Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $53.78 +0.65 (+1.22%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Heartland Financial USA Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest838,400 sharesPrevious Short Interest918,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-8.76%Dollar Volume Sold Short$41.60 millionShort Interest Ratio2.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2024Outstanding Shares42,830,000 sharesFloat Size42,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.00%Today's Trading Volume170,218 sharesAverage Trading Volume327,025 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average52% Short Selling Heartland Financial USA ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Heartland Financial USA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHTLF Short Interest Over TimeHTLF Days to Cover Over TimeHTLF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the MarketsJ.P. Morgan’s DIRE WarningWhen the largest bank in the U.S. says a crisis is coming - you NEED to listen. The Wall Street Journal warns, "America's bonds are getting harder to sell."Click here to see why Wall Street is in PANIC mode >>> Heartland Financial USA Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2024838,400 shares $41.60 million -8.8%2.0%2 $49.62 6/30/2024918,900 shares $40.85 million +12.6%2.3%2.3 $44.45 6/15/2024815,900 shares $34.71 million +0.4%2.1%2.1 $42.54 5/31/2024812,500 shares $35.72 million +17.5%2.1%1.9 $43.96 5/15/2024691,800 shares $31.41 million -3.9%1.8%1.6 $45.41 4/30/2024719,600 shares $30.30 million +10.1%1.8%2 $42.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HTLF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Heartland Financial USA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/2024653,900 shares $22.44 million +5.8%1.7%2.4 $34.31 3/31/2024617,800 shares $21.72 million -7.4%1.6%2.4 $35.15 3/15/2024666,900 shares $21.99 million +13.8%1.7%2.6 $32.97 2/29/2024586,100 shares $19.93 million +72.2%1.5%2.6 $34.00 2/15/2024340,300 shares $11.61 million -37.0%0.9%1.6 $34.13 1/31/2024539,800 shares $19.15 million +7.4%1.4%2.7 $35.47 1/15/2024502,400 shares $18.52 million +2.2%1.3%2.8 $36.86 12/31/2023491,600 shares $18.49 million -5.8%1.2%2.9 $37.61 12/15/2023521,900 shares $19.40 million +28.0%1.3%3.2 $37.17 11/30/2023407,600 shares $12.61 million +15.7%1.0%2.7 $30.93 11/15/2023352,200 shares $10.87 million -29.7%0.9%2.3 $30.85 10/31/2023501,100 shares $13.73 million -3.2%1.3%3.4 $27.40 10/15/2023517,800 shares $15.01 million -5.8%1.3%3.4 $28.98 9/30/2023549,700 shares $16.18 million -11.8%1.4%3.4 $29.43 9/15/2023623,400 shares $19.23 million +7.8%1.6%3.7 $30.84 8/31/2023578,300 shares $17.72 million +29.7%1.5%3.2 $30.64 8/15/2023445,900 shares $13.64 million -9.0%1.1%2.4 $30.59 7/31/2023490,100 shares $16.83 million -2.7%1.3%2.4 $34.34 7/15/2023503,500 shares $15.08 million -1.7%1.3%2.3 $29.95 6/30/2023512,300 shares $14.28 million -2.3%1.3%2.4 $27.87 6/15/2023524,600 shares $16.26 million -1.9%1.3%2.4 $31.00 5/31/2023534,500 shares $14.75 million +6.2%1.4%2.3 $27.59 5/15/2023503,300 shares $13.64 million -1.4%1.3%2.3 $27.11 4/30/2023510,600 shares $16.63 million +16.2%1.3%2.5 $32.56 4/15/2023439,500 shares $15.54 million +14.0%1.1%2.2 $35.35 3/31/2023385,600 shares $14.79 million -0.6%1.0%2.1 $38.36 3/15/2023388,100 shares $15.54 million +33.8%1.0%2.1 $40.03 2/28/2023290,000 shares $14.34 million -4.3%0.7%1.8 $49.44 2/15/2023303,100 shares $15.19 million -32.5%0.8%2 $50.10 1/31/2023448,700 shares $22.20 million +2.8%1.2%3.1 $49.47 1/15/2023436,300 shares $20.55 million -0.1%1.1%3.4 $47.11 12/30/2022436,600 shares $20.35 million +5.8%1.1%3.3 $46.62 12/15/2022412,600 shares $18.22 million +40.2%1.1%3.2 $44.16 11/30/2022294,400 shares $14.36 million -40.7%0.8%2.5 $48.79J.P. Morgan’s DIRE Warning (Ad)When the largest bank in the U.S. says a crisis is coming - you NEED to listen. The Wall Street Journal warns, "America's bonds are getting harder to sell."Click here to see why Wall Street is in PANIC mode >>> 11/15/2022496,500 shares $25.12 million -0.7%1.3%4.4 $50.60 10/31/2022500,200 shares $24.67 million -3.6%1.3%4.6 $49.32 10/15/2022518,700 shares $23.37 million +26.0%1.3%4.8 $45.06 9/30/2022411,700 shares $17.85 million -6.5%1.1%4 $43.36 9/15/2022440,300 shares $19.54 million +11.4%1.1%4.5 $44.37 8/31/2022395,400 shares $17.66 million -13.6%1.0%3.9 $44.67 8/15/2022457,500 shares $21.83 million -15.6%1.2%4.4 $47.72 7/31/2022541,900 shares $24.33 million -2.0%1.4%4.9 $44.90 7/15/2022552,800 shares $22.59 million -2.5%1.4%5 $40.87 6/30/2022567,000 shares $23.55 million +3.4%1.5%5 $41.54 6/15/2022548,200 shares $23.19 million +13.7%1.7%4.7 $42.31 5/31/2022482,200 shares $21.33 million +7.1%1.2%4 $44.23 5/15/2022450,400 shares $18.79 million +12.1%1.2%3.5 $41.72 4/30/2022401,800 shares $17.59 million +6.0%1.0%3.1 $43.77 4/15/2022378,900 shares $17.47 million -4.6%1.0%2.8 $46.12 3/31/2022397,300 shares $19.00 million -14.4%1.0%2.9 $47.83 3/15/2022464,200 shares $23.39 million +12.5%1.2%3.5 $50.38 2/28/2022412,700 shares $20.48 million -2.0%1.0%3 $49.62 2/15/2022420,900 shares $21.60 million +6.2%1.1%3 $51.31 1/31/2022396,500 shares $20.63 million +22.5%1.0%2.7 $52.03 1/15/2022323,700 shares $17.44 million -1.6%N/A0 $53.89 12/31/2021328,900 shares $16.65 million -4.7%0.8%2.3 $50.61 12/15/2021345,100 shares $17.19 million +11.6%0.9%2.3 $49.82 11/30/2021309,200 shares $14.69 million -6.6%0.8%2.2 $47.50 11/15/2021331,000 shares $17.18 million -33.7%0.8%2.6 $51.90 10/29/2021499,300 shares $25.02 million +8.2%1.3%4.4 $50.12 10/15/2021461,400 shares $23.19 million -3.2%1.2%4.1 $50.26 9/30/2021476,800 shares $22.92 million -26.4%1.2%4.2 $48.08 9/15/2021647,400 shares $30.34 million +4.4%1.6%5.1 $46.86 8/31/2021620,300 shares $29.17 million +18.9%1.6%4.5 $47.03 8/13/2021521,600 shares $24.66 million -1.3%1.3%3.5 $47.28 7/30/2021528,400 shares $24.11 million -14.5%1.3%3.4 $45.62 7/15/2021618,300 shares $28.52 million +7.4%1.6%3.9 $46.12 6/30/2021575,800 shares $27.06 million +9.7%1.4%3.7 $46.99 6/15/2021524,900 shares $26.29 million +1.4%1.3%3.6 $50.08 5/28/2021517,900 shares $25.77 million +23.8%1.3%3.2 $49.75 5/14/2021418,200 shares $20.66 million -19.6%N/A2.2 $49.40 4/30/2021520,200 shares $26.40 million +3.9%N/A2.7 $50.75 4/15/2021500,500 shares $25.12 million -15.1%N/A2.5 $50.19 3/31/2021589,300 shares $29.89 million +23.4%N/A2.7 $50.72 3/15/2021477,600 shares $25.27 million -2.0%N/A2.2 $52.92 2/26/2021487,500 shares $23.05 million +5.2%N/A2.7 $47.29 2/12/2021463,600 shares $21.08 million -7.5%N/A3.1 $45.48 1/29/2021501,300 shares $21.94 million +12.1%N/A3.5 $43.77 1/15/2021447,400 shares $20.27 million -7.9%N/A3.3 $45.30 12/31/2020486,000 shares $19.62 million +27.2%1.4%4.1 $40.38 12/15/2020382,100 shares $16.06 million +10.0%1.1%3.6 $42.02 11/30/2020347,300 shares $14.05 million +27.8%1.0%3.3 $40.46 11/15/2020271,800 shares $10.51 million +6.9%0.8%2.5 $38.67 10/30/2020254,300 shares $8.26 million -6.7%0.7%2.5 $32.50J.P. Morgan’s DIRE Warning (Ad)When the largest bank in the U.S. says a crisis is coming - you NEED to listen. The Wall Street Journal warns, "America's bonds are getting harder to sell."Click here to see why Wall Street is in PANIC mode >>> 10/15/2020272,600 shares $8.90 million -17.2%0.8%2.6 $32.65 9/30/2020329,300 shares $9.88 million -13.6%1.0%3.1 $30.00 9/15/2020381,200 shares $12.26 million -17.2%1.1%3.2 $32.15 8/31/2020460,400 shares $15.85 million -2.3%1.3%4 $34.43 8/14/2020471,400 shares $16.24 million -9.9%1.4%4.1 $34.46 7/31/2020523,100 shares $16.34 million -0.9%1.5%4.2 $31.24 7/15/2020528,000 shares $15.85 million -1.7%1.5%4 $30.02 6/30/2020537,300 shares $17.48 million +40.4%1.6%3.9 $32.54 6/15/2020382,600 shares $12.21 million +7.5%1.1%2.7 $31.92 5/29/2020356,000 shares $11.61 million +18.1%1.0%2.2 $32.61 5/15/2020301,400 shares $8.11 million +11.9%0.9%1.8 $26.91 4/30/2020269,300 shares $9.54 million -29.0%0.8%1.7 $35.42 4/15/2020379,500 shares $11.80 million -5.7%1.1%2.4 $31.10 3/31/2020402,500 shares $12.08 million -13.6%1.2%2.6 $30.02 3/13/2020465,700 shares $15.21 million -14.2%1.4%3.1 $32.67 2/28/2020542,500 shares $14.29 million +1.7%1.6%4.5 $26.35 2/14/2020533,200 shares $19.22 million -6.6%1.6%4.9 $36.04 1/31/2020571,000 shares $27.23 million -14.7%1.7%5.8 $47.69 1/15/2020669,100 shares $33.35 million -17.1%2.0%7.1 $49.84 12/31/2019807,300 shares $38.73 million +7.5%2.4%8.8 $47.97 HTLF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Heartland Financial USA's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Heartland Financial USA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 838,400 shares of HTLF short. 2.00% of Heartland Financial USA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Heartland Financial USA's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Heartland Financial USA? 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. HTLF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Heartland Financial USA's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Heartland Financial USA? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Heartland Financial USA: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Heartland Financial USA? 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. 2.00% of Heartland Financial USA's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Heartland Financial USA's short interest increasing or decreasing? Heartland Financial USA saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 838,400 shares, a decrease of 8.8% from the previous total of 918,900 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 Heartland Financial USA's float size? Heartland Financial USA currently has issued a total of 42,830,000 shares. Some of Heartland Financial USA'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. Heartland Financial USA currently has a public float of 42,000,000 shares. How does Heartland Financial USA's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.00% of Heartland Financial USA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Heartland Financial USA: FB Financial Co. (1.30%), Banner Co. (2.18%), Lakeland Financial Co. (8.30%), First Busey Co. (3.05%), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (6.54%), Western Alliance Bancorporation (4.59%), Webster Financial Co. (1.68%), Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (1.51%), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (3.83%), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (5.88%), 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 Heartland Financial USA stock? Short selling HTLF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heartland Financial USA as its price is falling. HTLF shares are trading up $0.65 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 Heartland Financial USA? A short squeeze for Heartland Financial USA 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 HTLF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Heartland Financial USA'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 HTLF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024. 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