Medical Properties Trust (MPW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Medical Properties Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 111,590,000 shares of MPW short. Learn More on Medical Properties 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. MPW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Medical Properties Trust's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Medical Properties Trust: Prelude Capital Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, SG3 Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Valiant Capital Management L.P., HAP Trading LLC, Group One Trading L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, Clear Street Markets LLC, UBS Group AG, HighTower Advisors LLC, Citigroup Inc., Barclays PLC, DigitalBridge Group Inc., Boundary Creek Advisors LP, Cutler Group LLC CA, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Medical Properties Trust: Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (2.56%), EPR Properties (3.82%), Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (9.46%), Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (3.42%), Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (4.44%), National Health Investors, Inc. (3.29%), Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (15.21%), DiamondRock Hospitality (5.93%), RLJ Lodging Trust (5.75%), Service Properties Trust (5.42%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MPW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Medical Properties Trust as its price is falling. MPW shares are trading up $0.25 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 Medical Properties 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 MPW, 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 MPW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.