Century Bancorp (CNBKA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Century Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 29th, traders have sold 16,100 shares of CNBKA short. 0.60% of Century Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Century Bancorp'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. CNBKA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Century Bancorp'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. 0.60% of Century Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Century Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 29th, there was short interest totaling 16,100 shares, an increase of 13.4% from the previous total of 14,200 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.

Century Bancorp currently has issued a total of 5,568,000 shares. Some of Century Bancorp'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. Century Bancorp currently has a public float of 2,680,000 shares.

0.60% of Century Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Century Bancorp: Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (7.28%), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (1.67%), First Community Bankshares, Inc. (1.01%), Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (0.66%), Mercantile Bank Co. (0.96%), Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (1.81%), Univest Financial Co. (0.75%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.77%), Central Pacific Financial Corp. (1.68%), Horizon Bancorp, Inc. (1.70%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($8.61 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.26 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($5.13 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.34 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($3.11 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.91 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CNBKA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Century Bancorp 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 Century Bancorp 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 CNBKA, 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 CNBKA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 29 2021.