HKTGF stock
Hikari Tsushin Inc (HKTGF) short interest & short volume · 1.7% of float short
Hikari Tsushin Inc official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
HKTGF short interest rose 4.6% to 299K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (1.7% of float, 1000.0 days to cover).
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 299K
- prior 286K
- % of float
- 1.7%
- float 17.5M
- Days to cover
- 1000.0
- avg vol 39
- Change vs prior report
- +4.6%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 299K | $71.7M | +4.6% | 1.7% | 1000.0 | $240.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 286K | $71.4M | +17.4% | 1.6% | 1000.0 | $250.00 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 243K | $59.9M | +6.1% | 1.4% | 608.5 | $246.13 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 229K | $56.5M | +3.6% | 1.3% | 1000.0 | $246.13 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 222K | $49.8M | +36.9% | 1.3% | — | $225.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 162K | $36.4M | -10.8% | 0.9% | 1000.0 | $225.00 |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
% of float uses the current float for every report (no float was stored with older reports).
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
No FINRA daily short volume on file for HKTGF yet.
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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HKTGF short interest FAQ
What is HKTGF's short interest?
Hikari Tsushin Inc (HKTGF) had 299K shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report, 1.7% of its 17.5M-share float.
How many days to cover does HKTGF have?
1000.0 days: 299K shares short divided by an average daily volume of 39 for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is HKTGF short interest rising or falling?
HKTGF short interest rose (+4.6%) from 286K to 299K shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is HKTGF a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores HKTGF 29 out of 100 (low) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: short interest % of float 2.3/40, days to cover 25/25, change in short interest vs prior report 1.4/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What is HKTGF's market cap?
Hikari Tsushin Inc (HKTGF) market cap is $9.85B on the latest cached fundamentals snapshot.
Where is HKTGF short volume listed?
Cached FINRA short volume for Hikari Tsushin Inc (HKTGF) is listed at https://lician.com/short-interest/hktgf.
Not investment advice. Figures as filed or reported, not a live feed.