First Busey (BUSE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Trump’s Gift Could Unleash $51 Billion in New Wealth (From Wealthpin Pro) (Ad) Free BUSE Stock Alerts $22.61 +0.17 (+0.76%) (As of 05/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends First Busey Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,170,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+14.71%Dollar Volume Sold Short$27.90 millionShort Interest Ratio7.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares56,730,000 sharesFloat Size54,070,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.16%Today's Trading Volume309,984 sharesAverage Trading Volume135,063 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average230% Short Selling First Busey ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for First Busey and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBUSE Short Interest Over TimeBUSE Days to Cover Over TimeBUSE Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Wealthpin ProTrump’s Gift Could Unleash $51 Billion in New WealthIn January 2021, Donald Trump silently rolled out a special gift to the American public… One that top house republicans called “The Key To America’s Economic Future”.You just have to make this simple move before July 30, 2024. First Busey Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,170,000 shares $27.90 million +14.7%2.2%7.5 $23.85 4/30/20241,020,000 shares $22.79 million +4.9%1.9%6.3 $22.34 4/15/2024972,500 shares $21.55 million +4.9%1.9%6 $22.16 3/31/2024927,100 shares $22.30 million -2.3%1.8%5.8 $24.05 3/15/2024949,000 shares $21.65 million +7.9%1.8%6.3 $22.81 2/29/2024879,300 shares $20.28 million +2.0%1.7%5.3 $23.06 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BUSE and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for First Busey and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024862,000 shares $20.30 million +15.4%1.7%5.1 $23.55 1/31/2024746,700 shares $17.58 million -13.1%1.5%4.7 $23.54 1/15/2024859,000 shares $20.34 million -2.5%1.7%5.6 $23.68 12/31/2023880,800 shares $21.86 million -8.6%1.7%5.9 $24.82 12/15/2023964,100 shares $23.50 million +3.2%1.9%6.7 $24.38 11/30/2023934,100 shares $20.27 million -4.0%1.8%7.1 $21.70 11/15/2023973,100 shares $21.24 million -5.5%1.9%7.9 $21.83 10/31/20231,030,000 shares $20.46 million +1.0%2.0%8.2 $19.86 10/15/20231,020,000 shares $19.46 million -4.7%2.0%7.1 $19.08 9/30/20231,070,000 shares $20.57 million +3.9%2.1%6.9 $19.22 9/15/20231,030,000 shares $20.50 million -2.8%2.0%6.3 $19.90 8/31/20231,060,000 shares $21.41 million No Change2.1%5.9 $20.20 8/15/20231,060,000 shares $21.87 million +16.3%2.1%5.4 $20.63 7/31/2023911,700 shares $19.75 million -9.7%1.8%4.5 $21.66 7/15/20231,010,000 shares $21.35 million +4.0%2.0%5 $21.14 6/30/2023971,600 shares $19.53 million +19.7%1.9%5 $20.10 6/15/2023812,000 shares $17.08 million -15.1%1.6%4.3 $21.03 5/31/2023956,100 shares $17.88 million +20.7%1.9%4.7 $18.70 5/15/2023792,200 shares $13.86 million +24.2%1.6%4.1 $17.50 4/30/2023637,800 shares $11.60 million +23.6%1.3%3.4 $18.18 4/15/2023516,100 shares $9.88 million +1.7%1.0%2.7 $19.15 3/31/2023507,700 shares $10.33 million -22.0%1.1%2.7 $20.34 3/15/2023650,600 shares $13.55 million +15.9%1.3%3.7 $20.82 2/28/2023561,200 shares $13.55 million -11.7%1.1%3.7 $24.14 2/15/2023635,400 shares $15.70 million +17.9%1.2%4.4 $24.71 1/31/2023538,900 shares $12.86 million +15.6%1.1%3.6 $23.87 1/15/2023466,100 shares $11.64 million -9.6%0.9%3.4 $24.97 12/30/2022515,500 shares $12.74 million +15.2%1.0%3.7 $24.72 12/15/2022447,600 shares $10.98 million -3.1%0.9%3.2 $24.54 11/30/2022461,900 shares $12.04 million +1.7%0.9%3.4 $26.07 11/15/2022454,200 shares $12.18 million -26.5%0.9%3.3 $26.82 10/31/2022618,100 shares $16.32 million -17.7%1.2%4.6 $26.41 10/15/2022751,100 shares $17.83 million -12.1%1.5%5.9 $23.74 9/30/2022854,900 shares $18.79 million -5.3%1.7%7 $21.98This military-backed stock “owns” AI market (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 9/15/2022902,600 shares $21.02 million +15.4%1.8%6.6 $23.29 8/31/2022782,000 shares $17.99 million -7.2%1.5%5.1 $23.00 8/15/2022842,400 shares $21.06 million -10.6%1.7%5.3 $25.00 7/31/2022942,400 shares $23.23 million -2.9%1.8%5.7 $24.65 7/15/2022970,400 shares $23.06 million +4.0%1.9%5 $23.76 6/30/2022933,400 shares $21.33 million +7.6%1.8%4.7 $22.85 6/15/2022867,400 shares $19.53 million +4.0%1.7%4.5 $22.51 5/31/2022833,900 shares $19.55 million +0.4%1.6%4.9 $23.45 5/15/2022831,000 shares $18.34 million +2.0%1.6%4.9 $22.07 4/30/2022814,400 shares $18.30 million -1.4%1.6%4.9 $22.47 4/15/2022825,600 shares $19.90 million -1.5%1.6%4.9 $24.10 3/31/2022838,400 shares $21.25 million -14.5%1.6%5.1 $25.34 3/15/2022980,400 shares $26.57 million +10.9%1.9%6.2 $27.10 2/28/2022884,400 shares $24.28 million +6.3%1.7%5.4 $27.45 2/15/2022831,700 shares $23.31 million +8.3%1.6%4.9 $28.03 1/31/2022768,200 shares $21.42 million +10.4%1.5%4.3 $27.88 1/15/2022695,800 shares $20.55 million +15.0%N/A0 $29.54 12/31/2021604,900 shares $16.40 million -16.2%1.2%3.7 $27.12 12/15/2021721,900 shares $19.21 million +22.5%1.4%4.3 $26.61 11/30/2021589,500 shares $15.15 million +5.5%1.2%3.6 $25.70 11/15/2021558,700 shares $15.30 million -11.0%1.1%3.4 $27.39 10/29/2021627,900 shares $16.01 million +2.5%1.2%4 $25.49 10/15/2021612,600 shares $15.69 million +0.6%1.2%3.8 $25.61 9/30/2021608,900 shares $15.00 million +2.3%1.2%3.9 $24.63 9/15/2021595,400 shares $13.53 million +8.8%1.2%3.6 $22.72 8/31/2021547,500 shares $12.98 million +21.0%1.1%3.3 $23.70 8/13/2021452,600 shares $10.72 million +5.8%0.9%2.6 $23.69 7/30/2021427,800 shares $10.10 million -3.1%0.8%2.5 $23.60 7/15/2021441,500 shares $10.73 million -5.9%0.9%2.6 $24.30 6/30/2021469,000 shares $11.57 million -27.4%1.0%2.9 $24.66 6/15/2021645,700 shares $17.06 million -15.0%1.3%4.2 $26.42 5/28/2021759,300 shares $20.34 million +30.0%1.5%4.7 $26.79 5/14/2021584,200 shares $14.77 million -3.7%1.2%3.6 $25.28 4/30/2021606,500 shares $15.12 million -6.5%1.2%3.9 $24.93 4/15/2021648,500 shares $16.59 million -5.3%1.3%3.9 $25.58 3/31/2021684,800 shares $17.70 million -1.7%1.4%4 $25.85 3/15/2021696,500 shares $18.42 million -0.6%1.4%3.9 $26.44 2/26/2021700,500 shares $16.46 million +1.4%1.4%4 $23.50 2/12/2021691,200 shares $15.39 million +6.5%1.4%4.1 $22.26 1/29/2021649,300 shares $13.93 million -7.7%1.3%3.6 $21.45 1/15/2021703,700 shares $16.64 million No Change1.4%4.1 $23.64 1/31/2020303,200 shares $7.73 million -1.6%0.6%3 $25.50 1/15/2020303,200 shares $8.23 million -1.6%0.6%3 $27.14 12/31/2019308,000 shares $8.48 million +3.3%0.6%3.1 $27.52 BUSE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is First Busey's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of First Busey shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,170,000 shares of BUSE short. 2.16% of First Busey's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Busey's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for First Busey? 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. BUSE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on First Busey's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting First Busey? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of First Busey: 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 First Busey? 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. 2.16% of First Busey's floating shares are currently sold short. Is First Busey's short interest increasing or decreasing? First Busey saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,170,000 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the previous total of 1,020,000 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 First Busey's float size? First Busey currently has issued a total of 56,730,000 shares. Some of First Busey'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. First Busey currently has a public float of 54,070,000 shares. How does First Busey's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.16% of First Busey's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to First Busey: TriCo Bancshares (1.20%), Veritex Holdings, Inc. (2.20%), Southside Bancshares, Inc. (2.31%), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (6.54%), F.N.B. Co. (1.80%), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (2.20%), United Bankshares, Inc. (2.21%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (6.34%), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (3.73%), UMB Financial Co. (3.75%), 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. ($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. What does it mean to sell short First Busey stock? Short selling BUSE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Busey as its price is falling. BUSE shares are trading up $0.17 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 First Busey? A short squeeze for First Busey 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 BUSE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is First Busey'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 BUSE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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