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Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$53.88 -1.35 (-2.44%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Community Trust Bancorp Short Interest Data

Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) has a short interest of 119,400 shares, representing 0.69% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.92% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 67,953 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
119,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
114,900 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.92%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
18,060,000 shares
Float Size
17,400,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.69%
Today's Trading Volume
50,010 shares
Average Trading Volume
67,953 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
74%
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CTBI Short Interest Over Time

CTBI Days to Cover Over Time

CTBI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Community Trust Bancorp Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/2025119,400 shares $6.39 million +3.9%0.7%1.8 $53.51
1/15/2025114,900 shares $6.20 million +57.4%0.7%1.9 $53.99
12/31/202473,000 shares $3.87 million +49.6%0.4%1.3 $53.03
12/15/202448,800 shares $2.82 million -43.1%0.3%0.9 $57.79
11/30/202485,700 shares $5.05 million -8.8%0.5%1.7 $58.98
11/15/202494,000 shares $5.55 million +4.0%0.5%1.9 $59.04
10/31/202490,400 shares $4.68 million -20.6%0.5%2 $51.80
10/15/2024113,800 shares $5.78 million +44.2%0.7%2.5 $50.76
9/30/202478,900 shares $3.92 million -19.7%0.5%1.5 $49.66
9/15/202498,200 shares $4.77 million -20.6%0.6%1.7 $48.60
8/31/2024123,700 shares $6.25 million +11.5%0.7%2.1 $50.50
8/15/2024110,900 shares $5.19 million -3.3%0.6%1.9 $46.83
7/31/2024114,700 shares $5.82 million -26.5%0.7%2 $50.72
7/15/2024156,100 shares $7.19 million +23.3%0.9%2.9 $46.08
6/30/2024126,600 shares $5.53 million +5.2%0.7%2.8 $43.66
6/15/2024120,300 shares $4.89 million +13.3%0.7%2.9 $40.61
5/31/2024106,200 shares $4.47 million -12.2%0.6%2.5 $42.11
5/15/2024120,900 shares $5.32 million -15.5%0.7%2.7 $44.00
4/30/2024143,000 shares $6.01 million +15.4%0.8%3 $42.01
4/15/2024123,900 shares $4.94 million +7.7%0.7%2.5 $39.91
3/31/2024115,000 shares $4.90 million -13.6%0.7%2.4 $42.65
3/15/2024133,100 shares $5.21 million +7.7%0.8%2.9 $39.16
2/29/2024123,600 shares $4.91 million +4.8%0.7%2.6 $39.76
2/15/2024118,000 shares $4.86 million +6.7%0.7%2.6 $41.19
1/31/2024110,600 shares $4.59 million +16.5%0.6%2.5 $41.50
1/15/202494,900 shares $3.87 million -12.0%0.6%2.1 $40.82
12/31/2023107,800 shares $4.73 million +13.8%0.6%2.4 $43.86
12/15/202394,700 shares $4.09 million -2.9%0.5%2.1 $43.19
11/30/202397,500 shares $3.88 million -19.4%0.6%2.1 $39.79
11/15/2023121,000 shares $4.95 million +7.3%0.7%2.7 $40.92
10/31/2023112,800 shares $4.24 million -3.7%0.7%2.4 $37.56
10/15/2023117,100 shares $4.03 million -7.1%0.7%2.6 $34.42
9/30/2023126,000 shares $4.32 million -14.2%0.7%2.7 $34.26
9/15/2023146,800 shares $5.15 million +8.9%0.8%3.2 $35.06
8/31/2023134,800 shares $4.79 million +3.9%0.8%3 $35.50
8/15/2023129,800 shares $4.84 million +5.8%0.8%2.7 $37.30
7/31/2023122,700 shares $4.71 million -6.2%0.7%2.4 $38.38
7/15/2023130,800 shares $4.76 million +8.0%0.8%2.4 $36.39
6/30/2023121,100 shares $4.31 million -27.8%0.7%2.3 $35.57
6/15/2023167,700 shares $6.48 million +4.2%1.0%3 $38.67
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5/31/2023160,900 shares $5.42 million -4.6%0.9%2.6 $33.70
5/15/2023168,600 shares $5.67 million -0.1%1.0%2.8 $33.61
4/30/2023168,800 shares $6.08 million +10.8%1.0%3 $36.01
4/15/2023152,400 shares $5.55 million +1.7%0.9%2.7 $36.39
3/31/2023149,900 shares $5.69 million -11.5%0.9%2.6 $37.95
3/15/2023169,300 shares $6.59 million +26.4%1.0%3 $38.92
2/28/2023133,900 shares $5.72 million +8.9%0.8%2.6 $42.75
2/15/2023123,000 shares $5.36 million -13.1%0.7%2.5 $43.59
1/31/2023141,500 shares $6.10 million -18.0%0.8%2.9 $43.08
1/15/2023172,600 shares $8.11 million -2.0%1.0%3.5 $46.98
12/30/2022176,100 shares $8.09 million -2.7%1.0%3.8 $45.93
12/15/2022181,000 shares $8.22 million +32.3%1.0%4 $45.40
11/30/2022136,800 shares $6.55 million -15.1%0.8%3.3 $47.91
11/15/2022161,200 shares $7.52 million -24.8%0.9%4 $46.67
10/31/2022214,400 shares $10.14 million +1.7%1.2%5.4 $47.29
10/15/2022210,800 shares $9.02 million +5.1%1.2%5.6 $42.78
9/30/2022200,500 shares $8.13 million -5.1%1.2%5.8 $40.55
9/15/2022211,200 shares $8.85 million +6.5%1.2%5.8 $41.91
8/31/2022198,400 shares $8.38 million -11.1%1.2%5 $42.25
8/15/2022223,100 shares $10.00 million +3.2%1.3%5.3 $44.81
7/31/2022216,100 shares $9.36 million -4.5%1.3%4.8 $43.33
7/15/2022226,300 shares $9.28 million +3.4%1.3%4.8 $41.00
6/30/2022218,900 shares $8.85 million +2.0%1.3%4.4 $40.44
6/15/2022214,600 shares $8.58 million +5.4%1.3%4.2 $39.98
5/31/2022203,700 shares $8.57 million +3.6%1.2%3.8 $42.05
5/15/2022196,600 shares $7.92 million +14.0%1.1%3.6 $40.26
4/30/2022172,500 shares $6.87 million -6.7%1.0%3.3 $39.81
4/15/2022184,800 shares $7.38 million -4.0%1.1%3.5 $39.96
3/31/2022192,400 shares $7.93 million -15.2%1.1%3.7 $41.20
3/15/2022226,800 shares $9.41 million +41.8%1.3%4.6 $41.51
2/28/2022160,000 shares $6.76 million +14.0%0.9%3.5 $42.28
2/15/2022140,400 shares $6.14 million +24.5%0.8%3.1 $43.71
1/31/2022112,800 shares $4.98 million +16.7%0.7%2.5 $44.19
1/15/202296,700 shares $4.44 million -18.7%0.6%2.2 $45.95
12/31/2021118,900 shares $5.19 million +22.0%0.7%2.8 $43.61
12/15/202197,500 shares $4.19 million +11.9%0.6%2.3 $42.94
11/30/202187,100 shares $3.66 million -14.4%0.5%1.9 $42.00
11/15/2021101,800 shares $4.56 million -35.1%0.6%2.2 $44.77
10/29/2021156,800 shares $6.85 million +8.7%0.9%3.6 $43.68
10/15/2021144,200 shares $6.18 million +3.5%0.8%3.2 $42.86
9/30/2021139,300 shares $5.86 million -6.6%0.8%2.9 $42.10
9/15/2021149,200 shares $5.92 million -31.7%0.9%2.8 $39.70
8/31/2021218,400 shares $9.10 million +4.0%1.3%4.8 $41.66
8/13/2021210,000 shares $8.81 million +15.5%1.2%4.7 $41.93
7/30/2021181,900 shares $7.23 million -5.2%1.1%4.1 $39.76
7/15/2021191,800 shares $7.84 million +50.0%1.1%4.4 $40.85
6/30/2021127,900 shares $5.16 million -13.0%0.7%2.9 $40.38
6/15/2021147,000 shares $6.27 million -20.5%0.9%3.7 $42.65
5/28/2021184,900 shares $8.17 million +9.0%1.1%4.2 $44.18
5/14/2021169,600 shares $7.56 million +5.4%1.0%3 $44.60
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4/30/2021160,900 shares $7.17 million -13.6%0.9%2.6 $44.59
4/15/2021186,300 shares $8.34 million +39.8%1.1%2.8 $44.77
3/31/2021133,300 shares $5.96 million +6.4%0.8%1.9 $44.69
3/15/2021125,300 shares $5.91 million -2.8%0.7%1.7 $47.19
2/26/2021128,900 shares $5.34 million -7.4%0.8%1.8 $41.46
2/12/2021139,200 shares $5.48 million +5.9%0.8%2.1 $39.36
1/29/2021131,500 shares $4.85 million +67.7%0.8%2.2 $36.86
1/15/202178,400 shares $3.05 million -45.8%0.5%1.4 $38.93
12/31/2020144,600 shares $5.32 million +91.8%0.8%2.9 $36.80
12/15/202075,400 shares $2.78 million -36.7%0.4%1.4 $36.86
11/30/2020119,200 shares $4.13 million +4.4%0.7%2.2 $34.67
11/15/2020114,200 shares $3.92 million -7.9%0.7%2.1 $34.36
10/30/2020124,000 shares $3.89 million +30.0%0.7%2.3 $31.39
10/15/202095,400 shares $2.91 million -9.8%0.6%1.8 $30.46
9/30/2020105,800 shares $2.99 million +23.3%0.6%2 $28.26
9/15/202085,800 shares $2.56 million +6.5%0.5%1.7 $29.79
8/31/202080,600 shares $2.60 million -35.1%0.5%1.7 $32.27
8/14/2020124,200 shares $4.22 million -6.8%0.7%2.6 $33.96
7/31/2020133,300 shares $4.08 million -24.0%0.8%2.6 $30.61
7/15/2020175,400 shares $5.38 million -16.3%1.0%3.4 $30.69
6/30/2020209,600 shares $6.75 million +77.6%1.2%4.1 $32.21
6/15/2020118,000 shares $3.77 million -12.1%0.7%2.2 $31.99
5/29/2020134,300 shares $4.54 million -3.4%0.8%2.3 $33.77
5/15/2020139,000 shares $3.92 million +43.2%0.8%2.4 $28.21
4/30/202097,100 shares $3.29 million -8.8%0.6%1.9 $33.90
4/15/2020106,500 shares $3.30 million +8.2%0.6%2.2 $30.95
3/31/202098,400 shares $3.07 million +7.7%0.6%2.1 $31.21
3/13/202091,400 shares $3.18 million +20.0%0.5%1.6 $34.77
2/28/202076,200 shares $2.22 million +1.2%0.4%2.1 $29.19

CTBI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Community Trust Bancorp's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Community Trust Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 31st, traders have sold 119,400 shares of CTBI short. 0.69% of Community Trust Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Community Trust Bancorp's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Community Trust Bancorp?

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. CTBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Community Trust Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Community Trust Bancorp?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Community Trust Bancorp: 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 Community Trust Bancorp?

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. 0.69% of Community Trust Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Community Trust Bancorp's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Community Trust Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 119,400 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 114,900 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 Community Trust Bancorp's float size?

Community Trust Bancorp currently has issued a total of 18,060,000 shares. Some of Community Trust Bancorp'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. Community Trust Bancorp currently has a public float of 17,400,000 shares.

How does Community Trust Bancorp's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.69% of Community Trust Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Community Trust Bancorp: BancFirst Co. (2.55%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (3.28%), Fulton Financial Co. (2.91%), Community Bank System, Inc. (3.14%), First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (2.58%), First BanCorp. (2.54%), Cathay General Bancorp (2.97%), BankUnited, Inc. (3.47%), Independent Bank Corp. (2.34%), The Bancorp, Inc. (14.74%),

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 Community Trust Bancorp stock?

Short selling CTBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Community Trust Bancorp as its price is falling. CTBI shares are trading down $1.29 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 Community Trust Bancorp?

A short squeeze for Community Trust Bancorp 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 CTBI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Community Trust Bancorp'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 CTBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:CTBI) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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