Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $39.09 -0.81 (-2.03%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.99 +0.90 (+2.30%) As of 08/1/2025 07:50 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Bankwell Financial Group Short Interest DataBankwell Financial Group (BWFG) has a short interest of 107,200 shares, representing 1.77% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.27% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.0, indicating that it would take 6.0 days of the average trading volume of 29,454 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest107,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest122,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-12.27%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.99 millionShort Interest Ratio6.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares7,873,000 sharesFloat Size6,060,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.77%Today's Trading Volume39,282 sharesAverage Trading Volume29,454 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average133% Short Selling Bankwell Financial Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Bankwell Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBWFG Short Interest Over TimeBWFG Days to Cover Over TimeBWFG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Bankwell Financial Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025107,200 shares $3.99 million -12.3%1.8%6 $37.25 6/30/2025122,200 shares $4.40 million -0.2%2.0%7.6 $36.03 6/15/2025122,400 shares $4.26 million +7.1%2.0%9.1 $34.81 5/31/2025114,300 shares $4.02 million +4.6%1.9%8.6 $35.16 5/15/2025109,300 shares $3.91 million -1.8%1.8%7.7 $35.73 4/30/2025111,300 shares $3.77 million +5.7%1.9%8 $33.91 4/15/2025105,300 shares $3.03 million -1.9%1.8%7.6 $28.82 3/31/2025107,300 shares $3.24 million +1.4%1.8%7.4 $30.18 3/15/2025105,800 shares $3.10 million +4.8%1.8%7.2 $29.33 2/28/2025101,000 shares $3.20 million +0.1%1.7%6.9 $31.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BWFG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bankwell Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025100,900 shares $3.16 million +1.8%1.7%7 $31.32 1/31/202599,100 shares $3.09 million -0.5%1.7%5.9 $31.18 1/15/202599,600 shares $3.03 million -3.3%1.7%6.3 $30.40 12/31/2024103,000 shares $3.21 million +10.5%1.7%6.6 $31.15 12/15/202493,200 shares $3.04 million -3.5%1.6%6.1 $32.64 11/30/202496,600 shares $3.20 million +3.2%1.6%6 $33.15 11/15/202493,600 shares $3.02 million +0.8%1.6%5.7 $32.25 10/31/202492,900 shares $2.65 million -12.4%1.6%6.2 $28.51 10/15/2024106,000 shares $3.14 million +7.8%1.8%7.4 $29.61 9/30/202498,300 shares $2.94 million -9.4%1.7%6.3 $29.95 9/15/2024108,500 shares $3.31 million +1.8%1.8%6.2 $30.47 8/31/2024106,600 shares $3.25 million +4.8%1.8%6.7 $30.48 8/15/2024101,700 shares $2.66 million +2.0%1.7%7.2 $26.17 7/31/202499,700 shares $2.81 million +4.7%1.7%7.2 $28.15 7/15/202495,200 shares $2.42 million +0.6%1.6%7.1 $25.42 6/30/202494,600 shares $2.40 million +9.5%1.6%7.4 $25.37 6/15/202486,400 shares $2.10 million +2.0%1.5%8.4 $24.31 5/31/202484,700 shares $2.10 million -2.4%1.4%7.7 $24.74 5/15/202486,800 shares $2.07 million -3.6%1.5%8 $23.87 4/30/202490,000 shares $2.06 million +2.9%1.4%7.4 $22.93 4/15/202487,500 shares $2.05 million -6.8%1.5%7.3 $23.41 3/31/202493,900 shares $2.44 million -10.7%1.6%8 $25.94 3/15/2024105,100 shares $2.67 million +5.1%1.8%8.3 $25.40 2/29/2024100,000 shares $2.55 million +5.5%1.7%6.8 $25.47 2/15/202494,800 shares $2.50 million +5.0%1.6%6.4 $26.39 1/31/202490,300 shares $2.51 million -7.3%1.6%6.1 $27.75 1/15/202497,400 shares $2.75 million +3.5%1.7%7.3 $28.21 12/31/202394,100 shares $2.84 million +3.1%1.6%7.1 $30.18 12/15/202391,300 shares $2.74 million +6.9%1.6%7.4 $30.00 11/30/202385,400 shares $2.30 million -0.7%1.5%8.8 $26.96Trump’s biggest move, misreported (Ad)The media and financial pundits are all misreading Trump’s actions. They think Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state because he’s desperate for critical minerals… They think his involvement in Ukraine is just another resource grab… They think his tariffs will wreck the economy… But they’re all missing the bigger picture.This is fast becoming the world’s most sought-after resource. 11/15/202386,000 shares $2.38 million +1.9%1.6%8.7 $27.62 10/31/202384,400 shares $2.07 million -8.2%1.5%8 $24.47 10/15/202391,900 shares $2.24 million -3.7%1.7%8.1 $24.39 9/30/202395,400 shares $2.32 million -2.8%1.7%8 $24.27 9/15/202398,100 shares $2.45 million -1.9%1.8%7.1 $25.02 8/31/2023100,000 shares $2.60 million +1.8%1.8%6 $26.02 8/15/202398,200 shares $2.64 million -3.9%1.8%5.8 $26.91 7/31/2023102,200 shares $2.80 million +1.8%1.8%5.6 $27.35 7/15/2023100,400 shares $2.46 million -0.8%1.8%4.8 $24.55 6/30/2023101,200 shares $2.47 million +7.3%1.8%4.6 $24.38 6/15/202394,300 shares $2.39 million -9.1%1.7%4.1 $25.33 5/31/2023103,700 shares $2.37 million -21.5%1.9%4.3 $22.85 5/15/2023132,100 shares $3.00 million +3.0%2.4%5.5 $22.70 4/30/2023128,300 shares $2.98 million +4.4%2.3%5.6 $23.26 4/15/2023122,900 shares $2.84 million -5.3%2.2%5.4 $23.12 3/31/2023129,800 shares $3.23 million +3.3%2.3%6.3 $24.86 3/15/2023125,700 shares $3.24 million +6.9%2.3%6.7 $25.74 2/28/2023117,600 shares $3.55 million -2.1%2.1%7 $30.18 2/15/2023120,100 shares $3.76 million +0.3%2.2%7.2 $31.34 1/31/2023119,700 shares $3.54 million +0.7%2.2%6.7 $29.57 1/15/2023118,900 shares $3.59 million -1.0%2.1%5.8 $30.19 12/30/2022120,100 shares $3.53 million +16.5%2.2%5.3 $29.43 12/15/2022103,100 shares $2.97 million -2.0%1.9%4.4 $28.81 11/30/2022105,200 shares $3.11 million -10.8%1.9%4.5 $29.59 11/15/2022117,900 shares $3.57 million -10.6%2.1%4.9 $30.28 10/31/2022131,900 shares $4.04 million +11.3%2.4%5.4 $30.64 10/15/2022118,500 shares $3.43 million -8.1%2.1%4.6 $28.92 9/30/2022129,000 shares $3.76 million -8.9%2.3%5.5 $29.11 9/15/2022141,600 shares $4.42 million -14.0%2.5%3.5 $31.19 8/31/2022164,600 shares $5.19 million -3.5%3.0%3.8 $31.52 8/15/2022170,600 shares $5.76 million +2.2%3.1%3.4 $33.79 7/31/2022167,000 shares $5.47 million +0.8%3.0%3.2 $32.78 7/15/2022165,700 shares $5.13 million +3.8%3.0%2.9 $30.95 6/30/2022159,600 shares $4.96 million +106.5%2.9%2.9 $31.05 6/15/202277,300 shares $2.49 million +7.2%1.3%1.5 $32.15 5/31/202272,100 shares $2.58 million -12.6%1.4%1.9 $35.74 5/15/202282,500 shares $2.82 million +45.8%1.5%2.4 $34.16 4/30/202256,600 shares $1.92 million +38.7%1.1%1.9 $34.00 4/15/202240,800 shares $1.34 million +3.8%0.8%2.1 $32.90 3/31/202239,300 shares $1.33 million +5.1%0.7%2.2 $33.83 3/15/202237,400 shares $1.27 million +1.4%0.7%2.1 $34.07 2/28/202236,900 shares $1.29 million -1.1%0.7%2.3 $34.85 2/15/202237,300 shares $1.29 million +11.3%0.7%2.9 $34.69 1/31/202233,500 shares $1.13 million -9.0%0.6%2.8 $33.83 1/15/202236,800 shares $1.26 million -0.5%0.7%2.6 $34.13 12/31/202137,000 shares $1.22 million -16.7%0.7%2.5 $32.84 12/15/202144,400 shares $1.39 million +1.8%0.8%2.9 $31.40 11/30/202143,600 shares $1.35 million +15.7%0.8%3.1 $30.86 11/15/202137,700 shares $1.18 million +4.1%0.7%2.6 $31.17 10/29/202136,200 shares $1.08 million -2.7%0.7%2.2 $29.70Trump’s biggest move, misreported (Ad)The media and financial pundits are all misreading Trump’s actions. They think Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state because he’s desperate for critical minerals… They think his involvement in Ukraine is just another resource grab… They think his tariffs will wreck the economy… But they’re all missing the bigger picture.This is fast becoming the world’s most sought-after resource. 10/15/202137,200 shares $1.10 million +3.6%0.7%2.2 $29.69 9/30/202135,900 shares $1.05 million -10.7%0.7%2.1 $29.17 9/15/202140,200 shares $1.16 million -2.9%0.7%1.1 $28.80 8/31/202141,400 shares $1.25 million +1.7%0.8%1.1 $30.09 8/13/202140,700 shares $1.26 million -7.7%0.7%1 $31.05 7/30/202144,100 shares $1.27 million -15.4%0.8%1 $28.82 7/15/202152,100 shares $1.47 million -7.6%0.9%1.1 $28.13 6/30/202156,400 shares $1.56 million -75.4%1.0%1.2 $27.64 6/15/2021229,300 shares $6.48 million +2.1%4.1%7.4 $28.24 5/28/2021224,500 shares $6.41 million +1.3%4.1%7.4 $28.56 5/14/2021221,700 shares $6.33 million +32.0%4.0%7.2 $28.54 4/30/2021168,000 shares $4.63 million +7.6%3.0%5.3 $27.58 4/15/2021156,100 shares $4.27 million +9.2%2.8%5.2 $27.36 3/31/2021143,000 shares $3.88 million +21.5%2.5%4.6 $27.10 3/15/2021117,700 shares $3.33 million +8.0%2.1%4 $28.33 2/26/2021109,000 shares $2.71 million +1.0%2.0%4.4 $24.86 2/12/2021107,900 shares $2.20 million +3.3%1.9%5 $20.40 1/29/2021104,500 shares $2.01 million +1.5%1.9%6.2 $19.26 1/15/2021103,000 shares $2.07 million -3.7%1.9%6.9 $20.10 12/31/2020107,000 shares $2.03 million +1.0%1.9%7.7 $18.95 12/15/2020105,900 shares $2.09 million +2.0%1.9%8.4 $19.71 11/30/2020103,800 shares $1.90 million +13.1%1.8%8.4 $18.29 11/15/202091,800 shares $1.58 million +4.9%1.6%7.7 $17.18 10/30/202087,500 shares $1.38 million -6.1%1.5%7.5 $15.82 10/15/202093,200 shares $1.41 million -0.4%1.6%8.1 $15.09 9/30/202093,600 shares $1.32 million -4.9%1.6%8.5 $14.15 9/15/202098,400 shares $1.51 million -5.4%1.7%6.6 $15.35 8/31/2020104,000 shares $1.62 million -0.2%1.8%6 $15.60 8/14/2020104,200 shares $1.65 million -7.5%1.8%4.7 $15.82 BWFG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bankwell Financial Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bankwell Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 107,200 shares of BWFG short. 1.77% of Bankwell Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bankwell Financial Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Bankwell Financial Group? 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. BWFG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Bankwell Financial Group's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Bankwell Financial Group? 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. 1.77% of Bankwell Financial Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Bankwell Financial Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Bankwell Financial Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 107,200 shares, a decline of 12.3% from the previous total of 122,200 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. What is Bankwell Financial Group's float size? Bankwell Financial Group currently has issued a total of 7,870,000 shares. Some of Bankwell Financial Group'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. Bankwell Financial Group currently has a public float of 6,060,000 shares. How does Bankwell Financial Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.77% of Bankwell Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bankwell Financial Group: Ameris Bancorp (2.44%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.72%), First Business Financial Services, Inc. (0.91%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.66%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (0.72%), Origin Bancorp, Inc. (1.43%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (1.57%), Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (2.01%), Tompkins Financial Corporation (1.06%), Bit Digital, Inc. (10.69%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Bankwell Financial Group stock? Short selling BWFG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bankwell Financial Group as its price is falling. BWFG shares are trading down $0.81 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 Bankwell Financial Group? A short squeeze for Bankwell Financial Group 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 BWFG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bankwell Financial Group'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 BWFG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Short Interest Data ConnectOne Bancorp Short Interest Data First Business Financial Services Short Interest Data First Mid Bancshares Short Interest Data Mercantile Bank Short Interest Data Origin Bancorp Short Interest Data OceanFirst Financial Short Interest Data Pacific Premier Bancorp Short Interest Data Tompkins Financial Short Interest Data Bit Digital Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:BWFG) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. Now They're Buying.For six months, I’ve been pounding the table on a major gold miner—while Twitter pundits laughed. But now, the...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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