Rent-A-Center (RCII) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → “Retirement Secret” Showed 995% Gain Last Time We Shared It (From Stansberry Research) (Ad) Free RCII Stock Alerts Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock Analysis Rent-A-Center Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume5,580,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume5,910,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-5.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$150.05 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover9.7Last Record DateJanuary 31, 2023Outstanding Shares55,670,000 sharesFloat Size49,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float11.31%Today's Trading Volume866,300 sharesAverage Trading Volume506,514 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average171% Short Selling Rent-A-Center ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Rent-A-Center and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatRCII Short Interest Over TimeRCII Days to Cover Over TimeRCII Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Stansberry Research“Retirement Secret” Showed 995% Gain Last Time We Shared ItCentral Banks Buying Gold in Record Numbers Most folks have completely missed the fact that the world's Central Banks have been quietly gobbling up as much gold as they can… Stacking it in their locked vaults on pallets in record numbers.Find out why right here (and see what you can do to get in too with just a few dollars). Rent-A-Center Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/20235,580,000 shares $150.05 million -5.6%11.3%9.7 $26.89 1/15/20235,910,000 shares $148.10 million +2.1%12.0%9.7 $25.06 12/30/20225,790,000 shares $130.56 million -4.1%11.7%8.5 $22.55 12/15/20226,040,000 shares $143.03 million +3.1%12.3%7.5 $23.68 11/30/20225,860,000 shares $141.17 million -3.3%11.8%7.7 $24.09 11/15/20226,060,000 shares $134.84 million -8.5%12.2%8 $22.25 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RCII and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Rent-A-Center and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20226,620,000 shares $138.03 million +7.1%13.3%8.8 $20.85 10/15/20226,180,000 shares $116.43 million +25.9%11.7%7.8 $18.84 9/30/20224,910,000 shares $85.97 million +6.1%9.3%6.5 $17.51 9/15/20224,630,000 shares $120.89 million +24.5%8.8%6.7 $26.11 8/31/20223,720,000 shares $96.12 million -6.1%7.0%4.7 $25.84 8/15/20223,960,000 shares $118.80 million -18.2%7.5%4.8 $30.00 7/31/20224,840,000 shares $113.89 million -5.1%9.2%4.9 $23.53 7/15/20225,100,000 shares $108.63 million +5.4%9.7%5 $21.30 6/30/20224,840,000 shares $94.14 million -9.0%9.2%4.5 $19.45 6/15/20225,320,000 shares $124.86 million -1.1%10.1%4.6 $23.47 5/31/20225,380,000 shares $148.17 million -10.3%10.2%5.1 $27.54 5/15/20226,000,000 shares $169.26 million -16.6%11.4%4.9 $28.21 4/30/20227,190,000 shares $173.42 million +8.6%13.6%6.2 $24.12 4/15/20226,620,000 shares $165.43 million -14.6%12.6%6.1 $24.99 3/31/20227,750,000 shares $195.22 million +2.1%14.5%7.4 $25.19 3/15/20227,590,000 shares $202.43 million +1.6%14.2%7.8 $26.67 2/28/20227,470,000 shares $212.22 million +8.0%12.4%7.5 $28.41 2/15/20226,920,000 shares $289.46 million +23.6%11.5%7.4 $41.83 1/31/20225,600,000 shares $236.04 million +4.1%9.2%6.7 $42.15 1/15/20225,380,000 shares $243.45 million +8.7%8.9%6.3 $45.25 12/31/20214,950,000 shares $237.80 million +13.3%8.2%6 $48.04 12/15/20214,370,000 shares $208.89 million +35.3%7.2%5.3 $47.80 11/30/20213,230,000 shares $142.67 million +9.9%5.3%4.6 $44.17 11/15/20212,940,000 shares $136.68 million +24.6%4.9%4.4 $46.49 10/29/20212,360,000 shares $125.69 million +3.1%3.9%4 $53.26 10/15/20212,290,000 shares $121.21 million +53.7%3.8%4.5 $52.93 9/30/20211,490,000 shares $83.75 million +0.7%2.5%3.1 $56.21 9/15/20211,480,000 shares $89.66 million -10.8%2.4%2.8 $60.58 8/31/20211,660,000 shares $104.71 million -5.1%2.7%2.6 $63.08 8/13/20211,750,000 shares $111.35 million -12.5%2.9%2.7 $63.63 7/30/20212,000,000 shares $114.44 million -2.4%3.3%3.1 $57.22 7/15/20212,050,000 shares $106.54 million -5.1%3.4%3 $51.97 6/30/20212,160,000 shares $114.63 million +43.1%3.6%3.2 $53.07 6/15/20211,510,000 shares $93.62 million +1.3%2.5%2.4 $62.00“Retirement Secret” Showed 995% Gain Last Time We Shared It (Ad)Central Banks Buying Gold in Record Numbers Most folks have completely missed the fact that the world's Central Banks have been quietly gobbling up as much gold as they can… Stacking it in their locked vaults on pallets in record numbers.Find out why right here (and see what you can do to get in too with just a few dollars). RCII Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Rent-A-Center's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Rent-A-Center shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 5,580,000 shares of RCII short. 11.31% of Rent-A-Center's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Rent-A-Center's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Rent-A-Center? 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. RCII shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Rent-A-Center's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Rent-A-Center? 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. 11.31% of Rent-A-Center's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Rent-A-Center's short interest increasing or decreasing? Rent-A-Center saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,580,000 shares, a drop of 5.6% from the previous total of 5,910,000 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. What is Rent-A-Center's float size? Rent-A-Center currently has issued a total of 55,670,000 shares. Some of Rent-A-Center's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Rent-A-Center currently has a public float of 49,350,000 shares. How does Rent-A-Center's short interest compare to its competitors? 11.31% of Rent-A-Center's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Rent-A-Center: Sphere Entertainment Co. (24.21%), American Woodmark Co. (2.38%), La-Z-Boy Incorporated (5.93%), Afya Limited (4.71%), Guess?, Inc. (31.28%), Victoria's Secret & Co. (16.65%), Oxford Industries, Inc. (11.81%), Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (5.71%), Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (0.94%), Caleres, Inc. (13.42%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.19 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.35 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.14 billion), Paramount Global ($1.99 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.76 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.70 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($1.63 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.61 billion), and CarMax, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Rent-A-Center stock? Short selling RCII is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Rent-A-Center as its price is falling. 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 Rent-A-Center? A short squeeze for Rent-A-Center 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 RCII, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Rent-A-Center'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 RCII, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2023. 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