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Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$37.90 -0.69 (-1.79%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

Acadia Healthcare Short Interest Data

Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) has a short interest of 6.81 million shares. This marks a 3.97% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.1, indicating that it would take 4.1 days of the average trading volume of 1.06 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
6,810,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
6,550,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.97%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$276.69 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
92,885,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
7.33%
Today's Trading Volume
4,520,426 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,062,542 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
425%
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ACHC Short Interest Over Time

ACHC Days to Cover Over Time

ACHC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Acadia Healthcare Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/20246,810,000 shares $276.69 million +4.0%N/A4.1 $40.63
11/15/20246,550,000 shares $247.72 million +9.4%N/A4.1 $37.82
10/31/20245,990,000 shares $255.71 million +7.5%N/A4 $42.69
10/15/20245,570,000 shares $317.27 million +32.0%N/A4 $56.96
9/30/20244,220,000 shares $267.59 million +13.1%N/A3.3 $63.41
9/15/20243,730,000 shares $291.80 million -3.4%N/A4.1 $78.23
8/31/20243,860,000 shares $316.25 million +5.8%N/A4.2 $81.93
8/15/20243,650,000 shares $270.57 million +3.1%N/A3.8 $74.13
7/31/20243,540,000 shares $229.57 million -1.1%N/A3.5 $64.85
7/15/20243,580,000 shares $233.34 million -6.3%N/A3.9 $65.18
6/30/20243,820,000 shares $258.00 million -4.7%N/A4.4 $67.54
6/15/20244,010,000 shares $262.25 million +11.1%N/A4.7 $65.40
5/31/20243,610,000 shares $248.69 million +10.4%N/A4.1 $68.89
5/15/20243,270,000 shares $224.94 million +1.9%N/A4.1 $68.79
4/30/20243,210,000 shares $237.35 million -8.8%N/A4.8 $73.94
4/15/20243,520,000 shares $257.35 million -5.6%3.9%6.2 $73.11
3/31/20243,730,000 shares $295.49 million +11.3%4.2%6.6 $79.22
3/15/20243,350,000 shares $260.60 million +20.5%3.7%6.2 $77.79
2/29/20242,780,000 shares $231.99 million -15.2%3.1%5.5 $83.45
2/15/20243,280,000 shares $272.90 million +1.9%3.7%6.9 $83.20
1/31/20243,220,000 shares $264.49 million +3.2%3.6%6.7 $82.14
1/15/20243,120,000 shares $267.88 million +4.0%3.5%5.9 $85.86
12/31/20233,000,000 shares $233.28 million -5.7%3.4%5.4 $77.76
12/15/20233,180,000 shares $239.87 million +8.2%3.6%5.8 $75.43
11/30/20232,940,000 shares $214.59 million +4.6%3.3%5.5 $72.99
11/15/20232,810,000 shares $210.53 million -3.8%3.1%5.4 $74.92
10/31/20232,920,000 shares $214.65 million +1.0%3.3%5.9 $73.51
10/15/20232,890,000 shares $220.59 million -3.3%3.2%6.1 $76.33
9/30/20232,990,000 shares $210.23 million +4.9%3.3%5.9 $70.31
9/15/20232,850,000 shares $199.76 million -2.4%3.2%5.3 $70.09
8/31/20232,920,000 shares $225.13 million +2.8%3.3%5 $77.10
8/15/20232,840,000 shares $218.62 million -6.6%3.2%4.5 $76.98
7/31/20233,040,000 shares $240.25 million -25.3%3.4%4.5 $79.03
7/15/20234,070,000 shares $306.47 million -10.8%4.6%5.7 $75.30
6/30/20234,560,000 shares $363.16 million +17.2%5.1%7.2 $79.64
6/15/20233,890,000 shares $285.84 million +4.0%4.4%6.3 $73.48
5/31/20233,740,000 shares $264.16 million -3.9%4.2%6.5 $70.63
5/15/20233,890,000 shares $279.30 million +8.1%4.4%6.1 $71.80
4/30/20233,600,000 shares $260.24 million -0.3%4.0%5.8 $72.29
4/15/20233,610,000 shares $273.42 million -1.9%4.1%6.2 $75.74
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3/31/20233,680,000 shares $265.88 million -2.1%4.2%6.4 $72.25
3/15/20233,760,000 shares $257.41 million +3.0%4.2%6.6 $68.46
2/28/20233,650,000 shares $264.66 million +0.8%4.1%6 $72.51
2/15/20233,620,000 shares $293.94 million -3.0%4.1%6.8 $81.20
1/31/20233,730,000 shares $313.39 million +9.7%4.2%6.5 $84.02
1/15/20233,400,000 shares $292.40 million +0.9%3.8%5.6 $86.00
12/30/20223,370,000 shares $277.42 million -2.0%3.8%5.5 $82.32
12/15/20223,440,000 shares $291.92 million -5.2%3.9%5.3 $84.86
11/30/20223,630,000 shares $323.29 million -2.2%4.1%5.6 $89.06
11/15/20223,710,000 shares $301.10 million -11.0%4.2%5.9 $81.16
10/31/20224,170,000 shares $339.02 million -7.5%4.7%6.9 $81.30
10/15/20224,510,000 shares $361.66 million +4.2%5.1%7.7 $80.19
9/30/20224,330,000 shares $338.52 million +2.1%4.9%7.4 $78.18
9/15/20224,240,000 shares $355.31 million +3.2%4.8%7.2 $83.80
8/31/20224,110,000 shares $336.73 million +12.6%4.6%7.1 $81.93
8/15/20223,650,000 shares $301.60 million +3.1%4.1%6.8 $82.63
7/31/20223,540,000 shares $293.50 million +3.8%4.0%6.4 $82.91
7/15/20223,410,000 shares $259.19 million +1.5%4.0%5.7 $76.01
6/30/20223,360,000 shares $227.24 million -7.4%3.9%5.3 $67.63
6/15/20223,630,000 shares $239.40 million +3.1%4.2%5.6 $65.95
5/31/20223,520,000 shares $250.52 million -5.9%4.0%5.5 $71.17
5/15/20223,740,000 shares $264.01 million +4.2%4.2%5.6 $70.59
4/30/20223,590,000 shares $243.69 million +18.5%4.0%5.6 $67.88
4/15/20223,030,000 shares $227.31 million +9.0%3.4%5.2 $75.02
3/31/20222,780,000 shares $182.17 million -14.7%3.2%5.1 $65.53
3/15/20223,260,000 shares $209.75 million -4.4%3.7%7.1 $64.34
2/28/20223,410,000 shares $193.38 million +3.3%3.9%7.6 $56.71
2/15/20223,300,000 shares $180.41 million +10.4%3.7%7.9 $54.67
1/31/20222,990,000 shares $157.42 million +6.8%3.4%7.3 $52.65
1/15/20222,800,000 shares $161.36 million +2.6%3.2%6.5 $57.63
12/31/20212,730,000 shares $165.71 million -1.4%3.1%6.5 $60.70
12/15/20212,770,000 shares $160.49 million -1.8%3.1%6.5 $57.94
11/30/20212,820,000 shares $158.40 million +1.4%3.2%6.3 $56.17
11/15/20212,780,000 shares $180.45 million No Change3.1%6.3 $64.91
10/29/20212,780,000 shares $172.36 million -5.1%3.1%6.1 $62.00
10/15/20212,930,000 shares $166.69 million +0.3%3.3%6.9 $56.89
9/30/20212,920,000 shares $186.24 million -9.6%3.3%6.9 $63.78
9/15/20213,230,000 shares $192.96 million +4.5%3.7%8.1 $59.74
8/31/20213,090,000 shares $204.31 million +12.4%3.5%8.5 $66.12
8/13/20212,750,000 shares $170.23 million +8.7%3.1%7.5 $61.90
7/30/20212,530,000 shares $156.15 million -10.9%2.9%7 $61.72
7/15/20212,840,000 shares $171.51 million -4.7%3.2%7.4 $60.39
6/30/20212,980,000 shares $187.00 million -10.8%3.4%7.5 $62.75
6/15/20213,340,000 shares $219.47 million -4.6%3.8%8 $65.71
5/28/20213,500,000 shares $225.26 million -5.2%4.0%7.8 $64.36
5/14/20213,690,000 shares $234.39 million -4.7%4.2%6.7 $63.52
4/30/20213,870,000 shares $237.66 million -7.6%4.4%6.5 $61.41
4/15/20214,190,000 shares $246.67 million -1.6%4.8%7.1 $58.87
3/31/20214,260,000 shares $248.95 million -5.3%4.8%7.2 $58.44
3/15/20214,500,000 shares $268.74 million -1.3%5.2%7.2 $59.72
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2/26/20214,560,000 shares $234.20 million -16.2%5.2%7.2 $51.36
2/12/20215,440,000 shares $289.30 million +1.3%6.2%9.4 $53.18
1/29/20215,370,000 shares $273.28 million -2.5%6.2%9.7 $50.89
1/15/20215,510,000 shares $280.18 million No Change6.3%9.5 $50.85
1/31/202011,630,000 shares $373.67 million +4.9%13.5%18.3 $32.13
1/15/202011,630,000 shares $389.49 million +4.9%13.5%18.3 $33.49
12/31/201911,090,000 shares $368.30 million -2.0%12.8%17.4 $33.21

ACHC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Acadia Healthcare's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Acadia Healthcare shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 6,810,000 shares of ACHC short. Learn More on Acadia Healthcare's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Acadia Healthcare?

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. ACHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Acadia Healthcare's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Acadia Healthcare?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Acadia Healthcare: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Acadia Healthcare's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Acadia Healthcare saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,810,000 shares, an increase of 4.0% from the previous total of 6,550,000 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.

How does Acadia Healthcare's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Acadia Healthcare: Tenet Healthcare Co. (2.61%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (2.76%), Encompass Health Co. (1.09%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (3.94%), Select Medical Holdings Co. (1.85%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (4.01%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (30.16%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (5.05%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (6.75%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (1.94%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Acadia Healthcare stock?

Short selling ACHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Acadia Healthcare as its price is falling. ACHC shares are trading down $0.69 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Acadia Healthcare?

A short squeeze for Acadia Healthcare 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 ACHC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Acadia Healthcare's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ACHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:ACHC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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