Eagle Financial Services (EFSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Eagle Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 100 shares of EFSI short. Learn More on Eagle Financial Services' current short interest.

Eagle Financial Services saw a decline in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decline of 93.8% from the previous total of 1,600 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "state commercial banks" compare to Eagle Financial Services: Flushing Financial Co. (2.69%), Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (0.48%), MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc. (0.63%), Sierra Bancorp (1.03%), RBB Bancorp (0.75%), Community West Bancshares (1.92%), Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (0.78%), Red River Bancshares, Inc. (0.44%), Bank7 Corp. (1.28%), West Bancorporation, Inc. (2.34%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.71 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.95 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.63 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.53 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.91 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.50 billion), and United Therapeutics Co. ($1.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EFSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eagle Financial Services as its price is falling. 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 Eagle Financial Services 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 EFSI, 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 EFSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2024.