Ferguson (FERGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ferguson shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 26th, traders have sold 168,000 shares of FERGY short. Learn More on Ferguson's current short interest.

Ferguson saw a increase in short interest in February. As of February 26th, there was short interest totaling 168,000 shares, an increase of 30.4% from the previous total of 128,800 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrials" compare to Ferguson: Canadian National Railway (1.13%), Mitsubishi Electric Co. (0.10%), Nidec Co. (0.00%), TransUnion (2.84%), TFI International Inc. (0.73%), BWX Technologies, Inc. (0.98%), Crane (1.27%), Flowserve Co. (0.95%), Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (2.85%), Schneider National, Inc. (5.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.72 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.94 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.85 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.46 billion), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.31 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.05 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($1.89 billion), and Marathon Petroleum Co. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FERGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ferguson as its price is falling. 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 Ferguson 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 FERGY, 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 FERGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 26 2021.