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McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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McGrath RentCorp Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, McGrath RentCorp (MGRC) had a short interest of 454,736 shares sold short, representing 1.89% of the public float. This marks a 2.84% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, meaning it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 207,710 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
454,736 shares
Previous Short Interest
468,030 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
-2.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$53.79 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
24,360,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.89%
Today's Trading Volume
20,694 shares
Average Trading Volume
207,710 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
10%
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McGrath RentCorp Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/30/2026454,736 shares $53.79 million -2.8%1.9%2.75 $118.28
10/15/2026468,030 shares $52.98 million -6.5%1.9%2.97 $113.19
9/30/2026500,701 shares $57.26 million -3.6%2.1%3.03 $114.35
9/15/2026519,228 shares $57.50 million +7.1%2.2%3.94 $110.75
8/31/2026484,735 shares $54.50 million +11.9%2.0%4.11 $112.44
8/14/2026433,119 shares $52.96 million -13.0%1.8%2.72 $122.28
7/31/2026497,777 shares $57.32 million +9.8%2.1%2.89 $115.15
7/15/2026453,372 shares $53.32 million -10.5%1.9%3.21 $117.61
6/30/2026506,504 shares $61.30 million +26.4%2.1%1.58 $121.03
6/15/2026400,783 shares $45.76 million +3.3%1.7%2.42 $114.18
5/29/2026387,979 shares $42.29 million -3.1%1.6%2.73 $108.99
5/15/2026400,398 shares $44.74 million +26.1%1.7%2.23 $111.75
4/30/2026317,591 shares $35.11 million -7.3%1.3%0.82 $110.55
4/15/2026342,508 shares $39.44 million -11.5%1.4%1.97 $115.15
3/31/2026386,850 shares $42.66 million -4.4%1.6%2.06 $110.28
3/13/2026404,795 shares $41.93 million +14.1%1.7%2.74 $103.59
2/27/2026354,796 shares $39.36 million -10.6%1.5%2.54 $110.95
2/13/2026397,027 shares $46.71 million +10.4%1.6%2.64 $117.64
1/30/2026359,505 shares $40.15 million +5.7%1.5%2.65 $111.69
1/15/2026340,249 shares $37.86 million +1.0%1.4%3.36 $111.26
12/31/2025336,751 shares $35.34 million +0.2%1.4%2.44 $104.93
12/15/2025336,006 shares $36.26 million +7.5%1.4%2.77 $107.91
11/28/2025312,705 shares $32.23 million -1.5%1.3%2.36 $103.08
11/14/2025317,385 shares $32.21 million -6.9%1.3%2.92 $101.47
10/31/2025340,726 shares $36.61 million +14.1%1.4%2.51 $107.44
10/15/2025298,600 shares $35.60 million -13.7%1.2%2.4 $119.22
9/30/2025345,800 shares $40.54 million -4.8%N/A2.8 $117.23
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
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
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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
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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

MGRC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

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 October 30th, investors have sold 454,736 shares of MGRC short. 1.89% of McGrath RentCorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on McGrath RentCorp's current short interest.

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 2.8. Learn More on McGrath RentCorp's short interest ratio.

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. 1.89% of McGrath RentCorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

McGrath RentCorp saw a drop in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 454,736 shares, a drop of 2.8% from the previous total of 468,030 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.

1.89% of McGrath RentCorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading companies & distributors" compare to McGrath RentCorp: QXO, Inc. (23.27%), Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (2.04%), Core & Main, Inc. (6.16%), MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. (4.29%), GATX Corporation (6.42%), Rush Enterprises, Inc. (0.80%), Herc Holdings Inc. (9.41%), Rush Enterprises, Inc. (5.93%), Xometry, Inc. (7.90%), SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (8.38%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.83 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.

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.

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 October, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like MGRC:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:MGRC is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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