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National Bankshares (NKSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$29.27
+0.69 (+2.41%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

National Bankshares Short Interest Data

National Bankshares (NKSH) has a short interest of 63,100 shares, representing 1.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.41% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.6, indicating that it would take 5.6 days of the average trading volume of 13,320 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
63,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
64,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.41%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.91 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
6,360,000 shares
Float Size
6,150,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.03%
Today's Trading Volume
10,262 shares
Average Trading Volume
13,320 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
77%
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NKSH Short Interest Over Time

NKSH Days to Cover Over Time

NKSH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

National Bankshares Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/202463,100 shares $1.91 million -1.4%1.0%5.6 $30.21
9/30/202464,000 shares $1.91 million +28.5%1.0%5.3 $29.90
9/15/202449,800 shares $1.52 million -19.2%0.8%3.9 $30.50
8/31/202461,600 shares $1.86 million -0.8%1.0%4.9 $30.20
8/15/202462,100 shares $1.81 million -6.9%1.0%4.2 $29.16
7/31/202466,700 shares $2.12 million -6.3%1.2%4.3 $31.78
7/15/202471,200 shares $2.18 million -5.8%1.3%4.3 $30.65
6/30/202475,600 shares $2.14 million -1.2%1.3%4.8 $28.28
6/15/202476,500 shares $2.28 million -19.2%1.3%5.1 $29.81
5/31/202494,700 shares $2.91 million +14.7%1.7%6.3 $30.76
5/15/202482,600 shares $2.64 million -14.3%1.5%6.1 $32.00
4/30/202496,400 shares $2.58 million -0.9%1.7%7.7 $26.81
4/15/202497,300 shares $2.75 million -9.7%1.7%9 $28.22
3/31/2024107,700 shares $3.60 million -5.4%1.9%8.3 $33.41
3/15/2024113,800 shares $3.78 million -2.9%2.0%8.1 $33.22
2/29/2024117,200 shares $3.66 million -0.9%2.1%6.5 $31.27
2/15/2024118,300 shares $3.99 million +5.6%2.1%6.5 $33.73
1/31/2024112,000 shares $3.61 million +7.2%2.0%6.2 $32.26
1/15/2024104,500 shares $3.30 million -9.9%1.8%5.8 $31.62
12/31/2023116,000 shares $3.75 million -3.5%2.0%6.6 $32.35
12/15/2023120,200 shares $4.39 million -23.8%2.1%6.7 $36.52
11/30/2023157,800 shares $4.27 million -7.7%2.8%11.1 $27.04
11/15/2023170,900 shares $4.69 million -8.7%3.0%12.1 $27.45
10/31/2023187,200 shares $4.40 million +23.7%3.3%12.8 $23.50
10/15/2023151,400 shares $3.51 million +33.8%2.7%9.4 $23.19
9/30/2023113,200 shares $2.83 million +15.3%2.0%7.3 $25.04
9/15/202398,200 shares $2.67 million -6.7%1.7%6.1 $27.21
8/31/2023105,300 shares $2.77 million -1.8%1.9%4 $26.32
8/15/2023107,200 shares $2.95 million -5.1%1.9%4.2 $27.51
7/31/2023112,900 shares $3.36 million -10.3%2.0%4.6 $29.77
7/15/2023125,900 shares $3.65 million +14.6%2.2%5.3 $29.02
6/30/2023109,900 shares $3.21 million +357.9%1.9%4.5 $29.19
6/15/202324,000 shares $736,080.00 +3.5%0.4%1 $30.67
5/31/202323,200 shares $630,344.00 +19.0%0.4%1.6 $27.17
5/15/202319,500 shares $546,195.00 -2.5%0.3%1.4 $28.01
4/30/202320,000 shares $604,200.00 -16.3%0.4%1.4 $30.21
4/15/202323,900 shares $780,335.00 +5.8%0.4%1.8 $32.65
3/31/202322,600 shares $710,996.00 -34.9%0.4%1.8 $31.46
3/15/202334,700 shares $1.26 million -3.1%0.6%3.4 $36.25
2/28/202335,800 shares $1.50 million -5.0%0.6%3.6 $41.83
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2/15/202337,700 shares $1.60 million +2.5%0.6%3.7 $42.32
1/31/202336,800 shares $1.49 million +11.9%0.6%2.7 $40.56
1/15/202332,900 shares $1.35 million +6.8%0.6%2.5 $41.00
12/30/202230,800 shares $1.24 million -7.0%0.5%2.6 $40.30
12/15/202233,100 shares $1.31 million +6.4%0.6%2.8 $39.50
11/30/202231,100 shares $1.22 million +22.9%0.5%2.8 $39.30
11/15/202225,300 shares $976,074.00 -15.4%0.4%2.5 $38.58
10/31/202229,900 shares $1.10 million +10.7%0.5%5.2 $36.65
10/15/202227,000 shares $931,500.00 -6.3%0.5%4.9 $34.50
9/30/202228,800 shares $972,288.00 -1.0%0.5%4.7 $33.76
9/15/202229,100 shares $979,215.00 +20.3%0.5%4.7 $33.65
8/31/202224,200 shares $814,330.00 -9.4%0.4%4.2 $33.65
8/15/202226,700 shares $899,790.00 +15.6%0.5%4.6 $33.70
7/31/202223,100 shares $731,577.00 +0.9%0.4%3.6 $31.67
7/15/202222,900 shares $704,633.00 -3.4%0.4%3.8 $30.77
6/30/202223,700 shares $744,180.00 -14.1%N/A3.6 $31.40
6/15/202227,600 shares $886,512.00 +5.3%N/A4.2 $32.12
5/31/202226,200 shares $842,330.00 +5.7%0.5%4 $32.15
5/15/202224,800 shares $818,400.00 +10.2%0.4%3.3 $33.00
4/30/202222,500 shares $785,250.00 No Change0.4%2.6 $34.90
4/15/202222,500 shares $787,500.00 +7.1%0.4%2.3 $35.00
3/31/202221,000 shares $781,200.00 -12.5%0.4%2.4 $37.20
3/15/202224,000 shares $878,640.00 -10.1%0.4%2.6 $36.61
2/28/202226,700 shares $992,439.00 +3.9%0.5%2.8 $37.17
2/15/202225,700 shares $941,905.00 -0.4%0.4%3 $36.65
1/31/202225,800 shares $927,252.00 -2.3%0.4%3.5 $35.94
1/15/202226,400 shares $957,000.00 -19.5%0.5%4.3 $36.25
12/31/202132,800 shares $1.18 million -0.9%0.6%5 $35.84
12/15/202133,100 shares $1.19 million -10.5%0.6%5.1 $35.85
11/30/202137,000 shares $1.36 million -7.0%0.6%5.7 $36.69
11/15/202139,800 shares $1.53 million -3.4%0.7%5.3 $38.40
10/29/202141,200 shares $1.53 million +5.9%0.7%5 $37.25
10/15/202138,900 shares $1.40 million -17.4%0.7%4.2 $36.05
9/30/202147,100 shares $1.71 million -22.9%0.8%4.6 $36.31
9/15/202161,100 shares $2.22 million +19.1%1.0%2.2 $36.32
8/31/202151,300 shares $1.90 million -14.9%0.9%1.6 $36.96
8/13/202160,300 shares $2.34 million +13.6%1.0%1.8 $38.78
7/30/202153,100 shares $1.92 million +15.7%0.9%1.5 $36.15
7/15/202145,900 shares $1.64 million +5.5%0.8%1.3 $35.72
6/30/202143,500 shares $1.52 million -84.1%0.7%1.2 $35.01
6/15/2021273,300 shares $9.67 million +7.6%4.5%11.9 $35.38
5/28/2021254,100 shares $8.92 million +6.6%4.2%12.2 $35.10
5/14/2021238,400 shares $8.43 million +39.1%4.0%11 $35.35
4/30/2021171,400 shares $6.08 million +25.4%2.8%8.4 $35.45
4/15/2021136,700 shares $4.86 million +25.9%2.2%7 $35.54
3/31/2021108,600 shares $3.91 million +13.5%1.7%6.1 $35.98
3/15/202195,700 shares $3.63 million -0.9%1.5%5.8 $37.97
2/26/202196,600 shares $3.24 million +5.8%1.5%7 $33.58
2/12/202191,300 shares $2.94 million +21.9%1.5%7.1 $32.25
1/29/202174,900 shares $2.34 million +9.8%1.2%6.1 $31.29
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1/15/202168,200 shares $2.26 million -2.7%1.1%6.1 $33.11
12/31/202070,100 shares $2.21 million +5.3%1.1%5 $31.51
12/15/202066,600 shares $2.14 million +7.3%1.1%4.9 $32.10
11/30/202062,100 shares $1.94 million +1.3%1.0%4.5 $31.30
11/15/202061,300 shares $1.90 million +14.8%1.0%4.6 $31.03
10/30/202053,400 shares $1.46 million -17.6%0.8%4.1 $27.31
10/15/202064,800 shares $1.69 million -2.9%1.0%5.2 $26.05
9/30/202066,700 shares $1.69 million +5.5%1.1%7.1 $25.33
9/15/202063,200 shares $1.60 million -3.2%1.0%6.3 $25.35
8/31/202065,300 shares $1.62 million +17.0%1.0%6.7 $24.83
8/14/202055,800 shares $1.54 million -11.9%0.9%5.6 $27.57
7/31/202063,300 shares $1.59 million -4.8%1.0%5.9 $25.08
7/15/202066,500 shares $1.78 million +12.3%1.1%5.8 $26.84
6/30/202059,200 shares $1.66 million +31.0%0.9%4.7 $28.01
6/15/202045,200 shares $1.28 million -8.3%0.7%3.3 $28.26
5/29/202049,300 shares $1.53 million +29.7%0.8%3.1 $30.97
5/15/202038,000 shares $1.02 million +26.7%0.6%2.2 $26.90
4/30/202030,000 shares $899,400.00 -2.3%0.5%1.9 $29.98
4/15/202030,700 shares $852,232.00 -17.7%0.5%2.2 $27.76
3/31/202037,300 shares $1.01 million -16.7%0.6%2.9 $26.96
3/13/202044,800 shares $1.36 million +10.1%0.7%2.7 $30.46
2/28/202040,700 shares $1.22 million -13.0%0.7%4.5 $30.06
2/14/202046,800 shares $1.50 million -26.5%0.8%6 $32.09
1/31/202063,700 shares $2.39 million -6.7%1.0%8 $37.59
1/15/202068,300 shares $2.72 million -0.2%1.1%8 $39.76
12/31/201968,400 shares $2.83 million -2.7%1.1%7.8 $41.33

NKSH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is National Bankshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of National Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 63,100 shares of NKSH short. 1.03% of National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on National Bankshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for National 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. NKSH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on National Bankshares's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for National 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. 1.03% of National Bankshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is National Bankshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

National Bankshares saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 63,100 shares, a decline of 1.4% from the previous total of 64,000 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 National Bankshares' float size?

National Bankshares currently has issued a total of 6,360,000 shares. Some of National 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. National Bankshares currently has a public float of 6,150,000 shares.

How does National Bankshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.03% of National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to National Bankshares: Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (1.88%), LCNB Corp. (0.98%), Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (0.78%), Capital Bancorp, Inc. (0.28%), Shore Bancshares, Inc. (0.65%), Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (1.29%), Mercantile Bank Co. (1.06%), Hanmi Financial Co. (2.08%), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (1.54%), Camden National Co. (4.44%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

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.

What does it mean to sell short National Bankshares stock?

Short selling NKSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from National Bankshares as its price is falling. NKSH shares are trading up $0.69 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 National Bankshares?

A short squeeze for National 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 NKSH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is National 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 NKSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:NKSH) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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