Heritage Financial (HFWA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $26.16 +0.03 (+0.11%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Heritage Financial Short Interest DataHeritage Financial (HFWA) has a short interest of 367,700 shares, representing 1.10% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.34% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 215,794 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest367,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest424,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$8.45 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Outstanding Shares34,150,000 sharesFloat Size33,530,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.10%Today's Trading Volume121,745 sharesAverage Trading Volume215,794 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average56% Short Selling Heritage Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHFWA Short Interest Over TimeHFWA Days to Cover Over TimeHFWA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Colonial Metals“This Changes Everything” - Trump Hands Millions Massive IRS GiftNow it's your time to return the favor by taking advantage of this tax "revenge loophole." Because even as we wait for Trump's agenda to kick in…>> YES! Send Me My FREE Gold Guide! Heritage Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/31/2024367,700 shares $8.45 million -13.3%1.1%2.1 $22.99 10/15/2024424,300 shares $9.50 million +1.2%1.3%2.4 $22.40 9/30/2024419,200 shares $9.13 million -17.7%1.2%2.2 $21.77 9/15/2024509,600 shares $11.07 million -1.4%1.5%2.4 $21.72 8/31/2024517,000 shares $11.81 million -9.3%1.5%2.5 $22.84 8/15/2024569,900 shares $12.24 million +7.8%1.7%2.8 $21.48 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HFWA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Heritage Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/2024528,800 shares $12.25 million -5.6%1.6%2.7 $23.17 7/15/2024559,900 shares $11.13 million +0.6%1.7%3 $19.88 6/30/2024556,400 shares $10.03 million +6.8%1.6%3.2 $18.03 6/15/2024520,800 shares $8.69 million -13.6%1.5%3.3 $16.68 5/31/2024602,800 shares $10.93 million +9.9%1.8%3.8 $18.13 5/15/2024548,400 shares $10.29 million +1.2%1.6%3.2 $18.76 4/30/2024541,700 shares $9.61 million +7.6%1.6%3 $17.74 4/15/2024503,600 shares $8.70 million -2.8%1.5%2.7 $17.27 3/31/2024517,900 shares $10.04 million -17.2%1.5%2.7 $19.39 3/15/2024625,100 shares $11.49 million +9.2%1.8%3.3 $18.38 2/29/2024572,400 shares $10.50 million -6.7%1.7%2.7 $18.35 2/15/2024613,300 shares $11.65 million -5.3%1.8%3 $19.00 1/31/2024647,600 shares $13.05 million +38.2%1.9%3.4 $20.15 1/15/2024468,700 shares $9.51 million +9.9%1.4%2.6 $20.30 12/31/2023426,600 shares $9.12 million -26.7%1.2%2.4 $21.39 12/15/2023581,700 shares $12.54 million -4.9%1.7%3.1 $21.56 11/30/2023611,500 shares $10.90 million -1.2%1.8%3.4 $17.82 11/15/2023618,600 shares $11.20 million -9.3%1.8%3.5 $18.10 10/31/2023682,100 shares $11.10 million -13.3%2.0%3.7 $16.27 10/15/2023786,600 shares $12.64 million +9.8%2.3%4.1 $16.07 9/30/2023716,300 shares $11.68 million -18.8%2.1%3.6 $16.31 9/15/2023882,400 shares $15.24 million +3.8%2.6%4.4 $17.28 8/31/2023849,800 shares $14.63 million -5.0%2.5%4.2 $17.22 8/15/2023894,700 shares $15.80 million +16.0%2.6%4 $17.66 7/31/2023771,600 shares $14.48 million -6.0%2.2%3.1 $18.76 7/15/2023820,900 shares $14.09 million -3.2%2.4%3 $17.17 6/30/2023848,000 shares $13.71 million +15.9%2.5%3.1 $16.17 6/15/2023731,500 shares $12.87 million -1.0%2.1%2.7 $17.60 5/31/2023738,800 shares $12.08 million -22.9%2.2%2.5 $16.35 5/15/2023957,700 shares $14.76 million +1.5%2.8%3.3 $15.41 4/30/2023943,600 shares $16.62 million -7.5%2.7%3.6 $17.61 4/15/20231,020,000 shares $19.53 million +2.8%3.0%4.3 $19.15 3/31/2023992,300 shares $21.24 million -8.1%2.9%4.3 $21.40 3/15/20231,080,000 shares $24.66 million +34.6%3.1%4.9 $22.83Trump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K Owners (Ad)Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide 2/28/2023802,700 shares $22.37 million +16.8%2.3%3.9 $27.87 2/15/2023687,500 shares $19.83 million -0.1%2.0%3.6 $28.85 1/31/2023687,900 shares $19.63 million -20.9%2.0%3.4 $28.53 1/15/2023870,100 shares $26.14 million -17.9%2.5%3.9 $30.04 12/30/20221,060,000 shares $32.48 million +7.1%3.1%4.9 $30.64 12/15/2022989,500 shares $29.74 million +14.6%2.9%4.5 $30.06 11/30/2022863,500 shares $28.41 million -8.1%2.5%4.1 $32.90 11/15/2022939,700 shares $30.93 million 0.0%2.7%4.4 $32.92 10/31/2022939,800 shares $31.66 million -19.0%2.7%4.4 $33.69 10/15/20221,160,000 shares $34.95 million +12.6%3.4%5.7 $30.13 9/30/20221,030,000 shares $27.26 million -8.0%3.0%5.5 $26.47 9/15/20221,120,000 shares $30.17 million +14.5%3.3%6 $26.94 8/31/2022978,500 shares $25.43 million +10.0%2.8%5.3 $25.99 8/15/2022889,600 shares $24.40 million -2.1%2.6%5 $27.43 7/31/2022909,100 shares $23.65 million -5.9%2.6%5.5 $26.02 7/15/2022965,900 shares $24.73 million +3.9%2.8%5.9 $25.60 6/30/2022929,600 shares $23.39 million -11.5%2.7%5.9 $25.16 6/15/20221,050,000 shares $25.50 million +5.4%3.0%6.4 $24.29 5/31/2022996,600 shares $26.01 million +5.4%2.9%6.5 $26.10 5/15/2022946,000 shares $23.15 million -0.2%2.7%5.8 $24.47 4/30/2022947,600 shares $22.95 million -5.2%2.8%5.6 $24.22 4/15/20221,000,000 shares $24.23 million -7.4%2.9%5.3 $24.23 3/31/20221,080,000 shares $27.06 million +4.9%3.1%5.3 $25.06 3/15/20221,030,000 shares $26.22 million +6.6%3.0%5.3 $25.46 2/28/2022966,000 shares $25.33 million +4.3%2.8%4.6 $26.22 2/15/2022926,500 shares $23.79 million +15.7%2.7%4.5 $25.68 1/31/2022800,700 shares $19.42 million -5.0%2.3%4 $24.26 1/15/2022842,800 shares $22.91 million -9.5%2.4%4.4 $27.18 12/31/2021931,400 shares $22.76 million -5.1%2.7%5.3 $24.44 12/15/2021981,300 shares $22.98 million -5.6%2.8%5.7 $23.42 11/30/20211,040,000 shares $24.37 million +4.2%3.0%6.5 $23.43 11/15/2021998,600 shares $25.90 million -10.8%2.9%6.5 $25.94 10/29/20211,120,000 shares $27.82 million -8.9%3.2%7.5 $24.84 10/15/20211,230,000 shares $30.50 million +0.8%3.5%9 $24.80 9/30/20211,220,000 shares $31.11 million +7.0%3.5%9.1 $25.50 9/15/20211,140,000 shares $27.26 million -0.9%3.2%7.5 $23.91 8/31/20211,150,000 shares $29.27 million +10.6%3.3%7.5 $25.45 8/13/20211,040,000 shares $26.25 million +4.8%2.9%7 $25.24 7/30/2021992,600 shares $24.01 million -2.7%2.8%6.8 $24.19 7/15/20211,020,000 shares $23.91 million -17.7%2.9%7.3 $23.44 6/30/20211,240,000 shares $31.02 million -20.0%3.5%9.5 $25.02 6/15/20211,550,000 shares $42.27 million +6.2%4.4%14.4 $27.27 5/28/20211,460,000 shares $42.35 million +2.1%4.1%14.7 $29.01 5/14/20211,430,000 shares $41.61 million +0.7%4.0%12 $29.10 4/30/20211,420,000 shares $40.65 million -4.7%4.0%10.9 $28.63 4/15/20211,490,000 shares $42.03 million +2.1%4.2%10.6 $28.21 3/31/20211,460,000 shares $41.76 million +2.1%4.1%9.8 $28.60 3/15/20211,430,000 shares $43.82 million -7.7%4.1%8.6 $30.64 2/26/20211,550,000 shares $40.30 million +5.4%4.4%10.1 $26.00 2/12/20211,470,000 shares $35.09 million +0.7%4.2%10.1 $23.87Trump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K Owners (Ad)Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code… And since then… "In the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump revenge loophole" to shield their life savings from Bidenomics…Get Your Free Gold Guide 1/29/20211,460,000 shares $35.67 million +0.7%4.1%10.3 $24.43 1/15/20211,450,000 shares $37.51 million -7.6%4.1%10.6 $25.87 12/31/20201,570,000 shares $36.39 million -6.0%4.4%12.2 $23.18 12/15/20201,670,000 shares $39.31 million -2.9%4.7%13.3 $23.54 11/30/20201,720,000 shares $41.85 million -5.0%4.9%13 $24.33 11/15/20201,810,000 shares $43.68 million -4.2%5.1%12.9 $24.13 10/30/20201,890,000 shares $39.56 million -2.6%5.4%12.7 $20.93 10/15/20201,940,000 shares $38.59 million +1.0%5.5%12 $19.89 9/30/20201,920,000 shares $35.31 million -1.5%5.4%10.9 $18.39 9/15/20201,950,000 shares $38.73 million +8.9%5.5%9.9 $19.86 8/31/20201,790,000 shares $35.69 million -13.9%5.1%8.5 $19.94 8/14/20202,080,000 shares $42.47 million -2.4%5.9%9.6 $20.42 7/31/20202,130,000 shares $40.30 million +5.5%6.0%9.7 $18.92 7/15/20202,020,000 shares $38.72 million -6.1%5.7%9.4 $19.17 6/30/20202,150,000 shares $42.63 million +13.2%6.1%10.5 $19.83 6/15/20201,900,000 shares $34.77 million -5.9%5.4%9.5 $18.30 5/29/20202,020,000 shares $38.38 million No Change5.7%9.8 $19.00 5/15/20202,020,000 shares $31.86 million -3.8%5.7%9.6 $15.77 4/30/20202,100,000 shares $45.72 million -0.5%5.9%11 $21.77 4/15/20202,110,000 shares $41.78 million -5.4%5.9%11.4 $19.80 3/31/20202,230,000 shares $41.23 million -4.4%6.3%12.5 $18.49 3/13/20202,331,700 shares $50.04 million +8.5%6.5%10.3 $21.46 2/28/20202,150,000 shares $38.96 million -2.7%6.0%14.5 $18.12 2/14/20202,210,000 shares $46.98 million +4.3%6.1%16.3 $21.26 1/31/20202,120,000 shares $52.70 million +2.9%5.9%15.5 $24.86 1/15/20202,060,000 shares $55.66 million -14.5%5.7%14.2 $27.02 12/31/20192,410,000 shares $64.68 million +9.1%6.7%16.7 $26.84 HFWA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Heritage Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Heritage Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 367,700 shares of HFWA short. 1.10% of Heritage Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Heritage Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Heritage Financial? 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. HFWA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Heritage Financial's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Heritage Financial? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.10% of Heritage Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Heritage Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Heritage Financial saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 367,700 shares, a decrease of 13.3% from the previous total of 424,300 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. What is Heritage Financial's float size? Heritage Financial currently has issued a total of 34,154,000 shares. Some of Heritage Financial's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Heritage Financial currently has a public float of 33,530,000 shares. How does Heritage Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.10% of Heritage Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Heritage Financial: Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. (0.68%), Greene County Bancorp, Inc. (1.05%), Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (2.18%), Home Bancorp, Inc. (0.66%), FS Bancorp, Inc. (0.55%), Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (0.33%), ESSA Bancorp, Inc. (0.30%), First Northwest Bancorp (0.13%), First BanCorp. (1.38%), First Interstate BancSystem, Inc. (2.05%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Heritage Financial stock? Short selling HFWA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heritage Financial as its price is falling. HFWA shares are trading up $0.03 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 Heritage Financial? A short squeeze for Heritage Financial 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 HFWA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Heritage Financial'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 HFWA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Southern Missouri Bancorp Short Squeeze Greene County Bancorp Short Squeeze Berkshire Hills Bancorp Short Squeeze Home Bancorp Short Squeeze FS Bancorp Short Squeeze Timberland Bancorp Short Squeeze ESSA Bancorp Short Squeeze First Northwest Bancorp Short Squeeze First BanCorp. Short Squeeze First Interstate BancSystem Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HFWA) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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