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Business First Bancshares (BFST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Closing price 07/24/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Business First Bancshares Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Business First Bancshares (BFST) had a short interest of 940,869 shares sold short, representing 3.05% of the public float. This marks a -10.91% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.4, meaning it would take 4.4 days of the average trading volume of 260,636 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
940,869 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,056,031 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-10.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$28.66 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
32,678,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.05%
Today's Trading Volume
355,032 shares
Average Trading Volume
260,636 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
136%
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Business First Bancshares 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
7/15/2026940,869 shares $28.66 million -10.9%3.1%4.41 $30.46
6/30/20261,056,031 shares $32.45 million +70.7%3.4%2.61 $30.73
6/15/2026618,627 shares $17.80 million +4.1%2.0%3.1 $28.77
5/29/2026594,506 shares $16.93 million -2.4%1.9%3.07 $28.48
5/15/2026609,019 shares $16.35 million +7.5%2.0%3.84 $26.84
4/30/2026566,788 shares $15.52 million +19.8%1.8%3.14 $27.38
4/15/2026473,274 shares $13.51 million -9.8%1.5%2.3 $28.54
3/31/2026524,620 shares $14.19 million +48.3%1.7%2.31 $27.04
3/13/2026353,682 shares $9.23 million +15.7%1.2%2.3 $26.09
2/27/2026305,668 shares $8.34 million +1.5%1.0%1.92 $27.30
2/13/2026301,136 shares $8.78 million +21.0%1.0%1.39 $29.15
1/30/2026248,938 shares $7.01 million -0.3%0.9%1.66 $28.17
1/15/2026249,622 shares $6.82 million +10.9%0.9%2.4 $27.32
12/31/2025225,144 shares $5.89 million -4.5%0.8%1.89 $26.14
12/15/2025235,735 shares $6.58 million -4.6%0.9%2.24 $27.91
11/28/2025247,140 shares $6.43 million -7.2%0.9%1.57 $26.03
11/14/2025266,295 shares $6.71 million +18.6%1.0%3.11 $25.18
10/31/2025224,577 shares $5.51 million -12.2%0.8%1.77 $24.52
10/15/2025255,700 shares $6.10 million +7.3%0.9%2.6 $23.86
9/30/2025238,300 shares $5.63 million +10.7%N/A2.6 $23.61
9/15/2025215,200 shares $5.26 million -9.4%N/A2.1 $24.44
8/31/2025237,600 shares $5.94 million -20.4%0.9%2.3 $25.01
8/15/2025298,300 shares $7.09 million +28.7%N/A2.9 $23.78
7/31/2025231,800 shares $5.51 million -6.1%0.8%2.3 $23.75
7/15/2025246,900 shares $6.30 million -2.9%N/A2.4 $25.51
6/30/2025254,200 shares $6.27 million -4.4%0.9%2.3 $24.65
6/15/2025266,000 shares $6.21 million +4.8%0.9%2.6 $23.34
5/31/2025253,900 shares $6.08 million -3.0%0.9%2.5 $23.93
5/15/2025261,800 shares $6.48 million +0.6%0.9%2.6 $24.77
4/30/2025260,300 shares $6.00 million +11.4%N/A2.6 $23.05
4/15/2025233,600 shares $5.19 million +1.3%0.8%2.2 $22.22
3/31/2025230,500 shares $5.61 million +8.2%0.8%2.2 $24.35
3/15/2025213,100 shares $5.20 million -1.9%0.8%2.1 $24.40
2/28/2025217,200 shares $5.76 million -12.0%0.8%2 $26.53
2/15/2025246,800 shares $6.77 million +24.1%0.9%2.3 $27.44
1/31/2025198,900 shares $5.37 million -13.7%N/A1.7 $26.99
1/15/2025230,500 shares $5.85 million -9.4%N/A2.1 $25.37
12/31/2024254,400 shares $6.54 million +90.6%N/A2.6 $25.70
12/15/2024133,500 shares $3.72 million +7.2%N/A1.4 $27.87
11/30/2024124,500 shares $3.55 million -42.4%N/A1.4 $28.50
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10/31/2024148,900 shares $3.90 million -1.6%N/A1.9 $26.19
10/15/2024151,300 shares $3.89 million -19.1%N/A2 $25.69
9/30/2024187,000 shares $4.80 million +6.4%N/A2.2 $25.67
9/15/2024175,800 shares $4.51 million +9.9%N/A2.1 $25.63
8/31/2024159,900 shares $3.90 million -37.5%N/A2.2 $24.42
8/15/2024255,700 shares $5.65 million +74.8%N/A3.6 $22.11
7/31/2024146,300 shares $3.72 million -31.3%N/A2.2 $25.42
7/15/2024212,800 shares $4.95 million +17.0%6.2%3.5 $23.26
6/30/2024181,900 shares $3.96 million +10.5%N/A3.7 $21.76
6/15/2024164,600 shares $3.25 million +7.2%N/A3.4 $19.72
5/31/2024153,600 shares $3.29 million +1.3%N/A3 $21.45
5/15/2024151,600 shares $3.23 million -16.9%N/A3.1 $21.28
4/30/2024182,500 shares $3.68 million -5.4%N/A3.6 $20.19
4/15/2024193,000 shares $3.91 million -1.4%N/A4 $20.26
3/31/2024195,800 shares $4.36 million -19.8%N/A3.9 $22.28
3/15/2024244,100 shares $5.18 million +8.2%N/A4.8 $21.24
2/29/2024225,600 shares $5.06 million -6.4%N/A4.2 $22.45
2/15/2024241,000 shares $5.37 million +23.4%N/A4.4 $22.30
1/31/2024195,300 shares $4.40 million +8.3%N/A3.5 $22.55
1/15/2024180,400 shares $4.14 million -9.3%N/A3.1 $22.93
12/31/2023198,800 shares $4.90 million +5.8%N/A3.4 $24.65
12/15/2023187,900 shares $4.45 million +2.6%N/A3.4 $23.67
11/30/2023183,200 shares $3.71 million -41.1%N/A3.3 $20.23
11/15/2023311,200 shares $6.68 million +46.2%N/A5.6 $21.48
10/31/2023212,900 shares $4.16 million +2.6%N/A3.4 $19.54
10/15/2023207,600 shares $3.83 million -13.6%N/A3 $18.46
9/30/2023240,200 shares $4.51 million -6.3%N/A3.4 $18.76
9/15/2023256,200 shares $4.90 million -13.8%N/A3.6 $19.11
8/31/2023297,200 shares $6.08 million +22.2%N/A3.8 $20.45
8/15/2023243,300 shares $5.05 million +4.5%N/A3.1 $20.75
7/31/2023232,900 shares $4.76 million -9.9%N/A3 $20.45
7/15/2023258,400 shares $3.89 million -9.6%N/A3.6 $15.04
6/30/2023285,900 shares $4.31 million +2.4%N/A4.1 $15.07
6/15/2023279,100 shares $4.55 million +0.3%N/A3.7 $16.29
5/31/2023278,400 shares $4.06 million -21.1%N/A3.4 $14.57
5/15/2023352,700 shares $5.04 million +18.6%N/A3.7 $14.30
4/30/2023297,400 shares $4.59 million -5.3%N/A2.9 $15.42
4/15/2023313,900 shares $5.03 million +16.0%N/A3.1 $16.03
3/31/2023270,600 shares $4.64 million -2.5%N/A2.6 $17.13
3/15/2023277,500 shares $4.88 million +13.8%N/A2.8 $17.60
2/28/2023243,800 shares $5.08 million -31.9%N/A2.6 $20.84
2/15/2023358,100 shares $7.34 million +37.1%N/A3.8 $20.51
1/31/2023261,300 shares $5.42 million -7.9%N/A3.2 $20.74
1/15/2023283,700 shares $6.18 million -5.5%N/A3.6 $21.80
12/30/2022300,200 shares $6.65 million +94.6%N/A3.7 $22.14
12/15/2022154,300 shares $3.27 million +68.8%N/A2 $21.19
11/30/202291,400 shares $2.15 million -25.1%N/A1.4 $23.52
11/15/2022122,000 shares $2.90 million -47.0%N/A2.2 $23.76
10/31/2022230,300 shares $5.71 million -4.9%N/A5.1 $24.78
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9/15/2022220,700 shares $4.98 million +1.9%N/A5.4 $22.57
8/31/2022216,600 shares $5.11 million -20.8%N/A5 $23.59
8/15/2022273,500 shares $6.79 million +18.7%N/A6.2 $24.82
7/31/2022230,400 shares $5.41 million -9.5%N/A5 $23.48
7/15/2022254,700 shares $5.48 million +7.3%N/A5.6 $21.50
6/30/2022237,400 shares $5.06 million +20.6%N/A5.5 $21.31
6/15/2022196,900 shares $4.20 million +23.8%N/A4.8 $21.31
5/31/2022159,000 shares $3.52 million +2.2%N/A5 $22.13
5/15/2022155,600 shares $3.37 million +15.5%N/A4.6 $21.69
4/30/2022134,700 shares $2.98 million +17.5%0.7%4.1 $22.16
4/15/2022114,600 shares $2.63 million -11.5%0.6%3.6 $22.94
3/31/2022129,500 shares $3.15 million -16.0%0.7%4.1 $24.33
3/15/2022154,200 shares $3.88 million +20.4%0.8%5 $25.15
2/28/2022128,100 shares $3.35 million +0.9%0.7%4.1 $26.19
2/15/2022127,000 shares $3.44 million +51.2%0.7%4.1 $27.10
1/31/202284,000 shares $2.31 million +5.9%0.5%2.8 $27.45
1/15/202279,300 shares $2.29 million -11.1%0.4%2.4 $28.90
12/31/202189,200 shares $2.53 million -15.1%0.5%2.5 $28.31
12/15/2021105,000 shares $2.94 million +12.4%0.6%2.4 $28.01
11/30/202193,400 shares $2.57 million -9.2%0.5%2 $27.50
11/15/2021102,900 shares $2.88 million -8.0%0.6%2.3 $28.02
10/29/2021111,800 shares $2.98 million +3.9%0.6%2.4 $26.68
10/15/2021107,600 shares $2.73 million -13.7%0.6%2.4 $25.34
9/30/2021124,700 shares $2.92 million -7.3%0.7%2.8 $23.39
9/15/2021134,500 shares $2.95 million +1.1%0.7%2.9 $21.90
8/31/2021133,100 shares $3.18 million -2.1%0.7%2.8 $23.92
8/13/2021136,000 shares $3.29 million -1.8%0.7%3 $24.20
7/30/2021138,500 shares $3.23 million -2.7%0.7%3.1 $23.31

BFST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Business First Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 940,869 shares of BFST short. 3.05% of Business First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Business First 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. BFST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.4. Learn More on Business First 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. 3.05% of Business First Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Business First Bancshares saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 940,869 shares, a decrease of 10.9% from the previous total of 1,056,031 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.

3.05% of Business First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Business First Bancshares: First Busey Corporation (4.50%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (2.15%), First Merchants Corporation (2.62%), Independent Bank Corporation (2.72%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (2.53%), S&T Bancorp, Inc. (5.57%), First Financial Corporation Indiana (3.03%), Byline Bancorp, Inc. (3.01%), SouthState Bank Corporation (3.14%), Renasant Corp (4.60%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BFST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Business First Bancshares as its price is falling. BFST shares are trading up $0.69 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 Business First 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 BFST, 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 BFST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:BFST) was last updated on 7/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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