Friedman Industries (FRD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $16.04 +0.61 (+3.95%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.04 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/8/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisChartDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock Friedman Industries Short Interest DataFriedman Industries (FRD) has a short interest of 171,400 shares, representing 2.58% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.21% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.5, indicating that it would take 5.5 days of the average trading volume of 23,602 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest171,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest173,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.21%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.72 millionShort Interest Ratio5.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares6,970,000 sharesFloat Size6,650,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.58%Today's Trading Volume27,942 sharesAverage Trading Volume23,602 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average118% Short Selling Friedman Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Friedman Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFRD Short Interest Over TimeFRD Days to Cover Over TimeFRD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Friedman Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025171,400 shares $2.72 million -1.2%2.6%5.5 $15.87 6/30/2025173,500 shares $2.87 million +540.2%2.6%5.5 $16.56 6/15/202527,100 shares $452.30 thousand +93.6%0.4%1.3 $16.69 5/31/202514,000 shares $229.88 thousand -32.0%0.2%0.7 $16.42 5/15/202520,600 shares $331.66 thousand -17.3%0.3%1.1 $16.10 4/30/202524,900 shares $428.53 thousand +2.9%0.4%1.3 $17.21 4/15/202524,200 shares $389.38 thousand No Change0.4%1.2 $16.09 3/31/202524,200 shares $360.34 thousand +21.0%0.4%1.3 $14.89 3/15/202520,000 shares $330 thousand -33.3%0.3%1.4 $16.50 2/28/202530,000 shares $0.00 -33.8%0.5%2.2 $0.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FRD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Friedman Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202545,300 shares $0.00 +327.4%0.7%3.4 $0.00 1/31/202510,600 shares $0.00 -28.9%0.2%0.9 $0.00 1/15/202514,900 shares $0.00 +47.5%0.2%1.4 $0.00 12/31/202410,100 shares $0.00 +7.5%0.2%1 $0.00 12/15/20249,400 shares $0.00 +129.3%0.1%0.9 $0.00 11/30/20244,100 shares $0.00 -18.0%0.1%0.3 $0.00 11/15/20245,000 shares $0.00 -38.3%0.1%0.4 $0.00 10/31/20248,100 shares $0.00 -2.4%0.1%0.7 $0.00 10/15/20248,300 shares $0.00 -27.2%0.1%0.6 $0.00 9/30/202411,400 shares $0.00 +93.2%0.2%0.6 $0.00 9/15/20245,900 shares $0.00 No Change0.1%0.3 $0.00 8/31/20245,900 shares $0.00 -3.3%0.1%0.3 $0.00 8/15/20246,100 shares $0.00 -41.9%0.1%0.3 $0.00 7/31/202410,500 shares $0.00 -0.9%0.2%0.5 $0.00 7/15/202410,600 shares $0.00 +29.3%0.2%0.6 $0.00 6/30/20248,200 shares $0.00 -2.4%0.1%0.5 $0.00 6/15/20248,400 shares $0.00 -21.5%0.1%0.5 $0.00 5/31/202410,700 shares $0.00 +5.9%0.2%0.7 $0.00 5/15/202410,100 shares $0.00 -34.0%0.2%0.7 $0.00 4/30/202415,300 shares $0.00 +16.8%0.2%0.8 $0.00 4/15/202413,100 shares $0.00 +10.1%0.2%0.7 $0.00 3/31/202411,900 shares $0.00 No Change0.2%0.6 $0.00 3/15/202411,900 shares $0.00 +9.2%0.2%0.6 $0.00 2/29/202410,900 shares $0.00 -27.8%0.2%0.5 $0.00 2/15/202415,100 shares $0.00 +28.0%0.2%0.6 $0.00 1/31/202411,800 shares $0.00 -7.1%N/A0.6 $0.00 1/15/202412,700 shares $0.00 -18.1%N/A0.6 $0.00 12/31/202315,500 shares $0.00 -18.4%N/A0.7 $0.00 12/15/202319,000 shares $0.00 +104.3%N/A0.9 $0.00 11/30/20239,300 shares $0.00 -41.5%0.1%0.4 $0.00Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (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. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 11/15/202315,900 shares $0.00 +174.1%0.2%0.7 $0.00 10/31/20235,800 shares $0.00 -21.6%0.1%0.2 $0.00 10/15/20237,400 shares $0.00 -9.8%0.1%0.2 $0.00 9/30/20238,200 shares $0.00 -48.4%0.1%0.2 $0.00 9/15/202315,900 shares $0.00 +13.6%0.2%0.4 $0.00 8/31/202314,000 shares $0.00 -28.6%0.2%0.4 $0.00 8/15/202319,600 shares $0.00 -21.6%0.3%0.7 $0.00 7/31/202325,000 shares $0.00 +101.6%0.4%1 $0.00 7/15/202312,400 shares $164.30 thousand +588.9%0.2%0.6 $13.25 6/30/20231,800 shares $0.00 +12.5%0.0%0.1 $0.00 6/15/20231,600 shares $0.00 -15.8%0.0%0.2 $0.00 5/31/20231,900 shares $0.00 -9.5%0.0%0.2 $0.00 5/15/20232,100 shares $0.00 -36.4%0.0%0.1 $0.00 4/30/20233,300 shares $0.00 +22.2%0.1%0.1 $0.00 4/15/20232,700 shares $0.00 -12.9%0.0%0.1 $0.00 3/31/20233,100 shares $0.00 -35.4%0.1%0.1 $0.00 3/15/20234,800 shares $0.00 -2.0%0.1%0.2 $0.00 2/28/20234,900 shares $0.00 +11.4%0.1%0.2 $0.00 2/15/20234,400 shares $0.00 -30.2%0.1%0.2 $0.00 1/31/20236,300 shares $0.00 -19.2%0.1%0.3 $0.00 1/15/20237,800 shares $0.00 -1.3%0.1%0.4 $0.00 12/30/20227,900 shares $0.00 +6.8%0.1%0.4 $0.00 12/15/20227,400 shares $0.00 -12.9%0.1%0.4 $0.00 11/30/20228,500 shares $0.00 +19.7%0.1%0.4 $0.00 11/15/20227,100 shares $0.00 -60.8%0.1%0.3 $0.00 10/31/202218,100 shares $0.00 +24.8%0.3%0.8 $0.00 10/15/202214,500 shares $0.00 -22.0%0.2%0.6 $0.00 9/30/202218,600 shares $0.00 +86.0%0.3%0.8 $0.00 9/15/202210,000 shares $0.00 -27.0%0.2%0.4 $0.00 8/31/202213,700 shares $0.00 -26.3%0.2%0.6 $0.00 8/15/202218,600 shares $0.00 -8.8%0.3%0.9 $0.00 7/31/202220,400 shares $0.00 +142.9%0.3%1.1 $0.00 7/15/20228,400 shares $0.00 -32.3%0.2%0.5 $0.00 6/30/202212,400 shares $0.00 -3.1%0.2%0.9 $0.00 6/15/202212,800 shares $0.00 -1.5%0.2%1 $0.00 5/31/202213,000 shares $0.00 -13.9%0.2%1 $0.00 5/15/202215,100 shares $0.00 -17.5%0.3%0.6 $0.00 4/30/202218,300 shares $0.00 +32.6%0.3%0.5 $0.00 4/15/202213,800 shares $0.00 +25.5%0.2%0.4 $0.00 3/31/202211,000 shares $0.00 -70.0%0.2%0.3 $0.00 3/15/202236,600 shares $0.00 +42.4%0.6%0.9 $0.00 2/28/202225,700 shares $0.00 +93.2%0.4%0.6 $0.00 2/15/202213,300 shares $0.00 -33.2%0.2%0.4 $0.00 1/31/202219,900 shares $0.00 -33.9%0.3%0.7 $0.00 1/15/202230,100 shares $0.00 -16.2%0.5%1.1 $0.00 12/31/202135,900 shares $0.00 -4.8%0.6%1.4 $0.00 12/15/202137,700 shares $0.00 -0.8%0.6%1.6 $0.00 11/30/202138,000 shares $0.00 -13.0%0.6%1.7 $0.00 11/15/202143,700 shares $0.00 -7.0%0.7%1.4 $0.00 10/29/202147,000 shares $646.72 thousand -12.2%0.7%1.4 $13.76Musk’s Project Colossus could mint millionaires (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. And for a limited time, you have the chance to claim a stake in this project, even though it’s housed inside Elon’s private company, xAI.All the details are waiting for you now — but you need to act before the September 1st funding windo 10/15/202153,500 shares $0.00 -11.0%0.9%1.6 $0.00 9/30/202160,100 shares $0.00 -6.5%1.0%1.6 $0.00 9/15/202164,300 shares $0.00 +26.8%1.0%1.1 $0.00 8/31/202150,700 shares $0.00 -5.2%0.8%0.8 $0.00 8/13/202153,500 shares $0.00 -1.1%0.9%0.6 $0.00 7/30/202154,100 shares $0.00 -14.1%0.9%0.6 $0.00 7/15/202163,000 shares $0.00 -22.6%1.0%0.7 $0.00 6/30/202181,400 shares $0.00 +68.5%1.3%0.9 $0.00 6/15/202148,300 shares $0.00 +47.3%0.8%0.7 $0.00 5/28/202132,800 shares $0.00 +0.3%0.5%0.5 $0.00 5/14/202132,700 shares $0.00 +319.2%0.5%0.6 $0.00 4/30/20217,800 shares $0.00 +188.9%0.1%0.2 $0.00 4/15/20212,700 shares $25.49 thousand -80.9%0.0%0.1 $9.44 3/31/202114,100 shares $119.00 thousand +200.0%0.2%0.5 $8.44 3/15/20214,700 shares $38.96 thousand -67.4%0.1%0.2 $8.29 2/26/202114,400 shares $117.22 thousand +414.3%0.2%0.6 $8.14 2/12/20212,800 shares $23.58 thousand -12.5%0.0%0.1 $8.42 1/29/20213,200 shares $27.97 thousand -5.9%0.1%0.2 $8.74 1/15/20213,400 shares $24.96 thousand +54.6%0.1%0.2 $7.34 12/31/20202,200 shares $15.05 thousand +1,000.0%0.0%0.2 $6.84 12/15/2020200 shares $1.36 thousand -81.8%N/A0 $6.81 11/30/20201,100 shares $6.86 thousand -15.4%0.0%0.1 $6.24 11/15/20201,300 shares $7.53 thousand -27.8%0.0%0.1 $5.79 10/30/20201,800 shares $10.20 thousand +28.6%0.0%0.2 $5.67 10/15/20201,400 shares $8.36 thousand -75.0%0.0%0.1 $5.97 9/30/20205,600 shares $32.48 thousand -30.0%0.1%0.5 $5.80 9/15/20208,000 shares $47.12 thousand +66.7%0.1%0.6 $5.89 8/31/20204,800 shares $29.52 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.4 $6.15 8/14/20203,200 shares $18.98 thousand -50.0%0.1%0.3 $5.93 FRD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Friedman Industries' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Friedman Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 171,400 shares of FRD short. 2.58% of Friedman Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Friedman Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Friedman Industries? 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. FRD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Friedman Industries's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Friedman Industries? 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. 2.58% of Friedman Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Friedman Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? Friedman Industries saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 171,400 shares, a decline of 1.2% from the previous total of 173,500 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 Friedman Industries' float size? Friedman Industries currently has issued a total of 6,970,000 shares. Some of Friedman Industries' 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. Friedman Industries currently has a public float of 6,650,000 shares. How does Friedman Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.58% of Friedman Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Friedman Industries: United States Antimony Co. (15.94%), Ascent Industries Co. (3.48%), Broadwind Energy, Inc. (0.81%), Optical Cable Corporation (2.61%), Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (0.14%), Inno Holdings Inc. (5.13%), Aqua Metals, Inc. (12.08%), Howmet Aerospace Inc. (3.42%), ArcelorMittal (0.36%), Tenaris S.A. (0.72%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Friedman Industries stock? Short selling FRD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Friedman Industries as its price is falling. FRD shares are trading up $0.61 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 Friedman Industries? A short squeeze for Friedman Industries 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 FRD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Friedman Industries' 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 FRD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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