Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 4,140,000 shares of XHR short. 4.09% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Xenia Hotels & Resorts' current short interest.

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. XHR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Xenia Hotels & Resorts's short interest ratio.

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. 4.09% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts' floating shares are currently sold short.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,140,000 shares, a drop of 13.0% from the previous total of 4,760,000 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.

Xenia Hotels & Resorts currently has issued a total of 101,960,000 shares. Some of Xenia Hotels & Resorts' 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. Xenia Hotels & Resorts currently has a public float of 101,250,000 shares.

4.09% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Xenia Hotels & Resorts: Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (5.79%), Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (8.55%), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (3.12%), Customers Bancorp, Inc. (8.63%), Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. (3.23%), Enterprise Financial Services Corp (1.75%), WisdomTree, Inc. (9.62%), Veris Residential, Inc. (5.29%), Perella Weinberg Partners (2.93%), Ladder Capital Corp (1.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling XHR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Xenia Hotels & Resorts as its price is falling. XHR shares are trading down $0.04 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.

A short squeeze for Xenia Hotels & Resorts 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 XHR, 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 XHR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.