XBP Europe (XBP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of XBP Europe shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 216,400 shares of XBP short. 2.59% of XBP Europe's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on XBP Europe's current short interest.

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. 2.59% of XBP Europe's floating shares are currently sold short.

XBP Europe saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 216,400 shares, an increase of 794.2% from the previous total of 24,200 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.

XBP Europe currently has issued a total of 30,170,000 shares. Some of XBP Europe's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. XBP Europe currently has a public float of 8,350,000 shares.

2.59% of XBP Europe's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services, not elsewhere classified" compare to XBP Europe: FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (6.53%), Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. (7.45%), ZeroFox Holdings, Inc. (0.35%), American Well Co. (4.29%), DHI Group, Inc. (3.98%), Heritage Global Inc. (0.18%), Research Solutions, Inc. (0.09%), MoneyHero Limited (2.02%), Steel Connect, Inc. (0.13%), Swvl Holdings Corp. (2.91%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XBP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from XBP Europe as its price is falling. XBP shares are trading down $0.08 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 XBP Europe 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 XBP, 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 XBP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.