The Ensign Group (ENSG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $136.79 +0.46 (+0.34%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends The Ensign Group Short Interest DataThe Ensign Group (ENSG) has a short interest of 2.55 million shares, representing 4.61% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 4.51% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.9, indicating that it would take 6.9 days of the average trading volume of 389,037 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,550,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,440,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.51%Dollar Volume Sold Short$338.79 millionShort Interest Ratio6.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares57,300,000 sharesFloat Size55,320,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.61%Today's Trading Volume543,511 sharesAverage Trading Volume389,037 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average140% Short Selling The Ensign Group? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for The Ensign Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartENSG Short Interest Over TimeENSG Days to Cover Over TimeENSG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time The Ensign Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20242,550,000 shares $338.79 million +4.5%4.6%6.9 $132.86 12/15/20242,440,000 shares $347.50 million +11.9%4.4%4.4 $142.42 11/30/20242,180,000 shares $318.74 million -1.4%3.9%3.9 $146.21 11/15/20242,210,000 shares $317.11 million +11.1%4.0%3.8 $143.49 10/31/20241,990,000 shares $308.43 million -15.7%3.6%3.5 $154.99 10/15/20242,360,000 shares $351.92 million -31.4%4.3%4.4 $149.12 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ENSG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for The Ensign Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20243,440,000 shares $494.74 million +22.4%6.2%6.1 $143.82 9/15/20242,810,000 shares $429.17 million +13.3%5.1%7.3 $152.73 8/31/20242,480,000 shares $375.37 million +4.2%4.5%6.6 $151.36 8/15/20242,380,000 shares $336.46 million -5.9%4.3%6.9 $141.37 7/31/20242,530,000 shares $356.10 million -11.2%4.6%7.4 $140.75 7/15/20242,850,000 shares $385.26 million -11.5%5.2%8.7 $135.18 6/30/20243,220,000 shares $398.28 million +6.3%5.9%10.6 $123.69 6/15/20243,030,000 shares $360.45 million -3.5%5.5%11.3 $118.96 5/31/20243,140,000 shares $380.69 million -7.1%5.7%11.9 $121.24 5/15/20243,380,000 shares $403.17 million +1.2%6.2%13 $119.28 4/30/20243,340,000 shares $395.32 million +3.1%6.1%12 $118.36 4/15/20243,240,000 shares $384.56 million -0.9%5.9%11.9 $118.69 3/31/20243,270,000 shares $406.85 million -0.9%6.0%12.6 $124.42 3/15/20243,300,000 shares $404.88 million -8.1%6.0%13 $122.69 2/29/20243,590,000 shares $448.46 million -3.5%6.6%13.5 $124.92 2/15/20243,720,000 shares $446.10 million -0.5%6.8%14.1 $119.92 1/31/20243,740,000 shares $423.44 million -0.3%6.9%14.5 $113.22 1/15/20243,750,000 shares $440.14 million -12.6%8.5%14.6 $117.37 12/31/20234,290,000 shares $481.38 million +11.7%7.9%16.3 $112.21 12/15/20233,840,000 shares $428.08 million -1.5%7.1%14.5 $111.48 11/30/20233,900,000 shares $417.57 million +3.5%7.2%14.7 $107.07 11/15/20233,770,000 shares $396.49 million +0.5%6.9%14 $105.17 10/31/20233,750,000 shares $362.25 million -2.3%6.9%14.2 $96.60 10/15/20233,840,000 shares $367.26 million -7.5%7.1%14.1 $95.64 9/30/20234,150,000 shares $385.66 million +10.1%7.7%15.4 $92.93 9/15/20233,770,000 shares $350.53 million +8.0%7.0%14 $92.98 8/31/20233,490,000 shares $349.77 million +8.1%6.5%12.9 $100.22 8/15/20233,230,000 shares $316.25 million +0.9%6.0%12 $97.91 7/31/20233,200,000 shares $309.98 million -3.3%5.9%11.7 $96.87 7/15/20233,310,000 shares $301.87 million -7.0%6.2%11.7 $91.20 6/30/20233,560,000 shares $339.84 million -0.3%6.6%12.5 $95.46 6/15/20233,570,000 shares $337.72 million +9.5%6.6%11.8 $94.60 5/31/20233,260,000 shares $288.87 million +2.2%6.1%10.9 $88.61 5/15/20233,190,000 shares $293.58 million No Change5.9%10.5 $92.03 10/31/20221,900,000 shares $170.58 million -12.4%3.6%7.3 $89.78 10/15/20222,170,000 shares $179.89 million +5.9%4.2%8.8 $82.90 9/30/20222,050,000 shares $162.98 million +2.5%3.9%8.9 $79.50 9/15/20222,000,000 shares $169.90 million +6.4%3.8%9.4 $84.95 8/31/20221,880,000 shares $160.36 million +2.7%3.6%9.4 $85.30 8/15/20221,830,000 shares $163.36 million -0.5%3.5%9.3 $89.27 7/31/20221,840,000 shares $146.63 million +0.6%3.5%9 $79.69 7/15/20221,830,000 shares $137.85 million -1.6%3.5%7.9 $75.33 6/30/20221,860,000 shares $136.65 million +6.3%3.8%7.5 $73.47 6/15/20221,750,000 shares $128.64 million +2.3%3.5%6.5 $73.51 5/31/20221,710,000 shares $138.80 million -6.0%3.3%6.6 $81.17 5/15/20221,820,000 shares $143.42 million +5.2%3.5%6.9 $78.80 4/30/20221,730,000 shares $138.97 million +4.9%3.3%6.5 $80.33 4/15/20221,650,000 shares $140.83 million -3.5%3.2%6.5 $85.35 3/31/20221,710,000 shares $153.92 million -3.4%N/A0 $90.01 3/15/20221,770,000 shares $149.81 million +11.3%3.4%8.2 $84.64 2/28/20221,590,000 shares $133.62 million +0.6%3.1%6.7 $84.04 2/15/20221,580,000 shares $127.30 million +6.0%3.0%6.7 $80.57 1/31/20221,490,000 shares $112.39 million +0.7%2.9%6.4 $75.43 1/15/20221,480,000 shares $119.04 million -11.4%N/A0 $80.43 12/31/20211,670,000 shares $140.21 million +21.0%3.2%6.1 $83.96 12/15/20211,380,000 shares $107.65 million +3.0%2.6%4.9 $78.01 11/30/20211,340,000 shares $102.28 million -5.0%2.6%5.2 $76.33 11/15/20211,410,000 shares $114.77 million -33.2%2.7%5.7 $81.40 10/29/20212,110,000 shares $164.60 million +8.2%4.0%8.8 $78.01 10/15/20211,950,000 shares $142.04 million +8.9%3.7%9.5 $72.84 9/30/20211,790,000 shares $134.05 million +4.7%3.4%10.2 $74.89 9/15/20211,710,000 shares $132.85 million +0.6%3.3%9.9 $77.69 8/31/20211,700,000 shares $138.84 million +9.0%3.3%9.2 $81.67 8/13/20211,560,000 shares $130.40 million -2.5%3.0%7.7 $83.59 7/30/20211,600,000 shares $136.11 million +1.3%3.1%7.6 $85.07 7/15/20211,580,000 shares $136.99 million -12.7%3.0%6.8 $86.70 6/30/20211,810,000 shares $156.87 million +6.5%3.5%7.1 $86.67 6/15/20211,700,000 shares $145.18 million +1.2%3.3%5.9 $85.40 5/28/20211,680,000 shares $139.78 million +1.8%3.2%5.8 $83.20 5/14/20211,650,000 shares $136.77 million +1.2%3.2%5.5 $82.89 4/30/20211,630,000 shares $141.29 million +14.8%3.1%5.4 $86.68 4/15/20211,420,000 shares $131.96 million No Change2.7%4.6 $92.93 3/31/20211,420,000 shares $131.56 million +52.4%2.8%4.7 $92.65 3/15/2021932,000 shares $83.89 million -2.9%1.8%3.2 $90.01 2/26/2021960,200 shares $77.71 million +2.1%1.9%3.6 $80.93 2/12/2021940,600 shares $82.96 million -3.7%1.8%3.5 $88.20 1/29/2021976,600 shares $79.46 million +10.7%1.9%3.6 $81.36 1/15/2021882,300 shares $74.75 million -7.2%1.7%3.4 $84.72 12/31/2020950,500 shares $69.30 million +10.7%1.9%3.7 $72.91 12/15/2020858,700 shares $61.70 million +7.0%1.7%3.5 $71.85 11/30/2020802,500 shares $57.43 million +4.2%1.6%3.3 $71.56 11/15/2020769,900 shares $52.15 million -4.1%1.5%3.2 $67.73 10/30/2020802,400 shares $47.91 million -1.5%1.6%3.4 $59.71 10/15/2020814,500 shares $48.72 million -4.1%1.6%3.3 $59.82 9/30/2020849,600 shares $48.48 million +3.0%1.7%3.4 $57.06 9/15/2020825,100 shares $45.37 million -4.1%1.6%3.2 $54.99 8/31/2020860,300 shares $50.36 million +8.2%1.7%3.4 $58.54 8/14/2020795,400 shares $44.18 million -14.5%1.6%2.9 $55.54 7/31/2020930,300 shares $42.78 million +5.1%1.8%3.1 $45.99 7/15/2020885,100 shares $39.75 million -14.1%1.8%2.7 $44.91 6/30/20201,030,000 shares $41.69 million +16.3%2.0%2.9 $40.48 6/15/2020885,500 shares $37.18 million -20.2%1.8%2.3 $41.99 5/29/20201,110,000 shares $49.77 million -14.0%2.2%2.3 $44.84 5/15/20201,290,000 shares $48.59 million -10.4%2.6%2.6 $37.67 4/30/20201,440,000 shares $53.87 million -0.7%2.9%3.1 $37.41 4/15/20201,450,000 shares $51.43 million -12.7%2.9%3.3 $35.47 3/31/20201,660,000 shares $60.42 million +10.1%3.3%4.2 $36.40 3/13/20201,507,200 shares $59.43 million +38.3%3.0%2.8 $39.43 2/28/20201,090,000 shares $35.23 million -5.2%2.2%3.8 $32.32 2/14/20201,150,000 shares $43.07 million +19.2%2.3%4.6 $37.45 1/31/2020965,100 shares $46.14 million -17.5%1.9%4 $47.81 ENSG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is The Ensign Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of The Ensign Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, investors have sold 2,550,000 shares of ENSG short. 4.61% of The Ensign Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The Ensign Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for The Ensign Group? 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. ENSG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on The Ensign Group's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for The Ensign Group? 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. 4.61% of The Ensign Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is The Ensign Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? The Ensign Group saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,550,000 shares, an increase of 4.5% from the previous total of 2,440,000 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. What is The Ensign Group's float size? The Ensign Group currently has issued a total of 57,300,000 shares. Some of The Ensign Group's 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. The Ensign Group currently has a public float of 55,320,000 shares. How does The Ensign Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.61% of The Ensign Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to The Ensign Group: Universal Health Services, Inc. (3.28%), Tenet Healthcare Co. (3.84%), Encompass Health Co. (1.36%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (7.18%), Select Medical Holdings Co. (3.07%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (3.45%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (20.65%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (4.93%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (11.39%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (2.43%), 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. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short The Ensign Group stock? Short selling ENSG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The Ensign Group as its price is falling. ENSG shares are trading up $0.46 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 The Ensign Group? A short squeeze for The Ensign Group 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 ENSG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is The Ensign Group'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 ENSG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Universal Health Services Short Squeeze Tenet Healthcare Short Squeeze Encompass Health Short Squeeze Acadia Healthcare Short Squeeze Select Medical Short Squeeze U.S. Physical Therapy Short Squeeze Petco Health and Wellness Short Squeeze Brookdale Senior Living Short Squeeze Community Health Systems Short Squeeze HCA Healthcare Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:ENSG) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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