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Encompass Health (EHC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$98.90 -0.20 (-0.20%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Encompass Health Short Interest Data

Encompass Health (EHC) has a short interest of 1.02 million shares, representing 1.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -15.70% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 798,165 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,020,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,210,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-15.70%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$101.41 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
100,750,000 shares
Float Size
99,200,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.03%
Today's Trading Volume
678,090 shares
Average Trading Volume
798,165 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
85%
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EHC Short Interest Over Time

EHC Days to Cover Over Time

EHC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Encompass Health Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/20241,020,000 shares $101.41 million -15.7%1.0%1.7 $99.42
10/15/20241,210,000 shares $116.58 million -30.5%1.2%2 $96.35
9/30/20241,740,000 shares $168.15 million +50.0%1.8%2.8 $96.64
9/15/20241,160,000 shares $108.17 million -10.1%1.2%1.8 $93.25
8/31/20241,290,000 shares $120.03 million -15.7%1.3%2 $93.05
8/15/20241,530,000 shares $136.60 million -25.0%1.5%2.3 $89.28
7/31/20242,040,000 shares $189.60 million +10.9%2.1%3.2 $92.94
7/15/20241,840,000 shares $157.30 million -17.5%1.9%3.1 $85.49
6/30/20242,230,000 shares $191.31 million +33.5%2.3%3.6 $85.79
6/15/20241,670,000 shares $140.78 million -6.7%1.7%2.6 $84.30
5/31/20241,790,000 shares $154.66 million +8.5%1.8%2.8 $86.40
5/15/20241,650,000 shares $143.76 million -6.8%1.7%2.5 $87.13
4/30/20241,770,000 shares $147.64 million -19.6%1.8%2.5 $83.41
4/15/20242,200,000 shares $177.69 million -10.9%2.2%3.2 $80.77
3/31/20242,470,000 shares $203.97 million +7.9%2.5%3.8 $82.58
3/15/20242,290,000 shares $171.18 million +15.1%2.3%3.8 $74.75
2/29/20241,990,000 shares $147.98 million -19.1%2.0%3.3 $74.36
2/15/20242,460,000 shares $181.50 million -5.8%2.5%4.2 $73.78
1/31/20242,610,000 shares $185.39 million -7.8%2.6%4.5 $71.03
1/15/20242,830,000 shares $195.10 million +0.4%2.9%4.8 $68.94
12/31/20232,820,000 shares $188.15 million No Change2.9%4.6 $66.72
12/15/20232,820,000 shares $184.74 million +10.6%2.9%4.4 $65.51
11/30/20232,550,000 shares $166.18 million +1.2%2.6%4.2 $65.17
11/15/20232,520,000 shares $161.00 million +12.0%2.6%4.2 $63.89
10/31/20232,250,000 shares $140.65 million -0.9%2.3%3.9 $62.51
10/15/20232,270,000 shares $144.08 million -8.1%2.3%3.8 $63.47
9/30/20232,470,000 shares $165.89 million -0.4%2.5%4.4 $67.16
9/15/20232,480,000 shares $168.57 million -6.4%2.5%4.6 $67.97
8/31/20232,650,000 shares $188.31 million -2.9%2.7%4.9 $71.06
8/15/20232,730,000 shares $193.88 million +11.4%2.8%4.9 $71.02
7/31/20232,450,000 shares $161.77 million +3.4%2.5%4.3 $66.03
7/15/20232,370,000 shares $159.41 million -0.4%2.4%4 $67.26
6/30/20232,380,000 shares $161.13 million +1.7%2.4%3.9 $67.70
6/15/20232,340,000 shares $151.75 million +7.3%2.4%3.4 $64.85
5/31/20232,180,000 shares $135.25 million -6.4%2.2%2.9 $62.04
5/15/20232,330,000 shares $142.01 million -5.3%2.4%2.8 $60.95
4/30/20232,460,000 shares $157.81 million +15.0%2.5%2.6 $64.15
4/15/20232,140,000 shares $132.38 million +7.0%2.2%2.3 $61.86
3/31/20232,000,000 shares $108.20 million -7.8%2.1%2.2 $54.10
3/15/20232,170,000 shares $112.97 million -13.6%2.2%2.6 $52.06
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2/28/20232,510,000 shares $141.87 million +31.4%2.6%3.2 $56.52
2/15/20231,910,000 shares $118.71 million -15.9%2.0%2.8 $62.15
1/31/20232,270,000 shares $141.76 million -9.9%2.3%3.3 $62.45
1/15/20232,520,000 shares $153.77 million No Change2.6%3.7 $61.02
12/30/20222,520,000 shares $150.72 million -8.4%2.6%3.7 $59.81
12/15/20222,750,000 shares $158.37 million +6.2%2.8%3.9 $57.59
11/30/20222,590,000 shares $151.46 million -6.8%2.7%3.7 $58.48
11/15/20222,780,000 shares $158.13 million +13.5%2.9%3.7 $56.88
10/31/20222,450,000 shares $133.38 million -21.7%2.5%3.2 $54.44
10/15/20223,130,000 shares $147.24 million -24.6%3.2%4 $47.04
9/30/20224,150,000 shares $187.70 million +66.0%4.3%5.3 $45.23
9/15/20222,500,000 shares $126.68 million -12.0%2.6%2.9 $50.67
8/31/20222,840,000 shares $137.94 million -32.7%2.9%3.1 $48.57
8/15/20224,220,000 shares $227.29 million +74.4%4.3%4.6 $53.86
7/31/20222,420,000 shares $122.50 million +6.1%2.5%2.7 $50.62
7/15/20222,280,000 shares $112.40 million -1.3%2.3%2.8 $49.30
6/30/20222,310,000 shares $129.48 million -27.1%2.4%2.8 $56.05
6/15/20223,170,000 shares $177.84 million +0.3%3.3%4.1 $56.10
5/31/20223,160,000 shares $207.11 million +1.3%3.2%4.7 $65.54
5/15/20223,120,000 shares $199.96 million +17.7%3.2%4.5 $64.09
4/30/20222,650,000 shares $182.40 million +25.6%2.7%3.4 $68.83
4/15/20222,110,000 shares $156.73 million -19.2%2.2%2.4 $74.28
3/31/20222,610,000 shares $185.60 million -23.9%2.7%2.9 $71.11
3/15/20223,430,000 shares $233.31 million +4.9%3.5%3.6 $68.02
2/28/20223,270,000 shares $215.89 million -2.7%3.4%3.2 $66.02
2/15/20223,360,000 shares $215.51 million +66.3%3.5%3.3 $64.14
1/31/20222,020,000 shares $125.32 million -8.2%2.1%2 $62.04
1/15/20222,200,000 shares $144.89 million +2.8%2.3%2.3 $65.86
12/31/20212,140,000 shares $139.66 million +5.9%2.2%2.4 $65.26
12/15/20212,020,000 shares $128.35 million -13.3%2.1%2.3 $63.54
11/30/20212,330,000 shares $134.25 million -2.9%2.4%3 $57.62
11/15/20212,400,000 shares $150.58 million -3.2%2.5%3.3 $62.74
10/29/20212,480,000 shares $157.63 million +14.8%2.6%3.6 $63.56
10/15/20212,160,000 shares $146.06 million +18.0%2.2%3.6 $67.62
9/30/20211,830,000 shares $137.32 million -4.2%1.9%3.2 $75.04
9/15/20211,910,000 shares $146.78 million -0.5%2.0%3.4 $76.85
8/31/20211,920,000 shares $150.62 million -3.0%2.0%3.4 $78.45
8/13/20211,980,000 shares $156.04 million -3.9%2.0%3.5 $78.81
7/30/20212,060,000 shares $171.50 million -12.3%2.1%3.6 $83.25
7/15/20212,350,000 shares $187.74 million +16.9%2.4%4.2 $79.89
6/30/20212,010,000 shares $156.84 million -22.1%2.1%3.6 $78.03
6/15/20212,580,000 shares $213.26 million -3.4%2.7%4.6 $82.66
5/28/20212,670,000 shares $229.06 million -5.0%2.8%4.6 $85.79
5/14/20212,810,000 shares $246.97 million +13.3%2.9%4.5 $87.89
4/30/20212,480,000 shares $213.13 million +2.5%2.6%4 $85.94
4/15/20212,420,000 shares $195.90 million +29.4%2.5%3.7 $80.95
3/31/20211,870,000 shares $154.84 million -11.4%1.9%2.9 $82.80
3/15/20212,110,000 shares $168.80 million +37.9%2.2%3.4 $80.00
2/26/20211,530,000 shares $123.17 million -0.7%1.6%2.6 $80.50
2/12/20211,540,000 shares $127.59 million -6.7%1.6%2.6 $82.85
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1/29/20211,650,000 shares $133.01 million +4.4%1.7%2.6 $80.61
1/15/20211,580,000 shares $130.32 million +3.3%1.6%2.5 $82.48
12/31/20201,530,000 shares $126.00 million -28.5%1.6%2.7 $82.35
12/15/20202,140,000 shares $178.69 million -11.9%2.2%3.8 $83.50
11/30/20202,430,000 shares $198.90 million +20.9%2.5%4.1 $81.85
11/15/20202,010,000 shares $144.76 million +8.7%2.1%3.4 $72.02
10/30/20201,850,000 shares $117.14 million -15.1%1.9%3.3 $63.32
10/15/20202,180,000 shares $146.71 million -4.0%2.2%4.1 $67.30
9/30/20202,270,000 shares $147.50 million +12.4%2.3%4 $64.98
9/15/20202,020,000 shares $130.77 million +14.1%2.1%3.1 $64.74
8/31/20201,770,000 shares $115.47 million -1.1%1.8%2.6 $65.24
8/14/20201,790,000 shares $113.09 million -12.7%1.8%2.6 $63.18
7/31/20202,050,000 shares $139.54 million +18.5%2.1%2.9 $68.07
7/15/20201,730,000 shares $108.61 million -8.5%1.8%2.4 $62.78
6/30/20201,890,000 shares $114.69 million +4.4%1.9%2.5 $60.68
6/15/20201,810,000 shares $119.46 million -18.5%1.9%2.4 $66.00
5/29/20202,220,000 shares $165.37 million +5.7%2.3%2.6 $74.49
5/15/20202,100,000 shares $133.12 million +25.8%2.2%2.3 $63.39
4/30/20201,670,000 shares $115.58 million -27.1%1.7%1.9 $69.21
4/15/20202,290,000 shares $159.75 million -9.1%2.4%2.7 $69.76
3/31/20202,520,000 shares $171.54 million -0.4%2.6%2.9 $68.07
3/13/20202,530,100 shares $180.60 million +17.7%2.6%3.9 $71.38
2/28/20202,150,000 shares $107.65 million -4.9%2.2%3.3 $50.07
2/14/20202,260,000 shares $162.13 million +4.2%2.3%4 $71.74
1/31/20202,170,000 shares $167.91 million -12.2%2.2%3.7 $77.38
1/15/20202,470,000 shares $201.87 million +26.0%2.5%4 $81.73
12/31/20191,960,000 shares $154.53 million +2.6%2.0%3.2 $78.84

EHC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Encompass Health's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Encompass Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 1,020,000 shares of EHC short. 1.03% of Encompass Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Encompass Health's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Encompass Health?

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. EHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Encompass Health's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Encompass Health?

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

What is a good short interest percentage for Encompass Health?

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. 1.03% of Encompass Health's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Encompass Health's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Encompass Health saw a decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,020,000 shares, a decline of 15.7% from the previous total of 1,210,000 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 Encompass Health's float size?

Encompass Health currently has issued a total of 100,750,000 shares. Some of Encompass Health'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. Encompass Health currently has a public float of 99,200,000 shares.

How does Encompass Health's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.03% of Encompass Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Encompass Health: Tenet Healthcare Co. (2.60%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (2.18%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (3.60%), Select Medical Holdings Co. (1.96%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (6.45%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (3.96%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (29.31%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (5.71%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (6.13%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (1.43%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Encompass Health stock?

Short selling EHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Encompass Health as its price is falling. EHC 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Encompass Health?

A short squeeze for Encompass Health 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 EHC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Encompass Health'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 EHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NYSE:EHC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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