Home Bancorp (HBCP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Home Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 28,300 shares of HBCP short. 0.41% of Home Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Home Bancorp'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. HBCP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Home Bancorp's short interest ratio.

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. 0.41% of Home Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Home Bancorp saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 28,300 shares, a decrease of 23.1% from the previous total of 36,800 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.

Home Bancorp currently has issued a total of 8,150,000 shares. Some of Home Bancorp'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. Home Bancorp currently has a public float of 6,980,000 shares.

0.41% of Home Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Home Bancorp: Hingham Institution for Savings (11.15%), ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (0.28%), Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (1.98%), Third Coast Bancshares, Inc. (0.36%), FS Bancorp, Inc. (0.64%), Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. (1.45%), Blue Foundry Bancorp (2.72%), Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (0.53%), Provident Bancorp Inc (1.22%), ECB Bancorp, Inc. (0.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HBCP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Home Bancorp as its price is falling. HBCP shares are trading up $0.50 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 Home Bancorp 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 HBCP, 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 HBCP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.