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Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Motorcar Parts of America Short Interest Overview

As of May 15, 2026, Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA) had a short interest of 890,556 shares sold short, representing 5.01% of the public float. This marks a -0.60% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 20.4, meaning it would take 20.4 days of the average trading volume of 103,409 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
890,556 shares
Previous Short Interest
895,905 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-0.60%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$9.76 million
Short Interest Ratio
20.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
19,210,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.01%
Today's Trading Volume
19,208 shares
Average Trading Volume
103,409 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
19%
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Motorcar Parts of America 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
5/15/2026890,556 shares $9.76 million -0.6%5.0%20.35 $10.96
4/30/2026895,905 shares $10.05 million -3.0%5.0%15.1 $11.22
4/15/2026923,860 shares $10.33 million -6.7%5.2%12.13 $11.18
3/31/2026990,520 shares $10.96 million +7.9%5.6%10.11 $11.06
3/13/2026917,805 shares $9.29 million +14.8%5.2%6.24 $10.12
2/27/2026799,316 shares $8.26 million -6.1%4.5%5.29 $10.34
2/13/2026851,183 shares $8.55 million +21.0%4.8%3.83 $10.04
1/30/2026703,345 shares $8.74 million -5.5%3.9%7.89 $12.43
1/15/2026744,502 shares $10.13 million -1.2%4.1%7.92 $13.60
12/31/2025753,345 shares $9.30 million -6.9%4.2%5.24 $12.34
12/15/2025808,825 shares $10.35 million -2.5%4.5%5.44 $12.80
11/28/2025829,829 shares $10.95 million +1.0%4.6%4.72 $13.20
11/14/2025821,510 shares $10.75 million +5.0%4.6%3 $13.09
10/31/2025782,648 shares $13.35 million +7.5%4.4%6.49 $17.06
10/15/2025728,000 shares $11.84 million +11.3%4.9%4.4 $16.27
9/30/2025654,400 shares $10.82 million -30.9%4.4%3.9 $16.54
9/15/2025946,600 shares $15.14 million +0.7%6.3%4.4 $15.99
8/31/2025940,200 shares $14.01 million -6.9%6.2%4.5 $14.90
8/15/20251,010,000 shares $13.88 million +3.0%6.7%4.6 $13.74
7/31/2025980,500 shares $10.17 million -7.5%6.4%4.7 $10.37
7/15/20251,060,000 shares $12.32 million +6.1%5.9%5.4 $11.62
6/30/2025998,700 shares $11.19 million +105.3%5.6%5.3 $11.20
6/15/2025486,400 shares $5.21 million +4.8%2.7%3.6 $10.71
5/31/2025464,200 shares $5.19 million -2.8%2.6%3.6 $11.19
5/15/2025477,700 shares $5.18 million -4.3%2.7%4 $10.85
4/30/2025499,100 shares $4.45 million -5.0%2.8%3.7 $8.91
4/15/2025525,200 shares $4.71 million +0.6%2.9%4.2 $8.96
3/31/2025522,300 shares $4.96 million +0.1%2.9%4.2 $9.50
3/15/2025521,600 shares $5.44 million +0.6%2.9%4.6 $10.43
2/28/2025518,400 shares $5.60 million -3.7%3.3%4.9 $10.80
2/15/2025538,300 shares $5.01 million -2.1%3.4%5.9 $9.30
1/31/2025549,900 shares $3.65 million -2.3%3.5%8 $6.63
1/15/2025562,600 shares $3.76 million +4.8%3.5%9.8 $6.68
12/31/2024537,100 shares $4.08 million -0.4%3.4%9.3 $7.60
12/15/2024539,000 shares $4.38 million -3.0%3.4%8.9 $8.12
11/30/2024555,700 shares $4.05 million -2.1%3.5%7.7 $7.29
11/15/2024567,600 shares $3.98 million -1.5%3.6%8.2 $7.02
10/31/2024576,300 shares $3.04 million -2.7%3.6%8.2 $5.27
10/15/2024592,100 shares $3.63 million -1.1%3.7%8.1 $6.13
9/30/2024598,500 shares $4.42 million +9.2%3.8%8.2 $7.39
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9/15/2024547,900 shares $3.36 million +1.3%3.4%7.5 $6.13
8/31/2024541,100 shares $3.59 million -10.7%3.3%6 $6.63
8/15/2024605,600 shares $3.79 million +7.2%3.7%6.2 $6.25
7/31/2024564,700 shares $3.42 million -8.3%3.5%5.3 $6.05
7/15/2024615,900 shares $3.84 million -1.9%3.3%5.5 $6.23
6/30/2024627,700 shares $3.87 million -0.9%3.4%5.4 $6.17
6/15/2024633,500 shares $3.53 million +8.9%3.4%5.6 $5.58
5/31/2024581,800 shares $2.96 million -1.4%3.1%6.4 $5.09
5/15/2024589,900 shares $2.98 million +0.5%3.1%7.5 $5.05
4/30/2024586,900 shares $3.33 million +0.6%3.1%8.3 $5.68
4/15/2024583,500 shares $3.26 million +0.5%3.1%9.1 $5.59
3/31/2024580,600 shares $4.67 million -5.4%3.1%9.6 $8.04
3/15/2024613,600 shares $4.77 million -3.5%3.3%9.3 $7.77
2/29/2024635,700 shares $5.71 million -6.3%3.4%8.9 $8.99
2/15/2024678,700 shares $6.58 million -5.7%3.6%8.9 $9.70
1/31/2024719,500 shares $6.57 million -1.3%3.8%9.2 $9.13
1/15/2024728,600 shares $6.76 million -2.0%3.9%8.8 $9.28
12/31/2023743,700 shares $6.95 million +0.9%4.0%8.7 $9.34
12/15/2023737,000 shares $6.11 million +0.9%3.9%8.6 $8.29
11/30/2023730,500 shares $7.04 million -5.0%3.9%8.4 $9.64
11/15/2023768,900 shares $6.83 million +0.4%4.1%8.1 $8.88
10/31/2023766,000 shares $5.53 million +0.1%4.1%7.4 $7.22
10/15/2023765,200 shares $5.78 million -3.2%4.1%6.6 $7.55
9/30/2023790,400 shares $6.39 million +4.1%4.2%5.4 $8.09
9/15/2023759,100 shares $5.66 million -1.0%4.0%4.4 $7.45
8/31/2023766,700 shares $6.05 million -17.5%4.1%2.8 $7.89
8/15/2023928,800 shares $7.15 million +10.2%4.9%3.3 $7.70
7/31/2023842,500 shares $7.56 million +1.7%4.5%2.8 $8.97
7/15/2023828,200 shares $6.60 million -9.1%4.4%2.5 $7.97
6/30/2023911,400 shares $7.05 million -34.0%4.9%2.6 $7.74
6/15/20231,380,000 shares $9.25 million -6.8%7.4%3.9 $6.70
5/31/20231,480,000 shares $8.15 million -2.6%7.9%3.9 $5.51
5/15/20231,520,000 shares $8.42 million +4.1%8.1%4.1 $5.54
4/30/20231,460,000 shares $7.11 million +3.6%7.8%4.2 $4.87
4/15/20231,410,000 shares $7.12 million +17.5%7.5%4.7 $5.05
3/31/20231,200,000 shares $8.93 million -23.1%6.4%4.6 $7.44
3/15/20231,560,000 shares $13.71 million +13.0%8.3%6.8 $8.79
2/28/20231,380,000 shares $18.06 million -4.2%7.4%12.6 $13.09
2/15/20231,440,000 shares $19.40 million +7.5%7.7%14.8 $13.47
1/31/20231,340,000 shares $19.51 million -3.6%7.2%13.5 $14.56
1/15/20231,390,000 shares $19.20 million +3.0%7.4%14 $13.81
12/30/20221,350,000 shares $16.01 million +22.7%7.2%14.1 $11.86
12/15/20221,100,000 shares $12.85 million +13.8%5.9%11.8 $11.68
11/30/2022966,900 shares $10.90 million -3.3%5.2%15 $11.27
11/15/20221,000,000 shares $14.62 million -3.9%5.4%18 $14.62
10/31/20221,040,000 shares $19.76 million -5.5%5.6%19.9 $19.00
10/15/20221,100,000 shares $17.58 million +3.8%6.0%22.5 $15.98
9/30/20221,060,000 shares $16.13 million -0.9%5.7%23.7 $15.22
9/15/20221,070,000 shares $15.33 million -4.5%5.8%21.9 $14.33
8/31/20221,120,000 shares $16.64 million +0.9%6.0%19.5 $14.86
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8/15/20221,110,000 shares $17.18 million -0.9%6.0%17.4 $15.48
7/31/20221,120,000 shares $16.88 million No Change6.1%16.4 $15.07
7/15/20221,120,000 shares $16.18 million -0.9%6.1%15.9 $14.45
6/30/20221,130,000 shares $14.83 million No Change6.1%16.2 $13.12
6/15/20221,130,000 shares $16.57 million +3.7%6.1%16.4 $14.66
5/31/20221,090,000 shares $16.16 million -3.5%5.9%17.8 $14.83
5/15/20221,130,000 shares $15.81 million No Change6.1%18.6 $13.99
4/30/20221,130,000 shares $17.19 million +0.9%6.1%19.9 $15.21
4/15/20221,120,000 shares $17.67 million -5.1%6.0%17.6 $15.78
3/31/20221,180,000 shares $21.04 million -13.9%6.4%17.4 $17.83
3/15/20221,370,000 shares $23.19 million -4.2%7.4%19.3 $16.93
2/28/20221,430,000 shares $23.09 million +1.4%7.7%16.8 $16.15
2/15/20221,410,000 shares $23.41 million +0.7%7.6%16.7 $16.60
1/31/20221,400,000 shares $23.14 million +4.5%7.5%15.4 $16.53
1/15/20221,340,000 shares $23.96 million +0.8%7.2%16.6 $17.88
12/31/20211,330,000 shares $22.70 million No Change7.1%16.9 $17.07
12/15/20211,330,000 shares $24.74 million No Change7.1%15.7 $18.60
11/30/20211,330,000 shares $21.33 million No Change7.1%17.8 $16.04
11/15/20211,330,000 shares $25.95 million No Change7.1%19.1 $19.51
10/29/20211,330,000 shares $25.16 million -1.5%7.2%21.1 $18.92
10/15/20211,350,000 shares $26.33 million -0.7%7.3%20.9 $19.50
9/30/20211,360,000 shares $26.52 million -2.9%7.3%19.8 $19.50
9/15/20211,400,000 shares $26.36 million No Change7.5%19.1 $18.83
8/31/20211,400,000 shares $27.75 million +1.5%7.5%18.9 $19.82
8/13/20211,380,000 shares $29.68 million -0.7%7.4%17.2 $21.51
7/30/20211,390,000 shares $30.91 million +1.5%7.5%17.6 $22.24
7/15/20211,370,000 shares $32.14 million -1.4%7.4%17.5 $23.46
6/30/20211,390,000 shares $31.19 million -6.1%7.5%18.6 $22.44
6/15/20211,480,000 shares $35.74 million -1.3%8.0%23.4 $24.15

MPAA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Motorcar Parts of America shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 890,556 shares of MPAA short. 5.01% of Motorcar Parts of America's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Motorcar Parts of America'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. MPAA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 20.4. Learn More on Motorcar Parts of America'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. 5.01% of Motorcar Parts of America's floating shares are currently sold short.

Motorcar Parts of America saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 890,556 shares, a drop of 0.6% from the previous total of 895,905 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.

5.01% of Motorcar Parts of America's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to Motorcar Parts of America: Serve Robotics Inc. (29.14%), ADS-TEC Energy PLC (0.13%), Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (3.39%), Holley Inc. (2.23%), Strattec Security Corporation (6.09%), Niu Technologies (1.80%), Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (11.88%), ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (16.43%), China Automotive Systems, Inc. (0.29%), Volcon, Inc. (5.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($80.71 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.96 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($22.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($14.35 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.86 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($10.89 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.92 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.72 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.89 billion), and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MPAA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Motorcar Parts of America as its price is falling. MPAA shares are trading down $0.21 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 Motorcar Parts of America occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MPAA, 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 MPAA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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This page (NASDAQ:MPAA) was last updated on 5/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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