Energy Services of America Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Energy Services of America shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of ESOA short.

0.00% of Energy Services of America's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "engineering & construction" compare to Energy Services of America: Acciona, S.A. (0.00%), Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (0.00%), ACS, Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (0.00%), Aecon Group Inc. (0.00%), Arcadis NV (0.00%), Babcock International Group PLC (0.00%), Badger Daylighting Ltd. (0.00%), Bouygues SA (0.00%), China Railway Group Limited (0.00%), and Dexterra Group Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.66 billion), Aon Plc ($3.83 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($3.33 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.13 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.05 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.85 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.80 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($2.02 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ESOA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Energy Services of America as its price is falling. Energy Services of America's stock is trading down $0.18 today. To short Energy Services of America 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 Energy Services of America 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 Energy Services of America 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 ESOA, 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 ESOA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2020.