Pinnacle Bank (PBNK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pinnacle Bank shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 200 shares of PBNK short. Learn More on Pinnacle Bank's current short interest.

Pinnacle Bank saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the previous total of 100 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 Pinnacle Bank: Bar Harbor Bankshares (0.58%), ACNB Co. (0.86%), Unity Bancorp, Inc. (0.74%), West Coast Community Bancorp (0.01%), Bridgewater Bancshares, Inc. (0.55%), Flushing Financial Co. (2.94%), First Business Financial Services, Inc. (0.68%), Sierra Bancorp (1.05%), Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (1.99%), Dacotah Banks, Inc. (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PBNK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pinnacle Bank as its price is falling. PBNK shares are trading down $0.04 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 Pinnacle Bank 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 PBNK, 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 PBNK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.