Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 162,700 shares of RMBI short. 1.72% of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Richmond Mutual Bancorporation'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. RMBI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Richmond Mutual Bancorporation'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. 1.72% of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short.

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 162,700 shares, a drop of 1.7% from the previous total of 165,500 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.

Richmond Mutual Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 11,120,000 shares. Some of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation'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. Richmond Mutual Bancorporation currently has a public float of 9,470,000 shares.

1.72% of Richmond Mutual Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Richmond Mutual Bancorporation: First Community Co. (2.43%), Franklin Financial Services Co. (0.19%), C&F Financial Co. (0.80%), Union Bankshares, Inc. (0.46%), FinWise Bancorp (0.11%), MainStreet Bancshares, Inc. (2.14%), Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. (2.32%), Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (0.12%), OP Bancorp (0.33%), Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (0.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RMBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Richmond Mutual Bancorporation as its price is falling. RMBI shares are trading down $0.09 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 Richmond Mutual Bancorporation 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 RMBI, 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 RMBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.