Ticker Short Interest

JHX Short Interest Intelligence

James Hardie Industries PLC ADR positioning pressure, squeeze risk, bearish conviction, crowding, days to cover, and price-positioning divergence.

Latest settlement 31 Aug 2026 Neutral

Neutral

Bearish Exhaustion Watch

JHX is classified as Neutral. Latest reported short interest is 10.3M shares; short interest changed -13.5%, price moved -3.6% since the previous report, short interest is in the 9th percentile, and days to cover is in the 27th percentile. Trend context is constructive.

Setup Score27/100Neutral
Reported Short Interest10.3M-13.5% vs prior report
Days To Cover1.8027.27 percentile
Price Reaction-3.6%since previous short report
Squeeze Pressure23crowding, trend, and pressure
Bearish Conviction12shorts adding into weakness

Reported Short Interest

2026-03-31 to 2026-08-31

Days To Cover

liquidity pressure

Short Interest Change

report-to-report

Price Context

2026-03-20 to 2026-08-28

Squeeze Radar

23

Elevated short interest becomes most interesting when price strength forces shorts to defend or cover.

Bearish Conviction

12

Rising short interest alongside weak trend can mean the bearish trade is being reinforced, not trapped.

Crowding

17

Latest short interest is 10.3M shares and days to cover is 1.80.

Divergence

26

Short interest fell while price fell. Shorts are covering despite weak price action, which can suggest the easy bearish pressure may be fading.

Report History

JHX Short Interest Ledger

Most recent first
SettlementShort interestPreviousChangeDays coverAverage volume
31 Aug 2026 10276477 11882836 -13.5% 1.80 5705277
14 Aug 2026 11882836 12372801 -4.0% 1.57 7551254
31 Jul 2026 12372801 19436113 -36.3% 1.60 7723419
15 Jul 2026 19436113 19969512 -2.7% 3.38 5745367
30 Jun 2026 19969512 20390886 -2.1% 2.23 8951678
15 Jun 2026 20390886 28064471 -27.3% 2.71 7523034
29 May 2026 28064471 21954689 27.8% 2.79 10075716
15 May 2026 21954689 23089989 -4.9% 4.08 5377138
30 Apr 2026 23089989 20964407 10.1% 3.02 7653414
15 Apr 2026 20964407 19326133 8.5% 3.22 6515757
31 Mar 2026 19326133 14325330 34.9% 2.48 7802512

Short interest is delayed, reported on a periodic schedule, and may be revised. The dashboard is research context only and does not prove real-time short activity.

Evidence context