Five Star Bancorp (FSBC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Five Star Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 84,400 shares of FSBC short. 0.84% of Five Star Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Five Star 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. FSBC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Five Star 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. 0.84% of Five Star Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Five Star Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 84,400 shares, an increase of 4.2% from the previous total of 81,000 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.

Five Star Bancorp currently has issued a total of 17,260,000 shares. Some of Five Star 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. Five Star Bancorp currently has a public float of 10,090,000 shares.

0.84% of Five Star Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Five Star Bancorp: Equity Bancshares, Inc. (0.68%), Flushing Financial Co. (1.40%), Red River Bancshares, Inc. (0.59%), Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (7.59%), Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (0.42%), Summit Financial Group, Inc. (0.26%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.70%), CNB Financial Co. (0.74%), MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (0.59%), CapStar Financial Holdings, Inc. (1.15%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FSBC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Five Star Bancorp as its price is falling. FSBC shares are trading up $0.93 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 Five Star Bancorp 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 FSBC, 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 FSBC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.