Humana (HUM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Humana shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 3,300,000 shares of HUM short. 2.75% of Humana's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Humana'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. HUM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Humana's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Humana: Simplex Trading LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Hsbc Holdings PLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, UBS Group AG, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Genus Capital Management 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. 2.75% of Humana's floating shares are currently sold short.

Humana saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,300,000 shares, an increase of 34.7% from the previous total of 2,450,000 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.

Humana currently has issued a total of 120,500,000 shares. Some of Humana'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. Humana currently has a public float of 120,120,000 shares.

2.75% of Humana's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Humana: Centene Co. (1.43%), Molina Healthcare, Inc. (1.65%), Elevance Health, Inc. (0.84%), GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. (2.59%), Alcon Inc. (0.69%), IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (2.08%), Haleon plc (0.52%), Moderna, Inc. (6.24%), Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (0.19%), IQVIA Holdings Inc. (1.58%),

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.

Short selling HUM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Humana as its price is falling. HUM shares are trading down $5.51 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 Humana 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 HUM, 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 HUM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.