H.I.G. Acquisition (HIGA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of H.I.G. Acquisition shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, investors have sold 15,000 shares of HIGA short. 0.04% of H.I.G. Acquisition's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on H.I.G. Acquisition's 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. 0.04% of H.I.G. Acquisition's floating shares are currently sold short.

H.I.G. Acquisition saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 15,000 shares, an increase of 4.2% from the previous total of 14,400 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.

H.I.G. Acquisition currently has issued a total of 45,493,000 shares. Some of H.I.G. Acquisition'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. H.I.G. Acquisition currently has a public float of 36,240,000 shares.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.27 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.66 billion), TC Energy Corporation ($2.53 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.86 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.83 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.78 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.69 billion), Zoom Communications, Inc. ($1.35 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HIGA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from H.I.G. Acquisition 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 H.I.G. Acquisition occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HIGA, 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 HIGA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2022.