Huaneng Power International - HNP Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Huaneng Power International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, investors have sold 8,100 shares of HNP short. 0.01% of Huaneng Power International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Huaneng Power International'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. 0.01% of Huaneng Power International's floating shares are currently sold short.

Huaneng Power International saw a drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,100 shares, a drop of 57.1% from the previous total of 18,900 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.

Huaneng Power International currently has issued a total of 392,452,000 shares. Some of Huaneng Power International'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. Huaneng Power International currently has a public float of 117,470,000 shares.

0.01% of Huaneng Power International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to Huaneng Power International: Pinnacle West Capital Co. (2.48%), Korea Electric Power Co. (0.05%), Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (0.58%), Vistra Corp. (3.13%), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (1.03%), NRG Energy, Inc. (7.29%), OGE Energy Corp. (1.47%), Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (3.04%), IDACORP, Inc. (1.63%), and CEMIG (0.43%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.58 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.23 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.31 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.73 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.71 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.66 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.63 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.51 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.40 billion), and Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HNP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Huaneng Power International 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 Huaneng Power International 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 HNP, 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 HNP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2022.