Barrett Business Services (BBSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (From Chaikin Analytics) (Ad) Free BBSI Stock Alerts $126.01 +1.33 (+1.07%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Barrett Business Services Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest39,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest48,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-17.77%Dollar Volume Sold Short$5.01 millionShort Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares6,540,000 sharesFloat Size6,320,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.63%Today's Trading Volume36,403 sharesAverage Trading Volume30,035 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average121% Short Selling Barrett Business Services ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Barrett Business Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBBSI Short Interest Over TimeBBSI Days to Cover Over TimeBBSI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Chaikin AnalyticsLog Into Marc's $5,000 System TodayNew Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. Everyone's going to cash… Wall Street legend says: "A little-known vehicle outside of banks could double… triple… or even quadruple your life savings if you know where to find it right now." We urge you to move your cash into this vehicle in 2024. More here. Barrett Business Services Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202439,800 shares $5.01 million -17.8%0.6%1.3 $125.85 4/30/202448,400 shares $5.88 million -0.6%0.8%1.5 $121.50 4/15/202448,700 shares $5.87 million -19.9%0.8%1.6 $120.58 3/31/202460,800 shares $7.70 million +53.9%1.0%2 $126.72 3/15/202439,500 shares $4.70 million -7.3%0.6%1.3 $119.00 2/29/202442,600 shares $5.20 million -29.6%0.7%1.4 $121.99 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BBSI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Barrett Business Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202460,500 shares $6.87 million -3.7%0.9%1.9 $113.61 1/31/202462,800 shares $7.05 million +36.2%1.0%1.8 $112.27 1/15/202446,100 shares $5.17 million -2.3%0.7%1.3 $112.10 12/31/202347,200 shares $5.47 million -17.6%0.7%1.4 $115.80 12/15/202357,300 shares $6.54 million +17.9%0.9%1.8 $114.11 11/30/202348,600 shares $5.34 million -17.1%0.8%1.5 $109.95 11/15/202358,600 shares $6.50 million +15.8%0.9%1.9 $110.84 10/31/202350,600 shares $4.63 million +2.0%0.8%1.8 $91.46 10/15/202349,600 shares $4.61 million -17.1%0.8%1.9 $92.89 9/30/202359,800 shares $5.40 million -18.3%0.9%2.1 $90.24 9/15/202373,200 shares $6.70 million +7.5%1.1%2.5 $91.59 8/31/202368,100 shares $6.52 million +14.8%1.1%2.4 $95.68 8/15/202359,300 shares $5.67 million -20.3%0.9%2 $95.59 7/31/202374,400 shares $6.75 million -20.8%1.1%2.3 $90.73 7/15/202393,900 shares $8.30 million +11.1%1.4%2.7 $88.36 6/30/202384,500 shares $7.37 million -16.4%1.3%2.4 $87.20 6/15/2023101,100 shares $9.04 million -17.5%1.5%2.6 $89.37 5/31/2023122,500 shares $10.29 million +1.3%1.9%2.5 $84.00 5/15/2023120,900 shares $9.76 million +25.0%1.8%2 $80.76 4/30/202396,700 shares $8.09 million +3.1%1.5%1.5 $83.61 4/15/202393,800 shares $8.26 million -6.8%1.4%1.5 $88.03 3/31/2023100,600 shares $8.92 million +32.5%1.5%1.5 $88.64 3/15/202375,900 shares $6.47 million -9.6%1.1%1.2 $85.28 2/28/202384,000 shares $8.06 million -11.2%1.3%1.4 $95.98 2/15/202394,600 shares $9.29 million +4.0%1.4%1.9 $98.18 1/31/202391,000 shares $9.04 million -0.8%1.3%1.8 $99.38 1/15/202391,700 shares $8.94 million +4.0%1.4%1.9 $97.53 12/30/202288,200 shares $8.23 million -17.3%1.3%1.9 $93.28 12/15/2022106,700 shares $9.90 million +3.9%1.6%2.3 $92.83 11/30/2022102,700 shares $10.10 million +61.0%1.5%2.3 $98.33 11/15/202263,800 shares $6.12 million -31.7%0.9%1.4 $95.99 10/31/202293,400 shares $8.15 million -14.1%1.4%2.2 $87.22 10/15/2022108,700 shares $8.68 million +0.1%1.6%2.7 $79.89 9/30/2022108,600 shares $8.47 million -21.2%1.6%2.8 $78.00Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (Ad)New Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. 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More here. 9/15/2022137,800 shares $11.18 million +54.1%2.1%3.3 $81.14 8/31/202289,400 shares $7.21 million -13.7%1.3%2.1 $80.64 8/15/2022103,600 shares $8.79 million -26.4%1.5%2.4 $84.83 7/31/2022140,700 shares $11.48 million +6.8%2.0%3.1 $81.59 7/15/2022131,700 shares $9.79 million -0.2%1.9%2.8 $74.37 6/30/2022131,900 shares $9.61 million +11.7%1.9%2.8 $72.87 6/15/2022118,100 shares $8.26 million +23.2%1.7%2.4 $69.92 5/31/202295,900 shares $7.18 million +20.2%1.4%2.2 $74.86 5/15/202279,800 shares $5.87 million -15.6%1.1%1.5 $73.55 4/30/202294,500 shares $6.80 million +12.2%1.4%1.6 $71.97 4/15/202284,200 shares $6.19 million -17.9%1.2%1.5 $73.47 3/31/2022102,600 shares $7.95 million -2.6%1.5%1.8 $77.47 3/15/2022105,300 shares $7.88 million +82.2%1.5%1.9 $74.82 2/28/202257,800 shares $3.48 million +0.9%0.8%1 $60.15 2/15/202257,300 shares $3.44 million +23.2%0.8%1.2 $60.00 1/31/202246,500 shares $2.98 million +58.7%0.7%1.1 $64.00 1/15/202229,300 shares $1.93 million -22.5%0.4%0.7 $65.95 12/31/202137,800 shares $2.61 million -22.2%0.5%1 $69.06 12/15/202148,600 shares $3.20 million +9.7%0.7%1.3 $65.83 11/30/202144,300 shares $3.13 million -12.5%0.6%1.4 $70.59 11/15/202150,600 shares $3.95 million -6.1%0.7%1.6 $78.00 10/29/202153,900 shares $4.42 million +8.5%0.8%1.9 $82.00 10/15/202149,700 shares $3.96 million -4.6%0.7%2 $79.76 9/30/202152,100 shares $3.97 million -9.2%0.7%2.3 $76.26 9/15/202157,400 shares $4.37 million +15.5%0.8%2.6 $76.10 8/31/202149,700 shares $3.85 million -4.8%0.7%2.2 $77.50 8/13/202152,200 shares $4.09 million -6.1%0.7%2.3 $78.39 7/30/202155,600 shares $4.07 million -13.7%0.8%2.2 $73.21 7/15/202164,400 shares $4.68 million -9.4%0.9%2.3 $72.63 6/30/202171,100 shares $5.16 million -24.0%1.0%2.4 $72.61 6/15/202193,600 shares $7.10 million -7.0%1.3%3.2 $75.90 5/28/2021100,600 shares $7.49 million +0.3%1.4%3.1 $74.47 5/14/2021100,300 shares $7.45 million -4.1%1.4%2.8 $74.25 4/30/2021104,600 shares $7.48 million +21.2%1.5%2.8 $71.52 4/15/202186,300 shares $6.02 million -14.0%1.2%2.4 $69.70 3/31/2021100,300 shares $6.95 million -18.7%1.4%2.7 $69.29 3/15/2021123,300 shares $9.04 million -10.5%1.7%3 $73.28 2/26/2021137,800 shares $9.91 million +3.1%1.9%3.7 $71.90 2/12/2021133,600 shares $9.43 million -2.2%1.8%3.7 $70.62 1/29/2021136,600 shares $8.82 million -12.9%1.9%3.2 $64.59 1/15/2021156,800 shares $10.88 million No Change2.2%3.3 $69.40 1/31/202058,900 shares $4.88 million +5.2%0.8%1.6 $82.83 1/15/202058,900 shares $5.23 million +5.2%0.8%1.6 $88.86 12/31/201956,000 shares $5.05 million -6.7%0.8%1.6 $90.21 7/31/201955,600 shares $4.96 million -37.0%0.8%1.3 $89.28 BBSI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Barrett Business Services' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Barrett Business Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 39,800 shares of BBSI short. 0.63% of Barrett Business Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Barrett Business Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Barrett Business 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. BBSI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Barrett Business Services's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Barrett Business Services? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Barrett Business Services: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Barrett Business 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. 0.63% of Barrett Business Services' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Barrett Business Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Barrett Business Services saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 39,800 shares, a drop of 17.8% from the previous total of 48,400 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 Barrett Business Services' float size? Barrett Business Services currently has issued a total of 6,540,000 shares. Some of Barrett Business 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. Barrett Business Services currently has a public float of 6,320,000 shares. How does Barrett Business Services' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.63% of Barrett Business Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "business services" compare to Barrett Business Services: Kelly Services, Inc. (2.56%), Kforce Inc. (6.22%), TrueBlue, Inc. (3.55%), Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (12.61%), TTEC Holdings, Inc. (19.53%), Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (4.04%), Veradigm Inc. (6.92%), AMTD Digital Inc. (0.65%), Nayax Ltd. (0.02%), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (7.82%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Barrett Business Services stock? Short selling BBSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Barrett Business Services as its price is falling. BBSI shares are trading up $0.82 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 Barrett Business Services? A short squeeze for Barrett Business 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 BBSI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Barrett Business 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 BBSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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