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Preferred Bank (PFBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$89.07 -1.75 (-1.93%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$89.04 -0.03 (-0.03%)
As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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Preferred Bank Short Interest Data

Preferred Bank (PFBC) has a short interest of 961,600 shares, representing 7.82% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.15% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.5, indicating that it would take 9.5 days of the average trading volume of 78,865 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
961,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
950,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.15%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$86.96 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
14,430,000 shares
Float Size
12,290,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
7.82%
Today's Trading Volume
217,246 shares
Average Trading Volume
78,865 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
275%
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PFBC Short Interest Over Time

PFBC Days to Cover Over Time

PFBC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Preferred Bank Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/2025961,600 shares $86.96 million +1.2%7.8%9.5 $90.43
6/30/2025950,700 shares $82.27 million -1.3%7.7%8.7 $86.54
6/15/2025963,100 shares $78.73 million +0.3%7.8%8.8 $81.75
5/31/2025960,100 shares $80.49 million -4.0%7.8%8.5 $83.84
5/15/20251,000,000 shares $85.29 million -4.8%8.1%8.7 $85.29
4/30/20251,050,000 shares $83.85 million No Change8.5%9.5 $79.86
4/15/20251,050,000 shares $82.99 million +18.6%8.5%10.1 $79.04
3/31/2025885,000 shares $74.04 million -5.0%7.2%9.3 $83.66
3/15/2025931,700 shares $77.48 million -0.5%7.6%10.5 $83.16
2/28/2025936,000 shares $83.07 million -0.1%7.6%11.5 $88.75
2/15/2025937,000 shares $84.21 million -0.5%7.6%12 $89.87
1/31/2025942,100 shares $86.07 million +0.5%7.7%11.7 $91.36
1/15/2025937,600 shares $81.30 million +4.3%7.6%12.5 $86.71
12/31/2024898,700 shares $77.63 million -1.5%7.3%12.2 $86.38
12/15/2024912,200 shares $84.24 million +0.0%7.4%12.8 $92.35
11/30/2024911,900 shares $86.02 million +0.6%7.4%13.2 $94.33
11/15/2024906,300 shares $84.89 million -1.3%7.4%13 $93.67
10/31/2024918,500 shares $77.49 million -4.0%7.5%13.8 $84.37
10/15/2024956,800 shares $79.33 million -14.6%7.8%13.5 $82.91
9/30/20241,120,000 shares $89.88 million +0.9%9.1%13.8 $80.25
9/15/20241,110,000 shares $88.56 million -3.5%9.0%13.1 $79.78
8/31/20241,150,000 shares $95.28 million +0.9%9.4%13.6 $82.85
8/15/20241,140,000 shares $88.75 million -0.9%9.3%13.6 $77.85
7/31/20241,150,000 shares $98.97 million No Change9.4%13.6 $86.06
7/15/20241,150,000 shares $90.60 million +5.5%9.4%13.4 $78.78
6/30/20241,090,000 shares $82.28 million No Change8.9%14.2 $75.49
6/15/20241,090,000 shares $79.57 million +0.9%8.9%14.9 $73.00
5/31/20241,080,000 shares $80.70 million +1.9%7.9%13.5 $74.72
5/15/20241,060,000 shares $84.50 million -3.6%7.7%12.4 $79.72
4/30/20241,100,000 shares $83.26 million +0.9%8.0%12.2 $75.69
4/15/20241,090,000 shares $78.71 million +5.8%8.0%11.5 $72.21
3/31/20241,030,000 shares $79.07 million No Change7.5%11.2 $76.77
3/15/20241,030,000 shares $74.05 million -1.9%7.5%11 $71.89
2/29/20241,050,000 shares $75.44 million +6.1%7.7%10.9 $71.85
2/15/2024990,100 shares $71.80 million +3.5%7.2%10.4 $72.52
1/31/2024956,600 shares $68.72 million +12.8%7.0%10.2 $71.84
1/15/2024848,100 shares $61.52 million +8.8%6.2%9.1 $72.54
12/31/2023779,600 shares $56.95 million -7.9%5.7%8.7 $73.05
12/15/2023846,500 shares $62.74 million +17.6%6.2%9.4 $74.12
11/30/2023719,700 shares $44.36 million +2.0%5.3%9 $61.63
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11/15/2023705,700 shares $46.27 million -7.0%5.2%9.5 $65.56
10/31/2023759,100 shares $45.22 million +6.8%N/A10.5 $59.57
10/15/2023711,100 shares $44.37 million +3.4%5.2%9.8 $62.40
9/30/2023688,000 shares $42.83 million -5.5%5.0%8.9 $62.25
9/15/2023728,300 shares $45.37 million +2.5%5.3%9 $62.30
8/31/2023710,400 shares $44.12 million -9.4%5.2%8.1 $62.11
8/15/2023784,100 shares $49.10 million +1.8%5.7%8.4 $62.62
7/31/2023770,100 shares $50.89 million +5.9%5.6%8 $66.08
7/15/2023727,000 shares $42.16 million +11.9%5.3%7.2 $57.99
6/30/2023649,800 shares $35.73 million -8.4%4.8%6.3 $54.99
6/15/2023709,200 shares $40.16 million +0.4%5.2%6.8 $56.63
5/31/2023706,300 shares $32.57 million -4.3%5.2%6.5 $46.12
5/15/2023738,300 shares $33.73 million +9.0%5.4%6.8 $45.69
4/30/2023677,300 shares $32.56 million -16.0%5.0%6.4 $48.08
4/15/2023806,100 shares $40.49 million +2.6%5.9%8.4 $50.23
3/31/2023785,700 shares $43.06 million +9.2%5.7%8.7 $54.81
3/15/2023719,400 shares $42.84 million +3.4%5.3%8.1 $59.55
2/28/2023695,700 shares $48.98 million +6.8%5.1%8.7 $70.40
2/15/2023651,700 shares $47.33 million -4.9%4.8%8.5 $72.63
1/31/2023685,100 shares $48.73 million +11.3%5.0%9.3 $71.13
1/15/2023615,300 shares $45.55 million +7.2%4.5%8.1 $74.03
12/30/2022573,800 shares $42.82 million +18.1%4.2%7.5 $74.62
12/15/2022485,900 shares $34.09 million -8.0%3.6%6.8 $70.16
11/30/2022528,100 shares $39.92 million -2.9%3.9%8.5 $75.59
11/15/2022544,100 shares $40.67 million +11.9%4.0%9.1 $74.74
10/31/2022486,400 shares $37.39 million +1.2%3.6%8.1 $76.87
10/15/2022480,700 shares $32.90 million +20.6%3.5%8 $68.45
9/30/2022398,700 shares $26.01 million +7.0%2.9%6.9 $65.23
9/15/2022372,700 shares $25.31 million -2.5%2.7%5.9 $67.91
8/31/2022382,300 shares $25.94 million -1.4%2.8%5.8 $67.84
8/15/2022387,800 shares $29.03 million -4.1%2.8%5.8 $74.87
7/31/2022404,400 shares $29.40 million +14.0%3.0%5.7 $72.70
7/15/2022354,600 shares $24.48 million +26.3%2.6%4.8 $69.04
6/30/2022280,800 shares $19.10 million -2.1%2.1%3.9 $68.02
6/15/2022286,800 shares $19.12 million -4.0%N/A4 $66.66
5/31/2022298,700 shares $20.46 million -0.4%2.2%4.3 $68.51
5/15/2022300,000 shares $20.04 million -7.7%2.2%4.1 $66.79
4/30/2022324,900 shares $21.81 million -11.2%2.4%4.1 $67.12
4/15/2022365,900 shares $25.93 million -8.1%2.7%4.5 $70.86
3/31/2022398,300 shares $29.51 million -4.0%3.0%4.8 $74.09
3/15/2022414,700 shares $31.77 million +0.4%3.1%5.2 $76.61
2/28/2022413,000 shares $32.41 million +1.2%3.1%4.4 $78.48
2/15/2022408,000 shares $32.28 million -11.0%3.0%4.4 $79.11
1/31/2022458,500 shares $35.79 million +11.8%3.4%5.2 $78.06
1/15/2022410,100 shares $33.24 million +5.1%3.1%4.9 $81.06
12/31/2021390,400 shares $28.03 million +12.1%2.9%4.8 $71.79
12/15/2021348,400 shares $23.25 million +0.2%2.6%4.4 $66.73
11/30/2021347,600 shares $23.69 million +5.8%2.6%5.4 $68.15
11/15/2021328,600 shares $23.25 million -5.7%2.4%5.6 $70.75
10/29/2021348,300 shares $23.88 million -3.9%2.6%6.2 $68.57
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10/15/2021362,500 shares $24.69 million +10.1%2.7%6.8 $68.11
9/30/2021329,300 shares $21.96 million -17.7%2.5%6.4 $66.68
9/15/2021400,300 shares $24.61 million +2.8%3.0%7.6 $61.48
8/31/2021389,300 shares $24.87 million +6.3%2.9%7.6 $63.89
8/13/2021366,100 shares $21.88 million -10.2%2.7%7.2 $59.76
7/30/2021407,700 shares $24.05 million +4.6%3.0%7.9 $58.98
7/15/2021389,800 shares $23.84 million +16.3%2.9%7.3 $61.16
6/30/2021335,300 shares $21.21 million -1.9%2.5%6.3 $63.27
6/15/2021341,800 shares $22.89 million -1.7%2.5%6 $66.96
5/28/2021347,700 shares $23.74 million -5.9%2.6%5.8 $68.29
5/14/2021369,500 shares $25.12 million -4.3%2.8%5.6 $67.98
4/30/2021385,900 shares $25.60 million -2.6%2.9%5.4 $66.33
4/15/2021396,200 shares $26.74 million +10.9%2.9%5.4 $67.49
3/31/2021357,200 shares $23.09 million -27.8%2.7%4.8 $64.63
3/15/2021494,700 shares $32.94 million +2.4%3.7%6.2 $66.59
2/26/2021483,000 shares $28.25 million -4.8%3.6%5.9 $58.49
2/12/2021507,200 shares $26.50 million -10.9%3.8%6.4 $52.25
1/29/2021569,100 shares $28.34 million +3.6%4.2%7 $49.81
1/15/2021549,300 shares $28.83 million -4.1%4.1%6.7 $52.48
12/31/2020572,600 shares $28.48 million +10.9%4.3%7.2 $49.74
12/15/2020516,500 shares $23.74 million +4.5%3.8%6.7 $45.96
11/30/2020494,300 shares $18.94 million -26.4%3.7%7.1 $38.31
11/15/2020671,300 shares $25.30 million -1.2%5.0%10.4 $37.69
10/30/2020679,200 shares $23.25 million -16.8%5.1%11.5 $34.23
10/15/2020816,000 shares $27.35 million -5.7%6.1%15 $33.52
9/30/2020865,000 shares $27.78 million -4.0%6.4%14.6 $32.12
9/15/2020900,800 shares $30.21 million +3.0%6.7%13.8 $33.54
8/31/2020874,800 shares $32.72 million -1.4%6.5%13 $37.40
8/14/2020887,500 shares $36.09 million -5.0%6.6%12.6 $40.67

PFBC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Preferred Bank's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Preferred Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 961,600 shares of PFBC short. 7.82% of Preferred Bank's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Preferred Bank's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Preferred Bank?

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. PFBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Preferred Bank's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Preferred Bank?

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. 7.82% of Preferred Bank's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Preferred Bank's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Preferred Bank saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 961,600 shares, an increase of 1.1% from the previous total of 950,700 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.

What is Preferred Bank's float size?

Preferred Bank currently has issued a total of 14,430,000 shares. Some of Preferred Bank'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. Preferred Bank currently has a public float of 12,290,000 shares.

How does Preferred Bank's short interest compare to its competitors?

7.82% of Preferred Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Preferred Bank: Ameris Bancorp (2.44%), Banner Corporation (2.57%), Cathay General Bancorp (2.07%), First Financial Bancorp. (1.30%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (2.29%), Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (2.01%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (1.83%), TriCo Bancshares (1.61%), WSFS Financial Corporation (2.06%), F.N.B. Corporation (3.78%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Preferred Bank stock?

Short selling PFBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Preferred Bank as its price is falling. PFBC shares are trading down $1.75 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 Preferred Bank?

A short squeeze for Preferred Bank occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PFBC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Preferred Bank'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 PFBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:PFBC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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