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Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$38.67 +0.22 (+0.57%)
Closing price 06/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Equity Bancshares Short Interest Data

Equity Bancshares (EQBK) has a short interest of 105,300 shares, representing 0.75% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, indicating that it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 58,724 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
105,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
97,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$4.10 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
17,515,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.75%
Today's Trading Volume
69,955 shares
Average Trading Volume
58,724 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
119%
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EQBK Short Interest Over Time

EQBK Days to Cover Over Time

EQBK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Equity Bancshares Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/2025105,300 shares $4.10 million +8.0%0.7%1.6 $38.90
5/15/202597,500 shares $4.01 million -5.9%N/A1.4 $41.10
4/30/2025103,600 shares $3.98 million +3.3%N/A1.5 $38.46
4/15/2025100,300 shares $3.60 million -9.0%N/A1.3 $35.92
3/14/202547,600 shares $1.90 million +8.7%N/A0.6 $39.89
2/28/202543,800 shares $1.88 million -10.1%N/A0.6 $42.90
2/14/202548,700 shares $2.11 million -11.9%N/A0.7 $43.32
1/31/202555,300 shares $2.41 million -12.4%N/A0.8 $43.57
1/15/202563,100 shares $2.70 million +53.2%N/A1 $42.84
1/15/202495,500 shares $3.13 million +13.2%0.7%1.8 $32.74
12/31/202384,400 shares $2.86 million +0.5%0.6%1.7 $33.90
12/15/202384,000 shares $2.77 million +22.3%0.6%1.9 $32.97
11/30/202368,700 shares $1.74 million -24.8%0.5%1.9 $25.33
11/15/202391,400 shares $2.50 million -4.8%0.7%2.9 $27.34
10/31/202396,000 shares $2.33 million -14.4%0.7%3.1 $24.26
10/15/2023112,200 shares $2.68 million -17.9%0.8%4.2 $23.85
9/30/2023136,700 shares $3.29 million -2.2%1.0%5.1 $24.07
9/15/2023139,800 shares $3.39 million -13.3%1.0%4.5 $24.26
8/31/2023161,300 shares $4.04 million +17.7%1.2%4.5 $25.05
8/15/2023137,100 shares $3.52 million -8.4%1.0%3.8 $25.64
7/31/2023149,600 shares $4.04 million +2.5%1.1%3.8 $27.02
7/15/2023145,900 shares $3.50 million -17.0%1.1%3.4 $23.99
6/30/2023175,800 shares $4.00 million -2.6%1.3%3.8 $22.78
6/15/2023180,400 shares $4.62 million -3.1%1.4%3.9 $25.60
5/31/2023186,200 shares $4.16 million +3.7%1.4%3.6 $22.34
5/15/2023179,600 shares $3.83 million +10.5%1.4%3.1 $21.35
4/30/2023162,500 shares $3.83 million +7.3%1.2%2.8 $23.55
4/15/2023151,500 shares $3.71 million +0.9%1.1%2.6 $24.48
3/31/2023150,200 shares $3.66 million +4.6%1.1%2.7 $24.37
3/15/2023143,600 shares $3.71 million -18.6%1.1%2.6 $25.82
2/28/2023176,400 shares $5.30 million -7.7%1.3%3.4 $30.06
2/15/2023191,200 shares $6.01 million +3.2%1.4%3.5 $31.41
1/31/2023185,300 shares $5.53 million -5.7%1.4%3.4 $29.85
1/15/2023196,500 shares $6.51 million +15.0%1.4%3.6 $33.12
12/30/2022170,900 shares $5.58 million -27.2%1.2%3 $32.67
12/15/2022234,600 shares $7.84 million +7.1%1.7%4.2 $33.43
11/30/2022219,100 shares $8.01 million -5.9%1.6%4.3 $36.56
11/15/2022232,800 shares $8.61 million +16.1%1.7%5.4 $37.00
10/31/2022200,500 shares $7.16 million -5.0%1.4%4.6 $35.72
10/15/2022211,100 shares $6.88 million +12.2%1.5%5.1 $32.57
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9/30/2022188,200 shares $5.58 million -3.6%1.4%4.9 $29.63
9/15/2022195,300 shares $5.78 million -2.0%1.4%4.5 $29.60
8/31/2022199,200 shares $6.22 million -13.5%1.4%4.4 $31.23
8/15/2022230,300 shares $7.78 million -1.9%1.7%4.9 $33.79
7/31/2022234,700 shares $7.50 million +4.1%1.7%5 $31.95
7/15/2022225,400 shares $6.60 million +15.8%1.6%4.6 $29.30
6/30/2022194,700 shares $5.68 million -19.8%1.4%3.6 $29.16
6/15/2022242,800 shares $7.43 million +7.6%1.7%4.5 $30.61
5/31/2022225,600 shares $7.33 million +12.6%1.6%4.4 $32.51
5/15/2022200,400 shares $6.20 million +18.2%1.4%3.9 $30.96
4/30/2022169,600 shares $5.18 million -0.8%N/A3.5 $30.53
4/15/2022170,900 shares $5.27 million -9.4%N/A3.6 $30.83
3/31/2022188,600 shares $6.09 million +28.9%N/A4.2 $32.31
3/15/2022146,300 shares $4.71 million +19.7%N/A3.2 $32.17
2/28/2022122,200 shares $3.84 million -6.8%N/A2.5 $31.45
2/15/2022131,100 shares $4.26 million +16.4%N/A2.7 $32.48
1/31/2022112,600 shares $3.61 million -13.1%N/A2.1 $32.06
1/15/2022129,500 shares $4.51 million +35.2%N/A2.5 $34.80
12/31/202195,800 shares $3.25 million +30.0%N/A1.8 $33.93
12/15/202173,700 shares $2.38 million -11.1%N/A1.5 $32.34
11/30/202182,900 shares $2.70 million +1.8%0.6%1.8 $32.52
11/15/202181,400 shares $2.86 million -42.1%0.7%1.8 $35.15
10/29/2021140,600 shares $4.70 million +20.0%1.1%3.4 $33.46
10/15/2021117,200 shares $4.04 million +3.4%0.9%2.9 $34.48
9/30/2021113,300 shares $3.78 million -6.2%0.9%3 $33.38
9/15/2021120,800 shares $3.77 million +20.2%1.0%2.9 $31.19
8/31/2021100,500 shares $3.22 million +12.7%0.8%2.6 $32.08
8/13/202189,200 shares $2.82 million -12.1%0.7%2.4 $31.56
7/30/2021101,500 shares $2.99 million -2.2%0.8%2.6 $29.46
7/15/2021103,800 shares $3.11 million -10.3%0.8%2.7 $29.95
6/30/2021115,700 shares $3.53 million -22.9%0.9%3 $30.49
6/15/2021150,100 shares $4.78 million -5.8%1.2%4.5 $31.86
5/28/2021159,300 shares $5.23 million -7.0%1.3%4.8 $32.86
5/14/2021171,300 shares $5.18 million +4.5%1.4%5 $30.22
4/30/2021164,000 shares $4.85 million +4.3%1.3%5 $29.59
4/15/2021157,300 shares $4.52 million +0.6%1.2%4.8 $28.71
3/31/2021156,400 shares $4.39 million -9.9%1.2%4.6 $28.10
3/15/2021173,600 shares $5.05 million +20.6%1.4%4.4 $29.10
2/26/2021144,000 shares $3.80 million +13.7%1.1%3.8 $26.39
2/12/2021126,700 shares $3.02 million +6.7%1.0%3 $23.82
1/29/2021118,800 shares $2.78 million +9.9%0.9%2.6 $23.39
1/15/2021108,100 shares $2.58 million -7.3%0.8%2.3 $23.87
12/31/2020116,600 shares $2.48 million -6.2%0.9%2.5 $21.25
12/15/2020124,300 shares $2.58 million -21.1%0.9%2.5 $20.73
11/30/2020157,500 shares $3.44 million +5.1%1.2%3.3 $21.84
11/15/2020149,900 shares $3.00 million +3.7%1.1%3.4 $20.04
10/30/2020144,500 shares $2.69 million -1.9%1.1%3.1 $18.59
10/15/2020147,300 shares $2.29 million -0.9%1.1%3 $15.55
9/30/2020148,700 shares $2.30 million -17.5%1.1%2.9 $15.50
9/15/2020180,200 shares $2.96 million +10.4%1.3%3.5 $16.45
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8/31/2020163,200 shares $2.59 million -9.7%1.2%2.8 $15.90
8/14/2020180,700 shares $2.89 million -4.3%1.3%2.8 $16.02
7/31/2020188,800 shares $2.67 million -18.3%1.3%2.9 $14.14
7/15/2020231,200 shares $3.45 million -0.9%1.6%3.6 $14.91
6/30/2020233,400 shares $3.95 million +14.6%1.6%3.5 $16.93

EQBK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Equity Bancshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Equity Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 105,300 shares of EQBK short. 0.75% of Equity Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Equity Bancshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Equity Bancshares?

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. EQBK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Equity Bancshares's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Equity Bancshares?

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. 0.75% of Equity Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Equity Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Equity Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 105,300 shares, an increase of 8.0% from the previous total of 97,500 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 Equity Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.75% of Equity Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Equity Bancshares: Park National Co. (2.83%), Lufax Holding Ltd (1.05%), Enova International, Inc. (8.98%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (8.39%), FinVolution Group (1.76%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.45%), The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (0.70%), FB Financial Co. (2.85%), Iris Energy Limited (10.50%), Hut 8 Corp. (16.23%),

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 Equity Bancshares stock?

Short selling EQBK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Equity Bancshares as its price is falling. EQBK shares are trading up $0.22 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 Equity Bancshares?

A short squeeze for Equity 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 EQBK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Equity Bancshares' 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 EQBK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:EQBK) was last updated on 6/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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