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Veritex (VBTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$29.11 -0.88 (-2.93%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

Veritex Short Interest Data

Veritex (VBTX) has a short interest of 1.69 million shares. This marks a 23.36% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 397,363 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,690,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,370,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+23.36%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$51.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
54,484,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.10%
Today's Trading Volume
241,438 shares
Average Trading Volume
397,363 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
61%
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VBTX Short Interest Over Time

VBTX Days to Cover Over Time

VBTX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Veritex Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
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
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 $21.51
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
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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 $35.41
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
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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
3/13/20201,691,600 shares $26.83 million +0.1%3.7%3.1 $15.86
2/28/20201,690,000 shares $18.61 million +18.2%3.7%3.7 $11.01
2/14/20201,430,000 shares $27.00 million -8.3%3.1%3.3 $18.88
1/31/20201,560,000 shares $40.59 million +8.3%3.3%3.7 $26.02
1/15/20201,440,000 shares $41.26 million -7.7%3.0%3.6 $28.65
12/31/20191,560,000 shares $44.71 million +40.5%3.3%3.8 $28.66

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 November 30th, investors have sold 1,690,000 shares of VBTX 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.

Is Veritex's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Veritex saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,690,000 shares, an increase of 23.4% from the previous total of 1,370,000 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?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Veritex: Columbia Banking System, Inc. (2.37%), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (2.08%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (5.51%), United Bankshares, Inc. (1.79%), Bank OZK (13.84%), ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (7.20%), Hancock Whitney Co. (2.60%), Ameris Bancorp (1.42%), International Bancshares Co. (1.14%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (2.62%),

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. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 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 $0.72 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 increases 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 November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:VBTX) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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