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Select Medical (SEM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$18.68 -0.31 (-1.63%)
(As of 10:52 AM ET)

Select Medical Short Interest Data

Select Medical (SEM) has a short interest of 2.53 million shares, representing 2.38% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 28.43% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 699,836 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,530,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,970,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+28.43%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$49.28 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
129,467,000 shares
Float Size
106,130,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.38%
Today's Trading Volume
147,585 shares
Average Trading Volume
699,836 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
21%
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SEM Short Interest Over Time

SEM Days to Cover Over Time

SEM Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Select Medical Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/15/20242,530,000 shares $49.28 million +28.4%2.4%2.7 $19.48
11/30/20241,970,000 shares $41.59 million +10.1%1.9%2.4 $21.11
11/15/20241,790,000 shares $67.04 million -11.0%1.7%2.9 $37.45
10/31/20242,010,000 shares $64.34 million -7.8%2.0%3.6 $32.01
10/15/20242,180,000 shares $73.67 million -7.2%2.1%3.7 $33.80
9/30/20242,350,000 shares $81.94 million -10.3%2.3%3.7 $34.87
9/15/20242,620,000 shares $92.30 million +4.4%2.6%3.7 $35.23
8/31/20242,510,000 shares $90.54 million -0.4%2.5%3.6 $36.07
8/15/20242,520,000 shares $83.71 million -2.3%2.5%3.6 $33.22
7/31/20242,580,000 shares $102.50 million -1.5%2.5%3.7 $39.73
7/15/20242,620,000 shares $98.51 million +13.9%2.6%4.2 $37.60
6/30/20242,300,000 shares $80.64 million +7.0%2.3%3.8 $35.06
6/15/20242,150,000 shares $72.71 million +3.9%2.1%4 $33.82
5/31/20242,070,000 shares $71.52 million -2.4%2.0%3.9 $34.55
5/15/20242,120,000 shares $74.03 million -0.9%2.1%3.8 $34.92
4/30/20242,140,000 shares $60.69 million -6.1%2.1%3.9 $28.36
4/15/20242,280,000 shares $62.86 million +2.7%2.3%4.6 $27.57
3/31/20242,220,000 shares $66.93 million -11.9%2.2%4.3 $30.15
3/15/20242,520,000 shares $71.74 million -8.4%2.5%4.4 $28.47
2/29/20242,750,000 shares $74.91 million -1.1%2.7%4.6 $27.24
2/15/20242,780,000 shares $75.57 million -3.8%2.7%4.6 $27.19
1/31/20242,890,000 shares $75.08 million -12.2%2.9%4.9 $25.98
1/15/20243,290,000 shares $86.89 million -5.5%3.3%5 $26.41
12/31/20233,480,000 shares $81.78 million -6.0%3.4%5.3 $23.50
12/15/20233,700,000 shares $87.47 million +16.0%3.7%6.4 $23.64
11/30/20233,190,000 shares $72.06 million +24.1%3.2%5.6 $22.59
11/15/20232,570,000 shares $59.62 million +0.4%2.5%4.7 $23.20
10/31/20232,560,000 shares $58.21 million -2.3%2.5%4.8 $22.74
10/15/20232,620,000 shares $60.71 million -3.3%2.6%5.3 $23.17
9/30/20232,710,000 shares $68.48 million +3.4%2.7%5.4 $25.27
9/15/20232,620,000 shares $67.78 million +0.8%2.6%5.2 $25.87
8/31/20232,600,000 shares $75.95 million -24.6%2.5%4.8 $29.21
8/15/20233,450,000 shares $98.01 million +8.8%3.3%6.3 $28.41
7/31/20233,170,000 shares $95.07 million -7.6%3.1%5.4 $29.99
7/15/20233,430,000 shares $102.21 million -12.1%3.3%5.5 $29.80
6/30/20233,900,000 shares $124.25 million -18.1%3.7%6.6 $31.86
6/15/20234,760,000 shares $137.90 million -4.2%4.6%8.4 $28.97
5/31/20234,970,000 shares $136.03 million +11.4%4.8%9.3 $27.37
5/15/20234,460,000 shares $126.00 million -14.2%4.3%7.7 $28.25
4/30/20235,200,000 shares $158.60 million -16.9%5.0%9.2 $30.50
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4/15/20236,260,000 shares $176.97 million +0.2%6.0%12.7 $28.27
3/31/20236,250,000 shares $161.56 million -1.4%6.0%12.9 $25.85
3/15/20236,340,000 shares $158.82 million +3.1%6.1%12.7 $25.05
2/28/20236,150,000 shares $167.22 million -7.8%6.0%12.1 $27.19
2/15/20236,670,000 shares $199.43 million -0.3%6.5%14.1 $29.90
1/31/20236,690,000 shares $194.48 million +2.3%6.5%13.4 $29.07
1/15/20236,540,000 shares $187.04 million -0.5%6.4%11.1 $28.60
12/30/20226,570,000 shares $163.13 million -13.4%6.4%10.6 $24.83
12/15/20227,590,000 shares $186.64 million -3.2%7.4%11.7 $24.59
11/30/20227,840,000 shares $192.71 million -6.6%7.7%12.6 $24.58
11/15/20228,390,000 shares $206.23 million +11.0%8.2%13 $24.58
10/31/20227,560,000 shares $194.14 million +13.2%7.4%11.8 $25.68
10/15/20226,680,000 shares $146.56 million +4.9%6.6%11.1 $21.94
9/30/20226,370,000 shares $140.78 million No Change6.3%11.2 $22.10
9/15/20226,370,000 shares $163.58 million +1.1%6.3%10.2 $25.68
8/31/20226,300,000 shares $161.53 million -12.4%6.2%9.3 $25.64
8/15/20227,190,000 shares $199.38 million +32.2%7.0%10.3 $27.73
7/31/20225,440,000 shares $161.13 million -4.6%5.2%6.8 $29.62
7/15/20225,700,000 shares $150.48 million +7.6%5.4%6.9 $26.40
6/30/20225,300,000 shares $125.19 million +3.9%5.0%6.4 $23.62
6/15/20225,100,000 shares $117.66 million -3.0%4.8%5.9 $23.07
5/31/20225,260,000 shares $128.08 million -7.2%4.9%6.3 $24.35
5/15/20225,670,000 shares $146.29 million -3.4%5.3%6.6 $25.80
4/30/20225,870,000 shares $132.72 million +7.1%5.4%7.3 $22.61
4/15/20225,480,000 shares $135.08 million +7.9%5.1%6.9 $24.65
3/31/20225,080,000 shares $121.87 million -5.2%4.7%5.8 $23.99
3/15/20225,360,000 shares $130.14 million -0.6%4.9%6.5 $24.28
2/28/20225,390,000 shares $124.78 million +4.1%5.0%6.6 $23.15
2/15/20225,180,000 shares $124.89 million +43.5%4.8%6.4 $24.11
1/31/20223,610,000 shares $83.86 million +48.0%3.3%4.5 $23.23
1/15/20222,440,000 shares $70.56 million +0.8%2.2%3.2 $28.92
12/31/20212,420,000 shares $71.15 million +9.0%2.2%3.6 $29.40
12/15/20212,220,000 shares $65.60 million +5.7%2.0%3.4 $29.55
11/30/20212,100,000 shares $56.39 million +14.1%1.9%3.3 $26.85
11/15/20211,840,000 shares $61.62 million -20.7%1.7%2.9 $33.49
10/29/20212,320,000 shares $77.07 million -15.3%2.1%3.6 $33.22
10/15/20212,740,000 shares $91.68 million -7.1%2.5%4.2 $33.46
9/30/20212,950,000 shares $106.70 million -16.4%2.7%4.4 $36.17
9/15/20213,530,000 shares $122.31 million +10.7%3.2%5.1 $34.65
8/31/20213,190,000 shares $110.28 million +32.9%2.9%4.3 $34.57
8/13/20212,400,000 shares $84.79 million -21.1%2.2%3.3 $35.33
7/30/20213,040,000 shares $119.93 million -2.9%2.7%4 $39.45
7/15/20213,130,000 shares $122.29 million -3.1%2.8%4.1 $39.07
6/30/20213,230,000 shares $136.50 million -15.5%2.9%4.2 $42.26
6/15/20213,820,000 shares $163.00 million -1.3%3.4%5.1 $42.67
5/28/20213,870,000 shares $155.07 million +38.7%3.5%5.6 $40.07
5/14/20212,790,000 shares $103.45 million -17.2%2.5%3.5 $37.08
4/30/20213,370,000 shares $128.03 million -1.2%3.1%4.7 $37.99
4/15/20213,410,000 shares $118.19 million +25.4%3.1%5 $34.66
3/31/20212,720,000 shares $92.78 million -10.5%2.5%4.1 $34.11
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3/15/20213,040,000 shares $105.21 million +3.1%2.8%4.6 $34.61
2/26/20212,950,000 shares $78.82 million +0.3%2.7%5.3 $26.72
2/12/20212,940,000 shares $81.14 million +12.2%2.7%6.4 $27.60
1/29/20212,620,000 shares $70.82 million +4.0%2.4%5.6 $27.03
1/15/20212,520,000 shares $73.48 million -6.0%2.3%5.1 $29.16
12/31/20202,680,000 shares $73.51 million +13.1%2.5%5.6 $27.43
12/15/20202,370,000 shares $60.53 million -3.3%2.2%5.1 $25.54
11/30/20202,450,000 shares $60.39 million +9.4%2.3%4.8 $24.65
11/15/20202,240,000 shares $55.13 million -11.5%2.1%4.4 $24.61
10/30/20202,530,000 shares $55.81 million +1.6%2.3%4.9 $22.06
10/15/20202,490,000 shares $55.78 million +5.5%2.3%4.4 $22.40
9/30/20202,360,000 shares $49.14 million -0.4%2.2%3.9 $20.82
9/15/20202,370,000 shares $47.59 million -4.1%2.2%3.6 $20.08
8/31/20202,470,000 shares $49.57 million +2.1%2.3%3.7 $20.07
8/14/20202,420,000 shares $47.80 million -5.5%2.3%3.2 $19.75
7/31/20202,560,000 shares $48.74 million -14.1%2.4%3.2 $19.04
7/15/20202,980,000 shares $42.97 million -0.7%2.8%3.5 $14.42
6/30/20203,000,000 shares $43.05 million +8.7%2.8%3.2 $14.35
6/15/20202,760,000 shares $43.36 million +9.1%2.6%2.7 $15.71
5/29/20202,530,000 shares $41.49 million -7.7%2.3%2.2 $16.40
5/15/20202,740,000 shares $39.02 million -5.8%2.5%2.3 $14.24
4/30/20202,910,000 shares $50.14 million +3.2%2.7%2.4 $17.23
4/15/20202,820,000 shares $46.36 million -11.9%2.6%2.4 $16.44
3/31/20203,200,000 shares $49.31 million +27.3%3.0%2.8 $15.41
3/13/20202,513,100 shares $41.47 million -18.1%2.3%2.9 $16.50
2/28/20203,070,000 shares $36.81 million +30.1%2.9%3.5 $11.99
2/14/20202,360,000 shares $51.47 million +7.8%2.2%2.8 $21.81
1/31/20202,190,000 shares $56.35 million +2.8%2.0%2.7 $25.73
1/15/20202,130,000 shares $53.27 million -4.1%2.0%2.8 $25.01
12/31/20192,220,000 shares $53.04 million -9.4%2.1%3.2 $23.89

SEM Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Select Medical's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Select Medical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 2,530,000 shares of SEM short. 2.38% of Select Medical's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Select Medical's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Select Medical?

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. SEM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Select Medical's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Select Medical?

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. 2.38% of Select Medical's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Select Medical's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Select Medical saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,530,000 shares, an increase of 28.4% from the previous total of 1,970,000 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 Select Medical's float size?

Select Medical currently has issued a total of 129,467,000 shares. Some of Select Medical'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. Select Medical currently has a public float of 106,130,000 shares.

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

2.38% of Select Medical's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Select Medical: Encompass Health Co. (1.28%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (4.41%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (7.37%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (3.89%), Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (33.82%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (5.25%), Community Health Systems, Inc. (7.78%), HCA Healthcare, Inc. (2.64%), Alcon Inc. (0.66%), Tenet Healthcare Co. (2.88%),

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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Select Medical stock?

Short selling SEM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Select Medical as its price is falling. SEM shares are trading down $0.31 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 Select Medical?

A short squeeze for Select Medical 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 SEM, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Select Medical'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 SEM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.




This page (NYSE:SEM) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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