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McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$115.77 -1.26 (-1.08%)
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McGrath RentCorp Short Interest Data

McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) has a short interest of 535,700 shares, representing 2.22% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.88% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 184,013 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
535,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
594,400 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.88%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$60.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
24,611,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.22%
Today's Trading Volume
116,153 shares
Average Trading Volume
184,013 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
63%
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MGRC Short Interest Over Time

MGRC Days to Cover Over Time

MGRC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

McGrath RentCorp Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/2025535,700 shares $60.39 million -9.9%2.2%3.7 $112.74
5/15/2025594,400 shares $68.36 million +22.4%2.5%4 $115.01
4/30/2025485,600 shares $51.80 million +42.0%N/A3.2 $106.67
4/15/2025341,900 shares $36.44 million -7.9%1.4%2.3 $106.58
3/31/2025371,100 shares $41.34 million +0.9%1.5%2.5 $111.40
3/15/2025367,700 shares $41.76 million -6.9%1.5%2.6 $113.56
2/28/2025394,800 shares $48.17 million -9.7%1.6%2.7 $122.00
2/15/2025437,000 shares $52.61 million -17.8%1.8%3.2 $120.38
1/31/2025531,500 shares $65.20 million +2.2%2.2%3.5 $122.67
1/15/2025520,000 shares $61.29 million -12.4%N/A2.9 $117.87
12/31/2024593,800 shares $66.40 million -2.3%N/A3.1 $111.82
12/15/2024608,000 shares $72.13 million +0.4%N/A2.6 $118.64
11/30/2024605,500 shares $73.78 million -14.6%N/A1.9 $121.85
11/15/2024709,200 shares $82.84 million -9.5%N/A2.3 $116.81
10/31/2024783,300 shares $89.06 million +38.7%N/A2.7 $113.70
10/15/2024564,900 shares $61.13 million +19.3%2.3%2.2 $108.21
9/30/2024473,500 shares $49.85 million -31.1%2.0%1.9 $105.28
9/15/2024687,600 shares $69.89 million -11.3%2.9%3.1 $101.65
8/31/2024774,800 shares $83.79 million +9.8%3.2%6.1 $108.15
8/15/2024705,900 shares $74.61 million -8.0%2.9%5.5 $105.70
7/31/2024767,500 shares $84.29 million +47.5%3.2%5.8 $109.83
7/15/2024520,500 shares $57.68 million -9.8%2.2%4.2 $110.81
6/30/2024576,800 shares $61.46 million -37.7%2.4%4.5 $106.55
6/15/2024925,400 shares $96.81 million -28.3%3.8%6.3 $104.61
5/31/20241,290,000 shares $140.58 million -7.9%5.3%7.7 $108.98
5/15/20241,400,000 shares $152.42 million -0.7%5.8%6.9 $108.87
4/30/20241,410,000 shares $150.39 million +16.5%5.8%5 $106.66
4/15/20241,210,000 shares $136.73 million -34.6%5.0%3.3 $113.00
3/31/20241,850,000 shares $228.23 million -18.1%7.7%5.3 $123.37
3/15/20242,260,000 shares $269.91 million +22.8%9.4%7 $119.43
2/29/20241,840,000 shares $229.04 million +25.2%7.6%6 $124.48
2/15/20241,470,000 shares $189.10 million +236.1%N/A5.3 $128.64
1/31/2024437,400 shares $54.96 million +15.4%N/A2.1 $125.65
1/15/2024379,000 shares $41.65 million +145.3%N/A3.4 $109.90
12/31/2023154,500 shares $18.48 million -4.3%N/A1.4 $119.62
12/15/2023161,500 shares $18.65 million +43.3%N/A1.6 $115.50
11/30/2023112,700 shares $11.46 million -13.6%N/A1.2 $101.69
11/15/2023130,400 shares $13.39 million -0.4%N/A1.4 $102.72
10/31/2023130,900 shares $13.17 million -21.9%N/A1.4 $100.60
10/15/2023167,700 shares $17.25 million -19.0%N/A2 $102.84
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9/30/2023207,100 shares $20.76 million +15.4%N/A2.4 $100.24
9/15/2023179,400 shares $17.98 million +4.0%N/A2.1 $100.21
8/31/2023172,500 shares $17.44 million -18.4%N/A1.9 $101.10
8/15/2023211,500 shares $21.46 million +14.8%N/A2.2 $101.45
7/31/2023184,300 shares $17.76 million +13.3%0.8%1.8 $96.38
7/15/2023162,700 shares $15.05 million -12.7%0.7%1.5 $92.53
6/30/2023186,300 shares $17.23 million -23.1%0.8%1.7 $92.48
6/15/2023242,200 shares $23.52 million -11.1%1.0%2.1 $97.09
5/31/2023272,500 shares $24.20 million -8.2%1.1%2 $88.81
5/15/2023296,700 shares $27.01 million +28.8%1.2%2 $91.02
4/30/2023230,300 shares $20.47 million +3.7%1.0%1.5 $88.88
4/15/2023222,000 shares $20.14 million +0.9%0.9%1.5 $90.72
3/31/2023220,000 shares $20.53 million -25.0%0.9%1.4 $93.31
3/15/2023293,400 shares $27.68 million -14.7%1.2%2 $94.33
2/28/2023343,900 shares $35.37 million +9.7%1.4%2.8 $102.84
2/15/2023313,600 shares $33.25 million +59.1%1.3%2.8 $106.03
1/31/2023197,100 shares $19.62 million +20.8%0.8%1.8 $99.54
1/15/2023163,200 shares $16.44 million +0.7%0.7%1.5 $100.74
12/30/2022162,100 shares $16.01 million -2.2%0.7%1.6 $98.74
12/15/2022165,800 shares $16.30 million +0.2%0.7%1.7 $98.31
11/30/2022165,400 shares $16.23 million -1.7%0.7%1.8 $98.12
11/15/2022168,300 shares $16.55 million -20.8%0.7%1.9 $98.34
10/31/2022212,600 shares $20.00 million -33.3%0.9%2.7 $94.05
10/15/2022318,500 shares $26.64 million +4.8%1.3%4.7 $83.65
9/30/2022304,000 shares $25.49 million +5.3%1.3%4.6 $83.86
9/15/2022288,800 shares $24.61 million +2.7%1.2%4 $85.20
8/31/2022281,200 shares $23.77 million -8.1%1.2%3.8 $84.52
8/15/2022306,000 shares $27.15 million -1.8%1.3%4.3 $88.71
7/31/2022311,500 shares $26.28 million +3.2%1.3%4 $84.36
7/15/2022302,000 shares $23.27 million +8.9%1.3%3.7 $77.04
6/30/2022277,300 shares $21.07 million -17.1%1.2%3.4 $76.00
6/15/2022334,600 shares $25.97 million +18.7%1.4%4 $77.62
5/31/2022281,800 shares $23.17 million +5.4%1.2%3.4 $82.21
5/15/2022267,500 shares $21.90 million +4.3%1.1%3 $81.86
4/30/2022256,600 shares $21.42 million +15.1%1.1%2.9 $83.46
4/15/2022222,900 shares $18.86 million -2.2%0.9%2.4 $84.63
3/31/2022227,800 shares $19.36 million -30.2%1.0%2.6 $84.98
3/15/2022326,400 shares $27.75 million +24.7%1.4%3.8 $85.03
2/28/2022261,700 shares $21.27 million +14.6%1.1%2.9 $81.28
2/15/2022228,400 shares $17.36 million +13.6%1.0%2.6 $76.01
1/31/2022201,000 shares $15.32 million +56.4%0.8%2.4 $76.21
1/15/2022128,500 shares $10.05 million -9.5%0.5%1.5 $78.19
12/31/2021142,000 shares $11.40 million -39.2%0.6%1.8 $80.26
12/15/2021233,400 shares $17.45 million -18.0%1.0%2.8 $74.76
11/30/2021284,500 shares $21.99 million -13.1%1.2%3.4 $77.30
11/15/2021327,300 shares $26.19 million +3.3%1.4%4.2 $80.01
10/29/2021316,900 shares $22.86 million +12.2%1.3%3.7 $72.14
10/15/2021282,500 shares $21.41 million +3.6%1.2%3.3 $75.79
9/30/2021272,700 shares $19.62 million +0.3%1.1%3.1 $71.95
9/15/2021271,800 shares $18.88 million +12.4%1.1%2.7 $69.46
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8/31/2021241,800 shares $16.87 million +11.7%1.0%2.2 $69.78
8/13/2021216,400 shares $15.19 million +12.7%0.9%2 $70.21
7/30/2021192,000 shares $15.06 million -9.0%0.8%1.8 $78.42
7/15/2021210,900 shares $16.41 million +6.4%0.9%2.1 $77.83
6/30/2021198,200 shares $16.17 million -28.2%0.8%2.1 $81.57
6/15/2021276,000 shares $23.57 million -1.5%1.2%3.3 $85.40
5/28/2021280,100 shares $24.01 million +12.9%1.2%3.5 $85.73
5/14/2021248,100 shares $20.37 million +7.1%1.0%2.9 $82.12
4/30/2021231,600 shares $19.05 million +19.8%1.0%2.7 $82.26
4/15/2021193,300 shares $15.67 million -16.0%0.8%2.1 $81.04
3/31/2021230,100 shares $18.69 million -3.8%1.0%2.4 $81.23
3/15/2021239,200 shares $19.38 million -13.2%1.0%2.2 $81.02
2/26/2021275,600 shares $21.48 million -8.3%1.2%2.8 $77.95
2/12/2021300,400 shares $24.04 million +14.8%1.3%3.2 $80.01
1/29/2021261,700 shares $18.48 million +4.1%1.1%2.9 $70.62
1/15/2021251,500 shares $18.27 million -25.9%1.1%2.8 $72.65
12/31/2020339,200 shares $22.36 million +56.4%1.4%4.1 $65.91
12/15/2020216,900 shares $13.66 million +1.7%0.9%2.6 $62.96
11/30/2020213,300 shares $13.83 million +16.4%0.9%2.7 $64.86
11/15/2020183,200 shares $11.47 million -0.7%0.8%2.1 $62.63
10/30/2020184,500 shares $10.77 million -8.5%0.8%2 $58.37
10/15/2020201,600 shares $13.09 million +11.1%0.9%2 $64.94
9/30/2020181,400 shares $10.81 million -30.8%0.8%1.7 $59.59
9/15/2020262,000 shares $15.84 million +0.0%1.1%2.4 $60.46
8/31/2020261,900 shares $17.38 million -15.5%1.1%2.4 $66.36
8/14/2020309,800 shares $20.90 million +22.4%1.3%2.8 $67.47
7/31/2020253,100 shares $14.68 million +0.2%1.1%2.2 $58.02
7/15/2020252,500 shares $13.43 million +16.3%1.1%2.1 $53.19
6/30/2020217,200 shares $11.66 million +24.7%0.9%1.7 $53.67
6/15/2020174,200 shares $9.56 million +4.5%0.7%1.3 $54.89

MGRC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is McGrath RentCorp's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of McGrath RentCorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 535,700 shares of MGRC short. 2.22% of McGrath RentCorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on McGrath RentCorp's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for McGrath RentCorp?

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. MGRC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on McGrath RentCorp's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for McGrath RentCorp?

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. 2.22% of McGrath RentCorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is McGrath RentCorp's short interest increasing or decreasing?

McGrath RentCorp saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 535,700 shares, a decline of 9.9% from the previous total of 594,400 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.

How does McGrath RentCorp's short interest compare to its competitors?

2.22% of McGrath RentCorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to McGrath RentCorp: UniFirst Co. (0.91%), OPENLANE, Inc. (4.16%), Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (3.15%), Cintas Co. (1.31%), Copart, Inc. (2.04%), Iron Mountain Incorporated (3.29%), Air Lease Co. (2.49%), Upbound Group, Inc. (5.68%), PROG Holdings, Inc. (4.63%), Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (8.37%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short McGrath RentCorp stock?

Short selling MGRC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from McGrath RentCorp as its price is falling. MGRC shares are trading down $1.26 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 McGrath RentCorp?

A short squeeze for McGrath RentCorp 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 MGRC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is McGrath RentCorp'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 MGRC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:MGRC) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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