University Bancorp (UNIB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to University Bancorp: Source Capital, Inc. (0.06%), ACNB Co. (2.87%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (0.99%), Civista Bancshares, Inc. (0.99%), NewtekOne, Inc. (3.58%), Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (0.60%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.40%), RBB Bancorp (0.66%), Security National Financial Co. (0.17%), Onity Group (1.01%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UNIB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from University Bancorp as its price is falling. UNIB shares are trading down $0.55 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 University Bancorp 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 UNIB, 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 UNIB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.