Fifth Third Bancorp (FITBP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fifth Third Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 24,800 shares of FITBP short. Learn More on Fifth Third Bancorp's 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. FITBP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Fifth Third Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Fifth Third Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 24,800 shares, an increase of 570.3% from the previous total of 3,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Fifth Third Bancorp: Intercorp Financial Services Inc. (0.12%), Northeast Bank (0.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FITBP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fifth Third Bancorp as its price is falling. FITBP shares are trading down $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.

A short squeeze for Fifth Third 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 FITBP, 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 FITBP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.