BayFirst Financial (BAFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.02 -0.42 (-4.45%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.15 +0.13 (+1.44%) As of 08/29/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BayFirst Financial Short Interest DataBayFirst Financial (BAFN) has a short interest of 4,300 shares, representing 0.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.50% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 24,597 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$55.84 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares4,130,000 sharesFloat Size3,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.13%Today's Trading Volume6,265 sharesAverage Trading Volume24,597 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average25% Short Selling BayFirst Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for BayFirst Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBAFN Short Interest Over TimeBAFN Days to Cover Over TimeBAFN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time BayFirst 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 7/31/20254,300 shares $55.84 thousand +7.5%0.1%0.4 $12.99 7/15/20254,000 shares $58.40 thousand No Change0.1%0.4 $14.60 6/30/20254,000 shares $56 thousand -23.1%0.1%0.4 $14.00 6/15/20255,200 shares $81.20 thousand +30.0%0.2%0.6 $15.62 5/31/20254,000 shares $64.00 thousand No Change0.1%0.5 $16.00 5/15/20254,000 shares $60.80 thousand +37.9%0.1%0.4 $15.20 4/30/20252,900 shares $43.65 thousand -6.5%0.1%0.3 $15.05 4/15/20253,100 shares $41.39 thousand -50.8%0.1%0.3 $13.35 3/31/20256,300 shares $105.40 thousand -45.7%0.2%0.7 $16.73 3/15/202511,600 shares $215.48 thousand -2.5%0.4%1.7 $18.58 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BAFN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for BayFirst Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202511,900 shares $219.67 thousand +15.5%0.4%1.8 $18.46 2/15/202510,300 shares $175.10 thousand +14.4%0.3%1.6 $17.00 1/31/20259,000 shares $138.42 thousand -2.2%0.3%1.4 $15.38 1/15/20259,200 shares $122.54 thousand +27.8%0.3%1.4 $13.32 12/31/20247,200 shares $95.76 thousand -16.3%0.2%1.2 $13.30 12/15/20248,600 shares $113.69 thousand -41.5%0.3%1.3 $13.22 11/30/202414,700 shares $194.78 thousand -1.3%0.4%2.1 $13.25 11/15/202414,900 shares $205.17 thousand -9.7%0.5%2.1 $13.77 10/31/202416,500 shares $222.42 thousand -10.8%0.5%2.4 $13.48 10/15/202418,500 shares $249.75 thousand +3.9%0.6%3 $13.50 9/30/202417,800 shares $234.07 thousand +78.0%0.5%2.7 $13.15 9/15/202410,000 shares $127.10 thousand +20.5%0.3%1.5 $12.71 8/31/20248,300 shares $115.29 thousand +43.1%0.3%1.2 $13.89 8/15/20245,800 shares $75.98 thousand -4.9%0.2%0.7 $13.10 7/31/20246,100 shares $79.30 thousand +69.4%0.2%0.8 $13.00 7/15/20243,600 shares $45.07 thousand -59.1%0.1%0.5 $12.52 6/30/20248,800 shares $102.26 thousand +83.3%0.3%1.1 $11.62 6/15/20244,800 shares $53.76 thousand -74.7%0.2%0.6 $11.20 5/31/202419,000 shares $213.94 thousand +34.8%0.6%2.8 $11.26 5/15/202414,100 shares $178.51 thousand -9.6%0.4%2.6 $12.66 4/30/202415,600 shares $200.93 thousand -3.1%0.5%3.1 $12.88 4/15/202416,100 shares $203.83 thousand -1.2%0.5%2.1 $12.66 3/31/202416,300 shares $211.09 thousand -2.4%0.5%1.8 $12.95 3/15/202416,700 shares $209.59 thousand -12.6%0.5%1.9 $12.55 2/29/202419,100 shares $250.21 thousand +34.5%0.6%2.1 $13.10 2/15/202414,200 shares $181.33 thousand +94.5%0.4%1.5 $12.77 1/31/20247,300 shares $91.91 thousand -6.4%0.2%0.8 $12.59 1/15/20247,800 shares $99.53 thousand +95.0%0.2%1.2 $12.76 12/31/20234,000 shares $52.18 thousand -56.0%0.1%0.8 $13.05 12/15/20239,100 shares $110.11 thousand +35.8%0.3%1.8 $12.10Buffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's Why (Ad)Imagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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But if history repeats, it could bump tens of millions of Americans into a 7-figure net worth practically overnight.Click here for the full story. 11/30/20236,700 shares $68.01 thousand -5.6%0.2%1.3 $10.15 11/15/20237,100 shares $71 thousand -29.0%0.2%1.5 $10.00 10/31/202310,000 shares $99.70 thousand +29.9%0.3%2.3 $9.97 10/15/20237,700 shares $75.15 thousand -11.5%0.2%1.8 $9.76 9/30/20238,700 shares $97.66 thousand -31.5%0.3%2.1 $11.23 9/15/202312,700 shares $171.45 thousand +101.6%0.4%3.4 $13.50 8/31/20236,300 shares $85.81 thousand +26.0%0.2%1.7 $13.62 8/15/20235,000 shares $71.05 thousand -19.4%0.2%1.5 $14.21 7/31/20236,200 shares $89.90 thousand +37.8%0.2%1.9 $14.50 7/15/20234,500 shares $59.00 thousand -65.1%0.1%2.1 $13.11 6/30/202312,900 shares $174.15 thousand +26.5%0.4%7.2 $13.50 6/15/202310,200 shares $132.09 thousand -21.5%0.3%5.7 $12.95 5/31/202313,000 shares $190.45 thousand +113.1%0.4%8.1 $14.65 5/15/20236,100 shares $88.45 thousand -6.2%0.2%3.4 $14.50 4/30/20236,500 shares $93.60 thousand -44.4%0.2%3.1 $14.40 4/15/202311,700 shares $171.17 thousand -2.5%0.3%4.3 $14.63 3/31/202312,000 shares $186.36 thousand -4.0%0.3%4.3 $15.53 3/15/202312,500 shares $223.75 thousand -12.6%0.4%3.3 $17.90 2/28/202314,300 shares $266.70 thousand -13.3%0.4%4 $18.65 2/15/202316,500 shares $316.47 thousand -11.3%0.5%4.3 $19.18 1/31/202318,600 shares $349.68 thousand +6.9%0.5%5 $18.80 1/15/202317,400 shares $312.68 thousand -7.0%0.5%4.1 $17.97 12/30/202218,700 shares $312.66 thousand -5.1%0.5%4.5 $16.72 12/15/202219,700 shares $307.71 thousand -17.6%0.6%4.2 $15.62 11/30/202223,900 shares $383.60 thousand +20.1%0.7%5 $16.05 11/15/202219,900 shares $321.19 thousand +8.7%0.6%4.2 $16.14 10/31/202218,300 shares $301.95 thousand -8.5%0.5%3.3 $16.50 10/15/202220,000 shares $339.98 thousand -7.4%0.6%3.4 $17.00 9/30/202221,600 shares $357.48 thousand -8.5%0.6%4.2 $16.55 9/15/202223,600 shares $436.36 thousand -21.6%0.7%4.8 $18.49 8/31/202230,100 shares $565.88 thousand +0.3%0.9%7.9 $18.80 8/15/202230,000 shares $570 thousand -20.8%0.9%8.3 $19.00 7/31/202237,900 shares $706.46 thousand -5.7%1.1%12.2 $18.64 7/15/202240,200 shares $715.96 thousand No Change1.2%13.4 $17.81 1/15/2022100 shares $2.25 thousand -66.7%N/A0 $22.50 12/31/2021300 shares $6.83 thousand No Change0.0%0.1 $22.77 BAFN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is BayFirst Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of BayFirst Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 4,300 shares of BAFN short. 0.13% of BayFirst Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BayFirst Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for BayFirst 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. 0.13% of BayFirst Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is BayFirst Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? BayFirst Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,300 shares, an increase of 7.5% from the previous total of 4,000 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. What is BayFirst Financial's float size? BayFirst Financial currently has issued a total of 4,130,000 shares. Some of BayFirst 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. BayFirst Financial currently has a public float of 3,350,000 shares. How does BayFirst Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.13% of BayFirst Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to BayFirst Financial: BCB Bancorp, Inc. (NJ) (2.31%), Patriot National Bancorp Inc. (2.76%), Landmark Bancorp Inc. (3.03%), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. (4.33%), ECB Bancorp, Inc. (2.26%), Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (3.07%), CF Bankshares Inc. (2.45%), Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. (3.26%), SR Bancorp, Inc. (4.63%), SB Financial Group, Inc. (2.68%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short BayFirst Financial stock? Short selling BAFN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BayFirst Financial as its price is falling. BAFN shares are trading down $0.42 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 BayFirst Financial? A short squeeze for BayFirst 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 BAFN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is BayFirst 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 BAFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BCB Bancorp, Inc. 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