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Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Alta Equipment Group Short Interest Overview

As of September 15, 2026, Alta Equipment Group (ALTG) had a short interest of 672,386 shares sold short, representing 2.59% of the public float. This marks a 12.51% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, meaning it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 231,815 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
672,386 shares
Previous Short Interest
597,636 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
12.51%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.89 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
32,670,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.59%
Today's Trading Volume
42,635 shares
Average Trading Volume
231,815 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
18%
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Alta Equipment Group 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
9/15/2026672,386 shares $3.89 million +12.5%2.6%3.31 $5.78
8/31/2026597,636 shares $3.51 million +10.6%2.3%4.12 $5.87
8/14/2026540,159 shares $3.92 million +2.4%2.1%2.71 $7.26
7/31/2026527,577 shares $3.46 million +4.8%2.0%3.97 $6.57
7/15/2026503,241 shares $3.29 million +19.0%1.9%2.73 $6.54
6/30/2026422,782 shares $2.73 million -24.4%1.6%1.52 $6.46
6/15/2026558,893 shares $3.96 million -7.6%2.2%2.43 $7.09
5/29/2026604,918 shares $3.71 million +0.6%2.3%1.57 $6.14
5/15/2026601,338 shares $3.83 million -8.3%2.3%1.32 $6.37
4/30/2026656,016 shares $5.06 million -15.1%2.6%3.12 $7.71
4/15/2026772,638 shares $4.95 million -3.1%3.0%4.41 $6.41
3/31/2026797,667 shares $4.27 million -9.3%3.1%4.93 $5.36
3/13/2026879,025 shares $5.39 million -2.8%3.4%2.8 $6.13
2/27/2026904,439 shares $6.24 million -9.8%3.5%4.53 $6.90
2/13/20261,002,820 shares $6.66 million -1.5%3.9%4.77 $6.65
1/30/20261,017,701 shares $6.91 million +5.1%3.9%4.52 $6.79
1/15/2026968,384 shares $6.11 million +26.7%3.8%3.58 $6.31
12/31/2025764,074 shares $3.50 million -16.5%3.0%3.42 $4.58
12/15/2025915,202 shares $4.81 million -12.0%3.5%3.79 $5.26
11/28/20251,040,094 shares $5.08 million +20.9%4.0%5.01 $4.88
11/14/2025860,531 shares $3.97 million -1.4%3.3%3.4 $4.62
10/31/2025872,996 shares $5.32 million -2.5%3.4%6.24 $6.10
10/15/2025895,800 shares $5.93 million -1.4%4.6%4.1 $6.62
9/30/2025908,600 shares $6.58 million +10.2%4.7%4 $7.24
9/15/2025824,700 shares $6.29 million -5.7%4.2%3 $7.63
8/31/2025874,100 shares $7.29 million -11.6%4.5%3.3 $8.34
8/15/2025988,600 shares $7.97 million +6.1%5.1%3.7 $8.06
7/31/2025931,900 shares $7.21 million -19.7%4.8%3.8 $7.73
7/15/20251,160,000 shares $8.92 million -14.1%5.8%5 $7.69
6/30/20251,350,000 shares $8.57 million -17.2%6.7%5.9 $6.35
6/15/20251,630,000 shares $10.17 million +17.3%8.2%8 $6.24
5/31/20251,390,000 shares $6.60 million -7.3%7.0%6.4 $4.75
5/15/20251,500,000 shares $8.10 million +7.9%7.5%6.5 $5.40
4/30/20251,390,000 shares $5.94 million +11.2%6.9%6.3 $4.27
4/15/20251,250,000 shares $5.21 million -18.8%6.2%5.7 $4.17
3/31/20251,540,000 shares $7.26 million -27.0%7.8%7 $4.71
3/15/20252,110,000 shares $11.17 million -1.4%10.6%10.3 $5.30
2/28/20252,140,000 shares $11.72 million -12.3%10.7%11.3 $5.48
2/15/20252,440,000 shares $18.07 million +11.9%12.1%13.7 $7.41
1/31/20252,180,000 shares $15.97 million -2.2%10.8%9.2 $7.33
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1/15/20252,230,000 shares $16.15 million -7.9%11.0%8.6 $7.24
12/31/20242,420,000 shares $15.83 million +0.8%12.0%8.8 $6.54
12/15/20242,400,000 shares $17.71 million -4.8%11.9%8.6 $7.38
11/30/20242,520,000 shares $19.93 million -17.7%12.5%8.6 $7.91
11/15/20243,060,000 shares $21.39 million +10.1%15.1%9.7 $6.99
10/31/20242,780,000 shares $18.07 million -1.1%13.8%8.5 $6.50
10/15/20242,810,000 shares $17.21 million +11.1%14.0%7.8 $6.13
9/30/20242,530,000 shares $17.05 million +6.3%12.6%6.4 $6.74
9/15/20242,380,000 shares $15.40 million -2.9%11.8%5.9 $6.47
8/31/20242,450,000 shares $16.51 million -1.2%12.2%5.5 $6.74
8/15/20242,480,000 shares $15.00 million +19.8%12.3%5.5 $6.05
7/31/20242,070,000 shares $21.76 million -5.9%10.2%4.4 $10.51
7/15/20242,200,000 shares $21.58 million +28.7%10.8%5.4 $9.81
6/30/20241,710,000 shares $13.75 million +8.2%8.3%4.6 $8.04
6/15/20241,580,000 shares $13.51 million +4.6%7.6%4.3 $8.55
5/31/20241,510,000 shares $12.74 million -9.6%7.3%4.1 $8.44
5/15/20241,670,000 shares $14.06 million +3.7%7.3%5.1 $8.42
4/30/20241,610,000 shares $17.88 million -3.6%7.0%4.5 $11.11
4/15/20241,670,000 shares $19.56 million -4.0%7.4%5.1 $11.71
3/31/20241,740,000 shares $22.53 million -5.4%7.7%5.3 $12.95
3/15/20241,840,000 shares $20.31 million +4.6%8.2%5.6 $11.04
2/29/20241,760,000 shares $20.20 million -15.4%7.9%5.8 $11.48
2/15/20242,080,000 shares $24.86 million -4.2%9.3%6.6 $11.95
1/31/20242,170,000 shares $23.24 million +1.4%9.8%6.3 $10.71
1/15/20242,140,000 shares $23.95 million -0.9%9.5%7.4 $11.19
12/31/20232,160,000 shares $26.72 million +20.0%9.6%7.5 $12.37
12/15/20231,800,000 shares $21.96 million +19.2%7.8%6.5 $12.20
11/30/20231,510,000 shares $14.41 million +14.4%6.6%6 $9.54
11/15/20231,320,000 shares $14.51 million +32.1%5.7%5.5 $10.99
10/31/2023999,000 shares $9.18 million +0.5%4.4%4.2 $9.19
10/15/2023993,800 shares $10.86 million +0.6%4.3%3.9 $10.93
9/30/2023987,600 shares $11.91 million +8.5%4.3%3.6 $12.06
9/15/2023910,000 shares $12.10 million -2.3%3.9%3.4 $13.30
8/31/2023931,100 shares $13.25 million -7.8%4.0%3.4 $14.23
8/15/20231,010,000 shares $14.57 million +28.4%4.3%3.7 $14.43
7/31/2023786,500 shares $12.72 million -16.6%3.4%3.2 $16.17
7/15/2023943,300 shares $15.74 million -0.3%4.0%4.5 $16.69
6/30/2023945,900 shares $16.39 million +1.9%4.1%5 $17.33
6/15/2023928,600 shares $15.50 million +0.8%4.0%4.5 $16.69
5/31/2023921,000 shares $12.53 million +0.8%4.0%3.6 $13.61
5/15/2023913,700 shares $13.96 million +9.2%3.9%3.4 $15.28
4/30/2023836,900 shares $11.83 million -4.0%3.5%3.1 $14.14
4/15/2023872,100 shares $11.88 million +48.6%3.7%3.2 $13.62
3/31/2023586,700 shares $9.30 million +22.0%2.5%2.2 $15.85
3/15/2023481,000 shares $7.76 million +125.2%2.0%2.1 $16.13
2/28/2023213,600 shares $4.02 million +71.3%0.9%1.4 $18.81
2/15/2023124,700 shares $2.27 million -34.6%0.5%0.9 $18.19
1/31/2023190,600 shares $3.23 million -25.5%0.8%1.8 $16.95
1/15/2023255,800 shares $4.06 million -2.7%1.1%3.2 $15.89
12/30/2022262,900 shares $3.47 million +44.9%1.1%3.6 $13.19
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12/15/2022181,500 shares $2.28 million +12.8%0.8%2.7 $12.57
11/30/2022160,900 shares $1.94 million -10.4%0.7%2.3 $12.04
11/15/2022179,500 shares $2.25 million -20.3%0.8%2.3 $12.54
10/31/2022225,300 shares $2.76 million -18.2%1.0%2.8 $12.23
10/15/2022275,400 shares $3.02 million -6.8%1.2%3.4 $10.98
9/30/2022295,400 shares $3.25 million -7.7%1.3%3.9 $11.01
9/15/2022320,100 shares $4.05 million +43.9%1.4%3.9 $12.64
8/31/2022222,400 shares $2.62 million -12.2%0.9%3 $11.77
8/15/2022253,200 shares $3.40 million -1.9%1.1%3.6 $13.41
7/31/2022258,100 shares $2.90 million -16.6%1.1%3.4 $11.24
7/15/2022309,400 shares $3.10 million -6.1%1.3%3.6 $10.03
6/30/2022329,500 shares $2.96 million +13.9%1.4%3.8 $8.97
6/15/2022289,400 shares $2.94 million +13.8%1.2%3.1 $10.17
5/31/2022254,300 shares $2.74 million +5.4%1.0%2.9 $10.77
5/15/2022241,300 shares $2.50 million +1.1%1.0%2.7 $10.34
4/30/2022238,700 shares $2.69 million -17.0%1.0%2.9 $11.25
4/15/2022287,600 shares $3.38 million +5.0%1.2%3.8 $11.75
3/31/2022273,900 shares $3.39 million -22.4%1.1%3.7 $12.36
3/15/2022353,100 shares $4.20 million +56.7%1.4%5.5 $11.89
2/28/2022225,300 shares $2.84 million +0.4%0.9%3.3 $12.61
2/15/2022224,400 shares $2.93 million +2.2%0.9%3.5 $13.07
1/31/2022219,600 shares $2.99 million -2.6%0.9%3 $13.63
1/15/2022225,400 shares $3.33 million +11.8%0.9%3 $14.79
12/31/2021201,600 shares $2.95 million +10.2%0.8%2.8 $14.64
12/15/2021182,900 shares $2.50 million -10.2%0.7%2.8 $13.68
11/30/2021203,600 shares $2.97 million +6.3%0.8%3.3 $14.61
11/15/2021191,500 shares $3.17 million -25.5%0.8%3.1 $16.57
10/29/2021257,100 shares $3.71 million +0.8%1.0%4.3 $14.43
10/15/2021255,000 shares $3.46 million -26.0%1.0%5 $13.57

ALTG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Alta Equipment Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, investors have sold 672,386 shares of ALTG short. 2.59% of Alta Equipment Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Alta Equipment 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. ALTG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.3. Learn More on Alta Equipment 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. 2.59% of Alta Equipment Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Alta Equipment Group saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 672,386 shares, an increase of 12.5% from the previous total of 597,636 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.

2.59% of Alta Equipment Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "trading companies & distributors" compare to Alta Equipment Group: Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (2.67%), BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (5.76%), Titan Machinery Inc. (5.78%), ZKH Group Limited Unsponsored ADR (0.01%), Sizzle Acquisition Corp. II (0.00%), Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I (0.00%), Hudson Technologies, Inc. (6.87%), United Rentals, Inc. (2.50%), W.W. Grainger, Inc. (2.37%), Fastenal Company (3.12%),

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 ALTG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Alta Equipment Group as its price is falling. ALTG shares are trading up $0.28 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 Alta Equipment 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 ALTG, 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 ALTG, 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 ALTG:

  • 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 NYSE:ALTG 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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