Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $64.85 +1.07 (+1.68%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Commerce Bancshares Short Interest DataCommerce Bancshares (CBSH) has a short interest of 2.53 million shares. This marks a 0.80% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.5, indicating that it would take 4.5 days of the average trading volume of 425,898 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,530,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,510,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.80%Dollar Volume Sold Short$157.64 millionShort Interest Ratio4.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares128,230,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.97%Today's Trading Volume661,248 sharesAverage Trading Volume425,898 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average155% Short Selling Commerce Bancshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Commerce Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCBSH Short Interest Over TimeCBSH Days to Cover Over TimeCBSH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Commerce Bancshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20242,530,000 shares $157.64 million +0.8%N/A4.5 $62.31 12/15/20242,510,000 shares $169.50 million +13.1%N/A4.3 $67.53 11/30/20242,220,000 shares $163.73 million +7.3%N/A3.7 $73.75 11/15/20242,070,000 shares $148.15 million -4.6%N/A3.4 $71.57 10/31/20242,170,000 shares $135.63 million +31.5%N/A3.7 $62.50 10/15/20241,650,000 shares $100.83 million +22.2%N/A2.8 $61.11 9/30/20241,350,000 shares $80.19 million -16.2%N/A2.2 $59.40 9/15/20241,610,000 shares $99.79 million -3.0%N/A2.6 $61.98 8/31/20241,660,000 shares $106.17 million -18.2%N/A2.9 $63.96 8/15/20242,030,000 shares $124.01 million +9.7%N/A3.6 $61.09 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CBSH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Commerce Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20241,850,000 shares $119.71 million -5.6%N/A3.4 $64.71 7/15/20241,960,000 shares $116.74 million -21.3%N/A3.8 $59.56 6/30/20242,490,000 shares $138.89 million -10.4%N/A5.2 $55.78 6/15/20242,780,000 shares $147.20 million +13.0%N/A6 $52.95 5/31/20242,460,000 shares $136.87 million +15.5%N/A5.2 $55.64 5/15/20242,130,000 shares $121.15 million -8.2%N/A4.7 $56.88 4/30/20242,320,000 shares $126.86 million -1.3%N/A4.9 $54.68 4/15/20242,350,000 shares $120.39 million +14.6%N/A4.7 $51.23 3/31/20242,050,000 shares $109.06 million -5.1%N/A4.3 $53.20 3/15/20242,160,000 shares $109.94 million -3.6%N/A4.7 $50.90 2/29/20242,240,000 shares $116.57 million +1.8%N/A4.8 $52.04 2/15/20242,200,000 shares $113.98 million -4.4%N/A4.6 $51.81 1/31/20242,300,000 shares $119.88 million +3.6%N/A4.6 $52.12 1/15/20242,220,000 shares $117.33 million +2.3%N/A4.3 $52.85 12/31/20232,170,000 shares $115.90 million -11.1%N/A4.1 $53.41 12/15/20232,440,000 shares $131.66 million -6.5%N/A4.4 $53.96 11/30/20232,610,000 shares $131.99 million -8.4%N/A4.3 $50.57 11/15/20232,850,000 shares $141.45 million +6.0%N/A5 $49.63 10/31/20232,690,000 shares $117.98 million -3.2%N/A5 $43.86 10/15/20232,780,000 shares $131.49 million +2.2%N/A4.9 $47.30 9/30/20232,720,000 shares $130.51 million -7.8%N/A4.7 $47.98 9/15/20232,950,000 shares $143.13 million -1.0%N/A5 $48.52 8/31/20232,980,000 shares $146.29 million +4.9%N/A5.3 $49.09 8/15/20232,840,000 shares $144.73 million -3.4%N/A4.9 $50.96 7/31/20232,940,000 shares $156.35 million -5.5%N/A4.8 $53.18 7/15/20233,110,000 shares $152.14 million +4.4%N/A4.9 $48.92 6/30/20232,980,000 shares $145.13 million -4.2%N/A4.8 $48.70 6/15/20233,110,000 shares $156.31 million +6.5%N/A5 $50.26 5/31/20232,920,000 shares $140.01 million +3.6%N/A4.5 $47.95 5/15/20232,820,000 shares $140.30 million +4.1%N/A4.5 $49.75Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 4/30/20232,710,000 shares $151.35 million +10.6%N/A4.5 $55.85 4/15/20232,450,000 shares $135.09 million +2.5%N/A4.6 $55.14 3/31/20232,390,000 shares $139.46 million -5.9%N/A4.7 $58.35 3/15/20232,540,000 shares $150.47 million +14.9%N/A5.6 $59.24 2/28/20232,210,000 shares $146.19 million -3.1%N/A5.7 $66.15 2/15/20232,280,000 shares $152.46 million -27.9%N/A6.1 $66.87 1/31/20233,160,000 shares $210.33 million +2.9%N/A8.6 $66.56 1/15/20233,070,000 shares $215.08 million +5.1%N/A8.4 $70.06 12/30/20222,920,000 shares $198.76 million +1.0%N/A8.3 $68.07 12/15/20222,890,000 shares $188.51 million -0.3%N/A7.4 $65.23 11/30/20222,900,000 shares $217.27 million +4.7%N/A7.9 $74.92 11/15/20222,770,000 shares $200.83 million -12.6%2.4%7.4 $72.50 10/31/20223,170,000 shares $224.56 million +2.9%2.8%8.2 $70.84 10/15/20223,080,000 shares $218.09 million +4.4%2.7%7.9 $70.81 9/30/20222,950,000 shares $195.17 million -2.3%2.6%7.6 $66.16 9/15/20223,020,000 shares $211.07 million -1.6%2.6%8 $69.89 8/31/20223,070,000 shares $211.12 million -7.5%2.7%7.9 $68.77 8/15/20223,320,000 shares $243.19 million -3.2%2.9%8.7 $73.25 7/31/20223,430,000 shares $238.35 million -0.9%3.0%8.8 $69.49 7/15/20223,460,000 shares $229.57 million -2.0%3.0%8.6 $66.35 6/30/20223,530,000 shares $231.74 million -5.9%3.0%8.7 $65.65 6/15/20223,750,000 shares $242.25 million -0.3%3.2%9 $64.60 5/31/20223,760,000 shares $260.12 million +1.1%3.2%9.4 $69.18 5/15/20223,720,000 shares $249.02 million -1.3%3.2%8.9 $66.94 4/30/20223,770,000 shares $257.75 million +1.3%3.2%9.1 $68.37 4/15/20223,720,000 shares $261.66 million -0.5%3.2%8.7 $70.34 3/31/20223,740,000 shares $267.75 million +1.6%3.2%8.7 $71.59 3/15/20223,680,000 shares $263.34 million +9.9%3.2%8.6 $71.56 2/28/20223,350,000 shares $240.46 million +1.2%2.9%7.7 $71.78 2/15/20223,310,000 shares $237.62 million -0.3%N/A7.9 $71.79 1/31/20223,320,000 shares $228.78 million +5.4%N/A8.6 $68.91 1/15/20223,150,000 shares $234.68 million +7.9%N/A0 $74.50 12/31/20212,920,000 shares $200.72 million -16.1%N/A8.8 $68.74 12/15/20213,480,000 shares $237.65 million +3.6%N/A10.4 $68.29 11/30/20213,360,000 shares $234.53 million +6.7%N/A10.7 $69.80 11/15/20213,150,000 shares $233.04 million -2.5%2.8%10.7 $73.98 10/29/20213,230,000 shares $227.75 million +2.2%2.9%10.6 $70.51 10/15/20213,160,000 shares $225.12 million -1.9%2.8%8.6 $71.24 9/30/20213,220,000 shares $224.37 million -2.7%2.9%8.4 $69.68 9/15/20213,310,000 shares $221.34 million -6.5%2.9%8.4 $66.87 8/31/20213,540,000 shares $250.35 million +3.5%3.1%8.7 $70.72 8/13/20213,420,000 shares $240.36 million -2.6%3.0%8 $70.28 7/30/20213,510,000 shares $248.26 million -0.3%3.1%8.2 $70.73 7/15/20213,520,000 shares $259.99 million +1.4%3.1%8.7 $73.86 6/30/20213,470,000 shares $258.72 million +11.9%3.1%8.5 $74.56 6/15/20213,100,000 shares $234.21 million -2.2%2.7%7.7 $75.55 5/28/20213,170,000 shares $246.88 million -1.6%2.8%8 $77.88 5/14/20213,220,000 shares $255.15 million -8.5%N/A7.7 $79.24 4/30/20213,520,000 shares $279.38 million +11.0%N/A8.2 $79.37 4/15/20213,170,000 shares $244.34 million +2.3%N/A7.6 $77.08Vladimir Lenin was right… (Ad)The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. 3/31/20213,100,000 shares $240.87 million +2.3%N/A7.1 $77.70 3/15/20213,030,000 shares $244.58 million -1.0%N/A6.4 $80.72 2/26/20213,060,000 shares $232.32 million -3.2%N/A6.8 $75.92 2/12/20213,160,000 shares $230.87 million -2.8%N/A6.7 $73.06 1/29/20213,250,000 shares $220.68 million -3.0%N/A7.2 $67.90 1/15/20213,350,000 shares $239.56 million -5.9%N/A7.3 $71.51 12/31/20203,560,000 shares $234.89 million +5.3%N/A8.1 $65.98 12/15/20203,380,000 shares $212.87 million +3.7%N/A7.7 $62.98 11/30/20203,260,000 shares $221.84 million -10.9%N/A7.5 $68.05 11/15/20203,660,000 shares $251.66 million -2.1%3.4%9.5 $68.76 10/30/20203,740,000 shares $233.08 million -2.4%3.5%10.5 $62.32 10/15/20203,830,000 shares $220.15 million -2.1%3.6%9.7 $57.48 9/30/20203,910,000 shares $220.09 million -5.6%3.6%9.9 $56.29 9/15/20204,140,000 shares $231.18 million -0.5%3.8%10.4 $55.84 8/31/20204,160,000 shares $247.81 million -3.5%3.9%10 $59.57 8/14/20204,310,000 shares $262.78 million -6.5%4.0%9.6 $60.97 7/31/20204,610,000 shares $263.97 million +1.8%4.3%9.4 $57.26 7/15/20204,530,000 shares $251.23 million -2.0%4.2%9.7 $55.46 6/30/20204,620,000 shares $270.22 million -8.0%4.3%9.5 $58.49 6/15/20205,020,000 shares $310.14 million -0.6%4.7%9.7 $61.78 5/29/20205,050,000 shares $321.84 million -1.4%4.7%8 $63.73 5/15/20205,120,000 shares $280.06 million +1.6%4.8%7.7 $54.70 4/30/20205,040,000 shares $318.18 million -1.0%4.7%7.8 $63.13 4/15/20205,090,000 shares $276.90 million -3.1%4.7%7.8 $54.40 3/31/20205,250,000 shares $290.06 million -10.4%4.8%7.9 $55.25 3/13/20205,856,700 shares $347.71 million -0.2%5.4%7.5 $59.37 2/28/20205,870,000 shares $270.67 million No Change5.4%11.2 $46.11 2/14/20205,870,000 shares $331.48 million -4.4%5.4%12.5 $56.47 1/31/20206,140,000 shares $396.40 million +5.1%5.7%13.4 $64.56 CBSH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Commerce Bancshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Commerce Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 2,530,000 shares of CBSH short. Learn More on Commerce Bancshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Commerce 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. CBSH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Commerce Bancshares's short interest ratio. Is Commerce Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? Commerce Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,530,000 shares, an increase of 0.8% from the previous total of 2,510,000 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. How does Commerce Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Commerce Bancshares: First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (3.04%), Fifth Third Bancorp (3.02%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (2.93%), Regions Financial Co. (3.65%), KeyCorp (1.87%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (2.49%), First Horizon Co. (2.24%), Webster Financial Co. (1.88%), Western Alliance Bancorporation (5.13%), Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (2.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Commerce Bancshares stock? Short selling CBSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Commerce Bancshares as its price is falling. CBSH shares are trading up $1.07 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 Commerce Bancshares? A short squeeze for Commerce Bancshares 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 CBSH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Commerce 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 CBSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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