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Kingsway Financial Services (KFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.46 +0.12 (+1.44%)
(As of 12/24/2024 04:45 PM ET)

Kingsway Financial Services Short Interest Data

Kingsway Financial Services (KFS) has a short interest of 409,900 shares, representing 2.06% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.27% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 10.9, indicating that it would take 10.9 days of the average trading volume of 48,263 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
409,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
419,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.27%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.62 million
Short Interest Ratio
10.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
27,573,000 shares
Float Size
19,920,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.06%
Today's Trading Volume
8,220 shares
Average Trading Volume
48,263 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
17%
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KFS Short Interest Over Time

KFS Days to Cover Over Time

KFS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Kingsway Financial Services Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/2024409,900 shares $3.62 million -2.3%2.1%10.9 $8.83
11/15/2024419,400 shares $3.72 million -0.2%2.1%11.7 $8.88
10/31/2024420,200 shares $3.76 million +1.3%2.1%10.9 $8.95
10/15/2024414,900 shares $3.63 million +1.9%2.1%8.2 $8.74
9/30/2024407,000 shares $3.37 million +1.8%2.0%7.9 $8.28
9/15/2024399,800 shares $3.11 million -5.2%2.0%6.8 $7.78
8/31/2024421,800 shares $3.50 million +0.9%2.1%6.4 $8.29
8/15/2024418,100 shares $3.22 million +7.1%2.1%5.5 $7.71
7/31/2024390,400 shares $3.31 million +9.8%2.0%4.9 $8.48
7/15/2024355,500 shares $3.02 million +10.1%1.8%5.4 $8.50
6/30/2024322,900 shares $2.66 million +5.7%1.6%5 $8.24
6/15/2024305,400 shares $2.44 million -6.1%1.5%5.3 $8.00
5/31/2024325,100 shares $2.61 million -8.2%1.6%6.1 $8.02
5/15/2024354,200 shares $2.83 million -5.5%1.8%8.9 $8.00
4/30/2024374,900 shares $3.34 million -8.3%1.8%12.8 $8.90
4/15/2024408,600 shares $3.47 million -2.6%2.0%13.7 $8.50
3/31/2024419,700 shares $3.50 million -8.5%2.1%14.8 $8.34
3/15/2024458,500 shares $3.88 million -8.7%2.3%16.1 $8.47
2/29/2024502,300 shares $4.43 million -1.8%2.5%14.9 $8.82
2/15/2024511,700 shares $4.48 million -1.0%2.5%14.7 $8.76
1/31/2024517,100 shares $4.53 million +0.1%2.5%11.2 $8.76
1/15/2024516,800 shares $4.14 million +2.9%2.5%7.7 $8.02
12/31/2023502,200 shares $4.22 million +4.4%2.5%6.7 $8.40
12/15/2023481,100 shares $4.03 million +7.1%2.4%6 $8.37
11/30/2023449,200 shares $3.29 million -1.3%2.3%5.1 $7.32
11/15/2023455,100 shares $3.28 million +13.4%2.3%5 $7.21
10/31/2023401,300 shares $3.10 million +4.1%2.1%4.4 $7.73
10/15/2023385,500 shares $2.66 million +5.3%2.0%4.2 $6.89
9/30/2023366,000 shares $2.76 million -37.8%1.8%4.9 $7.55
9/15/2023588,200 shares $4.87 million -4.6%3.1%8 $8.29
8/31/2023616,700 shares $5.45 million +10.8%3.3%6.7 $8.83
8/15/2023556,400 shares $4.76 million +19.7%3.0%5.6 $8.55
7/31/2023465,000 shares $3.90 million -3.9%2.5%4.9 $8.39
7/15/2023484,000 shares $3.89 million -4.1%2.6%5.3 $8.03
6/30/2023504,600 shares $4.11 million +32.5%2.8%5.5 $8.15
6/15/2023380,900 shares $3.30 million -6.0%2.1%4.2 $8.67
5/31/2023405,400 shares $3.36 million +3.4%2.3%5.4 $8.28
5/15/2023391,900 shares $3.26 million -4.7%2.2%5.8 $8.32
4/30/2023411,000 shares $3.57 million +2.8%2.5%5.6 $8.68
4/15/2023399,700 shares $3.40 million +5.1%2.4%5.9 $8.51
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3/31/2023380,400 shares $3.35 million +10.3%2.3%5.7 $8.81
3/15/2023344,900 shares $3.02 million +16.8%2.1%5.4 $8.76
2/28/2023295,400 shares $2.81 million +13.1%1.8%6.2 $9.51
2/15/2023261,200 shares $2.34 million +51.6%1.6%6.3 $8.96
1/31/2023172,300 shares $1.43 million +20.6%1.1%4.9 $8.30
1/15/2023142,900 shares $1.17 million +62.4%0.9%5.5 $8.17
12/30/202288,000 shares $697,840.00 +38.8%0.5%3.7 $7.93
12/15/202263,400 shares $459,650.00 +16.8%0.4%3.2 $7.25
11/30/202254,300 shares $396,390.00 +3.6%0.3%2.5 $7.30
11/15/202252,400 shares $372,564.00 -0.2%0.3%2.4 $7.11
10/31/202252,500 shares $359,625.00 -5.8%0.3%2.6 $6.85
10/15/202255,700 shares $334,478.50 +8.0%0.3%3.2 $6.01
9/30/202251,600 shares $358,104.00 -9.6%0.3%3.3 $6.94
9/15/202257,100 shares $402,555.00 +26.1%0.4%3.3 $7.05
8/31/202245,300 shares $317,100.00 +6.6%0.3%2.7 $7.00
8/15/202242,500 shares $322,575.00 -10.7%0.3%2.3 $7.59
7/31/202247,600 shares $289,408.00 -2.3%0.3%2.4 $6.08
7/15/202248,700 shares $291,713.00 +23.6%0.3%2.6 $5.99
6/30/202239,400 shares $224,580.00 +91.3%0.3%2.1 $5.70
6/15/202220,600 shares $109,180.00 +112.4%0.2%1.1 $5.30
5/31/20229,700 shares $52,380.00 +44.8%0.1%0.6 $5.40
5/15/20226,700 shares $36,180.00 -29.5%0.0%0.5 $5.40
4/30/20229,500 shares $53,485.00 -2.1%0.1%0.8 $5.63
4/15/20229,700 shares $51,992.00 -20.5%0.1%0.8 $5.36
3/31/202212,200 shares $67,100.00 -33.7%0.1%0.9 $5.50
3/15/202218,400 shares $100,648.00 +139.0%0.1%1.1 $5.47
2/28/20227,700 shares $39,116.00 +16.7%0.1%0.4 $5.08
2/15/20226,600 shares $34,584.00 -13.2%0.0%0.3 $5.24
1/31/20227,600 shares $39,520.00 -47.6%0.1%0.3 $5.20
1/15/202214,500 shares $77,430.00 +23.9%0.1%0.6 $5.34
12/31/202111,700 shares $64,116.00 -48.5%0.1%0.5 $5.48
12/15/202122,700 shares $123,942.00 +20.7%0.1%1 $5.46
11/30/202118,800 shares $103,024.00 +8.1%0.1%0.9 $5.48
11/15/202117,400 shares $95,178.00 -7.0%0.1%0.9 $5.47
10/29/202118,700 shares $102,476.00 -5.6%0.1%1.1 $5.48
10/15/202119,800 shares $111,276.00 +7.0%0.1%1.2 $5.62
9/30/202118,500 shares $99,141.50 +56.8%0.1%1 $5.36
9/15/202111,800 shares $62,776.00 +15.7%0.1%0.6 $5.32
8/31/202110,200 shares $56,610.00 -9.7%0.1%0.4 $5.55
8/13/202111,300 shares $61,246.00 -4.2%0.1%0.4 $5.42
7/30/202111,800 shares $62,622.60 -50.0%0.1%0.4 $5.31
7/15/202123,600 shares $118,472.00 +91.9%0.2%0.7 $5.02
6/30/202112,300 shares $61,500.00 +29.5%0.1%0.4 $5.00
6/15/20219,500 shares $49,780.00 -15.2%0.1%0.3 $5.24
5/28/202111,200 shares $55,776.00 +10.9%0.1%0.4 $4.98
5/14/202110,100 shares $49,894.00 -60.7%0.1%0.4 $4.94
4/30/202125,700 shares $129,271.00 +127.4%0.2%1.2 $5.03
4/15/202111,300 shares $51,641.00 +41.3%0.1%0.6 $4.57
3/31/20218,000 shares $35,388.00 -7.0%0.1%0.4 $4.42
3/15/20218,600 shares $39,388.00 -6.5%0.1%0.4 $4.58
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2/26/20219,200 shares $41,814.00 +16.5%0.1%0.4 $4.55
2/12/20217,900 shares $35,076.00 -14.1%0.1%0.2 $4.44
1/29/20219,200 shares $41,584.00 -15.6%0.1%0.3 $4.52
1/15/202110,900 shares $53,083.00 -10.7%0.1%0.3 $4.87
12/31/202012,200 shares $57,584.00 -25.6%0.1%0.4 $4.72
12/15/202016,400 shares $72,324.00 +49.1%0.1%0.5 $4.41
11/30/202011,000 shares $34,039.50 -15.4%0.1%0.2 $3.09
11/15/202013,000 shares $40,950.00 -33.7%0.1%0.3 $3.15
10/30/202019,600 shares $62,720.00 -31.9%0.1%0.5 $3.20
10/15/202028,800 shares $87,264.00 -8.3%0.2%0.7 $3.03
9/30/202031,400 shares $92,630.00 +2,516.7%0.2%0.7 $2.95
9/15/20201,200 shares $3,600.00 -67.6%0.0%0 $3.00
8/31/20203,700 shares $10,693.00 +428.6%0.0%0.1 $2.89
8/14/2020700 shares $1,939.00 -41.7%N/A0 $2.77
7/31/20201,200 shares $3,252.00 -64.7%0.0%0 $2.71
7/15/20203,400 shares $8,194.00 -5.6%0.0%0.1 $2.41
6/30/20203,600 shares $8,064.00 +414.3%0.0%0.1 $2.24
6/15/2020700 shares $1,526.00 -91.4%0.0%0 $2.18
5/29/20208,100 shares $17,982.00 +179.3%0.1%0.2 $2.22
5/15/20202,900 shares $5,307.00 -88.7%0.0%0.1 $1.83
4/30/202025,600 shares $44,032.00 +250.7%0.2%0.7 $1.72
4/15/20207,300 shares $14,600.00 -19.8%0.1%0.3 $2.00
3/31/20209,100 shares $14,105.00 +237.0%0.1%0.5 $1.55
3/13/20202,700 shares $5,211.00 +12.5%0.0%0.1 $1.93
2/28/20202,400 shares $4,920.00 +2,300.0%0.0%0.1 $2.05
2/14/2020100 shares $210.00 -90.0%N/A0 $2.10
1/31/20201,000 shares $1,590.00 -85.9%0.0%0 $1.59
1/15/20207,100 shares $12,141.00 +26.8%0.1%0.2 $1.71
12/31/20195,600 shares $9,744.00 -65.0%0.0%0.2 $1.74

KFS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kingsway Financial Services' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Kingsway Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 409,900 shares of KFS short. 2.06% of Kingsway Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kingsway Financial Services' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Kingsway Financial Services?

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. KFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Kingsway Financial Services's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Kingsway Financial Services?

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. 2.06% of Kingsway Financial Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Kingsway Financial Services' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Kingsway Financial Services saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 409,900 shares, a decrease of 2.3% from the previous total of 419,400 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 Kingsway Financial Services' float size?

Kingsway Financial Services currently has issued a total of 27,573,000 shares. Some of Kingsway Financial Services' 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. Kingsway Financial Services currently has a public float of 19,920,000 shares.

How does Kingsway Financial Services' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.06% of Kingsway Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Kingsway Financial Services: Tiptree Inc. (0.83%), Hippo Holdings Inc. (7.72%), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (10.49%), SelectQuote, Inc. (1.35%), Waterdrop Inc. (0.13%), Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (3.73%), NI Holdings, Inc. (0.37%), GoHealth, Inc. (2.02%), Kingstone Companies, Inc. (5.34%), Roadzen, Inc. (2.43%),

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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Kingsway Financial Services stock?

Short selling KFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kingsway Financial Services as its price is falling. KFS shares are trading up $0.12 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 Kingsway Financial Services?

A short squeeze for Kingsway Financial Services 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 KFS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Kingsway Financial Services' 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 KFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NYSE:KFS) was last updated on 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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