Provident Financial Services (PFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → The Only Energy Play You Should Be Looking At (From Wealthpin Pro) (Ad) Free PFS Stock Alerts $13.36 -0.31 (-2.27%) (As of 05:26 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Provident Financial Services Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest4,460,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest4,720,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$71.94 millionShort Interest Ratio4.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares75,980,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted5.87%Today's Trading Volume773,447 sharesAverage Trading Volume928,654 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average83% Short Selling Provident Financial Services ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Provident Financial Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPFS Short Interest Over TimePFS Days to Cover Over TimePFS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Wealthpin ProThe Only Energy Play You Should Be Looking AtOpen AI’s Sam Altman recently helped this company raise $577 million in funding… What’s more is, It has already inked deals with the Department of Energy.Click here to get all the information about it. Provident Financial Services Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20244,460,000 shares $71.94 million -5.5%N/A4.1 $16.13 4/30/20244,720,000 shares $69.22 million +10.8%6.8%6.2 $14.67 4/15/20244,260,000 shares $59.62 million -11.1%6.2%5.6 $14.00 3/31/20244,790,000 shares $69.79 million +26.4%7.0%7.2 $14.57 3/15/20243,790,000 shares $55.18 million -1.6%5.5%6.2 $14.56 2/29/20243,850,000 shares $58.06 million -3.8%5.6%6.6 $15.08 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PFS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Provident Financial Services and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20244,000,000 shares $63.92 million +3.9%5.8%7.1 $15.98 1/31/20243,850,000 shares $63.72 million -4.2%5.6%7.4 $16.55 1/15/20244,020,000 shares $68.26 million +3.1%5.8%7.6 $16.98 12/31/20233,900,000 shares $70.32 million -11.8%5.7%7.2 $18.03 12/15/20234,420,000 shares $79.78 million +5.5%6.4%8.1 $18.05 11/30/20234,190,000 shares $63.77 million -2.3%6.1%8.2 $15.22 11/15/20234,290,000 shares $67.78 million -6.7%6.2%8.9 $15.80 10/31/20234,600,000 shares $64.63 million -2.5%6.7%9.5 $14.05 10/15/20234,720,000 shares $68.06 million -1.9%6.9%10 $14.42 9/30/20234,810,000 shares $73.54 million -6.2%7.0%11.4 $15.29 9/15/20235,130,000 shares $82.23 million -4.8%7.4%12.3 $16.03 8/31/20235,390,000 shares $88.83 million +3.9%7.8%12.4 $16.48 8/15/20235,190,000 shares $87.81 million +0.6%7.5%11 $16.92 7/31/20235,160,000 shares $95.67 million +0.6%7.5%10.6 $18.54 7/15/20235,130,000 shares $87.36 million +2.0%7.5%10.1 $17.03 6/30/20235,030,000 shares $82.19 million -2.9%7.3%9.6 $16.34 6/15/20235,180,000 shares $94.54 million +4.0%7.5%9.7 $18.25 5/31/20234,980,000 shares $79.08 million +1.0%7.2%8 $15.88 5/15/20234,930,000 shares $74.89 million +16.3%7.2%8.2 $15.19 4/30/20234,240,000 shares $74.12 million +5.7%6.2%7.3 $17.48 4/15/20234,010,000 shares $72.30 million -2.7%5.8%7.3 $18.03 3/31/20234,120,000 shares $79.02 million +14.1%6.0%7.7 $19.18 3/15/20233,610,000 shares $74.69 million +4.9%5.3%7.5 $20.69 2/28/20233,440,000 shares $80.32 million +3.6%5.0%9.2 $23.35 2/15/20233,320,000 shares $78.45 million +3.1%4.8%9.3 $23.63 1/31/20233,220,000 shares $75.54 million +6.3%4.7%9.2 $23.46 1/15/20233,030,000 shares $67.78 million +2.0%4.4%8.9 $22.37 12/30/20222,970,000 shares $63.44 million -1.0%4.3%8.1 $21.36 12/15/20223,000,000 shares $62.76 million +9.1%4.4%6.4 $20.92 11/30/20222,750,000 shares $61.96 million -4.8%4.0%6.3 $22.53 11/15/20222,890,000 shares $65.52 million +0.4%4.2%6.7 $22.67 10/31/20222,880,000 shares $64.57 million -2.0%4.2%6.7 $22.42 10/15/20222,940,000 shares $59.74 million +40.0%4.3%7.1 $20.32 9/30/20222,100,000 shares $40.95 million +28.1%3.1%5.6 $19.50No Strings Attached: Get 30 Days of Hedgeye’s Top Stock Picks for Free (Ad)Optimize your stock investing strategy with Hedgeye's Investing Ideas, where rigorous fundamental stock analysis meets hedge fund-level market foresight!TRY "INVESTING IDEAS" TODAY 9/15/20221,640,000 shares $38.05 million +7.2%2.4%6.1 $23.20 8/31/20221,530,000 shares $35.54 million +7.0%2.2%5.5 $23.23 8/15/20221,430,000 shares $36.05 million +2.1%2.1%4.8 $25.21 7/31/20221,400,000 shares $34.10 million -8.5%2.0%4.5 $24.36 7/15/20221,530,000 shares $34.39 million +9.3%2.2%4.8 $22.48 6/30/20221,400,000 shares $31.16 million -0.7%2.3%4.3 $22.26 6/15/20221,410,000 shares $31.43 million +6.0%2.3%4.1 $22.29 5/31/20221,330,000 shares $30.58 million +0.8%1.9%3.8 $22.99 5/15/20221,320,000 shares $28.71 million +15.8%1.9%3.7 $21.75 4/30/20221,140,000 shares $25.23 million +3.6%1.6%3.2 $22.13 4/15/20221,100,000 shares $24.41 million -2.7%1.6%2.9 $22.19 3/31/20221,130,000 shares $26.44 million +3.7%1.6%3 $23.40 3/15/20221,090,000 shares $25.59 million +9.0%1.6%3.3 $23.48 2/28/20221,000,000 shares $23.73 million +0.1%1.4%2.8 $23.73 2/15/2022998,800 shares $23.90 million +25.6%1.4%2.9 $23.93 1/31/2022795,000 shares $19.22 million +3.8%1.1%2.6 $24.17 1/15/2022766,100 shares $19.92 million +4.7%1.1%2.8 $26.00 12/31/2021731,500 shares $17.72 million -26.1%1.0%2.9 $24.22 12/15/2021989,200 shares $23.05 million +50.9%1.4%3.8 $23.30 11/30/2021655,700 shares $15.44 million -10.0%0.9%2.9 $23.54 11/15/2021728,200 shares $18.37 million -6.7%1.0%3.2 $25.22 10/29/2021780,600 shares $19.33 million -2.2%1.1%3.4 $24.76 10/15/2021798,100 shares $19.71 million -12.8%1.1%3.6 $24.70 9/30/2021914,700 shares $21.47 million +7.3%1.3%3.9 $23.47 9/15/2021852,800 shares $18.98 million +9.3%1.4%3.3 $22.26 8/31/2021780,300 shares $17.22 million +30.3%1.3%3.2 $22.07 8/13/2021598,900 shares $13.33 million -16.4%1.0%2.5 $22.25 7/30/2021716,600 shares $15.48 million -8.3%1.2%2.8 $21.60 7/15/2021781,700 shares $17.33 million +6.1%1.3%2.7 $22.17 6/30/2021736,900 shares $16.87 million -15.6%1.2%2.4 $22.89 6/15/2021873,300 shares $21.63 million -7.7%1.5%2.9 $24.77 5/28/2021946,600 shares $23.91 million -8.1%1.6%3.1 $25.26 5/14/20211,030,000 shares $26.04 million -5.5%1.7%3 $25.28 4/30/20211,090,000 shares $26.19 million +2.8%1.8%3.1 $24.03 4/15/20211,060,000 shares $24.59 million +13.1%1.8%2.9 $23.20 3/31/2021937,300 shares $20.92 million -5.8%1.6%2.6 $22.32 3/15/2021994,600 shares $23.65 million +9.1%2.0%2.7 $23.78 2/26/2021911,700 shares $18.70 million +1.5%1.5%2.6 $20.51 2/12/2021898,000 shares $17.43 million -21.9%1.5%2.5 $19.41 1/29/20211,150,000 shares $21.53 million -8.0%1.9%2.9 $18.72 1/15/20211,250,000 shares $24.44 million -5.3%2.1%3.3 $19.55 12/31/20201,320,000 shares $23.83 million +63.5%2.2%3.7 $18.05 12/15/2020807,400 shares $13.99 million +9.9%1.3%2.3 $17.33 11/30/2020734,400 shares $11.91 million +45.4%1.2%2.1 $16.22 11/15/2020505,000 shares $7.37 million -41.9%0.8%1.4 $14.60 10/30/2020869,700 shares $11.63 million +4.6%1.5%2.6 $13.37 10/15/2020831,600 shares $10.58 million -16.7%1.4%2.3 $12.72 9/30/2020998,000 shares $12.18 million -14.0%1.7%2.6 $12.20 9/15/20201,160,000 shares $15.17 million -2.5%1.9%2.7 $13.08 8/31/20201,190,000 shares $15.68 million -10.5%2.0%2.7 $13.18No Strings Attached: Get 30 Days of Hedgeye’s Top Stock Picks for Free (Ad)Optimize your stock investing strategy with Hedgeye's Investing Ideas, where rigorous fundamental stock analysis meets hedge fund-level market foresight!TRY "INVESTING IDEAS" TODAY 8/14/20201,330,000 shares $18.86 million -23.1%2.2%3 $14.18 7/31/20201,730,000 shares $23.61 million +4.9%2.9%3.8 $13.65 7/15/20201,650,000 shares $22.62 million +9.3%2.7%4.2 $13.71 6/30/20201,510,000 shares $21.35 million +17.1%2.5%3.9 $14.14 6/15/20201,290,000 shares $17.05 million -2.3%2.1%3.5 $13.22 5/29/20201,320,000 shares $17.20 million -5.0%2.2%3.3 $13.03 5/15/20201,390,000 shares $15.73 million +2.2%2.3%3.5 $11.32 4/30/20201,360,000 shares $19.52 million +12.4%2.3%3.8 $14.35 4/15/20201,210,000 shares $15.68 million +13.1%2.0%3.6 $12.96 3/31/20201,070,000 shares $14.26 million -3.3%1.8%3.4 $13.33 3/13/20201,106,700 shares $16.61 million -21.0%1.8%4.9 $15.01 2/28/20201,400,000 shares $15.22 million -2.1%2.3%6.2 $10.87 2/14/20201,430,000 shares $24.80 million -10.1%2.4%7 $17.34 1/31/20201,590,000 shares $34.26 million -1.2%2.6%8.2 $21.55 1/15/20201,610,000 shares $37.01 million -9.0%2.7%8.5 $22.99 12/31/20191,770,000 shares $42.32 million -14.9%2.9%9.5 $23.91 8/15/20191,986,500 shares $47.36 million +1.0%3.3%11.3 $23.84 PFS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Provident Financial Services' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Provident Financial Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 4,460,000 shares of PFS short. Learn More on Provident Financial Services' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Provident Financial Services? 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. PFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Provident Financial Services's short interest ratio. Is Provident Financial Services' short interest increasing or decreasing? Provident Financial Services saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,460,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the previous total of 4,720,000 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. How does Provident Financial Services' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Provident Financial Services: The Simply Good Foods Company (2.49%), TFS Financial Co. (4.96%), Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (4.86%), WSFS Financial Co. (1.95%), New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (9.94%), WaFd, Inc (1.41%), Banc of California, Inc. (6.47%), Federal Agricultural Mortgage Co. (1.39%), Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (3.10%), Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (2.06%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Provident Financial Services stock? Short selling PFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Provident Financial Services as its price is falling. PFS shares are trading down $0.31 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. How does a short squeeze work against Provident Financial Services? A short squeeze for Provident Financial Services occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PFS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Provident Financial Services' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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