Regional Health Properties (RHE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Regional Health Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 7,900 shares of RHE short. 0.47% of Regional Health Properties' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Regional Health Properties' 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. RHE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Regional Health Properties'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. 0.47% of Regional Health Properties' floating shares are currently sold short.

Regional Health Properties saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,900 shares, an increase of 182.1% from the previous total of 2,800 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.

Regional Health Properties currently has issued a total of 1,840,000 shares. Some of Regional Health Properties' 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. Regional Health Properties currently has a public float of 1,680,000 shares.

0.47% of Regional Health Properties' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Regional Health Properties: First Republic Bank (5.37%), Safe and Green Development Co. (10.02%), BTC Digital Ltd. (0.39%), Sentage Holdings Inc. (1.04%), LM Funding America, Inc. (6.29%), International Land Alliance, Inc. (0.00%), Integrated Ventures, Inc. (0.00%), Holiday Island Holdings, Inc. (0.00%), SVB Financial Group (1.11%), Sparta Commercial Services, Inc. (0.00%),

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 RHE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Regional Health Properties as its price is falling. RHE shares are trading down $0.02 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 Regional Health Properties 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 RHE, 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 RHE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.