Regional Health Properties (RHE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Regional Health Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 151,800 shares of RHE short. 9.55% of Regional Health Properties' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Regional Health Properties' current short interest.

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. 9.55% of Regional Health Properties' floating shares are currently sold short.

Regional Health Properties saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 151,800 shares, an increase of 729.5% from the previous total of 18,300 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.

Regional Health Properties currently has issued a total of 1,880,000 shares. Some of Regional Health 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. Regional Health Properties currently has a public float of 1,590,000 shares.

9.55% of Regional Health Properties' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate" compare to Regional Health Properties: International Land Alliance, Inc. (0.00%), AmBase Co. (0.03%), Alset Inc. (4.83%), Ohmyhome Limited (3.75%), La Rosa Holdings Corp. (5.65%), Broad Street Realty, Inc. (0.01%), Fangdd Network Group Ltd. (3.12%), MDJM Ltd (15.80%), Safe and Green Development Co. (20.84%), LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (6.76%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RHE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Regional Health Properties as its price is falling. 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 Regional Health Properties 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 RHE, 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 RHE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.