American National Bankshares (AMNB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American National Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 57,300 shares of AMNB short. 0.57% of American National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American National Bankshares' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AMNB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on American National Bankshares's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of American National Bankshares: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.57% of American National Bankshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

American National Bankshares saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 57,300 shares, an increase of 2.0% from the previous total of 56,200 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

American National Bankshares currently has issued a total of 10,630,000 shares. Some of American National Bankshares' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. American National Bankshares currently has a public float of 10,120,000 shares.

0.57% of American National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to American National Bankshares: Hanmi Financial Co. (3.36%), Alerus Financial Co. (2.07%), SmartFinancial, Inc. (0.46%), Peoples Financial Services Corp. (1.07%), Financial Institutions, Inc. (0.38%), Fidelity D & D Bancorp, Inc. (1.04%), The First Bancorp, Inc. (0.26%), Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (1.53%), Southside Bancshares, Inc. (2.23%), Preferred Bank (7.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Cummins Inc. ($8.93 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($7.79 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.31 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), General Motors ($3.36 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.92 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.72 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($2.31 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMNB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American National Bankshares as its price is falling. AMNB shares are trading down $0.16 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for American National Bankshares occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AMNB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AMNB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2024.