Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $17.36 -0.06 (-0.32%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Bain Capital Specialty Finance Short Interest DataBain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) has a short interest of 469,500 shares, representing 0.73% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 62.12% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.6, indicating that it would take 2.6 days of the average trading volume of 187,262 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest469,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest289,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+62.12%Dollar Volume Sold Short$8.23 millionShort Interest Ratio2.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares64,560,000 sharesFloat Size64,170,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.73%Today's Trading Volume134,884 sharesAverage Trading Volume187,262 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average72% Short Selling Bain Capital Specialty Finance? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBCSF Short Interest Over TimeBCSF Days to Cover Over TimeBCSF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Bain Capital Specialty Finance Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/2024469,500 shares $8.23 million +62.1%0.7%2.6 $17.52 12/15/2024289,600 shares $4.99 million +15.8%0.5%1.7 $17.24 11/30/2024250,200 shares $4.28 million -32.8%0.4%1.5 $17.12 11/15/2024372,300 shares $6.30 million +46.5%0.6%2.2 $16.92 10/31/2024254,100 shares $4.23 million +10.9%0.4%1.5 $16.65 10/15/2024229,200 shares $3.80 million -37.8%0.4%1.2 $16.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BCSF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/2024368,300 shares $6.12 million +59.5%0.6%1.9 $16.62 9/15/2024230,900 shares $3.93 million -20.3%0.4%1.2 $17.00 8/31/2024289,600 shares $4.96 million +4.0%0.5%1.4 $17.11 8/15/2024278,400 shares $4.50 million +9.7%0.4%1.3 $16.16 7/31/2024253,700 shares $4.25 million +117.8%0.4%1 $16.76 7/15/2024116,500 shares $1.93 million -38.0%0.2%0.4 $16.60 6/30/2024187,900 shares $3.06 million +92.1%0.3%0.7 $16.31 6/15/202497,800 shares $1.60 million -14.1%0.2%0.3 $16.34 5/31/2024113,800 shares $1.91 million -31.6%0.2%0.4 $16.79 5/15/2024166,400 shares $2.74 million -14.6%0.3%0.5 $16.50 4/30/2024194,900 shares $3.24 million +23.1%0.3%0.6 $16.64 4/15/2024158,300 shares $2.47 million +42.0%0.3%0.6 $15.58 3/31/2024111,500 shares $1.75 million -56.5%0.2%0.4 $15.68 3/15/2024256,500 shares $4.05 million +1.9%0.4%1 $15.77 2/29/2024251,800 shares $3.95 million +6.3%0.4%0.9 $15.71 2/15/2024236,800 shares $3.63 million +18.3%0.4%1 $15.34 1/31/2024200,200 shares $3.04 million -7.3%0.3%0.8 $15.19 1/15/2024216,000 shares $3.31 million -24.0%0.3%0.9 $15.31 12/31/2023284,100 shares $4.28 million -5.2%0.4%1.2 $15.07 12/15/2023299,800 shares $4.63 million +31.1%0.5%1.2 $15.44 11/30/2023228,700 shares $3.46 million -8.3%0.4%1 $15.14 11/15/2023249,300 shares $3.80 million -21.4%0.4%1 $15.23 10/31/2023317,000 shares $4.80 million -13.0%0.5%1.2 $15.14 10/15/2023364,400 shares $5.54 million -22.2%0.6%1.5 $15.20 9/30/2023468,200 shares $7.17 million -6.7%0.7%1.9 $15.31 9/15/2023501,600 shares $8.10 million -12.3%0.8%2.3 $16.15 8/31/2023571,900 shares $9.01 million +9.5%0.9%2.9 $15.76 8/15/2023522,200 shares $7.89 million +9.8%0.8%2.8 $15.10 7/31/2023475,600 shares $7.00 million +3.8%0.7%2.6 $14.72 7/15/2023458,300 shares $6.44 million -17.7%0.7%2.5 $14.05 6/30/2023556,800 shares $7.53 million +12.0%0.9%3 $13.52 6/15/2023497,200 shares $6.76 million +15.8%0.8%2.7 $13.59 5/31/2023429,400 shares $5.27 million +5.4%0.7%2.3 $12.28 5/15/2023407,300 shares $4.98 million +19.9%0.6%2.2 $12.23 4/30/2023339,700 shares $3.98 million -3.0%0.5%1.9 $11.71 4/15/2023350,100 shares $4.22 million -13.5%0.6%2.1 $12.06 3/31/2023404,800 shares $4.83 million +47.8%0.6%2.4 $11.92 3/15/2023273,900 shares $3.31 million +48.3%0.4%1.5 $12.08 2/28/2023184,700 shares $2.39 million +6.1%0.3%1 $12.96 2/15/2023174,100 shares $2.26 million -17.7%0.3%1 $12.98 1/31/2023211,600 shares $2.83 million -7.3%0.3%1.1 $13.36 1/15/2023228,300 shares $3.04 million +11.3%0.4%1.2 $13.30 12/30/2022205,100 shares $2.44 million +11.0%0.3%1 $11.90 12/15/2022184,800 shares $2.40 million -21.4%0.3%0.9 $12.99 11/30/2022235,200 shares $3.18 million +1.5%0.4%1.3 $13.52 11/15/2022231,700 shares $3.19 million -11.2%0.4%1.3 $13.78 10/31/2022260,800 shares $3.29 million -26.5%0.4%1.6 $12.60 10/15/2022354,700 shares $4.30 million -34.5%0.6%2.3 $12.13 9/30/2022541,500 shares $6.50 million +44.2%0.8%4.1 $12.00 9/15/2022375,500 shares $5.45 million -19.1%0.6%2.9 $14.51 8/31/2022463,900 shares $6.83 million -12.6%0.7%3 $14.73 8/15/2022530,800 shares $7.92 million +23.9%0.8%3.2 $14.93 7/31/2022428,300 shares $6.20 million +8.1%0.7%2.3 $14.47 7/15/2022396,300 shares $5.52 million -18.4%0.6%2 $13.94 6/30/2022485,500 shares $6.61 million +11.2%0.8%2.4 $13.61 6/15/2022436,700 shares $6.14 million +48.0%0.7%2.1 $14.05 5/31/2022295,100 shares $4.31 million -29.5%0.5%1.5 $14.61 5/15/2022418,700 shares $6.26 million -7.7%0.7%1.9 $14.96 4/30/2022453,600 shares $6.98 million +19.9%0.7%2.3 $15.38 4/15/2022378,300 shares $6.10 million -3.3%0.6%1.9 $16.12 3/31/2022391,100 shares $6.10 million +16.2%0.6%2.1 $15.59 3/15/2022336,500 shares $5.31 million -27.1%0.5%1.7 $15.78 2/28/2022461,400 shares $7.31 million +10.3%0.7%2.2 $15.84 2/15/2022418,300 shares $6.69 million +0.9%0.7%2.1 $16.00 1/31/2022414,400 shares $6.61 million +17.1%0.7%2.1 $15.96 1/15/2022354,000 shares $5.58 million -11.7%0.6%1.9 $15.75 12/31/2021400,900 shares $6.10 million +2.5%0.6%2.1 $15.21 12/15/2021391,300 shares $6.02 million +41.1%0.6%2.1 $15.39 11/30/2021277,400 shares $4.23 million -6.9%0.4%1.7 $15.26 11/15/2021298,000 shares $4.62 million +14.1%0.5%2 $15.50 10/29/2021261,300 shares $4.07 million +11.0%0.4%1.7 $15.59 10/15/2021235,500 shares $3.51 million -25.7%0.4%1.5 $14.92 9/30/2021316,800 shares $4.70 million +51.9%0.5%2 $14.84 9/15/2021208,600 shares $3.16 million +2.9%0.3%1.3 $15.16 8/31/2021202,800 shares $3.07 million -7.1%0.3%1.3 $15.13 8/13/2021218,300 shares $3.35 million +2.9%0.3%1.3 $15.36 7/30/2021212,100 shares $3.20 million +3.9%0.3%1.3 $15.11 7/15/2021204,100 shares $3.12 million -9.4%0.3%1.3 $15.29 6/30/2021225,300 shares $3.45 million +57.3%0.4%1.4 $15.30 6/15/2021143,200 shares $2.28 million -8.0%0.2%0.8 $15.90 5/28/2021155,700 shares $2.48 million -19.4%0.2%0.9 $15.95 5/14/2021193,200 shares $3.04 million -29.4%N/A0.9 $15.72 4/30/2021273,800 shares $4.39 million +23.8%N/A1.2 $16.05 4/15/2021221,200 shares $3.44 million -28.6%N/A0.9 $15.57 3/31/2021309,900 shares $4.64 million +146.7%N/A1.2 $14.98 3/15/2021125,600 shares $1.88 million +12.8%N/A0.4 $14.97 2/26/2021111,400 shares $1.56 million -21.9%N/A0.3 $13.99 2/12/2021142,600 shares $1.94 million -41.2%N/A0.4 $13.57 1/29/2021242,400 shares $3.06 million -4.1%N/A0.7 $12.63 1/15/2021252,800 shares $3.21 million -53.4%N/A0.8 $12.69 12/31/2020542,900 shares $6.51 million +202.5%N/A1.8 $12.00 12/15/2020179,500 shares $2.27 million +8.7%N/A0.6 $12.66 11/30/2020165,100 shares $1.98 million -10.2%N/A0.7 $12.00 11/15/2020183,900 shares $1.99 million -20.6%N/A0.9 $10.80 10/30/2020231,500 shares $2.13 million -4.9%N/A1.2 $9.18 10/15/2020243,300 shares $2.44 million -30.4%N/A1.3 $10.02 9/30/2020349,400 shares $3.56 million +50.6%N/A1.8 $10.20 9/15/2020232,000 shares $2.49 million +3.8%N/A1.1 $10.75 8/31/2020223,600 shares $2.41 million +1.1%N/A1 $10.76 8/14/2020221,100 shares $2.34 million +5.4%N/A0.8 $10.58 7/31/2020209,700 shares $2.11 million +10.5%N/A0.7 $10.07 7/15/2020189,800 shares $1.93 million -43.8%N/A0.6 $10.17 6/30/2020337,500 shares $3.74 million -73.8%N/A1 $11.08 6/15/20201,290,000 shares $15.43 million +40.3%N/A3.4 $11.96 5/29/2020919,200 shares $9.86 million -13.3%1.8%2.1 $10.73 5/15/20201,060,000 shares $10.05 million +25.9%2.1%2.5 $9.48 4/30/2020841,900 shares $8.55 million +2.4%1.6%2 $10.16 4/15/2020822,500 shares $8.46 million +20.4%1.6%2.1 $10.29 3/31/2020683,400 shares $6.77 million +11.5%1.3%1.9 $9.90 3/13/2020612,700 shares $6.35 million +68.3%1.2%2 $10.36 2/28/2020364,000 shares $2.80 million +7.4%0.7%1.2 $7.69 2/14/2020338,800 shares $5.88 million +0.7%0.7%1.2 $17.37 1/31/2020336,500 shares $6.41 million +37.2%0.7%1.3 $19.05 BCSF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bain Capital Specialty Finance's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 469,500 shares of BCSF short. 0.73% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bain Capital Specialty Finance's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Bain Capital Specialty Finance? 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. BCSF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Bain Capital Specialty Finance's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Bain Capital Specialty Finance? 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. 0.73% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Bain Capital Specialty Finance's short interest increasing or decreasing? Bain Capital Specialty Finance saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 469,500 shares, an increase of 62.1% from the previous total of 289,600 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance's float size? Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has issued a total of 64,560,000 shares. Some of Bain Capital Specialty Finance'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. Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has a public float of 64,170,000 shares. How does Bain Capital Specialty Finance's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.73% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "financial services" compare to Bain Capital Specialty Finance: Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. (0.51%), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (0.19%), Royce Value Trust Inc. (0.23%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.81%), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (0.04%), SRH Total Return Fund, Inc. (0.03%), MidCap Financial Investment Co. (0.42%), New Mountain Finance Co. (1.91%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.54%), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (2.04%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock? Short selling BCSF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bain Capital Specialty Finance as its price is falling. BCSF shares are trading down $0.06 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 Bain Capital Specialty Finance? A short squeeze for Bain Capital Specialty Finance 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 BCSF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bain Capital Specialty Finance'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 BCSF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies DNP Select Income Fund Short Interest Data Adams Diversified Equity Fund Short Interest Data PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Short Interest Data Royce Value Trust Short Interest Data Oxford Lane Capital Short Interest Data BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Short Interest Data SRH Total Return Fund Short Interest Data MidCap Financial Investment Short Interest Data New Mountain Finance Short Interest Data Barings BDC Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:BCSF) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong. Dead wrong. I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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