Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → On June 10, Nvidia makes its next big move (From Weiss Ratings) (Ad) Free WABC Stock Alerts $48.82 +0.58 (+1.20%) (As of 05/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Westamerica Bancorporation Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest343,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest352,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.61%Dollar Volume Sold Short$17.01 millionShort Interest Ratio2.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares26,680,000 sharesFloat Size25,440,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.35%Today's Trading Volume101,370 sharesAverage Trading Volume90,111 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average112% Short Selling Westamerica Bancorporation ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Westamerica Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartWABC Short Interest Over TimeWABC Days to Cover Over TimeWABC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Paradigm PressDems have chosen Biden replacement?On November 16, 2023… Joe Biden accidentally revealed the name of the candidate… Who will replace him in the 2024 presidential election.See who it is HERE. Westamerica Bancorporation Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024343,100 shares $17.01 million -2.6%1.4%2.8 $49.57 4/30/2024352,300 shares $16.40 million +8.1%1.4%2.6 $46.55 4/15/2024326,000 shares $15.14 million -0.5%1.3%2.1 $46.45 3/31/2024327,500 shares $16.01 million -17.1%1.3%2 $48.88 3/15/2024395,000 shares $18.52 million +7.4%1.6%2.5 $46.89 2/29/2024367,900 shares $16.82 million -2.7%1.5%2.1 $45.71 Get the Latest News and Ratings for WABC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Westamerica Bancorporation and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024377,900 shares $17.85 million +39.6%1.5%2.3 $47.24 1/31/2024270,700 shares $12.92 million -12.5%1.1%1.7 $47.72 1/15/2024309,400 shares $16.83 million +6.7%1.2%2.1 $54.39 12/31/2023289,900 shares $16.35 million -20.1%N/A0 $56.41 12/15/2023362,800 shares $20.56 million +20.8%1.4%2.7 $56.68 11/30/2023300,300 shares $15.23 million +1.7%1.2%2.3 $50.71 11/15/2023295,400 shares $14.95 million +9.3%1.1%2.5 $50.60 10/31/2023270,200 shares $12.76 million -3.0%1.0%2.2 $47.24 10/15/2023278,600 shares $12.08 million -8.4%1.1%2.3 $43.36 9/30/2023304,100 shares $13.15 million -17.2%1.2%2.4 $43.25 9/15/2023367,100 shares $16.09 million -5.9%1.4%2.8 $43.83 8/31/2023390,300 shares $17.18 million +18.1%1.5%2.9 $44.03 8/15/2023330,600 shares $15.32 million -3.4%1.3%2.3 $46.33 7/31/2023342,300 shares $16.84 million -7.9%1.3%2.1 $49.19 7/15/2023371,700 shares $15.76 million -25.4%1.4%2.1 $42.39 6/30/2023498,000 shares $19.07 million -14.8%1.9%2.6 $38.30 6/15/2023584,800 shares $24.70 million -7.3%2.2%2.9 $42.23 5/31/2023630,900 shares $23.87 million -9.4%2.5%2.7 $37.83 5/15/2023696,500 shares $26.31 million +50.7%2.7%3 $37.77 4/30/2023462,200 shares $18.72 million +6.6%1.8%2 $40.51 4/15/2023433,700 shares $17.53 million +0.7%1.6%2 $40.42 3/31/2023430,700 shares $19.08 million -17.9%1.6%2 $44.30 3/15/2023524,500 shares $25.57 million +1.3%2.0%2.5 $48.76 2/28/2023517,700 shares $28.54 million +10.3%1.9%2.7 $55.12 2/15/2023469,200 shares $26.29 million +12.2%1.8%2.5 $56.03 1/31/2023418,300 shares $23.24 million -36.0%1.6%2.2 $55.56 1/15/2023653,600 shares $38.01 million -13.6%2.4%3.5 $58.16 12/30/2022756,600 shares $44.65 million +9.5%2.8%4.3 $59.01 12/15/2022691,200 shares $39.12 million +9.7%2.6%4.1 $56.59 11/30/2022630,200 shares $38.91 million +11.5%2.4%4.5 $61.75 11/15/2022565,200 shares $34.71 million -4.4%2.1%4.3 $61.41 10/31/2022591,000 shares $37.07 million -17.4%2.2%4.6 $62.73 10/15/2022715,100 shares $38.92 million -4.9%2.7%5.9 $54.43 9/30/2022752,200 shares $39.33 million +1.6%2.8%6.7 $52.29“This will be one of the biggest revolutions ever.” - NVIDIA CEO (Ad)NVIDIA's CEO calls it the "next amazing revolution"... The Economist says its a "boon to humanity"... And Jeff Bezos is heavily invested in it.A new breakthrough tech could add up to $20 trillion to the U.S. economy. 9/15/2022740,200 shares $40.41 million -7.0%2.8%6.4 $54.59 8/31/2022795,500 shares $44.51 million +2.3%3.1%7.2 $55.95 8/15/2022777,500 shares $47.12 million +0.9%3.0%7 $60.61 7/31/2022770,900 shares $46.26 million +0.3%3.0%6.8 $60.01 7/15/2022768,700 shares $42.36 million -3.7%3.0%6.5 $55.10 6/30/2022798,600 shares $44.45 million +1.7%3.1%6.9 $55.66 6/15/2022785,400 shares $45.07 million +1.6%3.0%7 $57.38 5/31/2022772,800 shares $46.53 million +4.1%3.0%7.1 $60.21 5/15/2022742,600 shares $42.65 million -1.1%2.9%6.7 $57.43 4/30/2022750,500 shares $44.22 million +11.8%2.9%6.9 $58.92 4/15/2022671,100 shares $39.62 million +1.7%2.6%6.4 $59.04 3/31/2022660,100 shares $39.94 million -0.8%2.6%6.7 $60.50 3/15/2022665,100 shares $41.50 million +10.1%2.6%7.2 $62.40 2/28/2022604,300 shares $35.85 million -0.1%2.3%6 $59.32 2/15/2022604,900 shares $36.25 million +12.2%2.3%6.1 $59.92 1/31/2022539,100 shares $31.31 million +1.6%2.1%5.8 $58.08 1/15/2022530,700 shares $32.02 million +0.5%2.1%5.8 $60.33 12/31/2021528,200 shares $30.49 million -8.2%2.1%6.1 $57.73 12/15/2021575,500 shares $32.56 million +4.2%2.2%6.5 $56.58 11/30/2021552,100 shares $29.69 million +0.5%2.1%7 $53.78 11/15/2021549,200 shares $31.42 million -5.8%2.1%7 $57.21 10/29/2021582,800 shares $32.50 million -6.3%2.3%7.5 $55.76 10/15/2021622,100 shares $34.07 million +3.8%2.4%7.8 $54.77 9/30/2021599,300 shares $33.72 million -13.8%2.3%6.9 $56.26 9/15/2021695,500 shares $38.16 million -4.6%2.7%7.6 $54.86 8/31/2021729,000 shares $41.36 million -0.6%2.8%8.3 $56.74 8/13/2021733,000 shares $42.90 million -7.6%2.8%8.4 $58.52 7/30/2021793,500 shares $44.08 million -11.9%3.1%9 $55.55 7/15/2021900,600 shares $51.30 million -6.3%3.5%10.4 $56.96 6/30/2021961,400 shares $55.79 million -3.9%3.7%11.4 $58.03 6/15/20211,000,000 shares $60.92 million +6.2%3.9%12 $60.92 5/28/2021941,600 shares $59.07 million -5.8%3.7%10.7 $62.73 5/14/20211,000,000 shares $63.88 million +0.4%3.9%10.2 $63.88 4/30/2021996,300 shares $63.68 million +0.1%3.9%9.9 $63.92 4/15/2021995,100 shares $63.65 million -2.4%3.9%9.6 $63.96 3/31/20211,020,000 shares $64.89 million -1.9%4.0%9.6 $63.62 3/15/20211,040,000 shares $69.09 million -1.9%4.0%9.1 $66.43 2/26/20211,060,000 shares $65.36 million +2.9%4.1%9.5 $61.66 2/12/20211,030,000 shares $61.34 million -2.8%4.0%9.4 $59.55 1/29/20211,060,000 shares $60.19 million +5.0%4.1%9.5 $56.78 1/15/20211,010,000 shares $60.28 million -1.0%3.9%8.8 $59.68 12/31/20201,020,000 shares $55.89 million +2.0%4.0%9.4 $54.79 12/15/20201,000,000 shares $53.59 million -5.7%N/A0 $53.59 11/30/20201,060,000 shares $60.24 million -1.9%4.1%9.4 $56.83 10/30/20201,030,000 shares $54.16 million -2.8%4.0%10.3 $52.58 10/15/20201,060,000 shares $58.16 million -10.2%4.1%10.9 $54.87 9/30/20201,180,000 shares $64.13 million -0.8%4.6%11.5 $54.35 9/15/20201,190,000 shares $66.94 million -4.0%4.6%10.8 $56.25 8/31/20201,240,000 shares $75.47 million -4.6%4.8%11 $60.86 8/14/20201,300,000 shares $81.86 million -5.1%5.0%10 $62.97“This will be one of the biggest revolutions ever.” - NVIDIA CEO (Ad)NVIDIA's CEO calls it the "next amazing revolution"... The Economist says its a "boon to humanity"... And Jeff Bezos is heavily invested in it.A new breakthrough tech could add up to $20 trillion to the U.S. economy. 7/31/20201,370,000 shares $82.69 million -2.8%5.3%9.1 $60.36 7/15/20201,410,000 shares $77.55 million -2.8%5.5%8.7 $55.00 6/30/20201,450,000 shares $81.17 million -2.0%5.6%8.5 $55.98 6/15/20201,480,000 shares $80.88 million -2.0%5.7%8.4 $54.65 5/29/20201,510,000 shares $87.47 million -7.9%5.8%8.3 $57.93 5/15/20201,640,000 shares $87.58 million -4.1%6.3%9.3 $53.40 4/30/20201,710,000 shares $107.73 million -9.0%6.6%11.5 $63.00 4/15/20201,880,000 shares $110.79 million -6.5%7.3%13.4 $58.93 3/31/20202,010,000 shares $118.15 million -5.1%7.7%15.6 $58.78 3/13/20202,118,500 shares $132.72 million -2.4%8.2%18 $62.65 2/28/20202,170,000 shares $108.63 million -4.0%8.4%23 $50.06 2/14/20202,260,000 shares $125.32 million -3.4%8.7%25.2 $55.45 1/31/20202,340,000 shares $145.48 million -2.5%9.0%25.9 $62.17 1/15/20202,400,000 shares $157.61 million -3.2%9.3%27.1 $65.67 12/31/20192,480,000 shares $164.10 million +5.1%9.6%28.5 $66.17 8/15/20192,612,200 shares $155.58 million +1.0%10.2%30.1 $59.56 WABC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Westamerica Bancorporation's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Westamerica Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 343,100 shares of WABC short. 1.35% of Westamerica Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Westamerica Bancorporation's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Westamerica Bancorporation? 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. WABC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Westamerica Bancorporation? 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. 1.35% of Westamerica Bancorporation's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest increasing or decreasing? Westamerica Bancorporation saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 343,100 shares, a drop of 2.6% from the previous total of 352,300 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. What is Westamerica Bancorporation's float size? Westamerica Bancorporation currently has issued a total of 26,680,000 shares. Some of Westamerica Bancorporation'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. Westamerica Bancorporation currently has a public float of 25,440,000 shares. How does Westamerica Bancorporation's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.35% of Westamerica Bancorporation's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Westamerica Bancorporation: Hope Bancorp, Inc. (2.12%), Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (3.10%), Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (1.54%), F.N.B. Co. (1.80%), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (2.20%), United Bankshares, Inc. (2.21%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (6.34%), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (3.73%), UMB Financial Co. (3.75%), International Bancshares Co. (2.04%), 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 Westamerica Bancorporation stock? Short selling WABC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Westamerica Bancorporation as its price is falling. WABC shares are trading up $0.58 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 Westamerica Bancorporation? A short squeeze for Westamerica Bancorporation 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 WABC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Westamerica Bancorporation's 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 WABC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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