Nam Tai Property (NTP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nam Tai Property shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 691,300 shares of NTP short. 1.83% of Nam Tai Property's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nam Tai Property's current short interest.

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. 1.83% of Nam Tai Property's floating shares are currently sold short.

Nam Tai Property saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 691,300 shares, an increase of 0.0% from the previous total of 691,000 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.

Nam Tai Property currently has issued a total of 0 shares. Some of Nam Tai Property'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. Nam Tai Property currently has a public float of 37,750,000 shares.

1.83% of Nam Tai Property's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Nam Tai Property: Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (2.96%), St. Joe Company (The) (1.22%), LGI Homes, Inc. (14.53%), Forestar Group Inc (4.62%), Marcus & Millichap, Inc. (1.86%), IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. (0.65%), Five Point Holdings, LLC (0.79%), Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (1.31%), United Homes Group, Inc. (2.23%), AMREP Corporation (0.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Corporation ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NTP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nam Tai Property 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 Nam Tai Property 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 NTP, 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 NTP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.