Prime Meridian (PMHG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Prime Meridian shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of PMHG short. Learn More on Prime Meridian's current short interest.

Prime Meridian saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 50.0% from the previous total of 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Prime Meridian: Peoples Financial Co. (0.00%), United Bancorp, Inc. (0.09%), University Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.22%), Security Federal Co. (0.00%), Southern Michigan Bancorp, Inc. (0.00%), First US Bancshares, Inc. (0.13%), Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (0.09%), F & M Bank Corp. (0.00%), QNB Corp. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.10 billion), General Motors ($3.90 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.31 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.91 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.75 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.44 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.10 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.03 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PMHG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prime Meridian as its price is falling. PMHG shares are trading up $0.25 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 Prime Meridian 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 PMHG, 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 PMHG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024.