Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.10 -0.32 (-9.36%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.00 -0.10 (-3.23%) As of 07:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Hydrofarm Holdings Group Short Interest DataHydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM) has a short interest of 93,700 shares, representing 2.59% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -33.92% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.0, indicating that it would take 5.0 days of the average trading volume of 18,416 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest93,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest141,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-33.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$463,815.00Short Interest Ratio5.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares4,614,000 sharesFloat Size3,620,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.59%Today's Trading Volume36,051 sharesAverage Trading Volume18,416 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average196% Short Selling Hydrofarm Holdings Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHYFM Short Interest Over TimeHYFM Days to Cover Over TimeHYFM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Hydrofarm Holdings Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/202593,700 shares $463,815.00 -33.9%2.6%5 $4.95 2/15/2025141,800 shares $877,742.00 -86.5%3.9%8.6 $6.19 1/31/20251,050,000 shares $682,185.00 No Change2.9%7.6 $0.65 1/15/20251,050,000 shares $617,715.00 +5.2%2.9%7.8 $0.59 12/31/2024998,400 shares $579,072.00 -4.9%2.8%7 $0.58 12/15/20241,050,000 shares $735,000.00 -6.3%2.9%7.8 $0.70 11/30/20241,120,000 shares $914,032.00 -5.1%3.1%6.9 $0.82 11/15/20241,180,000 shares $623,394.00 -1.7%3.2%5.6 $0.53 10/31/20241,200,000 shares $812,400.00 +1.7%3.3%6.5 $0.68 10/15/20241,180,000 shares $804,524.00 -6.4%3.2%6.1 $0.68 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HYFM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hydrofarm Holdings Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20241,260,000 shares $868,140.00 +2.4%3.4%6.2 $0.69 9/15/20241,230,000 shares $861,123.00 -3.2%3.1%6 $0.70 8/31/20241,270,000 shares $553,085.00 -5.9%3.2%7 $0.44 8/15/20241,350,000 shares $739,800.00 +15.4%N/A11.1 $0.55 7/31/20241,170,000 shares $743,886.00 +6.4%N/A7.4 $0.64 7/15/20241,100,000 shares $741,400.00 +3.8%N/A6.8 $0.67 6/30/20241,060,000 shares $731,400.00 -7.8%N/A7 $0.69 6/15/20241,150,000 shares $895,850.00 -3.4%N/A6.2 $0.78 5/31/20241,190,000 shares $941,290.00 +0.9%N/A6 $0.79 5/15/20241,180,000 shares $1.05 million +0.9%N/A5.7 $0.89 4/30/20241,170,000 shares $1.14 million +4.5%N/A6.2 $0.97 4/15/20241,120,000 shares $1.08 million -19.4%N/A5.8 $0.96 3/31/20241,390,000 shares $1.50 million -11.5%N/A7.3 $1.08 3/15/20241,570,000 shares $1.23 million +5.4%N/A8.6 $0.79 2/29/20241,490,000 shares $1.35 million -5.7%N/A8.2 $0.90 2/15/20241,580,000 shares $1.40 million -4.8%N/A8.2 $0.89 1/31/20241,660,000 shares $1.64 million +0.6%N/A7.9 $0.99 1/15/20241,650,000 shares $1.55 million -5.2%N/A8.5 $0.94 12/31/20231,740,000 shares $1.60 million -2.3%N/A8.7 $0.92 12/15/20231,780,000 shares $1.57 million -6.3%N/A8.7 $0.88 11/30/20231,900,000 shares $1.62 million +0.5%N/A8.3 $0.85 11/15/20231,890,000 shares $1.65 million -0.5%N/A7.1 $0.87 10/31/20231,900,000 shares $1.90 million +3.3%N/A7.1 $1.00 10/15/20231,840,000 shares $2.02 million +1.1%N/A6.7 $1.10 9/30/20231,820,000 shares $2.22 million -9.5%N/A5.8 $1.22 9/15/20232,010,000 shares $3.22 million -0.5%N/A5.3 $1.60 8/31/20232,020,000 shares $2.53 million -0.5%N/A3.8 $1.25 8/15/20232,030,000 shares $2.07 million -5.1%N/A4 $1.02 7/31/20232,140,000 shares $2.50 million -21.9%N/A3.9 $1.17 7/15/20232,740,000 shares $2.66 million -6.2%7.0%4.8 $0.97Now I look stupid. 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Here’s the full story for you. 6/30/20232,920,000 shares $2.28 million -27.7%7.5%5.4 $0.78 6/15/20234,040,000 shares $3.77 million +10.4%10.4%7.9 $0.93 5/31/20233,660,000 shares $3.36 million +8.3%9.4%9.3 $0.92 5/15/20233,380,000 shares $3.65 million -4.8%8.7%8.3 $1.08 4/30/20233,550,000 shares $5.57 million -1.1%9.1%8 $1.57 4/15/20233,590,000 shares $5.49 million +6.9%9.2%7.8 $1.53 3/31/20233,360,000 shares $5.81 million +8.4%8.7%6 $1.73 3/15/20233,100,000 shares $6.14 million +9.9%8.0%4.8 $1.98 2/28/20232,820,000 shares $5.41 million -6.0%7.3%3.8 $1.92 2/15/20233,000,000 shares $6.63 million -8.3%7.7%4.1 $2.21 1/31/20233,270,000 shares $6.11 million +4.5%8.4%3.8 $1.87 1/15/20233,130,000 shares $5.29 million +0.6%8.1%3.5 $1.69 12/30/20223,110,000 shares $4.82 million +8.0%8.0%3.4 $1.55 12/15/20222,880,000 shares $5.18 million +8.3%7.4%3.1 $1.80 11/30/20222,660,000 shares $6.68 million -6.0%6.9%2.9 $2.51 11/15/20222,830,000 shares $8.69 million -5.0%7.3%3.2 $3.07 10/31/20222,980,000 shares $7.69 million -6.3%7.7%3 $2.58 10/15/20223,180,000 shares $7.35 million +17.8%8.2%3.4 $2.31 9/30/20222,700,000 shares $5.24 million -14.8%7.0%2.8 $1.94 9/15/20223,170,000 shares $8.97 million +7.8%8.2%3.6 $2.83 8/31/20222,940,000 shares $10.00 million -9.0%7.6%3.1 $3.40 8/15/20223,230,000 shares $13.31 million No Change8.3%3.4 $4.12 7/31/20223,230,000 shares $10.43 million +7.7%8.4%4 $3.23 7/15/20223,000,000 shares $9.66 million -0.7%8.1%4.1 $3.22 6/30/20223,020,000 shares $10.51 million +0.3%8.2%4.4 $3.48 6/15/20223,010,000 shares $12.91 million +11.9%10.8%4.6 $4.29 5/31/20222,690,000 shares $18.53 million -2.5%9.6%5 $6.89 5/15/20222,760,000 shares $22.19 million -6.1%9.9%4.9 $8.04 4/30/20222,940,000 shares $28.08 million +11.8%10.6%5.7 $9.55 4/15/20222,630,000 shares $32.38 million +12.4%9.4%5 $12.31 3/31/20222,340,000 shares $35.45 million -3.3%8.4%4.1 $15.15 3/15/20222,420,000 shares $33.88 million -5.5%8.7%4.1 $14.00 2/28/20222,560,000 shares $51.84 million -6.9%9.2%4.4 $20.25 2/15/20222,750,000 shares $56.90 million +3.8%10.1%5 $20.69 1/31/20222,650,000 shares $51.97 million +8.2%9.7%4.6 $19.61 1/15/20222,450,000 shares $56.15 million -14.6%9.0%4.1 $22.92 12/31/20212,870,000 shares $81.19 million -6.8%10.5%4.9 $28.29 12/15/20213,080,000 shares $80.20 million -3.1%11.3%5.4 $26.04 11/30/20213,180,000 shares $104.94 million -7.0%11.6%4.3 $33.00 11/15/20213,420,000 shares $148.39 million -4.2%12.5%4.8 $43.39 10/29/20213,570,000 shares $117.70 million -6.1%13.2%4.6 $32.97 10/15/20213,800,000 shares $135.39 million +25.8%14.1%5.4 $35.63 9/30/20213,020,000 shares $114.31 million +28.0%11.2%4.2 $37.85 9/15/20212,360,000 shares $106.65 million +19.8%8.8%3.3 $45.19 8/31/20211,970,000 shares $99.60 million +47.0%7.4%3.3 $50.56 8/13/20211,340,000 shares $63.23 million +15.5%5.0%2.1 $47.19 7/30/20211,160,000 shares $57.23 million +1.8%4.7%2 $49.34 7/15/20211,140,000 shares $56.40 million No Change5.1%1.5 $49.47 6/30/20211,140,000 shares $67.39 million -14.3%5.1%1.6 $59.11 6/15/20211,330,000 shares $73.83 million -22.7%5.7%1.9 $55.51Now I look stupid. 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Short interest is the volume of Hydrofarm Holdings Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 93,700 shares of HYFM short. 2.59% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hydrofarm Holdings Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Hydrofarm Holdings Group? 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. HYFM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Hydrofarm Holdings Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Hydrofarm Holdings Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hydrofarm Holdings Group: Citadel Advisors LLC, 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 Hydrofarm Holdings Group? 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. 2.59% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Hydrofarm Holdings Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Hydrofarm Holdings Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 93,700 shares, a decline of 33.9% from the previous total of 141,800 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 Hydrofarm Holdings Group's float size? Hydrofarm Holdings Group currently has issued a total of 4,614,000 shares. Some of Hydrofarm Holdings Group'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. Hydrofarm Holdings Group currently has a public float of 3,620,000 shares. How does Hydrofarm Holdings Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.59% of Hydrofarm Holdings Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "wholesale" compare to Hydrofarm Holdings Group: Natural Health Trends Corp. (0.41%), Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. (0.86%), CBL International Limited (0.06%), Davis Commodities Limited (0.19%), GD Culture Group Limited (6.47%), Taitron Components Incorporated (0.07%), Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc. (7.29%), Educational Development Co. (0.23%), Cosmos Health Inc. (4.91%), Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (0.13%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Hydrofarm Holdings Group stock? Short selling HYFM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hydrofarm Holdings Group as its price is falling. HYFM shares are trading down $0.32 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 Hydrofarm Holdings Group? A short squeeze for Hydrofarm Holdings Group 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 HYFM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Hydrofarm Holdings Group'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 HYFM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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