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Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$55.66 -0.19 (-0.34%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Westamerica Bancorporation Short Interest Data

Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) has a short interest of 175,900 shares, representing 0.69% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -27.61% 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 130,531 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
175,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
243,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-27.61%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$9.06 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
26,690,000 shares
Float Size
25,440,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.69%
Today's Trading Volume
56,045 shares
Average Trading Volume
130,531 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
43%
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WABC Short Interest Over Time

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WABC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Westamerica Bancorporation Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024175,900 shares $9.06 million -27.6%0.7%1.6 $51.52
10/15/2024243,000 shares $12.22 million -5.3%1.0%2.1 $50.28
9/30/2024256,600 shares $12.68 million -23.5%1.0%2.1 $49.42
9/15/2024335,400 shares $16.76 million +2.1%1.3%2.6 $49.98
8/31/2024328,600 shares $17.02 million +19.2%1.3%2.7 $51.79
8/15/2024275,600 shares $13.62 million -7.3%1.1%2.3 $49.41
7/31/2024297,400 shares $16.05 million -9.7%1.2%2.4 $53.96
7/15/2024329,300 shares $17.76 million -18.1%1.3%2.8 $53.92
6/30/2024402,200 shares $19.52 million -1.5%1.6%3.7 $48.53
6/15/2024408,400 shares $18.77 million +13.8%1.6%3.8 $45.96
5/31/2024358,800 shares $17.52 million +4.6%1.4%3.2 $48.82
5/15/2024343,100 shares $17.01 million -2.6%1.4%2.8 $49.57
4/30/2024352,300 shares $16.40 million +8.1%1.4%2.6 $46.55
4/15/2024326,000 shares $15.14 million -0.5%1.3%2.1 $46.45
3/31/2024327,500 shares $16.01 million -17.1%1.3%2 $48.88
3/15/2024395,000 shares $18.52 million +7.4%1.6%2.5 $46.89
2/29/2024367,900 shares $16.82 million -2.7%1.5%2.1 $45.71
2/15/2024377,900 shares $17.85 million +39.6%1.5%2.3 $47.24
1/31/2024270,700 shares $12.92 million -12.5%1.1%1.7 $47.72
1/15/2024309,400 shares $16.83 million +6.7%1.2%2.1 $54.39
12/31/2023289,900 shares $16.35 million -20.1%N/A0 $56.41
12/15/2023362,800 shares $20.56 million +20.8%1.4%2.7 $56.68
11/30/2023300,300 shares $15.23 million +1.7%1.2%2.3 $50.71
11/15/2023295,400 shares $14.95 million +9.3%1.1%2.5 $50.60
10/31/2023270,200 shares $12.76 million -3.0%1.0%2.2 $47.24
10/15/2023278,600 shares $12.08 million -8.4%1.1%2.3 $43.36
9/30/2023304,100 shares $13.15 million -17.2%1.2%2.4 $43.25
9/15/2023367,100 shares $16.09 million -5.9%1.4%2.8 $43.83
8/31/2023390,300 shares $17.18 million +18.1%1.5%2.9 $44.03
8/15/2023330,600 shares $15.32 million -3.4%1.3%2.3 $46.33
7/31/2023342,300 shares $16.84 million -7.9%1.3%2.1 $49.19
7/15/2023371,700 shares $15.76 million -25.4%1.4%2.1 $42.39
6/30/2023498,000 shares $19.07 million -14.8%1.9%2.6 $38.30
6/15/2023584,800 shares $24.70 million -7.3%2.2%2.9 $42.23
5/31/2023630,900 shares $23.87 million -9.4%2.5%2.7 $37.83
5/15/2023696,500 shares $26.31 million +50.7%2.7%3 $37.77
4/30/2023462,200 shares $18.72 million +6.6%1.8%2 $40.51
4/15/2023433,700 shares $17.53 million +0.7%1.6%2 $40.42
3/31/2023430,700 shares $19.08 million -17.9%1.6%2 $44.30
3/15/2023524,500 shares $25.57 million +1.3%2.0%2.5 $48.76
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2/28/2023517,700 shares $28.54 million +10.3%1.9%2.7 $55.12
2/15/2023469,200 shares $26.29 million +12.2%1.8%2.5 $56.03
1/31/2023418,300 shares $23.24 million -36.0%1.6%2.2 $55.56
1/15/2023653,600 shares $38.01 million -13.6%2.4%3.5 $58.16
12/30/2022756,600 shares $44.65 million +9.5%2.8%4.3 $59.01
12/15/2022691,200 shares $39.12 million +9.7%2.6%4.1 $56.59
11/30/2022630,200 shares $38.91 million +11.5%2.4%4.5 $61.75
11/15/2022565,200 shares $34.71 million -4.4%2.1%4.3 $61.41
10/31/2022591,000 shares $37.07 million -17.4%2.2%4.6 $62.73
10/15/2022715,100 shares $38.92 million -4.9%2.7%5.9 $54.43
9/30/2022752,200 shares $39.33 million +1.6%2.8%6.7 $52.29
9/15/2022740,200 shares $40.41 million -7.0%2.8%6.4 $54.59
8/31/2022795,500 shares $44.51 million +2.3%3.1%7.2 $55.95
8/15/2022777,500 shares $47.12 million +0.9%3.0%7 $60.61
7/31/2022770,900 shares $46.26 million +0.3%3.0%6.8 $60.01
7/15/2022768,700 shares $42.36 million -3.7%3.0%6.5 $55.10
6/30/2022798,600 shares $44.45 million +1.7%3.1%6.9 $55.66
6/15/2022785,400 shares $45.07 million +1.6%3.0%7 $57.38
5/31/2022772,800 shares $46.53 million +4.1%3.0%7.1 $60.21
5/15/2022742,600 shares $42.65 million -1.1%2.9%6.7 $57.43
4/30/2022750,500 shares $44.22 million +11.8%2.9%6.9 $58.92
4/15/2022671,100 shares $39.62 million +1.7%2.6%6.4 $59.04
3/31/2022660,100 shares $39.94 million -0.8%2.6%6.7 $60.50
3/15/2022665,100 shares $41.50 million +10.1%2.6%7.2 $62.40
2/28/2022604,300 shares $35.85 million -0.1%2.3%6 $59.32
2/15/2022604,900 shares $36.25 million +12.2%2.3%6.1 $59.92
1/31/2022539,100 shares $31.31 million +1.6%2.1%5.8 $58.08
1/15/2022530,700 shares $32.02 million +0.5%2.1%5.8 $60.33
12/31/2021528,200 shares $30.49 million -8.2%2.1%6.1 $57.73
12/15/2021575,500 shares $32.56 million +4.2%2.2%6.5 $56.58
11/30/2021552,100 shares $29.69 million +0.5%2.1%7 $53.78
11/15/2021549,200 shares $31.42 million -5.8%2.1%7 $57.21
10/29/2021582,800 shares $32.50 million -6.3%2.3%7.5 $55.76
10/15/2021622,100 shares $34.07 million +3.8%2.4%7.8 $54.77
9/30/2021599,300 shares $33.72 million -13.8%2.3%6.9 $56.26
9/15/2021695,500 shares $38.16 million -4.6%2.7%7.6 $54.86
8/31/2021729,000 shares $41.36 million -0.6%2.8%8.3 $56.74
8/13/2021733,000 shares $42.90 million -7.6%2.8%8.4 $58.52
7/30/2021793,500 shares $44.08 million -11.9%3.1%9 $55.55
7/15/2021900,600 shares $51.30 million -6.3%3.5%10.4 $56.96
6/30/2021961,400 shares $55.79 million -3.9%3.7%11.4 $58.03
6/15/20211,000,000 shares $60.92 million +6.2%3.9%12 $60.92
5/28/2021941,600 shares $59.07 million -5.8%3.7%10.7 $62.73
5/14/20211,000,000 shares $63.88 million +0.4%3.9%10.2 $63.88
4/30/2021996,300 shares $63.68 million +0.1%3.9%9.9 $63.92
4/15/2021995,100 shares $63.65 million -2.4%3.9%9.6 $63.96
3/31/20211,020,000 shares $64.89 million -1.9%4.0%9.6 $63.62
3/15/20211,040,000 shares $69.09 million -1.9%4.0%9.1 $66.43
2/26/20211,060,000 shares $65.36 million +2.9%4.1%9.5 $61.66
2/12/20211,030,000 shares $61.34 million -2.8%4.0%9.4 $59.55
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1/29/20211,060,000 shares $60.19 million +5.0%4.1%9.5 $56.78
1/15/20211,010,000 shares $60.28 million -1.0%3.9%8.8 $59.68
12/31/20201,020,000 shares $55.89 million +2.0%4.0%9.4 $54.79
12/15/20201,000,000 shares $53.59 million -5.7%N/A0 $53.59
11/30/20201,060,000 shares $60.24 million -1.9%4.1%9.4 $56.83
10/30/20201,030,000 shares $54.16 million -2.8%4.0%10.3 $52.58
10/15/20201,060,000 shares $58.16 million -10.2%4.1%10.9 $54.87
9/30/20201,180,000 shares $64.13 million -0.8%4.6%11.5 $54.35
9/15/20201,190,000 shares $66.94 million -4.0%4.6%10.8 $56.25
8/31/20201,240,000 shares $75.47 million -4.6%4.8%11 $60.86
8/14/20201,300,000 shares $81.86 million -5.1%5.0%10 $62.97
7/31/20201,370,000 shares $82.69 million -2.8%5.3%9.1 $60.36
7/15/20201,410,000 shares $77.55 million -2.8%5.5%8.7 $55.00
6/30/20201,450,000 shares $81.17 million -2.0%5.6%8.5 $55.98
6/15/20201,480,000 shares $80.88 million -2.0%5.7%8.4 $54.65
5/29/20201,510,000 shares $87.47 million -7.9%5.8%8.3 $57.93
5/15/20201,640,000 shares $87.58 million -4.1%6.3%9.3 $53.40
4/30/20201,710,000 shares $107.73 million -9.0%6.6%11.5 $63.00
4/15/20201,880,000 shares $110.79 million -6.5%7.3%13.4 $58.93
3/31/20202,010,000 shares $118.15 million -5.1%7.7%15.6 $58.78
3/13/20202,118,500 shares $132.72 million -2.4%8.2%18 $62.65
2/28/20202,170,000 shares $108.63 million -4.0%8.4%23 $50.06
2/14/20202,260,000 shares $125.32 million -3.4%8.7%25.2 $55.45
1/31/20202,340,000 shares $145.48 million -2.5%9.0%25.9 $62.17
1/15/20202,400,000 shares $157.61 million -3.2%9.3%27.1 $65.67
12/31/20192,480,000 shares $164.10 million +5.1%9.6%28.5 $66.17

WABC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Westamerica Bancorporation's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Westamerica Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 175,900 shares of WABC short. 0.69% of Westamerica Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Westamerica Bancorporation's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Westamerica Bancorporation?

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. WABC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Westamerica Bancorporation?

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. 0.69% of Westamerica Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Westamerica Bancorporation saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 175,900 shares, a drop of 27.6% from the previous total of 243,000 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.

What is Westamerica Bancorporation's float size?

Westamerica Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 26,690,000 shares. Some of Westamerica Bancorporation'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. Westamerica Bancorporation currently has a public float of 25,440,000 shares.

How does Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest compare to its competitors?

0.69% of Westamerica Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Westamerica Bancorporation: Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (1.88%), UMB Financial Co. (6.93%), F.N.B. Co. (2.23%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (5.49%), United Bankshares, Inc. (1.74%), Ameris Bancorp (1.42%), International Bancshares Co. (1.27%), BancFirst Co. (2.74%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (2.73%), Fulton Financial Co. (2.66%),

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 Westamerica Bancorporation stock?

Short selling WABC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Westamerica Bancorporation as its price is falling. WABC shares are trading down $0.19 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 Westamerica Bancorporation?

A short squeeze for Westamerica Bancorporation 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 WABC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Westamerica Bancorporation'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 WABC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:WABC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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