Fidelis Insurance (FIHL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Fidelis Insurance shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 890,700 shares of FIHL short. 1.58% of Fidelis Insurance's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fidelis Insurance's current short interest.

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. FIHL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Fidelis Insurance's short interest ratio.

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. 1.58% of Fidelis Insurance's floating shares are currently sold short.

Fidelis Insurance saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 890,700 shares, a drop of 29.9% from the previous total of 1,270,000 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.

Fidelis Insurance currently has issued a total of 111,773,000 shares. Some of Fidelis Insurance'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. Fidelis Insurance currently has a public float of 56,350,000 shares.

1.58% of Fidelis Insurance's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "insurance" compare to Fidelis Insurance: Voya Financial, Inc. (2.42%), Jackson Financial Inc. (4.73%), Essent Group Ltd. (1.36%), F&G Annuities & Life, Inc. (0.24%), Enact Holdings, Inc. (5.30%), The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (6.66%), Goosehead Insurance, Inc (10.66%), Palomar Holdings, Inc. (1.88%), Oscar Health, Inc. (12.66%), Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (1.48%),

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.

Short selling FIHL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fidelis Insurance as its price is falling. FIHL 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.

A short squeeze for Fidelis Insurance 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 FIHL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FIHL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.