First Bancshares (FBMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 439,800 shares of FBMS short. Learn More on First Bancshares' 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. FBMS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on First Bancshares's short interest ratio.

First Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 439,800 shares, an increase of 15.7% from the previous total of 380,100 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "national commercial banks" compare to First Bancshares: Amerant Bancorp Inc. (1.34%), Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (5.29%), Bank First Co. (1.85%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (2.10%), Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (1.60%), Hanmi Financial Co. (3.62%), Camden National Co. (3.10%), Alerus Financial Co. (2.01%), Arrow Financial Co. (0.85%), SmartFinancial, Inc. (0.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FBMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Bancshares as its price is falling. FBMS shares are trading up $0.28 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 First Bancshares occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of FBMS, 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 FBMS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.