Middlefield Banc (MBCN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $25.00 -0.38 (-1.50%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Middlefield Banc Short Interest DataMiddlefield Banc (MBCN) has a short interest of 76,400 shares. This marks a -20.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.8, indicating that it would take 6.8 days of the average trading volume of 9,434 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest76,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest95,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-20.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.14 millionShort Interest Ratio6.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares8,071,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.95%Today's Trading Volume6,912 sharesAverage Trading Volume9,434 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMBCN Short Interest Over TimeMBCN Days to Cover Over TimeMBCN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Middlefield Banc Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202476,400 shares $2.14 million -20.0%N/A6.8 $28.05 12/15/202495,500 shares $2.97 million -14.1%N/A8.8 $31.14 11/30/2024111,200 shares $3.44 million -8.1%N/A9.8 $30.98 11/15/2024121,000 shares $3.62 million -4.8%N/A10.7 $29.88 10/31/2024127,100 shares $3.59 million -9.9%N/A11.5 $28.24 10/15/2024141,100 shares $4.15 million -10.6%N/A13.6 $29.41 9/30/2024157,800 shares $4.54 million -13.1%N/A14.7 $28.80 9/15/2024181,500 shares $5.21 million -5.4%N/A15.3 $28.68 8/31/2024191,900 shares $5.37 million +8.3%N/A18.1 $27.97 8/15/2024177,200 shares $4.34 million -5.3%N/A16.3 $24.50 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MBCN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Middlefield Banc and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024187,100 shares $5.04 million +13.0%N/A17.5 $26.96 7/15/2024165,600 shares $3.86 million +0.9%N/A16.2 $23.28 6/30/2024164,100 shares $3.95 million +4.8%N/A17.8 $24.05 6/15/2024156,600 shares $3.27 million +8.2%N/A19.6 $20.87 5/31/2024144,800 shares $3.06 million +6.4%N/A18.1 $21.10 5/15/2024136,100 shares $3.17 million -4.7%N/A16.6 $23.32 4/30/2024142,800 shares $3.07 million -0.2%N/A16 $21.47 4/15/2024143,100 shares $3.17 million -5.7%N/A15.2 $22.15 3/31/2024151,800 shares $3.62 million -6.7%N/A14.7 $23.88 3/15/2024162,700 shares $3.86 million -2.4%N/A13.8 $23.70 2/29/2024166,700 shares $4.09 million +5.6%N/A11.1 $24.54 2/15/2024157,800 shares $4.18 million +8.9%N/A10.3 $26.52 1/31/2024144,900 shares $3.83 million -9.7%N/A9.8 $26.40 1/15/2024160,400 shares $4.73 million -3.8%N/A10.7 $29.49 12/31/2023166,700 shares $5.40 million +23.3%N/A11.2 $32.37 12/15/2023135,200 shares $4.96 million -10.5%N/A9.8 $36.70 11/30/2023151,100 shares $4.28 million +8.9%N/A12.4 $28.35 11/15/2023138,800 shares $3.91 million -5.3%N/A11.6 $28.14 10/31/2023146,500 shares $3.74 million +5.6%N/A12.2 $25.50 10/15/2023138,800 shares $3.79 million -5.1%N/A10.5 $27.33 9/30/2023146,200 shares $3.71 million -13.4%N/A9.8 $25.41 9/15/2023168,800 shares $4.85 million -9.9%N/A5.7 $28.75 8/31/2023187,300 shares $4.86 million +2.7%N/A6 $25.93 8/15/2023182,400 shares $5.16 million -9.8%N/A5.6 $28.27 7/31/2023202,300 shares $5.92 million -18.7%N/A6.2 $29.26 7/15/2023248,800 shares $6.52 million +1.1%N/A7.7 $26.22 6/30/2023246,100 shares $6.60 million +265.7%N/A8 $26.80 6/15/202367,300 shares $1.81 million +100.3%N/A2.2 $26.95 5/31/202333,600 shares $847,728.00 -14.5%N/A1.9 $25.23 5/15/202339,300 shares $892,110.00 -46.0%N/A2.5 $22.70“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps (Ad)Starting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. 4/30/202372,800 shares $1.98 million -3.1%N/A4.4 $27.19 4/15/202375,100 shares $2.12 million +53.6%N/A3.6 $28.23 3/31/202348,900 shares $1.37 million +5.2%N/A2.4 $28.02 3/15/202346,500 shares $1.26 million +249.6%N/A2.1 $27.04 2/28/202313,300 shares $375,592.00 +98.5%0.3%0.8 $28.24 2/15/20236,700 shares $189,342.00 +86.1%0.1%0.4 $28.26 1/31/20233,600 shares $97,920.00 -7.7%0.1%0.2 $27.20 1/15/20233,900 shares $106,119.00 +39.3%0.1%0.4 $27.21 12/30/20222,800 shares $76,720.00 -39.1%0.1%0.3 $27.40 12/15/20224,600 shares $128,708.00 -78.7%0.1%0.6 $27.98 11/30/202221,600 shares $617,760.00 +2.4%0.4%2.8 $28.60 11/15/202221,100 shares $619,707.00 +6.6%0.4%2.7 $29.37 10/31/202219,800 shares $574,200.00 +8.2%0.4%2.7 $29.00 10/15/202218,300 shares $527,955.00 +14.4%0.3%2.5 $28.85 9/30/202216,000 shares $433,600.00 +8.8%0.3%2.2 $27.10 9/15/202214,700 shares $401,016.00 +61.5%0.3%1.7 $27.28 8/31/20229,100 shares $245,791.00 -17.3%0.2%1 $27.01 8/15/202211,000 shares $312,180.00 +547.1%0.2%1.3 $28.38 7/31/20221,700 shares $44,523.00 +13.3%0.0%0.2 $26.19 7/15/20221,500 shares $37,649.85 -31.8%0.0%0.2 $25.10 6/30/20222,200 shares $55,440.00 -18.5%N/A0.2 $25.20 6/15/20222,700 shares $68,067.00 +80.0%0.1%0.3 $25.21 5/31/20221,500 shares $37,410.00 +7.1%N/A0.2 $24.94 5/15/20221,400 shares $35,700.00 -33.3%0.0%0.2 $25.50 4/30/20222,100 shares $55,440.00 +5.0%0.0%0.3 $26.40 4/15/20222,000 shares $49,000.00 +17.7%0.0%0.3 $24.50 3/31/20221,700 shares $42,194.00 -5.6%0.0%0.3 $24.82 3/15/20221,800 shares $45,828.00 -58.1%0.0%0.3 $25.46 2/28/20224,300 shares $109,736.00 -15.7%0.1%0.7 $25.52 2/15/20225,100 shares $132,498.00 -30.1%0.1%0.7 $25.98 1/31/20227,300 shares $186,661.00 +1.4%0.1%0.8 $25.57 1/15/20227,200 shares $184,968.00 -5.3%0.1%0.6 $25.69 12/31/20217,600 shares $188,480.00 -39.7%0.1%0.6 $24.80 12/15/202112,600 shares $323,190.00 +24.8%0.2%0.9 $25.65 11/30/202110,100 shares $251,490.00 -8.2%0.2%0.8 $24.90 11/15/202111,000 shares $303,050.00 +14.6%0.2%0.9 $27.55 10/29/20219,600 shares $240,000.00 +35.2%0.2%0.8 $25.00 10/15/20217,100 shares $168,696.00 -1.4%0.1%0.7 $23.76 9/30/20217,200 shares $171,576.00 +2.9%0.1%0.9 $23.83 9/15/20217,000 shares $166,670.00 +45.8%0.1%0.3 $23.81 8/31/20214,800 shares $114,240.00 +33.3%0.1%0.2 $23.80 8/13/20213,600 shares $85,212.00 -52.0%0.1%0.2 $23.67 7/30/20217,500 shares $180,375.00 -41.9%0.1%0.3 $24.05 7/15/202112,900 shares $302,247.00 -31.0%0.2%0.5 $23.43 6/30/202118,700 shares $441,320.00 -91.3%0.3%0.6 $23.60 6/15/2021214,500 shares $5.18 million +1.1%3.6%11.7 $24.14 5/28/2021212,200 shares $5.09 million +7.4%3.5%12 $24.00 5/14/2021197,500 shares $4.54 million +41.5%N/A9.7 $23.00 4/30/2021139,600 shares $3.16 million +30.7%N/A6.4 $22.67 4/15/2021106,800 shares $2.21 million +31.9%N/A4.9 $20.73“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple Steps (Ad)Starting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank accounts nationwide. It will give them unprecedented powers to control your bank account.Learn these 4 simple steps and protect your savings before it’s too late. 3/31/202181,000 shares $1.72 million +2.0%N/A4.1 $21.29 3/15/202179,400 shares $1.98 million +3.9%N/A4 $24.91 2/26/202176,400 shares $1.77 million +16.1%N/A4.2 $23.20 2/12/202165,800 shares $1.46 million -23.3%N/A4.7 $22.15 1/29/202185,800 shares $1.63 million +12.6%N/A6.7 $19.00 1/15/202176,200 shares $1.67 million -5.3%N/A7.4 $21.90 12/31/202080,500 shares $1.82 million +52.5%N/A9.6 $22.57 12/15/202052,800 shares $1.07 million -3.1%N/A6.5 $20.24 11/30/202054,500 shares $1.16 million -3.0%N/A7.7 $21.26 11/15/202056,200 shares $1.29 million -3.6%N/A7.9 $23.03 10/30/202058,300 shares $1.16 million -10.6%N/A8.6 $19.83 10/15/202065,200 shares $1.34 million -3.6%N/A9.6 $20.58 9/30/202067,600 shares $1.30 million -3.4%N/A9.3 $19.30 9/15/202070,000 shares $1.33 million -9.9%N/A3.8 $19.00 8/31/202077,700 shares $1.48 million -2.9%N/A4 $19.00 8/14/202080,000 shares $1.46 million +3.5%N/A3.9 $18.20 7/31/202077,300 shares $1.36 million -27.6%N/A3.7 $17.64 7/15/2020106,700 shares $1.90 million -22.6%N/A5 $17.79 6/30/2020137,800 shares $2.81 million +920.7%N/A6.6 $20.41 6/15/202013,500 shares $280,800.00 +31.1%N/A1.3 $20.80 5/29/202010,300 shares $191,683.00 +49.3%N/A1 $18.61 5/15/20206,900 shares $123,165.00 +86.5%N/A0.7 $17.85 4/30/20203,700 shares $63,825.00 -49.3%N/A0.4 $17.25 4/15/20207,300 shares $121,545.00 -18.0%N/A0.8 $16.65 3/31/20208,900 shares $150,944.00 +18.7%N/A1 $16.96 3/13/20207,500 shares $126,675.00 +8.7%N/A0.7 $16.89 2/28/20206,900 shares $90,114.00 +21.1%N/A1.2 $13.06 2/14/20205,700 shares $126,426.00 +137.5%N/A1.1 $22.18 1/31/20202,400 shares $58,944.00 +9.1%N/A0.4 $24.56 MBCN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Middlefield Banc's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Middlefield Banc shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 76,400 shares of MBCN short. Learn More on Middlefield Banc's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Middlefield Banc? 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. MBCN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Middlefield Banc's short interest ratio. Is Middlefield Banc's short interest increasing or decreasing? Middlefield Banc saw a decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 76,400 shares, a decline of 20.0% from the previous total of 95,500 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. How does Middlefield Banc's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Middlefield Banc: Atlanticus Holdings Co. (3.88%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.26%), Guild Holdings (0.18%), MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. (0.55%), NB Bancorp, Inc. (3.71%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.61%), Bitfarms Ltd. (15.58%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.86%), Independent Bank Co. (0.44%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.64%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Middlefield Banc stock? Short selling MBCN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Middlefield Banc as its price is falling. MBCN shares are trading down $0.38 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 Middlefield Banc? A short squeeze for Middlefield Banc 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 MBCN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Middlefield Banc'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 MBCN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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