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MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$18.25 -0.21 (-1.14%)
Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$18.27 +0.02 (+0.11%)
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MainStreet Bancshares Short Interest Data

MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB) has a short interest of 75,500 shares, representing 1.21% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.15% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 18,378 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
75,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
71,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+5.15%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.44 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
7,704,000 shares
Float Size
6,250,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.21%
Today's Trading Volume
14,704 shares
Average Trading Volume
18,378 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
80%
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MNSB Short Interest Over Time

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MNSB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

MainStreet Bancshares Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/202575,500 shares $1.44 million +5.2%1.2%3.4 $19.10
5/15/202571,800 shares $1.41 million +4.4%1.2%3.8 $19.62
4/30/202568,800 shares $1.32 million +94.4%1.1%4.2 $19.12
4/15/202535,400 shares $542.33 thousand -4.1%0.6%2.6 $15.32
3/31/202536,900 shares $616.97 thousand +62.6%0.6%3.4 $16.72
3/15/202522,700 shares $388.62 thousand +20.1%0.4%2.3 $17.12
2/28/202518,900 shares $311.47 thousand +2.2%0.3%1.9 $16.48
2/15/202518,500 shares $308.03 thousand +6.9%0.3%1.9 $16.65
1/31/202517,300 shares $287.35 thousand -6.5%0.3%1.8 $16.61
1/15/202518,500 shares $309.32 thousand +1.1%0.3%2 $16.72
12/31/202418,300 shares $331.23 thousand -13.7%0.3%2 $18.10
12/15/202421,200 shares $433.75 thousand +27.0%0.3%2.4 $20.46
11/30/202416,700 shares $310.45 thousand +10.6%0.3%1.8 $18.59
11/15/202415,100 shares $262.74 thousand +2.7%0.2%1.5 $17.40
10/31/202414,700 shares $253.87 thousand +8.1%0.2%1.3 $17.27
10/15/202413,600 shares $246.16 thousand -2.2%0.2%1.1 $18.10
9/30/202413,900 shares $256.46 thousand -10.3%0.2%1 $18.45
9/15/202415,500 shares $269.70 thousand +5.4%0.3%0.5 $17.40
8/31/202414,700 shares $253.58 thousand -43.5%0.2%0.5 $17.25
8/15/202426,000 shares $444.08 thousand +0.8%0.4%0.7 $17.08
7/31/202425,800 shares $460.79 thousand +2.8%0.4%0.7 $17.86
7/15/202425,100 shares $450.80 thousand -87.5%0.4%0.6 $17.96
6/30/2024201,500 shares $3.57 million -8.6%3.2%4.8 $17.73
6/15/2024220,500 shares $3.48 million +0.7%3.5%8.1 $15.78
5/31/2024218,900 shares $3.70 million -11.4%3.5%8 $16.90
5/15/2024247,100 shares $4.26 million -0.1%4.0%10 $17.25
4/30/2024247,300 shares $3.78 million +68.4%3.6%10 $15.27
4/15/2024146,900 shares $2.50 million +1.6%2.1%6.4 $17.01
3/31/2024144,600 shares $2.63 million -7.0%2.1%7.4 $18.16
3/15/2024155,400 shares $2.85 million +31.9%2.3%8.6 $18.37
2/29/2024117,800 shares $2.12 million +10.2%1.7%6.3 $18.01
2/15/2024106,900 shares $2.03 million +110.4%1.6%6.1 $19.02
1/31/202450,800 shares $940.82 thousand +51.6%0.8%3.1 $18.52
1/15/202433,500 shares $732.98 thousand +2.1%0.5%2.2 $21.88
12/31/202332,800 shares $813.77 thousand -36.7%0.5%2 $24.81
12/15/202351,800 shares $1.33 million -31.5%0.8%3 $25.75
11/30/202375,600 shares $1.57 million -39.9%1.1%5.2 $20.82
11/15/2023125,700 shares $2.72 million -10.4%1.8%8.7 $21.66
10/31/2023140,300 shares $2.70 million +2.9%2.1%9.6 $19.28
10/15/2023136,400 shares $2.61 million +23.3%2.0%8.7 $19.16
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9/30/2023110,600 shares $2.27 million +31.5%1.6%7.4 $20.54
9/15/202384,100 shares $1.92 million -20.5%1.2%5.3 $22.80
8/31/2023105,800 shares $2.39 million +15.5%1.5%3.4 $22.62
8/15/202391,600 shares $2.11 million -13.4%1.3%2.7 $23.03
7/31/2023105,800 shares $2.53 million -23.3%1.5%3.2 $23.87
7/15/2023137,900 shares $3.13 million +18.4%2.0%4.1 $22.70
6/30/2023116,500 shares $2.64 million +1,031.1%1.7%3.3 $22.66
6/15/202310,300 shares $239.37 thousand -14.2%0.2%0.3 $23.24
5/31/202312,000 shares $252.84 thousand +62.2%0.2%0.6 $21.07
5/15/20237,400 shares $152.81 thousand -45.6%0.1%0.4 $20.65
4/30/202313,600 shares $292.26 thousand +123.0%0.2%0.7 $21.49
4/15/20236,100 shares $137.37 thousand +19.6%0.1%0.3 $22.52
3/31/20235,100 shares $119.80 thousand -77.4%0.1%0.3 $23.49
3/15/202322,600 shares $523.42 thousand +135.4%0.3%1.5 $23.16
2/28/20239,600 shares $283.87 thousand +6.7%0.1%0.8 $29.57
2/15/20239,000 shares $264.51 thousand -2.2%0.1%0.7 $29.39
1/31/20239,200 shares $264.04 thousand +67.3%0.1%0.6 $28.70
1/15/20235,500 shares $153.89 thousand -5.2%0.1%0.3 $27.98
12/30/20225,800 shares $159.44 thousand -40.8%0.1%0.3 $27.49
12/15/20229,800 shares $272.54 thousand +113.0%0.1%0.5 $27.81
11/30/20224,600 shares $132.94 thousand -19.3%0.1%0.3 $28.90
11/15/20225,700 shares $162.39 thousand -29.6%0.1%0.3 $28.49
10/31/20228,100 shares $225.02 thousand +24.6%0.1%0.5 $27.78
10/15/20226,500 shares $149.50 thousand -8.5%0.1%0.4 $23.00
9/30/20227,100 shares $161.95 thousand -19.3%0.1%0.5 $22.81
9/15/20228,800 shares $210.23 thousand -4.4%0.1%0.7 $23.89
8/31/20229,200 shares $222.82 thousand +87.8%0.1%0.7 $24.22
8/15/20224,900 shares $118.63 thousand +11.4%0.1%0.4 $24.21
7/31/20224,400 shares $101.82 thousand -39.7%0.1%0.3 $23.14
7/15/20227,300 shares $167.02 thousand +46.0%0.1%0.6 $22.88
6/30/20225,000 shares $113.85 thousand No Change0.1%0.4 $22.77
6/15/20225,000 shares $118.15 thousand -32.4%N/A0.4 $23.63
5/31/20227,400 shares $183.30 thousand -7.5%0.1%0.6 $24.77
5/15/20228,000 shares $196.80 thousand -1.2%0.1%0.6 $24.60
4/30/20228,100 shares $207.28 thousand +37.3%0.1%0.6 $25.59
4/15/20225,900 shares $137.77 thousand +13.5%0.1%0.6 $23.35
3/31/20225,200 shares $126.41 thousand -28.8%0.1%0.8 $24.31
3/15/20227,300 shares $179.14 thousand -13.1%0.1%0.8 $24.54
2/28/20228,400 shares $210.34 thousand -16.0%0.1%0.8 $25.04
2/15/202210,000 shares $254 thousand +47.1%0.1%1 $25.40
1/31/20226,800 shares $169.73 thousand -21.8%0.1%0.7 $24.96
1/15/20228,700 shares $211.85 thousand +33.9%0.1%0.9 $24.35
12/31/20216,500 shares $159.84 thousand -36.9%0.1%0.5 $24.59
12/15/202110,300 shares $246.58 thousand -12.0%0.2%0.9 $23.94
11/30/202111,700 shares $275.30 thousand -17.6%0.2%1 $23.53
11/15/202114,200 shares $354.86 thousand -33.3%0.2%1.3 $24.99
10/29/202121,300 shares $532.50 thousand +16.4%0.3%1.9 $25.00
10/15/202118,300 shares $447.25 thousand -2.7%0.3%1.8 $24.44
9/30/202118,800 shares $451.01 thousand -51.6%0.3%1.8 $23.99
9/15/202138,800 shares $887.36 thousand +4.6%0.6%1.5 $22.87
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8/31/202137,100 shares $866.29 thousand -3.6%0.5%1.3 $23.35
8/13/202138,500 shares $904.37 thousand -2.8%0.6%1.3 $23.49
7/30/202139,600 shares $954.36 thousand -22.1%0.6%1.3 $24.10
7/15/202150,800 shares $1.23 million +4.5%0.7%1.6 $24.20
6/30/202148,600 shares $1.10 million -80.2%0.7%1.5 $22.58
6/15/2021245,100 shares $5.50 million +4.9%3.5%11.2 $22.44
5/28/2021233,700 shares $5.00 million +0.5%3.4%11 $21.41
5/14/2021232,500 shares $4.86 million +35.1%3.3%9.8 $20.91
4/30/2021172,100 shares $3.63 million +23.1%2.5%6.7 $21.08
4/15/2021139,800 shares $2.89 million +16.1%2.0%5.4 $20.69
3/31/2021120,400 shares $2.52 million -8.4%1.7%4.7 $20.97
3/15/2021131,400 shares $2.80 million +18.4%1.9%5.5 $21.32
2/26/2021111,000 shares $2.11 million +5.6%1.6%5.3 $19.03
2/12/2021105,100 shares $1.99 million +20.1%1.6%5.3 $18.97
1/29/202187,500 shares $1.55 million +1.6%1.3%4.6 $17.77
1/15/202186,100 shares $1.55 million +0.2%1.2%3 $18.04
12/31/202085,900 shares $1.46 million -1.8%1.3%3.2 $16.99
12/15/202087,500 shares $1.43 million +10.9%1.3%3.6 $16.38
11/30/202078,900 shares $1.28 million +17.9%1.2%3.3 $16.26
11/15/202066,900 shares $1.07 million +9.5%1.0%3 $15.98
10/30/202061,100 shares $923.22 thousand -19.2%0.8%3 $15.11
10/15/202075,600 shares $1.02 million +5.2%1.0%4 $13.51
9/30/202071,900 shares $880.06 thousand -2.3%0.9%8.1 $12.24
9/15/202073,600 shares $952.38 thousand -4.8%1.0%6.9 $12.94

MNSB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is MainStreet Bancshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of MainStreet Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 75,500 shares of MNSB short. 1.21% of MainStreet Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on MainStreet Bancshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for MainStreet Bancshares?

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. MNSB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on MainStreet Bancshares's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for MainStreet Bancshares?

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. 1.21% of MainStreet Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is MainStreet Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

MainStreet Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 75,500 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the previous total of 71,800 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 MainStreet Bancshares' float size?

MainStreet Bancshares currently has issued a total of 7,704,000 shares. Some of MainStreet Bancshares' 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. MainStreet Bancshares currently has a public float of 6,250,000 shares.

How does MainStreet Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

1.21% of MainStreet Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to MainStreet Bancshares: SmartFinancial, Inc. (0.81%), Bit Digital, Inc. (30.47%), Alerus Financial Co. (0.93%), Capital Bancorp, Inc. (2.24%), Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (1.82%), Bitfarms Ltd. (11.53%), Qudian Inc. (0.18%), AMTD Digital Inc. (0.52%), Shore Bancshares, Inc. (1.17%), HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. (1.58%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short MainStreet Bancshares stock?

Short selling MNSB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from MainStreet Bancshares as its price is falling. MNSB shares are trading down $0.21 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 MainStreet Bancshares?

A short squeeze for MainStreet Bancshares 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 MNSB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is MainStreet Bancshares' 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 MNSB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.



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This page (NASDAQ:MNSB) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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