Meihua International Medical Technologies (MHUA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Meihua International Medical Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 29,300 shares of MHUA short. 0.37% of Meihua International Medical Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Meihua International Medical Technologies' 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. 0.37% of Meihua International Medical Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Meihua International Medical Technologies saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 29,300 shares, an increase of 8.1% from the previous total of 27,100 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.

Meihua International Medical Technologies currently has issued a total of 23,940,000 shares. Some of Meihua International Medical Technologies' 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. Meihua International Medical Technologies currently has a public float of 8,010,000 shares.

0.37% of Meihua International Medical Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "surgical & medical instruments" compare to Meihua International Medical Technologies: Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (1.06%), Pro-Dex, Inc. (0.47%), Neuronetics, Inc. (1.18%), ProSomnus, Inc. (0.26%), Lyra Therapeutics, Inc. (0.06%), Delcath Systems, Inc. (4.31%), Akili, Inc. (1.24%), IceCure Medical Ltd (1.29%), PAVmed Inc. (4.86%), Sensus Healthcare, Inc. (2.53%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MHUA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meihua International Medical Technologies as its price is falling. MHUA shares are trading down $0.02 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 Meihua International Medical Technologies 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 MHUA, 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 MHUA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.