New Senior Investment Group (SNR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of New Senior Investment Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 2,250,000 shares of SNR short. 2.89% of New Senior Investment Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on New Senior Investment Group'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. SNR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on New Senior Investment Group'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. 2.89% of New Senior Investment Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

New Senior Investment Group saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,250,000 shares, a decrease of 5.5% from the previous total of 2,380,000 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.

New Senior Investment Group currently has issued a total of 84,063,000 shares. Some of New Senior Investment Group'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. New Senior Investment Group currently has a public float of 77,920,000 shares.

2.89% of New Senior Investment Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to New Senior Investment Group: Brandywine Realty Trust (7.38%), Redwood Trust, Inc. (5.77%), Community Healthcare Trust Incorporated (1.20%), Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (5.94%), NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (1.91%), BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (1.25%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (6.27%), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (1.98%), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (9.15%), Saul Centers, Inc. (0.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.81 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.52 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.21 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.60 billion), Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ($3.23 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.11 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($2.74 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.16 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SNR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from New Senior Investment Group 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 New Senior Investment Group 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 SNR, 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 SNR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2021.