Middlefield Banc (MBCN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $27.11 -0.14 (-0.51%) Closing price 08/6/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.51 +0.40 (+1.48%) As of 04:07 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Middlefield Banc Short Interest DataMiddlefield Banc (MBCN) has a short interest of 58,000 shares. This marks a -10.22% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.1, indicating that it would take 6.1 days of the average trading volume of 8,122 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest58,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest64,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-10.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.73 millionShort Interest Ratio6.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares8,080,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.72%Today's Trading Volume4,392 sharesAverage Trading Volume8,122 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average54% Short Selling Middlefield Banc? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Middlefield Banc and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMBCN Short Interest Over TimeMBCN Days to Cover Over TimeMBCN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Middlefield Banc Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202558,000 shares $1.73 million -10.2%N/A6.1 $29.82 6/30/202564,600 shares $1.95 million +6.1%0.8%6.8 $30.11 6/15/202560,900 shares $1.72 million +17.3%0.8%7.2 $28.24 5/31/202551,900 shares $1.52 million -0.2%0.7%6.3 $29.35 5/15/202552,000 shares $1.53 million -5.8%0.7%6.3 $29.50 4/30/202555,200 shares $1.43 million +3.6%N/A7.1 $25.93 4/15/202553,300 shares $1.25 million -13.1%0.7%6.6 $23.39 3/31/202561,300 shares $1.71 million +8.1%0.8%7 $27.95 3/15/202556,700 shares $1.50 million +10.5%0.7%6.2 $26.50 2/28/202551,300 shares $1.37 million -6.2%0.7%5.4 $26.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MBCN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Middlefield Banc and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/202554,700 shares $1.47 million -11.4%0.7%5.6 $26.83 1/31/202561,700 shares $1.60 million -3.6%N/A5.7 $25.91 1/15/202564,000 shares $1.67 million -16.2%N/A5.9 $26.03 12/31/202476,400 shares $2.14 million -20.0%N/A6.8 $28.05 12/15/202495,500 shares $2.97 million -14.1%N/A8.8 $31.14 11/30/2024111,200 shares $3.44 million -8.1%N/A9.8 $30.98 11/15/2024121,000 shares $3.62 million -4.8%N/A10.7 $29.88 10/31/2024127,100 shares $3.59 million -9.9%N/A11.5 $28.24 10/15/2024141,100 shares $4.15 million -10.6%N/A13.6 $29.41 9/30/2024157,800 shares $4.54 million -13.1%N/A14.7 $28.80 9/15/2024181,500 shares $5.21 million -5.4%N/A15.3 $28.68 8/31/2024191,900 shares $5.37 million +8.3%N/A18.1 $27.97 8/15/2024177,200 shares $4.34 million -5.3%N/A16.3 $24.50 7/31/2024187,100 shares $5.04 million +13.0%N/A17.5 $26.96 7/15/2024165,600 shares $3.86 million +0.9%N/A16.2 $23.28 6/30/2024164,100 shares $3.95 million +4.8%N/A17.8 $24.05 6/15/2024156,600 shares $3.27 million +8.2%N/A19.6 $20.87 5/31/2024144,800 shares $3.06 million +6.4%N/A18.1 $21.10 5/15/2024136,100 shares $3.17 million -4.7%N/A16.6 $23.32 4/30/2024142,800 shares $3.07 million -0.2%N/A16 $21.47 4/15/2024143,100 shares $3.17 million -5.7%N/A15.2 $22.15 3/31/2024151,800 shares $3.62 million -6.7%N/A14.7 $23.88 3/15/2024162,700 shares $3.86 million -2.4%N/A13.8 $23.70 2/29/2024166,700 shares $4.09 million +5.6%N/A11.1 $24.54 2/15/2024157,800 shares $4.18 million +8.9%N/A10.3 $26.52 1/31/2024144,900 shares $3.83 million -9.7%N/A9.8 $26.40 1/15/2024160,400 shares $4.73 million -3.8%N/A10.7 $29.49 12/31/2023166,700 shares $5.40 million +23.3%N/A11.2 $32.37 12/15/2023135,200 shares $4.96 million -10.5%N/A9.8 $36.70 11/30/2023151,100 shares $4.28 million +8.9%N/A12.4 $28.35He Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 11/15/2023138,800 shares $3.91 million -5.3%N/A11.6 $28.14 10/31/2023146,500 shares $3.74 million +5.6%N/A12.2 $25.50 10/15/2023138,800 shares $3.79 million -5.1%N/A10.5 $27.33 9/30/2023146,200 shares $3.71 million -13.4%N/A9.8 $25.41 9/15/2023168,800 shares $4.85 million -9.9%N/A5.7 $28.75 8/31/2023187,300 shares $4.86 million +2.7%N/A6 $25.93 8/15/2023182,400 shares $5.16 million -9.8%N/A5.6 $28.27 7/31/2023202,300 shares $5.92 million -18.7%N/A6.2 $29.26 7/15/2023248,800 shares $6.52 million +1.1%N/A7.7 $26.22 6/30/2023246,100 shares $6.60 million +265.7%N/A8 $26.80 6/15/202367,300 shares $1.81 million +100.3%N/A2.2 $26.95 5/31/202333,600 shares $847.73 thousand -14.5%N/A1.9 $25.23 5/15/202339,300 shares $892.11 thousand -46.0%N/A2.5 $22.70 4/30/202372,800 shares $1.98 million -3.1%N/A4.4 $27.19 4/15/202375,100 shares $2.12 million +53.6%N/A3.6 $28.23 3/31/202348,900 shares $1.37 million +5.2%N/A2.4 $28.02 3/15/202346,500 shares $1.26 million +249.6%N/A2.1 $27.04 2/28/202313,300 shares $375.59 thousand +98.5%0.3%0.8 $28.24 2/15/20236,700 shares $189.34 thousand +86.1%0.1%0.4 $28.26 1/31/20233,600 shares $97.92 thousand -7.7%0.1%0.2 $27.20 1/15/20233,900 shares $106.12 thousand +39.3%0.1%0.4 $27.21 12/30/20222,800 shares $76.72 thousand -39.1%0.1%0.3 $27.40 12/15/20224,600 shares $128.71 thousand -78.7%0.1%0.6 $27.98 11/30/202221,600 shares $617.76 thousand +2.4%0.4%2.8 $28.60 11/15/202221,100 shares $619.71 thousand +6.6%0.4%2.7 $29.37 10/31/202219,800 shares $574.20 thousand +8.2%0.4%2.7 $29.00 10/15/202218,300 shares $527.96 thousand +14.4%0.3%2.5 $28.85 9/30/202216,000 shares $433.60 thousand +8.8%0.3%2.2 $27.10 9/15/202214,700 shares $401.02 thousand +61.5%0.3%1.7 $27.28 8/31/20229,100 shares $245.79 thousand -17.3%0.2%1 $27.01 8/15/202211,000 shares $312.18 thousand +547.1%0.2%1.3 $28.38 7/31/20221,700 shares $44.52 thousand +13.3%0.0%0.2 $26.19 7/15/20221,500 shares $37.65 thousand -31.8%0.0%0.2 $25.10 6/30/20222,200 shares $55.44 thousand -18.5%N/A0.2 $25.20 6/15/20222,700 shares $68.07 thousand +80.0%0.1%0.3 $25.21 5/31/20221,500 shares $37.41 thousand +7.1%N/A0.2 $24.94 5/15/20221,400 shares $35.70 thousand -33.3%0.0%0.2 $25.50 4/30/20222,100 shares $55.44 thousand +5.0%0.0%0.3 $26.40 4/15/20222,000 shares $49 thousand +17.7%0.0%0.3 $24.50 3/31/20221,700 shares $42.19 thousand -5.6%0.0%0.3 $24.82 3/15/20221,800 shares $45.83 thousand -58.1%0.0%0.3 $25.46 2/28/20224,300 shares $109.74 thousand -15.7%0.1%0.7 $25.52 2/15/20225,100 shares $132.50 thousand -30.1%0.1%0.7 $25.98 1/31/20227,300 shares $186.66 thousand +1.4%0.1%0.8 $25.57 1/15/20227,200 shares $184.97 thousand -5.3%0.1%0.6 $25.69 12/31/20217,600 shares $188.48 thousand -39.7%0.1%0.6 $24.80 12/15/202112,600 shares $323.19 thousand +24.8%0.2%0.9 $25.65 11/30/202110,100 shares $251.49 thousand -8.2%0.2%0.8 $24.90 11/15/202111,000 shares $303.05 thousand +14.6%0.2%0.9 $27.55 10/29/20219,600 shares $240 thousand +35.2%0.2%0.8 $25.00He Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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Now, the man who called Nvidia at $1.10 reveals AI’s Next Magnificent Seven… including one stock he says could become America’s next trillion-dollar giant.See his full breakdown of the seven stocks to own now 10/15/20217,100 shares $168.70 thousand -1.4%0.1%0.7 $23.76 9/30/20217,200 shares $171.58 thousand +2.9%0.1%0.9 $23.83 9/15/20217,000 shares $166.67 thousand +45.8%0.1%0.3 $23.81 8/31/20214,800 shares $114.24 thousand +33.3%0.1%0.2 $23.80 8/13/20213,600 shares $85.21 thousand -52.0%0.1%0.2 $23.67 7/30/20217,500 shares $180.38 thousand -41.9%0.1%0.3 $24.05 7/15/202112,900 shares $302.25 thousand -31.0%0.2%0.5 $23.43 6/30/202118,700 shares $441.32 thousand -91.3%0.3%0.6 $23.60 6/15/2021214,500 shares $5.18 million +1.1%3.6%11.7 $24.14 5/28/2021212,200 shares $5.09 million +7.4%3.5%12 $24.00 5/14/2021197,500 shares $4.54 million +41.5%N/A9.7 $23.00 4/30/2021139,600 shares $3.16 million +30.7%N/A6.4 $22.67 4/15/2021106,800 shares $2.21 million +31.9%N/A4.9 $20.73 3/31/202181,000 shares $1.72 million +2.0%N/A4.1 $21.29 3/15/202179,400 shares $1.98 million +3.9%N/A4 $24.91 2/26/202176,400 shares $1.77 million +16.1%N/A4.2 $23.20 2/12/202165,800 shares $1.46 million -23.3%N/A4.7 $22.15 1/29/202185,800 shares $1.63 million +12.6%N/A6.7 $19.00 1/15/202176,200 shares $1.67 million -5.3%N/A7.4 $21.90 12/31/202080,500 shares $1.82 million +52.5%N/A9.6 $22.57 12/15/202052,800 shares $1.07 million -3.1%N/A6.5 $20.24 11/30/202054,500 shares $1.16 million -3.0%N/A7.7 $21.26 11/15/202056,200 shares $1.29 million -3.6%N/A7.9 $23.03 10/30/202058,300 shares $1.16 million -10.6%N/A8.6 $19.83 10/15/202065,200 shares $1.34 million -3.6%N/A9.6 $20.58 9/30/202067,600 shares $1.30 million -3.4%N/A9.3 $19.30 9/15/202070,000 shares $1.33 million -9.9%N/A3.8 $19.00 8/31/202077,700 shares $1.48 million -2.9%N/A4 $19.00 8/14/202080,000 shares $1.46 million +3.5%N/A3.9 $18.20 MBCN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Middlefield Banc's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Middlefield Banc shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 58,000 shares of MBCN short. Learn More on Middlefield Banc's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Middlefield Banc? 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. MBCN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Middlefield Banc's short interest ratio. Is Middlefield Banc's short interest increasing or decreasing? Middlefield Banc saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 58,000 shares, a drop of 10.2% from the previous total of 64,600 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. How does Middlefield Banc's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Middlefield Banc: Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (1.45%), Bit Digital, Inc. (10.69%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.72%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.66%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (8.77%), Grupo Supervielle S.A. (1.81%), Amerant Bancorp Inc. (2.73%), Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. (10.39%), HBT Financial, Inc. (0.84%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (0.87%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Middlefield Banc stock? Short selling MBCN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Middlefield Banc as its price is falling. MBCN shares are trading down $0.14 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 Middlefield Banc? A short squeeze for Middlefield Banc 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 MBCN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Middlefield Banc'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 MBCN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. 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