ECPG
Encore Capital Group IncCompany with tickers: ECPG
CIK
1084961
CUSIP
292554102
Shares Outstanding
21,440,412
Website
https://www.encorecapital.com
Investor Relations
https://www.encorecapital.com/investors/
13F Activity (30d)
15 filings
11 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
63/100
Short interest 6.7% of shares — P80
Days to cover 5.2 — P74
Short-volume trend -4.1% — P36
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 | 1,427,684 | 1,445,356 | -17,672 | 5.22 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,445,356 | 1,441,231 | +4,125 | 3.60 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,441,231 | 1,137,198 | +304,033 | 4.68 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,137,198 | 1,188,351 | -51,153 | 2.85 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1,188,351 | 1,048,078 | +140,273 | 4.37 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,048,078 | 1,025,559 | +22,519 | 2.91 |
| 2026-02-27 | 1,025,559 | 1,069,436 | -43,877 | 3.94 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,069,436 | 1,046,076 | +23,360 | 6.21 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,046,076 | 1,075,607 | -29,531 | 6.81 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,075,607 | 1,048,276 | +27,331 | 5.96 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,048,276 | 1,048,636 | -360 | 5.37 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,048,636 | 1,044,662 | +3,974 | 3.83 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,044,662 | 1,235,180 | -190,518 | 4.36 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,235,180 | 1,155,884 | +79,296 | 3.98 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,155,884 | 1,194,745 | -38,861 | 6.48 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,194,745 | 1,310,006 | -115,261 | 3.72 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,310,006 | 1,594,329 | -284,323 | 3.98 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,594,329 | 1,388,908 | +205,421 | 4.39 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,388,908 | 1,386,377 | +2,531 | 5.78 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,386,377 | 1,391,716 | -5,339 | 3.77 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,391,716 | 1,304,709 | +87,007 | 6.25 |
| 2025-07-15 | 1,304,709 | 1,389,476 | -84,767 | 5.59 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1,389,476 | 1,528,751 | -139,275 | 4.77 |
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