Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $49.71 -0.92 (-1.82%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.70 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 04:05 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Westamerica Bancorporation Short Interest DataWestamerica Bancorporation (WABC) has a short interest of 280,700 shares, representing 1.10% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 21.67% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, indicating that it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 122,927 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest280,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest230,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+21.67%Dollar Volume Sold Short$14.45 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares26,715,000 sharesFloat Size25,460,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.10%Today's Trading Volume163,765 sharesAverage Trading Volume122,927 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average133% Short Selling Westamerica Bancorporation? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Westamerica Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWABC Short Interest Over TimeWABC Days to Cover Over TimeWABC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Westamerica Bancorporation Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2025280,700 shares $14.45 million +21.7%1.1%2 $51.47 2/28/2025230,700 shares $12.02 million +12.9%0.9%1.8 $52.12 2/15/2025204,400 shares $10.21 million -1.1%0.8%1.8 $49.96 1/31/2025206,700 shares $10.70 million -0.3%0.8%1.8 $51.76 1/15/2025207,300 shares $10.76 million +25.2%0.8%1.8 $51.91 12/31/2024165,600 shares $8.69 million -8.5%0.7%1.4 $52.46 12/15/2024181,000 shares $10.12 million -18.9%0.7%1.6 $55.92 11/30/2024223,300 shares $12.78 million +20.7%0.9%2 $57.23 11/15/2024185,000 shares $10.55 million +5.2%0.7%1.6 $57.03 10/31/2024175,900 shares $9.06 million -27.6%0.7%1.6 $51.52 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WABC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Westamerica Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $49.19Elon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to Mars (Ad)Musk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to help build human colonies on the Red Planet. 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As far as I can tell, the best way to profit from this project is to make 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 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 $58.03Elon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to Mars (Ad)Musk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to help build human colonies on the Red Planet. 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As far as I can tell, the best way to profit from this project is to make 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 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 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 March 15th, traders have sold 280,700 shares of WABC short. 1.10% 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. Which institutional investors are shorting Westamerica Bancorporation? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Westamerica Bancorporation: 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 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. 1.10% of Westamerica Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest increasing or decreasing? Westamerica Bancorporation saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 280,700 shares, an increase of 21.7% from the previous total of 230,700 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 Westamerica Bancorporation's float size? Westamerica Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 26,715,000 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 25,460,000 shares. How does Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.10% of Westamerica Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Westamerica Bancorporation: Columbia Banking System, Inc. (3.32%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (5.67%), United Bankshares, Inc. (2.07%), F.N.B. Co. (2.64%), International Bancshares Co. (1.85%), BancFirst Co. (2.92%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (3.16%), Fulton Financial Co. (2.64%), First BanCorp. (2.91%), Cathay General Bancorp (3.30%), 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 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 $0.92 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 March, 15 2025. 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