Boston Omaha (BOMN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Boston Omaha shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 461,100 shares of BOMN short. 1.66% of Boston Omaha's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Boston Omaha'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. BOMN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Boston Omaha'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. 1.66% of Boston Omaha's floating shares are currently sold short.

Boston Omaha saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 461,100 shares, an increase of 10.3% from the previous total of 417,900 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.

Boston Omaha currently has issued a total of 29,576,000 shares. Some of Boston Omaha'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. Boston Omaha currently has a public float of 27,780,000 shares.

1.66% of Boston Omaha's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Boston Omaha: Boston Omaha Co. (3.22%), American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.34%), Amerant Bancorp Inc. (1.34%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.81%), Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (4.96%), Abacus Life, Inc. (17.40%), Redwood Trust, Inc. (5.77%), Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. (0.36%), Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (0.71%), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III, Inc. (0.19%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BOMN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Boston Omaha 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 Boston Omaha 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 BOMN, 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 BOMN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.