West Bancorporation (WTBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $21.32 -0.25 (-1.16%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends West Bancorporation Short Interest DataWest Bancorporation (WTBA) has a short interest of 331,700 shares, representing 2.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.50% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11.6, indicating that it would take 11.6 days of the average trading volume of 24,684 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest331,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest326,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$6.46 millionShort Interest Ratio11.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares16,830,000 sharesFloat Size14,790,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.24%Today's Trading Volume14,417 sharesAverage Trading Volume24,684 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average58% Short Selling West Bancorporation? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for West 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 ChartWTBA Short Interest Over TimeWTBA Days to Cover Over TimeWTBA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here West 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 10/15/2024331,700 shares $6.46 million +1.5%2.2%11.6 $19.47 9/30/2024326,800 shares $6.21 million -1.8%2.2%10.3 $19.01 9/15/2024332,800 shares $6.43 million -1.8%2.3%9.8 $19.32 8/31/2024338,900 shares $6.76 million -1.4%2.3%10.6 $19.95 8/15/2024343,700 shares $6.19 million +3.1%2.3%11.1 $18.02 7/31/2024333,500 shares $6.92 million -3.6%2.3%11.4 $20.74 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WTBA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for West Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/2024345,900 shares $6.88 million +5.1%2.3%13.2 $19.88 6/30/2024329,100 shares $5.89 million +13.3%2.2%13.9 $17.90 6/15/2024290,500 shares $4.84 million +1.7%2.0%13 $16.67 5/31/2024285,700 shares $4.95 million -1.7%1.9%12.3 $17.32 5/15/2024290,600 shares $5.16 million -0.5%2.0%12 $17.77 4/30/2024291,900 shares $4.75 million -2.2%2.0%11.1 $16.26 4/15/2024298,600 shares $4.80 million +5.7%2.0%11.1 $16.07 3/31/2024282,500 shares $5.04 million +7.7%1.9%10.6 $17.83 3/15/2024262,400 shares $4.57 million +5.7%1.8%9.8 $17.42 2/29/2024248,300 shares $4.32 million +14.6%1.7%8.7 $17.40 2/15/2024216,600 shares $3.99 million +7.3%1.5%7.6 $18.44 1/31/2024201,800 shares $3.80 million -8.5%1.4%7.7 $18.81 1/15/2024220,500 shares $4.36 million -3.0%1.5%8.7 $19.78 12/31/2023227,400 shares $4.82 million +1.4%1.5%9.1 $21.20 12/15/2023224,300 shares $4.77 million +3.2%1.5%9.4 $21.25 11/30/2023217,400 shares $3.85 million -7.3%1.5%10.9 $17.71 11/15/2023234,500 shares $4.37 million +3.3%1.6%12 $18.62 10/31/2023227,000 shares $3.73 million -1.0%1.5%11.5 $16.43 10/15/2023229,300 shares $3.60 million +1.2%1.6%11.9 $15.72 9/30/2023226,600 shares $3.70 million -0.2%1.5%12.1 $16.31 9/15/2023227,000 shares $3.97 million +1.8%1.5%11.8 $17.48 8/31/2023222,900 shares $4.13 million -3.8%1.5%9.1 $18.52 8/15/2023231,700 shares $4.30 million -2.9%1.6%8.3 $18.54 7/31/2023238,500 shares $4.78 million +2.6%1.6%7.2 $20.06 7/15/2023232,400 shares $4.29 million +0.8%1.6%6.5 $18.47 6/30/2023230,600 shares $4.25 million -5.8%1.6%6.2 $18.41 6/15/2023244,700 shares $4.64 million +5.7%1.7%6.2 $18.96 5/31/2023231,500 shares $3.89 million -1.0%1.6%5.9 $16.80 5/15/2023233,900 shares $3.62 million +15.1%1.6%6.3 $15.47 4/30/2023203,300 shares $3.50 million +2.8%1.4%6.2 $17.23 4/15/2023197,700 shares $3.45 million +2.5%1.4%6.5 $17.45 3/31/2023192,900 shares $3.52 million -2.7%1.3%6.5 $18.27 3/15/2023198,300 shares $3.61 million +16.9%1.4%6.8 $18.18 2/28/2023169,600 shares $3.57 million -6.7%1.2%6.2 $21.06625,000% Gain (Ad)Imagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here 2/15/2023181,700 shares $3.91 million -1.5%1.2%6.7 $21.52 1/31/2023184,500 shares $4.04 million +7.8%1.3%6.7 $21.90 1/15/2023171,100 shares $4.19 million -9.7%1.2%6.4 $24.50 12/30/2022189,400 shares $4.84 million +49.8%1.3%7 $25.55 12/15/2022126,400 shares $2.98 million +12.7%0.9%4.3 $23.55 11/30/2022112,200 shares $2.70 million -12.8%0.8%3.9 $24.04 11/15/2022128,700 shares $2.95 million -19.0%0.9%5 $22.92 10/31/2022158,900 shares $3.57 million -11.1%1.1%6.3 $22.47 10/15/2022178,700 shares $3.89 million -6.9%1.2%7.4 $21.76 9/30/2022192,000 shares $4.00 million -4.6%1.3%8.1 $20.81 9/15/2022201,300 shares $4.58 million -0.8%1.4%9.1 $22.73 8/31/2022203,000 shares $5.00 million -3.1%1.4%12 $24.61 8/15/2022209,400 shares $5.44 million +4.0%1.4%11.6 $25.99 7/31/2022201,300 shares $5.24 million -2.4%1.4%10.5 $26.01 7/15/2022206,200 shares $4.72 million -0.7%1.4%9.8 $22.90 6/30/2022207,600 shares $5.05 million -5.8%1.4%9.5 $24.34 6/15/2022220,400 shares $5.20 million +6.1%1.5%9.8 $23.58 5/31/2022207,800 shares $5.29 million +3.7%1.4%9.7 $25.45 5/15/2022200,300 shares $4.85 million +14.0%1.4%8.9 $24.22 4/30/2022175,700 shares $4.39 million -3.8%1.2%7.6 $25.00 4/15/2022182,600 shares $4.67 million -11.6%1.3%7.9 $25.60 3/31/2022206,500 shares $5.62 million -12.5%1.4%8.6 $27.21 3/15/2022235,900 shares $6.70 million +16.6%1.6%10 $28.42 2/28/2022202,300 shares $5.85 million -1.3%1.4%8.1 $28.90 2/15/2022205,000 shares $6.21 million +28.4%1.4%8.2 $30.30 1/31/2022159,700 shares $4.71 million +6.7%1.1%6.5 $29.52 1/15/2022149,700 shares $4.87 million +1.6%1.0%6.5 $32.50 12/31/2021147,300 shares $4.58 million -16.5%N/A0 $31.07 12/15/2021176,300 shares $5.49 million +0.7%1.2%8 $31.14 11/30/2021175,100 shares $5.43 million -4.1%1.2%7.2 $31.03 11/15/2021182,500 shares $6.16 million -3.0%1.2%7.5 $33.75 10/29/2021188,100 shares $5.96 million +1.8%1.3%7.8 $31.70 10/15/2021184,800 shares $5.58 million -3.8%1.3%7.5 $30.22 9/30/2021192,100 shares $5.77 million -30.7%1.3%7.1 $30.03 9/15/2021277,100 shares $8.11 million -5.8%1.9%8.6 $29.27 8/31/2021294,000 shares $8.99 million -5.6%2.0%8.5 $30.59 8/13/2021311,300 shares $9.72 million -0.5%2.1%8.6 $31.22 7/30/2021313,000 shares $9.23 million -4.4%2.1%8.2 $29.48 7/15/2021327,400 shares $9.11 million +4.9%2.2%8.1 $27.82 6/30/2021312,000 shares $8.66 million -23.0%2.1%8.1 $27.75 6/15/2021405,100 shares $11.65 million +5.9%2.8%11.3 $28.76 5/28/2021382,600 shares $10.68 million -4.5%2.6%11.5 $27.92 5/14/2021400,700 shares $11.11 million +5.3%2.7%11.7 $27.73 4/30/2021380,600 shares $9.93 million -12.4%2.6%11.4 $26.10 4/15/2021434,300 shares $10.86 million -2.3%3.0%12.6 $25.00 3/31/2021444,700 shares $10.92 million -5.1%3.0%12.4 $24.56 3/15/2021468,500 shares $12.52 million +0.1%3.2%11.6 $26.72 2/26/2021468,200 shares $11.01 million +11.2%3.5%11.7 $23.51 2/12/2021421,000 shares $9.16 million -1.2%2.9%10.5 $21.75 1/29/2021426,300 shares $8.87 million -7.0%2.9%9.9 $20.81625,000% Gain (Ad)Imagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here 1/15/2021458,300 shares $9.70 million No Change3.1%10.3 $21.16 1/31/202091,700 shares $2.10 million -9.9%0.6%4.5 $22.89 1/15/202091,700 shares $2.22 million -9.9%0.6%4.5 $24.25 12/31/2019101,800 shares $2.61 million -14.8%0.7%5 $25.63 WTBA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is West Bancorporation's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of West Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 331,700 shares of WTBA short. 2.24% of West Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on West Bancorporation's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for West 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. WTBA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on West Bancorporation's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for West 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. 2.24% of West Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short. Is West Bancorporation's short interest increasing or decreasing? West Bancorporation saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 331,700 shares, an increase of 1.5% from the previous total of 326,800 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 West Bancorporation's float size? West Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 16,830,000 shares. Some of West 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. West Bancorporation currently has a public float of 14,790,000 shares. How does West Bancorporation's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.24% of West Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to West Bancorporation: Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (0.73%), RBB Bancorp (0.82%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.34%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.26%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (2.38%), 1st Source Co. (0.88%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (2.57%), TriCo Bancshares (1.17%), First Busey Co. (2.02%), Westamerica Bancorporation (0.96%), 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. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short West Bancorporation stock? Short selling WTBA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from West Bancorporation as its price is falling. WTBA shares are trading down $0.25 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 West Bancorporation? A short squeeze for West 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 WTBA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is West 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 WTBA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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