BAE Systems (BAESF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $23.43 +0.28 (+1.19%) As of 04/30/2025 03:51 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestBuy This Stock BAE Systems Short Interest DataBAE Systems (BAESF) has a short interest of 1.10 million shares. This marks a -3.62% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.4, indicating that it would take 7.4 days of the average trading volume of 65,650 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,101,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,142,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.62%Dollar Volume Sold Short$25.48 millionShort Interest Ratio7.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Today's Trading Volume19,637 sharesAverage Trading Volume65,650 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average30% Short Selling BAE Systems? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BAE Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBAESF Short Interest Over TimeBAESF Days to Cover Over TimeBAESF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BAE Systems Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20251,101,400 shares $25.48 million -3.6%N/A7.4 $23.13 3/31/20251,142,800 shares $23.07 million +36.3%N/A17.7 $20.19 3/15/2025838,600 shares $18.07 million -5.6%N/A2.6 $21.55 2/28/2025888,200 shares $16.46 million -37.7%N/A5.7 $18.53 2/15/20251,425,500 shares $22.24 million -0.3%N/A28 $15.60 1/31/20251,429,200 shares $21.58 million -9.9%N/A14.5 $15.10 1/15/20251,587,000 shares $23.59 million +30.6%N/A16.9 $14.86 12/31/20241,215,100 shares $17.67 million +52.3%N/A14.3 $14.54 12/15/2024798,100 shares $12.17 million +16.8%N/A8.4 $15.25 11/30/2024683,200 shares $10.59 million -23.7%N/A32.1 $15.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BAESF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BAE Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/2024894,800 shares $15.03 million +34.6%N/A42.8 $16.80 10/31/2024664,900 shares $10.68 million +22.0%N/A24.6 $16.06 10/15/2024544,800 shares $9.32 million -26.8%N/A13.5 $17.10 9/30/2024744,500 shares $12.25 million +4.7%N/A56.4 $16.45 9/15/2024711,200 shares $12.48 million -14.3%N/A22.1 $17.55 8/31/2024830,200 shares $14.86 million +73.8%N/A13.2 $17.90 8/15/2024477,600 shares $8.25 million -6.5%N/A21 $17.28 7/31/2024511,000 shares $8.42 million -46.5%N/A36.2 $16.48 7/15/2024955,800 shares $15.71 million +66.3%N/A64.6 $16.44 6/30/2024574,700 shares $9.65 million +26.3%N/A25.3 $16.79 6/15/2024454,900 shares $7.80 million -12.1%N/A22.4 $17.15 5/31/2024517,600 shares $9.36 million +63.6%N/A8.6 $18.08 5/15/2024316,400 shares $5.51 million +26.5%N/A10.2 $17.43 4/30/2024250,200 shares $4.15 million -24.0%N/A0.8 $16.60 4/15/2024329,400 shares $5.48 million +142.2%N/A5.6 $16.63 3/31/2024136,000 shares $2.32 million -45.7%N/A1.8 $17.10 3/15/2024250,500 shares $4.17 million +27.4%N/A8.7 $16.66 2/29/2024196,600 shares $3.10 million +70.2%N/A2.7 $15.77 2/15/2024115,500 shares $1.78 million -90.1%N/A4.4 $15.45 1/15/2024163,700 shares $2.51 million -7.3%N/A1.3 $15.32 12/31/2023176,600 shares $2.47 million +9.8%N/A8.5 $14.00 12/15/2023160,800 shares $2.17 million +28.4%N/A5 $13.52 11/30/2023125,200 shares $1.68 million -91.2%N/A10.9 $13.45 11/15/20231,420,600 shares $19.08 million +880.4%N/A83.1 $13.43 10/31/2023144,900 shares $1.94 million -89.9%N/A9.7 $13.42 10/15/20231,430,000 shares $18.72 million -11.6%N/A63.3 $13.09 9/30/20231,616,900 shares $19.66 million +822.9%N/A45.9 $12.16 9/15/2023175,200 shares $2.28 million -14.8%N/A7.2 $13.03 8/31/2023205,600 shares $2.64 million -30.0%N/A13.1 $12.85 8/15/2023293,900 shares $3.81 million -0.1%N/A8 $12.95The collapse has already started (Ad)The headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. Tim Plaehn reveals how the 2025 trade war is quietly eroding dividend income — and which U.S.-focused stocks are still raising payouts.Watch the 2025 Trade War dividend protection briefing now 7/31/2023294,300 shares $3.51 million +2.0%N/A9.6 $11.92 7/15/2023288,500 shares $3.46 million +4.0%N/A12.2 $12.00 6/30/2023277,400 shares $3.26 million -23.0%N/A38.5 $11.76 6/15/2023360,300 shares $4.39 million -20.7%N/A19.5 $12.18 5/31/2023454,600 shares $5.23 million +28.8%N/A79.8 $11.50 5/15/2023353,000 shares $4.34 million -8.6%N/A7.8 $12.30 4/30/2023386,400 shares $4.93 million +25.9%N/A19.3 $12.76 4/15/2023306,900 shares $3.88 million +3.8%N/A5 $12.65 3/31/2023295,700 shares $3.61 million +67.4%N/A5.9 $12.20 3/15/2023176,700 shares $1.96 million +9.8%N/A6.3 $11.08 2/28/2023161,000 shares $1.75 million -39.0%N/A3.7 $10.85 2/15/2023263,900 shares $2.82 million +25.8%N/A19.4 $10.69 1/31/2023209,800 shares $2.20 million -43.3%N/A9 $10.50 1/15/2023370,200 shares $3.76 million +25.8%N/A15.4 $10.17 12/30/2022294,400 shares $3.05 million +16.7%N/A8.8 $10.35 12/15/2022252,300 shares $2.61 million No ChangeN/A11.3 $10.33 11/30/2022252,300 shares $2.48 million -48.0%N/A23.4 $9.85 11/15/2022485,100 shares $4.26 million -37.3%N/A21.2 $8.79 10/31/2022773,900 shares $7.14 million -36.9%N/A129 $9.22 10/15/20221,226,500 shares $10.79 million -4.0%N/A52 $8.80 9/30/20221,277,600 shares $11.28 million +29.9%N/A98.3 $8.83 9/15/2022983,300 shares $8.78 million +162.1%N/A79.9 $8.93 8/31/2022375,200 shares $3.40 million -16.4%N/A9.7 $9.06 8/15/2022448,800 shares $4.28 million -38.6%N/A17.8 $9.54 7/31/2022730,300 shares $6.91 million +24.4%N/A43.7 $9.46 7/15/2022587,000 shares $5.47 million +18.3%N/A30.7 $9.32 6/30/2022496,200 shares $5.01 million -44.6%N/A9.7 $10.10 6/15/2022895,700 shares $8.38 million +137.3%N/A31.3 $9.36 5/31/2022377,400 shares $3.61 million +35.1%N/A9.1 $9.57 5/15/2022279,300 shares $2.54 million -66.2%N/A29.1 $9.09 4/30/2022826,800 shares $7.66 million -19.6%N/A44.5 $9.27 4/15/20221,027,700 shares $10.28 million -14.3%N/A28.9 $10.00 3/31/20221,199,000 shares $11.25 million -3.5%N/A15 $9.39 3/15/20221,242,400 shares $11.91 million +342.0%N/A11.8 $9.59 2/28/2022281,100 shares $2.71 million -31.4%N/A6.6 $9.65 2/15/2022410,000 shares $3.34 million -3.4%N/A18.8 $8.15 1/31/2022424,200 shares $3.37 million -77.4%N/A13.7 $7.94 1/15/20221,876,900 shares $15.33 million +65.0%N/A180.5 $8.17 12/31/20211,137,800 shares $8.31 million -55.3%N/A133.9 $7.30 12/15/20212,543,700 shares $18.51 million +29.3%N/A6.5 $7.28 11/30/20211,967,900 shares $14.37 million +102.2%N/A177.3 $7.30 11/15/2021973,100 shares $7.47 million +943.0%N/A1.6 $7.68 10/29/202193,300 shares $711,879.00 -6.1%N/A0 $7.63 10/15/202199,400 shares $825,020.00 -63.9%N/A1 $8.30 9/30/2021275,000 shares $2.09 million +100.4%N/A20.2 $7.59 9/15/2021137,200 shares $1.05 million -58.4%N/A18.8 $7.67 8/31/2021329,400 shares $2.59 million -12.5%N/A34 $7.86 8/13/2021376,500 shares $3.04 million +1.0%N/A18 $8.07 7/30/2021372,700 shares $2.99 million +18.3%N/A18.6 $8.03 7/15/2021315,000 shares $2.34 million +8.0%N/A20.6 $7.42The collapse has already started (Ad)The headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. Tim Plaehn reveals how the 2025 trade war is quietly eroding dividend income — and which U.S.-focused stocks are still raising payouts.Watch the 2025 Trade War dividend protection briefing now 6/30/2021291,700 shares $2.13 million -0.8%N/A51.2 $7.30 6/15/2021293,900 shares $2.23 million -27.9%N/A7.1 $7.60 5/28/2021407,300 shares $3.03 million -8.5%N/A18.6 $7.45 5/14/2021445,300 shares $3.17 million -31.0%N/A13.1 $7.13 4/30/2021644,900 shares $4.46 million -6.8%N/A14.5 $6.91 4/15/2021691,900 shares $4.90 million +101.7%N/A6.1 $7.08 3/31/2021343,000 shares $2.38 million +99.9%N/A10.8 $6.95 3/15/2021171,600 shares $1.21 million -80.1%N/A3.9 $7.03 2/26/2021860,700 shares $6.03 million +90.6%N/A33.2 $7.01 2/12/2021451,700 shares $3.00 million +124.2%N/A19.9 $6.64 1/29/2021201,500 shares $1.30 million -32.7%N/A2.5 $6.45 1/15/2021104,300 shares $723,842.00 +5.7%N/A5.2 $6.94 12/31/2020134,800 shares $907,204.00 +29.2%N/A5.3 $6.73 12/15/2020104,300 shares $699,748.70 +5.7%N/A5.2 $6.71 11/30/202098,700 shares $672,147.00 -55.3%N/A1.1 $6.81 11/15/2020220,800 shares $1.36 million -14.0%N/A1.4 $6.17 10/30/2020256,700 shares $1.36 million -31.6%N/A13.3 $5.31 10/15/2020375,000 shares $2.36 million -13.8%N/A31.3 $6.28 9/30/2020434,900 shares $2.73 million +129.7%N/A36.2 $6.28 9/15/2020189,300 shares $1.29 million +106.4%N/A6.7 $6.83 8/31/202091,700 shares $635,205.90 -37.5%N/A13.3 $6.93 8/14/2020146,600 shares $986,618.00 -69.6%N/A2 $6.73 7/31/2020482,700 shares $3.12 million +61.5%N/A69 $6.47 7/15/2020298,900 shares $1.81 million +40.6%N/A15.7 $6.05 6/30/2020212,600 shares $1.29 million -53.9%N/A6.3 $6.05 6/15/2020460,900 shares $2.89 million -71.0%N/A14.6 $6.27 5/29/20201,590,100 shares $9.92 million +23.4%N/A289.1 $6.24 5/15/20201,288,900 shares $7.75 million -60.1%N/A21.6 $6.02 BAESF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BAE Systems' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BAE Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 1,101,400 shares of BAESF short. Learn More on BAE Systems' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for BAE Systems? 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. BAESF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on BAE Systems's short interest ratio. Is BAE Systems' short interest increasing or decreasing? BAE Systems saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,101,400 shares, a decline of 3.6% from the previous total of 1,142,800 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. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BAE Systems stock? Short selling BAESF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BAE Systems as its price is falling. BAESF shares are trading up $0.28 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 BAE Systems? A short squeeze for BAE Systems 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 BAESF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BAE Systems' 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 BAESF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies EADSF Short Interest POWWP Short Interest AUTLF Short Interest AVNBF Short Interest BANT Short Interest BDRBF Short Interest DUAVF Short Interest EOPSF Short Interest GGRGF Short Interest FTGFF Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (OTCMKTS:BAESF) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? In a single tariff announcement, he wiped out n...Porter & Company | SponsoredTrump and Buffett Are Quietly Leading America’s Gold RevivalThe “Buffett Indicator” Predicts Gold Set To Dominate for Next Decade Each time the Buffett Indicator has...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredJames Altucher: Do not invest in AI unless…I made millions during the crypto boom. Many “experts” are now saying… Artificial Intelligence opportuni...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. Forbes says this could be " a $24 trillion opportunity for investors." Huang s...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis isn’t a trade war. It’s worse…Investigative Journalist Bombhsell: The Curse on the U.S Dollar Depleted retirement accounts? Meme coin inv...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThey rigged the gameThe U.S. fired the first shot with 145% tariffs. Apple relies heavily on Chinese production. Tesla needs Ch...Investors Alley | SponsoredIf you missed your chance with Tesla...Elon Musk is moments from launching a revolutionary technology some Silicon Valley insiders are calling "The F...Brownstone Research | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding BAE Systems plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share BAE Systems With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Buy BAESF Stock Free BAESF Stock Alerts