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Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.38 +0.06 (+0.53%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Consumer Portfolio Services Short Interest Data

Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) has a short interest of 609,800 shares, representing 6.87% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.70% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 20.3, indicating that it would take 20.3 days of the average trading volume of 20,438 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
609,800 shares
Previous Short Interest
653,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.70%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.62 million
Short Interest Ratio
20.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
21,410,000 shares
Float Size
8,880,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.87%
Today's Trading Volume
22,042 shares
Average Trading Volume
20,438 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
108%
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CPSS Short Interest Over Time

CPSS Days to Cover Over Time

CPSS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Consumer Portfolio Services Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
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 $9.29
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 $12.43
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
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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 $4.07
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
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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
2/14/20201,150,000 shares $3.47 million -5.7%8.8%93.5 $3.02
1/31/20201,220,000 shares $4.36 million No Change9.0%91 $3.57

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 closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 609,800 shares of CPSS short. 6.87% 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 20.0. 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. 6.87% 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 December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 609,800 shares, a drop of 6.7% from the previous total of 653,600 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 21,410,000 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?

6.87% 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: Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (0.60%), Premier Financial Corp. (1.58%), Trinity Capital Inc. (2.36%), OppFi Inc. (12.71%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.75%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.43%), BitFuFu Inc. (2.04%), Atlanticus Holdings Co. (3.88%), Guild Holdings (0.18%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.26%),

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 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 up $0.06 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 increases 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 December, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:CPSS) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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