Primis Financial (FRST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.85 -0.04 (-0.41%) As of 12:08 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Primis Financial Short Interest DataPrimis Financial (FRST) has a short interest of 136,100 shares, representing 0.71% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.31% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, indicating that it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 77,084 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest136,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest137,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.29 millionShort Interest Ratio1.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares24,723,000 sharesFloat Size19,100,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.71%Today's Trading Volume13,646 sharesAverage Trading Volume77,084 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average18% Short Selling Primis Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Primis Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFRST Short Interest Over TimeFRST Days to Cover Over TimeFRST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Primis Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/2025136,100 shares $1.29 million -1.3%0.7%1.5 $9.51 5/15/2025137,900 shares $1.31 million -3.4%0.7%1.4 $9.48 4/30/2025142,800 shares $1.18 million -3.1%0.8%1.4 $8.24 4/15/2025147,400 shares $1.21 million +9.9%0.8%1.5 $8.24 3/31/2025134,100 shares $1.31 million +28.3%0.7%1.4 $9.77 3/15/2025104,500 shares $1.05 million +31.5%0.6%1.1 $10.09 2/28/202579,500 shares $835.55 thousand -8.5%0.4%0.9 $10.51 2/15/202586,900 shares $961.11 thousand +6.2%0.5%1 $11.06 1/31/202581,800 shares $907.16 thousand -3.7%0.4%1.1 $11.09 1/15/202584,900 shares $954.28 thousand -11.8%0.5%1.2 $11.24 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FRST and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Primis Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/202496,200 shares $1.12 million -0.7%0.5%1.4 $11.66 12/15/202496,900 shares $1.21 million +20.5%0.5%1.4 $12.45 11/30/202480,400 shares $1.01 million -10.8%0.4%1.2 $12.50 11/15/202490,100 shares $1.10 million +11.2%0.5%1.4 $12.16 10/31/202481,000 shares $909.63 thousand +5.2%0.4%1.4 $11.23 10/15/202477,000 shares $929.39 thousand -9.3%0.4%1.4 $12.07 9/30/202484,900 shares $1.03 million -7.7%0.5%1.5 $12.18 9/15/202492,000 shares $1.07 million -4.3%0.5%1.4 $11.59 8/31/202496,100 shares $1.17 million -3.1%0.5%1.6 $12.15 8/15/202499,200 shares $1.15 million -4.8%0.5%1.7 $11.62 7/31/2024104,200 shares $1.38 million -22.2%0.6%1.8 $13.20 7/15/2024134,000 shares $1.58 million +33.7%0.7%2.3 $11.82 6/30/2024100,200 shares $1.05 million +26.8%0.5%1.7 $10.48 6/15/202479,000 shares $765.51 thousand -19.2%0.4%1.5 $9.69 5/31/202497,800 shares $1.03 million -20.9%0.5%1.6 $10.49 5/15/2024123,600 shares $1.31 million +7.0%0.7%1.9 $10.59 4/30/2024115,500 shares $1.12 million +1.9%0.6%1.6 $9.72 4/15/2024113,300 shares $1.20 million +3.8%0.6%1.5 $10.60 3/31/2024109,200 shares $1.33 million -18.3%0.5%1.3 $12.17 3/15/2024133,600 shares $1.59 million +3.2%0.6%1.6 $11.87 2/29/2024129,500 shares $1.60 million +21.7%0.6%1.4 $12.35 2/15/2024106,400 shares $1.35 million +15.4%0.5%1.1 $12.72 1/31/202492,200 shares $1.22 million -15.1%0.4%1 $13.20 1/15/2024108,600 shares $1.35 million +35.9%0.5%1.1 $12.44 12/31/202379,900 shares $1.01 million -1.7%0.4%0.9 $12.66 12/15/202381,300 shares $912.19 thousand -24.6%0.4%1 $11.22 11/30/2023107,800 shares $1.08 million -18.9%0.5%1.5 $10.01 11/15/2023132,900 shares $1.36 million +20.2%0.6%2.1 $10.20 10/31/2023110,600 shares $1.04 million -12.9%0.5%1.8 $9.36 10/15/2023127,000 shares $1.01 million -14.4%0.6%2.6 $7.92Your Bank Account Is No Longer Safe (Ad)What If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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It means Washington thinks they can seize, freeze, or drain your accounts—whenever they want.Get your free guide now by clicking here >> 9/30/2023148,300 shares $1.21 million +3.9%0.7%3 $8.15 9/15/2023142,800 shares $1.16 million -2.9%0.7%2.7 $8.15 8/31/2023147,000 shares $1.31 million +2.5%0.7%2.1 $8.88 8/15/2023143,400 shares $1.32 million +18.2%0.7%2 $9.18 7/31/2023121,300 shares $1.15 million -23.1%0.6%1.6 $9.51 7/15/2023157,800 shares $1.33 million -23.4%0.8%2.2 $8.46 6/30/2023206,000 shares $1.73 million +41.8%1.0%2.9 $8.42 6/15/2023145,300 shares $1.21 million -5.4%0.7%2 $8.31 5/31/2023153,600 shares $1.13 million -8.6%0.7%2.5 $7.37 5/15/2023168,000 shares $1.19 million No Change0.8%2.9 $7.09 10/31/2022324,400 shares $4.18 million -10.2%1.6%8.7 $12.89 10/15/2022361,300 shares $4.49 million +3.4%1.7%8.6 $12.42 9/30/2022349,600 shares $4.24 million -4.7%1.7%8 $12.13 9/15/2022366,800 shares $4.64 million +2.1%1.8%7 $12.66 8/31/2022359,400 shares $4.71 million -7.1%1.7%6.1 $13.11 8/15/2022386,700 shares $5.48 million +16.0%1.9%6.4 $14.18 7/31/2022333,500 shares $4.52 million -12.4%1.6%5.4 $13.55 7/15/2022380,700 shares $4.91 million +5.1%1.8%6.4 $12.90 6/30/2022362,100 shares $4.94 million -10.2%1.7%6.3 $13.63 6/15/2022403,400 shares $5.26 million +16.2%1.9%7 $13.04 5/31/2022347,200 shares $4.69 million +6.0%1.7%7.3 $13.50 5/15/2022327,500 shares $4.27 million +9.8%1.6%7.1 $13.05 4/30/2022298,300 shares $4.07 million +15.2%1.4%6.8 $13.65 4/15/2022259,000 shares $3.54 million -3.9%1.2%5.7 $13.67 3/31/2022269,500 shares $3.77 million -3.1%N/A0 $13.98 3/15/2022278,200 shares $3.91 million +11.9%1.3%6.4 $14.07 2/28/2022248,600 shares $3.55 million -1.7%1.2%6 $14.30 2/15/2022252,800 shares $3.74 million +32.1%1.2%5.8 $14.80 1/31/2022191,400 shares $2.84 million -7.7%0.9%4.2 $14.86 1/15/2022207,300 shares $3.32 million -4.3%N/A0 $16.02 12/31/2021216,500 shares $3.26 million -4.8%1.0%4.8 $15.04 12/15/2021227,400 shares $3.32 million -21.9%1.1%4.6 $14.60 11/30/2021291,100 shares $4.45 million +2.5%N/A0 $15.28 11/15/2021283,900 shares $4.54 million -8.2%1.4%5.1 $15.98 10/29/2021309,300 shares $4.69 million -3.3%1.5%5.6 $15.15 10/15/2021320,000 shares $4.81 million -8.9%1.5%5.7 $15.03 9/30/2021351,400 shares $5.08 million +18.4%1.7%5.9 $14.46 9/15/2021296,800 shares $4.16 million -2.7%1.4%4.2 $14.03 8/31/2021305,100 shares $4.57 million -9.5%1.5%4.2 $14.99 8/13/2021337,000 shares $5.27 million No Change1.6%4.2 $15.65 FRST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Primis Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Primis Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 136,100 shares of FRST short. 0.71% of Primis Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Primis Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Primis Financial? 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. FRST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Primis Financial's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Primis Financial? 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. 0.71% of Primis Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Primis Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Primis Financial saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 136,100 shares, a decline of 1.3% from the previous total of 137,900 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. What is Primis Financial's float size? Primis Financial currently has issued a total of 24,723,000 shares. Some of Primis Financial'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. Primis Financial currently has a public float of 19,100,000 shares. How does Primis Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.71% of Primis Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Primis Financial: ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (3.34%), Guild Holdings (0.03%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (1.02%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.90%), Jiayin Group Inc. (0.32%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.68%), Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (8.07%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.07%), X Financial (0.17%), Atlanticus Holdings Co. (2.63%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Primis Financial stock? Short selling FRST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Primis Financial as its price is falling. FRST shares are trading up $0.06 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 Primis Financial? A short squeeze for Primis Financial 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 FRST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Primis Financial'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 FRST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies CNOB Short Squeeze GHLD Short Squeeze BHRB Short Squeeze FMBH Short Squeeze JFIN Short Squeeze CFB Short Squeeze ESQ Short Squeeze OSBC Short Squeeze XYF Short Squeeze ATLC Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FRST) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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