COPT Defense Properties (CDP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of COPT Defense Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 6,080,000 shares of CDP short. 5.42% of COPT Defense Properties' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on COPT Defense 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. CDP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on COPT Defense Properties's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of COPT Defense Properties: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 5.42% of COPT Defense Properties' floating shares are currently sold short.

COPT Defense Properties saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 6,080,000 shares, an increase of 3.8% from the previous total of 5,860,000 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.

COPT Defense Properties currently has issued a total of 112,699,000 shares. Some of COPT Defense 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. COPT Defense Properties currently has a public float of 112,250,000 shares.

5.42% of COPT Defense Properties' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to COPT Defense Properties: Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (1.68%), Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (1.43%), Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (6.03%), Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (3.05%), Freedom Holding Corp. (1.19%), Hamilton Lane Incorporated (6.03%), Brixmor Property Group Inc. (3.73%), StepStone Group LP (2.52%), Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (1.86%), Rithm Capital Corp. (0.76%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CDP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from COPT Defense Properties as its price is falling. CDP 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.

A short squeeze for COPT Defense Properties 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 CDP, 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 CDP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.