Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 25,730,000 shares of BXMT short. Learn More on Blackstone Mortgage 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. BXMT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on Blackstone Mortgage 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 Blackstone Mortgage Trust: Simplex Trading LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., HBK Investments L P, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,730,000 shares, a decrease of 4.0% from the previous total of 26,810,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Blackstone Mortgage Trust: SL Green Realty Corp. (22.44%), Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (3.57%), Cousins Properties Incorporated (2.07%), The Macerich Company (5.60%), Independence Realty Trust, Inc. (3.26%), EPR Properties (2.65%), Tanger Inc. (3.79%), Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. (13.08%), Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (4.32%), SITE Centers Corp. (2.99%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.70 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.52 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.14 billion), General Motors ($2.68 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.57 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.10 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.91 billion), TC Energy Co. ($1.90 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.78 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BXMT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Blackstone Mortgage Trust as its price is falling. BXMT shares are trading down $0.60 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 Blackstone Mortgage Trust occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BXMT, 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 BXMT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2024.