Primary Health Properties (PHPRF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Primary Health Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 32,300 shares of PHPRF short. Learn More on Primary Health Properties' current short interest.

Primary Health Properties saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 32,300 shares, an increase of 74.6% from the previous total of 18,500 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.

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 PHPRF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Primary 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 Primary Health Properties 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 PHPRF, 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 PHPRF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.