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PROG (PRG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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PROG Short Interest Overview

As of April 30, 2026, PROG (PRG) had a short interest of 3.48 million shares sold short, representing 9.03% of the public float. This marks a 8.72% increase 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 505,084 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,482,596 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,203,145 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
8.72%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$124.74 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
40,066,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
9.03%
Today's Trading Volume
180,211 shares
Average Trading Volume
505,084 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
36%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20263,482,596 shares $124.74 million +8.7%9.0%6.3 $35.82
4/15/20263,203,145 shares $96.68 million -0.3%8.4%9.17 $30.18
3/31/20263,212,784 shares $92.04 million +3.1%8.4%4.86 $28.65
3/13/20263,117,715 shares $87.61 million +0.2%8.1%5.32 $28.10
2/27/20263,112,043 shares $109.59 million -8.1%8.1%4.03 $35.22
2/13/20263,387,769 shares $113.01 million +9.1%8.9%7.89 $33.36
1/30/20263,105,520 shares $100.81 million -8.1%8.1%7.02 $32.46
1/15/20263,379,583 shares $108.28 million -6.8%8.8%9.17 $32.04
12/31/20253,627,845 shares $106.95 million +14.1%9.5%5.24 $29.48
12/15/20253,178,456 shares $94.59 million +35.1%8.3%5.96 $29.76
11/28/20252,352,942 shares $67.72 million +35.2%6.1%5.23 $28.78
11/14/20251,740,188 shares $48.27 million +2.2%4.5%4.45 $27.74
10/31/20251,703,291 shares $49.32 million -10.6%4.5%3.59 $28.95
10/15/20251,910,000 shares $60.49 million +13.7%5.0%4.7 $31.67
9/30/20251,680,000 shares $54.30 million +2.4%4.4%4 $32.32
9/15/20251,640,000 shares $58.30 million -1.2%4.3%4 $35.55
8/31/20251,660,000 shares $58.45 million +11.4%4.3%4.3 $35.21
8/15/20251,490,000 shares $49.74 million -27.7%3.9%3.7 $33.38
7/31/20252,060,000 shares $65.54 million +21.2%5.4%4.6 $31.81
7/15/20251,700,000 shares $47.95 million -6.1%4.4%3.6 $28.21
6/30/20251,810,000 shares $53.14 million +0.6%4.6%3.9 $29.36
6/15/20251,800,000 shares $51.41 million -0.6%4.6%3.8 $28.56
5/31/20251,810,000 shares $52.20 million -24.0%4.6%3.5 $28.84
5/15/20252,380,000 shares $71.47 million -19.1%6.1%4 $30.03
4/30/20252,940,000 shares $77.50 million +3.9%7.5%4.7 $26.36
4/15/20252,830,000 shares $72.67 million +13.2%7.2%4.8 $25.68
3/31/20252,500,000 shares $66.49 million +24.4%6.3%4.4 $26.59
3/15/20252,010,000 shares $53.72 million +18.9%5.1%3.7 $26.73
2/28/20251,690,000 shares $47.96 million -30.5%4.3%3.4 $28.38
2/15/20252,430,000 shares $103.86 million +1.3%6.1%5.5 $42.74
1/31/20252,400,000 shares $102.43 million +11.6%5.9%6.7 $42.68
1/15/20252,150,000 shares $90.71 million No Change5.3%5.8 $42.19
12/31/20242,150,000 shares $90.86 million +7.5%5.3%6 $42.26
12/15/20242,000,000 shares $88.26 million -0.5%4.9%5.6 $44.13
11/30/20242,010,000 shares $97.81 million +23.3%5.0%5.5 $48.66
11/15/20241,630,000 shares $77.78 million +3.8%4.0%4.2 $47.72
10/31/20241,570,000 shares $68.56 million +0.6%3.9%3.8 $43.67
10/15/20241,560,000 shares $76.13 million +0.7%3.8%3.2 $48.80
9/30/20241,550,000 shares $75.17 million -13.9%3.7%3 $48.50
9/15/20241,800,000 shares $83.43 million +16.1%4.3%3.3 $46.35
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8/31/20241,550,000 shares $72.48 million -18.4%3.7%3 $46.76
8/15/20241,900,000 shares $82.26 million -15.9%4.6%3.9 $43.30
7/31/20242,260,000 shares $101.86 million +0.9%5.4%5.2 $45.07
7/15/20242,240,000 shares $74.77 million +67.2%5.3%6.4 $33.38
6/30/20241,340,000 shares $46.47 million -21.6%3.2%4.2 $34.68
6/15/20241,710,000 shares $58.98 million +29.6%4.0%5.5 $34.49
5/31/20241,320,000 shares $49.88 million -5.0%3.1%4 $37.79
5/15/20241,390,000 shares $50.26 million +1.5%3.3%4 $36.16
4/30/20241,370,000 shares $45.53 million -7.4%3.2%3.4 $33.23
4/15/20241,480,000 shares $46.66 million -0.7%3.5%3.5 $31.53
3/31/20241,490,000 shares $51.32 million -3.9%3.5%3.6 $34.44
3/15/20241,550,000 shares $49.63 million -12.9%3.6%3.8 $32.02
2/29/20241,780,000 shares $54.97 million -7.3%4.2%3.9 $30.88
2/15/20241,920,000 shares $61.61 million -9.4%4.5%4.3 $32.09
1/31/20242,120,000 shares $65.00 million +5.5%4.8%5.2 $30.66
1/15/20242,010,000 shares $59.62 million +0.5%4.6%4.5 $29.66
12/31/20232,000,000 shares $61.82 million -10.3%4.5%4.4 $30.91
12/15/20232,230,000 shares $67.73 million +19.3%5.1%4.8 $30.37
11/30/20231,870,000 shares $50.98 million +25.5%4.2%4.4 $27.26
11/15/20231,490,000 shares $43.24 million No Change3.4%3.7 $29.02
10/31/20231,490,000 shares $40.84 million -1.3%3.4%3.9 $27.41
10/15/20231,510,000 shares $45.48 million -2.0%3.4%4 $30.12
9/30/20231,540,000 shares $51.14 million -7.8%3.4%4.2 $33.21
9/15/20231,670,000 shares $56.11 million +1.8%3.7%4.5 $33.60
8/31/20231,640,000 shares $56.25 million +7.9%3.6%4.3 $34.30
8/15/20231,520,000 shares $56.18 million +16.0%3.4%3.8 $36.96
7/31/20231,310,000 shares $53.16 million -32.5%2.9%3.1 $40.58
7/15/20231,940,000 shares $63.86 million +3.2%4.2%4.3 $32.92
6/30/20231,880,000 shares $60.37 million -10.9%4.1%4.2 $32.11
6/15/20232,110,000 shares $72.61 million -12.5%4.6%4.5 $34.41
5/31/20232,410,000 shares $78.64 million +3.4%5.2%4.8 $32.63
5/15/20232,330,000 shares $74.70 million -9.0%5.1%4.3 $32.06
4/30/20232,560,000 shares $77.39 million -18.5%5.5%4.7 $30.23
4/15/20233,140,000 shares $77.53 million +10.2%6.6%6.2 $24.69
3/31/20232,850,000 shares $67.80 million +31.9%6.0%5.6 $23.79
3/15/20232,160,000 shares $49.83 million +5.9%4.6%4.3 $23.07
2/28/20232,040,000 shares $50.43 million +11.5%4.3%4.7 $24.72
2/15/20231,830,000 shares $43.28 million -23.4%3.7%4.4 $23.65
1/31/20232,390,000 shares $53.27 million -8.8%4.9%5.6 $22.29
1/15/20232,620,000 shares $52.03 million -6.8%5.3%4.6 $19.86
12/30/20222,810,000 shares $47.46 million +3.7%5.7%4.5 $16.89
12/15/20222,710,000 shares $48.70 million -6.2%5.5%4 $17.97
11/30/20222,890,000 shares $56.90 million +9.5%5.9%3.9 $19.69
11/15/20222,640,000 shares $50.05 million -25.2%5.4%3.4 $18.96
10/31/20223,530,000 shares $58.32 million -4.1%7.2%4.6 $16.52
10/15/20223,680,000 shares $56.60 million +5.1%7.5%5.1 $15.38
9/30/20223,500,000 shares $52.43 million +2.9%7.1%5.2 $14.98
9/15/20223,400,000 shares $65.62 million +16.8%6.9%4.7 $19.30
8/31/20222,910,000 shares $53.95 million -12.6%5.9%3.5 $18.54
8/15/20223,330,000 shares $68.53 million -4.6%6.7%3.9 $20.58
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7/31/20223,490,000 shares $64.29 million -9.8%7.1%3.9 $18.42
7/15/20223,870,000 shares $67.92 million -6.1%7.3%4.3 $17.55
6/30/20224,120,000 shares $67.98 million -15.8%7.8%4.6 $16.50
6/15/20224,890,000 shares $117.26 million -2.2%9.2%4.3 $23.98
5/31/20225,000,000 shares $145.95 million -4.2%9.4%5 $29.19
5/15/20225,220,000 shares $141.15 million -14.6%9.8%4.7 $27.04
4/30/20226,110,000 shares $161.73 million +9.1%11.5%5.6 $26.47
4/15/20225,600,000 shares $151.20 million +22.8%10.3%5.4 $27.00
3/31/20224,560,000 shares $131.19 million -3.0%8.4%4.6 $28.77
3/15/20224,700,000 shares $133.39 million +12.7%8.7%7.1 $28.38
2/28/20224,170,000 shares $127.77 million +14.9%7.7%5.4 $30.64
2/15/20223,630,000 shares $137.69 million +17.5%5.6%4.8 $37.93
1/31/20223,090,000 shares $123.01 million +22.1%4.8%4.3 $39.81
1/15/20222,530,000 shares $107.04 million -9.0%3.9%3.4 $42.31
12/31/20212,780,000 shares $125.41 million -32.5%4.3%3.9 $45.11
12/15/20214,120,000 shares $186.14 million +28.4%6.4%5.7 $45.18
11/30/20213,210,000 shares $144.84 million +6.3%5.0%5 $45.12
11/15/20213,020,000 shares $142.94 million +24.8%4.7%6.6 $47.33
10/29/20212,420,000 shares $97.89 million +7.1%3.8%5.7 $40.45
10/15/20212,260,000 shares $100.41 million -4.2%3.4%5.9 $44.43
9/30/20212,360,000 shares $99.14 million -7.5%3.6%5.7 $42.01
9/15/20212,550,000 shares $115.08 million -1.9%3.9%5.8 $45.13
8/31/20212,600,000 shares $123.03 million +10.6%4.0%6.1 $47.32
8/13/20212,350,000 shares $107.18 million +3.5%3.6%5.5 $45.61
7/30/20212,270,000 shares $99.36 million +0.9%3.5%5.1 $43.77
7/15/20212,250,000 shares $99.56 million +13.6%3.4%4.6 $44.25
6/30/20211,980,000 shares $95.30 million -17.2%3.0%4 $48.13
6/15/20212,390,000 shares $124.47 million -10.5%3.6%4.8 $52.08
5/28/20212,670,000 shares $140.76 million -4.3%4.0%5 $52.72

PRG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of PROG shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 3,482,596 shares of PRG short. 9.03% of PROG's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PROG'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. PRG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.3. Learn More on PROG'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. 9.03% of PROG's floating shares are currently sold short.

PROG saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,482,596 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the previous total of 3,203,145 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.

9.03% of PROG's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to PROG: Lyft, Inc. (21.57%), Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. (26.48%), Remitly Global, Inc. (2.81%), WillScot Holdings Corporation (14.17%), Herc Holdings Inc. (6.44%), Xometry, Inc. (9.22%), Frontdoor Inc. (3.75%), Hinge Health Inc. (6.44%), Andersen Group Inc. (1.32%), Wpp Plc (1.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PROG as its price is falling. PRG shares are trading down $0.10 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 PROG 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 PRG, 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 PRG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026.

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

  • 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 (NYSE:PRG) was last updated on 5/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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