Williams Industrial Services Group (WLMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Williams Industrial Services Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 12th, traders have sold 4,000 shares of WLMS short. Learn More on Williams Industrial Services Group's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Williams Industrial Services Group: ENGlobal Co. (0.64%), Inno Holdings Inc. (0.63%), Intelligent Living Application Group Inc. (0.54%), WANG & LEE GROUP, Inc. (0.85%), Energy Focus, Inc. (1.91%), EV Biologics, Inc. (0.00%), TSS, Inc. (0.17%), CEA Industries Inc. (0.87%), Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (0.43%), Enviva Inc. (12.50%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Aon plc ($5.62 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.35 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.07 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.60 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.92 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.55 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.52 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.38 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WLMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Williams Industrial Services Group 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 Williams Industrial Services Group 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 WLMS, 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 WLMS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.