Peoples Financial (PFBX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Peoples Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of PFBX short. Learn More on Peoples Financial'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. PFBX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Peoples Financial's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Peoples Financial: Prime Meridian Holding (0.00%), Security Federal Co. (0.00%), United Bancorp, Inc. (0.11%), Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), University Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), BEO Bancorp (0.01%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.23%), Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (0.13%), QNB Corp. (0.02%), Citizens Bancshares Co. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PFBX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Peoples Financial as its price is falling. PFBX shares are trading up $0.09 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 Peoples Financial 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 PFBX, 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 PFBX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.