Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 12th, investors have sold 1,700 shares of HENKY short.

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA saw a drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 12th, there was short interest totaling 1,700 shares, a drop of 92.5% from the previous total of 22,600 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.

0.00% of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to Henkel AG & Co. KGaA: Agricultural Bank of China Limited (0.00%), Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (0.00%), Bank of China Limited (0.00%), Airbus SE (0.00%), Schneider Electric S.E. (0.00%), Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. (0.00%), Iberdrola, S.A. (0.00%), Atlas Copco AB (0.00%), L'Air Liquide S.A. (0.00%), and KDDI Co. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: ViacomCBS Inc. ($6.50 billion), Aon Plc ($5.58 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.30 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.97 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.80 billion), Futu Holdings Limited ($2.84 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.07 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HENKY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Henkel AG & Co. KGaA as its price is falling. Henkel AG & Co. KGaA's stock is trading down $0.03 today. To short Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 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 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 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 Henkel AG & Co. KGaA 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 HENKY, 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 HENKY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 12 2021.