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HBT Financial (HBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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HBT Financial Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, HBT Financial (HBT) had a short interest of 1.15 million shares sold short, representing 6.56% of the public float. This marks an 8.89% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.4, meaning it would take 9.4 days of the average trading volume of 108,141 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,146,680 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,053,040 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
8.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$41.88 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
36,370,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.56%
Today's Trading Volume
40,756 shares
Average Trading Volume
108,141 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
38%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/30/20261,146,680 shares $41.88 million +8.9%6.6%9.42 $36.52
10/15/20261,053,040 shares $37.25 million -9.2%6.0%7.49 $35.37
9/30/20261,159,079 shares $41.00 million +14.6%6.6%8 $35.37
9/15/20261,011,110 shares $36.99 million +3.9%5.8%9.3 $36.58
8/31/2026973,412 shares $34.54 million +6.0%5.6%8.46 $35.48
8/14/2026918,649 shares $34.16 million +22.3%5.3%6.88 $37.19
7/31/2026751,019 shares $26.92 million +32.4%4.3%4.97 $35.84
7/15/2026567,453 shares $18.29 million +5.2%3.2%4.13 $32.23
6/30/2026539,273 shares $17.25 million +121.6%3.1%1.59 $31.99
6/15/2026243,367 shares $7.30 million +33.4%1.4%1.91 $29.99
5/29/2026182,397 shares $5.22 million +10.0%1.0%2.22 $28.63
5/15/2026165,869 shares $4.50 million +15.3%0.9%1.99 $27.10
4/30/2026143,890 shares $3.99 million -4.4%0.8%2.14 $27.76
4/15/2026150,475 shares $4.27 million +2.1%0.9%2.11 $28.40
3/31/2026147,382 shares $3.94 million -11.6%0.8%2.19 $26.72
3/13/2026166,662 shares $4.36 million +13.6%1.3%1.4 $26.17
2/27/2026146,665 shares $3.95 million -8.8%1.2%6.6 $26.96
2/13/2026160,862 shares $4.67 million +17.6%0.9%4.83 $29.03
1/30/2026136,811 shares $3.69 million +7.1%1.1%4.46 $26.98
1/15/2026127,733 shares $3.48 million +12.5%1.0%4.87 $27.26
12/31/2025113,559 shares $2.94 million -4.5%0.9%2.93 $25.85
12/15/2025118,894 shares $3.21 million +11.9%0.9%3.71 $26.99
11/28/2025106,290 shares $2.56 million +3.0%0.8%2.72 $24.12
11/14/2025103,200 shares $2.46 million +8.0%0.8%3.56 $23.83
10/31/202595,533 shares $2.33 million +1.6%0.8%2.68 $24.39
10/15/202594,000 shares $2.26 million +8.2%0.8%2.9 $24.05
9/30/202586,900 shares $2.19 million -15.1%0.8%2.6 $25.20
9/15/2025102,400 shares $2.61 million +6.2%0.9%3 $25.48
8/31/202596,400 shares $2.55 million -6.4%0.9%3.1 $26.49
8/15/2025103,000 shares $2.57 million +29.6%0.9%3.4 $24.99
7/31/202579,500 shares $1.98 million -16.7%0.7%2.7 $24.87
7/15/202595,400 shares $2.42 million -9.3%0.8%3.2 $25.38
6/30/2025105,200 shares $2.65 million -13.0%0.9%3.2 $25.21
6/15/2025120,900 shares $2.83 million +10.4%1.1%3.7 $23.43
5/31/2025109,500 shares $2.61 million +11.6%0.9%3.3 $23.87
5/15/202598,100 shares $2.40 million -11.1%0.8%2.9 $24.43
4/30/2025110,400 shares $2.56 million +20.4%0.9%3 $23.17
4/15/202591,700 shares $2.01 million +10.1%0.7%2.4 $21.91
3/31/202583,300 shares $1.87 million +1.2%0.7%2.3 $22.41
3/15/202582,300 shares $1.92 million +15.1%0.7%2.2 $23.39
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2/28/202571,500 shares $1.79 million +15.0%0.6%1.9 $25.00
2/15/202562,200 shares $1.57 million +6.3%0.5%1.7 $25.25
1/31/202558,500 shares $1.42 million -44.4%0.5%1.6 $24.32
1/15/2025105,300 shares $2.35 million +33.5%0.9%3.1 $22.29
12/31/202478,900 shares $1.73 million -16.8%0.6%2.3 $21.90
12/15/202494,800 shares $2.22 million -3.9%0.8%2.9 $23.45
11/30/202498,600 shares $2.36 million +33.8%0.8%3.2 $23.95
11/15/202473,700 shares $1.79 million +16.3%0.6%2.5 $24.23
10/31/202463,400 shares $1.35 million -16.4%0.5%2.1 $21.36
10/15/202475,800 shares $1.70 million +6.0%0.6%2.3 $22.46
9/30/202471,500 shares $1.56 million +11.9%0.6%2.2 $21.88
9/15/202463,900 shares $1.41 million +3.9%0.5%2 $22.06
8/31/202461,500 shares $1.38 million +16.9%0.5%2 $22.42
8/15/202452,600 shares $1.11 million -25.4%0.4%1.7 $21.16
7/31/202470,500 shares $1.62 million -21.4%0.6%2.7 $23.00
7/15/202489,700 shares $1.97 million +13.8%0.7%3.5 $22.00
6/30/202478,800 shares $1.61 million -1.6%0.6%3 $20.42
6/15/202480,100 shares $1.52 million +10.8%0.7%3.2 $18.92
5/31/202472,300 shares $1.41 million -8.5%0.6%2.8 $19.50
5/15/202479,000 shares $1.54 million -7.2%0.6%3 $19.49
4/30/202485,100 shares $1.57 million -10.1%0.7%3 $18.46
4/15/202494,700 shares $1.74 million +3.5%0.8%3.3 $18.41
3/31/202491,500 shares $1.74 million -26.7%0.7%3.5 $19.04
3/15/2024124,800 shares $2.37 million +7.4%1.0%4.6 $19.00
2/29/2024116,200 shares $2.21 million +20.5%0.9%3.6 $19.06
2/15/202496,400 shares $1.92 million +7.6%0.8%2.9 $19.87
1/31/202489,600 shares $1.74 million -12.8%0.7%2.7 $19.47
1/15/2024102,700 shares $2.02 million -14.2%0.8%3.1 $19.69
12/31/2023119,700 shares $2.53 million -10.6%1.0%3.5 $21.11
12/15/2023133,900 shares $2.81 million +21.0%1.1%3.8 $21.00
11/30/2023110,700 shares $2.08 million -9.1%0.9%3.4 $18.75
11/15/2023121,800 shares $2.41 million +2.7%1.0%3.8 $19.80
10/31/2023118,600 shares $2.13 million -8.6%0.9%3.6 $18.00
10/15/2023129,700 shares $2.32 million -11.0%1.0%4.1 $17.91
9/30/2023145,800 shares $2.66 million +7.7%1.1%4.9 $18.24
9/15/2023135,400 shares $2.58 million -23.6%1.1%4.5 $19.08
8/31/2023177,100 shares $3.31 million +21.0%1.4%4.5 $18.70
8/15/2023146,400 shares $2.80 million -7.8%1.1%3.5 $19.11
7/31/2023158,800 shares $3.15 million -9.4%1.2%3.7 $19.84
7/15/2023175,200 shares $3.28 million -6.7%1.4%3.8 $18.70
6/30/2023187,700 shares $3.46 million +9.1%1.5%3.8 $18.44
6/15/2023172,000 shares $3.34 million -11.6%1.3%3.2 $19.40
5/31/2023194,600 shares $3.42 million -32.6%1.5%3.2 $17.60
5/15/2023288,600 shares $5.03 million +35.8%2.2%4.9 $17.42
4/30/2023212,600 shares $3.75 million +5.3%1.7%3.5 $17.64
4/15/2023201,900 shares $3.74 million -4.5%1.6%3.4 $18.50
3/31/2023211,400 shares $4.17 million +103.9%2.0%3.6 $19.72
3/15/2023103,700 shares $2.06 million +27.2%1.0%2 $19.83
2/28/202381,500 shares $1.85 million +5.8%0.9%2.1 $22.72
2/15/202377,000 shares $1.71 million -38.3%0.8%2 $22.20
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1/31/2023124,800 shares $2.62 million -3.2%1.3%3.2 $20.97
1/15/2023128,900 shares $2.61 million No Change1.4%3.5 $20.21
12/30/2022128,900 shares $2.52 million +20.8%1.4%3.7 $19.57
12/15/2022106,700 shares $2.05 million +29.7%1.1%3.1 $19.19
11/30/202282,300 shares $1.62 million -24.9%0.9%3 $19.65
11/15/2022109,600 shares $2.36 million -7.2%1.2%5 $21.52
10/31/2022118,100 shares $2.41 million +0.2%1.2%6 $20.39
10/15/2022117,900 shares $2.22 million +25.0%1.2%7.2 $18.81
9/30/202294,300 shares $1.71 million +13.1%1.0%6.3 $18.15
9/15/202283,400 shares $1.49 million -5.6%0.9%5.9 $17.92
8/31/202288,300 shares $1.60 million -23.0%0.9%5.8 $18.08
8/15/2022114,700 shares $2.20 million +21.9%1.2%7.6 $19.18
7/31/202294,100 shares $1.75 million -13.4%1.0%6.1 $18.64
7/15/2022108,600 shares $1.96 million -5.2%1.1%6.5 $18.04
6/30/2022114,500 shares $2.05 million -6.8%1.2%6.9 $17.87
6/15/2022122,900 shares $2.16 million +25.9%1.3%7 $17.60
5/31/202297,600 shares $1.70 million -0.3%1.0%5.8 $17.39
5/15/202297,900 shares $1.61 million +11.6%1.0%5.3 $16.44
4/30/202287,700 shares $1.51 million +7.1%0.9%4.8 $17.18
4/15/202281,900 shares $1.50 million -6.9%0.8%4.4 $18.31
3/31/202288,000 shares $1.60 million -12.3%0.9%4.7 $18.18
3/15/2022100,300 shares $1.91 million +10.3%1.0%5 $19.07
2/28/202290,900 shares $1.74 million +11.3%0.8%3.7 $19.14
2/15/202281,700 shares $1.60 million +4.7%0.8%3.4 $19.63
1/31/202278,000 shares $1.45 million -8.8%0.7%3.2 $18.61
1/15/202285,500 shares $1.69 million -20.4%N/A0 $19.73
12/31/2021107,400 shares $2.01 million -5.5%1.0%3.8 $18.73
12/15/2021113,600 shares $2.09 million +9.8%1.0%4.1 $18.38
11/30/2021103,500 shares $1.86 million -7.8%1.1%3.8 $18.00
11/15/2021112,300 shares $2.08 million +1.5%1.2%4.2 $18.49

HBT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of HBT Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 30th, investors have sold 1,146,680 shares of HBT short. 6.56% of HBT Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HBT 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. HBT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.4. Learn More on HBT Financial'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. 6.56% of HBT Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

HBT Financial saw an increase in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,146,680 shares, an increase of 8.9% from the previous total of 1,053,040 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.

6.56% of HBT Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to HBT Financial: First Busey Corporation (6.29%), First Community Bancshares, Inc. (2.35%), German American Bancorp, Inc. (3.57%), Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (8.17%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (3.16%), First Financial Corporation Indiana (3.66%), Towne Bank (3.60%), United Community Banks, Inc. (4.77%), Axos Financial, Inc (5.93%), Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (8.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HBT Financial as its price is falling. HBT shares are trading up $0.25 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 HBT 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 HBT, 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 HBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HBT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:HBT is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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