Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.52 -0.81 (-7.15%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.63 +0.11 (+1.05%) As of 02/21/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Consumer Portfolio Services Short Interest DataConsumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) has a short interest of 486,000 shares, representing 5.47% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.30% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 14.3, indicating that it would take 14.3 days of the average trading volume of 28,635 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest486,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest513,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.76 millionShort Interest Ratio14.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares21,405,000 sharesFloat Size8,880,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.47%Today's Trading Volume15,365 sharesAverage Trading Volume28,635 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling Consumer Portfolio Services? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Consumer Portfolio Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCPSS Short Interest Over TimeCPSS Days to Cover Over TimeCPSS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Consumer Portfolio Services Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/2025486,000 shares $5.76 million -5.3%5.5%14.3 $11.86 1/15/2025513,200 shares $5.74 million -15.8%5.8%17.1 $11.18 12/31/2024609,800 shares $6.62 million -6.7%6.9%20.3 $10.86 12/15/2024653,600 shares $7.20 million -5.3%7.4%22.2 $11.01 11/30/2024690,200 shares $7.15 million -14.3%8.2%20.6 $10.36 11/15/2024805,300 shares $8.51 million -20.3%9.6%20.5 $10.57 10/31/20241,010,000 shares $10.11 million -2.9%11.9%26.9 $10.01 10/15/20241,040,000 shares $9.84 million -2.8%12.7%27.5 $9.46 9/30/20241,070,000 shares $10.04 million -6.1%12.4%25.1 $9.38 9/15/20241,140,000 shares $10.92 million +33.4%13.2%24.3 $9.58 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CPSS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Consumer Portfolio Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024854,700 shares $7.05 million -0.4%10.0%18.3 $8.25 8/15/2024858,400 shares $7.45 million -4.2%10.3%21.5 $8.68 7/31/2024896,300 shares $8.48 million -8.9%10.9%22.5 $9.46 7/15/2024984,300 shares $9.43 million -5.4%12.0%27.3 $9.58 6/30/20241,040,000 shares $10.19 million -4.6%12.7%30.7 $9.80 6/15/20241,090,000 shares $9.78 million -1.8%13.3%34.4 $8.97 5/31/20241,110,000 shares $9.19 million -4.3%13.5%38.5 $8.28 5/15/20241,160,000 shares $9.56 million -0.9%14.2%45.5 $8.24 4/30/20241,170,000 shares $10.02 million -0.9%13.9%50 $8.56 4/15/20241,180,000 shares $10.42 million +2.6%14.0%53.2 $8.83 3/31/20241,150,000 shares $8.69 million -2.5%13.6%59.3 $7.56 3/15/20241,180,000 shares $9.52 million -0.8%14.0%66.3 $8.07 2/29/20241,190,000 shares $10.51 million No Change14.1%67.6 $8.83 2/15/20241,190,000 shares $11.28 million +0.9%14.1%67.6 $9.48 1/31/20241,180,000 shares $10.79 million -1.7%14.0%64.8 $9.14 1/15/20241,200,000 shares $10.19 million +2.6%14.5%60 $8.49 12/31/20231,170,000 shares $10.96 million No Change14.1%50.4 $9.37 12/15/20231,170,000 shares $10.87 million No Change14.1%52.2 $9.29 11/30/20231,170,000 shares $11.09 million -0.9%14.1%50.2 $9.48 11/15/20231,180,000 shares $11.53 million -0.8%14.3%45 $9.77 10/31/20231,190,000 shares $11.01 million No Change14.3%43.4 $9.25 10/15/20231,190,000 shares $10.65 million -0.8%14.3%45.1 $8.95 9/30/20231,200,000 shares $10.88 million No Change14.0%44.8 $9.07 9/15/20231,200,000 shares $11.18 million -2.4%14.0%44.6 $9.32 8/31/20231,230,000 shares $11.40 million -0.8%14.8%45.7 $9.27 8/15/20231,240,000 shares $12.21 million +1.6%14.9%47 $9.85 7/31/20231,220,000 shares $15.63 million -2.4%15.0%42.1 $12.81 7/15/20231,250,000 shares $16.31 million +0.8%15.3%37.8 $13.05 6/30/20231,240,000 shares $14.47 million -2.4%15.2%37.5 $11.67 6/15/20231,270,000 shares $15.79 million -3.1%15.4%34.3 $12.43The Real Hillbilly Elegy (Ad)The mountains of Appalachia are incredible to behold. Spanning thousands of miles across Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and beyond… It's one of our country’s most scenic areas. But hidden beneath the beauty is an ugly reality: our most beautiful land is also the poorest. It’s a tragedy because for over 200 years, generation after generation has worked “coal country” with nothing but a pick and shovel, hauling billions of dollars from the ground.A bold new plan, hidden in Executive Order 14154… 5/31/20231,310,000 shares $15.21 million -3.7%16.9%33.9 $11.61 5/15/20231,360,000 shares $13.79 million +0.7%17.6%33 $10.14 4/30/20231,350,000 shares $14.05 million -0.7%16.9%31.8 $10.41 4/15/20231,360,000 shares $13.06 million -0.7%16.4%32.2 $9.60 3/31/20231,370,000 shares $14.65 million +0.7%16.6%33.7 $10.69 3/15/20231,360,000 shares $13.19 million -5.6%16.5%33.7 $9.70 2/28/20231,440,000 shares $15.93 million +1.4%17.5%31.7 $11.06 2/15/20231,420,000 shares $16.23 million -3.4%17.3%31.6 $11.43 1/31/20231,470,000 shares $14.77 million -2.0%17.9%27 $10.05 1/15/20231,500,000 shares $13.98 million -2.0%17.8%20.7 $9.32 12/30/20221,530,000 shares $13.54 million -1.3%18.2%17.4 $8.85 12/15/20221,550,000 shares $12.09 million -2.5%18.3%14.7 $7.80 11/30/20221,590,000 shares $13.71 million -0.6%18.0%13.7 $8.62 11/15/20221,600,000 shares $12.80 million -3.0%18.1%13.5 $8.00 10/31/20221,650,000 shares $10.59 million +17.0%18.1%14.7 $6.42 10/15/20221,410,000 shares $6.67 million +30.6%15.5%13.1 $4.73 9/30/20221,080,000 shares $7.85 million +8.5%11.8%11.6 $7.27 9/15/2022995,300 shares $10.48 million +0.4%10.9%7.8 $10.53 8/31/2022991,600 shares $11.54 million -6.5%10.8%7.6 $11.64 8/15/20221,060,000 shares $14.87 million -0.9%11.5%7.5 $14.03 7/31/20221,070,000 shares $13.72 million +11.0%11.6%6.4 $12.82 7/15/2022963,700 shares $10.20 million +15.3%10.4%5.1 $10.58 6/30/2022836,100 shares $8.57 million +47.2%9.0%4.4 $10.25 6/15/2022568,000 shares $6.07 million +20.9%5.9%3.1 $10.68 5/31/2022469,700 shares $6.36 million +72.8%4.8%3.3 $13.54 5/15/2022271,900 shares $3.70 million +3.2%2.8%1.9 $13.62 4/30/2022263,400 shares $3.00 million -4.4%2.7%1.6 $11.40 4/15/2022275,400 shares $3.30 million +32.0%2.8%1.9 $12.00 3/31/2022208,700 shares $2.12 million -22.9%N/A0 $10.16 3/15/2022270,500 shares $2.78 million -2.8%2.7%1.6 $10.28 2/28/2022278,400 shares $3.28 million +27.9%2.9%1.6 $11.77 2/15/2022217,600 shares $2.38 million -1.2%2.3%1.3 $10.96 1/31/2022220,200 shares $2.61 million No Change2.2%1.6 $11.85 1/15/2022220,200 shares $2.40 million -16.6%N/A1.8 $10.89 12/31/2021263,900 shares $3.13 million +30.2%2.6%1.8 $11.85 12/15/2021202,700 shares $1.75 million +23.5%2.0%1.8 $8.63 11/30/2021164,100 shares $1.27 million -1.0%1.4%1.8 $7.75 11/15/2021165,700 shares $1.44 million -2.4%1.4%2 $8.69 10/29/2021169,800 shares $1.11 million -7.4%1.3%2.4 $6.53 10/15/2021183,400 shares $1.17 million -1.4%1.5%3 $6.37 9/30/2021186,000 shares $1.08 million +4.9%1.5%6.5 $5.80 9/15/2021177,300 shares $985,788.00 +6.0%1.4%5.7 $5.56 8/31/2021167,200 shares $956,384.00 +20.2%1.4%6.5 $5.72 8/13/2021139,100 shares $787,306.00 +2.6%1.1%5.8 $5.66 7/30/2021135,600 shares $673,932.00 +16.7%1.1%5.4 $4.97 7/15/2021116,200 shares $528,710.00 -6.0%1.0%5 $4.55 6/30/2021123,600 shares $556,200.00 +6.2%1.0%5.6 $4.50 6/15/2021116,400 shares $540,096.00 +1.5%1.0%6.4 $4.64 5/28/2021114,700 shares $534,502.00 -8.3%0.9%5.8 $4.66 5/14/2021125,100 shares $509,157.00 -6.0%1.0%5 $4.07The Real Hillbilly Elegy (Ad)The mountains of Appalachia are incredible to behold. Spanning thousands of miles across Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and beyond… It's one of our country’s most scenic areas. But hidden beneath the beauty is an ugly reality: our most beautiful land is also the poorest. It’s a tragedy because for over 200 years, generation after generation has worked “coal country” with nothing but a pick and shovel, hauling billions of dollars from the ground.A bold new plan, hidden in Executive Order 14154… 4/30/2021133,100 shares $580,981.50 +6.1%1.0%6.5 $4.37 4/15/2021125,400 shares $495,330.00 +4.4%1.0%6 $3.95 3/31/2021120,100 shares $490,008.00 -1.8%0.9%5.3 $4.08 3/15/2021122,300 shares $514,883.00 -3.2%0.9%4.5 $4.21 2/26/2021126,300 shares $530,460.00 +0.5%1.0%3.9 $4.20 2/12/2021125,700 shares $555,594.00 -2.9%1.0%4.4 $4.42 1/29/2021129,500 shares $533,540.00 -10.4%1.0%3.7 $4.12 1/15/2021144,500 shares $679,150.00 -9.4%1.1%3.8 $4.70 12/31/2020159,400 shares $664,698.00 -14.7%1.2%3 $4.17 12/15/2020186,900 shares $749,469.00 -25.2%1.5%1.3 $4.01 11/30/2020249,900 shares $1.01 million -27.4%2.0%1.8 $4.03 11/15/2020344,100 shares $1.20 million -17.7%2.7%2.5 $3.49 10/30/2020418,300 shares $1.57 million -26.2%3.3%3.2 $3.75 10/15/2020566,700 shares $2.58 million +49.7%4.5%4.4 $4.55 9/30/2020378,600 shares $1.25 million -14.2%3.0%3.3 $3.30 9/15/2020441,400 shares $1.58 million -11.2%3.2%25.2 $3.57 8/31/2020497,300 shares $1.61 million -15.1%3.6%31.5 $3.24 8/14/2020585,800 shares $1.93 million -17.9%4.3%35.7 $3.30 7/31/2020713,200 shares $2.33 million -12.0%5.2%46.3 $3.27 7/15/2020810,100 shares $2.61 million -3.8%5.9%52.6 $3.22 6/30/2020841,700 shares $2.34 million -4.7%6.1%27.2 $2.78 6/15/2020883,000 shares $2.46 million -7.8%6.4%28.7 $2.79 5/29/2020958,100 shares $2.51 million -0.2%7.0%28.9 $2.62 5/15/2020959,500 shares $2.34 million -0.6%7.0%28.5 $2.44 4/30/2020964,800 shares $2.86 million -14.6%7.0%26.4 $2.96 4/15/20201,130,000 shares $1.76 million -0.9%8.6%31.7 $1.56 3/31/20201,140,000 shares $3.21 million -0.5%8.7%60.3 $2.82 3/13/20201,145,800 shares $1.72 million -0.4%8.7%123.2 $1.50 2/28/20201,150,000 shares $1.67 million No Change8.8%83.3 $1.45 CPSS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Consumer Portfolio Services' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Consumer Portfolio Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 486,000 shares of CPSS short. 5.47% of Consumer Portfolio Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Consumer Portfolio Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Consumer Portfolio Services? 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. CPSS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Consumer Portfolio Services's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Consumer Portfolio Services? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Consumer Portfolio Services: Group One Trading LLC, 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 Consumer Portfolio Services? 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. 5.47% of Consumer Portfolio Services' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Consumer Portfolio Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Consumer Portfolio Services saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 486,000 shares, a drop of 5.3% from the previous total of 513,200 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 Consumer Portfolio Services' float size? Consumer Portfolio Services currently has issued a total of 21,405,000 shares. Some of Consumer Portfolio Services' 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. Consumer Portfolio Services currently has a public float of 8,880,000 shares. How does Consumer Portfolio Services' short interest compare to its competitors? 5.47% of Consumer Portfolio Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Consumer Portfolio Services: Trinity Capital Inc. (2.80%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.40%), Atlanticus Holdings Co. (3.22%), Northeast Bank (1.28%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (0.68%), NB Bancorp, Inc. (3.09%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.67%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.66%), MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (0.57%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.47%), 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Consumer Portfolio Services stock? Short selling CPSS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Consumer Portfolio Services as its price is falling. CPSS 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 Consumer Portfolio Services? A short squeeze for Consumer Portfolio Services 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 CPSS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Consumer Portfolio Services' 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 CPSS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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