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National Healthcare NHC

US equityMarket cap rank #2355
$230.37 +$2.71 (+1.19%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $230.37 0.00%
Open$227.11
Prev close$227.66
Day range$223.40 – $232.17
Volume112.7K
Market cap$3.61B
P/E (TTM)25.9
Dividend yield1.12%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership73.2%+0.03 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding296+1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)27 buys / 23 sellsNet buying
Short interest4.36% of floatDays to cover 8.4 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share19.3%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

13%19%24%30%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$1.94M (13 inflow days, 7 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 36.9% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock12.62%
  • National Healthcare Corp., ESOP6.58%
  • Morgan Stanley Institutional Investment Advisors LLC6.57%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors5.94%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.17%
  • First Trust Advisors L.P.4.66%
  • W. Adams4.50%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.07%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund60.86%
  • Individual/Insider12.21%
  • Corporate Pension Plan6.60%
  • Hedge Fund2.94%
  • Government Pension Fund1.05%
  • Public Company1.01%
  • Private Company0.55%
  • Insurance Company0.14%

Reported short interest has fallen from 5.06% to 4.36% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 683,175 4.4% 8.4
31 Aug 2026 746,799 4.8% 7.3
14 Aug 2026 756,850 4.8% 5.9
31 Jul 2026 747,974 4.8% 7.3
15 Jul 2026 713,058 4.6% 6.4
30 Jun 2026 790,113 5.1% 3.5

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