Herc (HRI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $113.52 -5.75 (-4.82%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.99 +0.47 (+0.42%) As of 06/13/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Herc Short Interest DataHerc (HRI) has a short interest of 3.15 million shares, representing 11.27% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.06% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.9, indicating that it would take 5.9 days of the average trading volume of 389,614 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,150,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,970,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.06%Dollar Volume Sold Short$390.22 millionShort Interest Ratio5.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares28,497,000 sharesShort Percent of Float11.27%Today's Trading Volume296,020 sharesAverage Trading Volume389,614 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average76% Short Selling Herc? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Herc and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHRI Short Interest Over TimeHRI Days to Cover Over TimeHRI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Herc Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20253,150,000 shares $390.22 million +6.1%11.3%5.9 $123.88 5/15/20252,970,000 shares $399.85 million +21.2%10.6%5.2 $134.63 4/30/20252,450,000 shares $267.79 million +6.1%8.7%4.1 $109.30 4/15/20252,310,000 shares $271.38 million -1.7%8.2%4 $117.48 3/31/20252,350,000 shares $316.30 million +23.7%8.4%4.5 $134.60 3/15/20251,900,000 shares $245.97 million +23.4%6.8%4.1 $129.46 2/28/20251,540,000 shares $221.14 million +61.4%5.5%3.5 $143.60 2/15/2025954,400 shares $191.95 million -11.6%3.4%2.5 $201.12 1/31/20251,080,000 shares $220.23 million +0.9%3.9%3.5 $203.92 1/15/20251,070,000 shares $215.20 million +0.9%3.8%3 $201.12 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HRI and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Herc and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/20241,060,000 shares $200.69 million +41.2%3.8%3 $189.33 12/15/2024751,000 shares $156.07 million +12.1%2.7%2.1 $207.81 11/30/2024670,000 shares $155.44 million -12.3%2.4%2.1 $232.00 11/15/2024763,700 shares $166.10 million -22.5%2.7%2.4 $217.50 10/31/2024985,400 shares $206.09 million -16.5%3.5%3.3 $209.14 10/15/20241,180,000 shares $198.29 million +14.6%4.2%4.3 $168.04 9/30/20241,030,000 shares $164.27 million +7.0%3.7%4.1 $159.49 9/15/2024962,300 shares $133.54 million +3.2%3.4%3.9 $138.77 8/31/2024932,700 shares $136.52 million -6.0%3.3%3.7 $146.37 8/15/2024992,500 shares $134.03 million +8.0%3.6%3.7 $135.04 7/31/2024918,900 shares $143.20 million +17.7%3.3%3.4 $155.84 7/15/2024780,800 shares $112.05 million +3.8%2.8%3 $143.51 6/30/2024751,900 shares $100.22 million +12.5%2.7%3.2 $133.29 6/15/2024668,200 shares $85.73 million +0.6%2.4%2.9 $128.30 5/31/2024664,400 shares $96.42 million -7.2%2.4%2.9 $145.13 5/15/2024715,800 shares $113.94 million -2.8%2.6%3.3 $159.18 4/30/2024736,200 shares $105.31 million +32.5%2.6%3.3 $143.04 4/15/2024555,700 shares $87.93 million +1.1%2.0%2.7 $158.23 3/31/2024549,800 shares $92.53 million -18.7%2.0%2.9 $168.30 3/15/2024675,900 shares $106.47 million -5.8%2.4%3.8 $157.53 2/29/2024717,200 shares $113.81 million +5.4%2.6%3.6 $158.68 2/15/2024680,200 shares $102.53 million -2.8%2.5%3.6 $150.74 1/31/2024699,900 shares $103.20 million -1.5%2.5%3.8 $147.46 1/15/2024710,200 shares $99.73 million -4.8%2.6%3.3 $140.43 12/31/2023745,900 shares $111.06 million -22.8%2.7%3.3 $148.89 12/15/2023966,000 shares $140.58 million +8.8%3.5%4.1 $145.53 11/30/2023887,800 shares $109.79 million -8.1%3.2%3.8 $123.66 11/15/2023966,500 shares $122.46 million +15.1%3.5%4.4 $126.70 10/31/2023839,800 shares $89.70 million +17.7%3.0%3.7 $106.81 10/15/2023713,600 shares $76.90 million +15.7%2.6%3.2 $107.77Gold is soaring. 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Just a simple fund delivering monthly payouts — like clockwork.Click here to discover the income ETF behind it all. 9/30/2023616,700 shares $73.35 million -0.7%2.2%2.5 $118.94 9/15/2023621,100 shares $78.17 million +8.8%2.2%2.4 $125.86 8/31/2023570,900 shares $74.30 million +3.7%2.1%2 $130.14 8/15/2023550,300 shares $71.94 million -5.4%2.0%1.7 $130.72 7/31/2023581,400 shares $77.81 million -18.5%2.1%1.7 $133.83 7/15/2023713,500 shares $101.77 million -1.0%2.6%1.9 $142.63 6/30/2023720,900 shares $98.72 million -12.6%2.6%1.9 $136.94 6/15/2023825,200 shares $105.51 million -21.4%3.0%2 $127.86 5/31/20231,050,000 shares $106.49 million -2.8%3.8%2.3 $101.42 5/15/20231,080,000 shares $111.13 million +11.8%3.9%2.4 $102.90 4/30/2023966,000 shares $96.62 million -5.3%3.9%2.2 $100.02 4/15/20231,020,000 shares $113.44 million -4.7%3.7%2.5 $111.22 3/31/20231,070,000 shares $121.87 million +63.5%3.7%2.9 $113.90 3/15/2023654,500 shares $74.21 million +3.7%2.3%2.2 $113.38 2/28/2023630,900 shares $90.59 million +31.2%2.2%2.8 $143.59 2/15/2023481,000 shares $72.13 million -18.1%1.7%2.4 $149.95 1/31/2023587,400 shares $91.23 million -6.9%2.0%3.4 $155.32 1/15/2023631,200 shares $93.29 million +8.2%2.2%3.4 $147.80 12/30/2022583,500 shares $76.77 million +1.8%2.0%3 $131.57 12/15/2022573,200 shares $72.34 million -3.7%2.0%2.8 $126.21 11/30/2022595,500 shares $76.33 million -14.1%2.1%3 $128.17 11/15/2022692,900 shares $92.54 million +2.9%2.4%3.4 $133.55 10/31/2022673,400 shares $79.20 million -11.8%2.3%3.3 $117.61 10/15/2022763,800 shares $79.95 million -4.7%2.7%3.7 $104.67 9/30/2022801,600 shares $83.27 million +9.4%2.7%3.9 $103.88 9/15/2022732,500 shares $82.52 million +4.4%2.5%3.3 $112.66 8/31/2022701,500 shares $78.94 million -13.1%2.4%2.8 $112.53 8/15/2022806,900 shares $104.44 million -6.8%2.7%3.1 $129.43 7/31/2022866,000 shares $107.40 million +9.8%2.9%3.1 $124.02 7/15/2022788,700 shares $72.59 million +2.9%2.7%2.7 $92.04 6/30/2022766,200 shares $69.07 million -8.5%2.6%2.7 $90.15 6/15/2022837,700 shares $86.73 million +13.9%2.8%3 $103.53 5/31/2022735,500 shares $86.22 million +4.2%2.5%2.8 $117.22 5/15/2022706,200 shares $79.06 million -0.7%2.4%2.5 $111.95 4/30/2022711,000 shares $90.88 million +28.1%2.4%2.5 $127.82 4/15/2022555,100 shares $80.93 million -14.5%1.9%1.9 $145.80 3/31/2022649,000 shares $108.44 million -0.2%2.2%2.2 $167.09 3/15/2022650,500 shares $97.33 million -13.2%2.2%2.2 $149.63 2/28/2022749,200 shares $119.21 million +22.0%2.6%2.5 $159.12 2/15/2022614,000 shares $94.59 million +3.0%2.1%2.1 $154.05 1/31/2022596,000 shares $95.63 million -6.3%2.0%2.2 $160.45 1/15/2022635,900 shares $103.63 million +9.4%2.2%2.4 $162.96 12/31/2021581,500 shares $91.03 million -13.1%2.0%2.2 $156.55 12/15/2021669,300 shares $109.99 million +24.5%2.3%2.4 $164.34 11/30/2021537,800 shares $91.67 million -18.1%1.8%2 $170.45 11/15/2021656,300 shares $126.25 million -17.4%2.2%2.6 $192.37 10/29/2021794,300 shares $144.59 million -10.2%2.8%3.2 $182.04 10/15/2021884,700 shares $158.20 million +19.5%3.0%3.7 $178.82 9/30/2021740,500 shares $121.04 million -2.5%2.5%3.4 $163.46 9/15/2021759,600 shares $96.87 million +2.8%2.6%3.5 $127.53Gold is soaring. 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Just a simple fund delivering monthly payouts — like clockwork.Click here to discover the income ETF behind it all. 8/31/2021738,700 shares $97.10 million +5.5%2.5%3.3 $131.45 8/13/2021700,300 shares $91.54 million -10.0%2.4%2.9 $130.72 7/30/2021778,400 shares $96.55 million +11.0%2.7%3.2 $124.04 7/15/2021701,400 shares $77.94 million -0.9%2.4%2.8 $111.12 6/30/2021707,900 shares $79.33 million +2.7%2.4%2.8 $112.07 6/15/2021689,000 shares $76.75 million +13.4%2.4%2.9 $111.39 5/28/2021607,600 shares $69.89 million +11.5%2.1%2.4 $115.02 5/14/2021545,100 shares $55.40 million -12.0%N/A2.1 $101.63 4/30/2021619,400 shares $67.42 million +11.9%N/A2.4 $108.85 4/15/2021553,400 shares $53.79 million -11.4%N/A2.3 $97.20 3/31/2021624,300 shares $61.40 million +6.5%N/A2.7 $98.35 3/15/2021586,300 shares $58.38 million -17.1%N/A2.7 $99.57 2/26/2021707,300 shares $62.24 million +10.4%N/A4.1 $88.00 2/12/2021640,800 shares $47.11 million -0.2%N/A3.9 $73.51 1/29/2021642,300 shares $42.80 million +5.7%N/A4.1 $66.63 1/15/2021607,500 shares $42.48 million -4.1%N/A3.6 $69.93 12/31/2020633,400 shares $41.72 million +18.5%N/A3.6 $65.86 12/15/2020534,400 shares $33.21 million +12.4%N/A3.1 $62.15 11/30/2020475,500 shares $28.39 million -1.7%N/A2.7 $59.70 11/15/2020483,700 shares $24.84 million +12.3%N/A2.9 $51.35 10/30/2020430,700 shares $18.94 million -23.8%N/A2.7 $43.97 10/15/2020565,000 shares $25.31 million -2.9%N/A3.6 $44.79 9/30/2020581,600 shares $23.04 million -19.4%N/A3.3 $39.61 9/15/2020721,200 shares $29.42 million +2.5%N/A3.4 $40.80 8/31/2020703,400 shares $28.80 million -8.8%N/A3.1 $40.95 8/14/2020771,200 shares $32.00 million +3.2%N/A3 $41.49 7/31/2020747,600 shares $25.07 million -1.5%N/A2.7 $33.54 7/15/2020759,300 shares $24.97 million +22.9%N/A2.4 $32.88 6/30/2020617,700 shares $18.80 million +25.3%N/A2 $30.43 6/15/2020493,100 shares $13.86 million -11.9%N/A1.6 $28.10 HRI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Herc's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Herc shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 3,150,000 shares of HRI short. 11.27% of Herc's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Herc's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Herc? 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. HRI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Herc's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Herc? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Herc: Jane Street Group LLC, Pentwater Capital Management LP, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and Garda Capital Partners LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Herc? 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. 11.27% of Herc's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Herc's short interest increasing or decreasing? Herc saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,150,000 shares, an increase of 6.1% from the previous total of 2,970,000 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. How does Herc's short interest compare to its competitors? 11.27% of Herc's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Herc: WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (9.30%), H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (5.25%), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. (0.76%), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (5.11%), ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (2.35%), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (0.34%), American Airlines Group Inc. (10.12%), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (4.51%), TFI International Inc. (1.12%), Saia, Inc. (6.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Herc stock? Short selling HRI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Herc as its price is falling. HRI shares are trading down $5.75 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. How does a short squeeze work against Herc? A short squeeze for Herc 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 HRI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Herc'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 HRI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies WillScot Mobile Mini Short Interest Data H&E Equipment Services Short Interest Data Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Short Interest Data C.H. Robinson Worldwide Short Interest Data ZTO Express (Cayman) Short Interest Data Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. Short Interest Data American Airlines Group Short Interest Data Knight-Swift Transportation Short Interest Data TFI International Short Interest Data Saia Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:HRI) was last updated on 6/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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