OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $20.88 +0.74 (+3.67%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends OceanFirst Financial Short Interest DataOceanFirst Financial (OCFC) has a short interest of 421,900 shares, representing 0.75% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 301,376 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest421,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest464,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.17%Dollar Volume Sold Short$7.68 millionShort Interest Ratio1.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares58,460,000 sharesFloat Size56,620,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.75%Today's Trading Volume329,472 sharesAverage Trading Volume301,376 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average109% Short Selling OceanFirst Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for OceanFirst Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOCFC Short Interest Over TimeOCFC Days to Cover Over TimeOCFC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend: “Sell this tech stock NOW”Something very strange is happening to U.S. stocks following President Trump's victory... And this could spell disaster for some of America's favorite tech companies. You can watch for it for free, right here. OceanFirst Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024421,900 shares $7.68 million -9.2%0.8%1.6 $18.20 10/15/2024464,500 shares $8.72 million -12.2%0.8%1.7 $18.78 9/30/2024529,200 shares $9.84 million -9.9%0.9%1.7 $18.59 9/15/2024587,100 shares $10.38 million -1.6%1.0%1.8 $17.68 8/31/2024596,400 shares $10.66 million +3.1%1.1%1.9 $17.87 8/15/2024578,600 shares $9.42 million -20.8%1.0%1.7 $16.28 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OCFC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for OceanFirst Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024730,600 shares $13.28 million -55.2%1.3%2.2 $18.17 7/15/20241,630,000 shares $28.38 million -0.6%2.9%5.3 $17.41 6/30/20241,640,000 shares $26.06 million +3.1%2.9%5.9 $15.89 6/15/20241,590,000 shares $22.96 million +16.1%2.8%5.8 $14.44 5/31/20241,370,000 shares $20.62 million +26.9%2.4%5 $15.05 5/15/20241,080,000 shares $17.34 million -9.2%1.9%4 $16.06 4/30/20241,190,000 shares $17.56 million +1.7%2.1%3.6 $14.76 4/15/20241,170,000 shares $17.19 million -10.0%2.1%3.4 $14.69 3/31/20241,300,000 shares $21.33 million +5.7%2.3%3.9 $16.41 3/15/20241,230,000 shares $18.46 million +11.8%2.2%3.7 $15.01 2/29/20241,100,000 shares $16.72 million +12.9%1.9%3.3 $15.20 2/15/2024974,400 shares $15.65 million +68.1%1.7%3.1 $16.06 1/31/2024579,600 shares $9.99 million +4.8%1.0%2 $17.23 1/15/2024553,300 shares $9.27 million -5.7%1.0%1.9 $16.76 12/31/2023586,500 shares $10.18 million +2.5%1.0%1.9 $17.36 12/15/2023572,400 shares $9.77 million +8.1%1.0%1.7 $17.06 11/30/2023529,500 shares $7.34 million -10.8%0.9%1.6 $13.86 11/15/2023593,800 shares $8.55 million -6.0%1.0%1.9 $14.40 10/31/2023631,800 shares $8.00 million +9.0%1.1%2.1 $12.66 10/15/2023579,900 shares $7.99 million -18.5%1.0%2 $13.77 9/30/2023711,400 shares $10.29 million -9.5%1.2%2.5 $14.47 9/15/2023786,300 shares $12.58 million +3.0%1.4%3 $16.00 8/31/2023763,400 shares $12.88 million -7.2%1.3%2.8 $16.87 8/15/2023823,000 shares $14.34 million -7.4%1.4%2.9 $17.43 7/31/2023889,100 shares $16.56 million +2.4%1.6%2.9 $18.63 7/15/2023868,300 shares $14.27 million +15.2%1.5%2.6 $16.44 6/30/2023754,000 shares $11.78 million +0.0%1.3%2.4 $15.62 6/15/2023753,700 shares $12.55 million -2.5%1.3%2.3 $16.65 5/31/2023772,900 shares $10.98 million +13.7%1.3%2.1 $14.20 5/15/2023679,600 shares $9.00 million -8.5%1.2%1.9 $13.25 4/30/2023742,600 shares $11.88 million +30.1%1.3%2.2 $16.00 4/15/2023570,600 shares $9.83 million +3.3%1.0%1.9 $17.22 3/31/2023552,600 shares $10.21 million -32.7%1.0%1.8 $18.48 3/15/2023820,500 shares $15.61 million +10.7%1.4%2.9 $19.03JD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your Money (Ad)Trump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. 2/28/2023740,900 shares $17.57 million -7.7%1.3%3.5 $23.72 2/15/2023802,900 shares $19.71 million -0.1%1.4%4 $24.55 1/31/2023803,900 shares $19.23 million +5.7%1.4%3.6 $23.92 1/15/2023760,800 shares $16.81 million +1.9%1.3%3.2 $22.10 12/30/2022746,900 shares $15.87 million -2.7%1.3%2.9 $21.25 12/15/2022767,500 shares $16.24 million -19.8%1.3%2.8 $21.16 11/30/2022957,400 shares $22.36 million -11.4%1.7%3.5 $23.36 11/15/20221,080,000 shares $25.59 million -14.3%1.9%4 $23.69 10/31/20221,260,000 shares $28.45 million +1.6%2.2%5 $22.58 10/15/20221,240,000 shares $24.86 million +8.8%2.2%5 $20.05 9/30/20221,140,000 shares $21.25 million +0.9%2.0%5.2 $18.64 9/15/20221,130,000 shares $22.76 million +1.8%2.0%5.3 $20.14 8/31/20221,110,000 shares $21.58 million +1.8%1.9%5.1 $19.44 8/15/20221,090,000 shares $23.36 million -1.8%1.9%4.8 $21.43 7/31/20221,110,000 shares $22.82 million No Change1.9%4.1 $20.56 7/15/20221,110,000 shares $21.31 million No Change1.9%4.1 $19.20 6/30/20221,110,000 shares $21.23 million -1.8%1.9%4.1 $19.13 6/15/20221,130,000 shares $21.55 million +7.6%2.4%4.1 $19.07 5/31/20221,050,000 shares $21.18 million +2.9%1.8%3.8 $20.17 5/15/20221,020,000 shares $19.31 million +6.9%1.8%3.7 $18.93 4/30/2022954,000 shares $17.87 million +5.6%1.7%3.9 $18.73 4/15/2022903,300 shares $17.04 million -11.4%1.6%3.7 $18.86 3/31/20221,020,000 shares $20.50 million -4.7%1.8%4.2 $20.10 3/15/20221,070,000 shares $23.36 million +7.3%1.9%4.4 $21.83 2/28/2022996,800 shares $22.31 million +4.1%1.7%4.2 $22.38 2/15/2022957,900 shares $21.61 million +6.6%1.7%4 $22.56 1/31/2022899,000 shares $20.41 million +3.4%1.6%3.7 $22.70 1/15/2022869,300 shares $20.90 million +10.9%1.5%3.5 $24.04 12/31/2021783,700 shares $17.40 million +10.2%1.4%3.2 $22.20 12/15/2021711,200 shares $14.98 million +0.3%1.2%2.9 $21.06 11/30/2021709,400 shares $14.62 million -2.3%1.2%3.1 $20.61 11/15/2021726,100 shares $15.94 million +5.5%1.3%3.2 $21.95 10/29/2021688,300 shares $15.26 million -15.3%1.2%3.1 $22.17 10/15/2021812,900 shares $17.76 million +0.6%1.4%3.6 $21.85 9/30/2021807,900 shares $17.30 million -13.6%1.4%3.5 $21.41 9/15/2021935,200 shares $19.05 million +5.1%1.6%4 $20.37 8/31/2021890,200 shares $18.93 million +7.0%1.5%3.9 $21.26 8/13/2021832,100 shares $18.03 million +22.1%1.4%3.7 $21.67 7/30/2021681,300 shares $13.29 million -13.4%1.2%2.6 $19.50 7/15/2021786,400 shares $15.74 million +4.2%1.4%3.1 $20.01 6/30/2021754,400 shares $15.72 million +2.5%1.3%3 $20.84 6/15/2021736,100 shares $16.14 million +0.1%1.3%2.9 $21.93 5/28/2021735,600 shares $16.26 million +15.1%1.3%2.7 $22.11 5/14/2021639,400 shares $14.13 million -10.7%N/A2.1 $22.10 4/30/2021716,200 shares $16.66 million -2.5%N/A2.3 $23.26 4/15/2021734,800 shares $17.27 million -2.7%N/A2.2 $23.50 3/31/2021755,300 shares $18.11 million -0.5%N/A2.3 $23.98 3/15/2021758,900 shares $18.93 million -2.0%N/A2.3 $24.95 2/26/2021774,300 shares $17.39 million +9.2%N/A2.5 $22.46 2/12/2021709,200 shares $14.57 million +4.7%N/A2.4 $20.54JD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your Money (Ad)Trump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. 1/29/2021677,400 shares $12.79 million -13.9%N/A2.3 $18.88 1/15/2021786,900 shares $16.18 million -3.2%N/A2.9 $20.56 12/31/2020812,800 shares $15.20 million +27.7%N/A3 $18.70 12/15/2020636,500 shares $11.14 million +2.2%N/A2.3 $17.50 11/30/2020622,700 shares $10.18 million -17.1%N/A2.5 $16.35 11/15/2020751,200 shares $12.06 million -9.3%N/A3.2 $16.06 10/30/2020828,300 shares $13.24 million +94.3%N/A3.9 $15.99 10/15/2020426,300 shares $6.24 million -10.2%N/A2.2 $14.64 9/30/2020474,800 shares $6.50 million -10.1%N/A2.4 $13.69 9/15/2020528,200 shares $7.76 million -0.5%N/A2.5 $14.69 8/31/2020530,600 shares $8.28 million -15.1%N/A2.5 $15.61 8/14/2020624,900 shares $10.59 million -12.0%N/A2.6 $16.95 7/31/2020709,800 shares $10.87 million -31.1%N/A2.8 $15.32 7/15/20201,030,000 shares $16.75 million -4.6%N/A3.8 $16.26 6/30/20201,080,000 shares $18.39 million +96.7%N/A4.1 $17.03 6/15/2020549,100 shares $9.08 million -1.5%N/A2 $16.54 5/29/2020557,200 shares $9.31 million +44.5%N/A1.8 $16.70 5/15/2020385,700 shares $5.30 million -7.6%N/A1.3 $13.74 4/30/2020417,400 shares $7.03 million -17.9%N/A1.5 $16.85 4/15/2020508,600 shares $7.36 million +6.5%N/A2 $14.48 3/31/2020477,500 shares $7.37 million +19.9%N/A1.8 $15.43 3/13/2020398,100 shares $6.81 million +21.1%N/A1.6 $17.11 2/28/2020328,700 shares $4.37 million +8.6%N/A1.5 $13.30 2/14/2020302,700 shares $5.09 million -1.4%N/A1.5 $16.83 1/31/2020307,000 shares $6.68 million -23.4%N/A1.5 $21.75 1/15/2020400,500 shares $9.42 million -63.6%N/A2.1 $23.53 12/31/20191,100,000 shares $27.13 million +2.8%N/A5.8 $24.66 12/13/20191,070,000 shares $26.97 million -4.5%2.1%6.3 $25.21 OCFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is OceanFirst Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of OceanFirst Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 421,900 shares of OCFC short. 0.75% of OceanFirst Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on OceanFirst Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for OceanFirst Financial? 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. OCFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on OceanFirst Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting OceanFirst Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of OceanFirst Financial: Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for OceanFirst Financial? 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. 0.75% of OceanFirst Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is OceanFirst Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? OceanFirst Financial saw a decline in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 421,900 shares, a decline of 9.2% from the previous total of 464,500 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. What is OceanFirst Financial's float size? OceanFirst Financial currently has issued a total of 58,460,000 shares. Some of OceanFirst Financial's 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. OceanFirst Financial currently has a public float of 56,620,000 shares. How does OceanFirst Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.75% of OceanFirst Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to OceanFirst Financial: Premier Financial Corp. (0.67%), Columbia Financial, Inc. (8.76%), Pathward Financial, Inc. (6.99%), New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (13.01%), TFS Financial Co. (5.21%), The Simply Good Foods Company (4.56%), Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (2.53%), WSFS Financial Co. (1.64%), WaFd, Inc (1.87%), Provident Financial Services, Inc. (2.18%), 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. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short OceanFirst Financial stock? Short selling OCFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from OceanFirst Financial as its price is falling. OCFC shares are trading up $0.74 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 OceanFirst Financial? A short squeeze for OceanFirst Financial 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 OCFC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is OceanFirst Financial'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 OCFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. 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