Bryn Mawr Bank (BMTC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bryn Mawr Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 229,400 shares of BMTC short. 1.17% of Bryn Mawr Bank's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bryn Mawr Bank'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. BMTC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Bryn Mawr Bank'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. 1.17% of Bryn Mawr Bank's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bryn Mawr Bank saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 229,400 shares, a decrease of 8.9% from the previous total of 251,900 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.

Bryn Mawr Bank currently has issued a total of 19,901,000 shares. Some of Bryn Mawr Bank'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. Bryn Mawr Bank currently has a public float of 19,620,000 shares.

1.17% of Bryn Mawr Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Bryn Mawr Bank: Southside Bancshares, Inc. (2.23%), Byline Bancorp, Inc. (1.67%), Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (2.00%), Republic Bancorp, Inc. (0.80%), QCR Holdings, Inc. (0.75%), German American Bancorp, Inc. (3.85%), Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (0.71%), Peoples Bancorp Inc. (1.95%), Preferred Bank (7.96%), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (7.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($10.20 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($9.27 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($8.89 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.91 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.82 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.47 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.06 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.27 billion), and Datadog, Inc. ($2.24 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BMTC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bryn Mawr Bank 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 Bryn Mawr Bank 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 BMTC, 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 BMTC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2021.