Prosperity Bancshares - PB Short Interest Ratio & 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 28th, traders have sold 2,470,000 shares of PB short. 2.83% of Prosperity Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Prosperity 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. PB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Prosperity Bancshares's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Prosperity Bancshares: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.83% of Prosperity Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Prosperity Bancshares saw a decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,470,000 shares, a decline of 12.7% from the previous total of 2,830,000 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.

Prosperity Bancshares currently has issued a total of 91,310,000 shares. Some of Prosperity 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. Prosperity Bancshares currently has a public float of 87,360,000 shares.

2.83% of Prosperity Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Prosperity Bancshares: SouthState Co. (2.29%), SVB Financial Group (5.41%), United Bankshares, Inc. (2.67%), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (3.39%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (5.57%), Wintrust Financial Co. (1.88%), Signature Bank (6.02%), Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (1.77%), Western Alliance Bancorporation (2.60%), and East West Bancorp, Inc. (1.54%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 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. PB shares are trading down $2.60 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 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, 28 2023.