Heritage Southeast Bancorporation (HSBI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Heritage Southeast Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 15th, investors have sold 200 shares of HSBI short. Learn More on Heritage Southeast Bancorporation's current short interest.

Heritage Southeast Bancorporation saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the previous total of 100 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 Heritage Southeast Bancorporation: Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. (0.27%), Waterstone Financial, Inc. (1.06%), NASB Financial, Inc. (0.01%), Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (0.53%), Sterling Bancorp (1.14%), Northrim BanCorp, Inc. (0.97%), BCB Bancorp, Inc. (0.57%), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (1.16%), First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (0.43%), First Northern Community Bancorp (0.02%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.47 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.14 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.61 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.56 billion), Paramount Global ($1.53 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.49 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.46 billion), DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.30 billion), and C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. ($1.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HSBI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heritage Southeast Bancorporation 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 Heritage Southeast Bancorporation 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 HSBI, 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 HSBI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2022.