Hills Bancorporation (HBIA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hills Bancorporation shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of HBIA short. Learn More on Hills Bancorporation's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Hills Bancorporation: Banco Macro S.A. (0.97%), Bancolombia S.A. (0.16%), Burford Capital Limited (4.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HBIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hills Bancorporation as its price is falling. 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 Hills Bancorporation 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 HBIA, 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 HBIA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.