Provident Financial (PROV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Breaking News: Elon Musk Invents New Type of A.I. (Shocking) (From InvestorPlace) (Ad) Free PROV Stock Alerts $12.54 -0.01 (-0.08%) (As of 05/17/2024 08:54 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability Provident Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume34,500 sharesPrevious Short Volume36,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$446,430.00Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover7.3Last Record DateApril 30, 2024Outstanding Shares6,880,000 sharesFloat Size5,550,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.62%Today's Trading Volume3,300 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,334 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average62% Short Selling Provident Financial ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Provident Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatPROV Short Interest Over TimePROV Days to Cover Over TimePROV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad InvestorPlaceBreaking News: Elon Musk Invents New Type of A.I. (Shocking)Could Elon's New Device be Bigger than the iPhone? According to 30-year Silicon Valley and Wall Street veteran, Eric Fry… This mind-blowing new technology could be bigger than the iPhone.Click here for the full story… Provident Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202434,500 shares $446,430.00 -6.5%0.6%7.3 $12.94 4/15/202436,900 shares $490,770.00 -17.1%0.7%7.4 $13.30 3/31/202444,500 shares $595,410.00 -5.1%0.8%7.9 $13.38 3/15/202446,900 shares $660,352.00 +3.3%0.9%7.1 $14.08 2/29/202445,400 shares $643,772.00 -9.7%0.8%5.9 $14.18 2/15/202450,300 shares $725,829.00 +18.6%0.9%6.3 $14.43 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PROV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Provident Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/202442,400 shares $640,240.00 +1.2%0.8%5.2 $15.10 1/15/202441,900 shares $555,175.00 +16.1%0.8%4.8 $13.25 12/31/202336,100 shares $455,221.00 +10.7%0.7%4.1 $12.61 12/15/202332,600 shares $391,200.00 +28.4%0.6%3.7 $12.00 11/30/202325,400 shares $290,830.00 -0.8%0.5%3.7 $11.45 11/15/202325,600 shares $292,352.00 +1.2%0.5%4.1 $11.42 10/31/202325,300 shares $302,335.00 -10.3%0.5%4.4 $11.95 10/15/202328,200 shares $354,756.00 -7.2%0.5%6.1 $12.58 9/30/202330,400 shares $397,936.00 -17.4%0.6%5.7 $13.09 9/15/202336,800 shares $460,000.00 +21.1%0.7%8.2 $12.50 8/31/202330,400 shares $399,760.00 +6.3%0.6%6.7 $13.15 8/15/202328,600 shares $390,962.00 -1.4%0.5%6.2 $13.67 7/31/202329,000 shares $413,830.00 -0.7%0.6%6 $14.27 7/15/202329,200 shares $400,332.00 No Change0.6%6 $13.71 6/30/202329,200 shares $377,264.00 No Change0.6%7 $12.92 6/15/202329,200 shares $358,868.00 -3.0%0.6%7.5 $12.29 5/31/202330,100 shares $356,384.00 -11.0%0.6%6.3 $11.84 5/15/202333,800 shares $421,148.00 +1.2%0.6%6.5 $12.46 4/30/202333,400 shares $460,920.00 -2.6%0.6%6.2 $13.80 4/15/202334,300 shares $465,451.00 +10.7%0.6%6.1 $13.57 3/31/202331,000 shares $422,530.00 +12.3%0.6%5.3 $13.63 3/15/202327,600 shares $384,744.00 +7.8%0.5%4.1 $13.94 2/28/202325,600 shares $364,800.00 -10.5%0.5%3.8 $14.25 2/15/202328,600 shares $405,262.00 -6.5%0.5%4.2 $14.17 1/31/202330,600 shares $434,826.00 +5.9%0.5%4.5 $14.21 1/15/202328,900 shares $418,761.00 -6.8%0.5%4.1 $14.49 12/30/202231,000 shares $426,870.00 -2.8%0.5%4 $13.77 12/15/202231,900 shares $443,410.00 +1.3%0.6%4.6 $13.90 11/30/202231,500 shares $454,230.00 +17.1%0.5%3.5 $14.42 11/15/202226,900 shares $385,746.00 +0.8%0.5%2.9 $14.34 10/31/202226,700 shares $364,455.00 -15.0%0.5%2.9 $13.65 10/15/202231,400 shares $444,310.00 +6.1%0.5%3.1 $14.15 9/30/202229,600 shares $420,320.00 -7.8%0.5%3.3 $14.20 9/15/202232,100 shares $452,610.00 +11.9%0.5%3.6 $14.10Crypto Pioneer Says: “The last crypto bull market has begun.” (Ad)Right now, there’s over $6 trillion in potential investment money waiting on the sidelines. That means this crypto bull market has a lot more room to run before it comes close to being a bubble.Click here if you’d like to learn more about these five cryptos… PROV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Provident Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Provident Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 34,500 shares of PROV short. 0.62% of Provident Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Provident Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Provident Financial? 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. PROV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Provident Financial's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Provident Financial? 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. 0.62% of Provident Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Provident Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Provident Financial saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 34,500 shares, a decline of 6.5% from the previous total of 36,900 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. What is Provident Financial's float size? Provident Financial currently has issued a total of 6,880,000 shares. Some of Provident Financial'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. Provident Financial currently has a public float of 5,550,000 shares. How does Provident Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.62% of Provident Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Provident Financial: Territorial Bancorp Inc. (0.52%), Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), BankFinancial Co. (0.15%), Waterstone Financial, Inc. (1.10%), Riverview Bancorp, Inc. (0.19%), HMN Financial, Inc. (0.12%), First Capital, Inc. (0.34%), Magyar Bancorp, Inc. (0.06%), Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (0.08%), Finward Bancorp (0.21%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Provident Financial stock? Short selling PROV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Provident Financial as its price is falling. PROV shares are trading down $0.01 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. How does a short squeeze work against Provident Financial? A short squeeze for Provident Financial 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 PROV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Provident Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PROV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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