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HireQuest, Inc. short interest

223K shares of HireQuest were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (209K to 283K). Short sellers would need 8.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short223Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.9%-5% over a year
Days to cover7.98at 28K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.61%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the bottom of its range over the last year (209K to 283K), and the share price moved +87% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 13 Sep 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026223K+3.9%28K7.98
    30 September 2026215K+2.9%35K6.08
    15 September 2026209K-5.3%19K11.22
    31 August 2026220K-3.0%28K7.99
    14 August 2026227K-4.8%33K6.80
    31 July 2026239K-4.2%11K22.15
    15 July 2026249K-0.3%9K27.97
    30 June 2026250K+5.6%26K9.61
    15 June 2026236K-16.2%13K17.61
    29 May 2026282K+1.3%13K22.50
    15 May 2026279K-1.7%23K12.23
    30 April 2026283K+8.1%18K15.34
    15 April 2026262K-2.3%21K12.30
    31 March 2026268K+1.3%19K14.34
    13 March 2026265K-3.8%13K19.67
    27 February 2026275K+9.0%14K20.06
    13 February 2026252K+0.2%30K8.40
    30 January 2026252K-2.7%19K13.52
    15 January 2026259K+4.6%39K6.64
    31 December 2025247K+13.7%51K4.85
    15 December 2025218K-5.9%50K4.34
    28 November 2025231K+7.3%17K13.31
    14 November 2025216K-5.2%11K19.86
    31 October 2025227K-3.0%14K16.49
    15 October 2025234K-1.7%10K22.87
    30 September 2025238K+0.3%10K24.28
    15 September 2025238K-5.4%7K32.93
    29 August 2025251K+2.1%6K41.32
    15 August 2025246K+15.6%8K32.58
    31 July 2025213K+0.3%18K12.14
    15 July 2025212K-3.5%10K21.03
    30 June 2025220K+2.8%21K10.25
    13 June 2025214K-5.6%7K28.88
    30 May 2025227K+22.2%14K15.73
    15 May 2025186K+33.0%19K10.01
    30 April 2025140K-1.3%17K8.36
    15 April 2025141K-0.4%18K8.05
    31 March 2025142K-3.5%19K7.47
    14 March 2025147K-6.3%17K8.89
    28 February 2025157K+17.6%20K8.02
    14 February 2025134K+2.9%16K8.58
    31 January 2025130K-3.1%10K12.92
    15 January 2025134K-0.5%8K15.83
    31 December 2024135K-2.8%14K9.59
    13 December 2024138K-4.0%23K6.03
    29 November 2024144K+6.1%24K5.98
    15 November 2024136K-3.5%14K9.87
    31 October 2024141K+2.4%10K14.09
    15 October 2024138K+1.6%11K12.57
    30 September 2024135K-1.8%13K10.69
    13 September 2024138K-8.9%11K12.62
    30 August 2024151K+16.0%23K6.58
    15 August 2024131K-1.5%15K8.48
    31 July 2024133K+5.7%9K13.98
    15 July 2024125K+9.5%12K10.72
    28 June 2024115K-1.5%20K5.70
    14 June 2024116K-13.5%9K12.47
    31 May 2024134K+14.8%13K10.58
    15 May 2024117K-3.6%26K4.53
    30 April 2024121K-1.6%6K19.52
    15 April 2024123K+0.8%8K15.00
    28 March 2024122K+1.1%18K6.68
    15 March 2024121K-18.8%12K9.86
    29 February 2024149K+37.1%14K10.55
    15 February 2024109K-3.7%15K7.47
    31 January 2024113K-17.3%11K10.20
    12 January 2024137K-10.4%18K7.47
    29 December 2023152K-11.6%18K8.47
    15 December 2023172K+7.7%33K5.21
    30 November 2023160K+14.4%12K13.24
    15 November 2023140K+0.8%31K4.47
    31 October 2023139K-2.6%14K10.28
    13 October 2023142K+2.8%14K10.54
    29 September 2023139K-19.6%24K5.87
    15 September 2023172K-12.1%28K6.10
    31 August 2023196K+12.8%22K9.04
    15 August 2023174K-0.1%41K4.21
    31 July 2023174K-9.5%13K13.43
    14 July 2023193K-3.9%22K8.70
    30 June 2023200K+161.6%111K1.81
    15 June 202377K+26.7%40K1.89
    31 May 202360K+41.9%33K1.80
    15 May 202343K+18.2%31K1.39
    28 April 202336K-18.6%12K3.08
    14 April 202344K+1.4%17K2.54
    31 March 202344K-5.3%16K2.71
    15 March 202346K-18.2%24K1.91
    28 February 202356K+2.6%9K6.10
    15 February 202355K-12.3%10K5.31
    31 January 202363K+4.7%15K4.25
    13 January 202360K+5.5%12K4.86
    30 December 202257K-5.8%24K2.39
    15 December 202260K-7.6%10K6.12
    30 November 202265K+18.1%10K6.77
    15 November 202255K-2.6%8K6.60
    31 October 202257K-2.8%9K6.50
    14 October 202258K+4.8%7K8.44
    30 September 202256K-13.3%7K8.54
    15 September 202264K-13.1%10K6.69
    31 August 202274K-8.8%7K10.46
    15 August 202281K+4.8%10K8.01
    29 July 202277K-1.9%10K8.14
    15 July 202279K-17.7%10K8.04
    30 June 202296K-57.2%101K1.00
    15 June 2022224K+2.8%34K6.59
    31 May 2022218K+18.7%28K7.84
    13 May 2022183K+18.0%51K3.58
    29 April 2022155K+12.3%23K6.79
    14 April 2022138K-1.1%10K13.29
    31 March 2022140K+5.2%29K4.81
    15 March 2022133K+5.0%18K7.20
    28 February 2022127K+2.9%15K8.60
    15 February 2022123K+9.6%11K11.43
    31 January 2022112K+25.0%23K4.85
    14 January 202290K-5.0%9K9.49
    31 December 202194K+0.3%10K9.11
    15 December 202194K+2.1%25K3.77
    30 November 202192K+0.9%12K7.62
    15 November 202191K-4.4%24K3.81
    29 October 202196K-0.6%7K14.14
    15 October 202196K-4.9%10K10.09
    30 September 2021101K-3.5%17K6.05
    15 September 2021105K-7.1%23K4.58
    31 August 2021113K+10.8%12K9.23
    13 August 2021102K+0.8%16K6.39
    30 July 2021101K-12.1%12K8.52
    15 July 2021115K-10.9%17K6.58
    30 June 2021129K+195.3%112K1.15
    15 June 202144K+12.5%50K1.00
    28 May 202139K-6.2%15K2.59
    14 May 202141K+144.0%23K1.78
    30 April 202117K+57.1%17K1.00
    15 April 202111K+42.8%25K1.00
    31 March 20218K+25.3%27K1.00
    15 March 20216K+12.1%20K1.00
    26 February 20215K+50.1%38K1.00
    12 February 20214K-20.0%31K1.00
    29 January 20214K+6.9%10K1.00
    15 January 20214K-40.2%6K1.00
    31 December 20207K+86.3%9K1.00
    15 December 20204K+48.6%8K1.00
    30 November 20203K-67.0%12K1.00
    13 November 20208K-3.3%6K1.20
    30 October 20208K-3.9%8K1.02
    15 October 20208K-16.6%6K1.40
    30 September 202010K-30.5%21K1.00
    15 September 202014K-14.2%69020.64
    31 August 202017K+128.5%11K1.47
    14 August 20207K-24.2%5K1.52
    31 July 202010K+36.3%2K3.86
    15 July 20207K-14.4%3K2.66
    30 June 20208K-27.1%6K1.41
    15 June 202011K-16.6%7K1.56
    29 May 202014K-33.4%3K4.35
    15 May 202020K+103.7%8K2.51
    30 April 202010K-22.8%9K1.16
    15 April 202013K-12.1%5K2.44
    31 March 202015K-11.8%6K2.43
    13 March 202017K+65.4%9K1.86
    28 February 202010K-11.1%9K1.13
    14 February 202011K-2.1%1K8.94
    31 January 202012K-25.7%2K5.38
    15 January 202016K+83.2%7K2.16
    31 December 20198K-11.8%16K1.00
    13 December 201910K-7.0%6K1.57
    29 November 201910K+29.0%15K1.00
    15 November 20198K-16.4%4K2.23
    31 October 201910K-25.2%3K2.98
    15 October 201913K+18.2%2K7.34
    30 September 201911K+14.4%5K2.40
    13 September 201910K4K2.19
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.