Hudson Executive Investment Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hudson Executive Investment shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 1,460,000 shares of HEC short. 3.54% of Hudson Executive Investment's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. Hudson Executive Investment currently has a short interest ratio of 1.0.

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. 3.54% of Hudson Executive Investment's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hudson Executive Investment saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,460,000 shares, an increase of 67.6% from the previous total of 871,200 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 41,300,000 shares.

3.54% of Hudson Executive Investment's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "holding & other investment offices" compare to Hudson Executive Investment: Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V (30.18%), Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. VI (0.83%), Paya Holdings Inc. (5.77%), Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp. (0.69%), Porch Group Inc. (5.30%), Star Peak Energy Transition Corp. (10.43%), Arko Corp. (14.11%), Jaws Acquisition Corp. (0.00%), Brooge Energy Limited (0.29%), and Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp. (0.28%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 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. Hudson Executive Investment's stock is trading up $0.01 today. To short Hudson Executive Investment 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 Hudson Executive Investment 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 March, 31 2021.