Alerus Financial (ALRS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alerus Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, traders have sold 262,100 shares of ALRS short. 1.55% of Alerus Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alerus Financial'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. ALRS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Alerus Financial's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Alerus Financial: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.55% of Alerus Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Alerus Financial saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 262,100 shares, a decline of 34.2% from the previous total of 398,300 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.

Alerus Financial currently has issued a total of 19,780,000 shares. Some of Alerus Financial'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. Alerus Financial currently has a public float of 16,930,000 shares.

1.55% of Alerus Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Alerus Financial: American National Bankshares Inc. (0.57%), City Holding (6.59%), Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (3.10%), National Bank Holdings Co. (1.04%), Pathward Financial, Inc. (5.72%), First Commonwealth Financial Co. (1.47%), Westamerica Bancorporation (1.35%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (2.12%), Nicolet Bankshares, Inc. (1.62%), Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (1.54%),

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 ALRS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alerus Financial as its price is falling. ALRS shares are trading up $0.16 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 Alerus Financial 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 ALRS, 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 ALRS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.