American Shared Hospital Services (AMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of American Shared Hospital Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, traders have sold 12,200 shares of AMS short. 0.31% of American Shared Hospital Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on American Shared Hospital Services' 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. 0.31% of American Shared Hospital Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

American Shared Hospital Services saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,200 shares, an increase of 205.0% from the previous total of 4,000 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.

American Shared Hospital Services currently has issued a total of 6,360,000 shares. Some of American Shared Hospital Services' 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. American Shared Hospital Services currently has a public float of 4,000,000 shares.

0.31% of American Shared Hospital Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "healthcare" compare to American Shared Hospital Services: EUDA Health Holdings Limited (0.21%), Enzo Biochem, Inc. (1.41%), Exagen Inc. (0.19%), Cryo-Cell International, Inc. (0.23%), Burning Rock Biotech Limited (0.47%), Pono Capital Two, Inc. (2.56%), Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (0.84%), ATI Physical Therapy, Inc. (0.64%), Renalytix Plc (0.24%), The Oncology Institute, Inc. (0.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.50 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.17 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), International Paper ($1.81 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from American Shared Hospital Services as its price is falling. AMS shares are trading down $0.05 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 American Shared Hospital Services 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 AMS, 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 AMS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2024.