Malaga Financial (MLGF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Malaga Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of MLGF short. Learn More on Malaga Financial's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Malaga Financial: Central Pacific Financial Corp. (2.18%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.86%), First Community Bankshares, Inc. (0.81%), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (5.55%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.61%), Mercantile Bank Co. (0.95%), Independent Bank Co. (0.44%), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (1.55%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.64%), Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (0.95%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($6.03 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.83 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.11 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.85 billion), International Paper ($2.73 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.02 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Onsemi ($1.59 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and First Solar, Inc. ($1.53 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MLGF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Malaga Financial as its price is falling. MLGF shares are trading up $0.04 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 Malaga Financial 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 MLGF, 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 MLGF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.