First Community Bankshares (FCBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Community Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 127,300 shares of FCBC short. 0.83% of First Community Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Community Bankshares' current short interest.

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. FCBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on First Community Bankshares's short interest ratio.

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. 0.83% of First Community Bankshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

First Community Bankshares saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 127,300 shares, a drop of 19.2% from the previous total of 157,600 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.

First Community Bankshares currently has issued a total of 18,290,000 shares. Some of First Community Bankshares' 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. First Community Bankshares currently has a public float of 15,380,000 shares.

0.83% of First Community Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to First Community Bankshares: Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.50%), MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (0.54%), Mercantile Bank Co. (0.83%), Independent Bank Co. (0.94%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.52%), Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (0.33%), Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (1.06%), Farmers National Banc Corp. (0.74%), MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (0.40%), Red River Bancshares, Inc. (0.52%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FCBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Community Bankshares as its price is falling. FCBC shares are trading down $0.42 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.

A short squeeze for First Community Bankshares 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 FCBC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FCBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.