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HomeStreet (HMST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.71 +0.42 (+3.72%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

HomeStreet Short Interest Data

HomeStreet (HMST) has a short interest of 274,200 shares, representing 1.54% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.83% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 198,357 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
274,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
311,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-11.83%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.48 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
18,858,000 shares
Float Size
17,830,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.54%
Today's Trading Volume
189,040 shares
Average Trading Volume
198,357 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
95%
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HMST Short Interest Over Time

HMST Days to Cover Over Time

HMST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

HomeStreet Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024274,200 shares $2.48 million -11.8%1.5%2.2 $9.06
10/15/2024311,000 shares $4.69 million -7.2%1.8%3.2 $15.08
9/30/2024335,000 shares $5.28 million -32.6%1.9%3.5 $15.76
9/15/2024497,300 shares $7.66 million 0.0%2.8%4.2 $15.41
8/31/2024497,400 shares $7.96 million -6.2%2.8%3.4 $16.00
8/15/2024530,200 shares $7.96 million -11.6%3.0%3.4 $15.01
7/31/2024600,000 shares $8.64 million -10.0%3.4%3.8 $14.40
7/15/2024666,900 shares $8.70 million +5.8%3.8%4 $13.04
6/30/2024630,500 shares $7.19 million +44.0%3.6%3.8 $11.40
6/15/2024437,900 shares $3.84 million -25.8%2.5%2.8 $8.76
5/31/2024590,100 shares $5.39 million -19.6%3.3%4.8 $9.13
5/15/2024733,800 shares $7.45 million -15.9%4.2%6 $10.15
4/30/2024872,000 shares $10.68 million +58.7%5.0%5.3 $12.25
4/15/2024549,400 shares $6.87 million -6.3%3.2%2.7 $12.50
3/31/2024586,000 shares $8.82 million -1.7%3.4%1.8 $15.05
3/15/2024596,200 shares $8.80 million -2.5%3.4%1.7 $14.76
2/29/2024611,500 shares $8.53 million -6.3%3.5%1.7 $13.95
2/15/2024652,700 shares $9.04 million -53.0%3.8%1.8 $13.85
1/31/20241,390,000 shares $19.13 million -4.8%8.0%3.7 $13.76
1/15/20241,460,000 shares $15.72 million +2.8%8.4%3.6 $10.77
12/31/20231,420,000 shares $14.63 million -7.2%8.2%4.6 $10.30
12/15/20231,530,000 shares $15.09 million -8.9%8.8%4.9 $9.86
11/30/20231,680,000 shares $11.34 million +9.1%9.6%5.4 $6.75
11/15/20231,540,000 shares $10.44 million +7.7%8.8%4.6 $6.78
10/31/20231,430,000 shares $6.91 million +7.5%8.1%3.9 $4.83
10/15/20231,330,000 shares $8.21 million -10.1%7.5%3.1 $6.17
9/30/20231,480,000 shares $11.53 million +1.4%8.4%3.2 $7.79
9/15/20231,460,000 shares $13.43 million -18.4%8.3%3 $9.20
8/31/20231,790,000 shares $16.92 million -26.3%10.1%3.4 $9.45
8/15/20232,430,000 shares $23.60 million No Change13.8%3.6 $9.71
7/31/20232,430,000 shares $22.36 million +11.0%13.8%3.7 $9.20
7/15/20232,190,000 shares $15.44 million +22.4%12.4%3.5 $7.05
6/30/20231,790,000 shares $10.60 million +4.7%10.2%3.1 $5.92
6/15/20231,710,000 shares $11.73 million -17.8%9.7%3.2 $6.86
5/31/20232,080,000 shares $10.90 million +135.2%11.8%4.1 $5.24
5/15/2023884,200 shares $5.57 million No Change5.0%2.7 $6.30
10/31/2022848,300 shares $22.02 million -10.3%4.8%5.8 $25.96
10/15/2022945,900 shares $28.62 million +3.3%5.3%6.7 $30.26
9/30/2022915,700 shares $26.38 million -7.8%5.2%6.7 $28.81
9/15/2022993,400 shares $34.23 million -9.7%5.6%7.3 $34.46
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8/31/20221,100,000 shares $38.29 million -6.8%6.2%7.9 $34.81
8/15/20221,180,000 shares $44.25 million -0.8%6.7%7.9 $37.50
7/31/20221,190,000 shares $44.38 million -0.8%6.7%7.8 $37.29
7/15/20221,200,000 shares $42.68 million +2.6%6.8%7.3 $35.57
6/30/20221,170,000 shares $40.56 million +0.9%6.6%7.3 $34.67
6/15/20221,160,000 shares $40.67 million +21.7%6.5%6.9 $35.06
5/31/2022953,200 shares $38.42 million +2.8%5.4%5.5 $40.31
5/15/2022927,500 shares $36.39 million -3.0%5.2%5.1 $39.23
4/30/2022955,700 shares $38.79 million -5.4%5.4%5 $40.59
4/15/20221,010,000 shares $44.96 million -1.0%5.7%5.1 $44.51
3/31/20221,020,000 shares $48.33 million +22.5%N/A0 $47.38
3/15/2022832,800 shares $42.33 million -2.3%4.3%4.3 $50.83
2/28/2022852,400 shares $43.86 million -14.5%4.4%4.5 $51.46
2/15/2022996,600 shares $51.46 million +100.2%5.2%5.6 $51.64
1/31/2022497,900 shares $24.27 million -14.2%2.6%2.8 $48.75
1/15/2022580,600 shares $32.88 million +1.8%N/A0 $56.63
12/31/2021570,200 shares $29.65 million +11.5%2.9%3.8 $52.00
12/15/2021511,200 shares $25.30 million -3.6%2.6%3.6 $49.50
11/30/2021530,100 shares $26.17 million +26.7%2.7%4.2 $49.37
11/15/2021418,400 shares $21.84 million -8.9%2.1%3.4 $52.20
10/29/2021459,000 shares $21.65 million -2.0%2.4%4.3 $47.16
10/15/2021468,400 shares $19.91 million -13.7%2.4%4.5 $42.51
9/30/2021542,900 shares $22.34 million -10.4%2.7%5 $41.15
9/15/2021606,000 shares $22.51 million -2.2%3.0%5.2 $37.14
8/31/2021619,900 shares $25.32 million +51.6%3.1%5.3 $40.85
8/13/2021408,800 shares $16.78 million +13.0%2.1%3.3 $41.04
7/30/2021361,900 shares $13.65 million -41.3%1.8%2.7 $37.71
7/15/2021616,100 shares $23.98 million -14.5%3.0%4.6 $38.92
6/30/2021720,600 shares $29.36 million -8.4%3.5%5.2 $40.74
6/15/2021787,000 shares $33.73 million +1.2%3.8%5.3 $42.86
5/28/2021777,400 shares $35.00 million +82.1%3.8%4.8 $45.02
5/14/2021427,000 shares $18.98 million +12.8%2.1%2.5 $44.44
4/30/2021378,600 shares $15.59 million -41.2%1.9%2.3 $41.18
4/15/2021643,800 shares $27.90 million +10.5%N/A0 $43.33
3/31/2021582,900 shares $26.24 million +79.1%2.8%3.6 $45.02
3/15/2021325,400 shares $15.88 million -10.2%1.6%2.1 $48.80
2/26/2021362,500 shares $15.68 million +15.9%1.7%2.8 $43.26
2/12/2021312,700 shares $12.88 million +12.9%1.5%2.5 $41.19
1/29/2021277,100 shares $10.03 million +5.6%1.3%2.3 $36.18
1/15/2021262,500 shares $9.65 million -27.6%1.3%2.2 $36.75
12/31/2020362,700 shares $12.15 million +39.4%1.7%3.2 $33.49
12/15/2020260,200 shares $8.56 million +2.6%1.2%2.1 $32.91
11/30/2020253,700 shares $8.52 million -14.1%1.2%1.8 $33.59
11/15/2020295,200 shares $9.96 million -21.2%1.4%2 $33.75
10/30/2020374,800 shares $11.31 million -18.7%1.8%2.4 $30.18
10/15/2020460,800 shares $13.32 million +9.2%2.1%2.8 $28.91
9/30/2020421,900 shares $10.87 million +15.6%1.9%2.4 $25.76
9/15/2020365,100 shares $9.96 million +29.2%1.7%2.2 $27.27
8/31/2020282,600 shares $7.73 million -43.8%1.3%1.7 $27.37
8/14/2020503,000 shares $14.33 million +20.3%2.3%3 $28.48
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7/31/2020418,100 shares $11.05 million -2.1%1.9%2.4 $26.44
7/15/2020427,200 shares $10.06 million +8.1%1.9%2.6 $23.56
6/30/2020395,200 shares $9.73 million +7.8%1.8%2.4 $24.61
6/15/2020366,700 shares $8.47 million -9.4%1.6%2.2 $23.10
5/29/2020404,600 shares $9.64 million +32.6%1.8%2.2 $23.82
5/15/2020305,200 shares $6.24 million +6.5%1.4%1.6 $20.43
4/30/2020286,600 shares $7.32 million -30.9%1.3%1.6 $25.55
4/15/2020414,700 shares $8.73 million -10.1%1.8%2.2 $21.04
3/31/2020461,200 shares $10.13 million +0.7%2.0%2.4 $21.96
3/13/2020457,800 shares $11.35 million +1.1%2.0%2.2 $24.80
2/28/2020452,900 shares $8.75 million -8.6%2.0%2.7 $19.31
2/14/2020495,600 shares $12.03 million -1.2%2.2%3.1 $24.27
1/31/2020501,700 shares $14.62 million +0.6%2.2%2.9 $29.15
1/15/2020498,800 shares $16.28 million +4.1%2.1%3 $32.63
12/31/2019479,000 shares $15.55 million +1.7%2.0%2.9 $32.46

HMST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is HomeStreet's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of HomeStreet shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 274,200 shares of HMST short. 1.54% of HomeStreet's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HomeStreet's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for HomeStreet?

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. HMST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on HomeStreet's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for HomeStreet?

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. 1.54% of HomeStreet's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is HomeStreet's short interest increasing or decreasing?

HomeStreet saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 274,200 shares, a decrease of 11.8% from the previous total of 311,000 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 HomeStreet's float size?

HomeStreet currently has issued a total of 18,858,000 shares. Some of HomeStreet'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. HomeStreet currently has a public float of 17,830,000 shares.

How does HomeStreet's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.54% of HomeStreet's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to HomeStreet: Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (3.39%), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (1.21%), Hingham Institution for Savings (9.71%), LendingTree, Inc. (2.88%), Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (Staten Island, NY) (1.14%), Kearny Financial Corp. (0.70%), Flushing Financial Co. (2.01%), Home Bancorp, Inc. (0.66%), Waterstone Financial, Inc. (0.61%), First Financial Northwest, Inc. (1.89%),

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 HomeStreet stock?

Short selling HMST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HomeStreet as its price is falling. HMST shares are trading up $0.42 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 HomeStreet?

A short squeeze for HomeStreet 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 HMST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is HomeStreet'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 HMST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:HMST) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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