Ferrovial stock falls as AQR opens 0.5% short position

Published on 09/09/2026 at 19:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ferrovial stock has retreated 22% from its February 2026 high to 49.52 euros as of September 9, 2026 amid fresh short interest. AQR Capital Management disclosed a 0.5% short while HSBC cut its stake to 2.97%, adding pressure to the infrastructure group.

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Ferrovial International SE stock (ISIN NL0015001IX2) has come under renewed pressure, with its shares down 22% from their February 2026 high to 49.52 euros as of September 9, 2026, while AQR Capital Management has disclosed a 0.5 percent short position in the infrastructure group.

Fresh short position intensifies downside pressure

According to Democrata on September 9, 2026, AQR Capital Management has reported a new short position equivalent to 0.5 percent of Ferrovial’s capital to the Spanish securities regulator CNMV, marking the only short bet on the stock above the regulatory threshold.

As Democrata reports, Ferrovial’s share price has fallen 13 percent over the last month to 49.52 euros, extending the decline from the annual high of 63.16 euros reached in February 2026 to 22 percent.

Recent price move and 52-week range

Market data for Ferrovial’s primary listing on BME Madrid show that the stock recently traded around 50.00 euros on September 8, 2026, with an intraday gain of 0.54 percent at that snapshot, keeping the price close to the 49.52-euro level cited for September 9, 2026 and underscoring the consolidation after the pullback from February’s high.Ad-hoc-news

In parallel, Ferrovial’s secondary listing on Euronext Amsterdam closed at 28.40 euros on September 8, 2026, down 1.9 percent versus the prior close, with a day range between 27.90 euros at the low and 28.85 euros at the high and a trading volume of around 1,200,000 shares.Ad-hoc-news

The same Amsterdam data show that the closing price of 28.40 euros on September 8, 2026 stood about 8 percent below Ferrovial’s 52-week high, while the 52-week low remained clearly below the current level, highlighting that the stock still trades within a broad range despite the recent drawdown.Ad-hoc-news

Analyst moves and shareholder changes add to risk profile

As Democrata notes, one of the sharpest single-session declines came at the end of August 2026, when Ferrovial’s shares dropped 4.95 percent after UBS withdrew its buy recommendation on the stock and lowered its expected potential for appreciation, citing an outlook for lower returns than previously anticipated from Ferrovial’s new highway project in the United States.

In addition to the new short position by AQR, changes in Ferrovial’s shareholder base have emerged: according to Democrata, HSBC has notified the Dutch market supervisor that it cut its stake in Ferrovial to 2.97 percent of the company’s capital, down from 3.23 percent in June 2026.

From an investor’s perspective, the combination of a 22 percent decline from the annual high, a 13 percent drop in the last month, the 4.95 percent one-day slide at the end of August 2026 and the presence of a 0.5 percent short position suggests that Ferrovial’s risk profile has shifted, with the market now pricing in more cautious expectations for returns on its U.S. highway investments.

Stock level on primary listing

On Ferrovial’s primary BME Madrid listing, the stock most recently traded around 50.00 euros as of September 8, 2026, with that level sitting roughly 21 percent below the recent peak referenced earlier in the year, which aligns with the 22 percent drawdown from the February 2026 high of 63.16 euros highlighted in the latest short-position report.Ad-hoc-news