South Atlantic Bancshares (SABK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of South Atlantic Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,000 shares of SABK short. Learn More on South Atlantic Bancshares' current short interest.

South Atlantic Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,000 shares, an increase of 900.0% 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 sector of "finance" compare to South Atlantic Bancshares: Patriot National Bancorp, Inc. (0.14%), Farmland Partners Inc. (5.63%), The RMR Group Inc. (2.37%), ACNB Co. (0.86%), Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (0.58%), Unity Bancorp, Inc. (0.74%), Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (1.80%), Global Medical REIT Inc. (2.62%), Peakstone Realty Trust (5.21%), Flushing Financial Co. (2.94%),

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 SABK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from South Atlantic Bancshares as its price is falling. SABK shares are trading up $0.52 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 South Atlantic Bancshares 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 SABK, 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 SABK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.