MAX
MediaAlpha, Inc.Company with tickers: MAX
CIK
1818383
CUSIP
58450V104
Shares Outstanding
54,062,155
13F Activity (30d)
102 filings
97 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
65/100
Short interest 6.1% of shares — P78
Days to cover 6.5 — P81
Short-volume trend -3.9% — P37
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 | 3,307,340 | 3,267,829 | +39,511 | 6.48 |
| 2026-05-15 | 3,267,829 | 3,114,988 | +152,841 | 5.39 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3,114,988 | 3,165,179 | -50,191 | 4.47 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,165,179 | 3,231,941 | -66,762 | 7.06 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,231,941 | 3,262,847 | -30,906 | 5.51 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,262,847 | 3,623,068 | -360,221 | 3.74 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,623,068 | 3,190,548 | +432,520 | 2.29 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,190,548 | 1,783,134 | +1,407,414 | 2.75 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,783,134 | 1,632,217 | +150,917 | 3.16 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,632,217 | 1,542,534 | +89,683 | 3.57 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,542,534 | 1,585,533 | -42,999 | 4.63 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,585,533 | 1,668,227 | -82,694 | 3.29 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,668,227 | 1,940,835 | -272,608 | 3.21 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,940,835 | 2,221,084 | -280,249 | 2.80 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,221,084 | 2,381,891 | -160,807 | 4.50 |
| 2025-10-15 | 2,381,891 | 2,296,406 | +85,485 | 4.26 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,296,406 | 1,820,779 | +475,627 | 3.79 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,820,779 | 1,924,424 | -103,645 | 2.10 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,924,424 | 1,980,082 | -55,658 | 4.48 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,980,082 | 1,915,100 | +64,982 | 3.08 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,915,100 | 2,123,029 | -207,929 | 4.93 |
| 2025-07-15 | 2,123,029 | 2,288,229 | -165,200 | 6.41 |
| 2025-06-30 | 2,288,229 | 2,053,602 | +234,627 | 4.80 |
| 2025-06-13 | 2,053,602 | 2,119,490 | -65,888 | 5.86 |
| 2025-05-30 | 2,119,490 | 2,595,200 | -475,710 | 5.96 |
| 2025-05-15 | 2,595,200 | 2,135,045 | +460,155 | 3.88 |
| 2025-04-30 | 2,135,045 | 2,542,112 | -407,067 | 3.87 |
| 2025-04-15 | 2,542,112 | 2,192,862 | +349,250 | 3.86 |
| 2025-03-31 | 2,192,862 | 1,571,819 | +621,043 | 3.82 |
| 2025-03-14 | 1,571,819 | 1,374,357 | +197,462 | 2.65 |
| 2025-02-28 | 1,374,357 | 1,858,768 | -484,411 | 1.57 |
| 2025-02-14 | 1,858,768 | 1,766,751 | +92,017 | 5.71 |
| 2025-01-31 | 1,766,751 | 1,678,409 | +88,342 | 5.05 |
| 2025-01-15 | 1,678,409 | 2,165,805 | -487,396 | 4.01 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2,165,805 | 2,061,966 | +103,839 | 4.08 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2,061,966 | 1,663,057 | +398,909 | 2.87 |
| 2024-11-29 | 1,663,057 | 1,714,283 | -51,226 | 3.93 |
| 2024-11-15 | 1,714,283 | 2,316,731 | -602,448 | 1.62 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2,316,731 | 2,576,213 | -259,482 | 4.80 |
| 2024-10-15 | 2,576,213 | 2,484,042 | +92,171 | 7.76 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2,484,042 | 2,158,139 | +325,903 | 4.52 |
| 2024-09-13 | 2,158,139 | 2,005,032 | +153,107 | 5.09 |
| 2024-08-30 | 2,005,032 | 2,078,223 | -73,191 | 3.94 |
| 2024-08-15 | 2,078,223 | 2,267,194 | -188,971 | 1.81 |
| 2024-07-31 | 2,267,194 | 2,478,578 | -211,384 | 3.16 |
| 2024-07-15 | 2,478,578 | 2,848,381 | -369,803 | 3.63 |
| 2024-06-28 | 2,848,381 | 2,896,009 | -47,628 | 1.80 |
| 2024-06-14 | 2,896,009 | 2,034,454 | +861,555 | 4.89 |
| 2024-05-31 | 2,034,454 | 1,041,981 | +992,473 | 2.95 |
| 2024-05-15 | 1,041,981 | 1,076,280 | -34,299 | 1.00 |
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