Portsmouth Square (PRSI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Portsmouth Square shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 100 shares of PRSI short. 0.12% of Portsmouth Square's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Portsmouth Square's 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. 0.12% of Portsmouth Square's floating shares are currently sold short.

Portsmouth Square saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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.

0.12% of Portsmouth Square's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "real estate" compare to Portsmouth Square: La Rosa Holdings Corp. (12.46%), Regional Health Properties, Inc. (9.55%), Ohmyhome Limited (0.70%), Safe and Green Development Co. (2.86%), Broad Street Realty, Inc. (0.01%), Video River Networks, Inc. (0.00%), Advanced Oxygen Technologies, Inc. (0.03%), LuxUrban Hotels Inc. (6.76%), Brookfield Co. (0.98%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Portsmouth Square 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 Portsmouth Square 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 PRSI, 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 PRSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.