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Mercury General (MCY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$106.32 +0.94 (+0.89%)
Closing price 08/17/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$106.37 +0.05 (+0.05%)
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Mercury General Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Mercury General (MCY) had a short interest of 1.46 million shares sold short, representing 4.09% of the public float. This marks a 0.89% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.6, meaning it would take 5.6 days of the average trading volume of 284,026 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,460,067 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,447,241 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.89%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$156.54 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
55,389,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.09%
Today's Trading Volume
205,469 shares
Average Trading Volume
284,026 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
72%
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Mercury General 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
7/31/20261,460,067 shares $156.54 million +0.9%4.1%5.61 $107.21
7/15/20261,447,241 shares $152.39 million +2.6%4.1%4.75 $105.30
6/30/20261,410,132 shares $150.73 million +3.6%3.9%3.65 $106.89
6/15/20261,361,056 shares $137.39 million -0.4%3.8%5.22 $100.95
5/29/20261,366,296 shares $133.91 million +5.1%3.8%5.6 $98.01
5/15/20261,300,644 shares $127.58 million -21.9%3.6%5.19 $98.09
4/30/20261,665,559 shares $162.20 million -9.0%4.7%7.61 $97.38
4/15/20261,829,989 shares $171.25 million +3.7%5.1%9.67 $93.58
3/31/20261,764,268 shares $155.64 million +2.1%4.9%7.21 $88.22
3/13/20261,727,349 shares $153.97 million +0.6%4.8%6.24 $89.14
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2/27/20261,717,820 shares $155.44 million -9.7%4.8%3.71 $90.49
2/13/20261,901,820 shares $177.51 million +1.6%5.3%7.11 $93.34
1/30/20261,871,068 shares $163.86 million +4.6%5.2%7.76 $87.58
1/15/20261,789,266 shares $163.47 million -1.5%5.0%9.87 $91.36
12/31/20251,816,537 shares $171.21 million +1.4%5.1%8.11 $94.25
12/15/20251,790,696 shares $167.41 million -5.2%5.0%9.57 $93.49
11/28/20251,889,517 shares $175.95 million -3.0%5.3%10.1 $93.12
11/14/20251,947,746 shares $171.80 million +1.1%5.5%7.3 $88.21
10/31/20251,927,013 shares $149.16 million +8.2%5.4%10.89 $77.41
10/15/20251,780,000 shares $142.91 million +12.7%6.7%7.4 $80.29
9/30/20251,580,000 shares $134.03 million -6.0%6.0%6.2 $84.83
9/15/20251,680,000 shares $131.73 million +2.4%6.3%6.4 $78.41
8/31/20251,640,000 shares $126.65 million +3.8%6.2%6.1 $77.23
8/15/20251,580,000 shares $117.17 million +3.3%6.0%5.5 $74.16
7/31/20251,530,000 shares $105.88 million -4.4%5.8%5.1 $69.20
7/15/20251,600,000 shares $106 million +14.3%6.0%5.2 $66.25
6/30/20251,400,000 shares $94.18 million -7.9%5.3%4.3 $67.27
6/15/20251,520,000 shares $98.02 million -3.2%5.7%4.3 $64.49
5/31/20251,570,000 shares $101.25 million -8.2%5.9%4.1 $64.49
5/15/20251,710,000 shares $106.26 million -1.7%6.4%4 $62.14
4/30/20251,740,000 shares $96.60 million -8.4%6.6%3.1 $55.52
4/15/20251,900,000 shares $99.84 million -21.8%7.2%3 $52.55
3/31/20252,430,000 shares $135.75 million -7.6%9.2%3 $55.86
3/15/20252,630,000 shares $150.58 million +11.4%9.9%3.3 $57.26
2/28/20252,360,000 shares $127.16 million -7.5%8.9%3.1 $53.88
2/15/20252,550,000 shares $139.59 million +23.8%9.6%3.6 $54.74
1/31/20252,060,000 shares $102.96 million +18.4%7.8%3.5 $49.98
1/15/20251,740,000 shares $92.12 million +80.5%6.6%3.5 $52.94
12/31/2024964,100 shares $64.09 million -7.3%3.6%3 $66.48
12/15/20241,040,000 shares $76.09 million +29.5%3.9%4 $73.16
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11/30/2024803,000 shares $63.40 million +3.0%3.0%3 $78.96
11/15/2024779,900 shares $56.92 million +18.5%2.9%2.8 $72.99
10/31/2024658,100 shares $44.56 million -3.8%2.5%2.4 $67.71
10/15/2024683,800 shares $45.23 million +2.4%2.6%2.5 $66.14
9/30/2024667,900 shares $42.05 million -5.4%2.5%2.5 $62.96
9/15/2024706,200 shares $41.25 million +31.2%2.7%2.8 $58.41
8/31/2024538,300 shares $35.65 million -6.7%2.0%2.3 $66.23
8/15/2024577,000 shares $34.81 million -15.9%2.2%2.8 $60.33
7/31/2024686,100 shares $41.11 million +6.8%2.6%3.3 $59.92
7/15/2024642,600 shares $35.29 million +14.9%2.4%2.9 $54.92
6/30/2024559,300 shares $29.72 million -9.6%2.1%2.5 $53.14
6/15/2024619,000 shares $31.40 million +6.8%2.3%2.6 $50.72
5/31/2024579,500 shares $32.35 million +12.4%2.2%2.5 $55.83
5/15/2024515,800 shares $29.63 million -10.2%1.9%2.2 $57.45
4/30/2024574,200 shares $30.01 million +28.6%2.2%2.2 $52.26
4/15/2024446,600 shares $23.23 million -2.3%1.7%1.9 $52.01
3/31/2024457,300 shares $23.60 million -11.7%1.7%2.1 $51.60
3/15/2024517,600 shares $25.13 million +26.7%2.0%2.7 $48.55
2/29/2024408,400 shares $19.92 million -13.2%1.5%2.1 $48.79
2/15/2024470,600 shares $21.71 million +17.3%1.8%2.5 $46.14
1/31/2024401,200 shares $16.07 million +13.2%1.5%2.6 $40.05
1/15/2024354,300 shares $13.80 million +2.8%1.3%2.1 $38.95
12/31/2023344,700 shares $12.86 million -29.8%1.3%2.1 $37.31
12/15/2023490,800 shares $18.36 million +31.7%1.9%2.9 $37.40
11/30/2023372,800 shares $13.89 million -17.3%1.4%2.3 $37.25
11/15/2023450,900 shares $16.39 million -1.9%1.7%2.8 $36.35
10/31/2023459,700 shares $14.21 million -1.4%1.7%2.7 $30.92
10/15/2023466,100 shares $13.86 million +7.5%1.8%3.1 $29.73
9/30/2023433,600 shares $12.15 million -13.8%1.6%2.8 $28.03
9/15/2023502,800 shares $14.59 million +16.0%1.9%3.2 $29.01
8/31/2023433,600 shares $12.40 million -9.2%1.6%2.6 $28.59
8/15/2023477,600 shares $14.29 million +4.4%1.8%2.7 $29.93
7/31/2023457,600 shares $14.71 million -5.3%1.7%2.6 $32.15
7/15/2023483,400 shares $13.88 million -10.2%1.8%2.4 $28.71
6/30/2023538,500 shares $16.30 million -7.4%2.0%2.5 $30.26
6/15/2023581,400 shares $16.88 million -20.9%2.2%2.7 $29.04
5/31/2023734,900 shares $22.05 million -2.2%2.8%3 $30.00
5/15/2023751,300 shares $22.64 million -5.6%2.8%2.8 $30.13
4/30/2023796,100 shares $24.21 million -19.2%3.8%2.6 $30.41
4/15/2023985,600 shares $29.56 million -2.4%3.7%3.4 $29.99
3/31/20231,010,000 shares $32.06 million +16.0%3.8%3.5 $31.74
3/15/2023871,000 shares $26.19 million +56.0%3.3%2.8 $30.07
2/28/2023558,200 shares $19.01 million +3.6%2.1%1.9 $34.05
2/15/2023538,900 shares $18.55 million -23.5%2.0%1.9 $34.42
1/31/2023704,700 shares $25.18 million +14.3%2.7%2.4 $35.73
1/15/2023616,800 shares $22.09 million -20.4%2.3%1.9 $35.81
12/30/2022775,000 shares $26.51 million -8.9%2.9%2.3 $34.20
12/15/2022850,500 shares $29.28 million -10.2%3.2%2.3 $34.43
11/30/2022946,900 shares $34.35 million -24.3%3.6%1.9 $36.28
11/15/20221,250,000 shares $46.04 million -10.7%4.7%2.2 $36.83
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10/31/20221,400,000 shares $40.60 million -16.7%5.3%2.4 $29.00
10/15/20221,680,000 shares $51.14 million +9.8%6.3%2.7 $30.44
9/30/20221,530,000 shares $43.48 million +3.4%5.8%2.5 $28.42
9/15/20221,480,000 shares $50.54 million -14.9%5.6%2.2 $34.15
8/31/20221,740,000 shares $55.51 million -3.3%6.6%3.2 $31.90
8/15/20221,800,000 shares $61.54 million +4.1%6.8%3.8 $34.19
7/31/20221,730,000 shares $72.54 million +3.0%6.5%4 $41.93
7/15/20221,680,000 shares $71.64 million -5.1%6.2%4.5 $42.64
6/30/20221,770,000 shares $78.41 million +19.6%6.5%4.9 $44.30
6/15/20221,480,000 shares $66.76 million +4.2%5.4%4.5 $45.11
5/31/20221,420,000 shares $69.51 million +3.7%5.4%6 $48.95
5/15/20221,370,000 shares $65.94 million +1.5%5.2%6 $48.13
4/30/20221,350,000 shares $68.08 million +1.5%5.1%6.7 $50.43
4/15/20221,330,000 shares $71.29 million -4.3%5.0%6.4 $53.60
3/31/20221,390,000 shares $76.45 million -4.8%5.2%6.3 $55.00
3/15/20221,460,000 shares $76.30 million -10.4%5.5%6.4 $52.26
2/28/20221,630,000 shares $89.65 million -10.4%6.1%7.1 $55.00
2/15/20221,820,000 shares $96.17 million +5.2%6.9%8 $52.84
1/31/20221,730,000 shares $94.56 million -5.5%6.5%7.7 $54.66
1/15/20221,830,000 shares $100.96 million No Change6.9%8.7 $55.17
12/31/20211,830,000 shares $97.10 million -3.7%6.9%9.8 $53.06
12/15/20211,900,000 shares $100.24 million +15.2%7.2%10.7 $52.76
11/30/20211,650,000 shares $84.18 million +3.1%6.2%10 $51.02
11/15/20211,600,000 shares $83.01 million +8.1%6.0%9.7 $51.88
10/29/20211,480,000 shares $80.65 million -11.9%5.6%9.6 $54.49
10/15/20211,680,000 shares $92.90 million +13.5%6.3%11.5 $55.30
9/30/20211,480,000 shares $82.39 million +0.7%5.6%9.3 $55.67
9/15/20211,470,000 shares $84.39 million -0.7%5.5%8.2 $57.41
8/31/20211,480,000 shares $88.37 million +5.0%5.6%7.5 $59.71

MCY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Mercury General shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 1,460,067 shares of MCY short. 4.09% of Mercury General's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Mercury General'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. MCY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.6. Learn More on Mercury General'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. 4.09% of Mercury General's floating shares are currently sold short.

Mercury General saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,460,067 shares, an increase of 0.9% from the previous total of 1,447,241 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.

4.09% of Mercury General's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "property & casualty insurance" compare to Mercury General: Markel Group Inc. (2.01%), Assurant, Inc. (2.45%), CNA Financial Corporation (1.07%), Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (3.61%), American Financial Group, Inc. (2.49%), Old Republic International Corporation (3.87%), Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. (11.66%), The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (2.26%), First American Financial Corporation (6.05%), Axis Capital Holdings Limited (2.74%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MCY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Mercury General as its price is falling. MCY shares are trading up $0.94 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 Mercury General occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MCY, 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 MCY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

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

  • 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:MCY is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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