Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PEI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 860,700 shares of PEI short. 18.88% of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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. PEI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 20.0. Learn More on Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust'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. 18.88% of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's floating shares are currently sold short.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 860,700 shares, an increase of 3.6% from the previous total of 830,900 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.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust currently has issued a total of 5,370,000 shares. Some of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust'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. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust currently has a public float of 4,560,000 shares.

18.88% of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust: Medalist Diversified REIT, Inc. (0.87%), American Strategic Investment Co. (0.71%), Generation Income Properties, Inc. (0.67%), Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (0.14%), Sotherly Hotels Inc. (0.34%), Global Self Storage, Inc. (0.08%), Magic Empire Global Limited (0.47%), Janover Inc. (0.14%), CaliberCos Inc. (0.16%), Conifer Holdings, Inc. (0.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.93 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.50 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.73 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.71 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Paramount Global ($1.54 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.50 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.46 billion), and DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. ($1.41 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PEI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 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 Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment 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 PEI, 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 PEI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2022.