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Citizens Financial Services (CZFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$80.68 -0.04 (-0.05%)
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Citizens Financial Services Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, Citizens Financial Services (CZFS) had a short interest of 72,161 shares sold short, representing 1.59% of the public float. This marks a 20.15% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 42,287 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
72,161 shares
Previous Short Interest
60,060 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
20.15%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.96 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
4,810,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.59%
Today's Trading Volume
59,218 shares
Average Trading Volume
42,287 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
140%
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CZFS Short Interest Over Time

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CZFS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Citizens Financial Services Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/202672,161 shares $5.96 million +20.2%1.6%1.54 $82.54
7/31/202660,060 shares $4.66 million +16.7%1.3%2.7 $77.52
7/15/202651,466 shares $3.77 million -4.9%1.1%4.3 $73.21
6/30/202654,139 shares $3.92 million +36.7%1.2%2.92 $72.44
6/15/202639,619 shares $2.64 million +7.6%0.9%5.59 $66.52
5/29/202636,821 shares $2.39 million +1.1%0.8%6.75 $65.03
5/15/202636,411 shares $2.30 million -4.2%0.8%7.93 $63.11
4/30/202638,013 shares $2.40 million -0.1%0.8%5.93 $63.16
4/15/202638,050 shares $2.52 million -23.8%0.8%6.04 $66.10
3/31/202649,941 shares $3.05 million +19.3%1.1%4.18 $61.15
3/13/202641,869 shares $2.47 million +14.6%0.9%3.43 $58.99
2/27/202636,543 shares $2.19 million +6.1%0.8%4.66 $60.06
2/13/202634,428 shares $2.20 million +13.6%0.8%3.37 $63.92
1/30/202630,295 shares $1.92 million -20.0%0.7%1.81 $63.25
1/15/202637,865 shares $2.38 million +15.9%0.8%3.88 $62.75
12/31/202532,668 shares $1.86 million -21.2%0.7%3.57 $57.02
12/15/202541,456 shares $2.55 million +15.9%0.9%4.59 $61.43
11/28/202535,773 shares $2.00 million +2.2%0.8%4.55 $55.90
11/14/202534,994 shares $1.97 million +11.9%0.8%4.06 $56.17
10/31/202531,284 shares $1.71 million -1.0%0.7%4.74 $54.79
10/15/202531,600 shares $1.73 million -3.4%0.7%3.5 $54.77
9/30/202532,700 shares $1.97 million -8.7%0.7%3.2 $60.28
9/15/202535,800 shares $2.25 million +7.2%0.8%3.5 $62.90
8/31/202533,400 shares $2.00 million -13.3%0.7%3.6 $59.96
8/15/202538,500 shares $2.18 million -3.8%0.9%4.1 $56.70
7/31/202540,000 shares $2.15 million +9.9%0.9%4.2 $53.69
7/15/202536,400 shares $2.16 million -16.5%0.8%4 $59.45
6/30/202543,600 shares $2.56 million -7.0%1.0%4.7 $58.72
6/15/202546,900 shares $2.59 million -15.8%1.0%5.2 $55.31
5/31/202555,700 shares $3.43 million +12.3%1.3%5.6 $61.57
5/15/202549,600 shares $3.01 million -11.3%1.1%4.7 $60.63
4/30/202555,900 shares $3.04 million -13.2%1.3%5.2 $54.43
4/15/202564,400 shares $3.56 million +10.1%1.5%5.8 $55.28
3/31/202558,500 shares $3.40 million +13.4%1.3%4.9 $58.05
3/15/202551,600 shares $2.93 million +16.0%1.2%4.2 $56.87
2/28/202544,500 shares $2.69 million -3.7%1.0%3.3 $60.47
2/15/202546,200 shares $3.00 million +8.7%1.0%2.9 $64.90
1/31/202542,500 shares $2.60 million -0.9%1.0%2.3 $61.24
1/15/202542,900 shares $2.70 million +4.1%1.0%2.2 $62.98
12/31/202441,200 shares $2.61 million -0.7%0.9%2.1 $63.31
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12/15/202441,500 shares $2.88 million +23.2%0.9%2.1 $69.39
11/30/202433,700 shares $2.38 million +16.2%0.8%1.7 $70.61
11/15/202429,000 shares $2.02 million +9.9%0.7%1.7 $69.56
10/31/202426,400 shares $1.54 million -15.9%0.6%2 $58.29
10/15/202431,400 shares $1.86 million -5.7%0.7%2.6 $59.31
9/30/202433,300 shares $1.96 million -0.6%0.8%2.7 $58.75
9/15/202433,500 shares $1.88 million +3.7%0.8%2.4 $56.00
8/31/202432,300 shares $1.84 million +6.3%0.7%2.5 $56.90
8/15/202430,400 shares $1.46 million -23.8%0.7%2.4 $48.00
7/31/202439,900 shares $2.13 million -4.3%0.9%3.1 $53.46
7/15/202441,700 shares $2.10 million +88.7%0.9%3.4 $50.25
6/30/202422,100 shares $993.17 thousand +2.8%0.5%2.2 $44.94
6/15/202421,500 shares $910.74 thousand +19.4%0.5%3 $42.36
5/31/202418,000 shares $755.10 thousand -23.4%0.4%2.6 $41.95
5/15/202423,500 shares $963.50 thousand -1.7%0.5%3.8 $41.00
4/30/202423,900 shares $965.56 thousand +7.7%0.6%3.9 $40.40
4/15/202422,200 shares $989.01 thousand -11.2%0.5%3.9 $44.55
3/31/202425,000 shares $1.23 million -23.6%0.6%4.1 $49.20
3/15/202432,700 shares $1.37 million +39.7%0.8%4.6 $42.00
2/29/202423,400 shares $1.09 million -3.3%0.5%2.5 $46.75
2/15/202424,200 shares $1.21 million -1.6%0.6%2.5 $50.04
1/31/202424,600 shares $1.44 million -22.6%0.6%2.2 $58.55
1/15/202431,800 shares $1.88 million -9.1%0.7%2.3 $59.21
12/31/202335,000 shares $2.27 million -26.5%0.8%2.3 $64.72
12/15/202347,600 shares $3.07 million +13.9%1.1%2.9 $64.51
11/30/202341,800 shares $2.38 million -6.3%1.0%2.3 $56.94
11/15/202344,600 shares $2.57 million +8.5%1.0%2.4 $57.55
10/31/202341,100 shares $2.03 million +1.5%0.9%2.1 $49.45
10/15/202340,500 shares $1.88 million -14.7%0.9%2.3 $46.47
9/30/202347,500 shares $2.28 million -23.1%1.1%2.8 $47.92
9/15/202361,800 shares $3.18 million +12.6%1.4%3.6 $51.40
8/31/202354,900 shares $3.01 million +5.4%1.3%2.2 $54.74
8/15/202352,100 shares $2.96 million -12.6%1.2%2.2 $56.75
7/31/202359,600 shares $4.20 million -16.2%1.4%2.6 $70.48
7/15/202371,100 shares $4.78 million -26.2%1.6%3.2 $67.25
6/30/202396,400 shares $7.18 million +4.7%2.2%4.4 $74.47
6/15/202392,100 shares $7.95 million +10.3%2.1%4 $86.36
5/31/202383,500 shares $6.27 million +1.0%2.2%4.2 $75.12
5/15/202382,700 shares $6.56 million -11.4%2.2%4.2 $79.33
4/30/202393,300 shares $8.08 million +8.4%2.5%4.6 $86.59
4/15/202386,100 shares $7.36 million +16.7%2.3%4.5 $85.45
3/31/202373,800 shares $6.17 million +121.0%2.0%4 $83.55
3/15/202333,400 shares $2.40 million -9.5%0.9%2.3 $71.78
2/28/202336,900 shares $3.09 million -4.2%1.0%6.5 $83.82
2/15/202338,500 shares $3.35 million -4.0%1.0%8 $87.00
1/31/202340,100 shares $3.15 million +3.1%1.1%11.8 $78.66
1/15/202338,900 shares $3.01 million -13.0%1.0%11.4 $77.47
12/30/202244,700 shares $3.43 million -3.9%1.2%13.5 $76.72
12/15/202246,500 shares $3.53 million +12.1%1.3%15.5 $75.90
11/30/202241,500 shares $3.02 million +4.0%1.1%14.8 $72.69
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10/15/20221,000 shares $70 thousand -33.3%0.0%0.3 $70.00
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9/15/20221,600 shares $122 thousand +100.0%0.0%0.6 $76.25
8/31/2022800 shares $62.52 thousand -69.2%0.0%0.3 $78.15
8/15/20222,600 shares $194.87 thousand -10.3%0.1%1.1 $74.95
5/31/2022100 shares $6.60 thousand -88.9%N/A0.2 $66.00
5/15/2022900 shares $59.40 thousand +800.0%N/A0.3 $66.00
4/30/2022100 shares $6.90 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $69.00
4/15/2022100 shares $6.85 thousand No ChangeN/A0 $68.50
2/28/2022100 shares $6.25 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $62.50
1/31/2022300 shares $19.50 thousand No ChangeN/A0.2 $65.00

CZFS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Citizens Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, investors have sold 72,161 shares of CZFS short. 1.59% of Citizens Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Citizens Financial Services' 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. CZFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.5. Learn More on Citizens Financial Services'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. 1.59% of Citizens Financial Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Citizens Financial Services saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 72,161 shares, an increase of 20.1% from the previous total of 60,060 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.

1.59% of Citizens Financial Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Citizens Financial Services: Origin Bancorp, Inc. (2.27%), Preferred Bank (8.63%), Lakeland Financial Corporation (9.44%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (3.54%), Peoples Bancorp Inc. (4.87%), Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (9.02%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (4.45%), Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (3.29%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (2.42%), Westamerica Bancorporation (3.75%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CZFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Citizens Financial Services as its price is falling. CZFS shares are trading down $0.04 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.

A short squeeze for Citizens Financial Services 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 CZFS, 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 CZFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like CZFS:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.



Short interest data for NASDAQ:CZFS is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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