Hilton Worldwide (HLT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hilton Worldwide shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 4,310,000 shares of HLT short. 1.66% of Hilton Worldwide's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hilton Worldwide'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. HLT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Hilton Worldwide's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Hilton Worldwide: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Two Sigma Securities LLC, MYDA Advisors LLC, Group One Trading L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, UBS Group AG, Garda Capital Partners LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Barclays PLC, 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. 1.66% of Hilton Worldwide's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hilton Worldwide currently has issued a total of 264,630,000 shares. Some of Hilton Worldwide'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. Hilton Worldwide currently has a public float of 259,440,000 shares.

1.66% of Hilton Worldwide's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Hilton Worldwide: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (3.85%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.13%), MGM Resorts International (2.48%), H World Group Limited (3.42%), Hyatt Hotels Co. (3.69%), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (0.38%), Wynn Resorts, Limited (7.39%), Electronic Arts Inc. (2.33%), Lululemon Athletica Inc. (2.62%), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (3.62%),

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 HLT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hilton Worldwide as its price is falling. HLT shares are trading up $5.13 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 Hilton Worldwide 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 HLT, 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 HLT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.