Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $32.70 -0.38 (-1.13%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.74 +0.04 (+0.11%) As of 03:59 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Essential Properties Realty Trust Short Interest DataEssential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT) has a short interest of 14.10 million shares, representing 7.57% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.55% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.5, indicating that it would take 7.5 days of the average trading volume of 1.44 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest14,100,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest13,750,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+2.55%Dollar Volume Sold Short$458.53 millionShort Interest Ratio7.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares197,512,000 sharesShort Percent of Float7.57%Today's Trading Volume1,194,989 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,440,743 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average83% Short Selling Essential Properties Realty Trust? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Essential Properties Realty Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEPRT Short Interest Over TimeEPRT Days to Cover Over TimeEPRT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Essential Properties Realty Trust Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/202514,100,000 shares $458.53 million +2.6%7.6%7.5 $32.52 5/15/202513,750,000 shares $439.86 million +3.9%7.4%7.4 $31.99 4/30/202513,230,000 shares $426.01 million +2.7%N/A7.2 $32.20 4/15/202512,880,000 shares $405.24 million +0.4%6.9%7.3 $31.46 3/31/202512,830,000 shares $418.46 million -6.5%6.9%7.6 $32.62 3/15/202513,720,000 shares $435.54 million +2.2%7.4%8.8 $31.75 2/28/202513,420,000 shares $438.35 million +3.2%7.2%10.3 $32.66 2/15/202513,010,000 shares $406.71 million +12.4%7.0%11.1 $31.26 1/31/202511,580,000 shares $371.31 million -0.9%N/A10.2 $32.07 1/15/202511,690,000 shares $363.56 million -4.6%N/A10 $31.10 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EPRT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Essential Properties Realty Trust and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/202412,250,000 shares $383.18 million -36.7%N/A10.4 $31.28 12/15/202419,350,000 shares $636.62 million -4.7%N/A16.7 $32.90 11/30/202420,300,000 shares $692.23 million +1.2%N/A16.9 $34.10 11/15/202420,060,000 shares $659.17 million +9.4%N/A16.4 $32.86 10/31/202418,330,000 shares $580.69 million -4.7%N/A14.7 $31.68 10/15/202419,230,000 shares $644.21 million -3.5%N/A14.9 $33.50 9/30/202419,920,000 shares $680.27 million +16.0%N/A15 $34.15 9/15/202417,170,000 shares $563.35 million +13.7%N/A12.2 $32.81 8/31/202415,100,000 shares $481.84 million +12.4%N/A10.6 $31.91 8/15/202413,440,000 shares $402.39 million +13.4%N/A9.2 $29.94 7/31/202411,850,000 shares $350.64 million -6.3%N/A8.2 $29.59 7/15/202412,640,000 shares $377.81 million +3.5%N/A9 $29.89 6/30/202412,210,000 shares $338.34 million +18.8%N/A9 $27.71 6/15/202410,280,000 shares $283.73 million +20.8%N/A7.7 $27.60 5/31/20248,510,000 shares $227.90 million +14.5%N/A6.1 $26.78 5/15/20247,430,000 shares $204.70 million -3.1%N/A5.3 $27.55 4/30/20247,670,000 shares $202.14 million +1.1%N/A5.4 $26.36 4/15/20247,590,000 shares $191.00 million -3.8%N/A5.6 $25.17 3/31/20247,890,000 shares $210.35 million -28.3%N/A5.6 $26.66 3/15/202411,010,000 shares $279.21 million +56.8%N/A8.1 $25.36 2/29/20247,020,000 shares $167.85 million +12.5%N/A5.4 $23.91 2/15/20246,240,000 shares $153.07 million No ChangeN/A5.1 $24.53 1/31/20246,240,000 shares $155.38 million +26.3%N/A5.1 $24.90 1/15/20244,940,000 shares $127.16 million -17.1%N/A3.6 $25.74 12/31/20235,960,000 shares $152.34 million -22.0%N/A4.3 $25.56 12/15/20237,640,000 shares $196.50 million -17.7%N/A5.3 $25.72 11/30/20239,280,000 shares $220.40 million +2.1%N/A6.6 $23.75 11/15/20239,090,000 shares $210.80 million +1.9%N/A7 $23.19 10/31/20238,920,000 shares $195.84 million +0.7%N/A7 $21.96 10/15/20238,860,000 shares $188.72 million -3.0%N/A7.5 $21.30Trump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker” (Ad)Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans a chance at true financial independence in the months ahead.” We recently sat down with Rickards to capture all the key details on tape. For the moment, you can watch this interview free of charge – just click here. 9/30/20239,130,000 shares $197.48 million +194.5%N/A8.1 $21.63 9/15/20233,100,000 shares $72.54 million +46.9%N/A3 $23.40 8/31/20232,110,000 shares $50.68 million -0.5%N/A2.2 $24.02 8/15/20232,120,000 shares $50.01 million +19.1%N/A2.1 $23.59 7/31/20231,780,000 shares $43.68 million No ChangeN/A1.9 $24.54 7/15/20231,780,000 shares $43.63 million -41.3%N/A1.9 $24.51 6/30/20233,030,000 shares $71.36 million -31.3%N/A3.4 $23.55 6/15/20234,410,000 shares $108.51 million +70.3%N/A5.2 $24.61 5/31/20232,590,000 shares $61.98 million -54.5%N/A3.2 $23.93 5/15/20235,690,000 shares $142.65 million +2.0%N/A6.9 $25.07 4/30/20235,580,000 shares $138.11 million -8.2%N/A6.3 $24.75 4/15/20236,080,000 shares $146.47 million +3.6%N/A7.1 $24.09 3/31/20235,870,000 shares $145.87 million -35.9%N/A6.3 $24.85 3/15/20239,160,000 shares $222.22 million +4.0%N/A9.6 $24.26 2/28/20238,810,000 shares $226.95 million +233.7%N/A8.8 $25.76 2/15/20232,640,000 shares $65.68 million -2.9%N/A2.7 $24.88 1/31/20232,720,000 shares $69.31 million -12.3%N/A3 $25.48 1/15/20233,100,000 shares $75.80 million -14.1%N/A3.4 $24.45 12/30/20223,610,000 shares $84.73 million +72.7%N/A4.1 $23.47 12/15/20222,090,000 shares $48.53 million -7.5%N/A2.3 $23.22 11/30/20222,260,000 shares $52.45 million -3.8%N/A2.7 $23.21 11/15/20222,350,000 shares $52.43 million -24.7%N/A2.7 $22.31 10/31/20223,120,000 shares $67.14 million +4.7%N/A3.6 $21.52 10/15/20222,980,000 shares $57.16 million +7.2%N/A2.9 $19.18 9/30/20222,780,000 shares $54.07 million +2.2%N/A2.8 $19.45 9/15/20222,720,000 shares $58.86 million +3.4%N/A2.9 $21.64 8/31/20222,630,000 shares $59.54 million -4.4%N/A2.8 $22.64 8/15/20222,750,000 shares $69.77 million -9.8%N/A2.9 $25.37 7/31/20223,050,000 shares $73.57 million -10.6%N/A3.2 $24.12 7/15/20223,410,000 shares $75.87 million -10.7%N/A4.1 $22.25 6/30/20223,820,000 shares $82.09 million +23.6%N/A4.6 $21.49 6/15/20223,090,000 shares $64.24 million +18.9%N/A3.6 $20.79 5/31/20222,600,000 shares $59.49 million +1.2%N/A3.2 $22.88 5/15/20222,570,000 shares $59.44 million +24.8%N/A3.1 $23.13 4/30/20222,060,000 shares $49.44 million +12.6%N/A2.3 $24.00 4/15/20221,830,000 shares $46.90 million -3.2%N/A2 $25.63 3/31/20221,890,000 shares $47.82 million -23.5%N/A2 $25.30 3/15/20222,470,000 shares $61.28 million +12.8%N/A2.8 $24.81 2/28/20222,190,000 shares $55.36 million -27.0%N/A2.5 $25.28 2/15/20223,000,000 shares $74.34 million +6.8%N/A3.4 $24.78 1/31/20222,810,000 shares $74.61 million No ChangeN/A3.6 $26.55 1/15/20222,810,000 shares $77.56 million +1.1%N/A3.8 $27.60 12/31/20212,780,000 shares $80.15 million +7.3%N/A4 $28.83 12/15/20212,590,000 shares $70.94 million +8.8%N/A3.8 $27.39 11/30/20212,380,000 shares $64.33 million -1.2%N/A3.5 $27.03 11/15/20212,410,000 shares $69.99 million -6.6%N/A3.5 $29.04 10/29/20212,580,000 shares $76.86 million -4.1%N/A4 $29.79 10/15/20212,690,000 shares $78.14 million -5.9%2.3%4.2 $29.05 9/30/20212,860,000 shares $79.85 million +3.6%2.5%4.3 $27.92 9/15/20212,760,000 shares $84.73 million +7.0%2.4%4 $30.70Trump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%? 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No wonder the financial times called this new initiative...Click here to see the details because the stakes couldn't be any higher. 8/31/20212,580,000 shares $83.62 million +8.0%2.2%3.7 $32.41 8/13/20212,390,000 shares $74.19 million -6.6%2.1%3.1 $31.04 7/30/20212,560,000 shares $76.29 million -7.9%2.2%3.2 $29.80 7/15/20212,780,000 shares $78.01 million -6.1%2.4%3.4 $28.06 6/30/20212,960,000 shares $80.04 million -14.5%2.6%2.9 $27.04 6/15/20213,460,000 shares $99.16 million -12.4%3.0%3.5 $28.66 5/28/20213,950,000 shares $101.12 million -17.5%3.4%4 $25.60 5/14/20214,790,000 shares $116.01 million -4.2%N/A4.5 $24.22 4/30/20215,000,000 shares $131.60 million +13.9%N/A4.6 $26.32 4/15/20214,390,000 shares $107.60 million -18.6%N/A4.1 $24.51 3/31/20215,390,000 shares $124.62 million +10.9%N/A6.1 $23.12 3/15/20214,860,000 shares $117.71 million -1.6%N/A5.1 $24.22 2/26/20214,940,000 shares $116.58 million +20.2%N/A6 $23.60 2/12/20214,110,000 shares $97.04 million -8.3%N/A5 $23.61 1/29/20214,480,000 shares $97.26 million -4.7%N/A5.1 $21.71 1/15/20214,700,000 shares $96.40 million -1.3%N/A5.2 $20.51 12/31/20204,760,000 shares $99.77 million +24.6%N/A5.3 $20.96 12/15/20203,820,000 shares $77.85 million +7.0%N/A3.7 $20.38 11/30/20203,570,000 shares $74.54 million -2.7%N/A3.3 $20.88 11/15/20203,670,000 shares $71.82 million -6.4%N/A3.5 $19.57 10/30/20203,920,000 shares $66.33 million -2.2%N/A4.3 $16.92 10/15/20204,010,000 shares $76.23 million -20.9%N/A4.7 $19.01 9/30/20205,070,000 shares $92.88 million +47.0%N/A6 $18.32 9/15/20203,450,000 shares $67.76 million -5.5%N/A4.2 $19.64 8/31/20203,650,000 shares $61.94 million -4.5%N/A4 $16.97 8/14/20203,820,000 shares $66.85 million -6.6%N/A3.6 $17.50 7/31/20204,090,000 shares $65.85 million -6.8%N/A3.5 $16.10 7/15/20204,390,000 shares $64.09 million -18.7%N/A3.2 $14.60 6/30/20205,400,000 shares $81.81 million +47.1%N/A3.6 $15.15 6/15/20203,670,000 shares $62.94 million +35.9%N/A2.3 $17.15 EPRT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Essential Properties Realty Trust's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Essential Properties Realty Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 14,100,000 shares of EPRT short. 7.57% of Essential Properties Realty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Essential Properties Realty Trust's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Essential Properties Realty Trust? 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. EPRT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Essential Properties Realty Trust's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Essential Properties Realty Trust? 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. 7.57% of Essential Properties Realty Trust's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Essential Properties Realty Trust's short interest increasing or decreasing? Essential Properties Realty Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,100,000 shares, an increase of 2.5% from the previous total of 13,750,000 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. How does Essential Properties Realty Trust's short interest compare to its competitors? 7.57% of Essential Properties Realty Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Essential Properties Realty Trust: Texas Pacific Land Co. (7.22%), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (0.03%), TPG Inc. (6.40%), The Carlyle Group Inc. (3.85%), Futu Holdings Limited (3.14%), American Homes 4 Rent (2.83%), W. P. Carey Inc. (2.54%), Regency Centers Co. (3.50%), Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (1.65%), Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (1.69%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Essential Properties Realty Trust stock? Short selling EPRT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Essential Properties Realty Trust as its price is falling. EPRT shares are trading down $0.38 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. How does a short squeeze work against Essential Properties Realty Trust? A short squeeze for Essential Properties Realty Trust 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 EPRT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Essential Properties Realty Trust's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including EPRT, twice per month. 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