Heartland BancCorp (HLAN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Heartland BancCorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of HLAN short. Learn More on Heartland BancCorp's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "national commercial banks" compare to Heartland BancCorp: Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (2.06%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (3.02%), Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (6.10%), Bank First Co. (1.70%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (1.43%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (0.67%), Hanmi Financial Co. (2.07%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (0.02%), Camden National Co. (3.75%), Alerus Financial Co. (0.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HLAN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heartland BancCorp 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 Heartland BancCorp 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 HLAN, 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 HLAN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.