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Investar (ISTR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$19.13 -0.10 (-0.52%)
As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Investar Short Interest Data

Investar (ISTR) has a short interest of 113,100 shares, representing 1.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -1.74% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.2, indicating that it would take 3.2 days of the average trading volume of 44,284 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
113,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
115,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.74%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.82 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
9,821,000 shares
Float Size
8,440,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.34%
Today's Trading Volume
49,768 shares
Average Trading Volume
44,284 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
112%
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ISTR Short Interest Over Time

ISTR Days to Cover Over Time

ISTR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Investar Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/15/2025113,100 shares $1.82 million -1.7%1.3%3.2 $16.13
3/31/2025115,100 shares $2.03 million -0.6%1.4%3.4 $17.61
3/15/2025115,800 shares $1.99 million -1.0%1.4%3.6 $17.15
2/28/2025117,000 shares $2.19 million -2.8%1.4%3.8 $18.73
2/15/2025120,400 shares $2.34 million -8.7%1.4%3.9 $19.42
1/31/2025131,800 shares $2.51 million -2.8%1.6%4.2 $19.07
1/15/2025135,600 shares $2.71 million -27.2%1.6%4.3 $20.00
12/31/2024186,200 shares $4.09 million +21.7%2.2%5.8 $21.96
12/15/2024153,000 shares $3.53 million -8.7%1.8%4.6 $23.05
11/30/2024167,500 shares $3.99 million -5.1%2.0%4.9 $23.82
11/15/2024176,500 shares $4.16 million -21.5%2.1%5 $23.59
10/31/2024224,700 shares $4.69 million -12.2%2.7%5.7 $20.87
10/15/2024255,900 shares $5.23 million +8.3%3.0%6 $20.43
9/30/2024236,200 shares $4.58 million +12.3%2.8%4.3 $19.40
9/15/2024210,400 shares $3.86 million -13.0%2.5%2.7 $18.34
8/31/2024241,900 shares $4.50 million -0.5%2.9%3.1 $18.62
8/15/2024243,200 shares $4.06 million -2.0%2.9%3.2 $16.69
7/31/2024248,200 shares $4.59 million +11.7%3.0%3.5 $18.50
7/15/2024222,200 shares $3.77 million +363.9%2.7%3.4 $16.95
6/30/202447,900 shares $737,660.00 +25.4%0.6%0.9 $15.40
6/15/202438,200 shares $573,000.00 +15.4%0.5%1.4 $15.00
5/31/202433,100 shares $524,635.00 +8.9%0.4%1.4 $15.85
5/15/202430,400 shares $493,696.00 -11.9%0.4%1.3 $16.24
4/30/202434,500 shares $575,460.00 +8.2%0.4%1.4 $16.68
4/15/202431,900 shares $501,468.00 -11.1%0.4%1.3 $15.72
3/31/202435,900 shares $587,324.00 -9.8%0.4%1.5 $16.36
3/15/202439,800 shares $617,298.00 +5.6%0.5%1.6 $15.51
2/29/202437,700 shares $601,315.00 -3.3%0.4%1.4 $15.95
2/15/202439,000 shares $662,220.00 +87.5%0.4%1.5 $16.98
1/31/202420,800 shares $372,320.00 -14.8%0.2%0.8 $17.90
1/15/202424,400 shares $406,016.00 -12.2%0.3%1.1 $16.64
12/31/202327,800 shares $414,498.00 +35.0%0.3%1.3 $14.91
12/15/202320,600 shares $292,314.00 +90.7%0.2%0.9 $14.19
11/30/202310,800 shares $118,908.00 -15.6%0.1%0.6 $11.01
11/15/202312,800 shares $132,736.00 -55.1%0.1%0.7 $10.37
10/31/202328,500 shares $270,180.00 -23.8%0.3%1.7 $9.48
10/15/202337,400 shares $405,790.00 -7.9%0.4%2.4 $10.85
9/30/202340,600 shares $429,954.00 -14.0%0.5%2 $10.59
9/15/202347,200 shares $573,952.00 +4.2%0.5%1.5 $12.16
8/31/202345,300 shares $593,430.00 -8.3%0.5%1.1 $13.10
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8/15/202349,400 shares $676,780.00 +37.6%0.6%1.1 $13.70
7/31/202335,900 shares $533,115.00 +1.7%0.4%0.8 $14.85
7/15/202335,300 shares $411,951.00 +45.3%0.4%0.8 $11.67
6/30/202324,300 shares $294,273.00 -47.6%0.3%0.5 $12.11
6/15/202346,400 shares $536,384.00 +182.9%0.5%1.5 $11.56
5/31/202316,400 shares $180,400.00 -23.4%0.2%0.7 $11.00
5/15/202321,400 shares $241,392.00 +20.9%0.2%0.9 $11.28
4/30/202317,700 shares $237,534.00 -57.3%0.2%0.8 $13.42
4/15/202341,400 shares $531,990.00 -5.3%0.5%1.9 $12.85
3/31/202343,700 shares $610,052.00 +131.2%0.5%2.3 $13.96
3/15/202318,900 shares $297,675.00 +17.4%0.2%1.3 $15.75
2/28/202316,100 shares $317,170.00 +1.9%0.2%1.4 $19.70
2/15/202315,800 shares $318,528.00 +58.0%0.2%1.6 $20.16
1/31/202310,000 shares $208,500.00 +44.9%0.1%1 $20.85
1/15/20236,900 shares $148,695.00 -14.8%0.1%0.7 $21.55
12/30/20228,100 shares $174,393.00 -2.4%0.1%0.8 $21.53
12/15/20228,300 shares $179,695.00 -17.8%0.1%0.8 $21.65
11/30/202210,100 shares $223,614.00 +44.3%0.1%1 $22.14
11/15/20227,000 shares $154,700.00 -17.7%0.1%0.6 $22.10
10/31/20228,500 shares $183,090.00 -22.0%0.1%0.7 $21.54
10/15/202210,900 shares $234,132.00 +39.7%0.1%0.8 $21.48
9/30/20227,800 shares $155,220.00 -22.0%0.1%0.5 $19.90
9/15/202210,000 shares $202,000.00 +44.9%0.1%0.5 $20.20
8/31/20226,900 shares $149,040.00 -28.1%0.1%0.3 $21.60
8/15/20229,600 shares $219,936.00 -26.2%0.1%0.4 $22.91
7/31/202213,000 shares $285,350.00 -34.3%0.1%0.5 $21.95
7/15/202219,800 shares $434,016.00 +76.8%0.2%0.7 $21.92
6/30/202211,200 shares $245,280.00 -43.2%0.1%0.4 $21.90
6/15/202219,700 shares $430,051.00 +82.4%0.2%0.9 $21.83
5/31/202210,800 shares $238,680.00 -22.3%0.1%0.5 $22.10
5/15/202213,900 shares $276,471.00 -35.7%0.2%0.7 $19.89
4/30/202221,600 shares $425,520.00 +127.4%0.2%1.2 $19.70
4/15/20229,500 shares $177,840.00 -8.7%0.1%0.7 $18.72
3/31/202210,400 shares $198,536.00 -1.0%N/A0 $19.09
3/15/202210,500 shares $205,170.00 -30.0%0.1%0.8 $19.54
2/28/202215,000 shares $305,250.00 No Change0.2%1.1 $20.35
2/15/202215,000 shares $300,300.00 -21.9%0.2%1.1 $20.02
1/31/202219,200 shares $369,024.00 +6.1%0.2%1.7 $19.22
1/15/202218,100 shares $341,909.00 -9.5%N/A0 $18.89
12/31/202120,000 shares $368,200.00 +4.7%0.2%1.5 $18.41
12/15/202119,100 shares $344,182.00 No Change0.2%1.4 $18.02
11/30/202119,100 shares $342,272.00 -15.5%0.2%1.5 $17.92
11/15/202122,600 shares $411,320.00 -8.9%0.2%1.5 $18.20
10/29/202124,800 shares $463,760.00 +1.2%0.3%1.4 $18.70
10/15/202124,500 shares $447,615.00 +10.4%0.3%1.1 $18.27
9/30/202122,200 shares $488,844.00 -9.0%0.2%0.9 $22.02
9/15/202124,400 shares $529,968.00 +10.9%0.3%0.4 $21.72
8/31/202122,000 shares $494,780.00 -16.0%0.2%0.3 $22.49
8/13/202126,200 shares $594,216.00 -41.9%0.3%0.4 $22.68
7/30/202145,100 shares $989,945.00 -19.6%0.5%0.6 $21.95
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7/15/202156,100 shares $1.27 million +0.4%0.6%0.8 $22.67
6/30/202155,900 shares $1.28 million -84.8%0.6%0.8 $22.89
6/15/2021368,500 shares $8.35 million +9.5%3.9%8.2 $22.67
5/28/2021336,500 shares $7.60 million +7.5%3.5%7.6 $22.58
5/14/2021313,100 shares $7.01 million +30.0%3.3%8 $22.39
4/30/2021240,800 shares $5.32 million +48.1%2.5%6.5 $22.10
4/15/2021162,600 shares $3.40 million +17.0%1.7%4.3 $20.89
3/31/2021139,000 shares $2.91 million +24.0%1.5%4.1 $20.93
3/15/2021112,100 shares $2.44 million +1.8%1.2%3.8 $21.79
2/26/2021110,100 shares $2.10 million +18.4%1.1%5 $19.05
2/12/202193,000 shares $1.62 million +26.9%1.0%4.3 $17.41
1/29/202173,300 shares $1.19 million +17.1%0.8%3.3 $16.30
1/15/202162,600 shares $1.09 million +3.1%0.6%3.2 $17.48
12/31/202060,700 shares $1.03 million -2.4%0.6%3.2 $17.00
12/15/202062,200 shares $1.04 million -0.6%0.6%3.3 $16.77
11/30/202062,600 shares $1.07 million -6.3%0.6%3.2 $17.04
11/15/202066,800 shares $1.06 million +2.8%0.7%3.2 $15.85
10/30/202065,000 shares $851,500.00 -11.8%0.7%3.4 $13.10
10/15/202073,700 shares $1.02 million -6.0%N/A4.1 $13.81
9/30/202078,400 shares $1.01 million +4.8%N/A4.5 $12.82
9/15/202074,800 shares $1.03 million -4.5%N/A3.5 $13.81
8/31/202078,300 shares $1.06 million -6.6%N/A3.6 $13.60
8/14/202083,800 shares $1.18 million -8.9%N/A3.4 $14.10
7/31/202092,000 shares $1.23 million -5.4%N/A3.5 $13.33
7/15/202097,200 shares $1.29 million -11.6%N/A3.2 $13.30
6/30/2020109,900 shares $1.59 million +158.6%N/A3.4 $14.46
6/15/202042,500 shares $605,625.00 +10.1%N/A1.3 $14.25
5/29/202038,600 shares $509,520.00 +11.2%N/A1 $13.20
5/15/202034,700 shares $380,659.00 +20.9%N/A0.8 $10.97

ISTR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Investar's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Investar shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 113,100 shares of ISTR short. 1.34% of Investar's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Investar's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Investar?

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. ISTR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Investar's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Investar?

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. 1.34% of Investar's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Investar's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Investar saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 113,100 shares, a drop of 1.7% from the previous total of 115,100 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 Investar's float size?

Investar currently has issued a total of 9,821,000 shares. Some of Investar'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. Investar currently has a public float of 8,440,000 shares.

How does Investar's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.34% of Investar's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Investar: Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.85%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.42%), BitFuFu Inc. (1.75%), Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. (7.20%), Independent Bank Co. (1.15%), Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (1.05%), Velocity Financial, Inc. (1.32%), Five Star Bancorp (1.28%), X Financial (0.34%), Jiayin Group Inc. (0.46%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Investar stock?

Short selling ISTR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Investar as its price is falling. ISTR shares are trading down $0.10 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 Investar?

A short squeeze for Investar 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 ISTR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Investar'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 ISTR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:ISTR) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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