HCA Healthcare (HCA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $298.42 -4.10 (-1.36%) (As of 05:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HCA Healthcare Short Interest DataHCA Healthcare (HCA) has a short interest of 4.78 million shares, representing 2.64% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 35.41% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.4, indicating that it would take 3.4 days of the average trading volume of 1.21 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,780,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,530,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+35.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.50 billionShort Interest Ratio3.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares253,297,000 sharesFloat Size181,000,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.64%Today's Trading Volume903,088 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,211,121 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average75% Short Selling HCA Healthcare? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for HCA Healthcare and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHCA Short Interest Over TimeHCA Days to Cover Over TimeHCA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Insiders ExposedMysterious drone activity triggers massive 1,366% surgeIf mysterious drones buzzing over the East Coast weren’t on your radar this year, you’re not alone. 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HCA Healthcare Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/20244,780,000 shares $1.50 billion +35.4%2.6%3.4 $313.93 11/30/20243,530,000 shares $1.16 billion +18.9%1.9%2.5 $327.22 11/15/20242,970,000 shares $1.02 billion +14.2%1.6%2.2 $342.96 10/31/20242,600,000 shares $932.28 million -9.1%1.4%2.1 $358.57 10/15/20242,860,000 shares $1.15 billion +6.7%1.5%2.6 $401.26 9/30/20242,680,000 shares $1.09 billion -29.5%1.4%2.2 $406.43 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HCA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for HCA Healthcare and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/20243,800,000 shares $1.50 billion +24.6%2.1%3 $394.68 8/31/20243,050,000 shares $1.21 billion +14.7%1.6%2.5 $395.59 8/15/20242,660,000 shares $989.23 million +3.9%1.4%2.2 $371.89 7/31/20242,560,000 shares $929.41 million +8.0%1.4%2.1 $363.05 7/15/20242,370,000 shares $751.24 million -6.7%1.3%1.9 $316.98 6/30/20242,540,000 shares $816.05 million -27.8%1.3%2.2 $321.28 6/15/20243,520,000 shares $1.19 billion +16.6%1.9%3.4 $337.47 5/31/20243,020,000 shares $1.03 billion +11.9%1.6%2.9 $339.61 5/15/20242,700,000 shares $882.31 million +8.9%1.4%2.7 $326.78 4/30/20242,480,000 shares $768.30 million -6.1%1.3%2.4 $309.80 4/15/20242,640,000 shares $851.51 million +1.5%1.4%2.4 $322.54 3/31/20242,600,000 shares $867.18 million -13.0%1.4%2.5 $333.53 3/15/20242,990,000 shares $962.69 million +12.8%1.6%2.8 $321.97 2/29/20242,650,000 shares $826.01 million -7.3%1.4%2.3 $311.70 2/15/20242,860,000 shares $879.91 million +27.7%1.5%2.4 $307.66 1/31/20242,240,000 shares $682.98 million -2.6%1.2%1.7 $304.90 1/15/20242,300,000 shares $649.04 million +6.0%1.2%1.7 $282.19 12/31/20232,170,000 shares $587.38 million +1.9%1.1%1.6 $270.68 12/15/20232,130,000 shares $575.63 million +0.5%1.1%1.5 $270.25 11/30/20232,120,000 shares $531.14 million -15.2%1.1%1.5 $250.54 11/15/20232,500,000 shares $602.60 million -0.4%1.3%1.9 $241.04 10/31/20232,510,000 shares $567.51 million +9.6%1.3%2 $226.10 10/15/20232,290,000 shares $543.69 million -4.6%1.2%1.8 $237.42 9/30/20232,400,000 shares $590.35 million -4.8%1.2%1.9 $245.98 9/15/20232,520,000 shares $645.83 million +4.1%1.3%2 $256.28 8/31/20232,420,000 shares $671.07 million +6.1%1.2%1.9 $277.30 8/15/20232,280,000 shares $612.68 million +12.3%1.1%1.8 $268.72 7/31/20232,030,000 shares $553.80 million -14.4%1.0%1.6 $272.81 7/15/20232,370,000 shares $702.85 million +13.9%1.2%1.8 $296.56 6/30/20232,080,000 shares $631.24 million -34.4%1.0%1.6 $303.48 6/15/20233,170,000 shares $906.11 million +37.8%1.6%2.5 $285.84 5/31/20232,300,000 shares $607.68 million -0.4%1.1%1.8 $264.21 5/15/20232,310,000 shares $641.07 million +4.5%1.1%1.8 $277.52 4/30/20232,210,000 shares $635.00 million +11.1%1.1%1.8 $287.33URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Altcoin season moves fast, and those who hesitate are left behind. The window is closing.>> Register for the Workshop Now 4/15/20231,990,000 shares $543.97 million -11.6%1.0%1.5 $273.35 3/31/20232,250,000 shares $593.28 million -16.7%1.1%1.8 $263.68 3/15/20232,700,000 shares $668.17 million -9.4%1.3%2.2 $247.47 2/28/20232,980,000 shares $725.48 million -1.0%1.5%2.5 $243.45 2/15/20233,010,000 shares $779.71 million +6.7%1.5%2.5 $259.04 1/31/20232,820,000 shares $719.30 million -3.4%1.3%2.3 $255.07 1/15/20232,920,000 shares $755.90 million +6.2%1.4%2.1 $258.87 12/30/20222,750,000 shares $659.89 million -25.3%1.3%2.1 $239.96 12/15/20223,680,000 shares $882.10 million +7.3%1.8%2.6 $239.70 11/30/20223,430,000 shares $823.95 million +7.2%1.6%2.3 $240.22 11/15/20223,200,000 shares $732.96 million -5.9%1.5%2.1 $229.05 10/31/20223,400,000 shares $739.40 million +4.9%1.6%2.3 $217.47 10/15/20223,240,000 shares $652.76 million -10.5%1.5%2.2 $201.47 9/30/20223,620,000 shares $665.32 million -17.0%1.7%2.5 $183.79 9/15/20224,360,000 shares $911.11 million +10.4%2.0%2.8 $208.97 8/31/20223,950,000 shares $781.59 million +12.9%1.8%2.3 $197.87 8/15/20223,500,000 shares $758.45 million -1.7%1.6%1.9 $216.70 7/31/20223,560,000 shares $756.22 million -22.1%1.6%1.8 $212.42 7/15/20224,570,000 shares $784.26 million +0.4%1.7%2 $171.61 6/30/20224,550,000 shares $764.67 million -10.1%1.7%2.1 $168.06 6/15/20225,060,000 shares $919.35 million -5.2%1.9%2.4 $181.69 5/31/20225,340,000 shares $1.12 billion +6.8%2.4%2.8 $210.40 5/15/20225,000,000 shares $1.07 billion +13.6%2.2%2.7 $214.92 4/30/20224,400,000 shares $944.02 million +11.4%1.9%2.5 $214.55 4/15/20223,950,000 shares $1.03 billion +25.4%1.7%2.3 $260.94 3/31/20223,150,000 shares $789.45 million +1.0%1.4%2 $250.62 3/15/20223,120,000 shares $833.57 million +0.3%1.4%2.1 $267.17 2/28/20223,110,000 shares $778.46 million -1.6%1.3%2.1 $250.31 2/15/20223,160,000 shares $765.95 million +17.5%1.4%2.1 $242.39 1/31/20222,690,000 shares $645.73 million -12.7%1.1%1.8 $240.05 1/15/20223,080,000 shares $791.56 million -12.0%1.3%2.2 $257.00 12/31/20213,500,000 shares $899.22 million +11.8%1.5%2.5 $256.92 12/15/20213,130,000 shares $794.49 million +11.0%1.3%2.2 $253.83 11/30/20212,820,000 shares $636.16 million +0.7%1.2%2 $225.59 11/15/20212,800,000 shares $679.17 million +11.6%1.2%2.1 $242.56 10/29/20212,510,000 shares $628.65 million -4.6%1.0%1.8 $250.46 10/15/20212,630,000 shares $649.29 million -11.2%1.1%1.9 $246.88 9/30/20212,960,000 shares $718.45 million -17.3%1.2%2.1 $242.72 9/15/20213,580,000 shares $918.09 million -3.5%1.5%2.6 $256.45 8/31/20213,710,000 shares $938.56 million -0.5%1.5%2.9 $252.98 8/13/20213,730,000 shares $906.32 million +4.2%1.5%2.8 $242.98 7/30/20213,580,000 shares $888.56 million -1.4%1.4%2.6 $248.20 7/15/20213,630,000 shares $799.65 million +3.1%1.4%2.6 $220.29 6/30/20213,520,000 shares $727.72 million -5.1%1.3%2.6 $206.74 6/15/20213,710,000 shares $777.47 million +15.6%1.4%2.7 $209.56 5/28/20213,210,000 shares $689.48 million -16.6%1.2%2.2 $214.79 5/14/20213,850,000 shares $798.76 million +49.2%1.5%2.5 $207.47 4/30/20212,580,000 shares $521.01 million +4.0%1.0%1.7 $201.94 4/15/20212,480,000 shares $473.56 million -15.9%0.9%1.5 $190.95 3/31/20212,950,000 shares $556.19 million +8.5%1.1%1.9 $188.54URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)Altcoin season moves fast, and those who hesitate are left behind. The window is closing.>> Register for the Workshop Now 3/15/20212,720,000 shares $515.25 million -2.5%1.0%1.7 $189.43 2/26/20212,790,000 shares $488.33 million -10.3%1.1%1.8 $175.03 2/12/20213,110,000 shares $545.96 million +26.9%1.2%2.1 $175.55 1/29/20212,450,000 shares $401.31 million -20.5%0.9%1.6 $163.80 1/15/20213,080,000 shares $518.27 million -18.7%1.2%2.1 $168.27 12/31/20203,790,000 shares $615.31 million -6.2%1.4%2.5 $162.35 12/15/20204,040,000 shares $649.87 million -2.4%1.5%2.7 $160.86 11/30/20204,140,000 shares $633.63 million -12.1%1.6%2.6 $153.05 11/15/20204,710,000 shares $705.32 million +0.4%1.8%2.9 $149.75 10/30/20204,690,000 shares $588.13 million -1.1%1.8%2.9 $125.40 10/15/20204,740,000 shares $638.29 million +24.7%1.8%3 $134.66 9/30/20203,800,000 shares $473.78 million +0.5%1.4%2.1 $124.68 9/15/20203,780,000 shares $513.32 million +5.6%1.4%1.9 $135.80 8/31/20203,580,000 shares $485.88 million -9.1%1.4%1.7 $135.72 8/14/20203,940,000 shares $529.65 million -3.2%1.5%1.8 $134.43 7/31/20204,070,000 shares $515.42 million -11.9%1.6%1.5 $126.64 7/15/20204,620,000 shares $457.20 million -1.3%1.8%1.7 $98.96 6/30/20204,680,000 shares $454.24 million +19.4%1.8%1.7 $97.06 6/15/20203,920,000 shares $394.16 million +0.5%1.5%1.3 $100.55 5/29/20203,900,000 shares $416.91 million -13.7%1.5%1.2 $106.90 5/15/20204,520,000 shares $446.30 million -12.1%1.7%1.3 $98.74 4/30/20205,140,000 shares $564.78 million -0.2%2.0%1.6 $109.88 4/15/20205,150,000 shares $563.82 million +18.9%1.6%1.7 $109.48 3/31/20204,330,000 shares $466.90 million -3.3%1.3%1.5 $107.83 3/13/20204,477,000 shares $483.78 million +26.5%1.7%2.6 $108.06 2/28/20203,540,000 shares $278.81 million -2.2%1.3%2 $78.76 2/14/20203,620,000 shares $437.55 million +3.7%1.4%2.5 $120.87 1/31/20203,490,000 shares $448.01 million -6.9%1.3%2.4 $128.37 1/15/20203,750,000 shares $560.85 million -12.0%1.4%2.7 $149.56 12/31/20194,260,000 shares $611.10 million +7.0%1.6%3.3 $143.45 HCA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is HCA Healthcare's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of HCA Healthcare shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, investors have sold 4,780,000 shares of HCA short. 2.64% of HCA Healthcare's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HCA Healthcare's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for HCA Healthcare? 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. HCA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on HCA Healthcare's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting HCA Healthcare? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of HCA Healthcare: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for HCA Healthcare? 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. 2.64% of HCA Healthcare's floating shares are currently sold short. Is HCA Healthcare's short interest increasing or decreasing? HCA Healthcare saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,780,000 shares, an increase of 35.4% from the previous total of 3,530,000 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 HCA Healthcare's float size? HCA Healthcare currently has issued a total of 253,297,000 shares. Some of HCA Healthcare'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. HCA Healthcare currently has a public float of 181,000,000 shares. How does HCA Healthcare's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.64% of HCA Healthcare's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to HCA Healthcare: Alcon Inc. (0.66%), Tenet Healthcare Co. (2.88%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (3.44%), Encompass Health Co. (1.28%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (4.41%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (7.37%), Select Medical Holdings Co. (2.38%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (3.89%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (33.82%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (5.25%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short HCA Healthcare stock? Short selling HCA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HCA Healthcare as its price is falling. HCA shares are trading down $4.10 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 HCA Healthcare? A short squeeze for HCA Healthcare 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 HCA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is HCA Healthcare'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 HCA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024. 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