Great Portland Estates (GPEAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Great Portland Estates shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 797,100 shares of GPEAF short. Learn More on Great Portland Estates' current short interest.

Great Portland Estates saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 797,100 shares, an increase of 12.2% from the previous total of 710,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate investment trusts" compare to Great Portland Estates: Ladder Capital Corp (1.57%), InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust (0.61%), Uniti Group Inc. (8.19%), Safehold Inc. (7.44%), Veris Residential, Inc. (4.02%), JBG SMITH Properties (8.17%), Elme Communities (1.16%), LTC Properties, Inc. (3.41%), American Assets Trust, Inc. (1.81%), Two Harbors Investment Corp. (3.10%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling GPEAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Great Portland Estates 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 Great Portland Estates 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 GPEAF, 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 GPEAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.