Horace Mann Educators (HMN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Horace Mann Educators shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 401,900 shares of HMN short. 0.99% of Horace Mann Educators' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Horace Mann Educators' 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. HMN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Horace Mann Educators's short interest ratio.

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. 0.99% of Horace Mann Educators' floating shares are currently sold short.

Horace Mann Educators saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 401,900 shares, a drop of 0.4% from the previous total of 403,400 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.

Horace Mann Educators currently has issued a total of 40,840,000 shares. Some of Horace Mann Educators' 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. Horace Mann Educators currently has a public float of 40,620,000 shares.

0.99% of Horace Mann Educators' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Horace Mann Educators: Kemper Co. (2.24%), Palomar Holdings, Inc. (2.04%), Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (8.15%), Employers Holdings, Inc. (1.92%), Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (0.96%), ProAssurance Co. (1.38%), AMERISAFE, Inc. (1.05%), Mercury General Co. (1.89%), Lemonade, Inc. (31.94%), SiriusPoint Ltd. (3.97%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HMN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Horace Mann Educators as its price is falling. HMN shares are trading up $0.25 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 Horace Mann Educators 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 HMN, 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 HMN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.