United Bancorporation of Alabama (UBAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Bancorporation of Alabama shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 100 shares of UBAB short. Learn More on United Bancorporation of Alabama's current short interest.

United Bancorporation of Alabama saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 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 in the industry of "banking" compare to United Bancorporation of Alabama: NB Bancorp, Inc. (3.71%), Bitfarms Ltd. (15.58%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.61%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.86%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (0.01%), Independent Bank Co. (0.44%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.64%), Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (0.95%), Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (4.23%), Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (4.17%),

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.

Short selling UBAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Bancorporation of Alabama as its price is falling. UBAB shares are trading up $0.50 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 United Bancorporation of Alabama 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 UBAB, 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 UBAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.