Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.01 -0.38 (-4.53%) As of 08/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Consumer Portfolio Services Short Interest DataConsumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) has a short interest of 223,300 shares, representing 2.52% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.75% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.1, indicating that it would take 13.1 days of the average trading volume of 13,453 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest223,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest244,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.75%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.76 millionShort Interest Ratio13.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares22,224,000 sharesFloat Size8,860,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.52%Today's Trading Volume11,090 sharesAverage Trading Volume13,453 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% 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 7/31/2025223,300 shares $1.76 million -8.8%2.5%13.1 $7.90 7/15/2025244,700 shares $2.27 million -5.0%2.8%14.6 $9.28 6/30/2025257,600 shares $2.53 million -0.4%2.9%14.5 $9.83 6/15/2025258,600 shares $2.57 million -7.1%2.9%15.2 $9.95 5/31/2025278,200 shares $2.55 million -6.4%3.1%16.7 $9.15 5/15/2025297,200 shares $2.70 million -3.7%3.3%17.1 $9.09 4/30/2025308,500 shares $2.85 million +1.4%3.5%17.6 $9.23 4/15/2025304,400 shares $2.58 million -0.4%3.4%13.4 $8.49 3/31/2025305,600 shares $2.65 million +2.1%3.4%12.5 $8.67 3/15/2025299,200 shares $2.60 million +0.3%3.4%12.4 $8.69 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. 2/28/2025298,200 shares $2.98 million -3.0%3.4%12.2 $10.00 2/15/2025307,500 shares $3.37 million -36.7%3.5%11.4 $10.95 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 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 $9.29NVIDIA Q2 Breakdown: Your Inside Preview (Ad)NVIDIA reports Q2 earnings on August 27 after the bell—and our team has just released a free insider-style report with everything traders need to prepare. Inside: revenue and EPS forecasts, key levels to watch, trade setups, options strategies, and a verdict on how to position both before and after earnings.Click here to claim your free NVDA Countdown Earnings Report—before access is removed. 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 $12.43 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 $8.69NVIDIA Q2 Breakdown: Your Inside Preview (Ad)NVIDIA reports Q2 earnings on August 27 after the bell—and our team has just released a free insider-style report with everything traders need to prepare. Inside: revenue and EPS forecasts, key levels to watch, trade setups, options strategies, and a verdict on how to position both before and after earnings.Click here to claim your free NVDA Countdown Earnings Report—before access is removed. 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 $985.79 thousand +6.0%1.4%5.7 $5.56 8/31/2021167,200 shares $956.38 thousand +20.2%1.4%6.5 $5.72 8/13/2021139,100 shares $787.31 thousand +2.6%1.1%5.8 $5.66 7/30/2021135,600 shares $673.93 thousand +16.7%1.1%5.4 $4.97 7/15/2021116,200 shares $528.71 thousand -6.0%1.0%5 $4.55 6/30/2021123,600 shares $556.20 thousand +6.2%1.0%5.6 $4.50 6/15/2021116,400 shares $540.10 thousand +1.5%1.0%6.4 $4.64 5/28/2021114,700 shares $534.50 thousand -8.3%0.9%5.8 $4.66 5/14/2021125,100 shares $509.16 thousand -6.0%1.0%5 $4.07 4/30/2021133,100 shares $580.98 thousand +6.1%1.0%6.5 $4.37 4/15/2021125,400 shares $495.33 thousand +4.4%1.0%6 $3.95 3/31/2021120,100 shares $490.01 thousand -1.8%0.9%5.3 $4.08 3/15/2021122,300 shares $514.88 thousand -3.2%0.9%4.5 $4.21 2/26/2021126,300 shares $530.46 thousand +0.5%1.0%3.9 $4.20 2/12/2021125,700 shares $555.59 thousand -2.9%1.0%4.4 $4.42 1/29/2021129,500 shares $533.54 thousand -10.4%1.0%3.7 $4.12 1/15/2021144,500 shares $679.15 thousand -9.4%1.1%3.8 $4.70 12/31/2020159,400 shares $664.70 thousand -14.7%1.2%3 $4.17 12/15/2020186,900 shares $749.47 thousand -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 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 July 31st, traders have sold 223,300 shares of CPSS short. 2.52% 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 13.0. Learn More on Consumer Portfolio Services's short interest ratio. 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. 2.52% 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 in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 223,300 shares, a drop of 8.7% from the previous total of 244,700 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 22,224,000 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 8,860,000 shares. How does Consumer Portfolio Services' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.52% 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: NB Bancorp, Inc. (5.87%), MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (1.08%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.83%), Qudian Inc. - Sponsored ADR (0.31%), Equity Bancshares, Inc. (1.14%), Bitfarms Ltd. (9.07%), Orrstown Financial Services Inc (1.52%), Five Star Bancorp (0.92%), Independent Bank Corporation (0.69%), Velocity Financial, Inc. (1.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 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 $0.38 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 July, 31 2025. 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