Atlantic Capital Bancshares (ACBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Atlantic Capital Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 15th, investors have sold 498,600 shares of ACBI short. 2.57% of Atlantic Capital Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Atlantic Capital 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. ACBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Atlantic Capital 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. 2.57% of Atlantic Capital Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Atlantic Capital Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 498,600 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the previous total of 467,800 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.

Atlantic Capital Bancshares currently has issued a total of 20,305,000 shares. Some of Atlantic Capital 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. Atlantic Capital Bancshares currently has a public float of 19,410,000 shares.

2.57% of Atlantic Capital Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Atlantic Capital Bancshares: TowneBank (1.67%), Stock Yards Bancorp, Inc. (7.32%), Banner Co. (3.07%), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (2.25%), FB Financial Co. (2.47%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.71%), Enterprise Financial Services Corp (2.04%), Hilltop Holdings Inc. (3.31%), OFG Bancorp (1.86%), First Bancorp (2.96%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.23 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.03 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.16 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.53 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.30 billion), Booking Holdings Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ACBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Atlantic Capital Bancshares as its price is falling. 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 Atlantic Capital Bancshares 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 ACBI, 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 ACBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2022.