Encompass Health - EHC Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Encompass Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 2,510,000 shares of EHC short. 2.58% of Encompass Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Encompass Health'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. EHC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Encompass Health's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Encompass Health: Group One Trading L.P., Simplex Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Washington Capital Management Inc.. 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. 2.58% of Encompass Health's floating shares are currently sold short.

Encompass Health saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,510,000 shares, an increase of 31.4% from the previous total of 1,910,000 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.

Encompass Health currently has issued a total of 99,730,000 shares. Some of Encompass Health'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. Encompass Health currently has a public float of 97,330,000 shares.

2.58% of Encompass Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Encompass Health: Select Medical Holdings Co. (5.99%), Globus Medical, Inc. (5.02%), Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. (11.46%), Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (5.63%), Roivant Sciences Ltd. (2.69%), Medpace Holdings, Inc. (5.10%), Organon & Co. (2.86%), Bausch + Lomb Co. (19.31%), HealthEquity, Inc. (3.62%), and 10x Genomics, Inc. (5.35%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EHC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Encompass Health as its price is falling. EHC shares are trading up $0.61 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 Encompass Health 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 EHC, 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 EHC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.