NHC · National Healthcare Corp

$222.26 -0.01 (0.00%)

S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$3.48B

15.66M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

NHC Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 794,243 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +4.9% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21

794,243 +4.9% vs reported

The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

64/100

Short interest 4.8% of shares — P72 Days to cover 5.9 — P76 Price vs VWAP +5.8% — P70 Short-volume trend -0.1% — P50 Short interest change +1.2% — P59 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P33

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	756,850	747,974	+8,876	129,254	5.86
2026-07-31	747,974	713,058	+34,916	102,613	7.29
2026-07-15	713,058	790,113	-77,055	111,419	6.40
2026-06-30	790,113	552,921	+237,192	223,641	3.53
2026-06-15	552,921	594,600	-41,679	123,012	4.49
2026-05-29	594,600	635,979	-41,379	111,519	5.33
2026-05-15	635,979	690,101	-54,122	92,369	6.89
2026-04-30	690,101	765,215	-75,114	128,950	5.35
2026-04-15	765,215	713,361	+51,854	117,265	6.53
2026-03-31	713,361	581,372	+131,989	154,338	4.62
2026-03-13	581,372	477,852	+103,520	93,385	6.23
2026-02-27	477,852	418,386	+59,466	88,060	5.43
2026-02-13	418,386	377,645	+40,741	61,921	6.76
2026-01-30	377,645	337,737	+39,908	60,480	6.24
2026-01-15	337,737	417,491	-79,754	79,596	4.24
2025-12-31	417,491	326,286	+91,205	105,701	3.95
2025-12-15	326,286	313,105	+13,181	71,985	4.53
2025-11-28	313,105	304,167	+8,938	70,609	4.43
2025-11-14	304,167	294,240	+9,927	63,423	4.80
2025-10-31	294,240	290,738	+3,502	60,314	4.88
2025-10-15	290,738	330,307	-39,569	71,348	4.07
2025-09-30	330,307	259,597	+70,710	123,714	2.67
2025-09-15	259,597	253,311	+6,286	43,365	5.99
2025-08-29	253,311	254,294	-983	35,650	7.11

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