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How shorted is HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC? HCSG

#1,875most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 50%

4.43%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.26
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.41
days to cover
5.77
Aggregate net short position time series for HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
22 Jul 20263.28% 15 Jul 20263.77% 31 Jul 2026+0.49
22 Apr 20263.70% 15 Apr 20263.49% 30 Apr 2026−0.21
11 Feb 20262.17% 30 Jan 20262.64% 13 Feb 2026+0.47
22 Oct 20251.62% 15 Oct 20251.77% 31 Oct 2025+0.15
23 Jul 20252.10% 15 Jul 20252.36% 31 Jul 2025+0.26
23 Apr 20253.96% 15 Apr 20253.80% 30 Apr 2025−0.16
12 Feb 20253.82% 31 Jan 20254.08% 14 Feb 2025+0.26
23 Oct 20243.63% 15 Oct 20243.51% 31 Oct 2024−0.12

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for HCSG: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
144
8 Sep 2026
Highest in window
5,208
14 Oct 2025
Days with a balance
37
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 5.2K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20264.43%+0.26
31 Aug 20264.17%+0.38
14 Aug 20263.79%+0.02
31 Jul 20263.77%+0.49
15 Jul 20263.28%−0.74
30 Jun 20264.02%+0.75
15 Jun 20263.27%+0.06
29 May 20263.21%−0.25
15 May 20263.46%−0.03
30 Apr 20263.49%−0.21
15 Apr 20263.70%+0.46
31 Mar 20263.24%+0.32
13 Mar 20262.92%+0.36
27 Feb 20262.56%−0.08
13 Feb 20262.64%+0.47
30 Jan 20262.17%−0.95
15 Jan 20263.12%+0.32
31 Dec 20252.80%+0.17
15 Dec 20252.63%+0.39
28 Nov 20252.24%+0.21
14 Nov 20252.03%+0.26
31 Oct 20251.77%+0.15
15 Oct 20251.62%−0.15
30 Sep 20251.77%−0.64
15 Sep 20252.41%−0.11
29 Aug 20252.52%−0.25
15 Aug 20252.77%+0.41
31 Jul 20252.36%+0.26
15 Jul 20252.10%−0.32
30 Jun 20252.42%−0.16
13 Jun 20252.58%−0.53
30 May 20253.11%−0.61
15 May 20253.72%−0.08
30 Apr 20253.80%−0.16
15 Apr 20253.96%−0.33
31 Mar 20254.29%+0.48
14 Mar 20253.81%−0.12
28 Feb 20253.93%−0.15
14 Feb 20254.08%+0.26
31 Jan 20253.82%−0.23
15 Jan 20254.05%−0.08
31 Dec 20244.13%+0.36
13 Dec 20243.77%+0.48
29 Nov 20243.29%+0.18
15 Nov 20243.11%−0.40
31 Oct 20243.51%−0.12
15 Oct 20243.63%+0.03
30 Sep 20243.60%+0.32
13 Sep 20243.28%+0.09
30 Aug 20243.19%+0.01
15 Aug 20243.18%+0.16
31 Jul 20243.02%+0.12
15 Jul 20242.90%+0.17
28 Jun 20242.73%−0.05
14 Jun 20242.78%−0.10
31 May 20242.88%−1.12
15 May 20244.00%+0.07
30 Apr 20243.93%−0.02
15 Apr 20243.95%−0.06
28 Mar 20244.01%−0.36
15 Mar 20244.37%+0.32
29 Feb 20244.05%+0.16
15 Feb 20243.89%+0.41
31 Jan 20243.48%+0.10
12 Jan 20243.38%−0.33
29 Dec 20233.71%−0.46
15 Dec 20234.17%+0.20
30 Nov 20233.97%+0.09
15 Nov 20233.88%+0.55
31 Oct 20233.33%−0.37
13 Oct 20233.70%+0.36
29 Sep 20233.34%+0.18
15 Sep 20233.16%+0.18
31 Aug 20232.98%+0.11
15 Aug 20232.87%−0.40
31 Jul 20233.27%−2.11
14 Jul 20235.38%−0.26
30 Jun 20235.64%−0.72
15 Jun 20236.36%+0.27
31 May 20236.09%+0.08
15 May 20236.01%−0.62
28 Apr 20236.63%−0.29
14 Apr 20236.92%−0.14
31 Mar 20237.06%−0.19
15 Mar 20237.25%+0.36
28 Feb 20236.89%+1.27
15 Feb 20235.62%+0.35
31 Jan 20235.27%+0.23
13 Jan 20235.04%−0.38
30 Dec 20225.42%−0.38
15 Dec 20225.80%−0.31
30 Nov 20226.11%+0.22
15 Nov 20225.89%−1.02
31 Oct 20226.91%−0.48
14 Oct 20227.39%+0.01
30 Sep 20227.38%−0.69
15 Sep 20228.07%−0.09
31 Aug 20228.16%−1.49
15 Aug 20229.65%−1.10
29 Jul 202210.75%−1.14
15 Jul 202211.89%−0.20
30 Jun 202212.09%+0.22
15 Jun 202211.87%+0.51
31 May 202211.36%−0.13
13 May 202211.49%+0.41
29 Apr 202211.08%+1.16
14 Apr 20229.92%−0.22
31 Mar 202210.14%−0.24
15 Mar 202210.38%−0.88
28 Feb 202211.26%−0.80
15 Feb 202212.06%+1.98
31 Jan 202210.08%+1.22
14 Jan 20228.86%+0.98
31 Dec 20217.88%−0.44
15 Dec 20218.32%−0.74
30 Nov 20219.06%+0.24
15 Nov 20218.82%−0.78
29 Oct 20219.60%−1.09
15 Oct 202110.69%+0.47
30 Sep 202110.22%−0.09
15 Sep 202110.31%+0.23
31 Aug 202110.08%−0.99
13 Aug 202111.07%+0.11
30 Jul 202110.96%−0.95
15 Jul 202111.91%−2.51
30 Jun 202114.42%−0.78
15 Jun 202115.20%−0.66
28 May 202115.86%+0.02
14 May 202115.84%+0.06
30 Apr 202115.78%−0.28
15 Apr 202116.06%+0.14
31 Mar 202115.92%+0.44
15 Mar 202115.48%+1.13
26 Feb 202114.35%+0.50
12 Feb 202113.85%−0.10
29 Jan 202113.95%−2.22
15 Jan 202116.17%+0.24
31 Dec 202015.93%−0.16
15 Dec 202016.09%−0.35
30 Nov 202016.44%+0.27
13 Nov 202016.17%+0.32
30 Oct 202015.85%+0.90
15 Oct 202014.95%−0.30
30 Sep 202015.25%−0.73
15 Sep 202015.98%+0.04
31 Aug 202015.94%+0.83
14 Aug 202015.11%−0.44
31 Jul 202015.55%+0.75
15 Jul 202014.80%−0.85
30 Jun 202015.65%+0.36
15 Jun 202015.29%−0.37
29 May 202015.66%−0.85
15 May 202016.51%−1.01
30 Apr 202017.52%−0.46
15 Apr 202017.98%−0.87
31 Mar 202018.85%−4.06
13 Mar 202022.91%−0.19
28 Feb 202023.10%−1.12
14 Feb 202024.22%+0.15
31 Jan 202024.07%+0.50
15 Jan 202023.57%+0.91
31 Dec 201922.66%−0.36
13 Dec 201923.02%+0.17
29 Nov 201922.85%−0.11
15 Nov 201922.96%+0.11
31 Oct 201922.85%+0.80
15 Oct 201922.05%−0.59
30 Sep 201922.64%−0.71
13 Sep 201923.35%−0.09
30 Aug 201923.44%−0.27
15 Aug 201923.71%−0.16
31 Jul 201923.87%−0.26
15 Jul 201924.13%+0.20
28 Jun 201923.93%+1.11
14 Jun 201922.82%−0.26
31 May 201923.08%+1.03
15 May 201922.05%+1.84
30 Apr 201920.21%+2.16
15 Apr 201918.05%+1.14
29 Mar 201916.91%−1.03
15 Mar 201917.94%−1.34
28 Feb 201919.28%−0.19
15 Feb 201919.47%+0.95
31 Jan 201918.52%−0.68
15 Jan 201919.20%−0.73
31 Dec 201819.93%−0.40
14 Dec 201820.33%−1.04
30 Nov 201821.37%+0.21
15 Nov 201821.16%−0.81
31 Oct 201821.97%+0.43
15 Oct 201821.54%−0.62
28 Sep 201822.16%+1.71
14 Sep 201820.45%+0.70
31 Aug 201819.75%+0.53
15 Aug 201819.22%+0.55
31 Jul 201818.67%+1.40
13 Jul 201817.27%+0.38
29 Jun 201816.89%+1.02
15 Jun 201815.87%+1.98
31 May 201813.89%+0.04
15 May 201813.85%−1.17
30 Apr 201815.02%+2.08
13 Apr 201812.94%+0.83
29 Mar 201812.11%+1.56
15 Mar 201810.55%+1.70
28 Feb 20188.85%+0.09
15 Feb 20188.76%+1.08
31 Jan 20187.68%+0.29
12 Jan 20187.39%−0.14
29 Dec 20177.53%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC right now?
4.43% of HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP INC's (HCSG) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,875th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this HCSG's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is HCSG's days to cover?
5.77 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.