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Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$25.69 +0.77 (+3.09%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

Amerant Bancorp Short Interest Data

Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) has a short interest of 363,900 shares, representing 1.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.19% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.3, indicating that it would take 5.3 days of the average trading volume of 259,425 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
363,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
379,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.19%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$8.44 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
42,108,000 shares
Float Size
27,140,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.34%
Today's Trading Volume
435,786 shares
Average Trading Volume
259,425 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
168%
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AMTB Short Interest Over Time

AMTB Days to Cover Over Time

AMTB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Amerant Bancorp Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/15/2024363,900 shares $8.44 million -4.2%1.3%5.3 $23.20
12/31/2023379,800 shares $9.33 million +1.0%1.4%5.8 $24.57
12/15/2023376,200 shares $9.28 million +3.6%1.4%6 $24.67
11/30/2023363,200 shares $7.52 million -16.4%1.3%5.7 $20.71
11/15/2023434,300 shares $9.01 million +16.3%1.6%6.7 $20.74
10/31/2023373,300 shares $6.81 million +2.9%1.4%5.7 $18.25
10/15/2023362,700 shares $6.67 million -5.6%1.3%5.6 $18.38
9/30/2023384,000 shares $6.70 million +2.7%1.4%5.9 $17.44
9/15/2023373,800 shares $7.19 million -1.3%1.4%5.6 $19.23
8/31/2023378,700 shares $7.11 million -13.7%1.4%5.6 $18.77
8/15/2023439,000 shares $8.46 million -4.9%1.6%6.3 $19.28
7/31/2023461,500 shares $9.15 million -8.9%1.7%6.3 $19.82
7/15/2023506,400 shares $9.32 million +2.2%1.9%6.5 $18.40
6/30/2023495,300 shares $8.51 million -8.7%1.8%6.2 $17.19
6/15/2023542,300 shares $10.75 million -4.5%2.0%6.1 $19.82
5/31/2023568,000 shares $10.03 million +8.4%2.1%6.4 $17.65
5/15/2023524,000 shares $8.90 million +13.6%2.1%6.3 $16.99
4/30/2023461,100 shares $8.58 million +12.3%2.0%5.9 $18.60
4/15/2023410,500 shares $7.96 million +3.6%1.8%5.3 $19.40
3/31/2023396,100 shares $8.62 million -11.9%1.7%5.3 $21.76
3/15/2023449,600 shares $10.36 million +3.3%1.9%6.6 $23.05
2/28/2023435,100 shares $12.36 million -7.9%1.9%6.6 $28.40
2/15/2023472,500 shares $13.83 million -1.2%2.0%7.2 $29.27
1/31/2023478,200 shares $13.31 million +7.5%2.1%6.9 $27.84
1/15/2023444,800 shares $12.47 million -6.1%1.9%5.5 $28.03
12/30/2022473,700 shares $12.71 million +17.8%2.0%6 $26.84
12/15/2022402,100 shares $10.26 million +10.7%1.7%5.3 $25.52
11/30/2022363,100 shares $10.70 million -19.4%1.6%5.3 $29.46
11/15/2022450,200 shares $13.57 million -9.7%1.9%6.4 $30.15
10/31/2022498,700 shares $15.01 million -25.3%2.2%6.8 $30.10
10/15/2022667,400 shares $17.56 million +4.4%2.9%9.8 $26.31
9/30/2022639,400 shares $15.88 million -2.9%2.8%9.7 $24.84
9/15/2022658,800 shares $17.35 million -1.2%2.9%9.1 $26.33
8/31/2022666,900 shares $17.47 million -7.8%2.9%8.2 $26.19
8/15/2022723,200 shares $21.20 million -2.7%3.2%8.4 $29.32
7/31/2022743,400 shares $20.31 million -2.7%3.3%7.9 $27.32
7/15/2022764,200 shares $22.12 million -3.5%3.3%7.4 $28.94
6/30/2022792,000 shares $22.27 million +10.3%3.4%7.1 $28.12
6/15/2022717,800 shares $19.80 million +7.5%3.1%6.2 $27.58
5/31/2022667,800 shares $19.67 million +3.3%2.9%6.1 $29.46
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5/15/2022646,800 shares $18.14 million +21.3%2.8%5.2 $28.04
4/30/2022533,300 shares $14.18 million +3.1%2.4%4.2 $26.59
4/15/2022517,200 shares $14.82 million +22.0%2.3%3.7 $28.65
3/31/2022423,900 shares $13.39 million -5.7%1.8%3.2 $31.59
3/15/2022449,400 shares $14.26 million +19.3%1.9%3.3 $31.73
2/28/2022376,800 shares $12.23 million +3.2%1.6%2.5 $32.45
2/15/2022365,000 shares $12.41 million +3.1%1.3%2.6 $34.01
1/31/2022354,000 shares $12.04 million +4.2%1.3%2.6 $34.00
1/15/2022339,600 shares $11.71 million -6.7%1.6%2.8 $34.49
12/31/2021363,900 shares $12.57 million +29.5%1.9%3.6 $34.55
12/15/2021281,100 shares $8.82 million -2.0%1.5%2.8 $31.39
11/30/2021286,700 shares $8.07 million -35.4%1.5%3.7 $28.15
11/15/2021444,000 shares $13.36 million +8.6%2.3%6 $30.10
10/29/2021408,800 shares $10.85 million +4.0%1.9%7 $26.55
10/15/2021393,000 shares $10.27 million +4.4%1.8%6.6 $26.14
9/30/2021376,300 shares $9.31 million -14.9%2.0%6.1 $24.74
9/15/2021442,100 shares $11.22 million +31.7%2.3%6.5 $25.38
8/31/2021335,700 shares $8.92 million +13.8%1.8%5 $26.57
8/13/2021295,000 shares $7.11 million +26.9%1.4%3.8 $24.10
7/30/2021232,500 shares $5.15 million +3.1%1.1%2.7 $22.15
7/15/2021225,600 shares $4.84 million -9.6%1.1%2.6 $21.46
6/30/2021249,500 shares $5.33 million -35.4%1.2%3 $21.38
6/15/2021386,100 shares $8.56 million +19.4%1.9%5.1 $22.16
5/28/2021323,300 shares $7.80 million +22.4%1.7%3.9 $24.12
5/14/2021264,200 shares $5.72 million +14.0%1.3%3.5 $21.65
4/30/2021231,800 shares $4.21 million +2.3%1.1%3.6 $18.17
4/15/2021226,500 shares $4.31 million +0.4%1.1%3.8 $19.04
3/31/2021225,500 shares $4.19 million -9.6%1.1%4 $18.56
3/15/2021249,500 shares $4.79 million +29.8%1.2%4.3 $19.20
2/26/2021192,200 shares $3.27 million -13.2%0.9%4.2 $16.99
2/12/2021221,500 shares $3.57 million +4.7%1.1%5.5 $16.12
1/29/2021211,500 shares $3.08 million +12.7%1.0%5.4 $14.55
1/15/2021187,700 shares $3.00 million -17.4%0.9%5.1 $16.00
12/31/2020227,300 shares $3.33 million +32.2%1.1%6.4 $14.66
12/15/2020171,900 shares $2.68 million -18.9%0.9%4.7 $15.61
11/30/2020212,000 shares $3.28 million -5.9%1.1%5.9 $15.46
11/15/2020225,400 shares $2.87 million +7.0%1.1%6.9 $12.73
10/30/2020210,600 shares $2.17 million -14.5%1.0%7.1 $10.32
10/15/2020246,200 shares $2.51 million -14.2%1.2%8.2 $10.19
9/30/2020286,800 shares $2.67 million -0.8%1.4%9.1 $9.31
9/15/2020289,200 shares $3.41 million -19.7%1.4%7.8 $11.78
8/31/2020360,300 shares $4.74 million -8.0%1.8%9.9 $13.15
8/14/2020391,600 shares $5.43 million -32.4%1.9%9.1 $13.86
7/31/2020578,900 shares $7.73 million +5.8%2.9%12 $13.35
7/15/2020547,000 shares $7.11 million -6.9%2.7%10.7 $13.00
6/30/2020587,500 shares $8.81 million +117.0%2.9%10.8 $15.00
6/15/2020270,700 shares $4.10 million +34.5%1.4%5.2 $15.13
5/29/2020201,200 shares $2.55 million -20.8%1.0%3.6 $12.65
5/15/2020254,000 shares $2.78 million -14.7%1.3%4.9 $10.93
4/30/2020297,900 shares $4.03 million +13.7%1.5%6.5 $13.52
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4/15/2020262,100 shares $3.24 million -1.2%1.3%6.1 $12.36
3/31/2020265,300 shares $3.30 million +1.0%1.2%6 $12.42
3/13/2020262,700 shares $3.87 million -3.9%1.2%6.2 $14.75
2/28/2020273,400 shares $4.13 million -7.4%1.3%6.2 $15.10
2/14/2020295,100 shares $4.53 million -23.0%1.4%6.5 $15.36
1/31/2020383,100 shares $7.08 million -40.9%1.8%7.9 $18.48
1/15/2020648,500 shares $12.46 million -14.2%3.0%12.7 $19.21
12/31/2019755,700 shares $15.23 million +37.9%3.5%14.5 $20.15

AMTB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Amerant Bancorp's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Amerant Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 363,900 shares of AMTB short. 1.34% of Amerant Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Amerant Bancorp's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Amerant Bancorp?

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. AMTB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Amerant Bancorp's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Amerant Bancorp?

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. 1.34% of Amerant Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Amerant Bancorp's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Amerant Bancorp saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 363,900 shares, a decline of 4.2% from the previous total of 379,800 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 Amerant Bancorp's float size?

Amerant Bancorp currently has issued a total of 42,110,000 shares. Some of Amerant Bancorp'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. Amerant Bancorp currently has a public float of 27,140,000 shares.

How does Amerant Bancorp's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.34% of Amerant Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Amerant Bancorp: Associated Banc-Corp (2.30%), Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (1.77%), Riot Platforms, Inc. (14.02%), First Hawaiian, Inc. (3.19%), CleanSpark, Inc. (21.88%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (6.97%), TeraWulf Inc. (21.04%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.70%), Independent Bank Group, Inc. (4.83%), Enova International, Inc. (6.55%),

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. ($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.

What does it mean to sell short Amerant Bancorp stock?

Short selling AMTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Amerant Bancorp as its price is falling. AMTB shares are trading up $0.77 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 Amerant Bancorp?

A short squeeze for Amerant Bancorp 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 AMTB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Amerant Bancorp'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 AMTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:AMTB) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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