FRD
Friedman Industries Inc
$35.02
-0.45 (-1.27%)
At close · Jul 16
Market Cap
$249.07M
Shares
7,112,182
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
56/100
Short interest 1.8% of shares — P48
Days to cover 1.3 — P34
Price vs VWAP +12.8% — P89
Short-volume trend -6.8% — P27
Short interest change -7.3% — P29
Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P39
Volume surge +10
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 127,927 | 137,977 | -10,050 | 1.30 |
| 2026-06-15 | 137,977 | 144,502 | -6,525 | 2.04 |
| 2026-05-29 | 144,502 | 171,900 | -27,398 | 4.85 |
| 2026-05-15 | 171,900 | 190,638 | -18,738 | 5.50 |
| 2026-04-30 | 190,638 | 185,013 | +5,625 | 7.09 |
| 2026-04-15 | 185,013 | 169,459 | +15,554 | 7.02 |
| 2026-03-31 | 169,459 | 169,091 | +368 | 5.46 |
| 2026-03-13 | 169,091 | 145,383 | +23,708 | 5.94 |
| 2026-02-27 | 145,383 | 136,570 | +8,813 | 5.11 |
| 2026-02-13 | 136,570 | 118,493 | +18,077 | 5.39 |
| 2026-01-30 | 118,493 | 123,960 | -5,467 | 8.29 |
| 2026-01-15 | 123,960 | 114,000 | +9,960 | 9.54 |
| 2025-12-31 | 114,000 | 114,764 | -764 | 7.47 |
| 2025-12-15 | 114,764 | 104,291 | +10,473 | 4.47 |
| 2025-11-28 | 104,291 | 140,740 | -36,449 | 4.84 |
| 2025-11-14 | 140,740 | 104,436 | +36,304 | 5.80 |
| 2025-10-31 | 104,436 | 93,888 | +10,548 | 9.17 |
| 2025-10-15 | 93,888 | 137,945 | -44,057 | 6.04 |
| 2025-09-30 | 137,945 | 142,525 | -4,580 | 4.77 |
| 2025-09-15 | 142,525 | 150,640 | -8,115 | 4.48 |
| 2025-08-29 | 150,640 | 150,086 | +554 | 5.02 |
| 2025-08-15 | 150,086 | 170,809 | -20,723 | 5.28 |
| 2025-07-31 | 170,809 | 171,433 | -624 | 9.31 |
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