Hargreaves Lansdown (HRGLY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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

Hargreaves Lansdown saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 50.0% from the previous total of 200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Hargreaves Lansdown: Burford Capital Limited (0.81%), AGM Group Holdings Inc. (0.11%), American Realty Investors, Inc. (1.34%), and

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.75 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.17 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.86 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.29 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.05 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.04 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.98 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HRGLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hargreaves Lansdown 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 Hargreaves Lansdown 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 HRGLY, 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 HRGLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2023.