Security Federal (SFDL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Security Federal shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 200 shares of SFDL short. Learn More on Security Federal'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. SFDL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Security Federal's short interest ratio.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Security Federal: Better Home & Finance Holding Company (8.66%), Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. (3.16%), Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (0.65%), Source Capital, Inc. (0.40%), Onity Group Inc. (1.73%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. (0.64%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.74%), Orange County Bancorp, Inc. (0.98%), Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (2.41%), USCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (0.81%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SFDL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Security Federal 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 Security Federal 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 SFDL, 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 SFDL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025.