NASDAQ:HDS HD Supply Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding HD Supply Holdings, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $55.99 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 12/24/2020) Add Compare Share Today's Range$55.99Now: $55.99▼$55.9950-Day Range$55.76MA: $55.95▼$55.9952-Week Range$21.69Now: $55.99▼$56.08VolumeN/AAverage Volume1.97 million shsMarket Capitalization$8.69 billionP/E Ratio4.74Dividend YieldN/ABeta1.4 ProfileAnalyst RatingsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Short Interest HD Supply (NASDAQ:HDS) Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume7,300,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume6,270,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month:+16.43%Dollar Volume Sold Short$408.73 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover2.0Last Record DateDecember, 31 2020Outstanding Shares170,840,000 sharesFloat Size153,900,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.74%Today's Trading Volume0 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,969,665 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average-100.00%Short Interest Over TimeHD Supply (NASDAQ:HDS) Short Interest HistoryReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20207,300,000 shares $408.73 million +16.4%4.7%2 $55.99 12/15/20207,300,000 shares $408.73 million +16.4%4.7%2 $55.99 11/30/20206,270,000 shares $350.24 million +124.7%4.1%2.2 $55.86 11/15/20202,790,000 shares $155.63 million -14.9%1.8%1.1 $55.78 10/30/20203,280,000 shares $146.98 million +7.5%2.0%2.9 $44.81 10/15/20203,050,000 shares $123.16 million -9.5%1.9%2.8 $40.38 9/30/20203,370,000 shares $142.21 million -7.9%2.1%3.2 $42.20 9/15/20203,660,000 shares $148.45 million -11.6%2.3%3.5 $40.56 8/31/20204,140,000 shares $163.90 million -11.4%2.6%3.8 $39.59 8/14/20204,670,000 shares $188.62 million -7.2%2.9%3.9 $40.39 7/31/20205,030,000 shares $210.25 million No Change3.1%4.1 $41.80 7/15/20205,030,000 shares $176.55 million -6.2%3.1%4 $35.10 6/30/20205,360,000 shares $191.14 million +15.0%3.3%4 $35.66 6/15/20204,660,000 shares $157.32 million -9.5%2.9%3.2 $33.76 5/29/20205,150,000 shares $171.50 million +2.6%3.2%3.2 $33.30 5/15/20205,020,000 shares $159.18 million +18.4%3.1%3.2 $31.71 4/30/20204,240,000 shares $136.32 million +29.7%2.6%2.7 $32.15 4/15/20203,270,000 shares $95.35 million +4.5%2.0%2 $29.16 3/31/20203,130,000 shares $87.17 million +9.3%1.9%1.9 $27.85 3/13/20202,864,400 shares $91.86 million +8.1%1.8%2 $32.07 2/28/20202,650,000 shares $64.85 million +15.7%1.6%2 $24.47 2/14/20202,290,000 shares $80.36 million -17.6%1.4%1.8 $35.09 1/31/20202,780,000 shares $113.09 million +6.9%1.7%2.3 $40.68 1/15/20202,600,000 shares $107.85 million No Change1.6%2.3 $41.48 12/31/20192,600,000 shares $104.29 million +17.7%1.6%2.4 $40.11HD Supply (NASDAQ:HDS) Short Interest FAQ What is HD Supply's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of HD Supply shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 7,300,000 shares of HDS short. 4.74% of HD Supply's shares are currently sold short. View details. What is a good short interest ratio for HD Supply? 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. HD Supply currently has a short interest ratio of 2.0. What is a good short interest percentage for HD Supply? 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. 4.74% of HD Supply's floating shares are currently sold short. Is HD Supply's short interest increasing or decreasing? HD Supply saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,300,000 shares, an increase of 16.4% from the previous total of 6,270,000 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 HD Supply's float size? HD Supply currently has issued a total of 155,159,000 shares. Some of HD Supply'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. HD Supply currently has a public float of 153,900,000 shares. How does HD Supply's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.74% of HD Supply's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to HD Supply: Cintas Co. (1.00%), Sandvik AB (0.00%), Komatsu Ltd. (0.00%), Rockwell Automation, Inc. (1.85%), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (0.00%), Techtronic Industries Company Limited (0.00%), Ball Co. (2.42%), Kubota Co. (0.00%), Ferguson plc (0.00%), and Zebra Technologies Co. (0.96%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short HD Supply stock? Short selling HDS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HD Supply as its price is falling. To short HD Supply 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 HD Supply 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 HD Supply? A short squeeze for HD Supply 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 HDS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is HD Supply'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 HDS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020. 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