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PRA Group (PRAA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$19.14 -0.15 (-0.78%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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PRA Group Short Interest Overview

As of August 14, 2026, PRA Group (PRAA) had a short interest of 802,191 shares sold short, representing 2.18% of the public float. This marks a -1.45% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.6, meaning it would take 1.6 days of the average trading volume of 416,585 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
802,191 shares
Previous Short Interest
814,016 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.45%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$16.53 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 14, 2026
Outstanding Shares
37,650,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.18%
Today's Trading Volume
249,841 shares
Average Trading Volume
416,585 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
60%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/14/2026802,191 shares $16.53 million -1.5%2.2%1.63 $20.60
7/31/2026814,016 shares $14.14 million -14.7%2.2%2.35 $17.37
7/15/2026954,492 shares $17.21 million +10.0%2.6%2.93 $18.03
6/30/2026868,056 shares $16.48 million -42.7%2.3%0.61 $18.99
6/15/20261,515,485 shares $23.49 million +28.8%4.1%2.59 $15.50
5/29/20261,176,291 shares $17.95 million +24.2%3.1%2.33 $15.26
5/15/2026947,108 shares $14.36 million +6.6%2.5%1.32 $15.16
4/30/2026888,378 shares $19.36 million -3.4%2.4%2.83 $21.79
4/15/2026919,937 shares $18.84 million -21.3%2.5%3.66 $20.48
3/31/20261,168,841 shares $20.45 million -4.9%3.1%2.89 $17.50
3/13/20261,228,898 shares $20.56 million -17.1%3.3%1.74 $16.73
2/27/20261,481,815 shares $23.34 million +17.0%3.9%1.99 $15.75
2/13/20261,266,499 shares $13.75 million +61.6%3.4%1.97 $10.86
1/30/2026783,952 shares $10.03 million +9.3%2.1%1.92 $12.79
1/15/2026717,161 shares $11.87 million 0.0%1.9%2.69 $16.55
12/31/2025717,337 shares $12.69 million -19.6%1.9%1.58 $17.69
12/15/2025892,160 shares $14.84 million +3.2%2.3%2.7 $16.63
11/28/2025864,424 shares $14.00 million -6.2%2.3%1.9 $16.20
11/14/2025921,466 shares $15.05 million +23.2%2.4%1.67 $16.33
10/31/2025747,812 shares $10.25 million +11.1%2.0%2.97 $13.71
10/15/2025673,100 shares $9.39 million +12.2%1.8%2.3 $13.95
9/30/2025599,800 shares $9.26 million -47.8%1.6%2 $15.44
9/15/20251,150,000 shares $19.17 million +12.8%3.0%3.6 $16.67
8/31/20251,020,000 shares $17.43 million +3.9%2.7%3 $17.09
8/15/2025982,200 shares $15.91 million +22.9%2.6%2.5 $16.20
7/31/2025799,100 shares $12.15 million -2.8%2.1%1.7 $15.20
7/15/2025822,200 shares $12.65 million -22.4%2.2%1.6 $15.39
6/30/20251,060,000 shares $15.64 million -15.2%2.8%2 $14.75
6/15/20251,250,000 shares $18.19 million +12.6%3.3%2.5 $14.55
5/31/20251,110,000 shares $15.77 million +40.0%2.9%2.3 $14.21
5/15/2025793,100 shares $12.19 million +37.4%2.1%1.7 $15.37
4/30/2025577,100 shares $10.56 million +1.1%1.5%1.5 $18.30
4/15/2025570,700 shares $9.76 million -18.6%1.5%1.8 $17.10
3/31/2025701,100 shares $14.46 million +22.4%1.9%2.3 $20.62
3/15/2025572,900 shares $11.23 million +0.4%1.5%1.9 $19.60
2/28/2025570,800 shares $11.95 million -12.2%1.5%2 $20.93
2/15/2025650,400 shares $15.39 million +58.0%1.7%2.5 $23.67
1/31/2025411,600 shares $9.10 million -13.6%1.1%1.6 $22.11
1/15/2025476,600 shares $9.89 million -3.9%1.3%1.7 $20.75
12/31/2024495,700 shares $10.36 million +0.8%1.3%1.7 $20.89
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9/15/2024689,300 shares $14.94 million -5.9%1.8%3.9 $21.67
8/31/2024732,100 shares $17.07 million +5.0%1.9%4.3 $23.32
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6/30/2024580,700 shares $11.42 million -0.4%1.5%3.3 $19.66
6/15/2024582,900 shares $11.40 million 0.0%1.5%3.2 $19.56
5/31/2024583,000 shares $12.58 million -19.7%1.5%3.2 $21.58
5/15/2024725,800 shares $18.45 million -19.8%1.9%3.8 $25.42
4/30/2024905,300 shares $21.54 million -3.3%2.4%4.3 $23.79
4/15/2024936,100 shares $21.55 million -10.0%2.5%4.4 $23.02
3/31/20241,040,000 shares $27.12 million -7.1%2.8%4.7 $26.08
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1/15/20241,550,000 shares $35.50 million -0.6%5.0%4.7 $22.90
12/31/20231,560,000 shares $40.87 million -8.8%4.1%4.5 $26.20
12/15/20231,710,000 shares $40.10 million +6.2%4.5%4.8 $23.45
11/30/20231,610,000 shares $29.83 million -8.0%4.3%4.3 $18.53
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10/31/20231,780,000 shares $21.91 million +39.1%4.7%5 $12.31
10/15/20231,280,000 shares $23.03 million +8.5%3.4%3.9 $17.99
9/30/20231,180,000 shares $22.67 million -19.2%3.1%3.7 $19.21
9/15/20231,460,000 shares $31.13 million +2.1%3.9%4.7 $21.32
8/31/20231,430,000 shares $27.86 million -5.9%3.8%4.5 $19.48
8/15/20231,520,000 shares $29.06 million +6.3%4.0%3.9 $19.12
7/31/20231,430,000 shares $34.12 million -7.1%3.8%2.6 $23.86
7/15/20231,540,000 shares $35.05 million -8.3%4.1%3 $22.76
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6/15/20231,680,000 shares $38.81 million -4.6%4.4%3.3 $23.10
5/31/20231,760,000 shares $32.91 million +10.7%4.6%3.7 $18.70
5/15/20231,590,000 shares $30.18 million +12.8%4.2%3.8 $18.98
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4/15/20231,470,000 shares $56.86 million -9.3%3.9%6.4 $38.68
3/31/20231,620,000 shares $63.12 million -17.8%4.3%6.8 $38.96
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2/15/20231,900,000 shares $76.89 million -4.5%5.0%10.1 $40.47
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PRAA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of PRA Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 14th, traders have sold 802,191 shares of PRAA short. 2.18% of PRA Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PRA Group'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. PRAA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.6. Learn More on PRA Group'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. 2.18% of PRA Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

PRA Group saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 802,191 shares, a decrease of 1.5% from the previous total of 814,016 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.

2.18% of PRA Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "consumer finance" compare to PRA Group: Encore Capital Group Inc (5.43%), Upstart Holdings, Inc. (30.79%), LendingClub Corporation (5.47%), EZCORP, Inc. (21.18%), PROG Holdings, Inc (6.31%), Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (6.27%), Qfin Holdings Inc. - Sponsored ADR (3.11%), Jernigan Capital, Inc. (1.91%), Lufax Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.47%), Upbound Group, Inc. (12.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($71.57 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.97 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($24.02 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($15.37 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.60 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.14 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($10.32 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.38 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.62 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.07 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRAA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PRA Group as its price is falling. PRAA shares are trading down $0.15 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 PRA 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 PRAA, 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 PRAA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 14 2026.

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

  • 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:PRAA is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/25/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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