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NHI · National Health Investors Inc

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$70.88 -1.03 (-1.43%) At close · Sep 4
Market Cap
$3.53B
Shares
49.11M

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

NHI Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 2,172,704 NHI shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 677,118 shares. Days to cover was 5.64 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

NHI Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 2,134,194 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -1.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 1,798,600 to 2,441,868 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 61% chance it falls
2,134,194 -1.8% vs reported
Likely range 1,798,600 to 2,441,868 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
58/100
Short interest 4.4% of shares — P70 Days to cover 5.6 — P74 Price vs VWAP -6.1% — P30 Short-volume trend -0.7% — P48 Short interest change +45.3% — P91 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P18

Peer-relative percentile rank across all listed securities 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.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 2,172,704 1,495,586 +677,118 5.64
2026-07-31 1,495,586 2,094,689 -599,103 3.71
2026-07-15 2,094,689 3,740,952 -1,646,263 4.74
2026-06-30 3,740,952 1,847,936 +1,893,016 2.38
2026-06-15 1,847,936 2,127,626 -279,690 4.56
2026-05-29 2,127,626 1,884,963 +242,663 4.77
2026-05-15 1,884,963 1,725,412 +159,551 3.46
2026-04-30 1,725,412 1,662,811 +62,601 4.44
2026-04-15 1,662,811 1,697,062 -34,251 7.32
2026-03-31 1,697,062 1,479,704 +217,358 4.38
2026-03-13 1,479,704 1,242,209 +237,495 4.70
2026-02-27 1,242,209 1,354,543 -112,334 3.51
2026-02-13 1,354,543 1,333,460 +21,083 4.60
2026-01-30 1,333,460 1,323,622 +9,838 6.08
2026-01-15 1,323,622 1,387,280 -63,658 7.34
2025-12-31 1,387,280 1,975,807 -588,527 6.02
2025-12-15 1,975,807 1,865,181 +110,626 8.88
2025-11-28 1,865,181 1,832,706 +32,475 11.15
2025-11-14 1,832,706 1,822,866 +9,840 8.33
2025-10-31 1,822,866 1,765,722 +57,144 10.63
2025-10-15 1,765,722 1,793,148 -27,426 7.93
2025-09-30 1,793,148 1,858,767 -65,619 7.70
2025-09-15 1,858,767 1,823,169 +35,598 9.39

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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