United Bancshares (UBOH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 1,100 shares of UBOH short. 0.04% of United Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United Bancshares' current short interest.

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. 0.04% of United Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

United Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,100 shares, an increase of 37.5% from the previous total of 800 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.

United Bancshares currently has issued a total of 3,010,000 shares. Some of United Bancshares' 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. United Bancshares currently has a public float of 2,550,000 shares.

0.04% of United Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to United Bancshares: AmeriServ Financial, Inc. (0.08%), Old Point Financial Co. (0.08%), OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (0.11%), CF Bankshares Inc. (0.09%), Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (0.13%), Meridian Co. (0.11%), FNCB Bancorp, Inc. (0.37%), Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (1.57%), Virginia National Bankshares Co. (0.84%), Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. (1.93%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($4.13 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.30 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.94 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.91 billion), Unity Software Inc. ($1.82 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UBOH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Bancshares as its price is falling. UBOH shares are trading up $0.18 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 United Bancshares 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 UBOH, 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 UBOH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2022.