Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Tim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now” (From Timothy Sykes) (Ad) Free ECPG Stock Alerts $40.90 +0.42 (+1.04%) (As of 01:54 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Encore Capital Group Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest2,030,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,050,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.98%Dollar Volume Sold Short$89.81 millionShort Interest Ratio12.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2024Outstanding Shares23,690,000 sharesFloat Size23,020,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.82%Today's Trading Volume43,436 sharesAverage Trading Volume154,681 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average28% Short Selling Encore Capital Group ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Encore Capital Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartECPG Short Interest Over TimeECPG Days to Cover Over TimeECPG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 Media$16T Crypto Plot From Elon MuskReports of a leaked meeting between Elon Musk and staff at X.com could send shockwaves through the crypto market. Musk revealed a "mind-blowing" plan to take over the global payment system. In his own words, the world's richest man said "you won't need a bank account." Prominent voices in crypto believe what comes next will mirror a crypto mass adoption similar to the one that triggered bitcoin's last bull run.Click here now to get your copy. Encore Capital Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20242,030,000 shares $89.81 million -1.0%8.8%12.7 $44.24 5/15/20242,050,000 shares $95.78 million No Change8.9%12.4 $46.72 4/30/20242,050,000 shares $84.23 million -2.4%9.0%11.3 $41.09 4/15/20242,100,000 shares $88.07 million +0.5%9.3%12.2 $41.94 3/31/20242,090,000 shares $95.32 million -1.0%9.2%12.8 $45.61 3/15/20242,110,000 shares $97.29 million -3.2%9.3%13.7 $46.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ECPG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Encore Capital Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/29/20242,180,000 shares $104.64 million -2.2%9.6%13.4 $48.00 2/15/20242,230,000 shares $113.77 million -0.5%9.8%13.8 $51.02 1/31/20242,240,000 shares $112.18 million -5.1%9.8%14.9 $50.08 1/15/20242,360,000 shares $116.18 million -1.3%10.4%13.5 $49.23 12/31/20232,390,000 shares $121.29 million -2.1%10.5%13.8 $50.75 12/15/20232,440,000 shares $117.39 million -1.2%10.7%13.8 $48.11 11/30/20232,470,000 shares $110.66 million -3.5%10.8%15.5 $44.80 11/15/20232,560,000 shares $112.54 million No Change11.2%16.1 $43.96 10/31/20232,560,000 shares $96.46 million +2.8%11.2%16.2 $37.68 10/15/20232,490,000 shares $117.35 million +2.5%11.0%17.2 $47.13 9/30/20232,430,000 shares $116.06 million +5.7%10.7%17.9 $47.76 9/15/20232,300,000 shares $108.86 million -4.2%10.1%16.6 $47.33 8/31/20232,400,000 shares $112.46 million -3.2%10.6%16.2 $46.86 8/15/20232,480,000 shares $121.40 million -6.1%10.9%14.9 $48.95 7/31/20232,640,000 shares $141.24 million +1.2%11.7%14.8 $53.50 7/15/20232,610,000 shares $135.28 million -1.5%11.5%14.9 $51.83 6/30/20232,650,000 shares $128.84 million No Change11.7%14.7 $48.62 6/15/20232,650,000 shares $128.95 million No Change11.7%13.3 $48.66 5/31/20232,650,000 shares $114.14 million +1.9%11.7%12 $43.07 5/15/20232,600,000 shares $118.69 million +2.4%11.5%9.1 $45.65 4/30/20232,540,000 shares $130.51 million +0.8%11.2%8.9 $51.38 4/15/20232,520,000 shares $132.96 million +6.8%11.3%8.9 $52.76 3/31/20232,360,000 shares $119.06 million -6.7%10.5%8.1 $50.45 3/15/20232,530,000 shares $117.75 million -13.4%11.2%9.3 $46.54 2/28/20232,920,000 shares $150.91 million +2.8%12.9%11.3 $51.68 2/15/20232,840,000 shares $160.97 million -0.4%12.6%14.2 $56.68 1/31/20232,850,000 shares $158.80 million +2.9%12.6%15.3 $55.72 1/15/20232,770,000 shares $145.51 million -0.4%12.2%14.1 $52.53 12/30/20222,780,000 shares $133.27 million -3.8%12.3%13.3 $47.94 12/15/20222,890,000 shares $140.45 million -3.0%12.8%13 $48.60 11/30/20222,980,000 shares $150.19 million -1.7%13.2%12.9 $50.40 11/15/20223,030,000 shares $150.41 million -6.2%13.4%12.3 $49.64 10/31/20223,230,000 shares $164.47 million +0.9%14.3%12 $50.92 10/15/20223,200,000 shares $150.30 million -2.1%13.8%9.7 $46.97Radical change coming — do this NOW to protect yourself (Ad)I recently uncovered a way the government could use the next crisis as a pretext to gain more control … and radically change life in America as we know it today. 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Click here to learn more. 9/30/20223,270,000 shares $148.72 million -5.2%14.1%8.6 $45.48 9/15/20223,450,000 shares $174.78 million -7.5%14.9%9 $50.66 8/31/20223,730,000 shares $203.96 million +2.8%16.1%9.7 $54.68 8/15/20223,630,000 shares $204.62 million -0.3%15.7%9.7 $56.37 7/31/20223,640,000 shares $263.65 million +6.7%15.5%9.8 $72.43 7/15/20223,410,000 shares $221.58 million -18.8%14.5%11 $64.98 6/30/20224,200,000 shares $242.63 million +8.5%17.9%14.7 $57.77 6/15/20223,870,000 shares $221.48 million +1.6%14.1%13.7 $57.23 5/31/20223,810,000 shares $232.83 million +0.8%16.2%13.2 $61.11 5/15/20223,780,000 shares $221.73 million +0.3%16.1%11 $58.66 4/30/20223,770,000 shares $217.94 million -3.1%15.8%10.3 $57.81 4/15/20223,890,000 shares $231.07 million -4.0%16.3%10.2 $59.40 3/31/20224,050,000 shares $254.06 million -11.4%16.9%8.9 $62.73 3/15/20224,570,000 shares $278.63 million -5.8%19.1%10.7 $60.97 2/28/20224,850,000 shares $320.05 million -5.3%16.9%10.9 $65.99 2/15/20225,120,000 shares $358.71 million +1.4%17.8%11.1 $70.06 1/31/20225,050,000 shares $325.73 million +13.5%17.6%11.9 $64.50 1/15/20224,450,000 shares $300.02 million -1.6%15.5%10.5 $67.42 12/31/20214,520,000 shares $280.74 million -18.6%15.8%11.7 $62.11 12/15/20215,550,000 shares $325.90 million +9.0%19.3%16.4 $58.72 11/30/20215,090,000 shares $296.95 million +10.9%17.7%16 $58.34 11/15/20214,590,000 shares $271.18 million +7.2%16.0%18.8 $59.08 10/29/20214,280,000 shares $231.21 million +4.1%14.9%19 $54.02 10/15/20214,110,000 shares $210.23 million +1.0%13.8%22 $51.15 9/30/20214,070,000 shares $200.53 million -1.2%13.7%23.4 $49.27 9/15/20214,120,000 shares $197.84 million +0.2%13.9%24.7 $48.02 8/31/20214,110,000 shares $202.25 million +2.2%13.8%24.2 $49.21 8/13/20214,020,000 shares $187.57 million +1.8%13.5%20.9 $46.66 7/30/20213,950,000 shares $186.99 million +0.8%13.3%18.9 $47.34 7/15/20213,920,000 shares $184.55 million +0.3%13.2%17.6 $47.08 6/30/20213,910,000 shares $185.29 million +2.9%13.2%17.1 $47.39 6/15/20213,800,000 shares $185.74 million -1.0%12.8%14.5 $48.88 5/28/20213,840,000 shares $177.75 million +1.6%12.9%13.9 $46.29 5/14/20213,780,000 shares $160.57 million -1.8%12.7%11.6 $42.48 4/30/20213,850,000 shares $149.96 million -2.8%13.0%11.6 $38.95 4/15/20213,960,000 shares $150.88 million -2.2%13.2%10.6 $38.10 3/31/20214,050,000 shares $165.04 million -1.9%13.5%8.7 $40.75 3/15/20214,130,000 shares $171.89 million +18.3%13.8%8.3 $41.62 2/26/20213,490,000 shares $115.76 million +0.9%11.6%7 $33.17 2/12/20213,460,000 shares $115.39 million -1.4%11.5%7.3 $33.35 1/29/20213,510,000 shares $108.07 million -6.7%11.7%6.8 $30.79 1/15/20213,760,000 shares $125.02 million -6.9%12.5%6.7 $33.25 12/31/20204,040,000 shares $156.67 million +0.5%13.5%8 $38.78 12/15/20204,020,000 shares $152.76 million +5.0%13.4%9.1 $38.00 11/30/20203,830,000 shares $129.22 million +3.5%12.8%8.3 $33.74 11/15/20203,700,000 shares $112.85 million -9.5%12.3%8.4 $30.50 10/30/20204,090,000 shares $134.36 million -7.5%13.6%10.2 $32.85 10/15/20204,420,000 shares $169.99 million -6.0%14.7%12 $38.46 9/30/20204,700,000 shares $181.37 million -4.1%15.7%12.8 $38.59 9/15/20204,900,000 shares $196.78 million -0.4%16.3%13 $40.16New way to “hijack” stocks (Ad)We may have just found a unique way to “hijack” the stock market… No, it’s not a matter of picking the next Amazon or guessing on the next A.I. moonshot like NVDA… Options expert, Nate Tucci, claims as long as you deploy a certain type of trade before the end of the week anyone could have a shot to target right around $1,250 in a matter of days (based on $2.5k invested) But that’s not even the best part… Unlike most methods, you don’t need to even know WHEN to exit this trade…Click here to catch the next Automated Option 8/31/20204,920,000 shares $226.02 million +2.5%16.4%13.7 $45.94 8/14/20204,800,000 shares $212.54 million +3.9%16.0%13.1 $44.28 7/31/20204,620,000 shares $168.77 million +0.2%15.5%11.1 $36.53 7/15/20204,610,000 shares $153.47 million -3.0%15.5%11 $33.29 6/30/20204,750,000 shares $162.36 million +1.3%16.0%10.3 $34.18 6/15/20204,690,000 shares $176.02 million -15.0%15.7%9 $37.53 5/29/20205,520,000 shares $175.37 million -5.0%18.5%8.6 $31.77 5/15/20205,810,000 shares $181.68 million +6.6%19.5%8.6 $31.27 4/30/20205,450,000 shares $141.59 million +2.4%18.3%9 $25.98 4/15/20205,320,000 shares $135.18 million +1.5%18.0%9.6 $25.41 3/31/20205,240,000 shares $124.24 million -13.5%17.7%10.2 $23.71 3/13/20206,058,800 shares $173.77 million -1.3%20.5%10.4 $28.68 2/28/20206,140,000 shares $103.40 million -4.1%20.7%21.2 $16.84 2/14/20206,400,000 shares $238.98 million -0.3%21.6%28.9 $37.34 1/31/20206,420,000 shares $198.44 million -1.7%23.3%26.7 $30.91 1/15/20206,530,000 shares $237.04 million -0.6%23.7%26.6 $36.30 12/31/20196,570,000 shares $236.32 million -2.1%23.8%26.8 $35.97 ECPG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Encore Capital Group's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Encore Capital Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 2,030,000 shares of ECPG short. 8.82% of Encore Capital Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Encore Capital Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Encore Capital Group? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. ECPG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 13.0. Learn More on Encore Capital Group's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Encore Capital Group? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 8.82% of Encore Capital Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Encore Capital Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Encore Capital Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,030,000 shares, a decrease of 1.0% from the previous total of 2,050,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Encore Capital Group's float size? Encore Capital Group currently has issued a total of 23,690,000 shares. Some of Encore Capital Group's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Encore Capital Group currently has a public float of 23,020,000 shares. How does Encore Capital Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.82% of Encore Capital Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Encore Capital Group: Nelnet, Inc. (1.90%), PRA Group, Inc. (1.53%), World Acceptance Co. (11.63%), EZCORP, Inc. (15.51%), Green Dot Co. (3.32%), Regional Management Corp. (2.95%), Nicholas Financial, Inc. (3.95%), American Express (1.12%), Capital One Financial Co. (2.75%), Discover Financial Services (0.88%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.54 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.11 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.88 billion), General Motors ($2.62 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.34 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), Dell Technologies Inc. ($1.89 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Encore Capital Group stock? Short selling ECPG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Encore Capital Group as its price is falling. ECPG shares are trading up $0.42 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Encore Capital Group? A short squeeze for Encore Capital Group occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ECPG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Encore Capital Group's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ECPG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2024. 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