Bank First (BFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bank First shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 184,200 shares of BFC short. Learn More on Bank First'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. BFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Bank First's short interest ratio.

Bank First saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 184,200 shares, a decline of 1.5% from the previous total of 187,000 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 Bank First: Fulton Financial Co. (4.14%), BancFirst Co. (1.84%), WSFS Financial Co. (1.95%), Community Bank System, Inc. (3.49%), WaFd, Inc (1.41%), Simmons First National Co. (1.75%), Banc of California, Inc. (6.47%), First Financial Bancorp. (1.40%), First Merchants Co. (1.13%), Trustmark Co. (2.66%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bank First as its price is falling. BFC shares are trading up $0.78 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 Bank First 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 BFC, 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 BFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.