INDUS Realty Trust - INDT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of INDUS Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, traders have sold 522,300 shares of INDT short. Learn More on INDUS Realty Trust'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. INDT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on INDUS Realty Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of INDUS Realty Trust: Susquehanna International Group LLP, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

INDUS Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 522,300 shares, an increase of 53.9% from the previous total of 339,400 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 "real estate" compare to INDUS Realty Trust: Forestar Group Inc. (1.83%), Office Properties Income Trust (7.14%), FRP Holdings, Inc. (0.57%), Ellington Financial Inc. (3.24%), Tejon Ranch Co. (0.75%), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (6.69%), Seritage Growth Properties (23.99%), Five Point Holdings, LLC (0.53%), Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (0.84%), and AFC Gamma, Inc. (3.04%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.66 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.62 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($1.95 billion), Paramount Global ($1.78 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.60 billion), Teck Resources Limited ($1.51 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling INDT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from INDUS Realty Trust as its price is falling. INDT shares are trading up $0.19 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 INDUS Realty Trust 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 INDT, 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 INDT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2023.