HCA Healthcare (HCA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Better than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free HCA Stock Alerts $306.69 -7.43 (-2.37%) (As of 04/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainabilityStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability HCA Healthcare Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume2,640,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume2,600,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$851.51 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover2.4Last Record DateApril 15, 2024Outstanding Shares264,480,000 sharesFloat Size191,460,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.38%Today's Trading Volume2,257,051 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,051,296 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average215% Short Selling HCA Healthcare ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for HCA Healthcare and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatHCA Short Interest Over TimeHCA Days to Cover Over TimeHCA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the MarketsBetter than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.Get the name of the stock here >>> HCA Healthcare Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20242,640,000 shares $851.51 million +1.5%1.4%2.4 $322.54 3/31/20242,600,000 shares $867.18 million -13.0%1.4%2.5 $333.53 3/15/20242,990,000 shares $962.69 million +12.8%1.6%2.8 $321.97 2/29/20242,650,000 shares $826.01 million -7.3%1.4%2.3 $311.70 2/15/20242,860,000 shares $879.91 million +27.7%1.5%2.4 $307.66 1/31/20242,240,000 shares $682.98 million -2.6%1.2%1.7 $304.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HCA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for HCA Healthcare and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20242,300,000 shares $649.04 million +6.0%1.2%1.7 $282.19 12/31/20232,170,000 shares $587.38 million +1.9%1.1%1.6 $270.68 12/15/20232,130,000 shares $575.63 million +0.5%1.1%1.5 $270.25 11/30/20232,120,000 shares $531.14 million -15.2%1.1%1.5 $250.54 11/15/20232,500,000 shares $602.60 million -0.4%1.3%1.9 $241.04 10/31/20232,510,000 shares $567.51 million +9.6%1.3%2 $226.10 10/15/20232,290,000 shares $543.69 million -4.6%1.2%1.8 $237.42 9/30/20232,400,000 shares $590.35 million -4.8%1.2%1.9 $245.98 9/15/20232,520,000 shares $645.83 million +4.1%1.3%2 $256.28 8/31/20232,420,000 shares $671.07 million +6.1%1.2%1.9 $277.30 8/15/20232,280,000 shares $612.68 million +12.3%1.1%1.8 $268.72 7/31/20232,030,000 shares $553.80 million -14.4%1.0%1.6 $272.81 7/15/20232,370,000 shares $702.85 million +13.9%1.2%1.8 $296.56 6/30/20232,080,000 shares $631.24 million -34.4%1.0%1.6 $303.48 6/15/20233,170,000 shares $906.11 million +37.8%1.6%2.5 $285.84 5/31/20232,300,000 shares $607.68 million -0.4%1.1%1.8 $264.21 5/15/20232,310,000 shares $641.07 million +4.5%1.1%1.8 $277.52 4/30/20232,210,000 shares $635.00 million +11.1%1.1%1.8 $287.33 4/15/20231,990,000 shares $543.97 million -11.6%1.0%1.5 $273.35 3/31/20232,250,000 shares $593.28 million -16.7%1.1%1.8 $263.68 3/15/20232,700,000 shares $668.17 million -9.4%1.3%2.2 $247.47 2/28/20232,980,000 shares $725.48 million -1.0%1.5%2.5 $243.45 2/15/20233,010,000 shares $779.71 million +6.7%1.5%2.5 $259.04 1/31/20232,820,000 shares $719.30 million -3.4%1.3%2.3 $255.07 1/15/20232,920,000 shares $755.90 million +6.2%1.4%2.1 $258.87 12/30/20222,750,000 shares $659.89 million -25.3%1.3%2.1 $239.96 12/15/20223,680,000 shares $882.10 million +7.3%1.8%2.6 $239.70 11/30/20223,430,000 shares $823.95 million +7.2%1.6%2.3 $240.22 11/15/20223,200,000 shares $732.96 million -5.9%1.5%2.1 $229.05 10/31/20223,400,000 shares $739.40 million +4.9%1.6%2.3 $217.47 10/15/20223,240,000 shares $652.76 million -10.5%1.5%2.2 $201.47 9/30/20223,620,000 shares $665.32 million -17.0%1.7%2.5 $183.79 9/15/20224,360,000 shares $911.11 million +10.4%2.0%2.8 $208.97 8/31/20223,950,000 shares $781.59 million +12.9%1.8%2.3 $197.87Better than Bitcoin? The Biotech Stock with 46,751% Potential (Ad)4x Better than Bitcoin Bitcoin would have to go from $68,000 to $314,000 to match the 463% gains we saw with Immunogen in December.Get the name of the stock here >>> HCA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is HCA Healthcare's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of HCA Healthcare shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 2,640,000 shares of HCA short. 1.38% of HCA Healthcare's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HCA Healthcare's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for HCA Healthcare? 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. HCA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on HCA Healthcare's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting HCA Healthcare? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of HCA Healthcare: Caas Capital Management LP, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Caas Capital Management LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, IMC Chicago LLC, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and SpiderRock Advisors LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for HCA Healthcare? 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. 1.38% of HCA Healthcare's floating shares are currently sold short. Is HCA Healthcare's short interest increasing or decreasing? HCA Healthcare saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,640,000 shares, an increase of 1.5% from the previous total of 2,600,000 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. What is HCA Healthcare's float size? HCA Healthcare currently has issued a total of 264,480,000 shares. Some of HCA Healthcare'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. HCA Healthcare currently has a public float of 191,460,000 shares. How does HCA Healthcare's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.38% of HCA Healthcare's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to HCA Healthcare: GSK plc (0.36%), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (1.70%), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.27%), McKesson Co. (1.05%), Bristol-Myers Squibb (1.69%), Zoetis Inc. (0.70%), Boston Scientific Co. (0.90%), Becton, Dickinson and Company (0.80%), The Cigna Group (1.42%), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (1.56%), 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. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short HCA Healthcare stock? Short selling HCA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HCA Healthcare as its price is falling. HCA shares are trading down $7.43 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 HCA Healthcare? A short squeeze for HCA Healthcare 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 HCA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is HCA Healthcare'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 HCA, twice per month. 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