Allegiance Bancshares (ABTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Allegiance Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 835,400 shares of ABTX short. 4.44% of Allegiance Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Allegiance Bancshares' 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. ABTX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Allegiance Bancshares'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. 4.44% of Allegiance Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Allegiance Bancshares saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 835,400 shares, a drop of 2.4% from the previous total of 856,200 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.

Allegiance Bancshares currently has issued a total of 19,960,000 shares. Some of Allegiance Bancshares' 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. Allegiance Bancshares currently has a public float of 18,820,000 shares.

4.44% of Allegiance Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Allegiance Bancshares: Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (1.26%), Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (5.16%), Origin Bancorp, Inc. (1.56%), Premier Financial Corp. (1.11%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.68%), Equity Bancshares, Inc. (0.75%), Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (1.18%), Colony Bankcorp, Inc. (0.67%), First Financial Northwest, Inc. (1.48%), Bank of South Carolina Co. (0.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.64 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.15 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.09 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($2.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.01 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Plug Power, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.71 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ABTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Allegiance Bancshares as its price is falling. ABTX shares are trading down $0.36 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 Allegiance Bancshares 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 ABTX, 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 ABTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2022.