Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Community Healthcare Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 312,400 shares of CHCT short. Learn More on Community Healthcare 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. CHCT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Community Healthcare Trust's short interest ratio.

Community Healthcare Trust saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 312,400 shares, a drop of 24.6% from the previous total of 414,400 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 Community Healthcare Trust: New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (2.60%), BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (1.71%), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (2.36%), Redwood Trust, Inc. (7.39%), NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (1.81%), Saul Centers, Inc. (0.80%), Brandywine Realty Trust (7.76%), Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (0.11%), RPT Realty (2.35%), Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (6.85%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CHCT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Community Healthcare Trust as its price is falling. CHCT shares are trading up $0.02 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 Community Healthcare 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 CHCT, 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 CHCT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.