Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 194,900 shares of BCSF short. 0.30% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bain Capital Specialty Finance's 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. BCSF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Bain Capital Specialty Finance's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Bain Capital Specialty Finance: 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. 0.30% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 194,900 shares, an increase of 23.1% from the previous total of 158,300 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.

Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's 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. Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has a public float of 64,170,000 shares.

0.30% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Bain Capital Specialty Finance: American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.36%), Banco Macro S.A. (1.05%), Bancolombia S.A. (0.54%), Burford Capital Limited (0.78%), Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (2.76%), Intercorp Financial Services Inc. (0.27%), Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. (0.35%), Monroe Capital Co. (0.36%), Northeast Bank (0.76%), Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. (0.30%).

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 BCSF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bain Capital Specialty Finance as its price is falling. BCSF shares are trading down $0.21 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance 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 BCSF, 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 BCSF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.