Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 544,400 shares of HY short. 6.10% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hyster-Yale Materials Handling'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. HY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Hyster-Yale Materials Handling'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. 6.10% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 544,400 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the previous total of 469,400 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.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling currently has issued a total of 17,490,000 shares. Some of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling'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. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling currently has a public float of 8,920,000 shares.

6.10% of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "industrial products" compare to Hyster-Yale Materials Handling: Terex Co. (3.43%), ScanSource, Inc. (3.40%), TriMas Co. (0.94%), Astec Industries, Inc. (1.88%), MRC Global Inc. (1.32%), The Gorman-Rupp Company (0.85%), Xometry, Inc. (9.81%), Columbus McKinnon Co. (0.90%), Energy Recovery, Inc. (4.29%), Myers Industries, Inc. (1.46%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hyster-Yale Materials Handling as its price is falling. HY shares are trading up $0.48 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 Hyster-Yale Materials Handling 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 HY, 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 HY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.