Banzai International (BNZI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Banzai International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 333,600 shares of BNZI short. 9.99% of Banzai International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Banzai International's current short interest.

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. 9.99% of Banzai International's floating shares are currently sold short.

Banzai International saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 333,600 shares, an increase of 84.7% from the previous total of 180,600 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.

Banzai International currently has issued a total of 5,885,000 shares. Some of Banzai International'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. Banzai International currently has a public float of 3,340,000 shares.

9.99% of Banzai International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Banzai International: MultiMetaVerse Holdings Limited (6.12%), CLPS Incorporation (0.12%), Aware, Inc. (0.31%), NetSol Technologies, Inc. (0.12%), iLearningEngines, Inc. (3.04%), CXApp Inc. (8.85%), LeddarTech Holdings Inc. (32.26%), AppTech Payments Corp. (1.85%), Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. (2.60%), Hitek Global Inc. (0.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BNZI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Banzai International as its price is falling. BNZI shares are trading down $0.05 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 Banzai International 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 BNZI, 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 BNZI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.