National Health Investors (NHI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $69.31 +0.05 (+0.08%) As of 01/17/2025 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends National Health Investors Short Interest DataNational Health Investors (NHI) has a short interest of 2.05 million shares, representing 4.74% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.39% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.6, indicating that it would take 7.6 days of the average trading volume of 249,083 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,050,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,190,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.39%Dollar Volume Sold Short$142.07 millionShort Interest Ratio7.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares45,420,000 sharesFloat Size43,290,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.74%Today's Trading Volume190,528 sharesAverage Trading Volume249,083 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average76% Short Selling National Health Investors? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for National Health Investors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNHI Short Interest Over TimeNHI Days to Cover Over TimeNHI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time National Health Investors Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20242,050,000 shares $142.07 million -6.4%4.7%7.6 $69.30 12/15/20242,190,000 shares $159.34 million -1.4%5.1%8.1 $72.76 11/30/20242,220,000 shares $170.16 million +53.1%5.1%8.7 $76.65 11/15/20241,450,000 shares $112.72 million +7.4%3.4%5.7 $77.74 10/31/20241,350,000 shares $103.48 million -48.1%3.1%5 $76.65 10/15/20242,600,000 shares $200.36 million -2.6%6.0%10.6 $77.06 9/30/20242,670,000 shares $224.41 million -0.7%6.1%11.8 $84.05 9/15/20242,690,000 shares $228.78 million -0.4%6.2%12.5 $85.05 8/31/20242,700,000 shares $219.86 million +152.3%6.2%13.3 $81.43 8/15/20241,070,000 shares $80.54 million -16.4%2.5%5.7 $75.27 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NHI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for National Health Investors and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/20241,280,000 shares $95.82 million +5.8%3.1%8.1 $74.86 7/15/20241,210,000 shares $87.30 million -1.6%2.9%8 $72.15 6/30/20241,230,000 shares $83.31 million +18.3%3.0%8.3 $67.73 6/15/20241,040,000 shares $69.10 million +20.7%2.5%7.2 $66.44 5/31/2024861,400 shares $56.90 million -7.0%2.1%5.7 $66.05 5/15/2024925,700 shares $61.74 million -11.8%2.2%5.5 $66.70 4/30/20241,050,000 shares $66.29 million +28.4%2.5%5.8 $63.13 4/15/2024818,000 shares $48.30 million -6.5%2.0%4.5 $59.05 3/31/2024874,700 shares $54.96 million -11.9%2.1%4.9 $62.83 3/15/2024993,100 shares $59.73 million +6.8%2.4%5.8 $60.14 2/29/2024930,000 shares $53.44 million +24.0%2.3%5.2 $57.47 2/15/2024749,800 shares $40.23 million -3.8%1.8%4.5 $53.66 1/31/2024779,200 shares $41.46 million +4.9%1.9%5.2 $53.21 1/15/2024742,700 shares $42.03 million -14.8%1.8%4.8 $56.59 12/31/2023872,100 shares $48.71 million -10.5%2.1%5.3 $55.85 12/15/2023974,700 shares $54.79 million -8.1%2.4%5.8 $56.21 11/30/20231,060,000 shares $57.52 million +1.0%2.6%6.9 $54.26 11/15/20231,050,000 shares $56.03 million +4.0%2.5%7 $53.36 10/31/20231,010,000 shares $50.54 million -8.2%2.4%6.4 $50.04 10/15/20231,100,000 shares $54.65 million +6.8%2.7%7.2 $49.68 9/30/20231,030,000 shares $52.90 million +18.7%2.5%7.2 $51.36 9/15/2023868,100 shares $44.19 million -0.5%2.1%6.3 $50.91 8/31/2023872,600 shares $44.62 million -12.7%2.1%5.7 $51.13 8/15/2023999,400 shares $51.13 million -14.6%2.4%5.9 $51.16 7/31/20231,170,000 shares $64.30 million -6.4%2.8%6.4 $54.96 7/15/20231,250,000 shares $67.21 million No Change3.1%6.6 $53.77 6/30/20231,250,000 shares $65.56 million No Change3.1%6.2 $52.45 6/15/20231,250,000 shares $68.29 million -5.3%3.0%5.8 $54.63 5/31/20231,320,000 shares $68.79 million -2.9%3.3%5.8 $52.11 5/15/20231,360,000 shares $72.35 million +8.8%3.3%5.2 $53.20NEW A.I. giant trading up to 84% less than MSFT – set to soar in 2025? 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And I can tell you one thing with absolute certainty… Even President Donald Trump has been watching this stock since 2020.More details here. 4/30/20231,250,000 shares $62.21 million +5.0%3.0%4.6 $49.77 4/15/20231,190,000 shares $59.75 million -7.0%2.9%4.4 $50.21 3/31/20231,280,000 shares $66.02 million +33.8%3.1%4.7 $51.58 3/15/2023956,400 shares $50.52 million -19.6%2.3%3.5 $52.82 2/28/20231,190,000 shares $65.45 million +7.2%2.9%4.5 $55.00 2/15/20231,110,000 shares $64.51 million -14.0%2.7%4.3 $58.12 1/31/20231,290,000 shares $75.89 million +29.5%3.1%5.3 $58.83 1/15/2023995,800 shares $54.92 million -14.2%2.4%4.2 $55.15 12/30/20221,160,000 shares $60.58 million +18.8%2.8%4.7 $52.22 12/15/2022976,400 shares $54.50 million -12.8%2.4%3.6 $55.82 11/30/20221,120,000 shares $63.01 million -11.8%2.7%4 $56.26 11/15/20221,270,000 shares $69.88 million -5.9%3.1%4.5 $55.02 10/31/20221,350,000 shares $76.55 million +0.8%3.2%4.7 $56.70 10/15/20221,340,000 shares $70.02 million +8.9%3.2%4.7 $52.25 9/30/20221,230,000 shares $69.53 million No Change2.9%4.5 $56.53 9/15/20221,230,000 shares $76.48 million +6.0%2.9%4.9 $62.18 8/31/20221,160,000 shares $75.99 million +10.5%2.7%4.2 $65.51 8/15/20221,050,000 shares $69.02 million -7.9%2.5%3.8 $65.73 7/31/20221,140,000 shares $73.92 million +2.7%2.6%4.1 $64.84 7/15/20221,110,000 shares $67.55 million -24.0%2.5%3.9 $60.86 6/30/20221,460,000 shares $88.49 million +2.1%3.3%4.9 $60.61 6/15/20221,430,000 shares $85.79 million -2.1%3.3%4.7 $59.99 5/31/20221,460,000 shares $86.36 million -7.0%3.3%5.3 $59.15 5/15/20221,570,000 shares $85.64 million -20.7%3.6%5.8 $54.55 4/30/20221,980,000 shares $102.03 million +24.5%4.5%7.5 $51.53 4/15/20221,590,000 shares $88.74 million No Change3.6%5.9 $55.81 3/31/20221,590,000 shares $93.83 million +4.6%3.6%5.7 $59.01 3/15/20221,520,000 shares $86.37 million +2.0%3.5%5.3 $56.82 2/28/20221,490,000 shares $79.43 million +5.7%3.4%4.8 $53.31 2/15/20221,410,000 shares $76.10 million +8.5%3.2%4.6 $53.97 1/31/20221,300,000 shares $75.18 million +38.8%3.0%4 $57.83 1/15/2022936,300 shares $56.73 million -22.0%2.1%3 $60.59 12/31/20211,200,000 shares $68.96 million No Change2.7%4 $57.47 12/15/20211,200,000 shares $65.81 million -4.8%2.7%3.8 $54.84 11/30/20211,260,000 shares $65.82 million -6.7%2.9%3.9 $52.24 11/15/20211,350,000 shares $77.54 million +18.4%3.1%4.2 $57.44 10/29/20211,140,000 shares $61.31 million +1.8%2.6%3.5 $53.78 10/15/20211,120,000 shares $63.28 million -11.8%2.6%3.7 $56.50 9/30/20211,270,000 shares $67.95 million +3.3%2.9%4.3 $53.50 9/15/20211,230,000 shares $70.60 million -7.5%2.8%3.9 $57.40 8/31/20211,330,000 shares $79.56 million +26.7%3.0%4.4 $59.82 8/13/20211,050,000 shares $66.10 million +11.3%2.4%3.4 $62.95 7/30/2021943,700 shares $64.39 million +8.4%2.2%2.9 $68.23 7/15/2021870,300 shares $58.37 million -20.9%2.0%2.6 $67.07 6/30/20211,100,000 shares $73.76 million -2.7%2.5%3.3 $67.05 6/15/20211,130,000 shares $75.12 million -3.4%2.6%3.6 $66.48 5/28/20211,170,000 shares $77.11 million -10.0%2.7%3.7 $65.91 5/14/20211,300,000 shares $87.53 million +2.4%N/A4.2 $67.33 4/30/20211,270,000 shares $93.59 million +13.4%N/A4.2 $73.69 4/15/20211,120,000 shares $82.42 million -3.5%N/A3.8 $73.59NEW A.I. giant trading up to 84% less than MSFT – set to soar in 2025? 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And I can tell you one thing with absolute certainty… Even President Donald Trump has been watching this stock since 2020.More details here. 3/31/20211,160,000 shares $84.53 million +16.0%N/A3.8 $72.87 3/15/20211,000,000 shares $76.18 million +19.6%2.4%3.2 $76.18 2/26/2021836,400 shares $57.88 million -2.5%2.0%2.8 $69.20 2/12/2021857,800 shares $60.45 million +2.5%2.0%3 $70.47 1/29/2021836,600 shares $54.89 million +0.1%2.0%2.8 $65.61 1/15/2021835,500 shares $56.20 million -10.8%2.0%2.8 $67.27 12/31/2020936,400 shares $64.90 million +13.9%2.2%2.9 $69.31 12/15/2020822,400 shares $54.92 million +1.0%2.0%2.6 $66.78 11/30/2020814,400 shares $53.51 million -7.4%1.9%2.6 $65.70 11/15/2020879,700 shares $58.37 million +35.3%2.1%2.8 $66.35 10/30/2020650,300 shares $36.68 million -7.8%1.5%2.2 $56.41 10/15/2020705,100 shares $41.72 million +4.6%1.7%2.5 $59.17 9/30/2020674,400 shares $40.65 million -31.4%1.6%2.6 $60.27 9/15/2020982,600 shares $63.76 million -13.8%2.3%3.5 $64.89 8/31/20201,140,000 shares $70.97 million -13.0%2.7%3.8 $62.25 8/14/20201,310,000 shares $83.60 million -3.0%3.1%4.2 $63.82 7/31/20201,350,000 shares $83.70 million -4.3%3.2%3.9 $62.00 7/15/20201,410,000 shares $79.51 million No Change3.4%3.9 $56.39 6/30/20201,410,000 shares $85.09 million +42.6%3.4%3.6 $60.35 6/15/2020989,000 shares $60.28 million -6.7%2.4%2.3 $60.95 5/29/20201,060,000 shares $61.28 million -11.7%2.5%2.2 $57.81 5/15/20201,200,000 shares $56.09 million -20.5%2.9%2.4 $46.74 4/30/20201,510,000 shares $83.14 million +6.3%3.6%3.3 $55.06 4/15/20201,420,000 shares $75.86 million +18.3%3.4%3.3 $53.42 3/31/20201,200,000 shares $59.84 million +3.7%2.9%3 $49.87 3/13/20201,157,100 shares $66.93 million +12.3%2.7%4.6 $57.84 2/28/20201,030,000 shares $37.93 million No Change2.4%4.1 $36.83 2/14/20201,030,000 shares $80.12 million +1.0%2.4%4.6 $77.79 1/31/20201,020,000 shares $90.36 million -2.9%2.4%4.5 $88.59 NHI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is National Health Investors' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of National Health Investors shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 2,050,000 shares of NHI short. 4.74% of National Health Investors' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on National Health Investors' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for National Health Investors? 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. NHI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on National Health Investors's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for National Health Investors? 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. 4.74% of National Health Investors' floating shares are currently sold short. Is National Health Investors' short interest increasing or decreasing? National Health Investors saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,050,000 shares, a decline of 6.4% from the previous total of 2,190,000 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 National Health Investors' float size? National Health Investors currently has issued a total of 45,420,000 shares. Some of National Health Investors' 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. National Health Investors currently has a public float of 43,290,000 shares. How does National Health Investors' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.74% of National Health Investors' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to National Health Investors: Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (4.76%), CubeSmart (1.48%), Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (5.03%), Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (3.64%), The GEO Group, Inc. (7.13%), Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (7.58%), Rayonier Inc. (2.76%), EPR Properties (3.43%), PotlatchDeltic Co. (1.41%), CoreCivic, Inc. (3.31%), 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 National Health Investors stock? Short selling NHI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from National Health Investors as its price is falling. NHI shares are trading up $0.05 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 National Health Investors? A short squeeze for National Health Investors 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 NHI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is National Health Investors' 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 NHI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Omega Healthcare Investors Short Interest CubeSmart Short Interest Ryman Hospitality Properties Short Interest Healthcare Realty Trust Short Interest The GEO Group Short Interest Sabra Health Care REIT Short Interest Rayonier Short Interest EPR Properties Short Interest PotlatchDeltic Short Interest CoreCivic Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:NHI) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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