CAR
Avis Budget Group, Inc.Company with tickers: CAR
CIK
723612
CUSIP
053774105
Shares Outstanding
35,324,986
13F Activity (30d)
159 filings
158 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
75/100
Short interest 16.1% of shares — P96
Days to cover 4.6 — P68
Short-volume trend +2.0% — P60
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 5,676,609 | 5,834,651 | -158,042 | 4.57 |
| 2026-05-15 | 5,834,651 | 6,095,094 | -260,443 | 5.23 |
| 2026-04-30 | 6,095,094 | 7,770,050 | -1,674,956 | 1.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | 7,770,050 | 9,026,460 | -1,256,410 | 1.71 |
| 2026-03-31 | 9,026,460 | 8,122,602 | +903,858 | 7.27 |
| 2026-03-13 | 8,122,602 | 7,552,859 | +569,743 | 13.99 |
| 2026-02-27 | 7,552,859 | 7,549,645 | +3,214 | 6.06 |
| 2026-02-13 | 7,549,645 | 8,166,437 | -616,792 | 13.46 |
| 2026-01-30 | 8,166,437 | 8,499,299 | -332,862 | 16.52 |
| 2026-01-15 | 8,499,299 | 8,779,988 | -280,689 | 17.80 |
| 2025-12-31 | 8,779,988 | 8,178,623 | +601,365 | 14.09 |
| 2025-12-15 | 8,178,623 | 8,636,143 | -457,520 | 16.45 |
| 2025-11-28 | 8,636,143 | 8,788,637 | -152,494 | 14.37 |
| 2025-11-14 | 8,788,637 | 7,732,224 | +1,056,413 | 9.37 |
| 2025-10-31 | 7,732,224 | 7,806,905 | -74,681 | 7.08 |
| 2025-10-15 | 7,806,905 | 8,283,709 | -476,804 | 11.14 |
| 2025-09-30 | 8,283,709 | 8,084,795 | +198,914 | 9.38 |
| 2025-09-15 | 8,084,795 | 8,370,966 | -286,171 | 12.37 |
| 2025-08-29 | 8,370,966 | 8,077,138 | +293,828 | 7.92 |
| 2025-08-15 | 8,077,138 | 7,689,131 | +388,007 | 7.61 |
| 2025-07-31 | 7,689,131 | 7,575,311 | +113,820 | 6.38 |
| 2025-07-15 | 7,575,311 | 6,857,796 | +717,515 | 7.14 |
| 2025-06-30 | 6,857,796 | 6,491,689 | +366,107 | 3.42 |
| 2025-06-13 | 6,491,689 | 6,233,443 | +258,246 | 5.71 |
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