Hudson Executive Investment (HEC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hudson Executive Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 28th, investors have sold 2,700,000 shares of HEC short. 6.52% of Hudson Executive Investment's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hudson Executive Investment'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. HEC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Hudson Executive Investment'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. 6.52% of Hudson Executive Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hudson Executive Investment saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,700,000 shares, an increase of 21.6% from the previous total of 2,220,000 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.

Hudson Executive Investment currently has issued a total of 41,400,000 shares. Some of Hudson Executive Investment'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. Hudson Executive Investment currently has a public float of 41,390,000 shares.

6.52% of Hudson Executive Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Hudson Executive Investment: P3 Health Partners Inc. (4.57%), EUDA Health Holdings Limited (0.28%), Sharecare, Inc. (4.17%), GeneDx Holdings Corp. (6.60%), DocGo Inc. (10.71%), Bright Health Group, Inc. (1.31%), Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. (5.31%), Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (21.69%), Annovis Bio, Inc. (13.17%), FitLife Brands, Inc. (0.11%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Tesla, Inc. ($8.35 billion), AstraZeneca PLC ($7.50 billion), Aon plc ($7.09 billion), Block, Inc. ($6.95 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.90 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.79 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.18 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($5.54 billion), Sea Limited ($4.96 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.25 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HEC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hudson Executive Investment as its price is falling. HEC shares are trading down $0.07 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 Hudson Executive Investment 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 HEC, 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 HEC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 28 2021.