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Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$27.90 +0.27 (+0.98%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$27.78 -0.12 (-0.43%)
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Hawthorn Bancshares Short Interest Data

Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK) has a short interest of 7,200 shares, representing 0.13% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.41% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.6, indicating that it would take 0.6 days of the average trading volume of 9,577 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
7,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
7,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1.41%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$205,272.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
7,555,000 shares
Float Size
5,690,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
0.13%
Today's Trading Volume
21,839 shares
Average Trading Volume
9,577 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
228%
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Hawthorn Bancshares Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/20257,200 shares $205,272.00 +1.4%0.1%0.6 $28.51
2/28/20257,100 shares $218,254.00 -24.5%0.1%0.6 $30.74
2/15/20259,400 shares $326,180.00 +27.0%0.2%0.9 $34.70
1/31/20257,400 shares $241,980.00 -8.6%0.1%0.6 $32.70
1/15/20258,100 shares $230,850.00 +2.5%0.1%0.6 $28.50
12/31/20247,900 shares $223,965.00 -25.5%0.1%0.6 $28.35
12/15/202410,600 shares $334,960.00 +107.8%0.2%0.9 $31.60
11/30/20245,100 shares $165,240.00 -35.4%0.1%0.4 $32.40
11/15/20247,900 shares $240,160.00 -26.2%0.1%0.7 $30.40
10/31/202410,700 shares $304,308.00 -90.9%0.2%1.3 $28.44
10/15/2024117,800 shares $2.80 million +14.5%1.9%25.1 $23.75
9/30/2024102,900 shares $2.58 million -16.2%1.6%23.9 $25.03
9/15/2024122,800 shares $2.99 million -8.4%2.0%29.2 $24.35
8/31/2024134,100 shares $3.18 million -4.8%2.1%33.5 $23.75
8/15/2024140,800 shares $3.08 million +2.0%2.2%33.5 $21.91
7/31/2024138,100 shares $3.04 million -10.3%2.2%29.4 $22.00
7/15/2024153,900 shares $3.16 million -2.4%2.5%21.1 $20.52
6/30/2024157,600 shares $3.12 million -5.1%2.5%19.2 $19.80
6/15/2024166,000 shares $3.27 million +1.2%2.6%19.3 $19.69
5/31/2024164,100 shares $3.15 million -13.5%2.6%15.9 $19.20
5/15/2024189,700 shares $3.77 million +6.4%3.0%14.6 $19.89
4/30/2024178,300 shares $3.25 million +23.1%2.8%9.4 $18.23
4/15/2024144,800 shares $3.06 million +6.6%N/A7.9 $21.16
3/31/2024135,800 shares $2.77 million +9.6%N/A7.5 $20.43
3/15/2024123,900 shares $2.40 million +163.6%N/A6.9 $19.37
2/29/202447,000 shares $1.02 million +233.3%N/A2.6 $21.63
2/15/202414,100 shares $313,161.00 +58.4%N/A0.8 $22.21
1/31/20248,900 shares $224,280.00 -32.1%N/A0.6 $25.20
1/15/202413,100 shares $325,142.00 +22.4%N/A1.2 $24.82
12/31/202310,700 shares $271,459.00 -38.5%N/A1 $25.37
12/15/202317,400 shares $374,100.00 +35.9%N/A1.7 $21.50
11/30/202312,800 shares $271,872.00 +17.4%N/A1.5 $21.24
11/15/202310,900 shares $233,805.00 -26.9%N/A1.3 $21.45
10/31/202314,900 shares $260,005.00 +47.5%0.3%1.9 $17.45
10/15/202310,100 shares $160,489.00 -15.8%0.2%1.4 $15.89
9/30/202312,000 shares $195,000.00 -40.9%0.2%1.7 $16.25
9/15/202320,300 shares $334,950.00 +101.0%0.3%3 $16.50
8/31/202310,100 shares $166,650.00 +3.1%0.2%1.5 $16.50
8/15/20239,800 shares $167,580.00 -13.3%0.2%1.1 $17.10
7/31/202311,300 shares $198,315.00 -49.1%0.2%1.1 $17.55
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7/15/202322,200 shares $384,282.00 -8.6%0.4%1.8 $17.31
6/30/202324,300 shares $436,185.00 -30.8%0.4%2.1 $17.95
6/15/202335,100 shares $638,118.00 +27.2%0.6%3.1 $18.18
5/31/202327,600 shares $496,800.00 +0.4%0.5%2.4 $18.00
5/15/202327,500 shares $502,150.00 -52.5%0.5%2.6 $18.26
4/30/202357,900 shares $1.28 million +70.8%1.0%5.9 $22.12
4/15/202333,900 shares $788,175.00 -2.3%0.6%4.2 $23.25
3/31/202334,700 shares $811,112.50 +0.3%0.6%4 $23.38
3/15/202334,600 shares $746,668.00 -10.4%0.6%3.9 $21.58
2/28/202338,600 shares $976,580.00 +3.2%0.7%4.9 $25.30
2/15/202337,400 shares $915,926.00 +29.0%0.6%5 $24.49
1/31/202329,000 shares $698,320.00 +66.7%0.5%4.5 $24.08
1/15/202317,400 shares $421,950.00 +7.4%0.3%3.3 $24.25
12/30/202216,200 shares $352,674.00 -31.7%0.3%4.1 $21.77
12/15/202223,700 shares $547,707.00 +45.4%0.4%5.8 $23.11
11/30/202216,300 shares $344,256.00 -9.9%0.3%3.6 $21.12
11/15/202218,100 shares $415,757.00 +24.8%0.3%4.3 $22.97
10/31/202214,500 shares $332,557.50 -12.7%0.3%3.6 $22.94
10/15/202216,600 shares $377,816.00 -2.4%0.3%4.5 $22.76
9/30/202217,000 shares $371,620.00 -37.7%0.3%4.4 $21.86
9/15/202227,300 shares $627,081.00 +99.3%0.5%5.9 $22.97
8/31/202213,700 shares $327,567.00 -13.8%0.3%2.8 $23.91
8/15/202215,900 shares $408,312.00 -3.6%0.3%3.3 $25.68
7/31/202216,500 shares $425,700.00 -9.8%0.3%3.2 $25.80
7/15/202218,300 shares $475,434.00 +7.0%0.3%3.5 $25.98
6/30/202217,100 shares $435,879.00 +15.5%0.3%2.8 $25.49
6/15/202214,800 shares $358,160.00 +16.5%0.3%2.2 $24.20
5/31/202212,700 shares $336,169.00 +6.7%0.2%2.2 $26.47
5/15/202211,900 shares $305,949.00 +12.3%0.2%1.7 $25.71
4/30/202210,600 shares $277,084.00 -27.4%0.2%1.4 $26.14
4/15/202214,600 shares $392,448.00 +44.6%0.3%1.9 $26.88
3/31/202210,100 shares $255,328.00 +8.6%0.2%1.4 $25.28
3/15/20229,300 shares $238,266.00 -30.6%0.2%1.5 $25.62
2/28/202213,400 shares $350,276.00 +18.6%0.2%2 $26.14
2/15/202211,300 shares $295,947.00 -27.1%0.2%1.8 $26.19
1/31/202215,500 shares $395,250.00 -2.5%0.3%2.6 $25.50
1/15/202215,900 shares $412,128.00 -19.3%N/A0 $25.92
12/31/202119,700 shares $511,018.00 +8.2%0.3%3.2 $25.94
12/15/202118,200 shares $436,800.00 +42.2%0.3%2.6 $24.00
11/30/202112,800 shares $316,544.00 -29.3%0.2%1.8 $24.73
11/15/202118,100 shares $465,894.00 +26.6%0.3%2.4 $25.74
10/29/202114,300 shares $342,771.00 +11.7%0.2%2.1 $23.97
10/15/202112,800 shares $301,824.00 -11.1%0.2%1.8 $23.58
9/30/202114,400 shares $333,504.00 +2.1%0.2%1.7 $23.16
9/15/202114,100 shares $318,660.00 +12.8%0.2%0.6 $22.60
8/31/202112,500 shares $285,750.00 -17.2%0.2%0.5 $22.86
8/13/202115,100 shares $346,545.00 -25.3%0.2%0.6 $22.95
7/30/202120,200 shares $461,166.00 -40.1%0.3%0.7 $22.83
7/15/202133,700 shares $781,840.00 +8.0%0.5%1.1 $23.20
6/30/202131,200 shares $715,416.00 -85.9%0.5%1 $22.93
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6/15/2021221,900 shares $5.03 million +8.2%3.6%12.5 $22.65
5/28/2021205,000 shares $4.95 million -0.2%3.5%12.1 $24.15
5/14/2021205,300 shares $4.63 million +45.6%3.4%11.9 $22.56
4/30/2021141,000 shares $3.04 million +23.9%2.5%9.1 $21.54
4/15/2021113,800 shares $2.39 million +29.5%1.9%7.3 $21.03
3/31/202187,900 shares $1.87 million +15.4%1.5%5.8 $21.33
3/15/202176,200 shares $1.69 million -5.2%1.3%5.2 $22.14
2/26/202180,400 shares $1.62 million +0.9%1.3%6.7 $20.16
2/12/202179,700 shares $1.66 million -2.3%1.3%7.4 $20.80
1/29/202181,600 shares $1.52 million -0.9%1.3%7.5 $18.64
1/15/202182,300 shares $1.72 million +4.2%1.4%10 $20.89
12/31/202079,000 shares $1.75 million +11.3%1.3%10.7 $22.20
12/15/202071,000 shares $1.53 million -0.4%1.2%10.1 $21.56
11/30/202071,300 shares $1.60 million +5.2%1.2%11.1 $22.40
11/15/202067,800 shares $1.42 million -9.8%1.1%10.4 $21.00
10/30/202075,200 shares $1.45 million -5.2%1.2%12.3 $19.30
10/15/202079,300 shares $1.40 million +0.9%1.3%11 $17.60
9/30/202078,600 shares $1.49 million +4.4%1.3%10.3 $18.94
9/15/202075,300 shares $1.46 million -2.3%1.2%8.7 $19.42
8/31/202077,100 shares $1.41 million -0.6%1.3%8.3 $18.32
8/14/202077,600 shares $1.45 million -8.8%1.3%7.3 $18.70
7/31/202085,100 shares $1.41 million -4.0%1.4%7.3 $16.52
7/15/202088,600 shares $1.63 million -10.2%1.5%7.9 $18.42
6/30/202098,700 shares $1.90 million +43.3%1.7%8.1 $19.25
6/15/202068,900 shares $1.29 million +3.6%1.2%5.6 $18.75
5/29/202066,500 shares $1.28 million +11.2%1.2%5.3 $19.28
5/15/202059,800 shares $959,192.00 +12.6%1.0%4.8 $16.04
4/30/202053,100 shares $966,420.00 +4.1%0.9%4.7 $18.20
4/15/202051,000 shares $944,520.00 -17.9%0.9%4.4 $18.52
3/31/202062,100 shares $999,810.00 -29.0%1.1%5.7 $16.10

HWBK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hawthorn Bancshares' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Hawthorn Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 7,200 shares of HWBK short. 0.13% of Hawthorn Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hawthorn Bancshares' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Hawthorn Bancshares?

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. HWBK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Hawthorn Bancshares's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Hawthorn Bancshares?

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. 0.13% of Hawthorn Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Hawthorn Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Hawthorn Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,200 shares, an increase of 1.4% from the previous total of 7,100 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.

What is Hawthorn Bancshares' float size?

Hawthorn Bancshares currently has issued a total of 7,555,000 shares. Some of Hawthorn Bancshares' 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. Hawthorn Bancshares currently has a public float of 5,690,000 shares.

How does Hawthorn Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors?

0.13% of Hawthorn Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Hawthorn Bancshares: First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.54%), Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. (0.59%), Guild Holdings (0.12%), Atlanticus Holdings Co. (4.20%), NB Bancorp, Inc. (2.86%), CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (0.68%), Northeast Bank (1.64%), Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (1.16%), Business First Bancshares, Inc. (0.77%), BitFuFu Inc. (2.15%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Hawthorn Bancshares stock?

Short selling HWBK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hawthorn Bancshares as its price is falling. HWBK shares are trading up $0.27 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 Hawthorn Bancshares?

A short squeeze for Hawthorn Bancshares 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 HWBK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Hawthorn Bancshares' 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 HWBK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:HWBK) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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