Prosperity Bancshares Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Prosperity Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 12th, traders have sold 1,250,000 shares of PB short.

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. Prosperity Bancshares currently has a short interest ratio of 3.0.

Prosperity Bancshares saw a decline in short interest in February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 1,250,000 shares, a decline of 27.3% from the previous total of 1,720,000 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.

0.00% of Prosperity Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "regional banks" compare to Prosperity Bancshares: Truist Financial Co. (0.97%), The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1.35%), First Republic Bank (0.00%), SVB Financial Group (0.00%), Fifth Third Bancorp (1.40%), Regions Financial Co. (2.68%), KeyCorp (1.38%), M&T Bank Co. (1.59%), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (4.08%), and Signature Bank (3.75%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Prosperity Bancshares as its price is falling. Prosperity Bancshares' stock is trading down $1.91 today. To short Prosperity Bancshares 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 Prosperity Bancshares 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 Prosperity 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 PB, 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 PB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.