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Transcat (TRNS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$90.39 +0.21 (+0.23%)
Closing price 10/2/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$90.53 +0.14 (+0.15%)
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Transcat Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Transcat (TRNS) had a short interest of 479,873 shares sold short, representing 5.21% of the public float. This marks a -2.10% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.3, meaning it would take 6.3 days of the average trading volume of 117,579 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
479,873 shares
Previous Short Interest
490,179 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.10%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$38.87 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
9,390,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.21%
Today's Trading Volume
101,189 shares
Average Trading Volume
117,579 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
86%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/2026479,873 shares $38.87 million -2.1%5.2%6.31 $81.00
8/31/2026490,179 shares $42.40 million -7.6%5.3%4.57 $86.49
8/14/2026530,736 shares $49.73 million +2.6%5.8%3.02 $93.70
7/31/2026517,549 shares $44.18 million +0.5%5.6%4.88 $85.37
7/15/2026515,073 shares $44.93 million -5.3%5.7%3.48 $87.24
6/30/2026544,080 shares $50.47 million +4.8%6.0%2.87 $92.77
6/15/2026519,224 shares $47.56 million -1.1%5.7%2.49 $91.60
5/29/2026524,935 shares $44.37 million +8.7%5.8%2.65 $84.52
5/15/2026482,758 shares $36.29 million -7.7%5.3%3.48 $75.17
4/30/2026523,105 shares $39.81 million -11.5%5.8%4.2 $76.10
4/15/2026591,262 shares $46.35 million +1.6%6.5%5.11 $78.39
3/31/2026582,082 shares $42.75 million +11.7%6.3%3.83 $73.45
3/13/2026521,208 shares $38.54 million +19.4%5.7%4.21 $73.95
2/27/2026436,506 shares $34.03 million -7.5%4.7%3.03 $77.97
2/13/2026471,697 shares $35.74 million +14.3%5.2%1.93 $75.76
1/30/2026412,669 shares $24.89 million -5.9%4.5%4.06 $60.31
1/15/2026438,574 shares $28.03 million +5.2%4.8%4.72 $63.91
12/31/2025416,755 shares $23.64 million +2.2%4.5%3.74 $56.73
12/15/2025407,758 shares $24.16 million +0.4%4.4%2.59 $59.24
11/28/2025406,145 shares $22.87 million +5.0%4.4%3.07 $56.32
11/14/2025386,817 shares $21.00 million +1.5%4.3%2.62 $54.29
10/31/2025381,171 shares $27.69 million -3.5%4.2%4.65 $72.65
10/15/2025394,900 shares $28.15 million -10.4%4.4%4.4 $71.28
9/30/2025440,500 shares $32.24 million -2.1%N/A4.7 $73.20
9/15/2025449,800 shares $32.89 million +7.7%N/A4.5 $73.12
8/31/2025417,500 shares $35.05 million +21.7%4.6%3.9 $83.95
8/15/2025343,000 shares $27.97 million -14.0%N/A3.3 $81.54
7/31/2025399,000 shares $30.50 million -8.1%4.4%3.4 $76.43
7/15/2025434,200 shares $35.85 million -4.8%N/A3.7 $82.57
6/30/2025455,900 shares $39.19 million -2.4%5.0%3.6 $85.96
6/15/2025466,900 shares $36.96 million -2.5%5.1%3.9 $79.16
5/31/2025478,900 shares $41.91 million -13.8%5.3%4.3 $87.51
5/15/2025555,600 shares $44.94 million +0.0%6.1%5.2 $80.89
4/30/2025555,500 shares $44.07 million +3.0%N/A6 $79.33
4/15/2025539,600 shares $46.56 million +7.8%5.9%5.4 $86.28
3/31/2025500,800 shares $37.28 million +1.3%5.5%5 $74.45
3/15/2025494,600 shares $35.89 million +4.4%5.4%5.5 $72.57
2/28/2025473,700 shares $37.67 million +12.5%5.2%5.3 $79.52
2/15/2025420,900 shares $35.71 million +17.5%4.6%5 $84.85
1/31/2025358,300 shares $27.60 million -2.4%N/A4.5 $77.02
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1/15/2025367,000 shares $37.66 million +4.8%N/A4.7 $102.61
12/31/2024350,200 shares $37.03 million +4.0%N/A5.2 $105.74
12/15/2024336,600 shares $36.73 million +4.3%N/A4.5 $109.12
11/30/2024322,700 shares $33.85 million -2.3%N/A4.3 $104.89
11/15/2024330,200 shares $34.15 million -1.5%N/A4.2 $103.42
10/31/2024335,200 shares $32.04 million +15.3%N/A4.5 $95.57
10/15/2024290,800 shares $36.92 million -2.2%N/A4.1 $126.95
9/30/2024297,400 shares $35.92 million +11.9%N/A4.2 $120.77
9/15/2024265,900 shares $32.77 million +5.7%N/A4.2 $123.24
8/31/2024251,600 shares $31.06 million -5.3%N/A4.1 $123.46
8/15/2024265,800 shares $32.15 million +33.4%N/A4.7 $120.97
7/31/2024199,300 shares $22.97 million +6.9%N/A3.5 $115.24
7/15/2024186,500 shares $24.39 million +4.0%N/A4.2 $130.80
6/30/2024179,400 shares $21.47 million -2.1%N/A4.2 $119.68
6/15/2024183,300 shares $22.29 million +14.7%N/A4.4 $121.59
5/31/2024159,800 shares $20.36 million -23.5%N/A3.8 $127.40
5/15/2024208,800 shares $25.09 million +20.5%N/A5.1 $120.15
4/30/2024173,300 shares $18.61 million No ChangeN/A4.6 $107.37
4/15/2024173,300 shares $19.08 million +13.5%N/A4.5 $110.08
3/31/2024152,700 shares $17.02 million -12.7%N/A4.1 $111.43
3/15/2024174,900 shares $19.63 million -0.6%N/A4.6 $112.25
2/29/2024175,900 shares $18.50 million -4.4%N/A4 $105.16
2/15/2024183,900 shares $20.23 million -5.6%N/A4.1 $110.00
1/31/2024194,900 shares $21.45 million +6.4%N/A4.2 $110.04
1/15/2024183,100 shares $17.93 million -5.8%N/A3.6 $97.92
12/31/2023194,300 shares $21.24 million +24.8%N/A3.7 $109.33
12/15/2023155,700 shares $15.82 million -3.5%N/A3 $101.63
11/30/2023161,400 shares $15.81 million +12.9%N/A2.6 $97.98
11/15/2023143,000 shares $13.09 million +17.8%N/A2.3 $91.55
10/31/2023121,400 shares $10.93 million +7.1%N/A2 $90.02
10/15/2023113,400 shares $10.83 million -6.1%N/A2 $95.50
9/30/2023120,700 shares $11.82 million +0.8%N/A2.3 $97.97
9/15/2023119,700 shares $13.70 million +18.1%N/A2.4 $114.48
8/31/2023101,400 shares $10.34 million -5.2%N/A2.9 $101.96
8/15/2023107,000 shares $10.08 million -10.2%1.5%3.8 $94.18
7/31/2023119,100 shares $9.99 million -4.3%1.6%4.5 $83.88
7/15/2023124,500 shares $10.49 million -6.1%1.7%4.6 $84.24
6/30/2023132,600 shares $11.31 million -9.0%1.8%4.6 $85.31
6/15/2023145,700 shares $13.18 million +0.6%2.0%4.4 $90.43
5/31/2023144,800 shares $12.24 million -4.7%2.0%3.8 $84.53
5/15/2023152,000 shares $12.97 million -0.7%2.1%3.5 $85.34
4/30/2023153,000 shares $11.67 million +11.8%2.1%3.1 $76.29
4/15/2023136,900 shares $11.28 million +0.5%1.9%2.5 $82.42
3/31/2023136,200 shares $12.17 million -6.5%1.9%2.4 $89.39
3/15/2023145,700 shares $12.36 million -4.2%2.0%2.6 $84.80
2/28/2023152,100 shares $13.69 million -1.6%2.1%2.8 $89.99
2/15/2023154,600 shares $13.75 million -15.4%2.2%3 $88.94
1/31/2023182,700 shares $15.26 million -0.9%2.6%3.8 $83.52
1/15/2023184,400 shares $15.08 million +1.1%2.6%4.4 $81.79
12/30/2022182,400 shares $12.93 million +1.2%2.6%4.9 $70.87
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12/15/2022180,200 shares $12.21 million +18.2%2.5%4.6 $67.74
11/30/2022152,500 shares $12.20 million -2.5%2.1%4 $80.03
11/15/2022156,400 shares $12.64 million +2.7%2.2%4.6 $80.82
10/31/2022152,300 shares $12.60 million -11.1%2.1%4.6 $82.76
10/15/2022171,400 shares $12.29 million +24.9%2.4%4.9 $71.68
9/30/2022137,200 shares $10.38 million +15.7%1.9%3.6 $75.69
9/15/2022118,600 shares $8.86 million +3.8%1.7%3.4 $74.70
8/31/2022114,300 shares $8.47 million -4.4%1.6%3.1 $74.09
8/15/2022119,500 shares $9.66 million +8.7%1.7%2.8 $80.82
7/31/2022109,900 shares $6.85 million +12.3%1.7%2.3 $62.32
7/15/202297,900 shares $5.22 million -7.1%1.5%2.1 $53.33
6/30/2022105,400 shares $5.99 million -17.9%1.6%2.5 $56.81
6/15/2022128,400 shares $7.88 million +7.9%1.9%2.7 $61.36
5/31/2022119,000 shares $7.54 million +2.3%1.8%2.7 $63.39
5/15/2022116,300 shares $8.06 million +12.8%1.8%2.9 $69.28
4/30/2022103,100 shares $7.53 million -13.1%1.6%2.7 $73.00
4/15/2022118,700 shares $9.20 million -9.7%1.8%2.7 $77.54
3/31/2022131,500 shares $10.67 million -8.4%2.0%2.7 $81.14
3/15/2022143,600 shares $11.26 million +20.6%2.2%3.3 $78.39
2/28/2022119,100 shares $9.34 million -7.0%1.8%2.6 $78.46
2/15/2022128,000 shares $9.82 million +13.6%1.9%2.8 $76.69
1/31/2022112,700 shares $10.70 million +72.3%1.7%2.3 $94.91
1/15/202265,400 shares $6.15 million +27.7%1.0%1.5 $94.11
12/31/202151,200 shares $4.73 million -11.0%0.8%1.4 $92.43
12/15/202157,500 shares $5.11 million -13.8%0.9%1.6 $88.94
11/30/202166,700 shares $5.93 million -15.9%1.0%1.9 $88.97
11/15/202179,300 shares $7.47 million -39.3%1.2%2.4 $94.19
10/29/2021130,700 shares $9.79 million +33.9%2.0%4.6 $74.88
10/15/202197,600 shares $6.91 million +16.8%1.5%4.2 $70.79

TRNS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Transcat shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 479,873 shares of TRNS short. 5.21% of Transcat's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Transcat'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. TRNS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.3. Learn More on Transcat'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. 5.21% of Transcat's floating shares are currently sold short.

Transcat saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 479,873 shares, a drop of 2.1% from the previous total of 490,179 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.

5.21% of Transcat's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading companies & distributors" compare to Transcat: DXP Enterprises, Inc. (2.83%), DNOW Inc. (5.38%), McGrath RentCorp (2.16%), Boise Cascade, L.L.C. (4.70%), Custom Truck One Source, Inc. (2.15%), Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. (5.82%), Global Industrial Company (4.60%), Gold.com Inc. (12.06%), Ryerson Holding (3.30%), Willis Lease Finance Corporation (19.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.21 billion), Invesco QQQ ($46.31 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($27.98 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.70 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($9.42 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.53 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.79 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.74 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling TRNS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Transcat as its price is falling. TRNS shares are trading up $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 Transcat 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 TRNS, 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 TRNS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2026.

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

  • 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:TRNS is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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