HCIC · Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
$10.01
At close · Aug 21
Going-concern doubt
— flagged Aug 12, 2026
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management plans to address this uncertainty with an initial Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company's plans to complete an initial Business Combination will be successful.”View the 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026
Market Cap
$355.14M
Shares
35.51M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$10.01
Open$10.01
Day$10.00–10.02
Available close range$9.82–10.01
Avg vol 30d21K
Short int2K · 0.0% float · 3.1d
Short vol25%
DataMar 2026–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 12
The closing range uses available history since Mar 30, 2026; less than a full year is stored.
Up next
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Aug 12, 2026
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Strong Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Strong Buy
Momentum
Limited
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Limited
Quant / Vol
Very Low
Market backdrop
VIX 15.1 · calm
Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 50-day avg
+1%
above
RSI (14)
67
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
100%
near high
Momentum
relative strength
Not enough data for a confident read.
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50/200-day averages unavailable
Institutional flow
Distributing
-4% holders QoQ · +3 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
0.00% of float · ▼ -0.1% MoM · 3.1 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
55 holders — 13F breadth
Squeeze score
40
low risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
3%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−1%
past year
ATR
0.1%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+1%
Bullish
RSI (14)
67
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
100%
Bullish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50/200-day averages unavailable
Institutional flow
Distributing
-4% holders QoQ · +3 funds added
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Falling
0.00% of float · ▼ -0.1% MoM · 3.1 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Steady
55 holders — 13F breadth
Price context
position in its available closing range
Range low $10
Now $10 · 100%
Range high $10
vs 50-day avg +1%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Versus peers
Shell Companies — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HCIC
this stock
Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VIII
|
$355.14M | — | — | — | 0.0% |
|
CLUS
Cluster Group Holdings Ltd Co
|
$8.00B | — | — | — | — |
|
CCXI
Churchill Capital Corp XI
|
$783.70M | — | — | — | 3.8% |
|
DMII
Drugs Made In America Acquisition II Corp.
|
$645.92M | +2.4% | — | — | 0.2% |
|
BCSS
Bain Capital GSS Investment Corp.
|
$602.69M | +2.0% | — | — | 0.0% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Institutional Holders
Accumulating
Holders
55
- % held
- 116.0%
- Net QoQ
- +12.1M sh
- Top holder
- ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP…
Held
Float
Short & Settlement
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCIC | +0.2% | +0.6% | — | +0.3% | — |
| SPY | -1.4% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | +1.6% | -3.0% | — | -2.2% | — |
Key facts
CIK
2099093
CUSIP
G44055104
13F (30d)
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