United Bankshares (UBSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $34.77 +0.17 (+0.49%) Closing price 06/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.00 -0.77 (-2.21%) As of 06/18/2025 04:52 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock United Bankshares Short Interest DataUnited Bankshares (UBSI) has a short interest of 3.13 million shares, representing 2.40% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.30% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 638,435 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,130,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$113.46 millionShort Interest Ratio3.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares142,060,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.40%Today's Trading Volume790,806 sharesAverage Trading Volume638,435 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average124% Short Selling United Bankshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for United Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartUBSI Short Interest Over TimeUBSI Days to Cover Over TimeUBSI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time United Bankshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20253,130,000 shares $113.46 million -13.3%2.4%3.8 $36.25 5/15/20253,610,000 shares $134.73 million +3.1%2.8%4.1 $37.32 4/30/20253,500,000 shares $120.02 million +20.7%N/A4 $34.29 4/15/20252,900,000 shares $94.45 million +15.5%2.2%3.3 $32.57 3/31/20252,510,000 shares $87.02 million -7.0%1.9%3.1 $34.67 3/15/20252,700,000 shares $93.31 million +17.9%2.1%3.7 $34.56 2/28/20252,290,000 shares $82.76 million +5.1%1.8%3.5 $36.14 2/15/20252,180,000 shares $82.69 million -17.1%1.7%3.7 $37.93 1/31/20252,630,000 shares $101.26 million -5.4%2.0%4.6 $38.50 1/15/20252,780,000 shares $106.11 million -1.4%2.1%4.9 $38.17 Get the Latest News and Ratings for UBSI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for United Bankshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/20242,820,000 shares $105.89 million No Change2.1%5.3 $37.55 12/15/20242,820,000 shares $114.69 million +19.0%2.1%5.4 $40.67 11/30/20242,370,000 shares $100.18 million -1.7%1.8%4.7 $42.27 11/15/20242,410,000 shares $101.75 million +4.8%1.8%4.8 $42.22 10/31/20242,300,000 shares $86.66 million -1.7%1.7%4.8 $37.68 10/15/20242,340,000 shares $88.71 million +6.9%1.8%4.6 $37.91 9/30/20242,190,000 shares $81.25 million -6.4%1.7%4 $37.10 9/15/20242,340,000 shares $86.81 million +5.9%1.8%4.2 $37.10 8/31/20242,210,000 shares $85.90 million -1.8%1.7%4 $38.87 8/15/20242,250,000 shares $81.43 million -7.0%1.7%4.1 $36.19 7/31/20242,420,000 shares $94.21 million -5.8%1.8%4.4 $38.93 7/15/20242,570,000 shares $90.90 million -0.4%1.9%5.3 $35.37 6/30/20242,580,000 shares $83.70 million -6.2%2.0%5.7 $32.44 6/15/20242,750,000 shares $85.55 million +5.0%2.1%6.3 $31.11 5/31/20242,620,000 shares $84.99 million -10.3%2.0%5.5 $32.44 5/15/20242,920,000 shares $101.59 million -14.4%2.2%6.2 $34.79 4/30/20243,410,000 shares $110.69 million -2.3%2.6%6.7 $32.46 4/15/20243,490,000 shares $114.86 million -3.3%2.7%6.3 $32.91 3/31/20243,610,000 shares $129.20 million +2.9%2.7%6.5 $35.79 3/15/20243,510,000 shares $117.59 million +13.2%2.7%6 $33.50 2/29/20243,100,000 shares $107.54 million -1.0%2.4%4.8 $34.69 2/15/20243,130,000 shares $112.12 million -0.6%2.4%4.6 $35.82 1/31/20243,150,000 shares $112.93 million +1.3%2.4%4.3 $35.85 1/15/20243,110,000 shares $112.99 million +0.7%2.4%4.3 $36.33 12/31/20233,090,000 shares $116.03 million -12.2%N/A0 $37.55 12/15/20233,520,000 shares $132.07 million +15.0%2.7%4.9 $37.52 11/30/20233,060,000 shares $101.32 million +7.8%2.3%4.4 $33.11 11/15/20232,840,000 shares $94.49 million +9.7%2.2%4.3 $33.27 10/31/20232,590,000 shares $73.66 million +4.0%2.0%3.9 $28.44 10/15/20232,490,000 shares $65.79 million -2.7%1.9%2.9 $26.42Gold is soaring. 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Just a simple fund delivering monthly payouts — like clockwork.Click here to discover the income ETF behind it all. 9/30/20232,560,000 shares $70.63 million -6.2%1.9%2.7 $27.59 9/15/20232,730,000 shares $76.90 million +1.5%2.1%2.7 $28.17 8/31/20232,690,000 shares $80.92 million -28.5%2.0%2.6 $30.08 8/15/20233,760,000 shares $118.70 million -50.8%2.9%3.5 $31.57 7/31/20237,640,000 shares $255.48 million +31.5%5.8%7.3 $33.44 7/15/20235,810,000 shares $169.01 million +6.6%4.4%6.2 $29.09 6/30/20235,450,000 shares $161.70 million -8.7%4.1%6.4 $29.67 6/15/20235,970,000 shares $190.14 million +14.2%4.5%7.3 $31.85 5/31/20235,230,000 shares $153.87 million +6.7%4.0%5.8 $29.42 5/15/20234,900,000 shares $139.80 million +26.0%3.7%5.7 $28.53 4/30/20233,890,000 shares $128.88 million +7.2%3.0%4.8 $33.13 4/15/20233,630,000 shares $123.02 million -4.7%2.8%4.9 $33.89 3/31/20233,810,000 shares $134.11 million No Change2.9%5.5 $35.20 3/15/20233,810,000 shares $134.57 million +8.2%2.9%5.7 $35.32 2/28/20233,520,000 shares $143.51 million +8.6%2.7%6.6 $40.77 2/15/20233,240,000 shares $135.69 million +2.9%2.5%6.2 $41.88 1/31/20233,150,000 shares $126.63 million -2.2%2.4%5.7 $40.20 1/15/20233,220,000 shares $131.60 million -3.0%2.4%5.3 $40.87 12/30/20223,320,000 shares $134.43 million -7.8%2.5%5.2 $40.49 12/15/20223,600,000 shares $140.80 million +3.2%2.7%5.4 $39.11 11/30/20223,490,000 shares $149.69 million -8.4%2.7%5.3 $42.89 11/15/20223,810,000 shares $163.26 million -24.1%2.9%5.7 $42.85 10/31/20225,020,000 shares $212.60 million +8.0%3.8%7.5 $42.35 10/15/20224,650,000 shares $176.56 million +4.3%3.5%6.9 $37.97 9/30/20224,460,000 shares $159.45 million +3.0%3.4%6.8 $35.75 9/15/20224,330,000 shares $159.21 million -4.6%3.3%6.9 $36.77 8/31/20224,540,000 shares $168.43 million -4.2%3.5%7.5 $37.10 8/15/20224,740,000 shares $189.55 million -5.6%3.6%7.8 $39.99 7/31/20225,020,000 shares $194.47 million -2.1%5.0%7.8 $38.74 7/15/20225,130,000 shares $181.76 million -0.6%5.1%7.5 $35.43 6/30/20225,160,000 shares $180.96 million +1.4%5.2%7.5 $35.07 6/15/20225,090,000 shares $177.95 million +1.8%5.1%6.9 $34.96 5/31/20225,000,000 shares $187.80 million +11.9%3.8%6.5 $37.56 5/15/20224,470,000 shares $154.66 million +33.0%3.4%5.5 $34.60 4/30/20223,360,000 shares $111.75 million -5.6%2.5%4.4 $33.26 4/15/20223,560,000 shares $121.65 million +0.9%2.7%4.9 $34.17 3/31/20223,530,000 shares $123.13 million +18.5%2.6%4.9 $34.88 3/15/20222,980,000 shares $106.48 million +11.2%2.2%4.4 $35.73 2/28/20222,680,000 shares $98.14 million -5.3%2.0%4.1 $36.62 2/15/20222,830,000 shares $104.71 million +9.7%N/A4.1 $37.00 1/31/20222,580,000 shares $91.15 million +18.4%1.9%3.9 $35.33 1/15/20222,180,000 shares $85.63 million -3.5%1.6%3.5 $39.28 12/31/20212,260,000 shares $81.99 million -7.8%1.7%3.9 $36.28 12/15/20212,450,000 shares $85.68 million -43.8%1.8%4 $34.97 11/30/20214,360,000 shares $155.78 million +3.8%3.3%7.3 $35.73 11/15/20214,200,000 shares $162.25 million -12.9%3.3%8.3 $38.63 10/29/20214,820,000 shares $178.29 million +14.0%3.8%9.7 $36.99 10/15/20214,230,000 shares $153.34 million +1.2%3.4%8.8 $36.25 9/30/20214,180,000 shares $152.07 million -7.5%3.3%8.6 $36.38 9/15/20214,520,000 shares $150.79 million +4.6%3.6%9.4 $33.36Gold is soaring. 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Just a simple fund delivering monthly payouts — like clockwork.Click here to discover the income ETF behind it all. 8/31/20214,320,000 shares $156.95 million +1.4%3.4%8.9 $36.33 8/13/20214,260,000 shares $152.55 million +3.2%3.4%8.5 $35.81 7/30/20214,130,000 shares $142.65 million +1.2%3.3%8.1 $34.54 7/15/20214,080,000 shares $145.66 million +4.9%3.1%7.9 $35.70 6/30/20213,890,000 shares $141.99 million +15.4%3.0%7.8 $36.50 6/15/20213,370,000 shares $130.12 million +19.1%2.6%7.3 $38.61 5/28/20212,830,000 shares $116.57 million -2.8%N/A6.4 $41.19 5/14/20212,910,000 shares $121.26 million +7.8%N/A6.4 $41.67 4/30/20212,700,000 shares $107.00 million -3.9%N/A6 $39.63 4/15/20212,810,000 shares $109.53 million -6.6%N/A5.9 $38.98 3/31/20213,010,000 shares $117.36 million -12.0%N/A6.2 $38.99 3/15/20213,420,000 shares $139.33 million +10.3%N/A6 $40.74 2/26/20213,100,000 shares $116.92 million +4.0%N/A5.8 $37.72 2/12/20212,980,000 shares $104.45 million -15.3%N/A5.7 $35.05 1/29/20213,520,000 shares $118.55 million +10.0%N/A6.4 $33.68 1/15/20213,200,000 shares $115.04 million +1.0%N/A4.9 $35.95 12/31/20203,170,000 shares $102.01 million +7.5%N/A5 $32.18 12/15/20202,950,000 shares $89.92 million +11.7%N/A4.6 $30.48 11/30/20202,640,000 shares $79.97 million -3.7%N/A3.9 $30.29 10/30/20204,160,000 shares $106.45 million +14.6%N/A6.4 $25.59 10/15/20203,630,000 shares $85.38 million +9.3%N/A6.7 $23.52 9/30/20203,320,000 shares $71.28 million -6.2%N/A6.4 $21.47 9/15/20203,540,000 shares $88.22 million -1.9%N/A6.9 $24.92 8/31/20203,610,000 shares $94.37 million -10.6%N/A7.3 $26.14 8/14/20204,040,000 shares $115.91 million -5.6%N/A7.5 $28.69 7/31/20204,280,000 shares $112.65 million -5.1%N/A6.9 $26.32 7/15/20204,510,000 shares $118.16 million -3.0%N/A5.2 $26.20 6/30/20204,650,000 shares $125.83 million +0.9%N/A5.1 $27.06 UBSI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is United Bankshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of United Bankshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 3,130,000 shares of UBSI short. 2.40% of United Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United Bankshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for United Bankshares? 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. UBSI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on United Bankshares's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting United Bankshares? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of United Bankshares: Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for United Bankshares? 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. 2.40% of United Bankshares' floating shares are currently sold short. Is United Bankshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? United Bankshares saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,130,000 shares, a decrease of 13.3% from the previous total of 3,610,000 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. How does United Bankshares' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.40% of United Bankshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to United Bankshares: Regions Financial Co. (5.71%), KeyCorp (2.50%), East West Bancorp, Inc. (3.71%), First Horizon Co. (2.78%), SouthState Co. (6.52%), Webster Financial Co. (2.27%), Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (2.42%), Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (2.11%), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (3.51%), Wintrust Financial Co. (2.76%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short United Bankshares stock? Short selling UBSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Bankshares as its price is falling. UBSI shares are trading up $0.17 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 United Bankshares? A short squeeze for United Bankshares 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 UBSI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is United Bankshares' 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 UBSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies RF Short Interest Data KEY Short Interest Data EWBC Short Interest Data FHN Short Interest Data SSB Short Interest Data WBS Short Interest Data CBSH Short Interest Data PNFP Short Interest Data CFR Short Interest Data WTFC Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:UBSI) was last updated on 6/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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