Ramsay Health Care (RMYHY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Ramsay Health Care shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of RMYHY short. Learn More on Ramsay Health Care's current short interest.

Ramsay Health Care saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a drop of 87.5% from the previous total of 800 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 "private households" compare to Ramsay Health Care: Sandvik AB (publ) (0.00%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (0.20%), Fujitsu Limited (0.00%), Associated British Foods plc (0.00%), Epiroc AB (publ) (0.00%), H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB (publ) (0.00%), SSE plc (0.02%), Techtronic Industries Company Limited (0.01%), Suzuki Motor Co. (0.00%), Sampo Oyj (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RMYHY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Ramsay Health Care as its price is falling. RMYHY shares are trading up $0.04 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 Ramsay Health Care 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 RMYHY, 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 RMYHY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.