Service Properties Trust (SVC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Service Properties Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 8,750,000 shares of SVC short. 5.42% of Service Properties Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Service Properties 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. SVC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Service Properties 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 Service Properties Trust: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Wolverine Asset Management LLC, and Cutler Group LLC CA. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 5.42% of Service Properties Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Service Properties Trust currently has issued a total of 165,446,000 shares. Some of Service Properties Trust'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. Service Properties Trust currently has a public float of 161,470,000 shares.

5.42% of Service Properties Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Service Properties Trust: LTC Properties, Inc. (2.40%), DiamondRock Hospitality (5.93%), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (15.21%), CoreCivic, Inc. (2.65%), RLJ Lodging Trust (5.75%), Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (3.24%), Universal Health Realty Income Trust (1.26%), Chatham Lodging Trust (1.01%), National Health Investors, Inc. (3.29%), Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (4.44%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SVC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Service Properties Trust as its price is falling. SVC shares are trading up $0.21 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 Service Properties 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 SVC, 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 SVC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.