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First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.77 -0.62 (-6.60%)
Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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First Guaranty Bancshares Short Interest Data

First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) has a short interest of 12,100 shares, representing 0.21% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.03% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.0, indicating that it would take 1.0 days of the average trading volume of 10,973 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
12,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
13,600 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-11.03%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$124,388.00
Short Interest Ratio
1.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
12,510,000 shares
Float Size
5,650,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.21%
Today's Trading Volume
39,594 shares
Average Trading Volume
10,973 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
361%
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FGBI Short Interest Over Time

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FGBI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

First Guaranty Bancshares Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/202512,100 shares $124,388.00 -11.0%0.2%1 $10.28
1/15/202513,600 shares $141,984.00 +7.1%0.2%1.1 $10.44
12/31/202412,700 shares $144,272.00 +9.5%0.2%1.1 $11.36
12/15/202411,600 shares $148,828.00 +3.6%0.2%1 $12.83
11/30/202411,200 shares $160,272.00 +13.1%0.2%1 $14.31
11/15/20249,900 shares $119,295.00 -25.0%0.2%1 $12.05
10/31/202413,200 shares $141,900.00 +36.1%0.2%1.5 $10.75
10/15/20249,700 shares $102,044.00 +16.9%0.2%1.2 $10.52
9/30/20248,300 shares $88,395.00 -30.8%0.1%0.9 $10.65
9/15/202412,000 shares $129,240.00 +8.1%0.2%1.2 $10.77
8/31/202411,100 shares $114,441.00 -19.0%0.2%1.1 $10.31
8/15/202413,700 shares $143,439.00 +8.7%0.2%1 $10.47
7/31/202412,600 shares $130,284.00 -6.0%0.2%0.9 $10.34
7/15/202413,400 shares $123,682.00 -6.3%0.2%0.8 $9.23
6/30/202414,300 shares $128,700.00 +13.5%0.2%1 $9.00
6/15/202412,600 shares $118,440.00 -79.9%0.2%0.9 $9.40
5/31/202462,600 shares $640,398.00 -56.4%1.0%5 $10.23
5/15/2024143,500 shares $1.65 million +796.9%2.4%14.5 $11.50
4/30/202416,000 shares $179,680.00 -40.5%0.3%1.7 $11.23
4/15/202426,900 shares $270,076.00 +21.2%0.4%4 $10.04
3/31/202422,200 shares $225,330.00 -3.9%0.4%3.2 $10.15
3/15/202423,100 shares $248,556.00 +29.8%0.4%3.1 $10.76
2/29/202417,800 shares $203,632.00 +29.0%0.3%2 $11.44
2/15/202413,800 shares $157,044.00 -9.8%0.2%1.6 $11.38
1/31/202415,300 shares $187,731.00 -11.1%0.3%1.7 $12.27
1/15/202417,200 shares $199,520.00 +0.6%0.3%2 $11.60
12/31/202317,100 shares $190,152.00 +4.3%0.3%2 $11.12
12/15/202316,400 shares $192,372.00 +5.8%0.3%1.8 $11.73
11/30/202315,500 shares $147,405.00 -4.9%0.2%2 $9.51
11/15/202316,300 shares $164,793.00 -1.8%0.2%2 $10.11
10/31/202316,600 shares $174,300.00 +6.4%0.3%1.7 $10.50
10/15/202315,600 shares $164,268.00 -8.2%0.3%1.5 $10.53
9/30/202317,000 shares $187,000.00 -27.7%0.3%1.5 $11.00
9/15/202323,500 shares $264,375.00 +4.0%0.4%1.6 $11.25
8/31/202322,600 shares $250,860.00 -62.7%0.4%0.8 $11.10
8/15/202360,600 shares $721,746.00 -34.2%1.0%1.9 $11.91
7/31/202392,100 shares $1.19 million -0.7%1.6%2.8 $12.92
7/15/202392,700 shares $1.09 million -0.9%1.6%2.7 $11.74
6/30/202393,500 shares $1.05 million -53.6%1.6%2.6 $11.25
6/15/2023201,500 shares $2.64 million +21.7%3.7%5.8 $13.09
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5/31/2023165,600 shares $2.19 million +10.0%2.5%7.4 $13.20
5/15/2023150,500 shares $1.88 million +6.1%2.7%7.4 $12.49
4/30/2023141,900 shares $1.93 million +20.2%2.6%7.3 $13.59
4/15/2023118,100 shares $1.67 million -10.2%2.1%6.6 $14.13
3/31/2023131,500 shares $2.06 million +37.6%1.9%8 $15.67
3/15/202395,600 shares $1.48 million +32.2%1.7%7 $15.50
2/28/202372,300 shares $1.48 million -9.5%1.3%6.2 $20.51
2/15/202379,900 shares $1.71 million -1.5%1.4%7.9 $21.40
1/31/202381,100 shares $1.78 million -1.5%1.3%8.4 $21.91
1/15/202382,300 shares $1.95 million -9.0%1.3%8.8 $23.65
12/30/202290,400 shares $2.12 million +1.2%1.4%9.5 $23.45
12/15/202289,300 shares $2.05 million -12.0%1.4%8.5 $22.94
11/30/2022101,500 shares $2.54 million -7.8%1.6%10.2 $24.99
11/15/2022110,100 shares $2.61 million -11.6%1.7%9.5 $23.70
10/31/2022124,500 shares $2.87 million -3.9%2.0%9.9 $23.07
10/15/2022129,600 shares $2.71 million -5.1%2.0%9.4 $20.93
9/30/2022136,600 shares $2.99 million -3.2%2.3%9.2 $21.88
9/15/2022141,100 shares $3.11 million -10.0%2.4%5 $22.04
8/31/2022156,800 shares $3.49 million -4.6%2.7%4.8 $22.28
8/15/2022164,300 shares $4.11 million -6.7%2.8%4.5 $25.04
7/31/2022176,100 shares $4.37 million -7.1%3.0%4.1 $24.82
7/15/2022189,500 shares $4.52 million +1.2%3.2%4.4 $23.86
6/30/2022187,200 shares $4.55 million +44.2%3.2%4.5 $24.31
6/15/2022129,800 shares $3.36 million +40.0%2.2%3.4 $25.92
5/31/202292,700 shares $2.71 million +16.6%1.6%3.9 $29.20
5/15/202279,500 shares $2.29 million +687.1%1.4%4.5 $28.75
4/30/202210,100 shares $232,300.00 -32.2%0.2%0.9 $23.00
4/15/202214,900 shares $350,448.00 +6.4%0.3%2.1 $23.52
3/31/202214,000 shares $335,160.00 +17.7%N/A0 $23.94
3/15/202211,900 shares $258,825.00 -20.1%0.2%1.4 $21.75
2/28/202214,900 shares $315,284.00 -3.3%0.3%1.7 $21.16
2/15/202215,400 shares $325,248.00 +18.5%0.3%1.7 $21.12
1/31/202213,000 shares $268,060.00 -30.9%0.2%1.3 $20.62
1/15/202218,800 shares $392,732.00 +36.2%N/A0 $20.89
12/31/202113,800 shares $281,244.00 -22.0%0.2%1.2 $20.38
12/15/202117,700 shares $367,098.00 -1.7%0.3%1.6 $20.74
11/30/202118,000 shares $394,020.00 -4.8%0.4%1.7 $21.89
11/15/202118,900 shares $426,762.00 +15.2%0.4%1.9 $22.58
10/29/202116,400 shares $339,644.00 +30.2%0.3%1.9 $20.71
10/15/202112,600 shares $257,670.00 -16.0%0.2%1.7 $20.45
9/30/202115,000 shares $301,050.00 No Change0.3%2.1 $20.07
9/15/202115,000 shares $279,300.00 -1.3%0.3%0.9 $18.62
8/31/202115,200 shares $288,496.00 +0.7%0.3%0.9 $18.98
8/13/202115,100 shares $302,151.00 -22.2%0.3%0.8 $20.01
7/30/202119,400 shares $369,182.00 -31.2%0.4%1 $19.03
7/15/202128,200 shares $554,976.00 +5.6%0.5%1.3 $19.68
6/30/202126,700 shares $520,116.00 -81.8%0.5%1.2 $19.48
6/15/2021146,800 shares $2.87 million +2.8%2.8%11.3 $19.52
5/28/2021142,800 shares $2.81 million +6.0%2.7%11.2 $19.71
5/14/2021134,700 shares $2.54 million +37.0%2.6%10.1 $18.86
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4/30/202198,300 shares $1.72 million +34.3%1.9%8.6 $17.52
4/15/202173,200 shares $1.31 million +25.3%N/A0 $17.95
3/31/202158,400 shares $1.08 million -5.8%1.1%5.5 $18.45
3/15/202162,000 shares $1.22 million +12.3%1.2%5.3 $19.67
2/26/202155,200 shares $912,456.00 +3.0%1.1%5.4 $16.53
2/12/202153,600 shares $883,328.00 -1.3%1.0%5.7 $16.48
1/29/202154,300 shares $876,402.00 No Change1.0%6.1 $16.14
1/15/202154,300 shares $918,213.00 +6.7%1.0%6.1 $16.91
12/31/202050,900 shares $915,182.00 -4.7%1.0%6.7 $17.98
12/15/202053,400 shares $897,120.00 +5.7%1.0%8 $16.80
11/30/202050,500 shares $878,700.00 -3.4%1.0%8.9 $17.40
11/15/202052,300 shares $910,020.00 +3.0%1.0%8.6 $17.40
10/30/202050,800 shares $710,692.00 +0.4%1.0%8.3 $13.99
10/15/202050,600 shares $682,594.00 +0.2%1.0%9 $13.49
9/30/202050,500 shares $611,555.00 +10.8%1.0%8.6 $12.11
9/15/202045,600 shares $649,800.00 -18.9%0.9%5 $14.25
8/31/202056,200 shares $721,046.00 +9.6%1.1%5 $12.83
8/14/202051,300 shares $682,803.00 -12.3%1.0%4.2 $13.31
7/31/202058,500 shares $689,715.00 +10.2%1.1%4.4 $11.79
7/15/202053,100 shares $631,890.00 -42.0%1.0%3.7 $11.90
6/30/202091,600 shares $1.12 million +137.3%1.8%6.1 $12.25
6/15/202038,600 shares $458,568.00 +27.8%0.7%2.9 $11.88
5/29/202030,200 shares $359,380.00 +39.8%0.6%2.6 $11.90
5/15/202021,600 shares $259,416.00 +11.3%0.4%2.1 $12.01
4/30/202019,400 shares $262,094.00 +10.9%0.4%2.2 $13.51
4/15/202017,500 shares $223,300.00 -5.9%0.3%2.1 $12.76
3/31/202018,600 shares $233,988.00 +5.1%0.3%2.5 $12.58
3/13/202017,700 shares $271,518.00 +62.4%0.3%2.6 $15.34
2/28/202010,900 shares $150,529.00 +11.2%0.2%1.8 $13.81

FGBI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Guaranty Bancshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of First Guaranty Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 12,100 shares of FGBI short. 0.21% of First Guaranty Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Guaranty Bancshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for First Guaranty Bancshares?

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. FGBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on First Guaranty Bancshares's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for First Guaranty Bancshares?

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. 0.21% of First Guaranty Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is First Guaranty Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

First Guaranty Bancshares saw a drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,100 shares, a drop of 11.0% from the previous total of 13,600 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 First Guaranty Bancshares' float size?

First Guaranty Bancshares currently has issued a total of 12,510,000 shares. Some of First Guaranty Bancshares' 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 Guaranty Bancshares currently has a public float of 5,650,000 shares.

How does First Guaranty Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.21% of First Guaranty Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to First Guaranty Bancshares: Unity Bancorp, Inc. (0.98%), Jiayin Group Inc. (0.07%), Bit Digital, Inc. (23.09%), Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (0.68%), First Business Financial Services, Inc. (0.61%), VersaBank (0.28%), Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (0.94%), Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (1.26%), HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. (4.20%), Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (0.47%),

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 First Guaranty Bancshares stock?

Short selling FGBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Guaranty Bancshares as its price is falling. FGBI shares are trading down $0.62 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 Guaranty Bancshares?

A short squeeze for First Guaranty Bancshares 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 FGBI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is First Guaranty Bancshares' 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 FGBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:FGBI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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