HCW Biologics (HCWB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.13 -0.11 (-2.59%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.20 +0.08 (+1.82%) As of 08/1/2025 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HCW Biologics Short Interest DataHCW Biologics (HCWB) has a short interest of 51,900 shares, representing 2.84% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -65.99% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 113,650 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest51,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest152,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-65.99%Dollar Volume Sold Short$226.28 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares1,439,000 sharesFloat Size1,830,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.84%Today's Trading Volume19,934 sharesAverage Trading Volume113,650 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average18% Short Selling HCW Biologics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for HCW Biologics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHCWB Short Interest Over TimeHCWB Days to Cover Over TimeHCWB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time HCW Biologics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/202551,900 shares $226.28 thousand -66.0%2.8%0.1 $4.36 6/30/2025152,600 shares $604.30 thousand +1,073.9%13.2%0.2 $3.96 6/15/202513,000 shares $70.85 thousand -68.1%1.1%0 $5.45 5/31/202540,700 shares $321.53 thousand -85.9%3.5%0.1 $7.90 5/15/2025288,400 shares $2.36 million +4,079.7%28.6%0.5 $8.20 4/30/20256,900 shares $55.61 thousand -22.5%1.0%0.5 $8.06 4/15/20258,900 shares $74.32 thousand -97.7%1.3%0.1 $8.35 3/31/2025390,900 shares $4.41 million -13.2%1.5%0.1 $11.28 3/15/2025450,200 shares $153.07 thousand -17.2%1.7%0.1 $0.34 2/28/2025543,700 shares $206.71 thousand -34.9%2.1%0.1 $0.38 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HCWB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for HCW Biologics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025835,500 shares $334.28 thousand +905.4%3.6%0.1 $0.40 1/31/202583,100 shares $23.12 thousand +50.8%0.4%0 $0.28 1/15/202555,100 shares $19.78 thousand -57.9%0.3%0 $0.36 12/31/2024131,000 shares $58.44 thousand -43.6%0.7%0 $0.45 12/15/2024232,100 shares $82.86 thousand +80.1%1.2%0 $0.36 11/30/2024128,900 shares $60.84 thousand -10.9%0.7%0 $0.47 11/15/2024144,700 shares $42.63 thousand +1,686.4%0.7%0 $0.29 10/31/20248,100 shares $3.49 thousand -67.5%0.0%0.3 $0.43 10/15/202424,900 shares $13.94 thousand -11.4%0.1%1.1 $0.56 9/30/202428,100 shares $15.16 thousand +119.5%0.2%1.4 $0.54 9/15/202412,800 shares $7.81 thousand +212.2%0.1%0.5 $0.61 8/31/20244,100 shares $1.89 thousand -65.0%0.0%0.2 $0.46 8/15/202411,700 shares $5.86 thousand +69.6%0.1%0.7 $0.50 7/31/20246,900 shares $4.17 thousand -4.2%0.0%0.3 $0.60 7/15/20247,200 shares $5.04 thousand -21.7%0.0%0.4 $0.70 6/30/20249,200 shares $5.95 thousand +70.4%0.1%0.4 $0.65 6/15/20245,400 shares $6.05 thousand +350.0%0.0%0.3 $1.12 5/31/20241,200 shares $1.31 thousand -7.7%0.0%0.1 $1.09 5/15/20241,300 shares $1.51 thousand -84.9%0.0%0.1 $1.16 4/30/20248,600 shares $12.04 thousand +13.2%0.1%0.5 $1.40 4/15/20247,600 shares $12.31 thousand -52.2%0.1%0.5 $1.62 3/31/202415,900 shares $27.83 thousand -27.7%0.1%1 $1.75 3/15/202422,000 shares $33.66 thousand -8.3%0.1%1.3 $1.53 2/29/202424,000 shares $35.28 thousand +445.5%0.2%1.7 $1.47 2/15/20244,400 shares $5.03 thousand +2.3%0.0%0.4 $1.14 1/31/20244,300 shares $4.95 thousand -39.4%0.0%0.2 $1.15 1/15/20247,100 shares $8.38 thousand -4.1%0.0%0.4 $1.18 12/31/20237,400 shares $9.07 thousand -38.8%0.0%0.4 $1.23 12/15/202312,100 shares $13.43 thousand -40.7%0.1%0.8 $1.11 11/30/202320,400 shares $22.03 thousand -4.7%0.1%1.4 $1.08Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 11/15/202321,400 shares $19.69 thousand +170.9%0.1%1.6 $0.92 10/31/20237,900 shares $13.27 thousand -16.8%0.0%0.6 $1.68 10/15/20239,500 shares $17.29 thousand -10.4%0.1%1.3 $1.82 9/30/202310,600 shares $20.14 thousand -53.1%0.1%1.3 $1.90 9/15/202322,600 shares $45.43 thousand +5.6%0.1%2.5 $2.01 8/31/202321,400 shares $38.73 thousand -14.4%0.1%1.9 $1.81 8/15/202325,000 shares $52 thousand +7.8%0.1%1.4 $2.08 7/31/202323,200 shares $47.33 thousand -13.4%0.1%1.2 $2.04 7/15/202326,800 shares $56.82 thousand -23.7%0.2%1.4 $2.12 6/30/202335,100 shares $76.17 thousand +44.4%0.2%1.8 $2.17 6/15/202324,300 shares $51.76 thousand +86.9%0.1%1.2 $2.13 5/31/202313,000 shares $19.11 thousand -13.3%0.1%0.7 $1.47 5/15/202315,000 shares $22.05 thousand -45.3%0.1%1 $1.47 4/30/202327,400 shares $39.15 thousand -0.7%0.2%1.8 $1.43 4/15/202327,600 shares $41.40 thousand +10.8%0.2%1.5 $1.50 3/31/202324,900 shares $34.88 thousand +11.7%0.1%1.2 $1.40 3/15/202322,300 shares $30.11 thousand -20.6%0.1%1 $1.35 2/28/202328,100 shares $50.58 thousand +53.6%0.2%1.3 $1.80 2/15/202318,300 shares $34.59 thousand +140.8%0.1%0.8 $1.89 1/31/20237,600 shares $14.74 thousand -68.3%0.0%0.4 $1.94 1/15/202324,000 shares $51.60 thousand +31.2%0.2%1.2 $2.15 12/30/202218,300 shares $35.04 thousand +19.6%0.1%1.1 $1.91 12/15/202215,300 shares $30.60 thousand -41.6%0.1%0.8 $2.00 11/30/202226,200 shares $55.30 thousand +84.5%0.2%1.2 $2.11 11/15/202214,200 shares $31.24 thousand +23.5%0.1%0.6 $2.20 10/31/202211,500 shares $25.76 thousand -45.2%0.1%0.5 $2.24 10/15/202221,000 shares $46.83 thousand -58.7%0.1%0.9 $2.23 9/30/202250,900 shares $116.56 thousand +216.2%0.3%2.4 $2.29 9/15/202216,100 shares $39.28 thousand +35.3%0.1%0.9 $2.44 8/31/202211,900 shares $30.54 thousand -7.8%0.1%0.7 $2.57 8/15/202212,900 shares $28.77 thousand -30.7%0.1%1 $2.23 7/31/202218,600 shares $44.45 thousand +78.9%0.1%1.4 $2.39 7/15/202210,400 shares $24.23 thousand -38.1%0.1%0.8 $2.33 6/30/202216,800 shares $36.96 thousand +24.4%0.1%0.9 $2.20 6/15/202213,500 shares $32.27 thousand -9.4%0.1%0.5 $2.39 5/31/202214,900 shares $30.99 thousand -54.6%0.1%0.5 $2.08 5/15/202232,800 shares $64.62 thousand +9.0%0.2%1.1 $1.97 4/30/202230,100 shares $70.43 thousand -32.5%0.2%0.9 $2.34 4/15/202244,600 shares $121.31 thousand -3.5%0.3%0.9 $2.72 3/31/202246,200 shares $126.13 thousand -11.0%0.3%0.7 $2.73 3/15/202251,900 shares $106.91 thousand +19.6%0.4%0.6 $2.06 2/28/202243,400 shares $95.05 thousand -32.4%0.3%0.4 $2.19 2/15/202264,200 shares $150.87 thousand -18.5%0.5%0.6 $2.35 1/31/202278,800 shares $168.63 thousand -39.3%0.6%0.5 $2.14 1/15/2022129,800 shares $288.16 thousand +5.3%1.1%0 $2.22 12/31/2021123,300 shares $286.06 thousand +35.5%1.0%0 $2.32 12/15/202191,000 shares $249.34 thousand -3.1%0.7%0 $2.74 11/30/202193,900 shares $269.49 thousand -0.2%0.8%0 $2.87 11/15/202194,100 shares $278.54 thousand -39.5%0.8%0 $2.96 10/29/2021155,400 shares $694.64 thousand +60.0%1.3%0.1 $4.47Trump’s national nightmare is here (Ad)Porter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.Watch the National Emergency broadcast here 10/15/202197,100 shares $254.40 thousand No Change0.8%0.6 $2.62 9/30/202197,100 shares $309.75 thousand +13.0%0.8%0.7 $3.19 9/15/202185,900 shares $325.56 thousand +30.2%0.7%0.6 $3.79 8/31/202166,000 shares $262.02 thousand +1,366.7%0.8%0.4 $3.97 8/13/20214,500 shares $23.04 thousand No Change0.1%0 $5.12 HCWB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is HCW Biologics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of HCW Biologics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 51,900 shares of HCWB short. 2.84% of HCW Biologics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HCW Biologics' current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for HCW Biologics? 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. 2.84% of HCW Biologics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is HCW Biologics' short interest increasing or decreasing? HCW Biologics saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 51,900 shares, a drop of 66.0% from the previous total of 152,600 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 HCW Biologics' float size? HCW Biologics currently has issued a total of 1,439,000 shares. Some of HCW Biologics' 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. HCW Biologics currently has a public float of 1,830,000 shares. How does HCW Biologics' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.84% of HCW Biologics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to HCW Biologics: FibroBiologics Inc. (2.46%), Longeveron Inc. (5.20%), Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. (0.44%), Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (0.55%), Dare Bioscience, Inc. (12.74%), Aytu BioPharma Inc. (9.76%), Reviva Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (12.60%), Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc. (1.53%), Elevation Oncology, Inc. (3.92%), VYNE Therapeutics Inc. (2.45%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short HCW Biologics stock? Short selling HCWB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HCW Biologics as its price is falling. HCWB shares are trading down $0.11 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 HCW Biologics? A short squeeze for HCW Biologics 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 HCWB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is HCW Biologics' 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 HCWB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies FibroBiologics Short Squeeze Longeveron Short Squeeze Lisata Therapeutics Short Squeeze Natural Alternatives International Short Squeeze Dare Bioscience Short Squeeze Aytu BioPharma Short Squeeze Reviva Pharmaceuticals Short Squeeze Cadrenal Therapeutics Short Squeeze Elevation Oncology Short Squeeze VYNE Therapeutics Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HCWB) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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