Austal
Austal is a world leader in the design and construction of customised commercial and defence maritime vessels, operating globally with shipyards in Western Australia, USA, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The company supplies high-speed aluminium and steel vessels to ferry operators, navies, and defence forces worldwide. Austal differentiates itself through continuous innovation in ship design, advanced maritime technologies, and integrated vessel command and control systems, delivering proven performance and mission-critical reliability.
Short position
Austal (ASX:ASB) has 2.15% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 9,054,169 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.63 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.71 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 4.78% in September 2016. ASB is classified in the Capital Goods industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
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