Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Amerant Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 860,600 shares of AMTB short. Learn More on Amerant Bancorp'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. AMTB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Amerant Bancorp's short interest ratio.

Amerant Bancorp saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 860,600 shares, a decline of 1.1% from the previous total of 870,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Amerant Bancorp: First Hawaiian, Inc. (5.76%), Bitfarms Ltd. (8.93%), FB Financial Corporation (4.23%), Dave Inc. (16.68%), Lufax Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (1.13%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (10.61%), Enova International, Inc. (7.03%), Park National Co. (2.19%), Burford Capital Limited (2.92%), Sprott Inc. (2.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($15.71 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($7.56 billion), Reddit Inc. ($4.55 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.53 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.94 billion), IonQ, Inc. ($3.78 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($3.13 billion), and Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMTB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Amerant Bancorp as its price is falling. AMTB shares are trading down $0.68 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 Amerant 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 AMTB, 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 AMTB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2025.