National Bankshares (NKSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $27.89 -0.05 (-0.18%) As of 01/3/2025 05:22 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends National Bankshares Short Interest DataNational Bankshares (NKSH) has a short interest of 61,600 shares, representing 1.00% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -19.90% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.9, indicating that it would take 4.9 days of the average trading volume of 14,457 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest61,600 sharesPrevious Short Interest76,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-19.90%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.92 millionShort Interest Ratio4.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares6,361,000 sharesFloat Size6,150,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.00%Today's Trading Volume19,515 sharesAverage Trading Volume14,457 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average135% Short Selling National Bankshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for National Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNKSH Short Interest Over TimeNKSH Days to Cover Over TimeNKSH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time National Bankshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/202461,600 shares $1.92 million -19.9%1.0%4.9 $31.23 11/30/202476,900 shares $2.47 million +26.9%1.3%6.4 $32.10 11/15/202460,600 shares $1.93 million +1.7%1.0%5.5 $31.79 10/31/202459,600 shares $1.70 million -5.6%1.0%5.5 $28.58 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NKSH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for National Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 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 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 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 December 15th, investors have sold 61,600 shares of NKSH short. 1.00% 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 5.0. 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. 1.00% 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 during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 61,600 shares, a decline of 19.9% from the previous total of 76,900 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 6,361,000 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? 1.00% of National Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to National Bankshares: Mercantile Bank Co. (0.40%), Hanmi Financial Co. (2.24%), Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (1.38%), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (1.79%), Camden National Co. (4.30%), Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (0.54%), MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (0.54%), Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (5.09%), HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. (0.27%), Heritage Commerce Corp (1.47%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 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 down $0.05 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. 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