Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,360,000 shares, a growth of 21.1% from the August 31st total of 3,600,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,190,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

First Busey Co. (NASDAQ:BUSE – Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 974,000 shares, a decrease of 13.8% from the August 31st total of 1,130,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 302,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days.

Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE:ALG – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 363,200 shares, a growth of 12.5% from the August 31st total of 322,900 shares. Approximately 3.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 79,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.6 days.