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Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$1.93 +0.01 (+0.52%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Harvard Bioscience Short Interest Data

Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) has a short interest of 654,400 shares. This marks a 22.75% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.9, indicating that it would take 3.9 days of the average trading volume of 161,340 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
654,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
533,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+22.75%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.38 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
43,617,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.50%
Today's Trading Volume
141,451 shares
Average Trading Volume
161,340 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
88%
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HBIO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Harvard Bioscience Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/2024654,400 shares $1.38 million +22.8%N/A3.9 $2.11
12/15/2024533,100 shares $1.15 million +18.4%N/A3.5 $2.16
11/30/2024450,100 shares $990,220.00 +20.3%N/A3.1 $2.20
11/15/2024374,100 shares $800,574.00 -6.2%N/A2.7 $2.14
10/31/2024398,900 shares $937,415.00 +13.8%N/A3.4 $2.35
10/15/2024350,600 shares $858,970.00 +11.4%N/A3.2 $2.45
9/30/2024314,700 shares $846,543.00 -26.7%N/A2.8 $2.69
9/15/2024429,100 shares $1.24 million +0.6%N/A3.3 $2.88
8/31/2024426,600 shares $1.23 million -0.1%1.1%2.9 $2.88
8/15/2024426,800 shares $1.22 million -4.4%1.1%2.8 $2.86
7/31/2024446,500 shares $1.43 million +3.7%1.1%3 $3.20
7/15/2024430,700 shares $1.43 million -19.4%1.1%2.8 $3.32
6/30/2024534,400 shares $1.52 million +38.4%1.3%3.6 $2.85
6/15/2024386,200 shares $1.12 million -16.3%1.0%3.1 $2.90
5/31/2024461,500 shares $1.46 million -25.6%N/A3.9 $3.17
5/15/2024620,100 shares $2.14 million -9.0%N/A6.5 $3.45
4/30/2024681,200 shares $2.60 million +1.2%N/A7.5 $3.82
4/15/2024673,000 shares $2.99 million +5.7%N/A7.7 $4.44
3/31/2024636,700 shares $2.70 million -11.2%N/A7.6 $4.24
3/15/2024716,600 shares $2.90 million +0.5%N/A8.5 $4.05
2/29/2024712,900 shares $3.09 million -3.4%1.8%8.4 $4.33
2/15/2024738,300 shares $3.59 million -6.5%1.9%8.5 $4.86
1/31/2024789,400 shares $3.47 million -8.8%2.0%9.1 $4.40
1/15/2024865,500 shares $4.24 million -4.8%2.2%9.9 $4.90
12/31/2023909,500 shares $4.87 million +3.1%2.3%10.6 $5.35
12/15/2023881,900 shares $4.32 million -7.6%2.2%10.1 $4.90
11/30/2023954,600 shares $4.07 million -10.8%2.4%10.7 $4.26
11/15/20231,070,000 shares $4.55 million +5.9%2.7%11.8 $4.25
10/31/20231,010,000 shares $4.43 million -2.9%2.6%9.6 $4.39
10/15/20231,040,000 shares $4.31 million -1.0%2.6%8.4 $4.14
9/30/20231,050,000 shares $4.52 million +13.0%2.7%7.7 $4.30
9/15/2023928,900 shares $4.23 million -3.7%2.3%5.8 $4.55
8/31/2023964,800 shares $4.25 million -1.9%2.4%3.7 $4.41
8/15/2023983,800 shares $4.17 million +0.6%2.5%3.5 $4.24
7/31/2023978,300 shares $4.55 million -4.1%2.5%3.3 $4.65
7/15/20231,020,000 shares $5.57 million -1.9%2.6%3.3 $5.46
6/30/20231,040,000 shares $5.71 million +221.3%2.7%3.2 $5.49
6/15/2023323,700 shares $1.76 million -16.5%0.8%1 $5.44
5/31/2023387,500 shares $2.17 million +0.2%1.0%1.8 $5.59
5/15/2023386,700 shares $2.06 million +10.9%1.0%2.2 $5.34
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4/30/2023348,800 shares $2.00 million +28.1%1.0%2.3 $5.72
4/15/2023272,200 shares $1.34 million -7.6%0.8%2.5 $4.93
3/31/2023294,700 shares $1.24 million +14.9%0.8%3.1 $4.20
3/15/2023256,400 shares $676,896.00 -1.8%0.7%2.4 $2.64
2/28/2023261,100 shares $738,913.00 -1.3%0.7%2.3 $2.83
2/15/2023264,500 shares $812,015.00 +1.7%0.7%2.3 $3.07
1/31/2023260,000 shares $774,800.00 -2.1%0.7%1.9 $2.98
1/15/2023265,600 shares $778,208.00 -32.6%0.7%1.9 $2.93
12/30/2022394,100 shares $1.09 million +22.9%1.1%2.8 $2.77
12/15/2022320,600 shares $769,440.00 +9.4%0.9%2.1 $2.40
11/30/2022293,200 shares $750,592.00 +5.6%0.8%2.6 $2.56
11/15/2022277,700 shares $666,480.00 +8.1%0.8%2.6 $2.40
10/31/2022256,800 shares $690,792.00 -6.3%0.7%2.4 $2.69
10/15/2022274,100 shares $619,466.00 +2.5%0.8%2.3 $2.26
9/30/2022267,400 shares $684,544.00 +3.6%0.7%2.1 $2.56
9/15/2022258,200 shares $800,420.00 -5.6%0.7%1.3 $3.10
8/31/2022273,500 shares $902,550.00 -5.8%0.8%1.2 $3.30
8/15/2022290,300 shares $937,669.00 -8.0%0.8%1.1 $3.23
7/31/2022315,400 shares $1.19 million -13.8%0.9%1.1 $3.76
7/15/2022365,700 shares $1.33 million -21.2%1.0%1.2 $3.65
6/30/2022464,000 shares $1.67 million -72.1%1.4%1.5 $3.60
6/15/20221,660,000 shares $6.09 million +5.7%5.1%5.3 $3.67
5/31/20221,570,000 shares $5.75 million -1.3%4.3%7.1 $3.66
5/15/20221,590,000 shares $6.01 million +30.3%4.4%8.1 $3.78
4/30/20221,220,000 shares $6.37 million +11.9%3.3%6.7 $5.22
4/15/20221,090,000 shares $6.41 million +1.9%3.0%7.1 $5.88
3/31/20221,070,000 shares $6.64 million +7.0%2.9%7 $6.21
3/15/2022999,600 shares $5.89 million +24.6%2.7%6.6 $5.89
2/28/2022802,600 shares $4.33 million +2.7%2.2%5 $5.40
2/15/2022781,500 shares $4.29 million +20.1%2.1%4.9 $5.49
1/31/2022650,700 shares $3.79 million +9.4%1.8%4.2 $5.82
1/15/2022594,700 shares $3.60 million -2.1%N/A0 $6.06
12/31/2021607,700 shares $4.28 million +19.5%1.7%3.8 $7.05
12/15/2021508,500 shares $3.53 million -0.3%1.4%3 $6.94
11/30/2021509,900 shares $3.41 million +0.5%1.4%3.2 $6.69
11/15/2021507,200 shares $3.94 million -16.4%1.4%3.1 $7.77
10/29/2021606,400 shares $4.57 million +5.6%1.7%3.4 $7.53
10/15/2021574,000 shares $3.93 million -10.9%1.6%3.2 $6.84
9/30/2021644,000 shares $4.50 million -5.1%1.8%3.5 $6.98
9/15/2021678,300 shares $5.32 million +0.6%1.9%3.2 $7.84
8/31/2021674,400 shares $5.57 million +1.7%1.9%3.1 $8.26
8/13/2021663,300 shares $5.61 million +2.7%1.8%2.9 $8.46
7/30/2021646,200 shares $5.10 million -9.6%1.8%2.7 $7.89
7/15/2021715,100 shares $5.44 million +7.4%2.0%2.8 $7.61
6/30/2021665,800 shares $5.55 million -3.2%1.9%2.5 $8.33
6/15/2021688,000 shares $5.19 million -16.9%1.9%2.8 $7.55
5/28/2021828,000 shares $5.80 million -4.1%2.3%2.8 $7.00
5/14/2021863,600 shares $5.98 million +8.2%2.4%3.1 $6.92
4/30/2021798,200 shares $5.75 million -16.3%2.2%3.1 $7.20
4/15/2021953,700 shares $6.33 million +16.8%2.7%4.2 $6.64
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3/31/2021816,500 shares $4.44 million +21.9%2.3%3.7 $5.44
3/15/2021669,800 shares $4.30 million +0.7%1.9%3.4 $6.42
2/26/2021665,100 shares $2.88 million +4.6%2.0%5.2 $4.33
2/12/2021636,100 shares $2.98 million -1.8%1.8%5.3 $4.69
1/29/2021647,900 shares $2.93 million +5.5%1.9%5 $4.52
1/15/2021614,300 shares $2.55 million -0.1%1.8%4.7 $4.15
12/31/2020615,000 shares $2.63 million +5.2%1.8%5.2 $4.27
12/15/2020584,400 shares $2.48 million -7.7%1.7%4.9 $4.24
11/30/2020632,900 shares $2.45 million -11.1%1.8%5.3 $3.87
11/15/2020711,600 shares $2.88 million -44.8%2.1%5.9 $4.05
10/30/20201,290,000 shares $4.26 million -5.2%3.8%11.9 $3.30
10/15/20201,360,000 shares $4.43 million No Change4.0%11.8 $3.26
9/30/20201,360,000 shares $4.09 million -3.6%4.0%0 $3.01
9/15/20201,410,000 shares $4.53 million -0.7%4.1%5.4 $3.21
8/31/20201,420,000 shares $4.76 million -4.1%4.1%4.7 $3.35
8/14/20201,480,000 shares $5.42 million No Change4.3%4.7 $3.66
7/31/20201,480,000 shares $4.60 million +2.1%4.4%4.5 $3.11
7/15/20201,450,000 shares $4.89 million -40.8%4.3%4.2 $3.37
6/30/20202,450,000 shares $7.60 million +64.4%7.2%6.9 $3.10
6/15/20201,490,000 shares $4.05 million +41.9%4.4%6.4 $2.72
5/29/20201,050,000 shares $2.77 million +5.0%3.1%5.1 $2.64
5/15/20201,000,000 shares $2.58 million -9.1%2.9%4.6 $2.58
4/30/20201,100,000 shares $3.03 million +79.1%3.2%5.5 $2.75
4/15/2020614,300 shares $1.65 million -7.2%1.8%3.5 $2.68
3/31/2020662,100 shares $1.77 million -1.5%1.9%4.7 $2.68
3/13/2020672,400 shares $1.67 million +1.9%2.0%3.6 $2.48
2/28/2020659,700 shares $1.13 million +4.4%1.9%6.6 $1.71
2/14/2020632,100 shares $1.68 million -1.0%1.9%8 $2.65
1/31/2020638,200 shares $1.89 million +2.1%1.9%7.4 $2.96

HBIO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Harvard Bioscience's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Harvard Bioscience shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 654,400 shares of HBIO short. Learn More on Harvard Bioscience's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Harvard Bioscience?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HBIO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Harvard Bioscience's short interest ratio.

Is Harvard Bioscience's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Harvard Bioscience saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 654,400 shares, an increase of 22.8% from the previous total of 533,100 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.

How does Harvard Bioscience's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Harvard Bioscience: Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (0.92%), Agilent Technologies, Inc. (1.02%), Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (1.57%), Waters Co. (3.12%), Illumina, Inc. (3.18%), Bio-Techne Co. (2.37%), Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (3.42%), Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (4.42%), Bruker Co. (6.02%), Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (20.76%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Harvard Bioscience stock?

Short selling HBIO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Harvard Bioscience as its price is falling. HBIO shares are trading up $0.01 today. 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Harvard Bioscience?

A short squeeze for Harvard Bioscience 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 HBIO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Harvard Bioscience's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HBIO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:HBIO) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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