BancorpSouth Bank (BXS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of BancorpSouth Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 8,680,000 shares of BXS short. 8.59% of BancorpSouth Bank's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on BancorpSouth Bank'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. BXS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on BancorpSouth Bank'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. 8.59% of BancorpSouth Bank's floating shares are currently sold short.

BancorpSouth Bank saw a drop in short interest during the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,680,000 shares, a drop of 4.2% from the previous total of 9,060,000 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.

BancorpSouth Bank currently has issued a total of 102,646,000 shares. Some of BancorpSouth Bank'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. BancorpSouth Bank currently has a public float of 101,020,000 shares.

8.59% of BancorpSouth Bank's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to BancorpSouth Bank: United Community Banks, Inc. (2.34%), Ameris Bancorp (2.04%), First BanCorp. (1.33%), International Bancshares Co. (2.11%), Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (4.77%), First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (2.62%), Cathay General Bancorp (2.77%), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (3.83%), Bank of Hawaii Co. (13.74%), CVB Financial Corp. (4.84%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.75 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.73 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($4.50 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($4.39 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($4.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.15 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.27 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.78 billion), and DoorDash, Inc. ($2.62 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BXS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from BancorpSouth Bank as its price is falling. 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 BancorpSouth Bank 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 BXS, 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 BXS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2021.