Veritex (VBTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $24.48 -0.35 (-1.41%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.46 -0.02 (-0.08%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Veritex Short Interest DataVeritex (VBTX) has a short interest of 1.45 million shares, representing 2.79% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.41% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 385,326 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,450,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,350,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$35.45 millionShort Interest Ratio3.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares54,469,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.79%Today's Trading Volume232,140 sharesAverage Trading Volume385,326 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average60% Short Selling Veritex? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Veritex and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVBTX Short Interest Over TimeVBTX Days to Cover Over TimeVBTX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Veritex Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/20251,450,000 shares $35.45 million +7.4%2.8%3.6 $24.45 2/28/20251,350,000 shares $35.56 million +74.1%2.6%3.3 $26.34 2/15/2025775,400 shares $20.61 million -42.1%1.5%1.9 $26.58 1/31/20251,340,000 shares $35.91 million -19.3%N/A3.2 $26.80 1/15/20251,660,000 shares $44.31 million -6.7%N/A4.1 $26.69 12/31/20241,780,000 shares $48.34 million +6.0%N/A4.5 $27.16 12/15/20241,680,000 shares $49.80 million -0.6%N/A4.4 $29.64 11/30/20241,690,000 shares $51.39 million +23.4%N/A4.3 $30.41 11/15/20241,370,000 shares $40.10 million +13.2%N/A3.3 $29.27 10/31/20241,210,000 shares $32.67 million -15.4%N/A3.1 $27.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VBTX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Veritex and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/20241,430,000 shares $38.28 million -2.7%N/A3.7 $26.77 9/30/20241,470,000 shares $38.69 million +1.4%N/A3.7 $26.32 9/15/20241,450,000 shares $35.96 million +3.6%N/A3.6 $24.80 8/31/20241,400,000 shares $35.27 million +12.0%N/A3.8 $25.19 8/15/20241,250,000 shares $28.54 million +31.5%N/A3.5 $22.83 7/31/2024950,300 shares $23.82 million -31.6%N/A2.6 $25.07 7/15/20241,390,000 shares $31.98 million -10.9%N/A3.5 $23.01 6/30/20241,560,000 shares $32.90 million +6.4%N/A4.4 $21.09 6/15/20241,466,000 shares $28.48 million +11.9%N/A3.9 $19.43 5/31/20241,310,000 shares $26.72 million +9.2%N/A3.1 $20.40 5/15/20241,200,000 shares $25.09 million -19.5%N/A2.8 $20.91 4/30/20241,490,000 shares $29.03 million +23.1%N/A3.3 $19.48 4/15/20241,210,000 shares $23.52 million -1.6%N/A2.7 $19.44 3/31/20241,230,000 shares $25.20 million -14.6%N/A2.7 $20.49 3/15/20241,440,000 shares $26.86 million +5.1%N/A3.3 $18.65 2/29/20241,370,000 shares $26.89 million +1.5%N/A3.3 $19.63 2/15/20241,350,000 shares $28.34 million -37.8%N/A3.3 $20.99 1/31/20242,170,000 shares $45.59 million -27.9%N/A5.9 $21.01 1/15/20243,010,000 shares $66.46 million -0.7%N/A9 $22.08 12/31/20233,030,000 shares $70.51 million -6.5%N/A9.9 $23.27 12/15/20233,240,000 shares $75.56 million +7.3%N/A10.4 $23.32 11/30/20233,020,000 shares $57.80 million +10.6%N/A10.9 $19.14 11/15/20232,730,000 shares $54.08 million +2.3%N/A10.1 $19.81 10/31/20232,670,000 shares $45.98 million -3.3%N/A9.8 $17.22 10/15/20232,760,000 shares $50.07 million +4.2%N/A8.9 $18.14 9/30/20232,650,000 shares $47.57 million -3.6%N/A7.1 $17.95 9/15/20232,750,000 shares $51.32 million -5.8%N/A6.9 $18.66 8/31/20232,920,000 shares $54.93 million +0.3%N/A6.9 $18.81 8/15/20232,910,000 shares $58.03 million +7.4%N/A6.2 $19.94 7/31/20232,710,000 shares $58.29 million -10.0%N/A5.3 $21.51Musk’s real agenda in D.C. (Ad)In this urgent exposé, you’ll discover… How Elon and Donald Trump are quietly drawing a radical new map of America…Here’s the full story. 7/15/20233,010,000 shares $56.53 million +6.7%N/A5.4 $18.78 6/30/20232,820,000 shares $50.56 million -8.1%N/A5.5 $17.93 6/15/20233,070,000 shares $61.95 million -1.9%N/A5.8 $20.18 5/31/20233,130,000 shares $54.06 million -2.8%N/A4.7 $17.27 5/15/20233,220,000 shares $51.26 million +20.6%N/A5.2 $15.92 4/30/20232,670,000 shares $45.95 million -4.6%N/A4.4 $17.21 4/15/20232,800,000 shares $51.02 million +8.1%N/A5.1 $18.22 3/31/20232,590,000 shares $47.29 million +30.2%N/A5.1 $18.26 3/15/20231,990,000 shares $37.95 million +5.3%N/A4.3 $19.07 2/28/20231,890,000 shares $50.39 million -2.6%N/A5.9 $26.66 2/15/20231,940,000 shares $55.50 million +8.4%N/A6.2 $28.61 1/31/20231,790,000 shares $50.39 million -6.3%N/A6 $28.15 1/15/20231,910,000 shares $55.31 million +8.5%N/A6.2 $28.96 12/30/20221,760,000 shares $49.42 million +6.7%N/A5.7 $28.08 12/15/20221,650,000 shares $45.03 million +5.1%N/A5.2 $27.29 11/30/20221,570,000 shares $51.28 million +2.0%N/A5.4 $32.66 11/15/20221,540,000 shares $50.59 million +10.0%N/A4.9 $32.85 10/31/20221,400,000 shares $44.21 million +33.3%N/A4.5 $31.58 10/15/20221,050,000 shares $29.40 million +1.0%N/A3.4 $28.00 9/30/20221,040,000 shares $27.65 million +6.5%N/A3.3 $26.59 9/15/2022976,900 shares $29.09 million -27.6%N/A2.9 $29.78 8/31/20221,350,000 shares $40.65 million -8.8%N/A3.5 $30.11 8/15/20221,480,000 shares $49.73 million +1.4%N/A4.2 $33.60 7/31/20221,460,000 shares $45.17 million -2.0%N/A4 $30.94 7/15/20221,490,000 shares $42.38 million -6.9%N/A3.9 $28.44 6/30/20221,600,000 shares $46.82 million +12.7%N/A4.2 $29.26 6/15/20221,420,000 shares $43.98 million +10.1%N/A3.9 $30.97 5/31/20221,290,000 shares $44.45 million +2.4%N/A3.8 $34.46 5/15/20221,260,000 shares $40.95 million +7.7%N/A3 $32.50 4/30/20221,170,000 shares $38.43 million +9.4%N/A2.8 $32.85 4/15/20221,070,000 shares $37.02 million -13.7%N/A2.7 $34.60 3/31/20221,240,000 shares $47.33 million +4.2%N/A3.2 $38.17 3/15/20221,190,000 shares $48.20 million +16.7%N/A3.3 $40.50 2/28/20221,020,000 shares $41.44 million +9.0%N/A2.9 $40.63 2/15/2022935,500 shares $37.80 million -10.1%2.0%3.3 $40.41 1/31/20221,040,000 shares $41.76 million +3.0%2.2%3.7 $40.15 1/15/20221,010,000 shares $43.50 million +2.2%2.1%3.8 $43.07 12/31/2021988,600 shares $39.33 million +5.0%N/A0 $39.78 12/15/2021941,900 shares $36.01 million +18.1%2.0%3.4 $38.23 11/30/2021797,500 shares $31.60 million +14.2%1.7%3 $39.63 11/15/2021698,300 shares $30.21 million -3.6%1.5%2.7 $43.26 10/29/2021724,400 shares $29.66 million -24.5%1.5%3 $40.95 10/15/2021959,300 shares $38.51 million -6.9%2.0%4.2 $40.14 9/30/20211,030,000 shares $40.54 million -12.0%2.2%4.7 $39.36 9/15/20211,170,000 shares $41.03 million +21.3%2.5%5.4 $35.07 8/31/2021964,800 shares $34.67 million +5.9%2.0%4.6 $35.93 8/13/2021911,000 shares $31.45 million +0.7%1.9%4.4 $34.52 7/30/2021905,100 shares $30.37 million +5.2%1.9%4.2 $33.55 7/15/2021860,800 shares $28.94 million -14.8%1.8%3.6 $33.62 6/30/20211,010,000 shares $35.76 million +32.3%2.1%4.1 $35.41Musk’s real agenda in D.C. (Ad)In this urgent exposé, you’ll discover… How Elon and Donald Trump are quietly drawing a radical new map of America…Here’s the full story. 6/15/2021763,300 shares $27.85 million +18.8%1.6%3 $36.48 5/28/2021642,600 shares $22.57 million +3.2%1.4%2.5 $35.13 5/14/2021622,900 shares $21.71 million -17.5%1.3%2.3 $34.85 4/30/2021755,300 shares $25.88 million -15.1%1.6%2.7 $34.27 4/15/2021889,800 shares $29.85 million -1.3%1.9%3 $33.55 3/31/2021901,400 shares $29.58 million +17.5%2.2%3.1 $32.82 3/15/2021766,900 shares $25.32 million +3.9%1.6%2.5 $33.01 2/26/2021738,000 shares $21.65 million -11.0%1.6%2.4 $29.34 2/12/2021829,400 shares $23.67 million -10.0%1.8%2.8 $28.54 1/29/2021921,000 shares $23.83 million -7.9%1.9%2.9 $25.87 1/15/20211,000,000 shares $29.10 million -11.5%2.1%3.2 $29.10 12/31/20201,130,000 shares $28.87 million +69.9%2.4%3.6 $25.55 12/15/2020665,100 shares $16.15 million -13.8%1.4%2.2 $24.28 11/30/2020771,500 shares $17.34 million -31.1%1.6%2.6 $22.47 10/30/2020853,900 shares $16.27 million -43.8%1.8%3.1 $19.05 10/15/20201,520,000 shares $30.19 million +18.8%3.2%5.7 $19.86 9/30/20201,280,000 shares $21.80 million -4.5%2.7%5.1 $17.03 9/15/20201,340,000 shares $23.25 million +13.6%2.8%5.2 $17.35 8/31/20201,180,000 shares $21.22 million -2.5%2.5%4.7 $17.98 8/14/20201,210,000 shares $23.03 million +25.4%2.5%4.4 $19.03 7/31/2020965,200 shares $16.14 million -42.2%2.0%3.2 $16.72 7/15/20201,670,000 shares $26.47 million +2.5%3.5%4.9 $15.85 6/30/20201,630,000 shares $28.07 million -11.9%3.6%4.4 $17.22 6/15/20201,850,000 shares $32.15 million -5.6%4.1%4.5 $17.38 5/29/20201,960,000 shares $34.34 million -19.7%4.3%3.7 $17.52 5/15/20202,440,000 shares $35.70 million +82.1%5.3%4.5 $14.63 4/30/20201,340,000 shares $23.53 million -24.7%3.0%2.5 $17.56 4/15/20201,780,000 shares $25.67 million +6.6%4.0%3.4 $14.42 3/31/20201,670,000 shares $23.33 million -1.3%3.7%3.2 $13.97 VBTX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Veritex's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Veritex shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 1,450,000 shares of VBTX short. 2.79% of Veritex's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Veritex's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Veritex? 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. VBTX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Veritex's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Veritex? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Veritex: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Veritex? 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. 2.79% of Veritex's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Veritex's short interest increasing or decreasing? Veritex saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,450,000 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the previous total of 1,350,000 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. How does Veritex's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.79% of Veritex's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Veritex: PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (2.93%), Banco Macro S.A. (0.72%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (23.81%), Bank OZK (15.71%), Valley National Bancorp (5.56%), Hancock Whitney Co. (3.44%), ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (7.24%), Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (0.47%), Intercorp Financial Services Inc. (0.40%), Associated Banc-Corp (2.56%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Veritex stock? Short selling VBTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Veritex as its price is falling. VBTX shares are trading down $0.48 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 Veritex? A short squeeze for Veritex 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 VBTX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Veritex'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 VBTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. 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