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HTZ · Hertz Global Holdings, Inc

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$2.30 +0.03 (+1.32%) At close · Sep 4
Market Cap
$726.26M
Shares
315.76M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

HTZ Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 110,061,505 HTZ shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 6,842,002 shares. Days to cover was 1.24 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

HTZ Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 109,153,604 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.8% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 97,148,855 to 122,237,806 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Medium confidence 65% chance it falls
109,153,604 -0.8% vs reported
Likely range 97,148,855 to 122,237,806 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
66/100
Short interest 34.9% of shares — P100 Days to cover 1.2 — P29 Price vs VWAP -0.9% — P47 Short-volume trend -2.0% — P43 Short interest change +6.6% — P72 Worst FTD 1.90% of shares — P97

Positioning score 66.0 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

Open interest is incomplete, stale, or dated inconsistently; positioning totals are unavailable.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-09-07 12:03 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 110,061,505 103,219,503 +6,842,002 1.24
2026-07-31 103,219,503 97,539,992 +5,679,511 6.02
2026-07-15 97,539,992 95,542,177 +1,997,815 3.94
2026-06-30 95,542,177 54,395,315 +41,146,862 2.71
2026-06-15 54,395,315 57,435,128 -3,039,813 10.39
2026-05-29 57,435,128 52,300,659 +5,134,469 8.12
2026-05-15 52,300,659 55,109,302 -2,808,643 6.06
2026-04-30 55,109,302 58,951,783 -3,842,481 2.80
2026-04-15 58,951,783 64,066,176 -5,114,393 4.18
2026-03-31 64,066,176 61,987,119 +2,079,057 9.02
2026-03-13 61,987,119 63,020,905 -1,033,786 11.95
2026-02-27 63,020,905 59,046,730 +3,974,175 8.44
2026-02-13 59,046,730 59,126,342 -79,612 11.83
2026-01-30 59,126,342 57,002,012 +2,124,330 11.41
2026-01-15 57,002,012 57,577,742 -575,730 10.57
2025-12-31 57,577,742 52,956,270 +4,621,472 9.84
2025-12-15 52,956,270 54,918,793 -1,962,523 9.05
2025-11-28 54,918,793 55,163,204 -244,411 5.93
2025-11-14 55,163,204 56,550,160 -1,386,956 2.13
2025-10-31 56,550,160 54,708,536 +1,841,624 5.63
2025-10-15 54,708,536 55,268,271 -559,735 5.48
2025-09-30 55,268,271 55,125,885 +142,386 5.87
2025-09-15 55,125,885 53,939,203 +1,186,682 9.40

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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