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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$24.48 -0.89 (-3.51%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Business First Bancshares Short Interest Data

Business First Bancshares (BFST) has a short interest of 213,100 shares, representing 0.77% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.89% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 81,206 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
213,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
217,200 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
29,552,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.77%
Today's Trading Volume
105,059 shares
Average Trading Volume
81,206 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
129%
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BFST Short Interest Over Time

BFST Days to Cover Over Time

BFST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

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Business First Bancshares Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/2025213,100 shares $5.20 million -1.9%0.8%2.1 $24.40
2/28/2025217,200 shares $5.76 million -12.0%0.8%2 $26.53
2/15/2025246,800 shares $6.77 million +24.1%0.9%2.3 $27.44
1/31/2025198,900 shares $5.37 million -13.7%N/A1.7 $26.99
1/15/2025230,500 shares $5.85 million -9.4%N/A2.1 $25.37
12/31/2024254,400 shares $6.54 million +90.6%N/A2.6 $25.70
12/15/2024133,500 shares $3.72 million +7.2%N/A1.4 $27.87
11/30/2024124,500 shares $3.55 million -42.4%N/A1.4 $28.50
11/15/2024216,200 shares $6.10 million +45.2%N/A2.5 $28.20
10/31/2024148,900 shares $3.90 million -1.6%N/A1.9 $26.19
10/15/2024151,300 shares $3.89 million -19.1%N/A2 $25.69
9/30/2024187,000 shares $4.80 million +6.4%N/A2.2 $25.67
9/15/2024175,800 shares $4.51 million +9.9%N/A2.1 $25.63
8/31/2024159,900 shares $3.90 million -37.5%N/A2.2 $24.42
8/15/2024255,700 shares $5.65 million +74.8%N/A3.6 $22.11
7/31/2024146,300 shares $3.72 million -31.3%N/A2.2 $25.42
7/15/2024212,800 shares $4.95 million +17.0%6.2%3.5 $23.26
6/30/2024181,900 shares $3.96 million +10.5%N/A3.7 $21.76
6/15/2024164,600 shares $3.25 million +7.2%N/A3.4 $19.72
5/31/2024153,600 shares $3.29 million +1.3%N/A3 $21.45
5/15/2024151,600 shares $3.23 million -16.9%N/A3.1 $21.28
4/30/2024182,500 shares $3.68 million -5.4%N/A3.6 $20.19
4/15/2024193,000 shares $3.91 million -1.4%N/A4 $20.26
3/31/2024195,800 shares $4.36 million -19.8%N/A3.9 $22.28
3/15/2024244,100 shares $5.18 million +8.2%N/A4.8 $21.24
2/29/2024225,600 shares $5.06 million -6.4%N/A4.2 $22.45
2/15/2024241,000 shares $5.37 million +23.4%N/A4.4 $22.30
1/31/2024195,300 shares $4.40 million +8.3%N/A3.5 $22.55
1/15/2024180,400 shares $4.14 million -9.3%N/A3.1 $22.93
12/31/2023198,800 shares $4.90 million +5.8%N/A3.4 $24.65
12/15/2023187,900 shares $4.45 million +2.6%N/A3.4 $23.67
11/30/2023183,200 shares $3.71 million -41.1%N/A3.3 $20.23
11/15/2023311,200 shares $6.68 million +46.2%N/A5.6 $21.48
10/31/2023212,900 shares $4.16 million +2.6%N/A3.4 $19.54
10/15/2023207,600 shares $3.83 million -13.6%N/A3 $18.46
9/30/2023240,200 shares $4.51 million -6.3%N/A3.4 $18.76
9/15/2023256,200 shares $4.90 million -13.8%N/A3.6 $19.11
8/31/2023297,200 shares $6.08 million +22.2%N/A3.8 $20.45
8/15/2023243,300 shares $5.05 million +4.5%N/A3.1 $20.75
7/31/2023232,900 shares $4.76 million -9.9%N/A3 $20.45
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7/15/2023258,400 shares $3.89 million -9.6%N/A3.6 $15.04
6/30/2023285,900 shares $4.31 million +2.4%N/A4.1 $15.07
6/15/2023279,100 shares $4.55 million +0.3%N/A3.7 $16.29
5/31/2023278,400 shares $4.06 million -21.1%N/A3.4 $14.57
5/15/2023352,700 shares $5.04 million +18.6%N/A3.7 $14.30
4/30/2023297,400 shares $4.59 million -5.3%N/A2.9 $15.42
4/15/2023313,900 shares $5.03 million +16.0%N/A3.1 $16.03
3/31/2023270,600 shares $4.64 million -2.5%N/A2.6 $17.13
3/15/2023277,500 shares $4.88 million +13.8%N/A2.8 $17.60
2/28/2023243,800 shares $5.08 million -31.9%N/A2.6 $20.84
2/15/2023358,100 shares $7.34 million +37.1%N/A3.8 $20.51
1/31/2023261,300 shares $5.42 million -7.9%N/A3.2 $20.74
1/15/2023283,700 shares $6.18 million -5.5%N/A3.6 $21.80
12/30/2022300,200 shares $6.65 million +94.6%N/A3.7 $22.14
12/15/2022154,300 shares $3.27 million +68.8%N/A2 $21.19
11/30/202291,400 shares $2.15 million -25.1%N/A1.4 $23.52
11/15/2022122,000 shares $2.90 million -47.0%N/A2.2 $23.76
10/31/2022230,300 shares $5.71 million -4.9%N/A5.1 $24.78
10/15/2022242,100 shares $5.20 million +10.4%N/A5.6 $21.49
9/30/2022219,400 shares $4.72 million -0.6%N/A6.3 $21.53
9/15/2022220,700 shares $4.98 million +1.9%N/A5.4 $22.57
8/31/2022216,600 shares $5.11 million -20.8%N/A5 $23.59
8/15/2022273,500 shares $6.79 million +18.7%N/A6.2 $24.82
7/31/2022230,400 shares $5.41 million -9.5%N/A5 $23.48
7/15/2022254,700 shares $5.48 million +7.3%N/A5.6 $21.50
6/30/2022237,400 shares $5.06 million +20.6%N/A5.5 $21.31
6/15/2022196,900 shares $4.20 million +23.8%N/A4.8 $21.31
5/31/2022159,000 shares $3.52 million +2.2%N/A5 $22.13
5/15/2022155,600 shares $3.37 million +15.5%N/A4.6 $21.69
4/30/2022134,700 shares $2.98 million +17.5%0.7%4.1 $22.16
4/15/2022114,600 shares $2.63 million -11.5%0.6%3.6 $22.94
3/31/2022129,500 shares $3.15 million -16.0%0.7%4.1 $24.33
3/15/2022154,200 shares $3.88 million +20.4%0.8%5 $25.15
2/28/2022128,100 shares $3.35 million +0.9%0.7%4.1 $26.19
2/15/2022127,000 shares $3.44 million +51.2%0.7%4.1 $27.10
1/31/202284,000 shares $2.31 million +5.9%0.5%2.8 $27.45
1/15/202279,300 shares $2.29 million -11.1%0.4%2.4 $28.90
12/31/202189,200 shares $2.53 million -15.1%0.5%2.5 $28.31
12/15/2021105,000 shares $2.94 million +12.4%0.6%2.4 $28.01
11/30/202193,400 shares $2.57 million -9.2%0.5%2 $27.50
11/15/2021102,900 shares $2.88 million -8.0%0.6%2.3 $28.02
10/29/2021111,800 shares $2.98 million +3.9%0.6%2.4 $26.68
10/15/2021107,600 shares $2.73 million -13.7%0.6%2.4 $25.34
9/30/2021124,700 shares $2.92 million -7.3%0.7%2.8 $23.39
9/15/2021134,500 shares $2.95 million +1.1%0.7%2.9 $21.90
8/31/2021133,100 shares $3.18 million -2.1%0.7%2.8 $23.92
8/13/2021136,000 shares $3.29 million -1.8%0.7%3 $24.20
7/30/2021138,500 shares $3.23 million -2.7%0.7%3.1 $23.31
7/15/2021142,300 shares $3.30 million -1.8%0.7%3.3 $23.21
6/30/2021144,900 shares $3.33 million -6.2%0.8%3.7 $22.95
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6/15/2021154,500 shares $3.60 million +1.7%0.8%5.3 $23.30
5/28/2021151,900 shares $3.71 million +6.9%0.8%5.5 $24.40
5/14/2021142,100 shares $3.38 million +12.1%N/A4.6 $23.81
4/30/2021126,800 shares $3.04 million -4.0%N/A4 $24.00
4/15/2021132,100 shares $3.14 million -10.7%N/A3.7 $23.78
3/31/2021148,000 shares $3.55 million +7.0%N/A3.9 $23.96
3/15/2021138,300 shares $3.35 million -4.8%N/A3.3 $24.25
2/26/2021145,200 shares $3.29 million +5.5%N/A3.8 $22.64
2/12/2021137,600 shares $3.00 million +1.1%N/A3.7 $21.81
1/29/2021136,100 shares $2.83 million +0.4%N/A3.4 $20.82
1/15/2021135,500 shares $2.99 million -5.6%N/A3.6 $22.04
12/31/2020143,500 shares $2.96 million +23.7%N/A4.3 $20.65
12/15/2020116,000 shares $2.38 million -7.0%N/A3.3 $20.50
11/30/2020124,700 shares $2.52 million -30.1%N/A2.8 $20.21
11/15/2020178,400 shares $3.44 million +15.3%N/A3.7 $19.29
10/30/2020154,700 shares $2.62 million -12.1%N/A3.3 $16.96
10/15/2020176,000 shares $2.68 million -25.6%N/A3.9 $15.22
9/30/2020236,600 shares $3.55 million +87.0%N/A5 $15.00
9/15/2020126,500 shares $1.91 million +11.2%N/A2.6 $15.06
8/31/2020113,800 shares $1.65 million -14.8%N/A2.4 $14.47
8/14/2020133,500 shares $1.98 million -10.1%N/A2.5 $14.81
7/31/2020148,500 shares $2.03 million -10.7%N/A2.5 $13.64
7/15/2020166,200 shares $2.28 million -0.1%N/A2.6 $13.71
6/30/2020166,400 shares $2.46 million +104.7%N/A2.6 $14.78
6/15/202081,300 shares $1.21 million +20.8%N/A1.2 $14.84
5/29/202067,300 shares $1.02 million -26.9%N/A1 $15.20
5/15/202092,100 shares $1.05 million +91.5%N/A1.6 $11.44
4/30/202048,100 shares $672,438.00 +10.3%0.4%1 $13.98
4/15/202043,600 shares $564,620.00 -7.4%0.3%1 $12.95
3/31/202047,100 shares $589,692.00 -0.2%0.4%1.3 $12.52

BFST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Business First Bancshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Business First Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 213,100 shares of BFST short. 0.77% of Business First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Business First Bancshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Business First Bancshares?

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. BFST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Business First Bancshares's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Business First Bancshares?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Business First Bancshares: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Business First Bancshares?

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. 0.77% of Business First Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Business First Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Business First Bancshares saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 213,100 shares, a drop of 1.9% from the previous total of 217,200 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.

How does Business First Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.77% of Business First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Business First Bancshares: Core Scientific, Inc. (15.03%), Enova International, Inc. (6.61%), FinVolution Group (1.61%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (8.13%), Lufax Holding Ltd (1.47%), CleanSpark, Inc. (29.50%), Inter & Co, Inc. (2.56%), FB Financial Co. (1.52%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.73%), The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (0.54%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Business First Bancshares stock?

Short selling BFST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Business First Bancshares as its price is falling. BFST shares are trading down $0.89 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 Business First Bancshares?

A short squeeze for Business First Bancshares 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 BFST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Business First Bancshares' 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 BFST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:BFST) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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