The RMR Group (RMR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of The RMR Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 182,800 shares of RMR short. 1.28% of The RMR Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on The RMR Group's 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. RMR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on The RMR Group'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. 1.28% of The RMR Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

The RMR Group saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 182,800 shares, a drop of 12.5% from the previous total of 209,000 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.

The RMR Group currently has issued a total of 31,710,000 shares. Some of The RMR Group'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. The RMR Group currently has a public float of 14,250,000 shares.

1.28% of The RMR Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to The RMR Group: IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (0.14%), Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (1.20%), Premier Financial Corp. (1.06%), Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. (5.06%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (3.58%), Associated Capital Group, Inc. (0.30%), Amalgamated Financial Corp. (4.57%), ProAssurance Co. (1.23%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (5.78%), PIMCO High Income Fund (0.05%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RMR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from The RMR Group as its price is falling. RMR shares are trading down $0.28 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 The RMR Group 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 RMR, 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 RMR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.