares $5.89 million -25.7%1.0%2.2 $12.56
12/15/2020631,400 shares $7.96 million +4.1%1.3%3 $12.61
11/30/2020606,500 shares $7.32 million +3.2%1.2%2.9 $12.07
10/30/2020616,500 shares $6.23 million -11.2%1.2%2.9 $10.10
10/15/2020694,000 shares $7.67 million -18.2%1.4%3.1 $11.05
9/30/2020848,100 shares $8.49 million -25.6%1.7%3.8 $10.01
9/15/20201,140,000 shares $12.65 million +2.7%2.3%4.5 $11.10
8/31/20201,110,000 shares $12.25 million -8.3%2.2%3.9 $11.04
8/14/20201,210,000 shares $14.59 million -11.7%2.5%4.1 $12.06
7/31/20201,370,000 shares $15.81 million +3.0%2.8%4.3 $11.54
7/15/20201,330,000 shares $13.50 million -4.3%2.7%3.8 $10.15

USAC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is USA Compression Partners' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of USA Compression Partners shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 5,380,000 shares of USAC short. 7.78% of USA Compression Partners' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on USA Compression Partners' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for USA Compression Partners?

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. USAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 20.0. Learn More on USA Compression Partners's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting USA Compression Partners?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of USA Compression Partners: Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for USA Compression Partners?

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. 7.78% of USA Compression Partners' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is USA Compression Partners' short interest increasing or decreasing?

USA Compression Partners saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,380,000 shares, an increase of 98.5% from the previous total of 2,710,000 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 USA Compression Partners' float size?

USA Compression Partners currently has issued a total of 117,580,000 shares. Some of USA Compression Partners' 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. USA Compression Partners currently has a public float of 69,160,000 shares.

How does USA Compression Partners' short interest compare to its competitors?

7.78% of USA Compression Partners' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "energy" compare to USA Compression Partners: Evolution Petroleum Corporation, Inc. (3.86%), NOV Inc. (7.33%), Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (11.90%), North American Construction Group Ltd. (2.63%), Matrix Service Company (2.39%), Oil States International, Inc. (2.51%), Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (2.30%), Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (1.39%), Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (0.55%), Recon Technology, Ltd. (0.27%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short USA Compression Partners stock?

Short selling USAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from USA Compression Partners as its price is falling. USAC shares are trading up $0.02 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 USA Compression Partners?

A short squeeze for USA Compression Partners 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 USAC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is USA Compression Partners' 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 USAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025.




This page (NYSE:USAC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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