Franklin Street Properties (FSP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Franklin Street Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,610,000 shares of FSP short. 2.22% of Franklin Street Properties' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Franklin Street Properties' 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. FSP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Franklin Street Properties'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. 2.22% of Franklin Street Properties' floating shares are currently sold short.

Franklin Street Properties saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,610,000 shares, an increase of 22.0% from the previous total of 1,320,000 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.

Franklin Street Properties currently has issued a total of 103,567,000 shares. Some of Franklin Street Properties' 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. Franklin Street Properties currently has a public float of 72,440,000 shares.

2.22% of Franklin Street Properties' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading" compare to Franklin Street Properties: Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (2.75%), Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (9.39%), Ares Acquisition Co. II (0.18%), CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund (1.08%), BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (1.52%), Noah Holdings Limited (1.42%), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (3.52%), TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (4.66%), SITE Centers Corp. (4.42%), CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (3.47%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FSP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Franklin Street Properties as its price is falling. FSP 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 Franklin Street Properties 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 FSP, 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 FSP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.