First Community (FCCO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Community shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, investors have sold 18,000 shares of FCCO short. 0.26% of First Community's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First Community'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. 0.26% of First Community's floating shares are currently sold short.

First Community saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 18,000 shares, a drop of 90.0% from the previous total of 180,000 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.

First Community currently has issued a total of 7,630,000 shares. Some of First Community'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. First Community currently has a public float of 7,010,000 shares.

0.26% of First Community's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to First Community: Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (5.50%), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (1.81%), Heritage Commerce Corp (2.42%), Five Star Bancorp (2.10%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (6.19%), Cambridge Bancorp (0.92%), HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.12%), Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (0.81%), Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (0.97%), Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (4.50%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FCCO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Community as its price is falling. FCCO shares are trading down $0.48 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 First Community 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 FCCO, 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 FCCO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024.