United Insurance (UIHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Insurance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 1,120,000 shares of UIHC short. 5.78% of United Insurance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United Insurance's 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. UIHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on United Insurance's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of United Insurance: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 5.78% of United Insurance's floating shares are currently sold short.

United Insurance saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,120,000 shares, a decrease of 10.4% from the previous total of 1,250,000 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.

United Insurance currently has issued a total of 43,290,000 shares. Some of United Insurance'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. United Insurance currently has a public float of 19,380,000 shares.

5.78% of United Insurance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to United Insurance: James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (2.35%), NI Holdings, Inc. (0.40%), Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (3.51%), Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (1.72%), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (2.06%), Donegal Group Inc. (1.66%), Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (2.47%), Hippo Holdings Inc. (9.20%), United Fire Group, Inc. (0.59%), Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (1.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.88 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.50 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.47 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.37 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.59 billion), Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UIHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Insurance as its price is falling. 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 United Insurance 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 UIHC, 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 UIHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2023.