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Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Ameris Bancorp Short Interest Overview

As of October 15, 2025, Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) had a short interest of 1.30 million shares sold short, representing 2.00% of the public float. This marks a -2.26% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.9, meaning it would take 2.9 days of the average trading volume of 527,341 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,300,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,330,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.26%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$95.67 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
67,293,000 shares
Float Size
64,890,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.00%
Today's Trading Volume
85,292 shares
Average Trading Volume
527,341 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
16%
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Ameris Bancorp Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20251,300,000 shares $95.67 million -2.3%2.0%2.9 $73.59
9/30/20251,330,000 shares $97.45 million -13.6%2.1%3 $73.27
9/15/20251,540,000 shares $113.99 million -3.8%2.4%3.5 $74.02
8/31/20251,600,000 shares $117.37 million -5.9%2.5%3.9 $73.36
8/15/20251,700,000 shares $119.03 million -2.9%2.6%4.3 $70.02
7/31/20251,750,000 shares $119.48 million +10.1%2.7%4.5 $68.28
7/15/20251,590,000 shares $104.54 million -8.6%2.4%4.3 $65.75
6/30/20251,740,000 shares $112.70 million -4.4%2.7%4.3 $64.77
6/15/20251,820,000 shares $110.41 million No Change2.8%4.4 $60.67
5/31/20251,820,000 shares $112.35 million +7.7%2.8%4 $61.73
5/15/20251,690,000 shares $106.98 million -0.6%2.6%3.5 $63.30
4/30/20251,700,000 shares $99.65 million +0.6%2.6%3.6 $58.62
4/15/20251,690,000 shares $88.47 million +36.3%2.6%3.7 $52.35
3/14/20251,240,000 shares $71.28 million +8.8%1.9%2.8 $57.49
2/28/20251,140,000 shares $73.62 million +7.6%1.8%2.7 $64.58
2/14/20251,060,000 shares $70.09 million No Change1.6%2.7 $66.12
1/31/20251,060,000 shares $69.47 million -7.8%1.6%2.5 $65.54
1/15/20251,150,000 shares $73.69 million +26.1%1.8%2.9 $64.08
6/30/2024924,200 shares $46.53 million -15.2%1.4%3.1 $50.35
6/15/20241,090,000 shares $51.00 million +9.1%1.7%3.7 $46.79
5/31/2024999,500 shares $49.93 million -8.3%1.5%3.3 $49.95
5/15/20241,090,000 shares $54.72 million +12.4%1.7%3.4 $50.20
4/30/2024970,000 shares $46.06 million -9.4%1.5%2.6 $47.48
4/15/20241,070,000 shares $48.20 million -19.6%1.6%2.8 $45.05
3/31/20241,330,000 shares $64.35 million -8.9%2.0%3.4 $48.38
3/15/20241,460,000 shares $66.56 million +5.8%2.2%3.6 $45.59
2/29/20241,380,000 shares $63.94 million +5.3%2.1%3.2 $46.33
2/15/20241,310,000 shares $62.91 million +12.9%2.0%3.1 $48.02
1/31/20241,160,000 shares $57.58 million -12.8%1.8%2.8 $49.64
1/15/20241,330,000 shares $67.51 million -7.6%2.0%3.2 $50.76
12/31/20231,440,000 shares $76.39 million -28.0%2.2%3.5 $53.05
12/15/20232,000,000 shares $104.32 million No Change3.1%5 $52.16
11/30/20232,000,000 shares $85.16 million +1.0%3.1%5.4 $42.58
11/15/20231,980,000 shares $86.19 million +13.1%3.0%5.4 $43.53
10/31/20231,750,000 shares $65.28 million +4.2%2.7%5 $37.30
10/15/20231,680,000 shares $63.27 million +5.0%2.6%4.9 $37.66
9/30/20231,600,000 shares $61.42 million -5.3%2.5%4.4 $38.39
9/15/20231,690,000 shares $66.57 million No Change2.6%4.5 $39.39
8/31/20231,690,000 shares $68.87 million -7.7%2.6%4.5 $40.75
8/15/20231,830,000 shares $76.53 million -3.2%2.8%4.6 $41.82
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7/31/20231,890,000 shares $82.50 million +5.0%2.9%4.3 $43.65
7/15/20231,800,000 shares $65.70 million -3.2%2.8%3.9 $36.50
6/30/20231,860,000 shares $63.63 million -6.5%2.8%4.1 $34.21
6/15/20231,990,000 shares $70.55 million -3.9%3.0%4.2 $35.45
5/31/20232,070,000 shares $65.33 million -2.4%3.2%3.8 $31.56
5/15/20232,120,000 shares $64.00 million +28.5%3.2%4 $30.19
4/30/20231,650,000 shares $55.28 million +5.1%2.5%3.3 $33.50
4/15/20231,570,000 shares $52.49 million +13.0%2.4%3.3 $33.43
3/31/20231,390,000 shares $50.85 million -18.7%2.1%3 $36.58
3/15/20231,710,000 shares $62.91 million +4.9%2.6%3.9 $36.79
2/28/20231,630,000 shares $78.03 million -7.9%2.5%5 $47.87
2/15/20231,770,000 shares $87.40 million +4.1%2.7%5.5 $49.38
1/31/20231,700,000 shares $80.17 million +9.7%2.6%5.2 $47.16
1/15/20231,550,000 shares $76.45 million -0.6%2.4%4.8 $49.32
12/30/20221,560,000 shares $73.54 million +2.6%2.4%4.6 $47.14
12/15/20221,520,000 shares $71.17 million +5.6%2.3%4.4 $46.82
11/30/20221,440,000 shares $76.15 million -2.0%2.2%3.9 $52.88
11/15/20221,470,000 shares $77.34 million -0.7%2.2%4 $52.61
10/31/20221,480,000 shares $76.23 million -9.2%2.3%4.2 $51.51
10/15/20221,630,000 shares $80.65 million -6.9%2.5%4.7 $49.48
9/30/20221,750,000 shares $78.24 million -26.2%2.7%5.2 $44.71
9/15/20222,370,000 shares $112.84 million +9.7%3.6%6.7 $47.61
8/31/20222,160,000 shares $100.83 million -6.1%3.3%6.6 $46.68
8/15/20222,300,000 shares $114.68 million +8.0%3.5%7.1 $49.86
7/31/20222,130,000 shares $100.73 million +9.8%3.3%5.9 $47.29
7/15/20221,940,000 shares $78.63 million -11.4%3.0%4.9 $40.53
6/30/20222,190,000 shares $87.99 million +10.1%3.4%4.9 $40.18
6/15/20221,990,000 shares $83.06 million +2.6%3.0%4.3 $41.74
5/31/20221,940,000 shares $88.44 million +10.2%3.0%4.1 $45.59
5/15/20221,760,000 shares $75.29 million -1.7%2.7%3.5 $42.78
4/30/20221,790,000 shares $74.64 million +7.2%2.7%3.6 $41.70
4/15/20221,670,000 shares $68.09 million -14.8%2.5%3.3 $40.77
3/31/20221,960,000 shares $86.00 million -5.8%3.0%4.1 $43.88
3/15/20222,080,000 shares $98.28 million +26.1%3.2%4.8 $47.25
2/28/20221,650,000 shares $81.68 million -4.1%2.5%3.6 $49.50
2/15/20221,720,000 shares $88.08 million -13.1%2.6%4 $51.21
1/31/20221,980,000 shares $97.63 million -4.4%3.0%4.7 $49.31
1/15/20222,070,000 shares $114.41 million +2.0%3.2%5.3 $55.27
12/31/20212,030,000 shares $100.85 million +1.0%3.1%5.5 $49.68
12/15/20212,010,000 shares $97.08 million -1.0%3.1%5.6 $48.30
11/30/20212,030,000 shares $98.80 million +13.4%3.1%5.9 $48.67
11/15/20211,790,000 shares $96.59 million -3.8%2.7%5.3 $53.96
10/29/20211,860,000 shares $97.45 million +12.1%2.8%5.3 $52.39
10/15/20211,660,000 shares $86.12 million -10.8%2.5%4.5 $51.88
9/30/20211,860,000 shares $96.50 million +0.5%2.8%4.9 $51.88
9/15/20211,850,000 shares $87.12 million +7.6%2.8%4.7 $47.09
8/31/20211,720,000 shares $84.62 million +5.5%2.6%4.5 $49.20
8/13/20211,630,000 shares $82.20 million -6.9%2.5%4.1 $50.43
7/30/20211,750,000 shares $85.07 million +3.6%2.7%4.1 $48.61
7/15/20211,690,000 shares $82.03 million -14.2%2.6%4 $48.54
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6/30/20211,970,000 shares $99.74 million +8.8%3.0%4.6 $50.63
6/15/20211,810,000 shares $99.28 million -5.2%2.8%4.2 $54.85
5/28/20211,910,000 shares $104.94 million +8.5%2.9%4.3 $54.94

ABCB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Ameris Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 1,300,000 shares of ABCB short. 2.00% of Ameris Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Ameris Bancorp's current short interest.

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. ABCB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.9. Learn More on Ameris Bancorp's short interest ratio.

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. 2.00% of Ameris Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Ameris Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,300,000 shares, a decline of 2.3% from the previous total of 1,330,000 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.

Ameris Bancorp currently has issued a total of 67,293,000 shares. Some of Ameris Bancorp's 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. Ameris Bancorp currently has a public float of 64,890,000 shares.

2.00% of Ameris Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Ameris Bancorp: Cathay General Bancorp (2.72%), First Financial Bancorp. (3.82%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (3.86%), Hancock Whitney Corporation (8.69%), Simmons First National Corporation (3.35%), United Bankshares, Inc. (3.92%), WSFS Financial Corporation (3.21%), BankUnited, Inc. (5.11%), F.N.B. Corporation (7.13%), SouthState Bank Corporation (2.59%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($65.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($34.25 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.99 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($11.14 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($10.34 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.62 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($7.84 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($6.44 billion), and Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($5.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ABCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ameris Bancorp as its price is falling. ABCB shares are trading down $0.13 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 Ameris Bancorp 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 ABCB, 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 ABCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2025.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like ABCB:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:ABCB) was last updated on 5/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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