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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$195.39 -8.61 (-4.22%)
(As of 11/14/2024 ET)

Huntington Ingalls Industries Short Interest Data

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has a short interest of 838,400 shares, representing 2.16% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.89% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 334,559 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
838,400 shares
Previous Short Interest
985,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$155.07 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
39,130,000 shares
Float Size
38,850,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.16%
Today's Trading Volume
541,085 shares
Average Trading Volume
334,559 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
162%
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HII Short Interest Over Time

HII Days to Cover Over Time

HII Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Huntington Ingalls Industries Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024838,400 shares $155.07 million -14.9%2.2%2.1 $184.96
10/15/2024985,100 shares $255.40 million +1.6%2.5%3.2 $259.26
9/30/2024969,900 shares $256.42 million +71.0%2.5%3 $264.38
9/15/2024567,100 shares $148.33 million -46.0%1.5%1.8 $261.55
8/31/20241,050,000 shares $296.91 million +64.3%2.7%3.7 $282.77
8/15/2024639,200 shares $172.35 million -10.5%1.6%2.3 $269.63
7/31/2024714,100 shares $199.93 million +31.2%1.8%2.6 $279.98
7/15/2024544,400 shares $139.11 million -15.0%1.4%1.8 $255.52
6/30/2024640,500 shares $157.77 million -0.9%1.6%2 $246.33
6/15/2024646,400 shares $154.14 million -32.7%1.7%2 $238.46
5/31/2024961,000 shares $243.23 million +32.1%2.5%3 $253.10
5/15/2024727,300 shares $183.01 million +12.2%1.9%2.2 $251.63
4/30/2024648,500 shares $179.59 million -5.0%1.7%2 $276.93
4/15/2024682,400 shares $187.66 million -6.5%1.7%2.2 $275.00
3/31/2024729,700 shares $212.69 million +2.6%1.9%2.5 $291.47
3/15/2024711,400 shares $205.61 million -4.2%1.8%2.7 $289.02
2/29/2024742,700 shares $216.59 million +12.6%1.9%2.6 $291.62
2/15/2024659,600 shares $187.98 million +29.8%1.7%2.4 $284.99
1/31/2024508,100 shares $131.56 million -21.1%1.3%1.8 $258.92
1/15/2024644,000 shares $164.01 million +0.8%1.7%2.4 $254.68
12/31/2023639,100 shares $165.94 million +5.1%1.7%2.3 $259.64
12/15/2023608,300 shares $154.23 million +23.7%1.6%2.2 $253.55
11/30/2023491,600 shares $116.52 million -30.5%1.3%1.8 $237.03
11/15/2023706,800 shares $166.03 million +12.6%1.8%2.7 $234.90
10/31/2023628,000 shares $138.05 million +5.1%1.6%2.4 $219.82
10/15/2023597,500 shares $134.34 million +0.8%1.5%2.3 $224.83
9/30/2023592,700 shares $121.25 million +6.5%1.5%2.4 $204.58
9/15/2023556,300 shares $117.74 million -2.4%1.4%2.3 $211.65
8/31/2023569,800 shares $125.54 million -18.0%1.5%2.3 $220.32
8/15/2023694,600 shares $154.74 million -11.7%1.8%2.5 $222.78
7/31/2023786,200 shares $180.57 million -6.0%2.0%2.5 $229.67
7/15/2023835,900 shares $190.88 million -13.7%2.1%2.6 $228.35
6/30/2023968,000 shares $220.32 million +2.4%2.5%3 $227.60
6/15/2023944,900 shares $206.55 million +0.9%2.4%2.7 $218.59
5/31/2023936,300 shares $188.59 million +4.8%2.4%2.5 $201.42
5/15/2023893,200 shares $176.34 million +3.5%2.3%2.4 $197.42
4/30/2023863,200 shares $174.07 million +0.5%2.2%2.1 $201.66
4/15/2023858,600 shares $180.26 million -6.6%2.2%2.1 $209.95
3/31/2023919,400 shares $190.33 million -7.0%2.4%2.2 $207.02
3/15/2023988,500 shares $203.07 million +26.5%2.5%2.5 $205.43
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2/28/2023781,600 shares $168.20 million -2.0%2.0%2 $215.20
2/15/2023797,800 shares $174.25 million -21.0%2.0%2 $218.41
1/31/20231,010,000 shares $222.75 million -3.8%2.6%2.5 $220.54
1/15/20231,050,000 shares $234.22 million +1.9%2.7%2.6 $223.07
12/30/20221,030,000 shares $237.60 million -12.0%2.6%2.5 $230.68
12/15/20221,170,000 shares $267.36 million +2.6%3.0%2.9 $228.51
11/30/20221,140,000 shares $264.43 million +39.5%2.9%2.8 $231.96
11/15/2022817,100 shares $182.38 million +22.7%2.1%1.9 $223.21
10/31/2022665,700 shares $171.13 million +3.9%1.7%1.8 $257.07
10/15/2022641,000 shares $143.05 million -8.1%1.6%1.8 $223.17
9/30/2022697,100 shares $154.41 million -8.5%1.8%2.1 $221.50
9/15/2022761,800 shares $176.97 million -0.2%2.0%2.2 $232.30
8/31/2022763,500 shares $175.80 million -1.5%2.0%2.2 $230.26
8/15/2022775,400 shares $180.33 million -5.4%2.0%2.4 $232.56
7/31/2022819,900 shares $177.79 million -11.5%2.1%2.4 $216.84
7/15/2022926,200 shares $189.53 million -11.8%2.4%2.7 $204.63
6/30/20221,050,000 shares $228.71 million +14.4%2.7%2.8 $217.82
6/15/2022917,500 shares $188.70 million +8.4%N/A2.4 $205.67
5/31/2022846,500 shares $178.15 million -5.4%2.2%2.2 $210.46
5/15/2022895,200 shares $182.42 million -14.7%2.3%1.9 $203.78
4/30/20221,050,000 shares $223.38 million +10.5%2.7%2.2 $212.74
4/15/2022950,100 shares $211.56 million +21.3%2.4%2 $222.67
3/31/2022783,200 shares $156.20 million -13.3%2.0%1.7 $199.44
3/15/2022903,500 shares $182.96 million -10.5%2.3%2.1 $202.50
2/28/20221,010,000 shares $206.44 million +17.0%2.6%2.5 $204.40
2/15/2022863,100 shares $155.47 million +8.3%2.2%2.6 $180.13
1/31/2022797,300 shares $149.25 million -8.7%2.0%2.7 $187.20
1/15/2022873,400 shares $172.65 million +18.0%2.2%3 $197.68
12/31/2021739,900 shares $138.17 million -10.2%1.9%2.6 $186.74
12/15/2021823,700 shares $156.02 million +0.0%2.1%3 $189.41
11/30/2021823,500 shares $146.18 million -9.5%2.1%3.1 $177.51
11/15/2021909,400 shares $173.16 million +6.9%2.3%3.8 $190.41
10/29/2021850,800 shares $172.48 million +6.3%2.2%3.8 $202.73
10/15/2021800,700 shares $168.56 million +3.6%2.1%3.8 $210.52
9/30/2021772,600 shares $149.16 million -10.7%2.0%3.8 $193.06
9/15/2021865,600 shares $172.43 million +43.8%2.2%4.5 $199.20
8/31/2021601,900 shares $122.89 million -7.0%1.5%3.2 $204.17
8/13/2021647,500 shares $133.35 million -15.7%1.7%3.1 $205.94
7/30/2021767,700 shares $157.48 million +7.3%2.0%3.5 $205.13
7/15/2021715,400 shares $144.07 million -11.1%1.8%3 $201.38
6/30/2021804,700 shares $169.59 million -19.5%2.1%3.1 $210.75
6/15/20211,000,000 shares $220.09 million +0.8%2.6%3.6 $220.09
5/28/2021991,800 shares $214.44 million -1.8%2.5%3.3 $216.21
5/14/20211,010,000 shares $217.44 million -12.9%2.6%3.1 $215.29
4/30/20211,160,000 shares $247.05 million +5.5%3.0%3.2 $212.97
4/15/20211,100,000 shares $228.65 million +14.5%2.8%2.9 $207.86
3/31/2021960,500 shares $197.55 million +5.3%2.5%2.5 $205.67
3/15/2021912,000 shares $177.92 million +11.1%2.3%2.3 $195.09
2/26/2021820,900 shares $150.41 million +27.3%2.1%2.1 $183.23
2/12/2021644,900 shares $109.97 million -6.8%1.6%1.7 $170.53
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1/29/2021692,100 shares $112.09 million +7.5%1.8%1.8 $161.95
1/15/2021643,900 shares $110.76 million -17.9%1.6%1.7 $172.02
12/31/2020784,400 shares $132.20 million +7.5%2.0%2.1 $168.54
12/15/2020729,600 shares $127.67 million -8.9%1.9%2 $174.98
11/30/2020801,000 shares $131.79 million +25.9%2.0%2 $164.53
11/15/2020636,200 shares $104.34 million -22.0%1.6%1.5 $164.01
10/30/2020815,600 shares $116.61 million -12.3%2.1%2 $142.97
10/15/2020929,600 shares $140.86 million +45.5%2.4%2.3 $151.53
9/30/2020639,100 shares $89.95 million -2.1%1.6%1.6 $140.75
9/15/2020652,900 shares $94.85 million -2.5%1.7%1.6 $145.27
8/31/2020669,800 shares $101.49 million +17.7%1.7%1.7 $151.52
8/14/2020568,900 shares $94.94 million -3.4%1.5%1.7 $166.89
7/31/2020588,800 shares $102.28 million +2.2%1.5%1.7 $173.71
7/15/2020576,000 shares $98.97 million -3.5%1.5%1.6 $171.82
6/30/2020596,700 shares $105.86 million -0.1%1.5%1.7 $177.41
6/15/2020597,300 shares $108.76 million +11.0%1.5%1.6 $182.08
5/29/2020538,200 shares $107.58 million -24.1%1.4%1.3 $199.89
5/15/2020709,400 shares $120.98 million +0.3%1.8%1.6 $170.54
4/30/2020707,600 shares $135.44 million -15.3%1.8%1.6 $191.41
4/15/2020835,100 shares $164.53 million +2.1%2.1%2 $197.02
3/31/2020818,100 shares $150.94 million -0.9%2.1%1.9 $184.50
3/13/2020825,400 shares $158.80 million +4.4%2.1%2.2 $192.39
2/28/2020790,700 shares $121.74 million -8.4%2.0%2.1 $153.97
2/14/2020862,700 shares $180.65 million -1.1%2.2%2.6 $209.40
1/31/2020872,500 shares $191.74 million -16.1%2.2%2.8 $219.76
1/15/20201,040,000 shares $278.79 million +11.9%2.6%3.4 $268.07
12/31/2019929,300 shares $256.92 million +1.8%2.3%3.1 $276.47

HII Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Huntington Ingalls Industries' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 838,400 shares of HII short. 2.16% of Huntington Ingalls Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Huntington Ingalls Industries' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Huntington Ingalls Industries?

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. HII shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Huntington Ingalls Industries's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Huntington Ingalls Industries?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Huntington Ingalls Industries: PEAK6 Investments LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Susquehanna International Group LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Huntington Ingalls Industries?

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. 2.16% of Huntington Ingalls Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Huntington Ingalls Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Huntington Ingalls Industries saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 838,400 shares, a decrease of 14.9% from the previous total of 985,100 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 Huntington Ingalls Industries' float size?

Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has issued a total of 39,130,000 shares. Some of Huntington Ingalls Industries' 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. Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has a public float of 38,850,000 shares.

How does Huntington Ingalls Industries' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.16% of Huntington Ingalls Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Huntington Ingalls Industries: Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (0.68%), Textron Inc. (2.11%), Curtiss-Wright Co. (0.78%), AeroVironment, Inc. (4.82%), Hexcel Co. (2.66%), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (2.12%), Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (9.18%), AAR Corp. (1.61%), Triumph Group, Inc. (11.28%), Astronics Co. (1.23%),

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 Huntington Ingalls Industries stock?

Short selling HII is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Huntington Ingalls Industries as its price is falling. HII shares are trading down $1.64 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 Huntington Ingalls Industries?

A short squeeze for Huntington Ingalls Industries 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 HII, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Huntington Ingalls Industries' 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 HII, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:HII) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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