PacWest Bancorp (PACW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock Analysis PacWest Bancorp Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest25,060,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest23,500,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.64%Dollar Volume Sold Short$206.75 millionShort Interest Ratio7.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 15, 2023Outstanding Shares118,590,000 sharesFloat Size116,190,000 sharesShort Percent of Float21.57%Today's Trading Volume24,715,925 sharesAverage Trading Volume12,983,972 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average190% Short Selling PacWest Bancorp ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for PacWest Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPACW Short Interest Over TimePACW Days to Cover Over TimePACW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Unstoppable Prosperity“Generational Bull Run” IncomingLIVE Cash Flow Workshop Event / Hosted Virtually Weds @ 7PM EST Everyone who attends will also receive 3 special FREE Gifts during the event.You can find out what they are by clicking here now. PacWest Bancorp Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/15/202325,060,000 shares $206.75 million +6.6%21.6%7.1 $8.25 10/31/202323,500,000 shares $166.38 million +31.4%N/A6.9 $7.08 10/15/202317,880,000 shares $135.53 million +1.6%15.4%3.6 $7.58 9/30/202317,600,000 shares $139.22 million +25.4%15.2%3 $7.91 9/15/202314,040,000 shares $116.95 million +10.3%12.1%2.1 $8.33 8/31/202312,730,000 shares $101.20 million -11.8%11.0%1.5 $7.95 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PACW and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for PacWest Bancorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/202314,430,000 shares $116.02 million -21.3%12.4%1.1 $8.04 7/31/202318,330,000 shares $170.47 million -25.6%15.8%0.9 $9.30 7/15/202324,630,000 shares $200.49 million -7.9%21.3%0.9 $8.14 6/30/202326,730,000 shares $217.85 million -2.1%23.1%1.1 $8.15 6/15/202327,290,000 shares $224.05 million -5.8%23.6%1 $8.21 5/31/202328,960,000 shares $186.79 million +4.0%25.1%0.9 $6.45 5/15/202327,850,000 shares $149.00 million +41.1%24.1%1 $5.35 4/30/202319,740,000 shares $200.36 million -6.5%17.1%0.9 $10.15 4/15/202321,110,000 shares $210.68 million -11.3%18.3%1.6 $9.98 3/31/202323,790,000 shares $231.48 million +108.0%20.6%2 $9.73 3/15/202311,440,000 shares $130.07 million +176.3%9.9%1.2 $11.37 2/28/20234,140,000 shares $114.89 million -16.2%3.6%2.7 $27.75 2/15/20234,940,000 shares $137.88 million +14.1%N/A3.7 $27.91 1/31/20234,330,000 shares $119.77 million -14.3%3.7%3.4 $27.66 1/15/20235,050,000 shares $123.22 million +3.5%4.4%3.9 $24.40 12/30/20224,880,000 shares $112.00 million +2.7%4.2%3.8 $22.95 12/15/20224,750,000 shares $108.68 million +14.5%4.1%3.6 $22.88 11/30/20224,150,000 shares $108.40 million +3.8%3.6%3.2 $26.12 11/15/20224,000,000 shares $108.48 million -5.4%3.5%3.1 $27.12 10/31/20224,230,000 shares $105.16 million +20.9%3.6%3.4 $24.86 10/15/20223,500,000 shares $80.96 million -5.7%3.0%3.1 $23.13 9/30/20223,710,000 shares $83.85 million +22.0%3.3%3.3 $22.60 9/15/20223,040,000 shares $79.40 million +8.6%2.7%2.8 $26.12 8/31/20222,800,000 shares $73.72 million -21.1%2.5%2.4 $26.33 8/15/20223,550,000 shares $105.75 million +9.2%3.1%2.8 $29.79 7/31/20223,250,000 shares $91.10 million -17.1%2.8%2.4 $28.03 7/15/20223,920,000 shares $106.98 million -6.2%N/A2.9 $27.29 6/30/20224,180,000 shares $111.44 million +18.8%N/A3.1 $26.66 6/15/20223,520,000 shares $96.34 million -11.8%N/A2.5 $27.37 5/31/20223,990,000 shares $126.00 million +42.0%3.5%3.2 $31.58 5/15/20222,810,000 shares $85.73 million -7.0%2.5%2.2 $30.51 4/30/20223,020,000 shares $99.33 million +4.9%2.6%2.6 $32.89 4/15/20222,880,000 shares $107.51 million -4.0%2.5%2.5 $37.33 3/31/20223,000,000 shares $129.39 million -4.8%2.6%2.9 $43.13Heard about the 72-Hour Profit Surge? 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Back on November 16th, a little move was made that sent their stock soaring… The next day, my system would have alerted me that Ross Stores had entered the 72-Hour Profit Surge…Click here now to get all the details. 3/15/20223,150,000 shares $138.60 million +1.0%2.7%3.3 $44.00 2/28/20223,120,000 shares $154.19 million -1.9%2.7%3.4 $49.42 2/15/20223,180,000 shares $162.34 million -0.6%2.8%3.8 $51.05 1/31/20223,200,000 shares $148.58 million -12.1%2.8%4 $46.43 1/15/20223,640,000 shares $186.37 million +2.0%3.2%4.6 $51.20 12/31/20213,570,000 shares $161.26 million -2.2%N/A0 $45.17 12/15/20213,650,000 shares $163.16 million -0.8%3.2%5 $44.70 11/30/20213,680,000 shares $164.64 million -3.9%3.2%5.2 $44.74 11/15/20213,830,000 shares $187.29 million -2.1%3.3%5.6 $48.90 10/29/20213,910,000 shares $185.61 million +18.8%3.4%5.9 $47.47 10/15/20213,290,000 shares $156.44 million +1.5%2.8%5.1 $47.55 9/30/20213,240,000 shares $146.84 million -4.4%2.9%4.9 $45.32 9/15/20213,390,000 shares $142.65 million +37.3%3.0%4.9 $42.08 8/31/20212,470,000 shares $105.10 million +6.5%2.2%3.4 $42.55 8/13/20212,320,000 shares $97.97 million -9.7%2.1%3.2 $42.23 7/30/20212,570,000 shares $102.34 million -0.4%2.3%3.3 $39.82 7/15/20212,580,000 shares $101.47 million +14.7%2.2%3.1 $39.33 6/30/20212,250,000 shares $92.61 million -6.3%2.0%2.8 $41.16 6/15/20212,400,000 shares $104.64 million -1.6%2.1%2.9 $43.60 5/28/20212,440,000 shares $110.21 million -7.2%2.2%2.5 $45.17 5/14/20212,630,000 shares $116.01 million +5.6%2.3%2.5 $44.11 4/30/20212,490,000 shares $109.16 million -8.8%2.2%2.2 $43.84 4/15/20212,730,000 shares $108.85 million +1.9%2.4%2.4 $39.87 3/31/20212,680,000 shares $105.32 million -12.4%2.4%2.3 $39.30 3/15/20213,060,000 shares $123.90 million +6.3%2.7%2.6 $40.49 2/26/20212,880,000 shares $107.25 million +11.2%2.6%2.9 $37.24 2/12/20212,590,000 shares $89.67 million +19.4%2.3%2.7 $34.62 1/29/20212,170,000 shares $67.38 million +14.2%1.9%2.3 $31.05 1/15/20211,900,000 shares $61.39 million +21.0%1.6%2 $32.31 12/31/20201,570,000 shares $39.64 million -7.7%1.4%1.6 $25.25 12/15/20201,700,000 shares $41.94 million -7.6%1.5%1.7 $24.67 11/30/20201,840,000 shares $45.60 million -15.2%1.6%1.7 $24.78 11/15/20202,170,000 shares $51.47 million -8.1%1.9%1.9 $23.72 10/30/20202,360,000 shares $44.30 million -16.9%2.1%2.1 $18.77 10/15/20202,840,000 shares $53.22 million +2.5%2.5%2.6 $18.74 9/30/20202,770,000 shares $47.31 million -12.6%2.4%2.4 $17.08 9/15/20203,170,000 shares $56.90 million -14.6%2.8%2.7 $17.95 8/31/20203,710,000 shares $70.79 million +8.5%3.2%3 $19.08 8/14/20203,420,000 shares $70.25 million -9.5%3.0%2.6 $20.54 7/31/20203,780,000 shares $69.06 million -7.1%3.3%2.7 $18.27 7/15/20204,070,000 shares $76.48 million +11.8%3.5%2.8 $18.79 6/30/20203,640,000 shares $71.74 million +5.5%3.2%2.4 $19.71 6/15/20203,450,000 shares $66.69 million +0.6%3.0%2.3 $19.33 5/29/20203,430,000 shares $59.37 million +6.2%3.0%2.1 $17.31 5/15/20203,230,000 shares $50.23 million +5.2%2.8%2 $15.55 4/30/20203,070,000 shares $62.14 million +4.4%2.7%2 $20.24 4/15/20202,940,000 shares $51.92 million +1.7%2.5%2 $17.66 3/31/20202,890,000 shares $48.81 million -32.0%2.5%2 $16.89 3/13/20204,249,500 shares $87.20 million +12.4%3.6%2.6 $20.52 2/28/20203,780,000 shares $53.45 million +26.4%3.2%3.7 $14.14Heard about the 72-Hour Profit Surge? 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As of November 15th, investors have sold 25,060,000 shares of PACW short. 21.57% of PacWest Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PacWest Bancorp's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for PacWest Bancorp? 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. PACW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on PacWest Bancorp's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for PacWest Bancorp? 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. 21.57% of PacWest Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short. Is PacWest Bancorp's short interest increasing or decreasing? PacWest Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,060,000 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the previous total of 23,500,000 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 PacWest Bancorp's float size? PacWest Bancorp currently has issued a total of 118,590,000 shares. Some of PacWest Bancorp's 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. PacWest Bancorp currently has a public float of 116,190,000 shares. How does PacWest Bancorp's short interest compare to its competitors? 21.57% of PacWest Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to PacWest Bancorp: United Community Banks, Inc. (1.69%), BancFirst Co. (1.76%), First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (2.42%), Community Bank System, Inc. (3.05%), Cathay General Bancorp (2.76%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (2.62%), BankUnited, Inc. (4.21%), CVB Financial Corp. (4.69%), Bank of Hawaii Co. (12.92%), Simmons First National Co. (1.84%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short PacWest Bancorp stock? Short selling PACW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PacWest Bancorp 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. How does a short squeeze work against PacWest Bancorp? A short squeeze for PacWest Bancorp 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 PACW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is PacWest Bancorp'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 PACW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023. 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