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Hooker Furnishings (HOFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Hooker Furnishings Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Hooker Furnishings (HOFT) had a short interest of 197,992 shares sold short, representing 1.89% of the public float. This marks a 5.12% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, meaning it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 38,069 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
197,992 shares
Previous Short Interest
188,348 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
5.12%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.55 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
10,780,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.89%
Today's Trading Volume
7,454 shares
Average Trading Volume
38,069 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
20%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/15/2026197,992 shares $2.55 million +5.1%1.9%5.06 $12.86
4/30/2026188,348 shares $2.29 million -3.7%1.8%2.96 $12.15
4/15/2026195,503 shares $2.79 million +1.7%1.9%6.33 $14.25
3/31/2026192,187 shares $2.48 million -4.1%1.8%5.23 $12.88
3/13/2026200,447 shares $2.62 million +6.5%1.9%5.3 $13.07
2/27/2026188,288 shares $2.70 million +2.0%1.8%8.06 $14.34
2/13/2026184,676 shares $2.78 million +10.7%1.8%3.36 $15.05
1/30/2026166,762 shares $2.21 million +4.8%1.6%4.56 $13.27
1/15/2026159,136 shares $1.95 million -5.7%1.5%7.15 $12.24
12/31/2025168,773 shares $1.91 million -11.3%1.6%3.13 $11.29
12/15/2025190,286 shares $2.00 million -5.3%1.8%5.9 $10.51
11/28/2025200,953 shares $2.17 million -5.1%1.9%7.81 $10.82
11/14/2025211,843 shares $2.19 million -4.0%2.0%7.2 $10.35
10/31/2025220,764 shares $2.00 million +4.5%2.1%6.31 $9.08
10/15/2025211,300 shares $1.86 million -7.4%2.0%4.9 $8.80
9/30/2025228,200 shares $2.32 million +8.5%2.2%4.7 $10.15
9/15/2025210,400 shares $2.10 million +4.9%2.0%2.5 $10.00
8/31/2025200,500 shares $2.00 million +2.9%1.9%2.2 $9.99
8/15/2025194,800 shares $1.94 million -19.4%1.9%2.1 $9.98
7/31/2025241,800 shares $2.29 million -12.4%2.3%2.5 $9.45
7/15/2025276,000 shares $2.97 million -18.7%2.7%2.7 $10.75
6/30/2025339,400 shares $3.59 million -19.0%3.3%3.1 $10.58
6/15/2025418,800 shares $4.26 million +6.9%4.0%5.1 $10.18
5/31/2025391,900 shares $3.80 million +7.0%3.8%5.3 $9.69
5/15/2025366,400 shares $3.58 million +7.0%3.5%5.1 $9.77
4/30/2025342,300 shares $3.29 million +18.1%3.3%4.7 $9.60
4/15/2025289,800 shares $2.28 million +3.2%2.8%3.9 $7.86
3/31/2025280,800 shares $2.82 million -15.0%2.7%4.4 $10.04
3/15/2025330,400 shares $4.02 million +8.8%3.2%5.5 $12.17
2/28/2025303,800 shares $3.97 million +24.6%2.9%5.7 $13.07
2/15/2025243,800 shares $3.20 million +23.3%2.3%5.1 $13.12
1/31/2025197,700 shares $2.52 million +12.7%1.9%4.5 $12.73
1/15/2025175,500 shares $2.31 million +7.1%1.7%4.8 $13.17
12/31/2024163,900 shares $2.30 million -12.9%1.6%4.8 $14.01
12/15/2024188,100 shares $3.18 million +16.3%1.8%6.7 $16.93
11/30/2024161,800 shares $3.03 million -6.7%1.5%6.8 $18.73
11/15/2024173,400 shares $3.09 million +7.4%1.7%7.5 $17.83
10/31/2024161,400 shares $2.59 million -7.4%1.5%6.8 $16.03
10/15/2024174,200 shares $2.85 million +0.6%1.7%6.9 $16.36
9/30/2024173,200 shares $3.13 million +3.5%1.7%5.9 $18.08
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9/15/2024167,300 shares $2.73 million +6.0%1.6%4.9 $16.32
8/31/2024157,900 shares $2.50 million -1.7%1.5%4.4 $15.84
8/15/2024160,700 shares $2.38 million +8.9%1.5%4.3 $14.84
7/31/2024147,600 shares $2.25 million +2.6%1.4%4.1 $15.27
7/15/2024143,900 shares $2.14 million +3.5%1.4%4.1 $14.84
6/30/2024139,000 shares $2.01 million +13.2%1.3%3.4 $14.48
6/15/2024122,800 shares $1.72 million +20.8%1.2%3.3 $13.98
5/31/2024101,700 shares $1.77 million -9.8%1.0%3 $17.38
5/15/2024112,800 shares $2.10 million -4.7%1.1%3.3 $18.60
4/30/2024118,400 shares $2.01 million -2.6%1.1%3.3 $17.00
4/15/2024121,600 shares $2.24 million -16.0%1.2%3.2 $18.46
3/31/2024144,700 shares $3.47 million -18.2%1.4%4.3 $24.01
3/15/2024176,900 shares $4.20 million -4.2%1.7%4.6 $23.74
2/29/2024184,700 shares $4.53 million +3.7%1.8%4.2 $24.51
2/15/2024178,200 shares $4.58 million -3.1%1.7%4.2 $25.70
1/31/2024183,900 shares $4.24 million -0.4%1.8%4.5 $23.08
1/15/2024184,600 shares $4.30 million -12.7%1.8%4.7 $23.32
12/31/2023211,400 shares $5.51 million -13.5%2.0%5.8 $26.08
12/15/2023244,500 shares $6.23 million +2.6%2.4%7.4 $25.49
11/30/2023238,400 shares $4.26 million -4.1%2.3%8.1 $17.88
11/15/2023248,500 shares $4.61 million -0.8%2.4%7.3 $18.57
10/31/2023250,600 shares $4.19 million -5.2%2.4%6.8 $16.72
10/15/2023264,200 shares $4.83 million -4.6%2.5%5.9 $18.28
9/30/2023276,900 shares $5.39 million -11.7%2.6%5.7 $19.45
9/15/2023313,400 shares $6.22 million -5.5%3.0%6 $19.86
8/31/2023331,600 shares $7.14 million +2.0%3.2%4.5 $21.53
8/15/2023325,000 shares $7.06 million -12.9%3.1%4.7 $21.73
7/31/2023373,100 shares $7.49 million -2.3%3.5%5.3 $20.07
7/15/2023381,900 shares $7.60 million +33.8%3.6%5.5 $19.91
6/30/2023285,500 shares $5.33 million +94.8%2.7%4 $18.66
6/15/2023146,600 shares $2.67 million +38.7%1.4%2 $18.23
5/31/2023105,700 shares $1.57 million -0.5%1.0%2.1 $14.85
5/15/2023106,200 shares $1.70 million No Change1.0%2.2 $15.98
10/31/2022256,700 shares $3.88 million +14.4%2.3%3.1 $15.10
10/15/2022224,400 shares $3.10 million -6.3%2.0%2.7 $13.81
9/30/2022239,600 shares $3.23 million -30.7%2.1%2.9 $13.49
9/15/2022345,900 shares $5.08 million +43.1%3.0%3.2 $14.68
8/31/2022241,800 shares $3.84 million +4.7%2.1%2.1 $15.87
8/15/2022230,900 shares $3.79 million -8.2%2.0%1.9 $16.43
7/31/2022251,400 shares $4.16 million -35.8%2.2%2.2 $16.54
7/15/2022391,800 shares $6.35 million +60.9%3.4%3.3 $16.20
6/30/2022243,500 shares $3.79 million -63.1%2.1%2 $15.55
6/15/2022659,000 shares $10.40 million +12.9%5.7%4.9 $15.78
5/31/2022583,700 shares $10.09 million +0.2%5.0%5.2 $17.29
5/15/2022582,400 shares $9.88 million +16.3%5.0%5.6 $16.96
4/30/2022501,000 shares $8.45 million +32.3%4.3%5 $16.86
4/15/2022378,600 shares $6.91 million +0.3%3.3%4.1 $18.24
3/31/2022377,500 shares $7.15 million +2.5%N/A0 $18.94
3/15/2022368,300 shares $7.53 million +9.5%3.2%5.7 $20.44
2/28/2022336,400 shares $7.06 million +26.8%2.9%6.1 $21.00
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2/15/2022265,300 shares $5.79 million +17.9%2.3%4.7 $21.81
1/31/2022225,000 shares $4.96 million +16.4%1.9%4.6 $22.04
1/15/2022193,300 shares $4.48 million -0.5%N/A0 $23.16
12/31/2021194,300 shares $4.52 million -5.1%1.7%4.2 $23.28
12/15/2021204,700 shares $4.81 million +3.9%1.8%4.2 $23.51
11/30/2021197,000 shares $4.68 million +2.7%1.7%3.6 $23.74
11/15/2021191,900 shares $5.04 million -14.1%1.7%3.6 $26.26
10/29/2021223,400 shares $5.63 million +4.0%1.9%4.3 $25.21
10/15/2021214,900 shares $5.61 million +1.0%1.9%4.2 $26.09
9/30/2021212,700 shares $5.74 million -18.3%1.8%4.4 $26.99
9/15/2021260,400 shares $7.17 million +4.7%2.2%5.1 $27.53
8/31/2021248,700 shares $7.75 million +3.0%2.1%5.8 $31.16
8/13/2021241,400 shares $8.41 million +1.0%2.1%4.9 $34.85
7/30/2021239,100 shares $7.94 million -1.5%2.1%4.8 $33.19
7/15/2021242,800 shares $8.53 million +7.8%2.1%4.6 $35.13
6/30/2021225,200 shares $7.80 million -10.0%1.9%3.9 $34.64
6/15/2021250,100 shares $9.76 million -12.1%2.2%4.6 $39.01

HOFT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Hooker Furnishings shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 197,992 shares of HOFT short. 1.89% of Hooker Furnishings' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hooker Furnishings' 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. HOFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.1. Learn More on Hooker Furnishings'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. 1.89% of Hooker Furnishings' floating shares are currently sold short.

Hooker Furnishings saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 197,992 shares, an increase of 5.1% from the previous total of 188,348 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.

1.89% of Hooker Furnishings' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Hooker Furnishings: Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (2.84%), Bassett Furniture Industries, Incorporated (5.04%), Mohawk Industries, Inc. (9.32%), La-Z-Boy Incorporated (3.97%), Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (13.50%), Virco Manufacturing Corporation (4.28%), Sleep Number Corporation (28.73%), HomesToLife Ltd (0.24%), Natuzzi, S.p.A. (0.01%), MasterBrand, Inc. (18.75%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HOFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hooker Furnishings as its price is falling. HOFT shares are trading up $0.03 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 Hooker Furnishings 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 HOFT, 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 HOFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HOFT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:HOFT) was last updated on 6/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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