McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $115.92 +1.40 (+1.22%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.99 +0.07 (+0.06%) As of 10/8/2025 06:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock McGrath RentCorp Short Interest DataMcGrath RentCorp (MGRC) has a short interest of 363,100 shares. This marks a 11.38% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.7, indicating that it would take 2.7 days of the average trading volume of 135,345 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest363,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest326,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+11.38%Dollar Volume Sold Short$44.79 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares24,610,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted1.48%Today's Trading Volume98,907 sharesAverage Trading Volume135,345 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average73% Short Selling McGrath RentCorp? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for McGrath RentCorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMGRC Short Interest Over TimeMGRC Days to Cover Over TimeMGRC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time McGrath RentCorp Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/2025363,100 shares $44.79 million +11.4%N/A2.7 $123.35 8/31/2025326,000 shares $39.61 million +0.9%1.3%2.4 $121.49 8/15/2025323,000 shares $38.62 million -5.7%N/A2.4 $119.56 7/31/2025342,600 shares $42.75 million -15.3%1.4%2.5 $124.79 7/15/2025404,700 shares $47.02 million -8.8%N/A2.9 $116.18 6/30/2025443,900 shares $51.47 million -20.1%1.8%3 $115.96 6/15/2025555,800 shares $63.22 million +3.8%2.3%3.9 $113.75 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MGRC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for McGrath RentCorp and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 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 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 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 September 15th, traders have sold 363,100 shares of MGRC 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 3.0. Learn More on McGrath RentCorp's short interest ratio. Is McGrath RentCorp's short interest increasing or decreasing? McGrath RentCorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 363,100 shares, an increase of 11.4% from the previous total of 326,000 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. How does McGrath RentCorp's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to McGrath RentCorp: Unifirst Corporation (1.60%), OPENLANE, Inc. (3.11%), Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (2.44%), Cintas Corporation (1.98%), Copart, Inc. (2.71%), Iron Mountain Incorporated (2.94%), Upbound Group, Inc. (6.62%), First Horizon Corporation (2.58%), Camden Property Trust (2.71%), Assurant, Inc. (1.80%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 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 up $1.40 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 September, 15 2025. 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