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HCI Group (HCI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$111.50 +1.24 (+1.12%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

HCI Group Short Interest Data

HCI Group (HCI) has a short interest of 1.14 million shares, representing 13.94% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -5.79% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.2, indicating that it would take 7.2 days of the average trading volume of 146,900 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,140,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,210,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-5.79%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$129.17 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
10,537,000 shares
Float Size
8,180,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
13.94%
Today's Trading Volume
142,453 shares
Average Trading Volume
146,900 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
97%
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HCI Short Interest Over Time

HCI Days to Cover Over Time

HCI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

HCI Group Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/20241,140,000 shares $129.17 million -5.8%13.9%7.2 $113.31
10/15/20241,210,000 shares $140.71 million +7.1%14.8%7.6 $116.29
9/30/20241,130,000 shares $120.98 million -0.9%13.8%7.9 $107.06
9/15/20241,140,000 shares $114.33 million +2.7%13.9%8.7 $100.29
8/31/20241,110,000 shares $106.37 million -16.5%13.6%8.6 $95.83
8/15/20241,330,000 shares $126.16 million +10.8%16.3%10 $94.86
7/31/20241,200,000 shares $113.11 million +0.8%14.7%7.7 $94.26
7/15/20241,190,000 shares $107.29 million +11.2%14.5%7.9 $90.16
6/30/20241,070,000 shares $98.62 million -1.8%13.0%7.1 $92.17
6/15/20241,090,000 shares $102.56 million +10.2%13.3%7.3 $94.09
5/31/2024988,900 shares $94.65 million +9.9%12.2%6 $95.71
5/15/2024899,700 shares $91.88 million -8.0%11.9%5.4 $102.12
4/30/2024978,100 shares $111.71 million -4.1%12.9%6.3 $114.21
4/15/20241,020,000 shares $112.42 million +5.7%13.5%7.4 $110.22
3/31/2024964,700 shares $111.98 million -6.3%13.0%7.2 $116.08
3/15/20241,030,000 shares $114.70 million +7.1%14.2%7.9 $111.36
2/29/2024962,100 shares $94.00 million -5.7%13.7%7.4 $97.70
2/15/20241,020,000 shares $99.47 million +1.0%14.6%8.4 $97.52
1/31/20241,010,000 shares $90.53 million -24.6%14.4%7.5 $89.63
1/15/20241,340,000 shares $115.08 million +2.3%19.1%10.1 $85.88
12/31/20231,310,000 shares $114.49 million -3.0%18.7%10.4 $87.40
12/15/20231,350,000 shares $115.49 million -8.8%20.2%11.6 $85.55
11/30/20231,480,000 shares $125.46 million +4.2%24.7%13.5 $84.77
11/15/20231,420,000 shares $112.88 million +18.3%23.7%15.4 $79.49
10/31/20231,200,000 shares $70.60 million +3.5%20.0%14.4 $58.83
10/15/20231,160,000 shares $68.44 million +3.6%19.3%15.7 $59.00
9/30/20231,120,000 shares $60.80 million -7.4%18.7%15.7 $54.29
9/15/20231,210,000 shares $63.42 million No Change20.2%16.6 $52.41
8/31/20231,210,000 shares $64.47 million -9.0%20.2%16.3 $53.28
8/15/20231,330,000 shares $78.56 million No Change22.2%18.8 $59.07
7/31/20231,330,000 shares $83.54 million +3.1%22.2%18.7 $62.81
7/15/20231,290,000 shares $75.96 million -0.8%21.5%19.6 $58.88
6/30/20231,300,000 shares $80.31 million +5.7%21.7%19.7 $61.78
6/15/20231,230,000 shares $72.30 million -0.8%20.5%19.1 $58.78
5/31/20231,240,000 shares $65.58 million -3.9%20.7%16.2 $52.89
5/15/20231,290,000 shares $73.12 million -3.0%21.6%15.2 $56.68
4/30/20231,330,000 shares $67.38 million -4.3%22.3%15.7 $50.66
4/15/20231,390,000 shares $68.93 million -0.7%23.3%15.5 $49.59
3/31/20231,400,000 shares $75.04 million -2.8%23.3%12.6 $53.60
3/15/20231,440,000 shares $78.96 million +5.9%23.9%12 $54.83
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2/28/20231,360,000 shares $71.40 million No Change22.2%10.5 $52.50
2/15/20231,360,000 shares $69.82 million +2.3%22.2%10.3 $51.34
1/31/20231,330,000 shares $66.78 million -7.6%21.7%9.1 $50.21
1/15/20231,440,000 shares $62.19 million -4.6%23.5%8.8 $43.19
12/30/20221,510,000 shares $59.78 million +13.5%21.8%9.5 $39.59
12/15/20221,330,000 shares $45.25 million +3.1%19.2%8.3 $34.02
11/30/20221,290,000 shares $48.27 million -7.2%18.4%9.1 $37.42
11/15/20221,390,000 shares $58.55 million +0.7%19.9%10.1 $42.12
10/31/20221,380,000 shares $50.56 million +7.0%19.1%10.1 $36.64
10/15/20221,290,000 shares $47.73 million +0.8%17.8%10.6 $37.00
9/30/20221,280,000 shares $50.18 million -3.0%17.7%11.9 $39.20
9/15/20221,320,000 shares $66.91 million +9.1%18.2%13.9 $50.69
8/31/20221,210,000 shares $57.83 million +2.5%16.3%13.5 $47.79
8/15/20221,180,000 shares $69.33 million -7.1%15.9%13.9 $58.75
7/31/20221,270,000 shares $86.96 million +4.1%15.3%12.2 $68.47
7/15/20221,220,000 shares $81.26 million +3.4%14.7%12.5 $66.61
6/30/20221,180,000 shares $79.96 million -7.8%14.2%11.9 $67.76
6/15/20221,280,000 shares $78.89 million +2.4%15.4%12.7 $61.63
5/31/20221,250,000 shares $84.96 million +118.5%15.0%11.9 $67.97
5/15/2022572,100 shares $37.19 million +1.3%6.8%5.2 $65.00
4/30/2022564,700 shares $36.19 million -6.0%6.8%6.1 $64.09
4/15/2022600,500 shares $40.54 million -9.3%N/A6.2 $67.51
3/31/2022661,700 shares $45.11 million +11.6%N/A5.6 $68.18
3/15/2022593,000 shares $41.40 million +22.4%N/A4.8 $69.81
2/28/2022484,300 shares $30.15 million -23.3%5.7%3.6 $62.26
2/15/2022631,000 shares $42.16 million +27.5%7.5%5 $66.81
1/31/2022494,800 shares $33.58 million +2.8%5.9%3.9 $67.87
1/15/2022481,300 shares $33.97 million +0.2%5.7%4.1 $70.58
12/31/2021480,200 shares $40.12 million +8.6%5.7%4.8 $83.54
12/15/2021442,200 shares $41.43 million -2.5%5.4%4.9 $93.68
11/30/2021453,400 shares $50.06 million -4.6%5.8%6.4 $110.40
11/15/2021475,400 shares $62.91 million +7.1%6.1%7 $132.34
10/29/2021443,800 shares $59.47 million -50.8%6.9%6.7 $134.01
10/15/2021901,800 shares $111.32 million +2.6%14.0%12.3 $123.44
9/30/2021878,600 shares $97.32 million -2.3%13.6%10.8 $110.77
9/15/2021899,400 shares $95.36 million -15.9%14.0%10.1 $106.03
8/31/20211,070,000 shares $119.48 million -11.6%16.6%10.8 $111.66
8/13/20211,210,000 shares $135.85 million No Change18.8%11.2 $112.27
7/30/20211,210,000 shares $121.58 million +13.1%19.2%10.7 $100.48
7/15/20211,070,000 shares $98.66 million +1.9%16.5%10.1 $92.21
6/30/20211,050,000 shares $104.40 million +7.2%16.2%10.4 $99.43
6/15/2021979,100 shares $89.78 million +25.7%15.1%10.2 $91.70
5/28/2021779,000 shares $62.76 million -13.9%12.0%8.2 $80.56
5/14/2021904,400 shares $67.50 million +4.7%14.0%8.5 $74.64
4/30/2021864,000 shares $63.11 million -1.0%13.4%8.6 $73.04
4/15/2021872,300 shares $66.25 million +0.4%13.3%8.8 $75.95
3/31/2021868,900 shares $65.91 million +8.9%13.3%9.6 $75.85
3/15/2021797,700 shares $60.47 million +72.0%12.4%9.4 $75.80
2/26/2021463,900 shares $27.00 million +10.2%7.7%7 $58.20
2/12/2021421,100 shares $24.46 million +7.1%6.6%8.9 $58.09
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1/29/2021393,100 shares $22.65 million +19.9%6.1%8.5 $57.61
1/15/2021327,800 shares $17.90 million +0.6%5.1%7.6 $54.60
12/31/2020325,900 shares $16.98 million +7.0%5.2%8 $52.10
12/15/2020304,700 shares $15.73 million -18.3%4.8%7.4 $51.63
11/30/2020373,100 shares $19.71 million +24.2%5.9%9.4 $52.84
11/15/2020300,500 shares $15.56 million -16.5%4.8%7.4 $51.78
10/30/2020359,700 shares $16.92 million -3.0%5.7%7.4 $47.03
10/15/2020370,700 shares $17.46 million -14.6%5.9%6.8 $47.09
9/30/2020434,100 shares $21.40 million -14.2%6.9%7.7 $49.29
9/15/2020506,100 shares $27.00 million +0.1%8.0%8.4 $53.35
8/31/2020505,500 shares $27.66 million +3.1%8.0%8.5 $54.72
8/14/2020490,400 shares $27.26 million +18.3%7.8%7.9 $55.59
7/31/2020414,500 shares $18.49 million -2.9%6.7%6.3 $44.62
7/15/2020427,000 shares $19.48 million +3.4%6.9%7.3 $45.63
6/30/2020413,100 shares $18.75 million -3.2%6.7%7 $45.38
6/15/2020426,900 shares $19.18 million +3.4%6.9%7.2 $44.93
5/29/2020413,000 shares $18.79 million +9.3%6.6%6.5 $45.50
5/15/2020377,900 shares $15.88 million -3.4%6.1%6.2 $42.01
4/30/2020391,200 shares $17.47 million +18.1%6.2%7.8 $44.65
4/15/2020331,300 shares $12.73 million +13.5%5.3%7.4 $38.43
3/31/2020291,900 shares $12.58 million -20.0%4.7%6.9 $43.09
3/13/2020364,800 shares $14.97 million -13.7%6.0%9.8 $41.04
2/28/2020422,700 shares $14.84 million -0.1%6.8%11.4 $35.10
2/14/2020423,300 shares $17.53 million +3.3%6.9%11 $41.41
1/31/2020409,800 shares $18.38 million -0.6%6.7%9.8 $44.86
1/15/2020412,400 shares $19.26 million +1.0%6.7%8.8 $46.71
12/31/2019408,400 shares $18.64 million -5.1%6.6%8.5 $45.65

HCI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is HCI Group's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of HCI Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 1,140,000 shares of HCI short. 13.94% of HCI Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on HCI Group's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for HCI Group?

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. HCI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on HCI Group's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for HCI Group?

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. 13.94% of HCI Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is HCI Group's short interest increasing or decreasing?

HCI Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,140,000 shares, a decline of 5.8% from the previous total of 1,210,000 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 HCI Group's float size?

HCI Group currently has issued a total of 10,537,000 shares. Some of HCI Group'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. HCI Group currently has a public float of 8,180,000 shares.

How does HCI Group's short interest compare to its competitors?

13.94% of HCI Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to HCI Group: Mercury General Co. (2.48%), Hilltop Holdings Inc. (2.01%), Stewart Information Services Co. (2.30%), Employers Holdings, Inc. (1.10%), Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (0.81%), AMERISAFE, Inc. (1.11%), ProAssurance Co. (1.88%), United Fire Group, Inc. (2.41%), Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (1.60%), Donegal Group Inc. (1.46%),

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 HCI Group stock?

Short selling HCI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from HCI Group as its price is falling. HCI shares are trading up $1.24 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 HCI Group?

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

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




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