Live Oak Bancshares (LOB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Live Oak Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,530,000 shares of LOB short. 4.61% of Live Oak Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Live Oak Bancshares' 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. LOB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Live Oak Bancshares'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. 4.61% of Live Oak Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Live Oak Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,530,000 shares, an increase of 16.8% from the previous total of 1,310,000 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.

Live Oak Bancshares currently has issued a total of 45,608,000 shares. Some of Live Oak 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. Live Oak Bancshares currently has a public float of 33,170,000 shares.

4.61% of Live Oak Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Live Oak Bancshares: Valley National Bancorp (4.30%), PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (3.52%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (24.59%), Hancock Whitney Co. (4.39%), Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. (0.64%), ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (7.21%), Axos Financial, Inc. (6.20%), Associated Banc-Corp (3.72%), Intercorp Financial Services Inc. (0.63%), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.06 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Paramount Global ($2.14 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.56 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LOB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Live Oak Bancshares as its price is falling. LOB shares are trading down $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 Live Oak Bancshares 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 LOB, 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 LOB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2023.