West Bancorporation (WTBA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.96 -0.03 (-0.17%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.05 +0.09 (+0.47%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 West Bancorporation Short Interest DataWest Bancorporation (WTBA) has a short interest of 330,100 shares, representing 2.23% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -97.52% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.8, indicating that it would take 10.8 days of the average trading volume of 27,776 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest330,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest13,290,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-97.52%Dollar Volume Sold Short$6.44 millionShort Interest Ratio10.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares16,940,000 sharesFloat Size14,810,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.23%Today's Trading Volume58,999 sharesAverage Trading Volume27,776 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average212% 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 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 7/15/2025330,100 shares $6.44 million -97.5%2.2%10.8 $19.50 6/30/202513,290,000 shares $260.88 million +3,592.7%82.3%7.4 $19.63 6/15/2025359,900 shares $6.78 million +11.1%2.4%12.1 $18.83 5/31/2025323,900 shares $6.29 million +7.2%2.2%10.9 $19.43 5/15/2025302,200 shares $6.16 million -0.1%2.0%10.4 $20.38 4/30/2025302,400 shares $5.87 million -1.5%2.0%10.5 $19.41 4/15/2025306,900 shares $5.75 million +4.8%2.1%10.1 $18.72 3/31/2025292,900 shares $5.84 million +0.5%2.0%9.9 $19.94 3/15/2025291,600 shares $5.97 million +1.0%2.0%9.9 $20.47 2/28/2025288,600 shares $6.53 million -5.6%2.0%10 $22.62 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. 2/15/2025305,700 shares $6.79 million +17.2%2.1%10.5 $22.20 1/31/2025260,900 shares $5.72 million +8.5%1.8%8.5 $21.93 1/15/2025240,400 shares $5.15 million -6.3%1.6%8.3 $21.43 12/31/2024256,500 shares $5.55 million -8.7%1.7%9.3 $21.65 12/15/2024280,900 shares $6.57 million -0.5%1.9%10.1 $23.40 11/30/2024282,200 shares $6.74 million -5.1%1.9%9.9 $23.87 11/15/2024297,500 shares $7.15 million -4.0%2.0%10.5 $24.02 10/31/2024310,000 shares $6.69 million -6.5%2.1%10.8 $21.57 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 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 $17.71This Crypto Is Set to Explode in January (Ad)This Could Be the Most Important Crypto Law in History While the world celebrates Bitcoin becoming 2025’s top-performing asset, smart hedge funds are accumulating elsewhere. During the upcoming Crypto Hedge Fund Summit, you'll discover exactly which coins they’ve loaded up on before this historic vote.Click here to claim your free seat! 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 $21.06 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 $31.70This Crypto Is Set to Explode in January (Ad)This Could Be the Most Important Crypto Law in History While the world celebrates Bitcoin becoming 2025’s top-performing asset, smart hedge funds are accumulating elsewhere. During the upcoming Crypto Hedge Fund Summit, you'll discover exactly which coins they’ve loaded up on before this historic vote.Click here to claim your free seat! 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 $20.81 1/15/2021458,300 shares $9.70 million No Change3.1%10.3 $21.16 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 covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 330,100 shares of WTBA short. 2.23% 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 11.0. 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. 2.23% of West Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short. Is West Bancorporation's short interest increasing or decreasing? West Bancorporation saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 330,100 shares, a drop of 97.5% from the previous total of 13,290,000 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 West Bancorporation's float size? West Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 16,940,000 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 14,810,000 shares. How does West Bancorporation's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.23% of West Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to West Bancorporation: First Busey Corporation (1.59%), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (0.95%), First Merchants Corporation (1.15%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (0.72%), MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (2.19%), Origin Bancorp, Inc. (1.43%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (1.83%), Towne Bank (1.77%), Community Financial System, Inc. (2.84%), Tompkins Financial Corporation (1.06%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 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 $0.03 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 increases 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 July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BUSE Short Squeeze FCBC Short Squeeze FRME Short Squeeze MBWM Short Squeeze MOFG Short Squeeze OBK Short Squeeze STBA Short Squeeze TOWN Short Squeeze CBU Short Squeeze TMP Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:WTBA) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... Again Back in 2018, when Jeff Brown told everyone to buy Tesla… ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? You’re not the problem—your trading system is. 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