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OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$18.71 -0.09 (-0.46%)
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OceanFirst Financial Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, OceanFirst Financial (OCFC) had a short interest of 4.62 million shares sold short, representing 8.44% of the public float. This marks a -2.57% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.9, meaning it would take 5.9 days of the average trading volume of 706,462 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,615,658 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,737,341 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.57%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$88.02 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
57,600,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.44%
Today's Trading Volume
382,642 shares
Average Trading Volume
706,462 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
54%
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OceanFirst Financial Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20264,615,658 shares $88.02 million -2.6%8.4%5.93 $19.07
4/15/20264,737,341 shares $90.34 million -7.6%8.7%8.16 $19.07
3/31/20265,128,936 shares $92.53 million +18.0%9.4%6.19 $18.04
3/13/20264,346,522 shares $77.41 million +15.2%8.0%7.74 $17.81
2/27/20263,773,463 shares $68.15 million +4.6%6.9%6.55 $18.06
2/13/20263,607,275 shares $70.63 million +24.3%6.6%5.64 $19.58
1/30/20262,901,706 shares $54.41 million +20.3%5.3%3.43 $18.75
1/15/20262,411,785 shares $44.40 million -5.6%4.4%2.88 $18.41
12/31/20252,554,734 shares $45.86 million +2.7%4.7%4.48 $17.95
12/15/20252,488,653 shares $50.32 million +0.5%4.6%7.85 $20.22
11/28/20252,475,965 shares $46.66 million +10.1%4.5%7.02 $18.85
11/14/20252,249,274 shares $40.33 million -6.1%4.1%6.08 $17.93
10/31/20252,394,221 shares $43.53 million +66.8%4.4%4.21 $18.18
10/15/20251,440,000 shares $26.58 million +46.7%2.6%4.2 $18.46
9/30/2025981,700 shares $17.25 million +19.8%1.8%3.3 $17.57
9/15/2025819,500 shares $14.66 million +2.4%1.5%2.8 $17.89
8/31/2025800,000 shares $14.71 million -0.2%1.4%2.7 $18.39
8/15/2025801,200 shares $13.72 million +3.3%1.5%2.7 $17.13
7/31/2025775,500 shares $13.01 million -12.1%1.4%2.6 $16.78
7/15/2025882,700 shares $16.06 million +3.4%1.6%3.1 $18.19
6/30/2025854,100 shares $15.04 million -7.0%1.5%2.8 $17.61
6/15/2025918,800 shares $15.50 million -0.3%1.6%3.1 $16.87
5/31/2025921,700 shares $15.61 million +5.2%1.6%3.1 $16.94
5/15/2025876,100 shares $15.52 million +6.2%1.6%2.9 $17.72
4/30/2025824,700 shares $13.66 million +2.2%1.5%2.8 $16.56
4/15/2025807,300 shares $12.55 million +7.2%1.4%2.5 $15.54
3/31/2025752,900 shares $12.81 million +20.7%1.3%2.4 $17.01
3/15/2025623,600 shares $10.79 million +7.5%1.1%2 $17.31
2/28/2025580,000 shares $10.45 million -1.1%1.0%1.9 $18.01
2/15/2025586,500 shares $10.72 million -2.0%1.0%2 $18.27
1/31/2025598,200 shares $10.74 million -12.3%1.1%1.9 $17.96
1/15/2025681,700 shares $12.80 million +31.1%1.2%2.5 $18.78
12/31/2024519,900 shares $9.41 million -5.0%0.9%2 $18.10
12/15/2024547,200 shares $10.62 million -2.3%1.0%2.1 $19.40
11/30/2024559,800 shares $11.58 million +9.7%1.0%2.2 $20.68
11/15/2024510,500 shares $10.46 million +21.0%0.9%2 $20.49
10/31/2024421,900 shares $7.68 million -9.2%0.8%1.6 $18.20
10/15/2024464,500 shares $8.72 million -12.2%0.8%1.7 $18.78
9/30/2024529,200 shares $9.84 million -9.9%0.9%1.7 $18.59
9/15/2024587,100 shares $10.38 million -1.6%1.0%1.8 $17.68
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8/31/2024596,400 shares $10.66 million +3.1%1.1%1.9 $17.87
8/15/2024578,600 shares $9.42 million -20.8%1.0%1.7 $16.28
7/31/2024730,600 shares $13.28 million -55.2%1.3%2.2 $18.17
7/15/20241,630,000 shares $28.38 million -0.6%2.9%5.3 $17.41
6/30/20241,640,000 shares $26.06 million +3.1%2.9%5.9 $15.89
6/15/20241,590,000 shares $22.96 million +16.1%2.8%5.8 $14.44
5/31/20241,370,000 shares $20.62 million +26.9%2.4%5 $15.05
5/15/20241,080,000 shares $17.34 million -9.2%1.9%4 $16.06
4/30/20241,190,000 shares $17.56 million +1.7%2.1%3.6 $14.76
4/15/20241,170,000 shares $17.19 million -10.0%2.1%3.4 $14.69
3/31/20241,300,000 shares $21.33 million +5.7%2.3%3.9 $16.41
3/15/20241,230,000 shares $18.46 million +11.8%2.2%3.7 $15.01
2/29/20241,100,000 shares $16.72 million +12.9%1.9%3.3 $15.20
2/15/2024974,400 shares $15.65 million +68.1%1.7%3.1 $16.06
1/31/2024579,600 shares $9.99 million +4.8%1.0%2 $17.23
1/15/2024553,300 shares $9.27 million -5.7%1.0%1.9 $16.76
12/31/2023586,500 shares $10.18 million +2.5%1.0%1.9 $17.36
12/15/2023572,400 shares $9.77 million +8.1%1.0%1.7 $17.06
11/30/2023529,500 shares $7.34 million -10.8%0.9%1.6 $13.86
11/15/2023593,800 shares $8.55 million -6.0%1.0%1.9 $14.40
10/31/2023631,800 shares $8.00 million +9.0%1.1%2.1 $12.66
10/15/2023579,900 shares $7.99 million -18.5%1.0%2 $13.77
9/30/2023711,400 shares $10.29 million -9.5%1.2%2.5 $14.47
9/15/2023786,300 shares $12.58 million +3.0%1.4%3 $16.00
8/31/2023763,400 shares $12.88 million -7.2%1.3%2.8 $16.87
8/15/2023823,000 shares $14.34 million -7.4%1.4%2.9 $17.43
7/31/2023889,100 shares $16.56 million +2.4%1.6%2.9 $18.63
7/15/2023868,300 shares $14.27 million +15.2%1.5%2.6 $16.44
6/30/2023754,000 shares $11.78 million +0.0%1.3%2.4 $15.62
6/15/2023753,700 shares $12.55 million -2.5%1.3%2.3 $16.65
5/31/2023772,900 shares $10.98 million +13.7%1.3%2.1 $14.20
5/15/2023679,600 shares $9.00 million -8.5%1.2%1.9 $13.25
4/30/2023742,600 shares $11.88 million +30.1%1.3%2.2 $16.00
4/15/2023570,600 shares $9.83 million +3.3%1.0%1.9 $17.22
3/31/2023552,600 shares $10.21 million -32.7%1.0%1.8 $18.48
3/15/2023820,500 shares $15.61 million +10.7%1.4%2.9 $19.03
2/28/2023740,900 shares $17.57 million -7.7%1.3%3.5 $23.72
2/15/2023802,900 shares $19.71 million -0.1%1.4%4 $24.55
1/31/2023803,900 shares $19.23 million +5.7%1.4%3.6 $23.92
1/15/2023760,800 shares $16.81 million +1.9%1.3%3.2 $22.10
12/30/2022746,900 shares $15.87 million -2.7%1.3%2.9 $21.25
12/15/2022767,500 shares $16.24 million -19.8%1.3%2.8 $21.16
11/30/2022957,400 shares $22.36 million -11.4%1.7%3.5 $23.36
11/15/20221,080,000 shares $25.59 million -14.3%1.9%4 $23.69
10/31/20221,260,000 shares $28.45 million +1.6%2.2%5 $22.58
10/15/20221,240,000 shares $24.86 million +8.8%2.2%5 $20.05
9/30/20221,140,000 shares $21.25 million +0.9%2.0%5.2 $18.64
9/15/20221,130,000 shares $22.76 million +1.8%2.0%5.3 $20.14
8/31/20221,110,000 shares $21.58 million +1.8%1.9%5.1 $19.44
8/15/20221,090,000 shares $23.36 million -1.8%1.9%4.8 $21.43
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7/31/20221,110,000 shares $22.82 million No Change1.9%4.1 $20.56
7/15/20221,110,000 shares $21.31 million No Change1.9%4.1 $19.20
6/30/20221,110,000 shares $21.23 million -1.8%1.9%4.1 $19.13
6/15/20221,130,000 shares $21.55 million +7.6%2.4%4.1 $19.07
5/31/20221,050,000 shares $21.18 million +2.9%1.8%3.8 $20.17
5/15/20221,020,000 shares $19.31 million +6.9%1.8%3.7 $18.93
4/30/2022954,000 shares $17.87 million +5.6%1.7%3.9 $18.73
4/15/2022903,300 shares $17.04 million -11.4%1.6%3.7 $18.86
3/31/20221,020,000 shares $20.50 million -4.7%1.8%4.2 $20.10
3/15/20221,070,000 shares $23.36 million +7.3%1.9%4.4 $21.83
2/28/2022996,800 shares $22.31 million +4.1%1.7%4.2 $22.38
2/15/2022957,900 shares $21.61 million +6.6%1.7%4 $22.56
1/31/2022899,000 shares $20.41 million +3.4%1.6%3.7 $22.70
1/15/2022869,300 shares $20.90 million +10.9%1.5%3.5 $24.04
12/31/2021783,700 shares $17.40 million +10.2%1.4%3.2 $22.20
12/15/2021711,200 shares $14.98 million +0.3%1.2%2.9 $21.06
11/30/2021709,400 shares $14.62 million -2.3%1.2%3.1 $20.61
11/15/2021726,100 shares $15.94 million +5.5%1.3%3.2 $21.95
10/29/2021688,300 shares $15.26 million -15.3%1.2%3.1 $22.17
10/15/2021812,900 shares $17.76 million +0.6%1.4%3.6 $21.85
9/30/2021807,900 shares $17.30 million -13.6%1.4%3.5 $21.41
9/15/2021935,200 shares $19.05 million +5.1%1.6%4 $20.37
8/31/2021890,200 shares $18.93 million +7.0%1.5%3.9 $21.26
8/13/2021832,100 shares $18.03 million +22.1%1.4%3.7 $21.67
7/30/2021681,300 shares $13.29 million -13.4%1.2%2.6 $19.50
7/15/2021786,400 shares $15.74 million +4.2%1.4%3.1 $20.01
6/30/2021754,400 shares $15.72 million +2.5%1.3%3 $20.84
6/15/2021736,100 shares $16.14 million +0.1%1.3%2.9 $21.93
5/28/2021735,600 shares $16.26 million +15.1%1.3%2.7 $22.11

OCFC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of OceanFirst Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 4,615,658 shares of OCFC short. 8.44% of OceanFirst Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on OceanFirst Financial's current short interest.

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. OCFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.9. Learn More on OceanFirst Financial's short interest ratio.

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. 8.44% of OceanFirst Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

OceanFirst Financial saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,615,658 shares, a decrease of 2.6% from the previous total of 4,737,341 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.

8.44% of OceanFirst Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to OceanFirst Financial: Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (8.07%), First Financial Bancorp. (3.82%), First Merchants Corporation (1.68%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (3.86%), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (5.21%), United Bankshares, Inc. (3.92%), WSFS Financial Corporation (3.21%), Provident Financial Services, Inc (4.59%), SouthState Bank Corporation (2.59%), Banc of California, Inc. (6.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OCFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from OceanFirst Financial as its price is falling. OCFC shares are trading up $0.35 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.

A short squeeze for OceanFirst Financial 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 OCFC, 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 OCFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like OCFC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:OCFC) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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