Bonso Electronics International (BNSO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Bonso Electronics International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, investors have sold 17,800 shares of BNSO short. 1.24% of Bonso Electronics International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bonso Electronics International's current short interest.

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. 1.24% of Bonso Electronics International's floating shares are currently sold short.

Bonso Electronics International saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,800 shares, an increase of 69.5% from the previous total of 10,500 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.

Bonso Electronics International currently has issued a total of 4,860,000 shares. Some of Bonso Electronics International'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. Bonso Electronics International currently has a public float of 1,440,000 shares.

1.24% of Bonso Electronics International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Bonso Electronics International: Crown ElectroKinetics Corp. (0.74%), ScanTech AI Systems Inc. (4.78%), SemiLEDS Corporation (0.54%), Marwynn Holdings, Inc. (19.23%), HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (3.79%), Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (1.73%), Wilhelmina International, Inc. (0.00%), Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (1.49%), ICZOOM Group Inc. (0.05%), IRIDEX Corporation (2.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.80 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.69 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.95 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.78 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.29 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.02 billion), and Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BNSO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bonso Electronics International 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 Bonso Electronics International 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 BNSO, 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 BNSO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2023.