Kingstone Companies (KINS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $15.36 +0.32 (+2.13%) Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.34 -0.02 (-0.13%) As of 06:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Kingstone Companies Short Interest DataKingstone Companies (KINS) has a short interest of 425,300 shares, representing 3.91% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 47.67% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.2, indicating that it would take 1.2 days of the average trading volume of 254,968 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest425,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest288,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+47.67%Dollar Volume Sold Short$7.32 millionShort Interest Ratio1.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares14,006,000 sharesFloat Size10,880,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.91%Today's Trading Volume271,405 sharesAverage Trading Volume254,968 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average106% Short Selling Kingstone Companies? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Kingstone Companies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartKINS Short Interest Over TimeKINS Days to Cover Over TimeKINS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Kingstone Companies Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2025425,300 shares $7.32 million +47.7%3.9%1.2 $17.20 4/30/2025288,000 shares $4.90 million +21.9%2.7%0.9 $17.00 4/15/2025236,200 shares $4.06 million +14.6%2.2%0.8 $17.20 3/31/2025206,200 shares $3.43 million +6.7%1.9%0.7 $16.65 3/15/2025193,300 shares $3.21 million -37.0%1.8%0.6 $16.63 2/28/2025307,000 shares $4.93 million -7.6%3.2%1 $16.06 2/15/2025332,200 shares $5.95 million +27.8%3.5%1 $17.92 1/31/2025260,000 shares $4.42 million -62.9%2.8%0.8 $16.99 1/15/2025700,400 shares $10.61 million -9.4%7.5%2.2 $15.15 12/31/2024773,400 shares $11.75 million +19.4%8.3%2.6 $15.19 Get the Latest News and Ratings for KINS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Kingstone Companies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/15/2024647,800 shares $10.34 million +36.6%6.9%2.4 $15.96 11/30/2024474,200 shares $7.94 million +146.9%5.3%1.9 $16.75 11/15/2024192,100 shares $2.10 million +50.4%2.2%0.9 $10.95 10/31/2024127,700 shares $1.36 million -9.1%1.5%0.7 $10.62 10/15/2024140,500 shares $1.38 million +32.1%1.7%0.8 $9.82 9/30/2024106,400 shares $973.56 thousand +35.2%1.3%0.6 $9.15 9/15/202478,700 shares $727.19 thousand +64.6%1.0%0.5 $9.24 8/31/202447,800 shares $416.82 thousand +20.4%0.6%0.4 $8.72 8/15/202439,700 shares $364.45 thousand +19.2%0.5%0.4 $9.18 7/31/202433,300 shares $235.10 thousand +104.3%0.4%0.7 $7.06 7/15/202416,300 shares $77.91 thousand No Change0.2%0.5 $4.78 2/29/20249,800 shares $36.95 thousand -18.3%0.1%0.4 $3.77 2/15/202412,000 shares $39.48 thousand -26.8%0.2%0.5 $3.29 1/31/202416,400 shares $52.64 thousand +90.7%0.2%0.7 $3.21 1/15/20248,600 shares $20.98 thousand No Change0.1%0.4 $2.44 12/31/20238,600 shares $18.32 thousand -54.5%0.1%0.4 $2.13 12/15/202318,900 shares $44.42 thousand +293.8%0.2%1 $2.35 11/30/20234,800 shares $12.29 thousand -67.6%0.1%0.3 $2.56 11/15/202314,800 shares $35.37 thousand -42.6%0.2%0.7 $2.39 10/31/202325,800 shares $50.57 thousand +12.7%0.3%1 $1.96 10/15/202322,900 shares $39.39 thousand -1.3%0.3%1 $1.72 9/30/202323,200 shares $41.53 thousand -8.3%0.3%1 $1.79 9/15/202325,300 shares $44.28 thousand -3.1%0.3%1.1 $1.75 8/31/202326,100 shares $53.24 thousand +127.0%0.3%1.1 $2.04 8/15/202311,500 shares $15.24 thousand +130.0%0.1%0.6 $1.33 7/31/20235,000 shares $5.70 thousand -31.5%0.1%0.3 $1.14 7/15/20237,300 shares $9.02 thousand +23.7%0.1%0.5 $1.24 6/30/20235,900 shares $6.90 thousand +118.5%0.1%0.4 $1.17 6/15/20232,700 shares $3.51 thousand -15.6%0.0%0.2 $1.30 5/31/20233,200 shares $4.10 thousand -43.9%0.0%0.2 $1.28Elon’s backup plan for AI (Ad)Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. And this new technology is quietly becoming one of the most profitable stories of the year.Chris Rowe just shared the full details in a live presentation… Watch it here before it comes down. 5/15/20235,700 shares $7.01 thousand -56.2%0.1%0.4 $1.23 4/30/202313,000 shares $16.84 thousand -5.8%0.2%1.1 $1.30 4/15/202313,800 shares $16.84 thousand -8.6%0.2%1.1 $1.22 3/31/202315,100 shares $20.18 thousand +32.5%0.2%1 $1.34 3/15/202311,400 shares $13.57 thousand -30.9%0.2%0.7 $1.19 2/28/202316,500 shares $22.44 thousand -6.3%0.2%0.4 $1.36 2/15/202317,600 shares $26.75 thousand +10.0%0.2%0.4 $1.52 1/31/202316,000 shares $27.04 thousand +65.0%0.2%0.2 $1.69 1/15/20239,700 shares $16.68 thousand +38.6%0.1%0.1 $1.72 12/30/20227,000 shares $9.45 thousand -92.7%0.1%0.1 $1.35 12/15/202296,400 shares $167.74 thousand +216.1%1.2%1.1 $1.74 11/30/202230,500 shares $30.81 thousand +142.1%0.4%0.4 $1.01 11/15/202212,600 shares $11.46 thousand +23.5%0.2%0.2 $0.91 10/31/202210,200 shares $21.83 thousand -70.5%0.1%0.6 $2.14 10/15/202234,600 shares $89.61 thousand -26.2%0.4%1.8 $2.59 9/30/202246,900 shares $124.75 thousand +15.5%0.6%2.6 $2.66 9/15/202240,600 shares $133.17 thousand +1.3%0.5%2.7 $3.28 8/31/202240,100 shares $157.59 thousand +16.9%0.5%3.1 $3.93 8/15/202234,300 shares $137.20 thousand +90.6%0.4%2.9 $4.00 7/31/202218,000 shares $64.53 thousand +65.1%0.2%1.4 $3.59 7/15/202210,900 shares $41.09 thousand +49.3%0.1%0.9 $3.77 6/30/20227,300 shares $28.76 thousand +4.3%0.1%0.6 $3.94 6/15/20227,000 shares $28.49 thousand -24.7%0.1%0.6 $4.07 5/31/20229,300 shares $41.57 thousand -41.9%0.1%0.8 $4.47 5/15/202216,000 shares $76.80 thousand +158.1%0.2%1.2 $4.80 4/30/20226,200 shares $26.10 thousand -10.1%0.1%0.5 $4.21 4/15/20226,900 shares $32.98 thousand -34.9%0.1%0.9 $4.78 3/31/202210,600 shares $56.39 thousand +21.8%0.1%1.2 $5.32 3/15/20228,700 shares $44.81 thousand -58.2%0.1%0.6 $5.15 2/28/202220,800 shares $110.24 thousand +9.5%0.2%1.2 $5.30 2/15/202219,000 shares $97.66 thousand -22.1%0.2%1.1 $5.14 1/31/202224,400 shares $132.25 thousand -12.2%0.3%1.1 $5.42 1/15/202227,800 shares $151.23 thousand +16.8%0.3%1.2 $5.44 12/31/202123,800 shares $119 thousand +153.2%0.3%1 $5.00 12/15/20219,400 shares $43.99 thousand +19.0%0.1%0.4 $4.68 11/30/20217,900 shares $38.87 thousand -15.1%0.1%0.4 $4.92 11/15/20219,300 shares $47.06 thousand +34.8%0.1%0.5 $5.06 10/29/20216,900 shares $39.68 thousand -49.6%0.1%0.4 $5.75 10/15/202113,700 shares $83.84 thousand +45.7%0.2%0.9 $6.12 9/30/20219,400 shares $62.42 thousand -36.1%0.1%0.6 $6.64 9/15/202114,700 shares $99.96 thousand +14.0%0.2%0.9 $6.80 8/31/202112,900 shares $92.24 thousand +12.2%0.1%0.8 $7.15 8/13/202111,500 shares $81.08 thousand -28.6%0.1%0.7 $7.05 7/30/202116,100 shares $122.04 thousand +71.3%0.2%1.2 $7.58 7/15/20219,400 shares $70.41 thousand +16.1%0.1%0.7 $7.49 6/30/20218,100 shares $63.18 thousand -12.9%0.1%0.5 $7.80 6/15/20219,300 shares $77.28 thousand -8.8%0.1%0.6 $8.31 5/28/202110,200 shares $81.91 thousand -51.2%0.1%0.7 $8.03 5/14/202120,900 shares $168.87 thousand -2.8%0.2%1.4 $8.08 4/30/202121,500 shares $183.50 thousand +66.7%0.2%1.5 $8.54Elon’s backup plan for AI (Ad)Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. And this new technology is quietly becoming one of the most profitable stories of the year.Chris Rowe just shared the full details in a live presentation… Watch it here before it comes down. 4/15/202112,900 shares $99.59 thousand -45.6%0.2%0.9 $7.72 3/31/202123,700 shares $206.19 thousand +0.4%0.3%1.7 $8.70 3/15/202123,600 shares $172.52 thousand +38.8%0.3%1.7 $7.31 2/26/202117,000 shares $120.36 thousand -33.1%0.2%0.9 $7.08 2/12/202125,400 shares $184.66 thousand -2.3%0.3%1.3 $7.27 1/29/202126,000 shares $184.86 thousand +37.6%0.3%1.3 $7.11 1/15/202118,900 shares $130.98 thousand -16.0%0.2%0.9 $6.93 12/31/202022,500 shares $148.95 thousand +80.0%0.3%1.2 $6.62 12/15/202012,500 shares $77.75 thousand -36.9%0.1%0.6 $6.22 11/30/202019,800 shares $135.04 thousand -19.8%0.2%1.1 $6.82 11/15/202024,700 shares $151.66 thousand -8.9%0.3%1.4 $6.14 10/30/202027,100 shares $162.87 thousand +1.5%0.3%1.4 $6.01 10/15/202026,700 shares $160.47 thousand -24.4%0.3%1.2 $6.01 9/30/202035,300 shares $207.92 thousand -3.0%0.4%1.4 $5.89 9/15/202036,400 shares $216.22 thousand +26.4%0.4%1.2 $5.94 8/31/202028,800 shares $171.94 thousand -5.3%0.3%0.9 $5.97 8/14/202030,400 shares $170.85 thousand +8.6%0.3%1 $5.62 7/31/202028,000 shares $151.20 thousand No Change0.3%0.8 $5.40 7/15/202028,000 shares $145.04 thousand +45.1%0.3%0.8 $5.18 6/30/202019,300 shares $85.69 thousand +35.0%0.2%0.6 $4.44 6/15/202014,300 shares $67.35 thousand -4.0%0.2%0.5 $4.71 KINS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Kingstone Companies' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Kingstone Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 425,300 shares of KINS short. 3.91% of Kingstone Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kingstone Companies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Kingstone Companies? 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. KINS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Kingstone Companies's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Kingstone Companies? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Kingstone Companies: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Kingstone Companies? 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. 3.91% of Kingstone Companies' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Kingstone Companies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Kingstone Companies saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 425,300 shares, an increase of 47.7% from the previous total of 288,000 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. What is Kingstone Companies' float size? Kingstone Companies currently has issued a total of 14,006,000 shares. Some of Kingstone Companies' 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. Kingstone Companies currently has a public float of 10,880,000 shares. How does Kingstone Companies' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.91% of Kingstone Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Kingstone Companies: Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (5.87%), Hippo Holdings Inc. (9.18%), AMERICAN COASTAL INSURANCE Corp (3.20%), Waterdrop Inc. (0.03%), SelectQuote, Inc. (1.49%), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (2.13%), Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (5.01%), James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (3.57%), NI Holdings, Inc. (0.79%), GoHealth, Inc. (1.16%), 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 ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Kingstone Companies stock? Short selling KINS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kingstone Companies as its price is falling. KINS shares are trading up $0.32 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 Kingstone Companies? A short squeeze for Kingstone Companies 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 KINS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Kingstone Companies' 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 KINS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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