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Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$4.88 -0.12 (-2.30%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$4.89 +0.02 (+0.39%)
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Medical Properties Trust Short Interest Data

Medical Properties Trust (MPW) has a short interest of 215.69 million shares, representing 42.39% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.54% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 16.2, indicating that it would take 16.2 days of the average trading volume of 12.40 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
215,690,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
230,790,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-6.54%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.01 billion
Short Interest Ratio
16.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
600,400,000 shares
Float Size
508,850,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
42.39%
Today's Trading Volume
7,756,009 shares
Average Trading Volume
12,402,228 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
63%
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Medical Properties Trust Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/2025215,690,000 shares $1.01 billion -6.5%42.4%16.2 $4.69
1/15/2025230,790,000 shares $957.78 million +0.2%44.6%18.5 $4.15
12/31/2024230,240,000 shares $909.45 million -2.5%44.5%18.7 $3.95
12/15/2024236,030,000 shares $939.40 million +2.5%45.6%20.9 $3.98
11/30/2024230,250,000 shares $1.01 billion +1.0%44.5%19 $4.39
11/15/2024227,910,000 shares $982.29 million +2.6%44.0%18.8 $4.31
10/31/2024222,180,000 shares $1.03 billion +1.9%42.9%18.5 $4.64
10/15/2024218,130,000 shares $1.03 billion +1.4%39.6%17.2 $4.70
9/30/2024215,210,000 shares $1.26 billion -7.7%39.0%17 $5.86
9/15/2024233,030,000 shares $1.48 billion -1.6%42.3%17.3 $6.37
8/31/2024236,710,000 shares $1.07 billion +0.4%N/A19.5 $4.50
8/15/2024235,730,000 shares $1.16 billion +8.0%N/A18.6 $4.94
7/31/2024218,250,000 shares $1.05 billion +3.9%N/A14.1 $4.82
7/15/2024210,010,000 shares $997.55 million +7.4%N/A13.8 $4.75
6/30/2024195,630,000 shares $843.17 million -0.4%N/A12.1 $4.31
6/15/2024196,470,000 shares $952.88 million -4.5%N/A11.8 $4.85
5/31/2024205,730,000 shares $1.10 billion -0.2%N/A10.9 $5.36
5/15/2024206,210,000 shares $1.12 billion -7.2%35.1%10.3 $5.43
4/30/2024222,310,000 shares $1.02 billion +1.4%37.8%11.8 $4.60
4/15/2024219,350,000 shares $1.04 billion +6.2%37.4%11.4 $4.74
3/31/2024206,640,000 shares $971.21 million +5.0%35.2%8.8 $4.70
3/15/2024196,790,000 shares $869.81 million +0.3%33.5%8.5 $4.42
2/29/2024196,120,000 shares $824.68 million -0.6%N/A8.6 $4.21
2/15/2024197,330,000 shares $760.71 million -3.7%N/A9.1 $3.86
1/31/2024205,000,000 shares $635.50 million +24.3%N/A9.9 $3.10
1/15/2024164,890,000 shares $565.57 million +6.9%N/A8.2 $3.43
12/31/2023154,200,000 shares $757.12 million +3.1%N/A8.3 $4.91
12/15/2023149,570,000 shares $753.83 million +10.5%N/A10.2 $5.04
11/30/2023135,400,000 shares $656.69 million -4.0%N/A9.7 $4.85
11/15/2023141,080,000 shares $669.42 million +5.4%N/A10.9 $4.75
10/31/2023133,920,000 shares $639.47 million +3.0%N/A9.5 $4.78
10/15/2023130,040,000 shares $645.00 million +3.9%N/A9.8 $4.96
9/30/2023125,120,000 shares $681.90 million -7.3%N/A9.8 $5.45
9/15/2023135,020,000 shares $861.43 million +5.0%N/A11.1 $6.38
8/31/2023128,610,000 shares $928.56 million -0.3%N/A11 $7.22
8/15/2023129,010,000 shares $979.19 million +4.1%N/A9.9 $7.59
7/31/2023123,960,000 shares $1.25 billion -0.4%N/A10.5 $10.09
7/15/2023124,470,000 shares $1.22 billion -0.7%N/A10.3 $9.84
6/30/2023125,340,000 shares $1.16 billion -0.1%N/A10.1 $9.26
6/15/2023125,470,000 shares $1.14 billion +4.5%N/A9.3 $9.12
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5/31/2023120,090,000 shares $990.14 million +7.6%N/A7.6 $8.25
5/15/2023111,590,000 shares $824.65 million No ChangeN/A6.9 $7.39
4/30/2023111,590,000 shares $978.64 million -2.7%N/A6.9 $8.77
4/15/2023114,640,000 shares $949.22 million +0.3%N/A6.8 $8.28
3/31/2023114,280,000 shares $939.38 million -6.3%N/A6.8 $8.22
3/15/2023121,920,000 shares $993.65 million +10.3%N/A7.2 $8.15
2/28/2023110,580,000 shares $1.14 billion +0.5%N/A7.3 $10.30
2/15/2023110,030,000 shares $1.44 billion +7.1%18.7%7.7 $13.12
1/31/2023102,700,000 shares $1.33 billion +0.6%N/A7.8 $12.95
1/15/2023102,080,000 shares $1.31 billion -1.9%N/A7.3 $12.83
12/30/2022104,060,000 shares $1.16 billion +11.0%N/A7.2 $11.14
12/15/202293,790,000 shares $1.09 billion +20.0%N/A5.8 $11.62
11/30/202278,130,000 shares $1.03 billion -1.6%N/A5.2 $13.12
11/15/202279,360,000 shares $1.00 billion +3.9%N/A5.4 $12.61
10/31/202276,410,000 shares $874.89 million +3.2%N/A5.5 $11.45
10/15/202274,050,000 shares $804.18 million +12.0%N/A5.9 $10.86
9/30/202266,110,000 shares $784.06 million +18.0%N/A6.2 $11.86
9/15/202256,040,000 shares $767.19 million +12.6%N/A6.9 $13.69
8/31/202249,760,000 shares $726.99 million +18.7%N/A6.8 $14.61
8/15/202241,920,000 shares $699.23 million -1.2%N/A5.8 $16.68
7/31/202242,440,000 shares $731.67 million -1.1%N/A6.2 $17.24
7/15/202242,930,000 shares $677.01 million -3.8%N/A6.3 $15.77
6/30/202244,620,000 shares $681.35 million -4.9%N/A6.5 $15.27
6/15/202246,900,000 shares $703.03 million +23.3%12.8%7.1 $14.99
5/31/202238,040,000 shares $706.78 million +0.2%N/A6.6 $18.58
5/15/202237,970,000 shares $691.43 million +6.2%N/A7 $18.21
4/30/202235,770,000 shares $657.81 million +10.1%N/A6.5 $18.39
4/15/202232,480,000 shares $657.07 million +3.8%N/A6.1 $20.23
3/31/202231,300,000 shares $661.68 million +2.9%N/A6.4 $21.14
3/15/202230,410,000 shares $610.33 million +0.1%N/A6.4 $20.07
2/28/202230,370,000 shares $617.73 million -2.8%5.2%6.3 $20.34
2/15/202231,240,000 shares $637.30 million +9.9%5.3%6.8 $20.40
1/31/202228,440,000 shares $647.29 million -4.4%4.9%7.3 $22.76
1/15/202229,740,000 shares $717.63 million -2.0%5.1%7.8 $24.13
12/31/202130,360,000 shares $717.41 million +1.6%5.2%8.5 $23.63
12/15/202129,890,000 shares $658.18 million +2.8%N/A8 $22.02
11/30/202129,070,000 shares $618.90 million +3.7%N/A7.5 $21.29
11/15/202128,040,000 shares $610.15 million +1.4%N/A6.7 $21.76
10/29/202127,650,000 shares $589.77 million +3.4%N/A6.5 $21.33
10/15/202126,750,000 shares $557.47 million -0.7%4.6%6.4 $20.84
9/30/202126,950,000 shares $540.89 million -2.2%4.6%6.2 $20.07
9/15/202127,560,000 shares $556.99 million +11.9%4.7%6.1 $20.21
8/31/202124,630,000 shares $504.42 million +11.7%4.2%5.3 $20.48
8/13/202122,050,000 shares $443.87 million +0.3%3.8%5 $20.13
7/30/202121,980,000 shares $462.24 million +3.3%3.8%4.9 $21.03
7/15/202121,270,000 shares $432.84 million +12.3%3.7%4.7 $20.35
6/30/202118,940,000 shares $380.69 million +11.2%3.3%4.3 $20.10
6/15/202117,030,000 shares $362.23 million +17.2%2.9%4.2 $21.27
5/28/202114,530,000 shares $307.60 million +21.9%2.5%3.9 $21.17
5/14/202111,920,000 shares $246.62 million -0.5%N/A3.5 $20.69
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4/30/202111,980,000 shares $263.68 million +2.7%N/A3.7 $22.01
4/15/202111,660,000 shares $254.65 million -3.2%N/A3.6 $21.84
3/31/202112,050,000 shares $255.82 million +4.6%N/A3 $21.23
3/15/202111,520,000 shares $252.75 million -21.0%N/A2.8 $21.94
2/26/202114,590,000 shares $318.06 million +0.3%N/A3.5 $21.80
2/12/202114,540,000 shares $329.77 million +27.3%N/A3.5 $22.68
1/29/202111,420,000 shares $242.22 million +5.6%N/A2.6 $21.21
1/15/202110,810,000 shares $227.01 million -4.4%N/A2.5 $21.00
12/31/202011,310,000 shares $244.41 million +15.6%N/A2.7 $21.61
12/15/20209,780,000 shares $203.42 million -1.6%N/A2.7 $20.80
11/30/20209,940,000 shares $194.53 million -3.1%N/A2.7 $19.57
11/15/202010,260,000 shares $199.04 million -5.4%N/A2.7 $19.40
10/30/202010,840,000 shares $196.64 million +8.4%N/A2.8 $18.14
10/15/202010,000,000 shares $182.40 million -5.8%N/A2.7 $18.24
9/30/202010,620,000 shares $187.23 million +22.9%N/A2.8 $17.63
9/15/20208,640,000 shares $158.28 million -18.1%N/A2.3 $18.32
8/31/202010,550,000 shares $196.02 million -15.1%N/A2.9 $18.58
8/14/202012,420,000 shares $238.22 million -11.7%N/A3.6 $19.18
7/31/202014,070,000 shares $283.23 million -8.7%N/A3.9 $20.13
7/15/202015,410,000 shares $281.23 million -8.4%N/A4 $18.25
6/30/202016,830,000 shares $310.35 million -1.2%N/A4 $18.44
6/15/202017,040,000 shares $337.90 million +13.0%N/A3.6 $19.83
5/29/202015,080,000 shares $272.65 million -6.9%N/A2.9 $18.08
5/15/202016,200,000 shares $259.69 million +11.5%N/A2.9 $16.03
4/30/202014,530,000 shares $249.04 million -1.6%N/A2.6 $17.14
4/15/202014,760,000 shares $250.18 million -0.3%N/A2.8 $16.95
3/31/202014,800,000 shares $234.88 million -6.3%N/A2.9 $15.87
3/13/202015,789,900 shares $288.80 million +11.0%N/A3.7 $18.29
2/28/202014,220,000 shares $185.00 million -5.8%N/A3.4 $13.01

MPW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Medical Properties Trust's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Medical Properties Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 215,690,000 shares of MPW short. 42.39% of Medical Properties Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Medical Properties Trust's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Medical Properties Trust?

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. MPW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 16.0. Learn More on Medical Properties Trust's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Medical Properties Trust?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Medical Properties Trust: GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Torno Capital LLC, OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC , Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, First Sabrepoint Capital Management LP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Anson Funds Management LP, Foursixthree Capital LP, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Castalian Partners LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Boothbay Fund Management LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Atika Capital Management LLC, Summit Securities Group LLC, Boundary Creek Advisors LP, Levin Capital Strategies L.P., Belvedere Trading LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Medical Properties Trust?

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. 42.39% of Medical Properties Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Medical Properties Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Medical Properties Trust saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 215,690,000 shares, a decline of 6.5% from the previous total of 230,790,000 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 Medical Properties Trust's float size?

Medical Properties Trust currently has issued a total of 600,400,000 shares. Some of Medical Properties Trust'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. Medical Properties Trust currently has a public float of 508,850,000 shares.

How does Medical Properties Trust's short interest compare to its competitors?

42.39% of Medical Properties Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Medical Properties Trust: Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (4.06%), CubeSmart (1.66%), Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (5.78%), Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (3.71%), Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (7.49%), The GEO Group, Inc. (5.70%), Rayonier Inc. (2.67%), EPR Properties (3.70%), PotlatchDeltic Co. (1.36%), National Health Investors, Inc. (4.62%),

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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Medical Properties Trust stock?

Short selling MPW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Medical Properties Trust as its price is falling. MPW shares are trading down $0.12 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 Medical Properties Trust?

A short squeeze for Medical Properties Trust 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 MPW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Medical Properties Trust'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 MPW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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