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Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$27.87 +0.27 (+0.98%)
Closing price 03/31/2025
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Short Interest Data

Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR) has a short interest of 893,600 shares, representing 2.06% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.35% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 345,609 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
893,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
832,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.35%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$26.02 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
45,140,000 shares
Float Size
43,470,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.06%
Today's Trading Volume
2,059,482 shares
Average Trading Volume
345,609 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
596%
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SASR Short Interest Over Time

SASR Days to Cover Over Time

SASR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Sandy Spring Bancorp Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/2025893,600 shares $26.02 million +7.4%2.1%3.5 $29.12
2/28/2025832,400 shares $26.61 million -11.0%1.9%3.4 $31.97
2/15/2025935,400 shares $31.48 million +9.8%2.2%3.9 $33.65
1/31/2025851,600 shares $28.81 million -6.1%2.0%3.3 $33.83
1/15/2025907,100 shares $30.91 million +1.2%2.1%2.6 $34.08
12/31/2024896,200 shares $30.21 million -14.7%2.1%2.1 $33.71
12/15/20241,050,000 shares $38.45 million +2.9%2.4%2.5 $36.62
11/30/20241,020,000 shares $38.43 million -9.7%2.4%2.4 $37.68
11/15/20241,130,000 shares $42.52 million +21.6%2.6%2.4 $37.63
10/31/2024929,100 shares $31.25 million +5.5%2.1%2 $33.64
10/15/2024880,700 shares $29.06 million -6.2%2.0%2 $33.00
9/30/2024939,300 shares $29.47 million -20.4%2.2%2.9 $31.37
9/15/20241,180,000 shares $37.93 million +23.7%2.7%3.4 $32.14
8/31/2024953,700 shares $29.85 million -17.1%2.2%2.9 $31.30
8/15/20241,150,000 shares $32.81 million +13.9%2.7%3.7 $28.53
7/31/20241,010,000 shares $30.94 million -19.8%2.3%3.3 $30.63
7/15/20241,260,000 shares $34.91 million +11.5%2.9%4.2 $27.71
6/30/20241,130,000 shares $27.53 million -0.9%2.6%3.8 $24.36
6/15/20241,140,000 shares $25.40 million +58.1%2.6%3.9 $22.28
5/31/2024721,300 shares $16.91 million +7.9%1.7%2.2 $23.44
5/15/2024668,700 shares $15.76 million -3.8%1.5%2 $23.57
4/30/2024695,300 shares $14.22 million +13.2%1.6%2 $20.45
4/15/2024614,400 shares $12.28 million +7.0%1.4%1.8 $19.99
3/31/2024574,200 shares $13.31 million -28.8%1.3%1.9 $23.18
3/15/2024806,000 shares $16.88 million +15.8%1.9%2.9 $20.94
2/29/2024696,300 shares $15.30 million +1.3%1.6%2.9 $21.98
2/15/2024687,100 shares $15.87 million +34.2%1.6%3.1 $23.09
1/31/2024511,900 shares $12.48 million +0.3%1.2%2.9 $24.38
1/15/2024510,200 shares $13.12 million -2.0%1.2%3.1 $25.72
12/31/2023520,700 shares $14.18 million -19.2%1.2%3 $27.24
12/15/2023644,300 shares $16.80 million +36.8%1.5%3.7 $26.07
11/30/2023471,000 shares $10.37 million -22.3%1.1%2.6 $22.02
11/15/2023606,100 shares $14.18 million +4.7%1.4%3.4 $23.40
10/31/2023579,000 shares $11.84 million -4.8%1.3%3.1 $20.45
10/15/2023607,900 shares $12.41 million -6.6%1.4%2.9 $20.42
9/30/2023651,000 shares $13.95 million -0.3%1.5%2.7 $21.43
9/15/2023652,800 shares $14.37 million -2.1%1.5%2.6 $22.02
8/31/2023666,800 shares $14.83 million +9.4%1.5%2.4 $22.24
8/15/2023609,600 shares $13.96 million -28.1%1.4%2 $22.90
7/31/2023847,200 shares $20.73 million -27.6%2.0%2.7 $24.47
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7/15/20231,170,000 shares $26.79 million -11.4%2.8%3.5 $22.90
6/30/20231,320,000 shares $29.94 million -9.6%3.1%4.1 $22.68
6/15/20231,460,000 shares $36.40 million +0.7%3.4%4.3 $24.93
5/31/20231,450,000 shares $30.36 million -3.3%3.4%3.7 $20.94
5/15/20231,500,000 shares $30.93 million +4.2%3.5%3.9 $20.62
4/30/20231,440,000 shares $32.37 million +0.7%3.3%3.9 $22.48
4/15/20231,430,000 shares $33.45 million -8.9%3.3%4 $23.39
3/31/20231,570,000 shares $40.79 million -10.8%3.6%4.8 $25.98
3/15/20231,760,000 shares $48.82 million +7.3%4.1%5.7 $27.74
2/28/20231,640,000 shares $54.04 million +10.8%3.8%6.9 $32.95
2/15/20231,480,000 shares $50.66 million -9.8%3.4%6.5 $34.23
1/31/20231,640,000 shares $55.43 million +12.3%3.8%7.4 $33.80
1/15/20231,460,000 shares $51.96 million -4.6%3.4%7.3 $35.59
12/30/20221,530,000 shares $53.90 million +37.8%3.5%7.8 $35.23
12/15/20221,110,000 shares $36.89 million +16.1%2.6%5.7 $33.23
11/30/2022956,400 shares $33.30 million -11.4%2.2%5.8 $34.82
11/15/20221,080,000 shares $37.93 million -5.3%2.5%7.1 $35.12
10/31/20221,140,000 shares $40.40 million -4.2%2.6%8.2 $35.44
10/15/20221,190,000 shares $44.45 million +9.2%2.8%9.5 $37.35
9/30/20221,090,000 shares $38.43 million +1.9%2.5%9.2 $35.26
9/15/20221,070,000 shares $41.86 million +4.9%2.5%9.7 $39.12
8/31/20221,020,000 shares $39.29 million +2.0%2.4%8.9 $38.52
8/15/20221,000,000 shares $41.95 million -3.9%2.3%8.7 $41.95
7/31/20221,040,000 shares $42.95 million +14.0%2.4%8.5 $41.30
7/15/2022912,500 shares $34.95 million +0.4%2.6%7.1 $38.30
6/30/2022908,900 shares $35.51 million -4.5%2.6%6.9 $39.07
6/15/2022952,100 shares $37.49 million +9.9%2.8%6.5 $39.38
5/31/2022866,300 shares $36.69 million +4.0%2.0%5.7 $42.35
5/15/2022833,300 shares $31.87 million +2.5%1.9%5.4 $38.24
4/30/2022812,700 shares $31.91 million +3.9%1.9%5.5 $39.27
4/15/2022782,600 shares $33.68 million +3.2%1.8%5 $43.03
3/31/2022758,500 shares $34.07 million -18.0%1.7%4.8 $44.92
3/15/2022925,200 shares $41.99 million +4.9%2.1%6.2 $45.39
2/28/2022881,800 shares $41.52 million +3.4%2.0%5.4 $47.09
2/15/2022852,500 shares $41.06 million +5.7%2.0%5 $48.16
1/31/2022806,900 shares $38.17 million +6.6%1.8%4.4 $47.31
1/15/2022756,700 shares $39.06 million -23.4%1.7%4.1 $51.62
12/31/2021987,600 shares $47.48 million +8.9%2.2%5.5 $48.08
12/15/2021907,100 shares $43.95 million +26.0%2.1%4.9 $48.45
11/30/2021719,700 shares $33.78 million -6.6%1.6%3.9 $46.93
11/15/2021770,700 shares $38.77 million -3.9%1.7%4.5 $50.31
10/29/2021802,100 shares $38.07 million +3.8%1.8%4.9 $47.46
10/15/2021773,100 shares $36.58 million +3.7%1.7%4.9 $47.32
9/30/2021745,800 shares $34.17 million -1.5%1.6%4.8 $45.82
9/15/2021757,400 shares $32.29 million +4.5%1.7%4.6 $42.63
8/31/2021724,500 shares $31.57 million +4.9%1.6%5 $43.57
8/13/2021690,900 shares $30.08 million +0.2%1.5%4.8 $43.54
7/30/2021689,800 shares $28.69 million +1.0%1.5%4.8 $41.59
7/15/2021682,700 shares $29.47 million +8.2%1.5%4.5 $43.17
6/30/2021631,200 shares $27.85 million +5.9%1.4%4.2 $44.13
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6/15/2021596,100 shares $27.33 million +0.6%1.3%4 $45.84
5/28/2021592,500 shares $27.53 million -4.0%1.3%3.5 $46.46
5/14/2021617,000 shares $29.20 million -8.0%1.3%3.6 $47.33
4/30/2021670,700 shares $30.67 million +11.5%1.5%3.8 $45.73
4/15/2021601,800 shares $26.10 million -2.1%1.3%3.4 $43.37
3/31/2021614,400 shares $26.96 million +5.3%1.3%3.4 $43.88
3/15/2021583,600 shares $25.42 million +8.3%1.4%3.3 $43.55
2/26/2021539,100 shares $20.55 million -6.7%1.2%3.6 $38.12
2/12/2021577,900 shares $20.70 million -15.2%1.3%4 $35.82
1/29/2021681,800 shares $23.32 million +7.7%1.5%4.7 $34.21
1/15/2021633,100 shares $23.04 million No Change1.4%4.2 $36.39

SASR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sandy Spring Bancorp's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Sandy Spring Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 893,600 shares of SASR short. 2.06% of Sandy Spring Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sandy Spring Bancorp's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Sandy Spring 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. SASR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Sandy Spring Bancorp's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Sandy Spring 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. 2.06% of Sandy Spring Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Sandy Spring Bancorp's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Sandy Spring Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 893,600 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the previous total of 832,400 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 Sandy Spring Bancorp's float size?

Sandy Spring Bancorp currently has issued a total of 45,140,000 shares. Some of Sandy Spring 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. Sandy Spring Bancorp currently has a public float of 43,470,000 shares.

How does Sandy Spring Bancorp's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.06% of Sandy Spring Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Sandy Spring Bancorp: F.N.B. Co. (3.92%), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (4.62%), Ameris Bancorp (2.60%), BancFirst Co. (3.29%), International Bancshares Co. (1.83%), Renasant Co. (3.96%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (3.80%), First BanCorp. (2.10%), Fulton Financial Co. (2.73%), Cathay General Bancorp (2.34%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Sandy Spring Bancorp stock?

Short selling SASR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sandy Spring Bancorp as its price is falling. SASR shares are trading up $0.27 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 Sandy Spring Bancorp?

A short squeeze for Sandy Spring 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 SASR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Sandy Spring 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 SASR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:SASR) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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