Northpointe Bancshares (NPB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Northpointe Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 369,700 shares of NPB short. 2.01% of Northpointe Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Northpointe 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. NPB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Northpointe 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. 2.01% of Northpointe Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Northpointe Bancshares saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 369,700 shares, a decline of 2.7% from the previous total of 380,100 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.

Northpointe Bancshares currently has issued a total of 34,370,000 shares. Some of Northpointe 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. Northpointe Bancshares currently has a public float of 18,370,000 shares.

2.01% of Northpointe Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Northpointe Bancshares: Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (1.70%), Customers Bancorp, Inc (4.20%), Sprott Inc. (1.74%), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) (0.86%), CompoSecure, Inc. (6.79%), Nicolet Bankshares Inc. (1.78%), PPDAI Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (4.89%), LendingClub Corporation (4.85%), Perella Weinberg Partners (7.11%), Veritex Holdings, Inc. (3.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NPB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Northpointe Bancshares as its price is falling. NPB shares are trading up $0.15 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 Northpointe 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 NPB, 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 NPB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.