NHC
National Healthcare Corp
$211.78
-4.62 (-2.13%)
At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$3.31B
Shares
15,619,641
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 3.5% of shares — P64
Days to cover 4.5 — P68
Short-volume trend +7.1% — P73
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-15). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 552,921 | 594,600 | -41,679 | 4.49 |
| 2026-05-29 | 594,600 | 635,979 | -41,379 | 5.33 |
| 2026-05-15 | 635,979 | 690,101 | -54,122 | 6.89 |
| 2026-04-30 | 690,101 | 765,215 | -75,114 | 5.35 |
| 2026-04-15 | 765,215 | 713,361 | +51,854 | 6.53 |
| 2026-03-31 | 713,361 | 581,372 | +131,989 | 4.62 |
| 2026-03-13 | 581,372 | 477,852 | +103,520 | 6.23 |
| 2026-02-27 | 477,852 | 418,386 | +59,466 | 5.43 |
| 2026-02-13 | 418,386 | 377,645 | +40,741 | 6.76 |
| 2026-01-30 | 377,645 | 337,737 | +39,908 | 6.24 |
| 2026-01-15 | 337,737 | 417,491 | -79,754 | 4.24 |
| 2025-12-31 | 417,491 | 326,286 | +91,205 | 3.95 |
| 2025-12-15 | 326,286 | 313,105 | +13,181 | 4.53 |
| 2025-11-28 | 313,105 | 304,167 | +8,938 | 4.43 |
| 2025-11-14 | 304,167 | 294,240 | +9,927 | 4.80 |
| 2025-10-31 | 294,240 | 290,738 | +3,502 | 4.88 |
| 2025-10-15 | 290,738 | 330,307 | -39,569 | 4.07 |
| 2025-09-30 | 330,307 | 259,597 | +70,710 | 2.67 |
| 2025-09-15 | 259,597 | 253,311 | +6,286 | 5.99 |
| 2025-08-29 | 253,311 | 254,294 | -983 | 7.11 |
| 2025-08-15 | 254,294 | 256,485 | -2,191 | 5.20 |
| 2025-07-31 | 256,485 | 249,279 | +7,206 | 4.51 |
| 2025-07-15 | 249,279 | 286,537 | -37,258 | 3.54 |
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