Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $28.67 -0.58 (-1.98%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.86 +0.19 (+0.68%) As of 04:01 PM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Short Interest DataPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) has a short interest of 45,500 shares, representing 0.96% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -8.82% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.8, indicating that it would take 6.8 days of the average trading volume of 19,582 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest45,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest49,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.82%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.26 millionShort Interest Ratio6.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares5,459,000 sharesFloat Size4,750,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.96%Today's Trading Volume8,557 sharesAverage Trading Volume19,582 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average44% Short Selling Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPEBK Short Interest Over TimePEBK Days to Cover Over TimePEBK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202545,500 shares $1.26 million -8.8%1.0%6.8 $27.62 4/15/202549,900 shares $1.32 million -2.9%1.1%6.8 $26.36 3/31/202551,400 shares $1.40 million -9.7%1.1%5.9 $27.24 3/15/202556,900 shares $1.53 million -1.4%1.2%6.4 $26.96 2/28/202557,700 shares $1.52 million -8.3%1.2%5.3 $26.42 2/15/202562,900 shares $1.90 million +6.8%1.3%3.9 $30.16 1/31/202558,900 shares $1.68 million -6.5%1.2%3.6 $28.49 1/15/202563,000 shares $1.96 million -9.5%1.3%3.7 $31.08 12/31/202469,600 shares $2.18 million +1.6%1.5%4 $31.25 12/15/202468,500 shares $2.19 million -5.1%1.5%3.9 $32.01 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PEBK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202472,200 shares $2.31 million -14.3%1.6%3.6 $32.01 11/15/202484,200 shares $2.44 million +0.7%1.9%3.8 $29.03 10/31/202483,600 shares $2.15 million -8.3%1.9%4.3 $25.75 10/15/202491,200 shares $2.30 million -5.8%2.1%3.9 $25.21 9/30/202496,800 shares $2.46 million -4.1%2.2%3.5 $25.39 9/15/2024100,900 shares $2.69 million -5.8%2.4%2.4 $26.62 8/31/2024107,100 shares $3.12 million +5.1%2.5%2.6 $29.11 8/15/2024101,900 shares $2.93 million -5.7%2.4%2.8 $28.71 7/31/2024108,000 shares $3.43 million +0.7%2.5%3.1 $31.78 7/15/2024107,300 shares $3.18 million +366.5%2.5%3.4 $29.65 6/30/202423,000 shares $671,600.00 +34.5%0.5%0.9 $29.20 6/15/202417,100 shares $501,030.00 +67.7%0.4%1.8 $29.30 5/31/202410,200 shares $308,754.00 +6.3%0.2%1.3 $30.27 5/15/20249,600 shares $294,144.00 +43.3%0.2%1.4 $30.64 4/30/20246,700 shares $194,903.00 -10.7%0.2%1 $29.09 4/15/20247,500 shares $206,250.00 -6.3%0.2%1.2 $27.50 3/31/20248,000 shares $222,800.00 +2.6%0.2%1.3 $27.85 3/15/20247,800 shares $216,060.00 -3.7%0.2%1.2 $27.70 2/29/20248,100 shares $215,865.00 +26.6%0.2%1.2 $26.65 2/15/20246,400 shares $157,888.00 +28.0%0.1%0.9 $24.67 1/31/20245,000 shares $145,450.00 -9.1%0.1%0.9 $29.09 1/15/20245,500 shares $163,680.00 -1.8%0.1%0.9 $29.76 12/31/20235,600 shares $173,264.00 -20.0%0.1%1 $30.94 12/15/20237,000 shares $190,750.00 +6.1%0.2%1.5 $27.25 11/30/20236,600 shares $178,860.00 -14.3%0.2%1.6 $27.10 11/15/20237,700 shares $209,363.00 -9.4%0.2%1.8 $27.19 10/31/20238,500 shares $194,310.00 -8.6%0.2%1.8 $22.86 10/15/20239,300 shares $199,671.00 +31.0%0.2%1.9 $21.47 9/30/20237,100 shares $156,164.50 -26.8%0.2%1.5 $22.00 9/15/20239,700 shares $223,003.00 +44.8%0.2%1.7 $22.99Gold Hits New Highs as Global Markets Spiral (Ad)When Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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You've hopefully already seen this in action… but gold is surpassing $3,000 per ounce for the first time EVER.Go Here to Learn What's Happening and How to Prepare >> 8/31/20236,700 shares $141,102.00 +8.1%0.2%0.9 $21.06 8/15/20236,200 shares $126,852.00 -40.4%0.1%0.6 $20.46 7/31/202310,400 shares $229,632.00 +82.5%0.2%1 $22.08 7/15/20235,700 shares $108,471.00 +7.6%0.1%0.5 $19.03 6/30/20235,300 shares $96,301.00 -17.2%0.1%0.4 $18.17 6/15/20236,400 shares $129,280.00 +33.3%0.1%0.5 $20.20 5/31/20234,800 shares $82,656.00 -57.9%0.1%0.3 $17.22 5/15/202311,400 shares $213,180.00 -9.5%0.3%0.8 $18.70 4/30/202312,600 shares $353,808.00 +9.6%0.3%1.1 $28.08 4/15/202311,500 shares $348,910.00 +79.7%0.3%0.9 $30.34 3/31/20236,400 shares $203,328.00 -31.9%0.1%0.5 $31.77 3/15/20239,400 shares $302,492.00 -16.1%0.2%0.8 $32.18 2/28/202311,200 shares $377,328.00 +14.3%0.2%1.2 $33.69 2/15/20239,800 shares $325,164.00 +25.6%0.2%1.2 $33.18 1/31/20237,800 shares $258,960.00 +39.3%0.2%1 $33.20 1/15/20235,600 shares $182,560.00 -13.9%0.1%0.7 $32.60 12/30/20226,500 shares $211,640.00 -19.8%0.1%1 $32.56 12/15/20228,100 shares $248,670.00 -27.0%0.2%1.7 $30.70 11/30/202211,100 shares $329,892.00 +13.3%0.2%2.1 $29.72 11/15/20229,800 shares $277,242.00 -22.2%0.2%2 $28.29 10/31/202212,600 shares $354,690.00 +5.0%0.3%2.7 $28.15 10/15/202212,000 shares $299,880.00 -18.4%0.3%2.9 $24.99 9/30/202214,700 shares $364,560.00 +126.2%0.3%4.9 $24.80 9/15/20226,500 shares $162,825.00 +8.3%0.1%1.9 $25.05 8/31/20226,000 shares $156,000.00 -4.8%0.1%1.7 $26.00 8/15/20226,300 shares $168,399.00 -10.0%0.1%2 $26.73 7/31/20227,000 shares $188,650.00 +7.7%0.2%2.1 $26.95 7/15/20226,500 shares $177,970.00 -31.6%0.1%1.9 $27.38 6/30/20229,500 shares $258,020.00 +50.8%0.2%2.7 $27.16 6/15/20226,300 shares $163,800.00 +28.6%0.1%1.8 $26.00 5/31/20224,900 shares $128,135.00 -14.0%0.1%1.4 $26.15 5/15/20225,700 shares $151,905.00 -6.6%0.1%1.5 $26.65 4/30/20226,100 shares $166,469.00 -17.6%0.1%1.5 $27.29 4/15/20227,400 shares $209,642.00 -7.5%0.2%1.7 $28.33 3/31/20228,000 shares $229,600.00 +25.0%0.2%1.7 $28.70 3/15/20226,400 shares $181,824.00 -16.9%0.1%1.3 $28.41 2/28/20227,700 shares $219,373.00 No Change0.2%1.6 $28.49 2/15/20227,700 shares $219,835.00 +16.7%0.2%1.6 $28.55 1/31/20226,600 shares $191,070.00 -9.6%0.1%1.5 $28.95 1/15/20227,300 shares $203,524.00 No Change0.2%1.9 $27.88 12/31/20217,300 shares $201,407.00 -46.3%0.2%2 $27.59 12/15/202113,600 shares $376,312.00 +37.4%0.3%4.9 $27.67 11/30/20219,900 shares $283,635.00 -18.9%0.2%2.2 $28.65 11/15/202112,200 shares $355,264.00 -17.0%0.3%2.4 $29.12 10/29/202114,700 shares $413,070.00 -2.7%0.3%2.3 $28.10 10/15/202115,100 shares $426,726.00 -28.1%0.3%2.2 $28.26 9/30/202121,000 shares $596,190.00 -17.7%0.5%2.5 $28.39 9/15/202125,500 shares $714,255.00 No Change0.6%1.3 $28.01 8/31/202125,500 shares $717,060.00 -25.0%0.6%1.2 $28.12 8/13/202134,000 shares $964,580.00 -11.5%0.8%1.5 $28.37Gold Hits New Highs as Global Markets Spiral (Ad)When Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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Short interest is the volume of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 45,500 shares of PEBK short. 0.96% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina? 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. PEBK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina? 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. 0.96% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's short interest increasing or decreasing? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 45,500 shares, a drop of 8.8% from the previous total of 49,900 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 Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's float size? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina currently has issued a total of 5,459,000 shares. Some of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina'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. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina currently has a public float of 4,750,000 shares. How does Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.96% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina: Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (0.86%), Bitfarms Ltd. (13.04%), Five Star Bancorp (1.29%), Velocity Financial, Inc. (1.15%), Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. (2.08%), South Plains Financial, Inc. (0.61%), Alerus Financial Co. (0.74%), Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (3.37%), Capital Bancorp, Inc. (1.05%), Yiren Digital Ltd. (0.19%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock? Short selling PEBK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina as its price is falling. PEBK shares are trading down $0.58 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 Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina? A short squeeze for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 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 PEBK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina'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 PEBK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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