Heritage Financial (HFWA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $23.12 +0.14 (+0.61%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Heritage Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest559,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest556,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.63%Dollar Volume Sold Short$11.13 millionShort Interest Ratio3.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2024Outstanding Shares34,690,000 sharesFloat Size34,030,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.65%Today's Trading Volume146,923 sharesAverage Trading Volume184,788 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average80% Short Selling Heritage Financial ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHFWA Short Interest Over TimeHFWA Days to Cover Over TimeHFWA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad American Hartford Gold GroupPrepare for a Recession Unlike Any OtherDave Ramsey Is Dangerously Wrong And Here’s Why>> Asked whether we’re on the cusp of a US Dollar crash, Dave Ramsey made a stunning miscalculation while live on air: “Am I worried about this? Absolutely not.” Frankly, I've never seen someone so confident in being wrong… Because what’s happening to the US Dollar is not something you should “keep an eye on”… But instead, is an imminent threat you should get ahead of right NOW.GET THE FREE GUIDE Heritage Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2024559,900 shares $11.13 million +0.6%1.7%3 $19.88 6/30/2024556,400 shares $10.03 million +6.8%1.6%3.2 $18.03 6/15/2024520,800 shares $8.69 million -13.6%1.5%3.3 $16.68 5/31/2024602,800 shares $10.93 million +9.9%1.8%3.8 $18.13 5/15/2024548,400 shares $10.29 million +1.2%1.6%3.2 $18.76 4/30/2024541,700 shares $9.61 million +7.6%1.6%3 $17.74 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HFWA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/2024503,600 shares $8.70 million -2.8%1.5%2.7 $17.27 3/31/2024517,900 shares $10.04 million -17.2%1.5%2.7 $19.39 3/15/2024625,100 shares $11.49 million +9.2%1.8%3.3 $18.38 2/29/2024572,400 shares $10.50 million -6.7%1.7%2.7 $18.35 2/15/2024613,300 shares $11.65 million -5.3%1.8%3 $19.00 1/31/2024647,600 shares $13.05 million +38.2%1.9%3.4 $20.15 1/15/2024468,700 shares $9.51 million +9.9%1.4%2.6 $20.30 12/31/2023426,600 shares $9.12 million -26.7%1.2%2.4 $21.39 12/15/2023581,700 shares $12.54 million -4.9%1.7%3.1 $21.56 11/30/2023611,500 shares $10.90 million -1.2%1.8%3.4 $17.82 11/15/2023618,600 shares $11.20 million -9.3%1.8%3.5 $18.10 10/31/2023682,100 shares $11.10 million -13.3%2.0%3.7 $16.27 10/15/2023786,600 shares $12.64 million +9.8%2.3%4.1 $16.07 9/30/2023716,300 shares $11.68 million -18.8%2.1%3.6 $16.31 9/15/2023882,400 shares $15.24 million +3.8%2.6%4.4 $17.28 8/31/2023849,800 shares $14.63 million -5.0%2.5%4.2 $17.22 8/15/2023894,700 shares $15.80 million +16.0%2.6%4 $17.66 7/31/2023771,600 shares $14.48 million -6.0%2.2%3.1 $18.76 7/15/2023820,900 shares $14.09 million -3.2%2.4%3 $17.17 6/30/2023848,000 shares $13.71 million +15.9%2.5%3.1 $16.17 6/15/2023731,500 shares $12.87 million -1.0%2.1%2.7 $17.60 5/31/2023738,800 shares $12.08 million -22.9%2.2%2.5 $16.35 5/15/2023957,700 shares $14.76 million +1.5%2.8%3.3 $15.41 4/30/2023943,600 shares $16.62 million -7.5%2.7%3.6 $17.61 4/15/20231,020,000 shares $19.53 million +2.8%3.0%4.3 $19.15 3/31/2023992,300 shares $21.24 million -8.1%2.9%4.3 $21.40 3/15/20231,080,000 shares $24.66 million +34.6%3.1%4.9 $22.83 2/28/2023802,700 shares $22.37 million +16.8%2.3%3.9 $27.87 2/15/2023687,500 shares $19.83 million -0.1%2.0%3.6 $28.85 1/31/2023687,900 shares $19.63 million -20.9%2.0%3.4 $28.53 1/15/2023870,100 shares $26.14 million -17.9%2.5%3.9 $30.04 12/30/20221,060,000 shares $32.48 million +7.1%3.1%4.9 $30.64 12/15/2022989,500 shares $29.74 million +14.6%2.9%4.5 $30.06 11/30/2022863,500 shares $28.41 million -8.1%2.5%4.1 $32.90We just added a $300 account credit to your MarketBeat subscription (Ad)MarketBeat All Access is our complete suite of portfolio monitoring software, research tools, stock screeners, proprietary reports, and more. 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Free for 30 days.Start Your Risk-Free Trial Here 11/15/2022939,700 shares $30.93 million 0.0%2.7%4.4 $32.92 10/31/2022939,800 shares $31.66 million -19.0%2.7%4.4 $33.69 10/15/20221,160,000 shares $34.95 million +12.6%3.4%5.7 $30.13 9/30/20221,030,000 shares $27.26 million -8.0%3.0%5.5 $26.47 9/15/20221,120,000 shares $30.17 million +14.5%3.3%6 $26.94 8/31/2022978,500 shares $25.43 million +10.0%2.8%5.3 $25.99 8/15/2022889,600 shares $24.40 million -2.1%2.6%5 $27.43 7/31/2022909,100 shares $23.65 million -5.9%2.6%5.5 $26.02 7/15/2022965,900 shares $24.73 million +3.9%2.8%5.9 $25.60 6/30/2022929,600 shares $23.39 million -11.5%2.7%5.9 $25.16 6/15/20221,050,000 shares $25.50 million +5.4%3.0%6.4 $24.29 5/31/2022996,600 shares $26.01 million +5.4%2.9%6.5 $26.10 5/15/2022946,000 shares $23.15 million -0.2%2.7%5.8 $24.47 4/30/2022947,600 shares $22.95 million -5.2%2.8%5.6 $24.22 4/15/20221,000,000 shares $24.23 million -7.4%2.9%5.3 $24.23 3/31/20221,080,000 shares $27.06 million +4.9%3.1%5.3 $25.06 3/15/20221,030,000 shares $26.22 million +6.6%3.0%5.3 $25.46 2/28/2022966,000 shares $25.33 million +4.3%2.8%4.6 $26.22 2/15/2022926,500 shares $23.79 million +15.7%2.7%4.5 $25.68 1/31/2022800,700 shares $19.42 million -5.0%2.3%4 $24.26 1/15/2022842,800 shares $22.91 million -9.5%2.4%4.4 $27.18 12/31/2021931,400 shares $22.76 million -5.1%2.7%5.3 $24.44 12/15/2021981,300 shares $22.98 million -5.6%2.8%5.7 $23.42 11/30/20211,040,000 shares $24.37 million +4.2%3.0%6.5 $23.43 11/15/2021998,600 shares $25.90 million -10.8%2.9%6.5 $25.94 10/29/20211,120,000 shares $27.82 million -8.9%3.2%7.5 $24.84 10/15/20211,230,000 shares $30.50 million +0.8%3.5%9 $24.80 9/30/20211,220,000 shares $31.11 million +7.0%3.5%9.1 $25.50 9/15/20211,140,000 shares $27.26 million -0.9%3.2%7.5 $23.91 8/31/20211,150,000 shares $29.27 million +10.6%3.3%7.5 $25.45 8/13/20211,040,000 shares $26.25 million +4.8%2.9%7 $25.24 7/30/2021992,600 shares $24.01 million -2.7%2.8%6.8 $24.19 7/15/20211,020,000 shares $23.91 million -17.7%2.9%7.3 $23.44 6/30/20211,240,000 shares $31.02 million -20.0%3.5%9.5 $25.02 6/15/20211,550,000 shares $42.27 million +6.2%4.4%14.4 $27.27 5/28/20211,460,000 shares $42.35 million +2.1%4.1%14.7 $29.01 5/14/20211,430,000 shares $41.61 million +0.7%4.0%12 $29.10 4/30/20211,420,000 shares $40.65 million -4.7%4.0%10.9 $28.63 4/15/20211,490,000 shares $42.03 million +2.1%4.2%10.6 $28.21 3/31/20211,460,000 shares $41.76 million +2.1%4.1%9.8 $28.60 3/15/20211,430,000 shares $43.82 million -7.7%4.1%8.6 $30.64 2/26/20211,550,000 shares $40.30 million +5.4%4.4%10.1 $26.00 2/12/20211,470,000 shares $35.09 million +0.7%4.2%10.1 $23.87 1/29/20211,460,000 shares $35.67 million +0.7%4.1%10.3 $24.43 1/15/20211,450,000 shares $37.51 million -7.6%4.1%10.6 $25.87 12/31/20201,570,000 shares $36.39 million -6.0%4.4%12.2 $23.18 12/15/20201,670,000 shares $39.31 million -2.9%4.7%13.3 $23.54 11/30/20201,720,000 shares $41.85 million -5.0%4.9%13 $24.33 11/15/20201,810,000 shares $43.68 million -4.2%5.1%12.9 $24.13 10/30/20201,890,000 shares $39.56 million -2.6%5.4%12.7 $20.93We just added a $300 account credit to your MarketBeat subscription (Ad)MarketBeat All Access is our complete suite of portfolio monitoring software, research tools, stock screeners, proprietary reports, and more. 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Free for 30 days.Start Your Risk-Free Trial Here 10/15/20201,940,000 shares $38.59 million +1.0%5.5%12 $19.89 9/30/20201,920,000 shares $35.31 million -1.5%5.4%10.9 $18.39 9/15/20201,950,000 shares $38.73 million +8.9%5.5%9.9 $19.86 8/31/20201,790,000 shares $35.69 million -13.9%5.1%8.5 $19.94 8/14/20202,080,000 shares $42.47 million -2.4%5.9%9.6 $20.42 7/31/20202,130,000 shares $40.30 million +5.5%6.0%9.7 $18.92 7/15/20202,020,000 shares $38.72 million -6.1%5.7%9.4 $19.17 6/30/20202,150,000 shares $42.63 million +13.2%6.1%10.5 $19.83 6/15/20201,900,000 shares $34.77 million -5.9%5.4%9.5 $18.30 5/29/20202,020,000 shares $38.38 million No Change5.7%9.8 $19.00 5/15/20202,020,000 shares $31.86 million -3.8%5.7%9.6 $15.77 4/30/20202,100,000 shares $45.72 million -0.5%5.9%11 $21.77 4/15/20202,110,000 shares $41.78 million -5.4%5.9%11.4 $19.80 3/31/20202,230,000 shares $41.23 million -4.4%6.3%12.5 $18.49 3/13/20202,331,700 shares $50.04 million +8.5%6.5%10.3 $21.46 2/28/20202,150,000 shares $38.96 million -2.7%6.0%14.5 $18.12 2/14/20202,210,000 shares $46.98 million +4.3%6.1%16.3 $21.26 1/31/20202,120,000 shares $52.70 million +2.9%5.9%15.5 $24.86 1/15/20202,060,000 shares $55.66 million -14.5%5.7%14.2 $27.02 12/31/20192,410,000 shares $64.68 million +9.1%6.7%16.7 $26.84 HFWA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Heritage Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Heritage Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 559,900 shares of HFWA short. 1.65% of Heritage Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Heritage Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Heritage Financial? 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. HFWA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Heritage Financial's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Heritage Financial? 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. 1.65% of Heritage Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Heritage Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Heritage Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 559,900 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 556,400 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 Heritage Financial's float size? Heritage Financial currently has issued a total of 34,690,000 shares. Some of Heritage Financial'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. Heritage Financial currently has a public float of 34,030,000 shares. How does Heritage Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.65% of Heritage Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Heritage Financial: Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (1.38%), Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (0.41%), Home Bancorp, Inc. (0.80%), Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (2.20%), FS Bancorp, Inc. (0.55%), Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (0.55%), ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (0.47%), First Northwest Bancorp (0.21%), BankUnited, Inc. (4.21%), CVB Financial Corp. (4.69%), 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. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Heritage Financial stock? Short selling HFWA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heritage Financial as its price is falling. HFWA shares are trading up $0.14 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 Heritage Financial? A short squeeze for Heritage Financial 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 HFWA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Heritage Financial'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 HFWA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Greene County Bancorp Short Squeeze Southern Missouri Bancorp Short Squeeze Home Bancorp Short Squeeze Berkshire Hills Bancorp Short Squeeze FS Bancorp Short Squeeze Timberland Bancorp Short Squeeze ESSA Bancorp Short Squeeze First Northwest Bancorp Short Squeeze BankUnited Short Squeeze CVB Financial 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:HFWA) was last updated on 7/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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