Broadmark Realty Capital - BRMK Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Broadmark Realty Capital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, traders have sold 3,260,000 shares of BRMK short. 2.57% of Broadmark Realty Capital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Broadmark Realty Capital'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. BRMK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Broadmark Realty Capital's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Broadmark Realty Capital: HBK Investments L P. 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. 2.57% of Broadmark Realty Capital's floating shares are currently sold short.

Broadmark Realty Capital saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,260,000 shares, a drop of 44.2% from the previous total of 5,840,000 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.

Broadmark Realty Capital currently has issued a total of 132,920,000 shares. Some of Broadmark Realty Capital'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. Broadmark Realty Capital currently has a public float of 126,760,000 shares.

2.57% of Broadmark Realty Capital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Broadmark Realty Capital: Orion Office REIT Inc. (8.79%), TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (3.11%), Whitestone REIT (1.08%), Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (11.10%), Ares Commercial Real Estate Co. (4.87%), One Liberty Properties, Inc. (1.09%), Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (1.38%), Chatham Lodging Trust (1.49%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (3.93%), and Gladstone Land Co. (2.48%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BRMK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Broadmark Realty Capital as its price is falling. BRMK shares are trading up $0.10 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 Broadmark Realty Capital 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 BRMK, 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 BRMK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023.