Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $33.76 -0.47 (-1.37%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.84 +0.08 (+0.22%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Bankwell Financial Group Short Interest DataBankwell Financial Group (BWFG) has a short interest of 111,300 shares, representing 1.86% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.70% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.0, indicating that it would take 8.0 days of the average trading volume of 14,813 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest111,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest105,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+5.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.77 millionShort Interest Ratio8.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares7,873,000 sharesFloat Size5,970,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.86%Today's Trading Volume11,047 sharesAverage Trading Volume14,813 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling Bankwell Financial Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Bankwell Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBWFG Short Interest Over TimeBWFG Days to Cover Over TimeBWFG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Bankwell Financial Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/2025111,300 shares $3.77 million +5.7%1.9%8 $33.91 4/15/2025105,300 shares $3.03 million -1.9%1.8%7.6 $28.82 3/31/2025107,300 shares $3.24 million +1.4%1.8%7.4 $30.18 3/15/2025105,800 shares $3.10 million +4.8%1.8%7.2 $29.33 2/28/2025101,000 shares $3.20 million +0.1%1.7%6.9 $31.69 2/15/2025100,900 shares $3.16 million +1.8%1.7%7 $31.32 1/31/202599,100 shares $3.09 million -0.5%1.7%5.9 $31.18 1/15/202599,600 shares $3.03 million -3.3%1.7%6.3 $30.40 12/31/2024103,000 shares $3.21 million +10.5%1.7%6.6 $31.15 12/15/202493,200 shares $3.04 million -3.5%1.6%6.1 $32.64 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BWFG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Bankwell Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202496,600 shares $3.20 million +3.2%1.6%6 $33.15 11/15/202493,600 shares $3.02 million +0.8%1.6%5.7 $32.25 10/31/202492,900 shares $2.65 million -12.4%1.6%6.2 $28.51 10/15/2024106,000 shares $3.14 million +7.8%1.8%7.4 $29.61 9/30/202498,300 shares $2.94 million -9.4%1.7%6.3 $29.95 9/15/2024108,500 shares $3.31 million +1.8%1.8%6.2 $30.47 8/31/2024106,600 shares $3.25 million +4.8%1.8%6.7 $30.48 8/15/2024101,700 shares $2.66 million +2.0%1.7%7.2 $26.17 7/31/202499,700 shares $2.81 million +4.7%1.7%7.2 $28.15 7/15/202495,200 shares $2.42 million +0.6%1.6%7.1 $25.42 6/30/202494,600 shares $2.40 million +9.5%1.6%7.4 $25.37 6/15/202486,400 shares $2.10 million +2.0%1.5%8.4 $24.31 5/31/202484,700 shares $2.10 million -2.4%1.4%7.7 $24.74 5/15/202486,800 shares $2.07 million -3.6%1.5%8 $23.87 4/30/202490,000 shares $2.06 million +2.9%1.4%7.4 $22.93 4/15/202487,500 shares $2.05 million -6.8%1.5%7.3 $23.41 3/31/202493,900 shares $2.44 million -10.7%1.6%8 $25.94 3/15/2024105,100 shares $2.67 million +5.1%1.8%8.3 $25.40 2/29/2024100,000 shares $2.55 million +5.5%1.7%6.8 $25.47 2/15/202494,800 shares $2.50 million +5.0%1.6%6.4 $26.39 1/31/202490,300 shares $2.51 million -7.3%1.6%6.1 $27.75 1/15/202497,400 shares $2.75 million +3.5%1.7%7.3 $28.21 12/31/202394,100 shares $2.84 million +3.1%1.6%7.1 $30.18 12/15/202391,300 shares $2.74 million +6.9%1.6%7.4 $30.00 11/30/202385,400 shares $2.30 million -0.7%1.5%8.8 $26.96 11/15/202386,000 shares $2.38 million +1.9%1.6%8.7 $27.62 10/31/202384,400 shares $2.07 million -8.2%1.5%8 $24.47 10/15/202391,900 shares $2.24 million -3.7%1.7%8.1 $24.39 9/30/202395,400 shares $2.32 million -2.8%1.7%8 $24.27 9/15/202398,100 shares $2.45 million -1.9%1.8%7.1 $25.02Man who predicted $100K Bitcoin sees a huge run coming for another coin … (Ad)Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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A brief “wealth window” is 7/30/202144,100 shares $1.27 million -15.4%0.8%1 $28.82 7/15/202152,100 shares $1.47 million -7.6%0.9%1.1 $28.13 6/30/202156,400 shares $1.56 million -75.4%1.0%1.2 $27.64 6/15/2021229,300 shares $6.48 million +2.1%4.1%7.4 $28.24 5/28/2021224,500 shares $6.41 million +1.3%4.1%7.4 $28.56 5/14/2021221,700 shares $6.33 million +32.0%4.0%7.2 $28.54 4/30/2021168,000 shares $4.63 million +7.6%3.0%5.3 $27.58 4/15/2021156,100 shares $4.27 million +9.2%2.8%5.2 $27.36 3/31/2021143,000 shares $3.88 million +21.5%2.5%4.6 $27.10 3/15/2021117,700 shares $3.33 million +8.0%2.1%4 $28.33 2/26/2021109,000 shares $2.71 million +1.0%2.0%4.4 $24.86 2/12/2021107,900 shares $2.20 million +3.3%1.9%5 $20.40 1/29/2021104,500 shares $2.01 million +1.5%1.9%6.2 $19.26 1/15/2021103,000 shares $2.07 million -3.7%1.9%6.9 $20.10 12/31/2020107,000 shares $2.03 million +1.0%1.9%7.7 $18.95 12/15/2020105,900 shares $2.09 million +2.0%1.9%8.4 $19.71 11/30/2020103,800 shares $1.90 million +13.1%1.8%8.4 $18.29 11/15/202091,800 shares $1.58 million +4.9%1.6%7.7 $17.18 10/30/202087,500 shares $1.38 million -6.1%1.5%7.5 $15.82 10/15/202093,200 shares $1.41 million -0.4%1.6%8.1 $15.09 9/30/202093,600 shares $1.32 million -4.9%1.6%8.5 $14.15 9/15/202098,400 shares $1.51 million -5.4%1.7%6.6 $15.35 8/31/2020104,000 shares $1.62 million -0.2%1.8%6 $15.60 8/14/2020104,200 shares $1.65 million -7.5%1.8%4.7 $15.82 7/31/2020112,600 shares $1.68 million -9.5%1.7%4.5 $14.90 7/15/2020124,400 shares $1.89 million -2.3%1.9%4.6 $15.18 6/30/2020127,300 shares $2.04 million +34.9%2.0%4.5 $16.00 6/15/202094,400 shares $1.45 million +10.0%1.5%3.4 $15.37 5/29/202085,800 shares $1.26 million +3.9%1.3%3.1 $14.70 BWFG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Bankwell Financial Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Bankwell Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 111,300 shares of BWFG short. 1.86% of Bankwell Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Bankwell Financial Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Bankwell Financial Group? 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. BWFG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Bankwell Financial Group's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Bankwell Financial Group? 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. 1.86% of Bankwell Financial Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Bankwell Financial Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Bankwell Financial Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 111,300 shares, an increase of 5.7% from the previous total of 105,300 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. What is Bankwell Financial Group's float size? Bankwell Financial Group currently has issued a total of 7,873,000 shares. Some of Bankwell Financial Group'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. Bankwell Financial Group currently has a public float of 5,970,000 shares. How does Bankwell Financial Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.86% of Bankwell Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Bankwell Financial Group: OppFi Inc. (19.74%), Premier Financial Corp. (1.11%), MoneyLion Inc. (11.85%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (7.64%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (3.46%), Trinity Capital Inc. (1.93%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.80%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (0.80%), Atlanticus Holdings Co. (3.77%), Guild Holdings (0.05%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Bankwell Financial Group stock? Short selling BWFG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Bankwell Financial Group as its price is falling. BWFG shares are trading down $0.47 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. How does a short squeeze work against Bankwell Financial Group? A short squeeze for Bankwell Financial Group 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 BWFG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Bankwell Financial Group's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BWFG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies OppFi Short Interest Data Premier Financial Short Interest Data MoneyLion Short Interest Data Amalgamated Financial Short Interest Data ConnectOne Bancorp Short Interest Data Trinity Capital Short Interest Data First Mid Bancshares Short Interest Data Burke & Herbert Financial Services Short Interest Data Atlanticus Short Interest Data Guild Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:BWFG) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWatch This Robotics Demo Before July 23rdJeff Brown, the tech legend who picked shares of Nvidia in 2016 before they jumped by more than 22,000%... ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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