American Campus Communities (ACC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Campus Communities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 12,450,000 shares of ACC short. 9.16% of American Campus Communities' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Campus Communities' 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. ACC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on American Campus Communities'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. 9.16% of American Campus Communities' floating shares are currently sold short.

American Campus Communities saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,450,000 shares, a decrease of 4.2% from the previous total of 12,990,000 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.

American Campus Communities currently has issued a total of 139,483,000 shares. Some of American Campus Communities' 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. American Campus Communities currently has a public float of 135,930,000 shares.

9.16% of American Campus Communities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to American Campus Communities: AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (1.99%), Equity Residential (1.84%), Essex Property Trust, Inc. (2.38%), Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (4.08%), Sun Communities, Inc. (1.69%), UDR, Inc. (1.86%), Camden Property Trust (1.74%), Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (2.53%), UMH Properties, Inc. (1.76%), Apartment Investment and Management (3.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: KLA Co. ($2.87 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.91 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.81 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.64 billion), Lumen Technologies, Inc. ($1.61 billion), Plug Power Inc. ($1.50 billion), and Generac Holdings Inc. ($1.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ACC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Campus Communities 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 American Campus Communities 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 ACC, 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 ACC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2022.