Sonic Healthcare (SKHHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sonic Healthcare shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, investors have sold 3,800 shares of SKHHY short. Learn More on Sonic Healthcare's current short interest.

Sonic Healthcare saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,800 shares, a decrease of 88.6% from the previous total of 33,200 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Sonic Healthcare: Ramsay Health Care Limited (0.00%), Amplifon S.p.A. (1.34%), Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (0.08%), Sysmex Co. (0.00%), Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (0.00%), Eurofins Scientific SE (0.19%), Orion Oyj (0.00%), Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (0.79%), Zealand Pharma A/S (0.80%), GN Store Nord A/S (0.00%),

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 SKHHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sonic Healthcare as its price is falling. SKHHY shares are trading down $0.20 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 Sonic Healthcare 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 SKHHY, 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 SKHHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.