HF Enterprises (HFEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of HF Enterprises shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 2,000 shares of HFEN short. 0.26% of HF Enterprises' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HF Enterprises' current short interest.

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. 0.26% of HF Enterprises' floating shares are currently sold short.

HF Enterprises saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,000 shares, a decrease of 79.4% from the previous total of 9,700 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.

HF Enterprises currently has issued a total of 8,570,000 shares. Some of HF Enterprises' 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. HF Enterprises currently has a public float of 770,000 shares.

0.26% of HF Enterprises' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to HF Enterprises: LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (1.33%), Zhibao Technology Inc. (0.20%), U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (0.21%), MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (0.14%), American Strategic Investment Co. (0.06%), Roma Green Finance Limited (0.29%), MoneyHero Limited (1.73%), The Intergroup Corporation (1.06%), Highest Performances Holdings Inc. (0.01%), FlexShopper Inc. (0.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.62 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Aon plc ($4.66 billion), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. ($3.84 billion), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($3.60 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.22 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.21 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.82 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.52 billion), and The Clorox Company ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HFEN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HF Enterprises as its price is falling. HFEN shares are trading up $0.36 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 HF Enterprises 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 HFEN, 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 HFEN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2021.