Black Hills (BKH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $59.49 +0.67 (+1.14%) As of 10:21 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Black Hills Short Interest DataBlack Hills (BKH) has a short interest of 1.93 million shares, representing 2.71% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 19.88% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 418,585 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,930,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,610,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+19.88%Dollar Volume Sold Short$118.12 millionShort Interest Ratio4.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares72,086,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.71%Today's Trading Volume16,383 sharesAverage Trading Volume418,585 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average4% Short Selling Black Hills? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Black Hills and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBKH Short Interest Over TimeBKH Days to Cover Over TimeBKH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Black Hills Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20251,930,000 shares $118.12 million +19.9%2.7%4 $61.20 2/15/20251,610,000 shares $96.13 million -11.5%2.3%3.4 $59.71 1/31/20251,820,000 shares $106.82 million +5.2%N/A3.7 $58.69 1/15/20251,730,000 shares $98.66 million -9.9%N/A3.4 $57.03 12/31/20241,920,000 shares $112.36 million -3.0%N/A3.8 $58.52 12/15/20241,980,000 shares $120.70 million +1.5%N/A4.1 $60.96 11/30/20241,950,000 shares $124.94 million -7.1%N/A4.3 $64.07 11/15/20242,100,000 shares $131.75 million -15.7%N/A4.7 $62.74 10/31/20242,490,000 shares $147.38 million +12.2%N/A5.9 $59.19 10/15/20242,220,000 shares $135.20 million +2.8%N/A5.3 $60.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BKH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Black Hills and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20242,160,000 shares $132.02 million +1.9%N/A5.5 $61.12 9/15/20242,120,000 shares $128.37 million +5.5%N/A5.1 $60.55 8/31/20242,010,000 shares $118.83 million +16.2%N/A4.8 $59.12 8/15/20241,730,000 shares $99.73 million -12.6%N/A4.2 $57.65 7/31/20241,980,000 shares $116.76 million +4.2%N/A4.7 $58.97 7/15/20241,900,000 shares $108.66 million -6.9%N/A4.5 $57.19 6/30/20242,040,000 shares $110.94 million -22.1%N/A4.8 $54.38 6/15/20242,620,000 shares $137.65 million -8.1%N/A6 $52.54 5/31/20242,850,000 shares $160.88 million -1.0%N/A5.9 $56.45 5/15/20242,880,000 shares $163.79 million -10.3%N/A5.8 $56.87 4/30/20243,210,000 shares $176.16 million +7.7%N/A5.9 $54.88 4/15/20242,980,000 shares $154.96 million +2.8%N/A5.2 $52.00 3/31/20242,900,000 shares $158.34 million -7.6%N/A5.1 $54.60 3/15/20243,140,000 shares $163.72 million +7.2%N/A5.6 $52.14 2/29/20242,930,000 shares $152.45 million +2.8%N/A5.6 $52.03 2/15/20242,850,000 shares $149.24 million +13.6%N/A5.4 $52.37 1/31/20242,510,000 shares $129.89 million +4.2%N/A4.8 $51.75 1/15/20242,410,000 shares $128.91 million -3.6%N/A4.6 $53.49 12/31/20232,500,000 shares $134.88 million -4.2%N/A4.8 $53.95 12/15/20232,610,000 shares $142.56 million +1.2%N/A4.6 $54.62 11/30/20232,580,000 shares $133.15 million +14.2%N/A4.7 $51.61 11/15/20232,260,000 shares $118.18 million +15.9%N/A4.2 $52.29 10/31/20231,950,000 shares $94.30 million +0.5%N/A3.7 $48.36 10/15/20231,940,000 shares $98.20 million +9.6%N/A3.2 $50.62 9/30/20231,770,000 shares $89.54 million -5.4%N/A2.9 $50.59 9/15/20231,870,000 shares $103.62 million +9.4%N/A3.3 $55.41 8/31/20231,710,000 shares $94.05 million +18.8%N/A2.9 $55.00 8/15/20231,440,000 shares $80.56 million -23.0%N/A2.4 $55.95 7/31/20231,870,000 shares $112.85 million +1.1%N/A3.3 $60.35 7/15/20231,850,000 shares $109.83 million +8.2%N/A3.9 $59.37Elon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to Mars (Ad)Musk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to help build human colonies on the Red Planet. And here on Earth? Optimus is about to change everything.There's no time to waste. As far as I can tell, the best way to profit from this project is to make 6/30/20231,710,000 shares $103.03 million +17.9%N/A4 $60.25 6/15/20231,450,000 shares $90.20 million +20.8%N/A3.6 $62.21 5/31/20231,200,000 shares $73.16 million -2.4%N/A3 $60.97 5/15/20231,230,000 shares $79.93 million -1.6%N/A2.8 $64.98 4/30/20231,250,000 shares $81.61 million -3.1%N/A2.4 $65.29 4/15/20231,290,000 shares $83.93 million -14.0%N/A2.6 $65.06 3/31/20231,500,000 shares $94.65 million -14.3%N/A3 $63.10 3/15/20231,750,000 shares $107.56 million -4.9%N/A3.6 $61.46 2/28/20231,840,000 shares $112.99 million -21.4%N/A4 $61.41 2/15/20232,340,000 shares $149.99 million +12.5%N/A5.4 $64.10 1/31/20232,080,000 shares $150.55 million -11.1%N/A5.4 $72.38 1/15/20232,340,000 shares $170.31 million +9.9%N/A6 $72.78 12/30/20222,130,000 shares $149.82 million -5.3%N/A4.9 $70.34 12/15/20222,250,000 shares $155.36 million No ChangeN/A5 $69.05 11/30/20222,250,000 shares $161.17 million -5.1%N/A5 $71.63 11/15/20222,370,000 shares $159.74 million -22.8%N/A5.3 $67.40 10/31/20223,070,000 shares $200.69 million -1.3%N/A7.3 $65.37 10/15/20223,110,000 shares $190.80 million +16.9%N/A8.1 $61.35 9/30/20222,660,000 shares $180.16 million +8.6%N/A8 $67.73 9/15/20222,450,000 shares $186.98 million +0.8%N/A8 $76.32 8/31/20222,430,000 shares $183.42 million +1.7%N/A7.9 $75.48 8/15/20222,390,000 shares $187.18 million -12.8%N/A7.3 $78.32 7/31/20222,740,000 shares $211.53 million +1.5%N/A7.2 $77.20 7/15/20222,700,000 shares $195.43 million +1.5%N/A6.9 $72.38 6/30/20222,660,000 shares $193.57 million -3.3%N/A6.8 $72.77 6/15/20222,750,000 shares $191.81 million +3.4%4.6%6.8 $69.75 5/31/20222,660,000 shares $203.92 million -3.6%N/A6.6 $76.66 5/15/20222,760,000 shares $209.70 million +7.8%N/A6.5 $75.98 4/30/20222,560,000 shares $187.49 million +8.5%N/A6.4 $73.24 4/15/20222,360,000 shares $185.61 million +0.4%N/A6.1 $78.65 3/31/20222,350,000 shares $181.00 million +1.7%N/A6.2 $77.02 3/15/20222,310,000 shares $167.38 million +27.6%N/A6.4 $72.46 2/28/20221,810,000 shares $126.68 million +23.1%N/A5.1 $69.99 2/15/20221,470,000 shares $97.98 million +7.3%N/A4.4 $66.65 1/31/20221,370,000 shares $92.80 million +37.7%N/A4.6 $67.74 1/15/2022995,100 shares $68.15 million +3.3%N/A3.4 $68.49 12/31/2021963,500 shares $67.99 million +19.6%N/A3.3 $70.57 12/15/2021805,500 shares $56.35 million +13.4%N/A2.6 $69.96 11/30/2021710,200 shares $45.54 million -17.1%N/A2.3 $64.12 11/15/2021856,500 shares $56.63 million -29.8%N/A2.8 $66.12 10/29/20211,220,000 shares $80.98 million +9.9%N/A4.2 $66.38 10/15/20211,110,000 shares $71.67 million -4.3%N/A4.2 $64.57 9/30/20211,160,000 shares $72.80 million -12.8%N/A4.3 $62.76 9/15/20211,330,000 shares $90.03 million +1.5%N/A4.8 $67.69 8/31/20211,310,000 shares $92.13 million +5.7%N/A4.4 $70.33 8/13/20211,240,000 shares $89.34 million -3.1%N/A3.9 $72.05 7/30/20211,280,000 shares $86.59 million -6.6%N/A3.6 $67.65 7/15/20211,370,000 shares $92.98 million -9.3%2.2%3.9 $67.87 6/30/20211,510,000 shares $99.10 million +8.6%2.4%4.3 $65.63 6/15/20211,390,000 shares $97.05 million -8.0%2.2%4 $69.82Elon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to Mars (Ad)Musk confirmed that SpaceX's Starship will carry Optimus to Mars in 2026 as part of an autonomous mission to help build human colonies on the Red Planet. And here on Earth? Optimus is about to change everything.There's no time to waste. As far as I can tell, the best way to profit from this project is to make 5/28/20211,510,000 shares $99.34 million +2.0%2.4%4.5 $65.79 5/14/20211,480,000 shares $99.17 million +15.6%N/A4.2 $67.01 4/30/20211,280,000 shares $88.05 million -2.3%N/A3.7 $68.79 4/15/20211,310,000 shares $91.05 million -18.6%N/A3.5 $69.50 3/31/20211,610,000 shares $107.52 million -10.1%N/A4.2 $66.78 3/15/20211,790,000 shares $117.76 million -3.2%N/A4.4 $65.79 2/26/20211,850,000 shares $111.39 million -1.6%N/A4.5 $60.21 2/12/20211,880,000 shares $116.30 million +10.6%N/A4.8 $61.86 1/29/20211,700,000 shares $101.32 million No ChangeN/A4.2 $59.60 1/15/20211,700,000 shares $104.09 million +1.8%N/A4.1 $61.23 12/31/20201,670,000 shares $101.10 million +22.8%N/A4.2 $60.54 12/15/20201,360,000 shares $80.17 million -4.9%N/A3.3 $58.95 11/30/20201,430,000 shares $90.56 million +9.2%N/A3.6 $63.33 11/15/20201,310,000 shares $82.67 million +55.6%N/A3.5 $63.11 10/30/2020841,900 shares $48.41 million +33.4%N/A2.3 $57.50 10/15/2020631,200 shares $36.43 million +9.8%N/A1.7 $57.72 9/30/2020574,800 shares $30.75 million -22.8%N/A1.4 $53.49 9/15/2020744,900 shares $40.56 million -3.5%N/A1.8 $54.45 8/31/2020772,000 shares $43.29 million -21.5%N/A1.8 $56.08 8/14/2020983,400 shares $57.56 million +13.8%N/A2.2 $58.53 7/31/2020864,500 shares $50.02 million -36.0%N/A1.8 $57.86 7/15/20201,350,000 shares $81.54 million +23.9%N/A3.1 $60.40 6/30/20201,090,000 shares $60.82 million +38.0%N/A2.5 $55.80 6/15/2020789,600 shares $44.86 million +4.2%N/A1.8 $56.81 5/29/2020757,600 shares $46.62 million -25.7%N/A1.6 $61.53 5/15/20201,020,000 shares $57.98 million +33.8%N/A2 $56.84 4/30/2020762,200 shares $47.21 million -20.0%N/A1.6 $61.94 4/15/2020952,600 shares $63.00 million -17.9%N/A2.1 $66.14 3/31/20201,160,000 shares $72.52 million -5.3%N/A2.7 $62.52 BKH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Black Hills' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Black Hills shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 1,930,000 shares of BKH short. 2.71% of Black Hills' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Black Hills' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Black Hills? 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. BKH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Black Hills's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Black Hills? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Black Hills: Citadel Advisors LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and PEAK6 LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Black Hills? 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. 2.71% of Black Hills' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Black Hills' short interest increasing or decreasing? Black Hills saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,930,000 shares, an increase of 19.9% from the previous total of 1,610,000 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. How does Black Hills' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.71% of Black Hills' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Black Hills: MDU Resources Group, Inc. (2.78%), Avista Co. (3.66%), Dominion Energy, Inc. (2.51%), PG&E Co. (1.28%), Sempra (1.43%), Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (1.23%), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (4.86%), WEC Energy Group, Inc. (3.54%), DTE Energy (1.85%), Ameren Co. (1.77%), 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 ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Black Hills stock? Short selling BKH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Black Hills as its price is falling. BKH shares are trading down $0.54 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 Black Hills? A short squeeze for Black Hills 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 BKH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Black Hills' 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 BKH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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