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RCI Hospitality (RICK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$28.27 +0.77 (+2.80%)
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RCI Hospitality Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, RCI Hospitality (RICK) had a short interest of 884,546 shares sold short, representing 12.81% of the public float. This marks a 12.92% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 16.3, meaning it would take 16.3 days of the average trading volume of 46,983 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
884,546 shares
Previous Short Interest
783,329 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
12.92%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$22.44 million
Short Interest Ratio
16.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
7,640,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
12.81%
Today's Trading Volume
94,777 shares
Average Trading Volume
46,983 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
202%
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RCI Hospitality 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
5/29/2026884,546 shares $22.44 million +12.9%12.8%16.34 $25.37
5/15/2026783,329 shares $18.85 million -4.8%11.3%15.73 $24.07
4/30/2026822,949 shares $20.59 million -5.3%11.9%18.83 $25.02
4/15/2026869,085 shares $21.44 million -3.0%12.6%14.93 $24.67
3/31/2026895,884 shares $20.44 million -25.9%12.9%7.97 $22.81
3/13/20261,209,464 shares $25.91 million +25.7%17.4%18.76 $21.42
2/27/2026962,068 shares $21.29 million -11.3%12.2%18.06 $22.13
2/13/20261,084,003 shares $24.65 million +11.7%13.8%14.27 $22.74
1/30/2026970,547 shares $23.33 million -0.3%12.3%12.91 $24.04
1/15/2026973,392 shares $26.03 million +5.2%12.4%12.23 $26.74
12/31/2025925,216 shares $22.06 million -24.4%11.7%7.69 $23.84
12/15/20251,224,205 shares $31.05 million +16.6%15.5%9.11 $25.36
11/28/20251,049,811 shares $25.12 million +3.5%13.3%8.75 $23.93
11/14/20251,014,356 shares $24.36 million -4.5%12.9%11.11 $24.02
10/31/20251,061,596 shares $26.44 million +7.8%13.5%12.27 $24.91
10/15/2025984,600 shares $27.73 million -0.7%12.3%6 $28.16
9/30/2025991,300 shares $30.24 million +35.6%12.4%6.1 $30.51
9/15/2025731,100 shares $25.09 million +24.0%9.2%4.9 $34.32
8/31/2025589,800 shares $21.95 million +8.2%7.4%8.2 $37.21
8/15/2025545,100 shares $20.42 million -6.5%6.8%8.5 $37.47
7/31/2025582,700 shares $20.88 million +1.4%7.3%9.9 $35.83
7/15/2025574,700 shares $21.89 million +1.0%7.2%10.9 $38.09
6/30/2025569,300 shares $21.70 million -9.9%7.1%10.9 $38.12
6/15/2025631,900 shares $25.11 million +18.8%7.8%12.1 $39.74
5/31/2025531,800 shares $21.59 million +1.9%6.6%9.6 $40.60
5/15/2025522,100 shares $22.65 million -4.9%6.5%8.9 $43.38
4/30/2025549,100 shares $21.79 million +4.4%6.8%8.4 $39.68
4/15/2025525,800 shares $19.70 million +11.9%6.5%7.8 $37.47
3/31/2025469,900 shares $20.18 million -18.6%5.8%6.8 $42.94
3/15/2025577,100 shares $26.20 million +13.8%7.1%7.9 $45.40
2/28/2025507,200 shares $25.24 million +0.9%6.2%6 $49.77
2/15/2025502,900 shares $26.23 million +0.6%6.2%5.7 $52.15
1/31/2025499,800 shares $27.76 million +5.4%6.1%5.6 $55.54
1/15/2025474,100 shares $25.23 million -13.7%5.8%5.2 $53.22
12/31/2024549,400 shares $31.57 million -27.5%6.7%6.1 $57.47
12/15/2024758,100 shares $39.49 million +3.4%9.3%8.8 $52.09
11/30/2024733,500 shares $38.48 million +0.3%8.9%9.6 $52.46
11/15/2024731,700 shares $36.19 million -9.1%8.9%9.6 $49.46
10/31/2024804,600 shares $34.94 million -11.2%9.7%10.9 $43.42
10/15/2024906,100 shares $39.48 million +5.9%11.0%11.1 $43.57
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8/15/2024865,600 shares $39.52 million -5.1%10.5%7.7 $45.66
7/31/2024911,800 shares $45.12 million -1.5%10.9%7.8 $49.48
7/15/2024925,600 shares $42.84 million +24.6%11.1%9.1 $46.28
6/30/2024742,700 shares $32.35 million +16.7%8.7%7.9 $43.56
6/15/2024636,200 shares $27.76 million +9.3%7.4%8.1 $43.63
5/31/2024581,900 shares $26.03 million +50.4%6.8%8.3 $44.74
5/15/2024386,800 shares $18.71 million +10.0%4.7%6.6 $48.37
4/30/2024351,500 shares $17.84 million -0.3%4.3%6.8 $50.76
4/15/2024352,400 shares $17.70 million +6.4%4.3%6.8 $50.24
3/31/2024331,100 shares $19.20 million -15.3%4.0%6.9 $58.00
3/15/2024390,800 shares $21.29 million +13.3%4.8%8 $54.47
2/29/2024345,000 shares $19.44 million -1.2%4.2%5.7 $56.36
2/15/2024349,000 shares $20.47 million +4.6%4.3%5.8 $58.66
1/31/2024333,600 shares $20.60 million -3.8%4.1%5.9 $61.76
1/15/2024346,900 shares $21.83 million -0.4%4.2%6 $62.93
12/31/2023348,300 shares $23.08 million -21.9%4.2%5.7 $66.26
12/15/2023446,200 shares $28.31 million +27.9%5.4%7.4 $63.44
11/30/2023348,800 shares $20.44 million +29.9%4.2%6.7 $58.61
11/15/2023268,600 shares $15.23 million +0.5%3.2%5.3 $56.71
10/31/2023267,200 shares $14.57 million -3.6%3.2%5.2 $54.51
10/15/2023277,300 shares $14.47 million -4.9%3.4%5.4 $52.17
9/30/2023291,600 shares $17.69 million +3.5%3.5%5.6 $60.66
9/15/2023281,800 shares $17.92 million +10.3%3.4%5.8 $63.60
8/31/2023255,600 shares $16.69 million -10.7%3.1%5.6 $65.28
8/15/2023286,100 shares $18.93 million -1.5%3.5%6.1 $66.17
7/31/2023290,500 shares $20.26 million +5.2%3.5%6.5 $69.75
7/15/2023276,100 shares $19.28 million -7.2%3.3%6.1 $69.83
6/30/2023297,600 shares $22.61 million -15.6%3.6%6.9 $75.99
6/15/2023352,500 shares $27.30 million +8.8%4.3%7.5 $77.44
5/31/2023324,100 shares $23.41 million -9.9%3.9%6.1 $72.23
5/15/2023359,700 shares $26.42 million +0.3%4.4%6.1 $73.45
4/30/2023358,800 shares $26.87 million +2.7%4.4%5.3 $74.90
4/15/2023349,400 shares $26.26 million -5.9%4.3%4.9 $75.16
3/31/2023371,200 shares $29.02 million -10.1%4.6%4.8 $78.17
3/15/2023412,800 shares $33.13 million +17.9%5.1%4.9 $80.26
2/28/2023350,200 shares $29.34 million -3.2%4.3%4 $83.77
2/15/2023361,800 shares $30.77 million +11.2%4.5%4.2 $85.05
1/31/2023325,500 shares $29.55 million -5.1%4.0%4.3 $90.79
1/15/2023342,800 shares $32.60 million +27.2%4.2%4.7 $95.10
12/30/2022269,500 shares $25.11 million -18.1%3.3%3.7 $93.19
12/15/2022328,900 shares $30.44 million +32.7%4.1%4.8 $92.56
11/30/2022247,800 shares $22.55 million +1.0%3.1%4.1 $91.02
11/15/2022245,300 shares $20.65 million -17.0%3.0%4.1 $84.17
10/31/2022295,700 shares $24.97 million +0.4%3.7%4.4 $84.43
10/15/2022294,600 shares $21.52 million +4.6%3.7%4.3 $73.04
9/30/2022281,700 shares $18.41 million -21.1%3.5%3.8 $65.34
9/15/2022357,100 shares $25.22 million -14.3%4.5%4.7 $70.62
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4/30/2022259,900 shares $16.10 million +11.9%3.3%3.2 $61.96
4/15/2022232,200 shares $14.74 million +0.2%2.9%2.8 $63.50
3/31/2022231,800 shares $14.25 million -5.9%2.9%2.8 $61.46
3/15/2022246,300 shares $14.70 million -4.8%3.1%2.9 $59.70
2/28/2022258,700 shares $16.79 million +3.7%3.3%3.1 $64.92
2/15/2022249,600 shares $16.80 million +50.9%3.1%3.1 $67.30
1/31/2022165,400 shares $11.56 million -2.4%2.1%2.6 $69.87
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12/31/2021164,600 shares $12.82 million -0.4%2.1%3.2 $77.88
12/15/2021165,300 shares $10.71 million -11.5%2.1%3.5 $64.77
11/30/2021186,800 shares $11.83 million -5.9%2.2%4.2 $63.31
11/15/2021198,600 shares $14.71 million -1.0%2.3%4.5 $74.06
10/29/2021200,500 shares $13.59 million -1.3%2.3%4.2 $67.80
10/15/2021203,200 shares $14.34 million -12.7%2.3%4.3 $70.56
9/30/2021232,800 shares $15.95 million +11.3%2.9%4.5 $68.51
9/15/2021209,200 shares $14.03 million -17.3%2.6%3.7 $67.08
8/31/2021252,800 shares $16.33 million -8.5%3.2%4.3 $64.61
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7/15/2021244,400 shares $14.88 million -7.9%3.1%3.4 $60.87
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RICK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of RCI Hospitality shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 29th, investors have sold 884,546 shares of RICK short. 12.81% of RCI Hospitality's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RCI Hospitality'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. RICK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 16.3. Learn More on RCI Hospitality'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. 12.81% of RCI Hospitality's floating shares are currently sold short.

RCI Hospitality saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 884,546 shares, an increase of 12.9% from the previous total of 783,329 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.

12.81% of RCI Hospitality's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to RCI Hospitality: Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (7.36%), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (27.60%), Biglari Holdings Inc. (20.86%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (8.51%), Nathan's Famous, Inc. (4.88%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (17.79%), Jack In The Box Inc. (34.05%), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (11.40%), McDonald's Corporation (1.33%), Starbucks Corporation (4.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling RICK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RCI Hospitality as its price is falling. RICK shares are trading up $0.77 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 RCI Hospitality 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 RICK, 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 RICK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

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

  • 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:RICK) was last updated on 6/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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