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First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$36.46 +0.47 (+1.31%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET)

First Financial Bankshares Short Interest Data

First Financial Bankshares (FFIN) has a short interest of 7.57 million shares, representing 5.51% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.66% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 16.2, indicating that it would take 16.2 days of the average trading volume of 540,791 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,570,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,520,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+0.66%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$315.52 million
Short Interest Ratio
16.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
142,910,000 shares
Float Size
137,310,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.51%
Today's Trading Volume
1,858,272 shares
Average Trading Volume
540,791 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
344%
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FFIN Short Interest Over Time

FFIN Days to Cover Over Time

FFIN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Financial Bankshares Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/20247,570,000 shares $315.52 million +0.7%5.5%16.2 $41.68
11/15/20247,520,000 shares $310.88 million -0.3%5.5%15.6 $41.34
10/31/20247,540,000 shares $272.50 million -4.3%5.5%15.9 $36.14
10/15/20247,880,000 shares $300.15 million +1.4%5.7%16 $38.09
9/30/20247,770,000 shares $287.57 million -5.5%5.7%13.4 $37.01
9/15/20248,220,000 shares $302.25 million -0.7%6.0%11.9 $36.77
8/31/20248,280,000 shares $302.80 million +2.0%6.0%12.1 $36.57
8/15/20248,120,000 shares $286.88 million -1.2%5.9%12 $35.33
7/31/20248,220,000 shares $316.14 million -1.3%6.0%12.3 $38.46
7/15/20248,330,000 shares $267.98 million +1.2%6.1%13.4 $32.17
6/30/20248,230,000 shares $243.03 million -7.4%6.0%14.9 $29.53
6/15/20248,890,000 shares $247.32 million +4.6%6.5%18.4 $27.82
5/31/20248,500,000 shares $254.83 million -2.1%6.2%18.8 $29.98
5/15/20248,680,000 shares $273.16 million -1.9%6.3%19.7 $31.47
4/30/20248,850,000 shares $261.61 million -2.2%6.5%19 $29.56
4/15/20249,050,000 shares $265.26 million -1.0%6.6%17.7 $29.31
3/31/20249,140,000 shares $299.88 million -3.8%6.7%18 $32.81
3/15/20249,500,000 shares $288.14 million +5.4%6.9%18.7 $30.33
2/29/20249,010,000 shares $278.77 million -4.6%6.6%17 $30.94
2/15/20249,440,000 shares $302.55 million +3.9%6.9%17.8 $32.05
1/31/20249,090,000 shares $283.88 million +3.4%6.6%17.1 $31.23
1/15/20248,790,000 shares $246.38 million No Change6.4%16.9 $28.03
12/31/20238,790,000 shares $266.34 million -5.1%6.4%16.8 $30.30
12/15/20239,260,000 shares $278.63 million +1.7%6.8%16.7 $30.09
11/30/20239,110,000 shares $239.14 million -4.4%6.7%16.1 $26.25
11/15/20239,530,000 shares $256.55 million +4.2%7.0%17.1 $26.92
10/31/20239,150,000 shares $220.06 million +7.9%6.7%17.3 $24.05
10/15/20238,480,000 shares $202.76 million +6.5%6.2%16.2 $23.91
9/30/20237,960,000 shares $199.96 million -8.6%5.8%16.1 $25.12
9/15/20238,710,000 shares $238.92 million +7.3%6.4%19 $27.43
8/31/20238,120,000 shares $233.21 million -1.2%5.9%18 $28.72
8/15/20238,220,000 shares $244.46 million -1.8%6.0%17.4 $29.74
7/31/20238,370,000 shares $272.78 million -0.5%6.1%15.8 $32.59
7/15/20238,410,000 shares $241.62 million +0.6%6.1%14.5 $28.73
6/30/20238,360,000 shares $238.18 million -3.5%6.1%14.5 $28.49
6/15/20238,660,000 shares $264.82 million +4.3%6.3%13.9 $30.58
5/31/20238,300,000 shares $214.97 million +0.2%6.1%11.1 $25.90
5/15/20238,280,000 shares $216.52 million +6.3%6.1%11.3 $26.15
4/30/20237,790,000 shares $227.94 million +6.6%5.7%11.1 $29.26
4/15/20237,310,000 shares $213.09 million -2.0%5.3%11.2 $29.15
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3/31/20237,460,000 shares $237.97 million -3.9%5.8%11.8 $31.90
3/15/20237,760,000 shares $250.49 million +7.9%6.0%13 $32.28
2/28/20237,190,000 shares $263.73 million +4.7%5.6%16.1 $36.68
2/15/20236,870,000 shares $262.64 million -2.3%5.3%15.5 $38.23
1/31/20237,030,000 shares $250.41 million +1.3%5.5%16 $35.62
1/15/20236,940,000 shares $243.39 million +1.3%5.4%14.5 $35.07
12/30/20226,850,000 shares $235.64 million -3.1%5.3%14.4 $34.40
12/15/20227,070,000 shares $240.52 million +6.6%5.5%15 $34.02
11/30/20226,630,000 shares $244.98 million -3.4%5.2%15.3 $36.95
11/15/20226,860,000 shares $262.74 million -7.2%5.3%16.3 $38.30
10/31/20227,390,000 shares $284.44 million -4.0%5.7%18.1 $38.49
10/15/20227,700,000 shares $337.49 million +2.4%6.0%20.3 $43.83
9/30/20227,520,000 shares $314.56 million -6.4%5.8%21.8 $41.83
9/15/20228,030,000 shares $344.25 million +5.4%6.2%22.1 $42.87
8/31/20227,620,000 shares $323.93 million -2.8%5.9%20.5 $42.51
8/15/20227,840,000 shares $365.11 million -1.3%5.7%19 $46.57
7/31/20227,940,000 shares $350.79 million -2.0%5.8%18.2 $44.18
7/15/20228,100,000 shares $326.03 million -0.3%5.9%17.1 $40.25
6/30/20228,120,000 shares $318.87 million -8.0%5.9%17 $39.27
6/15/20228,830,000 shares $341.01 million +5.2%6.5%18.6 $38.62
5/31/20228,390,000 shares $346.00 million No Change6.1%18.6 $41.24
5/15/20228,390,000 shares $343.07 million +5.7%6.1%18.8 $40.89
4/30/20227,940,000 shares $317.44 million +2.7%6.2%18.4 $39.98
4/15/20227,730,000 shares $323.11 million -0.3%6.0%16.6 $41.80
3/31/20227,750,000 shares $341.93 million -6.3%N/A0 $44.12
3/15/20228,270,000 shares $375.21 million +5.5%6.4%18.4 $45.37
2/28/20227,840,000 shares $375.69 million +1.0%6.1%16.4 $47.92
2/15/20227,760,000 shares $371.70 million +6.3%6.0%16.8 $47.90
1/31/20227,300,000 shares $343.03 million +6.4%5.7%16.5 $46.99
1/15/20226,860,000 shares $362.28 million +2.9%N/A0 $52.81
12/31/20216,670,000 shares $339.10 million -6.3%5.2%18.3 $50.84
12/15/20217,120,000 shares $360.13 million +2.5%5.5%17.3 $50.58
11/30/20216,950,000 shares $346.94 million -1.7%5.4%15.4 $49.92
11/15/20217,070,000 shares $384.68 million +30.7%5.5%15.1 $54.41
10/29/20215,410,000 shares $274.40 million -2.2%4.2%11.7 $50.72
10/15/20215,530,000 shares $263.78 million -1.8%4.3%11.8 $47.70
9/30/20215,630,000 shares $258.70 million -9.9%4.4%11.9 $45.95
9/15/20216,250,000 shares $274.94 million +8.5%4.9%13.6 $43.99
8/31/20215,760,000 shares $274.29 million +0.9%4.5%13.8 $47.62
8/13/20215,710,000 shares $279.45 million -0.2%4.4%14.1 $48.94
7/30/20215,720,000 shares $279.36 million -0.7%4.4%12.9 $48.84
7/15/20215,760,000 shares $283.85 million +1.8%4.5%12.5 $49.28
6/30/20215,660,000 shares $278.08 million -6.0%4.4%12.2 $49.13
6/15/20216,020,000 shares $308.40 million +4.7%4.7%12.8 $51.23
5/28/20215,750,000 shares $289.51 million -2.5%4.5%11.6 $50.35
5/14/20215,900,000 shares $298.01 million -2.2%4.6%11.1 $50.51
4/30/20216,030,000 shares $300.05 million +2.9%4.7%11.7 $49.76
4/15/20215,860,000 shares $272.96 million +7.5%N/A0 $46.58
3/31/20215,450,000 shares $258.33 million +1.5%4.2%10.5 $47.40
3/15/20215,370,000 shares $273.82 million +5.1%4.2%10.8 $50.99
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2/26/20215,110,000 shares $234.91 million +1.2%4.0%11.6 $45.97
2/12/20215,050,000 shares $213.62 million -5.3%3.9%12.2 $42.30
1/29/20215,330,000 shares $207.34 million +1.0%4.2%12.3 $38.90
1/15/20215,280,000 shares $213.05 million +2.9%4.1%12.4 $40.35
12/31/20205,130,000 shares $184.94 million -2.7%4.0%12.4 $36.05
12/15/20205,270,000 shares $186.45 million +6.5%4.1%12.9 $35.38
11/30/20204,950,000 shares $169.34 million No Change3.9%11.9 $34.21
11/15/20204,950,000 shares $163.80 million +1.4%3.9%11.9 $33.09
10/30/20204,880,000 shares $144.11 million +2.5%3.8%12.3 $29.53
10/15/20204,760,000 shares $138.54 million -4.0%3.7%12.4 $29.11
9/30/20204,960,000 shares $138.43 million -16.4%3.9%12.5 $27.91
9/15/20205,930,000 shares $173.04 million +0.2%4.6%12.7 $29.18
8/31/20205,920,000 shares $179.20 million -4.2%4.6%11.6 $30.27
8/14/20206,180,000 shares $196.46 million -1.8%4.8%11.1 $31.79
7/31/20206,290,000 shares $188.20 million -7.8%4.9%10.5 $29.92
7/15/20206,820,000 shares $188.71 million -8.8%5.3%10.6 $27.67
6/30/20207,480,000 shares $216.10 million +8.6%5.8%11 $28.89
6/15/20206,890,000 shares $204.63 million -3.0%5.4%10 $29.70
5/29/20207,100,000 shares $217.54 million -0.1%5.5%9.3 $30.64
5/15/20207,110,000 shares $182.16 million +1.9%5.6%9.5 $25.62
4/30/20206,980,000 shares $194.39 million +0.3%5.4%9.8 $27.85
4/15/20206,960,000 shares $171.63 million -4.1%5.4%10.3 $24.66
3/31/20207,260,000 shares $187.96 million -14.2%5.7%11.4 $25.89
3/13/20208,460,700 shares $239.18 million +5.4%N/A11.1 $28.27
2/28/20208,030,000 shares $188.87 million -4.2%N/A19.7 $23.52
2/14/20208,380,000 shares $219.05 million -2.2%N/A24.1 $26.14
1/31/20208,570,000 shares $272.87 million +1.9%N/A24.9 $31.84
1/15/20208,410,000 shares $290.99 million -3.0%N/A23.9 $34.60
12/31/20198,670,000 shares $299.64 million -1.0%N/A24.4 $34.56

FFIN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Financial Bankshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Financial Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 7,570,000 shares of FFIN short. 5.51% of First Financial Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Financial Bankshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for First Financial Bankshares?

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. FFIN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 16.0. Learn More on First Financial Bankshares's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for First Financial Bankshares?

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. 5.51% of First Financial Bankshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is First Financial Bankshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Financial Bankshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,570,000 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 7,520,000 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 First Financial Bankshares' float size?

First Financial Bankshares currently has issued a total of 142,910,000 shares. Some of First Financial 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 Financial Bankshares currently has a public float of 137,310,000 shares.

How does First Financial Bankshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

5.51% of First Financial Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to First Financial Bankshares: Regions Financial Co. (3.77%), KeyCorp (1.60%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (2.94%), First Horizon Co. (1.96%), Webster Financial Co. (2.18%), Western Alliance Bancorporation (5.89%), Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (2.41%), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (4.61%), Wintrust Financial Co. (1.15%), Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (1.73%),

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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short First Financial Bankshares stock?

Short selling FFIN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Financial Bankshares as its price is falling. FFIN shares are trading up $0.47 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 First Financial Bankshares?

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

How often is First Financial Bankshares' 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 FFIN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:FFIN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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