WVS Financial (WVFC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WVS Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 400 shares of WVFC short. 0.03% of WVS Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on WVS Financial's 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. WVFC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on WVS Financial'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. 0.03% of WVS Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

WVS Financial saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 400 shares, an increase of 33.3% from the previous total of 300 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.

WVS Financial currently has issued a total of 1,894,000 shares. Some of WVS Financial's 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. WVS Financial currently has a public float of 1,410,000 shares.

0.03% of WVS Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to WVS Financial: First Northwest Bancorp (0.23%), Bogota Financial Corp. (0.52%), IF Bancorp, Inc. (0.11%), United Bancorp, Inc. (0.11%), Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (0.09%), First US Bancshares, Inc. (0.06%), Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. (0.13%), TROOPS, Inc. (0.07%), Bank of the James Financial Group, Inc. (0.09%), BayFirst Financial Corp. (0.09%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.12 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.85 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.66 billion), HP Inc. ($2.31 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.14 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.94 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.79 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Carnival Co. & plc ($1.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling WVFC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WVS Financial as its price is falling. WVFC shares are trading down $0.25 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 WVS Financial 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 WVFC, 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 WVFC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2022.