United Homes Group (UHG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of United Homes Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 512,200 shares of UHG short. 7.14% of United Homes Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on United Homes Group'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. UHG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 23.0. Learn More on United Homes Group'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. 7.14% of United Homes Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

United Homes Group saw a drop in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 512,200 shares, a drop of 30.3% from the previous total of 735,000 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.

United Homes Group currently has issued a total of 48,370,000 shares. Some of United Homes 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. United Homes Group currently has a public float of 7,170,000 shares.

7.14% of United Homes Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to United Homes Group: Landsea Homes Co. (7.05%), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. (0.10%), Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (0.91%), LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (0.45%), Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (0.13%), Home Bancorp, Inc. (0.46%), MBIA Inc. (3.68%), Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. (0.52%), WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (1.91%), First Foundation Inc. (6.78%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UHG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from United Homes Group as its price is falling. UHG shares are trading up $0.08 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 United Homes Group 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 UHG, 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 UHG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.