Alexandria Real Estate Equities Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 3,840,000 shares of ARE short. Learn More on Alexandria Real Estate Equities' 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. Alexandria Real Estate Equities currently has a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on a good short interest ratio for Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities saw a decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,840,000 shares, a decrease of 4.0% from the previous total of 4,000,000 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.

0.00% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "office reits" compare to Alexandria Real Estate Equities: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (2.55%), Boston Properties, Inc. (3.13%), CyrusOne Inc. (6.11%), Kilroy Realty Co. (4.01%), CoreSite Realty Co. (3.37%), Douglas Emmett, Inc. (4.78%), SL Green Realty Corp. (11.13%), Highwoods Properties, Inc. (1.06%), Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (3.55%), and Corporate Office Properties Trust (2.36%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.55 billion), Square, Inc. ($7.47 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.40 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.82 billion), Aon plc ($5.98 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.10 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.38 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($2.87 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ARE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alexandria Real Estate Equities as its price is falling. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' stock is trading down $0.29 today. To short Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 Alexandria Real Estate Equities 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 ARE, 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 ARE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2021.