First Bancshares (FBSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of First Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 119 shares of FBSI short. 0.01% of First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on First 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. FBSI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.8. Learn More on First 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. 0.01% of First Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

0.01% of First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to First Bancshares: Citizens Financial Services Inc. (0.84%), Western New England Bancorp (1.06%), Fvcbankcorp, Inc. (0.57%), Oak Valley Bancorp (CA) (0.56%), First Community Corporation (1.06%), First Northern Community Bancorp (0.00%), First Western Financial, Inc. (1.83%), Blue Foundry Bancorp (2.80%), Fidelity D&D Bancorp Inc. (0.62%), Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (15.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($87.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($42.26 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.79 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($13.16 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.01 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($9.77 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($8.69 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.06 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($7.67 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.64 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FBSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from First Bancshares 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 First 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 FBSI, 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 FBSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2026.