MPT Short Interest (August 31, 2026 Update)
Short interest for MPT was 150.1M as of August 31, 2026, +3.9% from the prior report.
This page tracks MPT short interest over time, including historical values, changes between reports, and days to cover.
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | MPT | NYSE | Latest report: August 31, 2026
At the latest settlement date of August 31, 2026, Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) showed reported short interest of 150,075,140 shares. That compared with 144,500,823 shares in the prior report, a change of 5.6M shares, or +3.9%. The latest reported days to cover was 20.89, based on average daily volume of 7.2M.
The historical data currently tracked for MPT includes 14 reported entries from February 13, 2026 to August 31, 2026. Over that span, reported short interest has ranged from 131.6M to 150.1M shares.
Extreme edge-case readings may reflect unusually low reported average volume.
| Settlement Date | Short Interest | Prior Short Interest | Change Shares | Change % | Average Daily Volume | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2026 | 150,075,140 | 144,500,823 | 5.6M | +3.9% | 7.2M | 20.89 |
| August 14, 2026 | 144,500,823 | 144,272,892 | 227.9K | +0.2% | 9.3M | 15.55 |
| July 31, 2026 | 144,272,892 | 138,225,896 | 6.0M | +4.4% | 4.7M | 30.82 |
| July 15, 2026 | 138,225,896 | 138,111,712 | 114.2K | +0.1% | 6.0M | 22.89 |
| June 30, 2026 | 138,111,712 | 131,572,045 | 6.5M | +5.0% | 8.2M | 16.93 |
| June 15, 2026 | 131,572,045 | 133,170,961 | -1.6M | -1.2% | 5.4M | 24.17 |
| May 29, 2026 | 133,170,961 | 132,951,445 | 219.5K | +0.2% | 4.7M | 28.39 |
| May 15, 2026 | 132,951,445 | 135,040,009 | -2.1M | -1.6% | 6.2M | 21.6 |
| April 30, 2026 | 135,040,009 | 137,165,092 | -2.1M | -1.6% | 5.1M | 26.33 |
| April 15, 2026 | 137,165,092 | 140,601,682 | -3.4M | -2.4% | 4.8M | 28.71 |
| March 31, 2026 | 140,601,682 | 142,367,887 | -1.8M | -1.2% | 6.0M | 23.27 |
| March 13, 2026 | 142,367,887 | 133,239,838 | 9.1M | +6.8% | 7.7M | 18.39 |
| February 27, 2026 | 133,239,838 | 138,964,134 | -5.7M | -4.1% | 8.3M | 16.06 |
| February 13, 2026 | 138,964,134 | 150,604,080 | -11.6M | -7.7% | 5.7M | 24.24 |