Bantec (BANT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bantec shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 73,300 shares of BANT short. Learn More on Bantec's current short interest.

Bantec saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 73,300 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bantec: RTX Co. (0.84%), Elbit Systems Ltd. (0.69%), Embraer S.A. (1.44%), Loar Holdings, LLC (2.49%), Joby Aviation, Inc. (13.41%), Archer Aviation Inc. (16.63%), EHang Holdings Limited (9.92%), Eve Holding, Inc. (11.55%), Ducommun Incorporated (0.91%), Astronics Co. (0.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BANT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bantec as its price is falling. BANT shares are trading down $0.00 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.

A short squeeze for Bantec 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 BANT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BANT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.