Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Urstadt Biddle Properties shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,800 shares of UBP short. 0.11% of Urstadt Biddle Properties' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Urstadt Biddle Properties' 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. 0.11% of Urstadt Biddle Properties' floating shares are currently sold short.

Urstadt Biddle Properties saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,800 shares, a decline of 43.8% from the previous total of 3,200 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.

Urstadt Biddle Properties currently has issued a total of 39,331,000 shares. Some of Urstadt Biddle 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. Urstadt Biddle Properties currently has a public float of 1,700,000 shares.

0.11% of Urstadt Biddle Properties' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Urstadt Biddle Properties: Redwood Trust, Inc. (4.20%), Brandywine Realty Trust (8.09%), BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (1.30%), Saul Centers, Inc. (0.71%), Dynex Capital, Inc. (5.91%), NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (2.13%), ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (7.55%), Uniti Group Inc. (9.06%), Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (1.79%), TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. (3.50%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.34 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.88 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.50 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.47 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.37 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.33 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.59 billion), Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.58 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling UBP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Urstadt Biddle Properties 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 Urstadt Biddle 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 UBP, 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 UBP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2023.