United Bancorporation of Alabama (UBAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Bancorporation of Alabama shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 100 shares of UBAB short. Learn More on United Bancorporation of Alabama's current short interest.

United Bancorporation of Alabama saw a drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 83.3% from the previous total of 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 sector of "finance" compare to United Bancorporation of Alabama: Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc. (0.00%), OP Bancorp (0.17%), California BanCorp (0.46%), Hanover Bancorp, Inc. (0.36%), First Community Co. (0.48%), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation, Inc. (0.62%), Franklin Financial Services Co. (0.16%), Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (0.36%), Eagle Financial Services, Inc. (0.00%), Investar Holding Co. (0.24%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.06 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Paramount Global ($2.14 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.56 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UBAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Bancorporation of Alabama as its price is falling. UBAB shares are trading up $0.01 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 United Bancorporation of Alabama 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 UBAB, 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 UBAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2023.