Ramsay Health Care (RMYHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ramsay Health Care shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 800 shares of RMYHY short. Learn More on Ramsay Health Care's current short interest.

Ramsay Health Care saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 800 shares, an increase of 60.0% from the previous total of 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Ramsay Health Care: Amplifon S.p.A. (1.34%), Sonic Healthcare Limited (0.00%), Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (0.08%), Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (0.00%), Orion Oyj (0.00%), Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (0.79%), Sysmex Co. (0.00%), Zealand Pharma A/S (0.80%), GN Store Nord A/S (0.00%), Eurofins Scientific SE (0.19%),

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 RMYHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ramsay Health Care 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 Ramsay Health Care 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 RMYHY, 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 RMYHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.