Kingstone Companies (KINS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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 February 29th, traders have sold 9,800 shares of KINS short. 0.13% of Kingstone Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kingstone Companies' 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. 0.13% of Kingstone Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Kingstone Companies saw a decline in short interest in February. As of February 29th, there was short interest totaling 9,800 shares, a decline of 18.3% from the previous total of 12,000 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.

Kingstone Companies currently has issued a total of 11,010,000 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 7,740,000 shares.

0.13% of Kingstone Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Kingstone Companies: ICC Holdings, Inc. (0.26%), Fundamental Global Inc. (0.03%), Conifer Holdings, Inc. (0.30%), CFSB Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. (0.04%), Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (0.08%), Texas Community Bancshares, Inc. (0.22%), Broadway Financial Co. (0.17%), Global Self Storage, Inc. (0.08%), Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (9.86%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.39 billion), General Motors ($3.88 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.13 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.48 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.04 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KINS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kingstone Companies as its price is falling. 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 Kingstone Companies 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 KINS, 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 KINS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 29 2024.