Pacific Health Care Organization (PFHO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pacific Health Care Organization shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 1,200 shares of PFHO short. Learn More on Pacific Health Care Organization's current short interest.

Pacific Health Care Organization saw a drop in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,200 shares, a drop of 7.7% from the previous total of 1,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "healthcare" compare to Pacific Health Care Organization: Enzo Biochem, Inc. (0.83%), The Oncology Institute, Inc. (0.88%), Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (0.16%), American Shared Hospital Services (0.85%), PharmChem, Inc. (0.00%), ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. (5.31%), BioRestorative Therapies, Inc. (2.15%), Kindly MD, Inc. (7.06%), Xcelerate Inc. (0.01%), Ontrak, Inc. (4.89%),

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.

Short selling PFHO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pacific Health Care Organization 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 Pacific Health Care Organization 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 PFHO, 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 PFHO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.