Capital Senior Living (CSU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Capital Senior Living shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 29th, traders have sold 55,400 shares of CSU short. 1.49% of Capital Senior Living's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Capital Senior Living'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. CSU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Capital Senior Living'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. 1.49% of Capital Senior Living's floating shares are currently sold short.

Capital Senior Living saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 29th, there was short interest totaling 55,400 shares, a drop of 22.1% from the previous total of 71,100 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.

Capital Senior Living currently has issued a total of 2,191,000 shares. Some of Capital Senior Living'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. Capital Senior Living currently has a public float of 3,710,000 shares.

1.49% of Capital Senior Living's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Capital Senior Living: HCA Healthcare, Inc. (2.60%), Alcon Inc. (0.84%), Tenet Healthcare Co. (1.97%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (4.55%), Encompass Health Co. (1.90%), The Ensign Group, Inc. (4.17%), Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (9.36%), Select Medical Holdings Co. (3.83%), Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (4.21%), U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (2.88%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($8.61 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.26 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($5.13 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.34 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($3.11 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.91 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CSU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Capital Senior Living 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 Capital Senior Living 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 CSU, 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 CSU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 29 2021.